GM/DGM Distribution & Supply Chain

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Collaborating with departments and stakeholders to identify and maintain resources needed to establish and provide an effective supply chain
• Establishing performance metrics for measurement, comparison, and evaluation of factors affecting the supply chain
• Maintaining detailed inventories of materials and supplies located in the factory, at other sites, and in the company
• Maintaining required quantity of supplies and materials to optimize production
• Analyzing current inventories and procedures
• Developing policies to increase efficiency throughout the supply chain and implementing any subsequent changes to processes
• Identifying optimal shipment and transportation routes
• Making recommendations to ensure efficient loading, unloading, movement, and storage of materials
• Negotiating prices for raw materials and delivery from suppliers
• Monitoring performance of suppliers by assessing their ability to meet quality and delivery requirements
• Identifying and qualifying new suppliers, working with other departments
• Functioning as part of the team coordinating engineering changes, product line extensions, or new product launches to ensure timely and orderly material and production flow transitions
• Collaborate with production, procurement, and inventory management teams to optimize stock levels and ensure timely availability of products.
• Procure cost effective freight rates from multiple transporters for material movement.
• Work closely with sourcing and sales teams to align procurement with order fulfillment.
• Work with multiple transporters and distributors across procurement hubs/ warehouses of suppliers.
• Plan daily dispatches based on real-time sales orders and ensure just-in-time deliveries.
• Manage and optimize the distribution network to ensure timely and cost-effective delivery of products to customers globally.
• Implement inventory control measures to minimize stockouts, overstock situations, and losses.
• Smooth Transition of new Depots & upcoming depots.
• Quarterly visit to all depots.
• Review Qty. confirmations / POD / DVR / stock audits on monthly basis.

Preferred candidate profile

Strong Communication, analytical, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills