Manager - Supply Chain, Logistics
Date: 22 May 2025
Location: Haridwar, India
Company: Sterlite Power Transmission Limited
Position Title
Manager - Supply Chain, Logistics
Purpose of Role
A strategic and hands-on position responsible for managing domestic and international logistics, transporter performance, Buying of Steel Drums & PP Sheets, returnable steel drums management, P2P audits, and freight operations. This role is critical in ensuring smooth and cost-effective logistics flow while managing high-pressure timelines, especially during month-end dispatch surges.
Position Summary
- Plan and execute daily and month-end dispatch schedules efficiently as per the sales plan
- Handle peak-period pressure, especially during month-end shipping loads, without compromising accuracy or timelines.
- Drive freight auctions, rate negotiations, and transporter performance management.
- Co-ordinate with PPC for Quarterly Plan, Monthly Plan & arrange steel drums as per the requirements
- Providing Freight & Packing cost to Sales Team for bidding
- Buying of drums, PP sheets as per the plan
Key Accountabilities / Responsibilities
- Manage export shipments, including documentation, customs clearance, and booking with freight forwarders.
- Coordinate ocean freight logistics, container movement, and port formalities.
- Reconcile transporter bills against actual deliveries, rates, and contracts to ensure accurate payments.
- Lead P2P audits for logistics spend, ensuring controls, transparency, and documentation accuracy.
- Monitor timely processing and settlement of transporter bills, avoiding delays or disputes.
- Conduct periodic physical stock verification of returnable drums
- Resolve discrepancies in physical vs. system stock and strengthen accountability mechanisms.
- Lead a team of logistics professionals, setting clear goals and mentoring performance.
- Maintain strong relationships with transporters, CHAs, FFAs, and port/customs stakeholders.
- Track KPIs such as OTIF, freight per MT/Km, drum cycle time, and billing lead time.
Position Demands
Travel as and when required.
Competencies
About Us
Sterlite Electric is India’s leading integrated power transmission developer and solutions provider, focused on addressing complex challenges in the sector by tackling the key constraints of time, space and capital.
We believe that electricity access transforms societies and delivers long-lasting social impact. Sterlite Power is uniquely positioned to solve the toughest challenges of energy delivery.
We are guided by our core purpose of empowering humanity by addressing the toughest challenges of energy delivery. Our four core values form the pillars of our organization:
- Respect: Every one counts
- Social Impact: We work to improve lives
- Fun: “Thank God it’s Monday!”
- Innovation: A new way today
Sterlite Electric is a leading global developer of power transmission infrastructure with projects of over 10,000 circuit km and 15,000 MVA in India and Brazil. With an industry-leading portfolio of power conductors, EHV cables and OPGW, Sterlite Power also offers solutions for upgrading, uprating and strengthening existing networks. The Company has set new benchmarks in the industry by use of cutting-edge technologies and innovative financing.
For more details, visit: www.sterlitepower.com
