Head Global Warehouse

As the individual responsible for the development and implementation of warehousing strategies, your main purpose is to optimize warehouse operations and ensure efficient storage and distribution of tyres globally. This involves developing and executing global warehousing strategies to enhance efficiency, reduce costs, and maintain the quality of warehouse operations. Additionally, you will lead the warehousing team by providing training and skill development opportunities. Your leadership extends to overseeing warehouses, distribution centers, and tyre storage facilities worldwide while ensuring compliance with safety, security, and regulatory requirements. Your role also involves implementing and managing warehouse management systems (WMS) and related technologies, establishing warehouse performance metrics, and collaborating with logistics, transportation, and supply chain teams to facilitate seamless operations. Furthermore, you will be accountable for developing and managing budgets, forecasts, and performance metrics for global warehousing operations. Identifying and implementing best practices, process improvements, and cost-saving initiatives are essential aspects of your responsibilities, along with ensuring effective inventory management, including storage, handling, and rotation of tyres. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for your role include measuring warehouse governance metrics such as order fulfillment rates, inventory accuracy, and WMS effectiveness, cost management, digitalizing warehouse processes, people development across varied geographies, and process standardization globally. To excel in this role, you are required to possess technical and functional knowledge, including certification in logistics or supply chain management, experience with WMS and related technologies, and familiarity with warehousing practices in India. Additionally, a Master's degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, or Business Administration is preferred. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 15-20 years of experience in warehousing and logistics management, particularly in the tyre industry, with a proven track record of successfully leading global warehousing operations and teams in Europe and the US. Key skills for this position include the ability to lead large teams virtually, knowledge of global 3PL companies, hands-on experience with WMS tools, strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities, and a solid understanding of global logistics regulations, laws, and industry standards. In addition to your core responsibilities, you are encouraged to provide recommendations on selecting good 3PL partners and initiating improvement projects to enhance warehousing operations further.,