Distribution Manager

SUMMARY:

The Logistic and Distribution manager position has to play a pivotal role in leading the company in a successful path by ensuring the smooth and cost-effective transportation of goods from its manufacturing place to the point of its consumption or usage. Almost all large business organizations, including manufacturing firms, Wholesale distributors, and retail chains employs Logistic and Distribution manager. Responsibilities vary according to the specific job role and whether the employing company is a manufacturer, retailer, or specialist service provider (Third party logistics or 3PL).

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Supervising complex operations of a Logistic Division.
• As a member of the company’s, top management team, a distribution manager works with marketing executives to ensure that new products reach the right markets at the optimal time.
• Ensuring to get a product to a market on time and at low cost is crucial to its success in competitive retail fields, especially around the holiday season.
• Handling of Brand promotional activities.
• Boosting of Sales and Revenue.
• Ability to handle Business Development, Advertisement, Marketing & Sales, Distribution, and Dealer Network for the company's newly launched product.
• Capability of re-organizing warehouse & inventory management systems at each location.
• Should formulate a physical distribution facility layout.
• Implementing logistics technology and successful organizational development for all employees.
• The role of distribution manager within logistics may involve transportation, stock control, warehousing, and ensuring structures are in place to monitor the flow of goods and materials.
• Plays a key role in utilizing the valuable services of IT in the logistics field in forecasting increasing complex systems of stock levels, delivery times, transport costs and performance evaluation.
• Monitoring the quality, quantity, cost and efficiency of the movement and storage of goods.
• Coordinating and controlling the order cycle and associated information systems.
• Analyzing data to monitor performance and plan improvements and demand.
• Allocating and managing staff resources according to changing needs.
• Developing business by gaining new contracts, analyzing logistical problems and producing new solutions.
• Plan, direct, and coordinate the storage and distribution operations within an organization or the activities of organizations that are engaged in storing and distributing materials and products.
• Ensures compliance with policies and regulations.
• When managing warehouse or transport staff, the role may also include:
  1. Implementing health and safety procedures.
  2. Managing staff training issues.
  3. Motivating other members of the team.
  4. Project management.
  5. Setting objectives.
• Plan, direct, and coordinate the storage and distribution operations within an organization or the activities of organizations that are engaged in storing and distributing materials and products.
  

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS REQUIRED:

• The candidate should be Graduate/ Post Graduate having 8-12 years of relevant experience with leading organizations.
• MBA-Marketing candidates will have a convenient advantage.
• An awareness skill to analyze external influences, such as legislation, fuel costs and environmental pressures, is vital.
• Proficiency in handling processes involved in a supply chain, liaising with a variety of parties including suppliers of raw materials, manufacturers, retailers and consumers.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively run multiple warehouse operations.
• Knowledge of Warehouse/Distribution technology systems is must.
• Strong, positive communicator.
• Liaising and negotiating skills with customers and suppliers are mandatory.
• Proven managerial skills in all functional areas within a large distribution center operation (receiving, stocking, inventory control, production, loading, routing, transportation, administration).
• You must have the ability to manage and motivate people to do this job.
• As many firms use computer systems to plan warehousing and organize the movement of goods, IT skills are important.
• You need to be able to solve problems and take responsibility.
• You need to be able to plan and prioritize work and cope flexibly with the unexpected.