Job Description :
About us
With over 200 brands sold in nearly 180 countries, Diageo is home to some of the world’s most iconic drinks. From Johnnie Walker and Guinness to Tanqueray, Smirnoff and Don Julio, we craft brands chosen for life’s moments — from everyday connections to landmark celebrations.
Bring your talent, curiosity and ambition, and strive for your personal best alongside people who challenge, support and learn from each other. Together, as one outstanding team, we keep learning, improving and raising the bar for our brands, our business and each other.
Join us and play your part in making life’s moments mean a little more.
About the Function: Supply Chain & Manufacturing is where our brands are made, moved and delivered to the world.
With over half of our people working across more than 100 sites, this is a complex, large-scale operation that brings together production, logistics, engineering and supplier partnerships.
It’s fast-paced and hands-on, with teams working together to ensure quality, efficiency and sustainability at every stage. From sourcing ingredients to getting products into customers’ hands, you’ll play a role in delivering the brands people know and love.
About the role:
The Senior Executive - Export [Logistics Planner] is responsible for planning and executing end-to-end export logistics operations for alcoholic beverages. The role ensures seamless coordination across manufacturing units, transporters, freight forwarders, and Customs House Agents (CHA) while maintaining strict adherence to excise and statutory regulations. The position focuses on timely gate-in, cost optimization, vendor management and productivity improvements aligned with production and shipment plans.
Key Responsibilities
Export Logistics & Execution
Manage end-to-end export logistics including factory dispatch, port movement and shipment handover.
Ensure timely vehicle placement in line with production and shipment schedules.
Monitor gate-in timelines at ports/ICDs to adhere vessel cut-offs and avoid detention costs.
Coordinate production plans in alignment with vessel availability and export demand .
Documentation & Customs Coordination
Oversee preparation and accuracy of export documentation including invoices, packing lists, shipping bills, and excise documents.
Coordinate with freight forwarders, transporters and CHAs to ensure smooth customs clearance and shipment execution.
Ensure compliance with applicable DGFT regulations, Foreign Trade Policy, Customs requirements and other relevant export regulatory requirements, including coordination with concerned authorities for approvals, licences, registrations and statutory documentation.
Ensure compliance with self-sealing certification requirements and related documentation.
Ensure proper tracking of procurement of material under Advance Authorisation and subsequently shipping bill filing while maintaining records of invoice numbers wrt products.
Stakeholder & Multi-Unit Coordination
Act as a single point of contact between multiple manufacturing units, export sales, production and external logistics partners.
Align dispatch plans across units to optimize load consolidation and shipment efficiency.
Ensure proactive communication to mitigate operational delays.
Vendor & Cost Management
Manage transporter, CHA and freight forwarder performance against service-level agreements (SLAs).
Ensure timely vendor invoice verification, processing and payment coordination with finance teams.
Drive productivity improvements and logistics cost savings through route optimization, rate negotiations and process improvements.
Planning & Vehicle Management
Prepare and execute advance transport plans and share vehicle placement forecasts with transporters.
Ensure availability of vehicles to support production schedules and avoid dispatch bottlenecks.
Monitor turnaround time (TAT) for vehicles and optimize utilization.
Statutory & Excise Compliance
Ensure adherence to Excise regulations…