About this role

Senior Logistics Specialist

locations

Mumbai

time type

Full time

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Posted Yesterday

job requisition id

Req-40473

LOCATION: Mumbai, India REPORTS TO: Supply Chain Manager DIRECT REPORTS: 3 WORKPLACE TYPE: On-site

About Ingredion

Join Ingredion, where innovation impacts lives worldwide! Without even realizing it, you've experienced our work in your favorite chocolate, your pet's food, the paper you write on, and your everyday snacks. As a global powerhouse across more than 60 industries, we harness the potential of natural ingredients to transform lives.

Whether you're just starting your career or bringing years of experience, there's a place for you here to make a real difference. Be part of a team that values diverse perspectives and is committed to shaping a better world with every product we create.

Drive Logistics Excellence Across India

As a Senior Logistics Specialist, you will lead end-to-end logistics operations across India, driving transportation, warehousing, and import/export excellence to ensure products reach customers safely, efficiently, and on time.

This role offers the opportunity to influence logistics performance, optimize costs, strengthen customer service, and support supply chain excellence across a dynamic manufacturing environment.

What You Will Do

Manage inbound and outbound logistics operations to ensure the efficient movement of raw materials and finished goods across plants, warehouses, ports, and customer locations.
Oversee warehouse and distribution activities, ensuring inventory accuracy, product availability, and operational efficiency.
Drive transportation and freight optimization initiatives that enhance service levels while managing logistics costs.
Manage relationships and performance of third-party logistics providers, warehouse operators, transporters, and freight partners.
Support import/export operations, customs clearance activities, and regulatory compliance requirements.
Monitor logistics performance metrics and identify opportunities to improve service, efficiency, and operational effectiveness.
Promote a strong culture of safety, compliance, and continuous improvement across logistics operations.

What You Will Bring

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Engineering, Business Administration, Commerce, or a related discipline.
Experience working in food & beverage, food ingredients/flavours, pharmaceutical, specialty chemicals, consumer products
Experience in one or more of the following areas: import/export logistics, customs clearance, transportation, warehouse operations and inventory management, or distribution operations.
Experience working with logistics service providers, transporters, freight forwarders, or warehouse partners.
Familiarity with ERP systems, preferably SAP.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
Fluent English communication skills.
Willingness to travel to plants and warehouses as required.
Experience coaching, mentoring, or leading small operational teams is advantageous.

Who You Are

A hands-on logistics professional who enjoys solving operational challenges and driving continuous improvement.
Comfortable balancing day-to-day execution with longer-term optimization opportunities.
A collaborative partner who builds effective relationships across functions and external service providers.
Data-driven and analytical, using insights to support operational decision-making.
Adaptable, resilient, and focused on delivering results in a fast-paced environment.

Why Join Ingredion?

Discover why Ingredion is the ideal place to advance your career with our exceptional rewards and benefits package designed to help you thrive.

Create the future with us and enjoy:

Total Rewards Package – Competitive salary and performance-based pay recognizing your contributions to our success.
Comprehensive Benefits & Wellness Support – Health, long-term savings, and resources for your physical, mental, and emotional well-being.
Career Growth – Learning, training, and development opportunities to support your professional growth.
Employee Recognition Program – A culture of real-time appreciation, with personalized recognition rewards globally.
Employee Referral Program – Refer top talent and earn a bonus if they're hired.

Ingredion uses AI-enabled tools to support parts of the recruitment process, including resume screening and interview scheduling. These tools help match candidate skills to job requirements and streamline communication. All AI-assisted decisions are reviewed by our Talent Acquisition team to ensure fairness and compliance with applicable laws. By applying, you acknowledge that AI may be used to support your application journey.

Relocation Available: No

About Ingredion

Ingredion is a leading global, plant-based ingredients solutions company. We make sweeteners, starches, nutrition ingredients and biomaterials that are used by customers in everyday products from foods and beverages to paper and pharmaceuticals.

At Ingredion, we embrace possibilities and inspire each other to think big. Together, we are reimagining how we can make life better through our differentiated ingredients and innovative solutions.

We share an inspiring purpose — to make life better, for our colleagues, our customers, our communities, and the world. We belong to a culture of bold innovators, of people who believe that their skills, creativity, and passion can deliver solutions that can enhance people’s lives.

We create what's next, transforming our imagination into innovation.

Inclusion and Belonging

We have a welcoming and collaborative environment to build and grow a career in a multinational company. Here, everyone can be their authentic selves and be part of a community of talented and caring people, interacting with professionals around the world, made up of varied backgrounds, cultures and industries. We are encouraged to think differently and innovate through collaboration and experimentation. We are constantly imagining new ways to bring value to our customers, through new ingredients, solutions, and ways of working.

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