Roquette
Head of Logistics, India
Roquette is a family-owned global leader in plant-based ingredients and a leading provider of pharmaceutical excipients.
Want to help us make a difference?
Using plant-based resources, we collaborate with our customers and partners to imagine and offer ingredients to better feed people and treat patients.
Each of our ingredients responds to unique and essential needs, and they enable healthier lifestyles.
Using plant-based resources, we collaborate with our customers and partners to imagine and offer ingredients to better feed people and treat patients.
Each of our ingredients responds to unique and essential needs, and they enable healthier lifestyles.
To meet our challenges, we are looking for a Head of Logistics within the Supply Chain team! This position will be located in Mumbai.
Our Team
In India, Roquette is the industry leader supplying to both Global and leading Indian companies. Its 5 manufacturing plants and a commercial office in India touch several lives on a daily basis. To support its global ambitions, India is a key priority for Roquette in terms of investments to support profitable growth in Asia Pacific region.
You will have the opportunity to work in a dynamic and growth oriented environment that will help in your career progression. By joining Roquette you can contribute directly to improve and enhance the well-being of millions of people worldwide.
Our ambition in logistics & transportation is to satisfy our customers to become preferred supplier (consistently with Roquette Pharma & Food ambitions)
Their mission ?
Our missions are:
- Define the strategy and lead the development & deployment of logistics and transportation solutions that improve cost effectiveness and service quality to customers
- Upgrade to World Class Logistic and build logistic competitive advantage versus other players (global or local)
Your experience and talents will make the difference to:
Position Purpose
Responsible to deliver best in class service to our customer and ensure efficient and effective logistics operations without any compromise on safety & compliance.
Key Accountabilities
- Ensuring safety and compliance to Environmental & Regulatory policies and process related to Logistics and distribution including International Trade Compliance
- Lead National Logistics organization to deliver business requirement of Cost/Cash and Customer service, people development and organization capability building
- Lead continuous improvement projects at country level resulting in low cost, high quality, and valued services to our customers
- Support, participate, and deliver in major global and regional projects (network design, freight tenders, rail fleet optimization, Warehouse Consolidation, Inventory Management)
- Ensure cascading and implementation of Global standards and policies for Warehousing and Transportation
- Follow, implement established logistic and supply chain policies, procedures, and practices to meet requirements supporting short and long-term business needs
- Lead the financial business performance and relationship with 3PL service provider
- Ensure all KPI’s include OTIF, DOH, Per KG Transportation Cost, Transit Lead Time reduction, Inventory Accuracy, Avoidance of Premium Freight and detention cost delivered year on year
- Lead logistic activities required for the timely and efficient transportation and warehousing of incoming and outgoing materials and distribution of products at the site
- Lead daily function meeting and provide day-to-day operational priority/direction, resolve barriers and escalate issues
- Ensure connection between sales, manufacturing, purchasing, production control, traffic, and warehousing to support a manufacturing operation and optimize costs
- Lead & participate in efficient freight / warehouse negotiation process as supplier relationship framework & part of Logistics category management
- Manage export operations of goods moving out from all the site as per the compliances.
- Lead a team of talented people supervise, coach and train them
- Identify, implement & communicate the solutions to continuously improve and simplify the logistics processes, and interfaces with key stakeholders for the site
- Lead Key customers service initiatives to ensure we deliver best in class service to our customers
- Ensure the GWP & Invoices compliances are followed and implemented in respective warehouses & site
- Ensuring standard operating procedures are followed and Review / Redesign & Simplify standard operating procedures with change in business dynamics and need
- Working on Cost reduction and process improvement projects
- Working on carbon emission reduction initiatives of the organization as part of Sustainability
What we will love about you:
- Direct experience successfully optimizing and managing transport & warehouse operations
- Demonstrated cross-functional team management and project management skills
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Demonstrates strong digital tools & negotiation skills
- Strong Team player
And also …
Strong knowledge of Logistics operations at country level multi factory environment, Cross functional stake holder management, good negotiation skills, Hands on experience on the ground, Strong leadership skill, Act as a valuable team player, Drive for Quality and Excellence, Discipline and Compliance, Make decisions with speed and determination
Education: Any Graduate + MBA (Engineer + MBA, preferred)
Experience: Minimum 10 years of experience in Logistics & supply chain management in Chemical, Food, Pharma, FMCG Industry
If you identify yourself in this position, please apply by uploading your resume and let’s start the journey together !
Roquette is proud to be a global company where you can find personal and professional growth through multiple diverse experiences.
Roquette believes Diversity, Equity and Inclusion must be woven into everything we do, from the products we make, through the relationships we build with our partners, and most importantly within the teams we create and how we interact together.
As we continue to grow, Roquette understands that to be successful we must always be inclusive in our approach, by creating a workforce that represents the world we live in, and the communities and customers we serve.
To find out more about our products, values and sustainable development ambitions visit us at
www.roquette.com
and at
www.sustainability.roquette.com
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