Assistant Manager - Warehouse Operations - Economic Zones - Chennai

Job Description

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Job Purpose/Objective

Responsible for ensuring the warehouse operates at peak efficiency in multi shift Operation, by determining product handling and storage requirements, equipment utilization, inventory management, Gate In/Out processes, TAT Adherence, OTR and OTD in shipping with customer satisfaction. Focusing HSE in each Operational Tasks.

Key responsibilities

• Supervise daily activities of the warehouse/ yard operations, including quality assurance, inventory control, space management, logistics, floor productivity, shipping, and customer service
• Train and manage a warehouse team to solve day-to-day operational issues and reach short- and long-term performance goals
• Review and prepare workflow, manning and space requirements, equipment layout, and action plans while ensuring productivity, quality and customer service standards are met.
• M anaging Shift roster Keeping track of Shift Attendance and effective Manpower Planning.
• W ork Load Levelling and Lobor Productivity
• Manpower Productivity and Adherence on Inbound / Outbound TAT
• Understanding the Multi customer KPI's and SLA's and ensuring the Deliverables to Meet the same.
• Ensuring the Inventory Controls including cycle count, Perpetual Inventory and Maintaining with Zero Inventory Variance and coordinating for Internal and External Stock audit for with Zero Non-compliance.
• Ensuring timely updating of Operating Systems (WMS etc.)
• Schedule and oversee warehouse team to meet the demands of the customer and manage the flow and quality of work to maximize efficiency and minimize overtime
• Meet regularly with operations leads to review, analyzing, and developing actionable plans for productivity and loss prevention.
• Ensuring timely data captures all the activities taking place in WH in shift.
• Coordination with different departments for timely completion of tasks assigned
• Ensuring the Documents Management and Responding and supporting in Audits.
  
  

Qualifications & Competencies

Skills and Competencies

• 8 -12 years of experience of handling Large size warehouses. (1.5 Lakh Sq ft Plus)
• Proven track record of Managing warehouses with multiple clients/Cargo /Products/SKUs
• Well versed with Modern Warehousing Practices- WMS (Homegrown or Oracle/SAP etc. Based), Technology based Putaway & Picking
• Experience of Handling Blue collard Manpower
• Hands on experience of Picking/Packing activities
• Analytical skills for Space optimisation, Process streamlining
• Proven track record of cost optimisation, bringing efficiency into system.
• Experience of coordinating with supporting departments like Transport, HR/IR etc
• Proven track record of managing cargo of high-performance organizations similar like- FMCG. Telecom, Electronics, E-Commerce, 3PLs, etc
• Good knowledge of MS Office/Emails is expected
• Good written and oral communication skills are needed.
  
  

Stakeholder

Internal: HODs

External: Customers

• Educational Qualification (min)
  
  

Post Graduation / Graduation/ Diploma

• Preferred Certifications if any
  
  

Six Sigma certifications, W MS, WH Management courses and trainings are desirable

• Range/ Min no of years - of overall Experience required
• Min no of years of Industry specific experience required, if any & the industry type
  
  

8 – 12 years of experience of handling Large size warehouses. (1.5 Lakh Sq ft Plus)

8 years