Kraft Heinz

Makes packaged foods for homes and restaurants

Distributor Logistics Manager - Distributor Logistics

Supply Chain ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeAhmedabad, Gujarat, IndiaNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

Deep knowledge of order management and logistics operations.
Working knowledge of SAP and Salesforce.
Ability to mitigate short-term risks.
Data analysis skills using Excel and Power BI.
Knowledge of quality assurance and logistics processes.
Ability to lead and coordinate a team.
Ability to communicate effectively with cross-functional teams.
Stakeholder management and influence across direct and indirect stakeholders.
Problem-solving and risk management abilities.
Time management skills.

Responsibilities

Ensure distributors can place orders on the B2B portal on time and without difficulty, with correct requirements.
Manage the full order-to-cash process and compliance.
Ensure product availability for distributors according to agreed timelines to meet service delivery.
Act as a bridge between production planners, the control tower team, the demand planning team, and distributors to fulfill customer demand and orders.
Supervise the distributor logistics team for a growing region.
Ensure a positive customer experience.
Lead SOD review meetings, customer claims management, NPD/RIRO management, and CS/CL meetings.
Lead the distributor logistics team for a growing region and coordinate with business units and distributors across regions.
Translate demand signals and orders into B2B and SAP systems to provide factories and co-packers visibility into orders, volume, and values for production plans.
Provide business units and distributors transparent visibility into orders and stock availability, and develop contingency plans to meet distributor requirements.
Support supply planners in resolving short-term supply risks and identifying root causes to prevent future risks.
Ensure market operating strategies are set and aligned across S&OP leads within markets.
Link production planning, business units, and distributors to ensure product availability at the right location and time and maximize service levels.
Manage the full order cycle, distributor claims, and overall business experience.
Drive continuous process improvements and maximize use of available tools such as SAP and B2B.

Job Description

Distributor Logistics Manager

Job Purpose

Leads the Distributor Logistics team for one of the growing region, ensuring smooth Coordination with Business units and Distributors across the regions. Translates demand signals/orders into the B2B to SAP systems to provide visibility on Orders, Volume, Values to Factories/Co packers for production Plans, create transparent visibility for orders/stock availabilities to Business and Distributors and come up with contingency plans to meet Distributor requirements, extend help to supply Planners not only to drives resolution for short-term supply risks but come up with RCA to avoid risk for the future. This role is also responsible for ensuring the market operating strategies are set and aligned across all S&OP leads within markets, and serves as the link between the production planning team, BUs & Distributors to ensure product availability at the right location at the right time to maximize service (CFR & OTIF). Responsible for the full order cycle, Distributor claims and overall Business Experience. This role will be responsible for driving continuous improvements in processes and take most out of the available tools (ex: SAP,B2B)

Essential Functions & Responsibilities

Ensure Distributors Placing orders on B2B portal without any difficulties on time with correct requirements
Manage full OTC Process and compliance
Ensure product availability to them as per the agreed timeline to meet service delivery
Acts as a bridge between production planners, Control tower team, Demand Planning team and Distributors in full filling customer demand and orders
Supervise Distributor logistics team for one of the Growing region
Ensure great Customer Experience
Lead SOD review meetings, Customer Claims Management, NPD/RIRO Management, CS/CL meetings etc.

Expected Experience & Required Skills

Hard Skills
- Deep knowledge of Order Management and logistics operations
- Working knowledge of SAP, Sales force
- Short-term risk mitigation, customer centric approach and bias towards Action
- Data Analysis (Excel, Power BI)
- QA and Logistics Process Knowledge
Soft Skills
- Leadership and team coordination
- Effective communication with cross-functional teams
- Stakeholder management & Influential (Direct & Indirect)
- Problem-solving & Risk Management
- Time Management

Location(s)

Ahmedabad - Venus Stratum GCC

Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes.

About the Company

Kraft Heinz

Makes packaged foods for homes and restaurants

Kraft Heinz makes packaged foods and drinks for households, restaurants and other foodservice operators around the world. Its portfolio includes Heinz ketchup and spans sauces, cheese, ready meals, coffee and refrigerated foods. The company develops recipes, manufactures products in its factories and works with outside producers to supply different markets. It earns revenue by selling through grocery chains, wholesalers, online retailers and distributors that serve commercial kitchens. With operating roots in Heinz's 1869 business and its combined group formed by a 2015 merger, it is co-headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Chicago, Illinois.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Pittsburgh, PA
Founded: 1869

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