Assistant Manager

Category Management Warehousing & Logistics

• Lead procurement activities for warehousing and logistics services in alignment with category strategies.
• Conduct sourcing events (RFIs, RFQs, RFPs) and negotiate commercial terms, rate structures, SLAs, and KPIs.
• Benchmark warehouse cost models, market rates, and commercial frameworks used by service providersInvoice & Cost Structure Expertise.
• Analyze warehouse billing logic across storage, handling, throughput, labor, and accessorial charges.
• Identify invoice discrepancies, overcharges, and root causes of billing variances.
• Contribute to the creation of invoice validation controls and governance frameworksSupplier & Stakeholder Management.
• Manage relationships with 3PL/4PL warehousing and logistics providers.
• Engage with cross-functional teams Finance, Supply Chain, Operations, Legal to ensure alignment and issue resolution.
• Ensure compliance with contracted terms, SLAs, and performance expectations
• Operational Understanding.
• Apply strong practical knowledge of warehouse operations: inbound/outbound processes, storage systems, labor models, equipment use, automation levels, and value-added services.
• Assess operational drivers that influence warehouse costs and invoicing structures

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Procurement or Category Management of Warehousing and/or Logistics within a large CPG/FMCG company.
• In-depth understanding of warehouse cost drivers and commercial models.
• Proven experience managing 3PL/4PL contracts, negotiations, and performance.
• Strong experience with invoice structures and dispute resolution.
• High comfort working in a project-based, part-time engagement model.