Manager - Third Party Logistics - Agri Tech

As a 3PL Manager in the Agritech industry, your role will involve managing third-party logistics partners to ensure efficient warehousing, transportation, and last-mile delivery for agricultural products and inputs. Your focus will be on optimizing logistics operations, maintaining service levels, controlling costs, and ensuring timely distribution across rural and semi-urban markets. • *Key Responsibilities:** - Manage relationships with third-party logistics service providers (transporters, warehouses, fulfillment partners). - Monitor 3PL performance against SLAs such as on-time delivery, fill rate, and damage rates. - Conduct regular performance reviews and improvement planning with logistics partners. - Oversee inbound and outbound logistics operations across warehouses and distribution centers. - Ensure smooth movement of agri inputs, farm produce, or equipment across regional hubs. - Manage route optimization and shipment planning to improve efficiency. - Coordinate with warehouses operated by 3PL partners to ensure accurate inventory management. - Monitor stock movement, replenishment, and order fulfillment timelines. - Ensure compliance with storage requirements for agri products (fertilizers, seeds, crop protection, etc.). - Analyze logistics costs and identify opportunities to improve transportation and warehousing efficiency. - Negotiate contracts and pricing with 3PL vendors. - Implement cost-effective distribution models for rural supply chains. - Work with supply chain tech teams to integrate WMS/TMS systems with 3PL partners. - Track KPIs such as OTIF (On-Time In-Full), transit time, freight cost per shipment, and delivery success rates. - Generate operational reports and insights for management. - Ensure compliance with transportation regulations, safety norms, and documentation. - Manage risk related to damage, spoilage, or delays in agricultural supply chains. - Develop contingency plans for disruptions. • *Required Qualifications:** - Any graduate. - MBA in Operations / Supply Chain preferred. In this role, your 12+ years of experience in logistics or supply chain operations, along with strong experience managing 3PL partners in FMCG, e-commerce, agritech, or retail distribution will be valuable. Experience in multi-location distribution networks and rural logistics is a plus. • *Key Skills:** - 3PL Vendor Management - Transportation & Distribution Planning - Warehouse Operations - Contract Negotiation - Supply Chain Analytics - SLA/KPI Management - Route Optimization - ERP / WMS / TMS systems As a 3PL Manager in the Agritech industry, your role will involve managing third-party logistics partners to ensure efficient warehousing, transportation, and last-mile delivery for agricultural products and inputs. Your focus will be on optimizing logistics operations, maintaining service levels, controlling costs, and ensuring timely distribution across rural and semi-urban markets. • *Key Responsibilities:** - Manage relationships with third-party logistics service providers (transporters, warehouses, fulfillment partners). - Monitor 3PL performance against SLAs such as on-time delivery, fill rate, and damage rates. - Conduct regular performance reviews and improvement planning with logistics partners. - Oversee inbound and outbound logistics operations across warehouses and distribution centers. - Ensure smooth movement of agri inputs, farm produce, or equipment across regional hubs. - Manage route optimization and shipment planning to improve efficiency. - Coordinate with warehouses operated by 3PL partners to ensure accurate inventory management. - Monitor stock movement, replenishment, and order fulfillment timelines. - Ensure compliance with storage requirements for agri products (fertilizers, seeds, crop protection, etc.). - Analyze logistics costs and identify opportunities to improve transportation and warehousing efficiency. - Negotiate contracts and pricing with 3PL vendors. - Implement cost-effective distribution models for rural supply chains. - Work with supply chain tech teams to integrate WMS/TMS systems with 3PL partners. - Track KPIs such as OTIF (On-Time In-Full), transit time, freight cost per shipment, and delivery success rates. - Generate operational reports and insights for management. - Ensure compliance with transportation regulations, safety norms, and documentation. - Manage risk related to damage, spoilage, or delays in agricultural supply chains. - Develop contingency plans for disruptions. • *Required Qualifications:** - Any graduate. - MBA in Operations / Supply Chain preferred. In this role, your 12+ years of experience in logistics or supply chain operations, along with strong experience managing 3PL partners in FMCG, e-commerce, agritech, or retail distribution will be valuable. Experience in multi-location distribution networks and rural logistics is a plus. • *Key Skills:** - 3PL Vendor Management - Transportation & Distribution Planning - Warehouse Ope