Business Excellence Head - Specialty Chemical

- Provide strategic leadership to the corporate BE team related to Operational Excellence.

- Oversee and mentor Operational Excellence across multiple manufacturing locations.

- Lead and integrate Business Excellence initiatives across Business Processes, ensuring alignment with corporate strategy and evolving stake holder requirements.

- Providing mentorship, and guidance for setting financial targets and budgets, and monitoring performance against them.

- Spearhead improvement initiatives across functions, identifying opportunities and implementing solutions through TPM, TQM, Six Sigma, Lean, and other CI frameworks to enhance robust processes and efficiency.

- Engage directly with global and domestic customers to address quality-related queries, resolve issues, and support strategic quality improvement initiatives.

- Ensure full regulatory compliance across all operating geographies and maintain a robust audit-ready environment.

- Ensure compliance of QMS/ IMS certification across all operating geographies and maintain a robust audit-ready environment.

- Focusing on impactful areas of the business to drive EBITDA improvement, involving end-to-end value chain analysis to identify losses and inefficiencies.

- Conduct comprehensive risk assessments to identify and mitigate potential threats to business continuity, operational integrity, and regulatory compliance.

- Identify and evaluate industry-leading best practices, benchmark current processes and driving changes for improvement.

- Lead cross-functional improvement projects focused on cost optimization, efficiency and productivity.

- Champion a culture of quality and continuous improvement across the organization, promoting an organizational mindset of excellence, encouraging employee participation, and establishing mechanisms for structured feedback and learning.

Competence Education & Experience:

- Bachelor's/Master's degree in Engineering, Chemistry, or a related field; additional qualifications in TQM, Six Sigma, or Operational Excellence preferred. Master's in business administration is desirable.

- 25+ yrs of progressive experience in the specialty chemicals industry, with demonstrated leadership across multi-location manufacturing setups. Knowledge

- Strong understanding of quality systems, regulatory frameworks, and customer expectations in both Indian and global markets

Skills:

- Excellent communication, change management, and stakeholder engagement skills.

- Ability to influence and align cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders globally.

- Demonstrated success in interfacing with strategic customers and addressing complex quality or regulatory priorities.