Head Logistics- Jhagadia

Sika is a specialty chemicals company with a leading position in the development and production of systems and products for bonding, sealing, damping, reinforcing, and protecting in the building sector and motor vehicle industry. Sika has subsidiaries in 101 countries around the world and manufactures in over 300 factories. Its more than 27,500 employees generated annual sales of CHF 11.23 billion in 2023.

job description
 

Title              :        Head  – Logistics

Department:        SCM

Location      :        Jhagadia Factory

Reports To :          Operations Head, South Asia

Company Profile:

Sika is a specialty chemicals company with a leading position in the development and production of systems and products for bonding, sealing, damping, reinforcing and protecting in the building sector and motor vehicle industry. Sika has subsidiaries in 103 countries around the world and manufactures in over 400 factories. Its more than
33,000 employees generated annual sales of CHF 11.23 billion in 2023.

Find more about us on :  https://ind.sika.com/en/about-us/company-profile.html

Overview

This position is responsible to lead logistics team and FG warehouse team and ensure timely and accurately dispatch of products to customers. This position is responsible for handling Sales Order, Invoicing and dispatch of FG, IM and export related to Logistics.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Create manage and achieve the overall logistics and CFA operations budget.
• In co-ordination with sales, dispatches to be planned and executed to yield high levels of custom satisfaction.
• Ensure proper staging, loading as per the batch number of invoice & stacking of material before dispatch after preparation of all documents relevant to dispatch.
• To ensure that products shipped out have proper packaging
• Make daily plan of dispatch and circulate Open SO details to CSOs.
• Ensure hygiene of the warehouse and logistics assets are handled and maintained properly.
• Able to train and get effective work done from loading and unloading supervisors and contractors.
• Must be able to avoid any scrap and  quick decision on return material reuse/repack/disposal.
• Demonstrate high level of ethical standard in handling transporters and ensure timely documentation and payment to service providers.
• Has ability to plan and confirm daily dispatch based on production planning and ensure meeting 100% dispatch plans.
• To give proper feedback to sales as dispatch position Vs sales notes and keep sales informed in case of unusual delays expected.
• To generate commercial invoices as per guideline issued by sales.
• FG inventory and monthly/periodic Cycle counts. Must know method of cycle count and proactive in write offs and write on actions.
• Prepare MIS and analysis of customer complaints with action plan.
• To strictly follow the systems and procedure as per ISO 9001 and 14001

Qualifications/Experience:

A Degree / Diploma and science back ground is preferred.

15 to 20 year’s experience in logistics function with B2C market and B2B market.

Competencies required

Functional

o Good supply chain knowledge.

o Good logistics and geographical knowledge.

o Good understanding on export process is an additional requirement.

Behavioural

o Excellent interpersonal skill.

o Good written and verbal communication capability

o Good knowledge of Axapta or ERP system.

o Excellent functional co-ordination capability.

A Degree / Diploma and science back ground is preferred.

15 to 20 year’s experience in logistics function with B2C market and B2B market.