Plant Logistics and Planning Specialist

About the role

To meet our challenges, we are looking for a Plant Logistics and Planning Specialist within the Logistics team! This position will be located in Gokak . The position is responsible for end‑to‑end logistics planning, execution, and optimization. This includes timely freight payment, outbound finished goods dispatch, inventory alignment, transporter management, freight cost control, and service level improvement.

What you'll do

• Develop daily, weekly, and monthly logistics plans aligned with production, dispatch schedules, and customer priorities
• Forecast logistics needs based on sales demand, plant production plans, and inventory positioning
• Optimize vehicle routing, load planning, and fleet utilization
• Coordinate with plant teams to maintain minimum demurrage, detention, and idle time
• Supervise inbound logistics for raw materials (RM), packaging materials (PM), and outward movement of finished goods (FG)

What you need

• 8–12 yrs of experience
• Logistics
• Supply chain
• Vendor management
• SAP
• GST e-way bill
• ERP
• MBA

Good to have

• Variance analysis
• MIS reporting
• Six Sigma
• Lean