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Imagine using your expertise to shape sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions for the future. If you seek to make a difference on a global scale, working with next-gen technologies and the sharpest collaborative teams, then we could be a perfect match.\nWould you like to be a part of our team and join us on our journey?\nService Operations & Technology (SO&T) is the organization within the Volvo Group responsible for developing and securing the service operations and technical solutions our customers depend on every day, across all brands globally. We sit at the heart of the Volvo Group’s service ambition, enabling uptime, trust, profitability, and sustainable growth for our customers.\nDistribution Centers serve all brands and business areas by managing and optimizing service parts availability and distribution to ensure customer uptime. Through our operations, we provide world-class service with a strong focus on delivery precision, quality, continuous improvement, cost efficiency, and synergies delivering value all the way to our customers.\nWe embrace innovation and new technologies while keeping environmental care and sustainability at the core of our work. Our footprint includes 50 distribution centers worldwide, and we strive to foster an innovative and diverse workplace, guided by Volvo Group values with a strong focus on Customer Success. Every second, one order line is shipped across the globe to support Volvo Group products.\nThis is us, your new colleague\nThe supply chain is a highly collaborative value chain, bringing together cross-functional expertise to address evolving challenges and opportunities. In the Lyon & International (L&I) region, we manage end-to-end supply chain operations from suppliers to dealers to deliver optimal outcomes for Volvo brands and customers across diverse markets.\nOur network includes a Central Distribution Center in Lyon and 12 Regional Distribution Centers across key global locations, with Seoul also serving as the CDC for Volvo CE excavators. We focus on sustainable performance across safety, quality, delivery, cost, people, and environment. Aligned with Volvo Group’s 2030 vision, we drive operational excellence, strengthen global partnerships, and continuously enhance customer focus and service development.\nThe Position: Operations Manager\nWe are seeking an experienced, results-driven, and people-focused Warehouse Operations Manager to lead our Distribution Center operations in Bengaluru and play a pivotal role in our transformation from a Regional Distribution Center (RDC) to a Central Distribution Center (CDC). As the scope of operations expands to support growing domestic and international supply chain requirements, this role will be critical in driving operational excellence, warehouse modernization, organizational capability development, and effective workforce management across both Office Workers (OW) and Industrial Workers (IW).\nLeading the distribution facility and a team of warehouse professionals, the successful candidate will be accountable for delivering world-class operational performance across safety, quality, delivery, productivity, inventory accuracy, lead times, and customer service. The role requires a strong operational background in warehouse and distribution center management, combined with proven experience in change management, process optimization, large-scale operational transformation, and industrial relations. The successful candidate will also be responsible for fostering a positive employee relations environment, ensuring compliance with labor regulations, engaging with union representatives where applicable, and partnering closely with consultant teams on workforce planning, organizational development, and people-related initiatives.\nAs a key member of the DC Management Team, you will drive Lean, continuous improvement, digitalization, and data-driven performance while fostering a high-performing culture aligned with Volvo Group Values. This role is instrumental in supporting the RDC-to-CDC transformation and developing the people, processes, and capabilities required for future business growth.\nThe role reports to the Head of DC Bangalore.\nKey Responsibilities:\nWarehouse Operations Leadership\nLead end-to-end warehouse operations: inbound, storage, inventory, fulfillment, shipping, returns, and reconciliation.\nEnsure readiness for RDC-to-CDC transition with increased complexity and expanded flows.\nDrive efficiency, productivity, service levels, and cost optimization while maintaining quality.\nEstablish strong governance, controls, and performance management systems.\nCDC Transformation & International Operations\nLead CDC transformation and future network expansion initiatives.\nDevelop scalable strategies for regional and international distribution.\nCollaborate with global stakeholders to ensure seamless logistics execution.\nDesign scalable processes, infrastructure, and resource plans to support growth.\nOperational Excellence & Lean\nDrive Lean/VPS-based operational excellence and continuous improvement.\nImprove productivity, reduce waste and optimize lead times and costs.\nEmbed structured problem-solving (RCA, Kaizen, VSM).\nTrack performance through KPIs and drive improvement actions.\nDigitalization & Analytics\nLead digital transformation and automation initiatives across warehouse operations.\nUtilize dashboards, analytics, and BI tools to drive data-based decisions.\nMonitor operational performance, identify trends and optimize processes.\nDrive continuous improvement through digital solutions and data analytics.\nPromote a digital-first culture and adoption of emerging technologies.\nPeople Leadership & Development\nBuild a high-performing, customer-centric organization through coaching and capability development.\nLead workforce planning aligned to CDC scale and business needs.\nDrive engagement, performance management and strong employee relations.\nManage internal/external stakeholders to ensure alignment and satisfaction.\nSafety, Quality & Compliance\nChampion a zero-incident safety culture by enforcing Volvo Group standards, driving proactive risk management and ensuring full compliance across all operations.\nEnsure Legal Metrology compliance through accurate MRP declaration\nPromote proactive safety culture and risk management.\nExperience\nBE/B.Tech or MBA in Supply Chain, Logistics, Operations Management, Engineering, or related discipline.\n8+ years of progressive experience in warehouse, distribution center, logistics, or supply chain operations, including leadership roles.\nStrong operational background managing large-scale warehouse or distribution center environments.\nLean Six Sigma Black Belt certification is preferred\nMicrosoft Certified: Power BI Data Analyst Associate\nExperience supporting regional and international supply chain operations is highly preferred.\nAre we the perfect match?\nWe can’t promise you an effortless job, but we can promise you some skilled colleagues and some truly exciting challenges to work with. You will work in an exciting and truly global environment that provides you with development opportunities, both professionally and personally. We want you to prosper and be happy, because when you succeed, we succeed. We are eager to learn from you and you will get fantastic opportunities to learn and develop with us.\nThis position is based in Hoskote, India and reports to the Head of RDC.\nOccasional travel will be required.\nWe value your data privacy and therefore do not accept applications via mail.\nWho we are and what we believe in\nWe are committed to shaping the future landscape of efficient, safe, and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents across the group’s leading brands and entities.\nApplying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group. Every day, you will be working with some of the sharpest and most creative brains in our field to be able to leave our society in better shape for the next generation. We are passionate about what we do, and we thrive on teamwork. We are almost 100,000 people united around the world by a culture of care, inclusiveness, and empowerment.\nTrucks Technology & Industrial Division hire team players who are ready to create real customer impact. Our decentralized teams work close to our customers, with speed and autonomy, to build what they truly need.\nJoin us to collaborate on innovative, sustainable technologies that redefine how we design, build, and deliver value. 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