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Lead- Transport Services

Date Posted: Aug 11, 2026
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    Location Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
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    Job Type: Full Time/Permanent
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    Apply Before: Nov 14, 2026
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Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement a Group-wide transportation strategy aligned with business goals.
  • Lead national planning, route optimization, and long-term capacity design to enhance service and ROI.
  • Establish a strong governance framework to ensure consistency, transparency, and accountability across transportation operations.
  • Provide regular assurance to leadership on spend control, vendor compliance, and performance standards.
  • Drive internal audits, compliance checks, and corrective actions where required.
  • Ensure compliance to respective processes w.r.t. governance protocols
  • Drive the standardization of Transport services across  group.
  • Lead the deployment of a centralized Transportation Management System (TMS) and digitization initiatives.
  • Ensure all 3000+ vehicles are integrated under a unified Central Command Center for real-time monitoring, analytics, and decision-making.
  • Make recommendations to the concerned teams to add features and upgrade the transport portal to enhance user experience & signoff key features and functionalities of the portal and other tools as applicable
  • Define and enforce standard operating procedures for vehicle sourcing, vendor engagement, billing, and documentation.
  • Institutionalize process rigor across all locations and business units.
  • Update the SOP’s from time to time keeping in consideration the business dynamics and user requirements
  • Partner with techno-commercial and BU teams to analyze spend trends & rate structures.
  • Monitor transport resource utilization and optimize allocation across BUs to reduce idle time and inefficiencies.
  • Drive cost-saving initiatives without compromising service or compliance.
  • Build a pan-India network of reliable transport partners.
  • Oversee vendor performance, SLA compliance, and periodic re-evaluations to ensure continuity and quality of service.
  • Conduct Quarterly reviews with service partners, ensuring SLA and performance levels are achieved
  • Manage and optimize the Group’s 400 Cr plus transportation budget.
  • Provide strategic inputs on budget planning, variance analysis, and cost rationalization.
  • Ensure full adherence to national and state-level transport regulations and safety mandates.
  • Lead risk identification and develop mitigation frameworks, including business continuity planning. 
  • Act as the Group’s transport strategy lead, aligning with BU heads and senior stakeholders to drive operational efficiency, compliance, and cost visibility.
  • Build and lead a high-performing national transport team, fostering collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement. 
  • Develop strong internal working relationships with all departments
  • Prepare FAQs and monitor timely resolution of queries raised at the Traveller Helpdesk; Address escalations if any and provide guidance to teams to effectively resolve all queries/ grievances 
  • Analyse service performance and traveller satisfaction levels (through formal / informal feedback) and pilot strategic initiatives to drive process improvements.

Qualifications

  • 15+ years of experience in Transport Operations, Fleet Management, Logistics, Mobility Services, Corporate Administration.

Minimum 5 years in a leadership role managing enterprise-wide travel operations.

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Adani Group
Adani Group · India
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