Logistics assistant role in Chennai covering warehouse operations, inventory control and purchasing support. Requires a management or logistics qualification, three years of indirect procurement experience at multinational companies, plus experience in MRO and project purchasing.
The role
At a client company in Chennai, you will support material flows and warehouse operations as a Logistics Assistant. You will safely unload, load and handle incoming and outgoing materials. You will store raw materials and finished goods in designated locations, maintaining correct identification, labelling and traceability.
You will prepare Goods Receipt Notes (GRNs) on time, submit invoices to the finance team and maintain records. You will issue raw materials to production under FIFO and GMP procedures and provide MRO materials to Maintenance against work orders.
You will carry out cycle counts and periodic physical inventories of raw materials, finished goods, MRO materials and packaging materials. You will compare system records with physical stock, monitor remaining product grades, coordinate inter-unit material transfers and arrange vehicles. You will also support subcontracting processes and reconciliation, packaging-stock replenishment for export orders, waste handling, service-related customer complaints, OTIF monitoring and improvement activities such as Lean and 5S.
You will maintain good housekeeping in raw-material and maintenance stores and remove unnecessary items from the work area. You will follow HSE guidelines and GMP and FIFO procedures, and support daily, weekly and monthly reporting related to ISO 9001:2015, IATF 16949:2016 and ISO 14001:2015.
Requirements
- A diploma or bachelor's degree in management or a logistics-related field.
- Three years of experience in indirect procurement at multinational companies.
- Experience in MRO and project purchasing.
- Additional logistics experience in areas such as planning, raw-material purchasing, material control, customer service, warehousing or waste-management is an advantage.
- Good command of MS Office and experience with SAP.
- Good written and spoken communication in English, Hindi and Tamil.
Practical information
The location is Chennai. The contract type, working hours, shift schedule and salary are not specified.