Logistics Manager

About us:

Tata Semiconductor Assembly & Test (TSAT) is a greenfield venture of the Tata Group with expertise in manufacturing in IC & SMT Packages.

Tata Electronics (a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Sons Pvt. Ltd.) is building Indias first AI-enabled state-of-the-art Semiconductor Packaging facility . This facility will produce chips for applications such as power management IC, display drivers, microcontrollers (MCU) and high-performance computing logic, addressing the growing demand in markets such as automotive, computing and data storage, wireless communications and artificial intelligence.

TSAT is a subsidiary of the Tata group. The Tata Group operates in more than 100 countries across six continents, with the mission 'To improve the quality of life of the communities we serve globally, through long term stakeholder value creation based on leadership with Trust.

Job Title: Logistics Manager – Capital Equipment & International Logistics
Department: Supply Chain / Central Logistics Reporting To: Head of Supply Chain / Head of Logistics Experience Required: 12–15 years Location: Assam (Jagiroad) India,

Industry must have : Semiconductor, Electronics, Engineering, Automotive, Heavy Machinery, EPC, Manufacturing, Infrastructure, or Capital Equipment

2. Job Purpose

The Logistics Manager will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing end-to-end domestic and international logistics operations for capital equipment, machinery, tools, spare parts, and project cargo.

The role will manage import and export shipments through sea, air, road, and multimodal transportation. Key responsibilities include overseas pickup coordination, freight-forwarder management, container placement, equipment loading and container stuffing, export packing, blocking and bracing, chocking, lashing, customs documentation, port coordination, shipment tracking, and final delivery to the designated warehouse or project site.

The position is expected to ensure that all shipments are handled safely, commercially, and in compliance with applicable customs, transportation, dangerous-goods, export-control, and company requirements.

• Manage import and export shipments from overseas supplier pickup through customs clearance and final delivery.
• Coordinate with suppliers, freight forwarders, shipping lines, airlines, customs brokers, transporters, ports, airports, packers, surveyors, and project sites.
• Plan FCL, LCL, air freight, breakbulk, open-top, flat-rack, and project-cargo movements based on cargo dimensions, weight, sensitivity, urgency, and cost.
• Arrange overseas pickup, origin export clearance, booking, shipment tracking, milestone reporting, and exception management.
• Select the correct container and coordinate container placement, inspection, shipping-line cut-offs, free time, and Verified Gross Mass submission.
• Review export packing and preservation for shock, vibration, humidity, corrosion, dust, rain, and temperature exposure.
• Prepare and supervise container loading and stuffing plans, including crane, forklift, rigging, lifting-point, centre-of-gravity, and load-distribution requirements.
• Ensure proper chocking, blocking and bracing, lashing, dunnage, anti-slip protection, and cargo securing. Stop loading if arrangements are unsafe or non-compliant.
• Obtain loading photographs, stuffing reports, lashing certificates, and cargo or marine survey reports for critical shipments.
• Review commercial invoices, packing lists, bills of lading or air waybills, certificates of origin, licenses, insurance, technical literature, and customs documents.
• Coordinate destination customs clearance, suitable vehicle placement, route surveys, road permits, unloading equipment, site readiness, and proof of delivery.
• Manage logistics budgets, freight negotiations, invoice verification, detention, demurrage, storage, transit insurance, damage claims, and cost-saving initiatives.
• Lead service-provider performance reviews, shipment risk assessments, incident investigations, corrective actions, team development, and management reporting.
• Qualifications & Experience (Must Have)
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Logistics, Supply Chain, International Trade, or a related field; MBA or relevant professional certification preferred.
• 12-15 years of relevant experience, including at least 10 plus years in Capital Equipment Logistics handling.
• Must: Hands-on experience in high-value, heavy, oversized, sensitive, or capital-equipment logistics and international import/export operations.
• Practical knowledge of container placement, loading, stuffing, choking, blocking and bracing, lashing, rigging, export packing, customs clearance, and claims.