Area Manager, Chennai

Licious · Chennai

  • Experience4–5 yrs
  • SalaryNot disclosed
  • Work modeonsite
  • Levelmid
  • Posted18 Sept 2026
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About Licious

Licious is hiring in Chennai in agriculture food. This role looks for around 4+ years of experience.

Skills

  • last-mile logistics
  • delivery operations
  • operational metrics
  • cost management
  • root cause analysis
  • process improvement
  • people management
  • team leadership
  • fleet management
  • quality standards
  • safety standards

The role

An area manager at a direct-to-consumer food company leads last-mile logistics and delivery operations, drives operational metrics, and improves cost management while developing frontline teams. The role also applies root cause analysis and process improvement to strengthen service quality and business performance.

Full job description

We are Licious and we are a Bengaluru based meat and seafood company founded in 2015 by Abhay Hanjura and Vivek Gupta, our founders, foodies and friends. We pride ourselves on being India’s most successful D2C food-tech brand operating in 20 cities across the country delighting over 32 lac customers with our de-licious fresh meat and seafood!

Think you have what it takes to be the magic ingredient in the recipe that is Licious? Read on…

What makes the role meaty? Manage end-to-end last-mile/hub operations across assigned locations.Lead and develop Hub Managers / Team Leads and frontline teams.Drive rider/manpower hiring, attendance, productivity and retention.Monitor key operational metrics including SLA, delivery performance, productivity, cost and customer experience.Identify operational gaps and implement effective RCA and action plans.Manage daily business performance and ensure achievement of targets.Handle escalations and ensure smooth coordination with internal and external stakeholders.Drive process improvements and operational efficiency.Ensure compliance with company processes, safety and quality standards.

We hope that you have...4+ years of experience in Last Mile / Logistics / E-commerce / Quick Commerce / Fleet / Delivery OperationsStrong people-management and leadership skillsExperience managing large frontline teamsStrong analytical and problem-solving abilitiesGood understanding of operational metrics and cost managementComfortable working in a fast-paced operations environmentImmediate joiner or candidate who can join within 7 days preferred