Deputy Manager Materials Management

What you´ll do

Warehouse & Inventory Management

• Lead end-to-end warehouse operations including inbound, storage, put-away, kitting, line feeding, finished goods storage, and dispatch.
• Ensure accurate material identification, FIFO/FEFO implementation, batch traceability, and prevention of material mix-ups.
• Maintain inventory accuracy through cycle counting, monthly physical inventory, variance analysis, and corrective actions.
• Manage warehouse capacity, storage optimization, and material flow to support uninterrupted production.
• Drive Good Warehouse Practices (GWP), 5S, and Visual Management across warehouse operations.

Production & Planning Support

• Ensure uninterrupted availability of Raw Materials and Packaging Materials to production.
• Coordinate closely with Production, Planning, Procurement, Customer Service, and Quality teams for smooth material flow.
• Act as Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for job workers, toll manufacturers, and external warehouse operations.
• Manage imported raw material call-offs from ports and local supplier deliveries.

Finished Goods & Customer Dispatch

• Ensure 100% OTIF (On Time In Full) dispatch performance.
• Ensure customer-specific packaging, labeling, documentation, and dispatch compliance.
• Monitor dispatch planning and transportation coordination.
• Ensure compliance with E-Way Bills, statutory documentation, and customer requirements.

Bulk Chemicals & Packaging Material Management

• Manage procurement, storage, handling, issuance, and inventory control of bulk solvents and packaging materials.
• Ensure shelf-life monitoring, usage traceability, and safe storage practices.
• Maintain statutory compliance for hazardous chemicals.

Scrap & Waste Management

• Manage hazardous and non-hazardous scrap disposal in compliance with statutory, environmental, and company requirements.
• Coordinate with approved scrap vendors and regulatory authorities.
• Ensure complete documentation and audit readiness for scrap disposal activities.

Quality & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with IATF 16949, ISO standards, GMP/GWP requirements, and customer-specific requirements.
• Maintain warehouse SOPs, work instructions, risk assessments, and documented information.
• Support Internal Audits, Customer Audits, Certification Audits, and Regulatory inspections.
• Drive Root Cause Analysis (RCA), CAPA, and continual improvement initiatives.

Digitalization & Continuous Improvement

• Drive implementation of WMS, SAP, Smart Factory initiatives, barcode systems, and warehouse automation.
• Lead Management of Change (MOC) activities for warehouse improvements.
• Execute Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, Cost Reduction, and Productivity Improvement projects.
• Support automation initiatives including ASRS (Automated Storage & Retrieval Systems).

Team & Stakeholder Management

• Lead and manage third-party logistics (3PL) operations and warehouse manpower.
• Conduct daily reviews, Toolbox Talks (TBT), safety training, and competency development.
• Monitor manpower productivity, attendance, discipline, and performance.
• Present monthly warehouse performance, KPIs, compliance status, risks, and improvement plan to senior management