Function: Delivery

Location: Ahmedabad

Reporting To: Deputy General Manager – Delivery, West

At Tata Consumer Products Ltd, we stand #Forbetter – Planet, Sourcing, Nutrition, Communities. And #ForBetter Opportunities …. Here’s an exciting one!

How does this Job align to our Strategy?

At the core of Tata Consumer Products' business approach lie six strategic pillars that serve as the foundation for its growth and success: Strengthen core & accelerate our growth business, Build on new opportunities, Drive execution excellence everyday, Create future ready organisation, Drive Digital and Innovation and Embed Sustainability.

This job opportunity closely aligns with one of these key strategic pillars, which is  driving Strengthening & Accelerating our Core Business. The role involves management of warehouses and secondary freight for the respective region. The job aims to bring tangible business value by strengthening & accelerating our core business.

Where do you come in as?                           

This job is at N-5 level (N corresponds to CEO’s level)

Top dimensions:

Geography: India

Direct reports: 2

Complexity of the role (Optional): Medium

Will this job require travel (Y/N): Y

Matrix Reports: NA

Type of Role: People Manager

Primary Stakeholders (Optional):

What are the Key Deliverables in this role?

Financial Outcomes

• To manage Warehouse Cost, selection of warehouses, negotiation of C&F expenses & management of overheads at warehouses
• To explore mechanization related investments, deployment and efficiency calculation for future readiness and reduction of labor Dependency and lead CFA automation initiatives
• To track and validate market rates, secondary transportation rate negotiation, vendor development, finalization of agreements, etc.

Customer Service

• To drive PDP and Routing at CFA's whilst following up with Pending Orders, 90% + Fill Rates for all SKUs.
• To maintain secondary Transportation Master Data, Freight Rates, Routes, Distance etc. on Excel, SAP, and Transportation Management System that quality standards are being maintained while ensuring production volume as per the production volume.
•  To drive the Depot SOPs and put in control mechanisms to ensure compliance, design and implement Depot Payment structure, Depot Audits.

Internal Processes

• Warehouse Operations:  Warehouse Management of Foods for respective Region ensuring production of tata salt as per the sales plan.
• Secondary Freight: To manage Secondary Transportation (Depot to Stockists) & driving efficiencies across locations, Route planning & selection of right truck type.
• To conduct Plant level gap analysis and escalation of findings.

Innovation and Learning

• Foster Innovation in process optimization by tracking and driving Performance metrics e.g., Indent Vs Placement, Truck Utilization, Transit Time Adherence, Shortage/ Damages Index etc.
• To implement alternate ways of working e.g. Dedicated Trucking Operation.

What are the Critical success factors for the Role?

• Engineering degree- preferably Mechanical Engineering
• Prior 10+ years in FMCG Industry especially Foods & Beverages in the areas of warehouse & Secondary freight management.
• Knowledge & prior experience of SAP
• Good communication skills and stakeholder management capabilities

What are the Desirable success factors for the Role?

• Understanding & Experience of manufacturing operations.
• Analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a focus on delivering actionable insights and innovative solutions.

TCPL Growth Mindset and Behaviors

We are obsessed about keeping Consumers & Customers first in our hearts – that’s why we are here !

We are trailblazers in executing with Excellence … Together as One Team !

We take Ownership of our business …delivering value for our Stakeholders .. no Compromises !

We are Open to Continuously improving … Continuously innovating … For Better !

We live & breathe our Tata Code of Conduct

About Us: At Tata Consumer, we stand ‘For Better.’

Tata Consumer Products is a focused consumer products company uniting the principal food and beverage interests of the Tata Group under one umbrella. Our brands embody our purpose of ‘For Better ‘through the value they deliver to consumers with a focus on innovation, health and wellness, convenience and premiumisation. The Company’s portfolio of products includes tea, coffee, water, RTD, salt, pulses, spices, ready-to-cook and ready-to-eat offerings, breakfast cereals, snacks, mini meals, herbal supplements and vending business. Few of our key brands include Tata Tea, Tetley, Eight O’Clock Coffee, Tata Coffee Grand, Himalayan Natural Mineral Water, Tata Copper+ and Tata Gluco+, Tata Salt, Tata Sampann, Tata Soulfull, Organic India and Chings.  In India, Tata Consumer Products has a reach of over 200 million households, giving it an unparalleled ability to leverage the Tata brand in consumer products.

The Company has a consolidated annual turnover of ~Rs. 20,290 Crs with operations in India and International markets. For more information please visit www.tataconsumer.com