Supply Planner Specialist

Overview

Manage day-to-day warehouse, inventory, transportation and third-party logistics operations for assigned DCs and CFA locations at Unilever's Chennai Regional Office, while meeting service, cost and safety targets.

What you'll do

• Manage day-to-day warehouse operations across assigned DCs and CFA locations.
• Ensure adherence to SOPs, safety standards, quality requirements, and statutory compliance.
• Drive warehouse productivity, space utilization, put-away efficiency, picking accuracy, and dispatch performance.
• Ensure optimal utilization of warehouse infrastructure, automation, conveyors, and MHE equipment.
• Lead warehouse audits and ensure closure of audit observations.
• Maintain high inventory accuracy through regular cycle counts and reconciliation.
• Monitor stock ageing, slow-moving inventory, damages, and write-offs.
• Ensure FIFO/FEFO compliance across all product categories.
• Drive inventory productivity and minimize stock losses.
• Coordinate with Finance and Planning teams on inventory governance and stock adjustments.
• Manage secondary transportation operations to achieve service and cost targets.
• Ensure vehicle placement as per dispatch plans and business requirements.
• Monitor transporters' performance, vehicle turnaround time, detentions, POD compliance, and freight efficiency.
• Drive network optimization and loadability improvement initiatives.
• Ensure timely dispatch of customer orders and STO movements.
• Deliver agreed service levels across GT, MT, QCom, E-commerce, CSD, and Key Accounts.
• Coordinate closely with Customer Service, Planning, Sales, and Finance teams to resolve execution challenges.
• Monitor fulfilment KPIs and implement corrective actions for service gaps.
• Support peak season planning and execution.
• Manage warehouse and transport service providers.
• Conduct regular performance reviews with 3PL partners.
• Ensure contractual compliance and SLA adherence.
• Drive productivity improvements and cost-saving initiatives through vendor collaboration.
• Deliver annual logistics cost targets.
• Identify and implement warehouse and freight optimization projects.
• Drive continuous improvement projects focused on productivity, automation, digitalization, and process simplification.
• Monitor warehouse cost, freight cost, manpower productivity, and overall cost-to-serve.
• Ensure compliance with EHS standards and company safety policies.
• Conduct safety reviews, risk assessments, and incident investigations.
• Drive a Zero Harm culture across warehouse and transport operations.
• Ensure statutory compliance related to warehousing and transportation activities.
• Lead DC warehouse executive, warehouse supervisors, operational teams, and outsourced manpower.
• Develop capability-building plans and training programs.
• Foster a culture of accountability, ownership, continuous improvement, and operational discipline.
• Drive employee engagement and performance management initiatives.
• Support Digital DC initiatives and automation projects.
• Drive dashboard governance, KPI visibility, and operational reviews.
• Lead process improvement projects to improve service, productivity, and cost efficiency.
• Champion digital adoption and data-driven decision-making across operations.

What you'll need

• Graduate/Postgraduate in supply chain, Logistics, Engineering, Operations Management, or related discipline.
• 2 to 3 years of experience in Warehousing, Logistics, Distribution, or Supply Chain Operations.
• Hands-on experience managing warehouses, transportation, inventory, and service providers.
• SAP / ERP knowledge.
• Advanced Excel and Power BI.
• Warehouse Management Systems (WMS).
• Inventory Management.
• Data Analytics and Dashboard Reporting.

Nice to have

• Experience in FMCG, Consumer Goods, Retail, or 3PL operations.

Details

• Location: Chennai Regional Office.