Mahindra & Mahindra—Deputy Manager - Outbound Logistics, HO

Job description

Description: Responsibilities & Key Deliverables Job Purpose To manage freight rate masters, route evaluation, and cost analysis for finished vehicle outbound logistics, ensuring accurate SAP data maintenance, budget planning, and MIS reporting to support cost-effective and efficient vehicle distribution across India. Key Responsibilities - Manage freight rate masters, route evaluations, and commercial approvals. - Analyze freight costs and support budgeting for freight, revenue, and logistics capex. - Monitor freight spend, transit performance, and operational KPIs through MIS and dashboards. - Support vehicle dispatch planning and coordinate with Sales Planning, Plant, and Stockyard teams for timely deliveries. - Review transit times, identify delays, and drive route and network optimization initiatives. - Track and monitor transporter SLAs covering TAT, vehicle availability, damages, and compliance. - Conduct transporter performance reviews and support vendor empanelment, renewals, and negotiations. - Evaluate road, rail, and multimodal transport options to improve cost and service efficiency. - Manage transit damage claims, statutory compliance, and audit documentation. - Coordinate with stockyards and C&F partners on inventory ageing, space utilization, and dispatch priorities. - Prepare management reports on freight spend, budget variances, SLA performance, and logistics metrics.Maintain data integrity and master records in SAP, Power BI, and operational databases. Preferred Industries Education Qualification - Graduate/Postgraduate in Supply Chain, Logistics, Commerce, or related field - 3 years of experience in outbound/finished vehicle logistics in automotive or related industry - Prior exposure to SAP and Power BI is mandatory/preferred General Experience - Advanced Excel skills - Strong proficiency in Power BI (dashboard creation, DAX, data modeling) - Working knowledge of SAP, particularly logistics/freight-related modules - Sound understanding of Indian geography (states, districts, regional transport corridors) relevant to vehicle dispatch planning - Industry knowledge of outbound automotive/vehicle logistics (carriers, modes — rail/road, transporter ecosystem) - Analytical mindset with attention to detail for cost computations and SLA tracking