Cluster Head - Meesho Kerala & TN Middle Mile Operations
JOSEPH CHERIAN
Meesho
Kochi,Kerala
Work Preference
Job Search Status:
Open to work
Desired Job Title
Operations ManagerSenior ManagerCluster General ManagerZonal ManagerRegional Manager
Location Preference
On-Site
Location:
Kochi, Kerala, India
Open to relocation:
No
Minimum Desired Compensation
2000000/yr
Important To Me
Flexible work hours
4
Languages
12
Years of experience
- Cluster Head, Middle Mile Operations running Kerala & Tamil Nadu for Meesho - 6 facilities, 75,000+ shipments/day, 1,000+ workforce, delivered entirely through 3PL partners.
- 10+ years standing up greenfield sort centers and linehaul hubs from zero, with a record of first-of-kind launches (Kerala's first 3PL Motherhub, first transport center, first robotic sortation pilot with Flexli).
- Lean Six Sigma (Yellow Belt) | MBA, Operations Management - NIBM Global
Work History
Cluster Head - Middle Mile (Kerala & TN) Valmo
2 Years 4 Months- 75,000+ shipments/day sustained across 6 active Middle Mile facilities by consolidating sort center and linehaul operations under outsourced 3PL partners.
- 6 3PL facilities onboarded and trained across Kochi, Madurai, Coimbatore, and Chennai by standardizing partner onboarding playbooks and hands-on training.
- Full audit-cycle compliance sustained across the cluster by running recurring control tower reviews and on-site facility audits across multiple cities.
- 8 Area Managers directly managed across the cluster, leading multi-site operations through a structured span of control.
- Automation & Robotics: piloted a Flexli robotic sortation system at the Madurai facility, highlighting automation-led process innovation.
- 1,000+ workforce (200+ per site) managed across the network by driving daily control tower operations, performance tracking, and issue resolution.
Founder
2 Years- 2-year independent venture built and run end-to-end - warehousing, transport services, vendor contracts, and client relationships - bridging into the Meesho Cluster Head role.
Assistant Manager
1 Year- 1,00,000 sq. ft. 3PL Motherhub launched from the ground up - logistics, warehouse, transportation, and customer service functions ramped in parallel.
- 600-700 person workforce brought to benchmark performance via 5S and lean standards, by recruiting, training, and monitoring off-roll executives, DEOs, and in-charges.
- Cost, productivity, accuracy, and timeliness targets consistently met, by analyzing operational data and driving continuous-improvement actions.
- Recurring process defects reduced, material flow held within TAT, by diagnosing daily ambiguities and building long-term process corrections.
Senior Operations In-Charge
2 Years- Kerala's first 3PL Motherhub established on schedule, by onboarding and training vendor and logistics partners ahead of go-live.
- Reconciliation accuracy improved on CPD adherence, functional breach, and misroute/missort rates, by building analytical field-operations reporting.
- Zero accidents/incidents (100% safety & quality adherence), by embedding compliance checks into daily control tower and field operations.
In-Charge
2 Years- Cochin Motherhub re-sorting center launched and stabilized (35,000 sq. ft.), by coordinating cross-functional department heads and warehouse activity planning.
- Monthly process and safety audits consistently passed, by conducting employee health & safety audits in line with company policy.
- Site L1 certification achieved, by initializing documentation and standardization processes.
Senior Operations Executive / Operations Executive
2 Years- Kerala's first transport center set up with zero error/loss for the employer, by driving continuous improvement initiatives with cross-functional stakeholders.
- Optimum resource utilization sustained against productivity norms, by training, handling, and motivating the daily warehouse workforce.
Education
B.E. - Computer Science and Engineering
Master of Business Administration - Operations Management
Bachelor's Program in Management Studies - Logistics Management
Skills
Middle Mile Operations
Sort Center & Linehaul Management
Multi-Site/Multi-State Operations
Control Tower & Field Operations
3PL Partner Onboarding & Management
Vendor Management
Facility Audits & Compliance
Health
Safety & Environment (HSE)
Team Leadership (1
000+ workforce)
Cost/SLA/Productivity Management
P&L & Cost Control
Lean
Kaizen
5S
Automation & Robotics Pilots
Process Standardization
Languages
Malayalam (Native)
English (Proficient)
Hindi (Advanced)
Tamil (Intermediate)
Certifications And Recognition
- Lean Six Sigma Certification - Yellow Belt (ETV)
- Food Safety Training and Certification (FOSTAC) - Storage & Transport (Level 2), COVID Food Safety Supervisor
- Project 1K: Selected among top 15 business cases (of 1,000+ ideas) at Flipkart; presented to top executives
Timeline
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Meesho
05.2024 - CurrentRead More
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01.2015 - 01.2017Read More
CSI College of Engineering
B.E. from Computer Science and Engineering
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NIBM Global
Master of Business Administration from Operations Management
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Indian School of Business Management and Administration
Bachelor's Program in Management Studies from Logistics Management
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