Educational Qualification:

- B.Tech (Mechanical / Production / Industrial / Electrical or equivalent) Mandatory

- MBA in Operations / Business Administration Mandatory

Experience Profile:

- 5- 10 years in manufacturing / plant operations / corporate manufacturing & supply chain strategy

- Exposure to multi-plant operations preferred, cross-functional business leadership

- Experience in preparing annual operating plan, capex tracking, civil factory infrastructure projects, digital & IIoT initiatives, vendor management desirable, sound knowledge of the product life cycle & product costing regimes

Key Responsibilities:

A. Manufacturing Governance & MIS Consolidation:

- Consolidate and standardize Manufacturing MIS across all units

- Harmonize KPIs (OEE, yield, cost/kg, rejection %, productivity, energy metrics, inventory turns)

- Ensure data integrity and reporting discipline

- Prepare structured dashboards and analytical insights

- Drive closure of review action points within defined timelines

B. Financial Governance & Budgetary Controls:

- Consolidate plant-level cost data and conduct structured variance analysis

- Monitor cost/kg trends across units (RM, power, labour, overhead absorption)

- Track manufacturing capex and opex budgets

- Support capex financial evaluation (ROI, IRR, payback analysis)

- Conduct post-investment performance tracking vs approved business case

- Analyze working capital impact (inventory days, WIP, FG turns)

- Identify cost optimization levers and quantify financial impact

- Prepare structured financial dashboards for Jt. Managing Director review

C. Strategic Projects (Greenfield / Brownfield):

- Track capex projects against scope, timelines, and approved budgets

- Coordinate with Projects, Engineering, Procurement, and Plant Heads

- Identify risks and structure escalation briefs

- Monitor adherence to approved investment plans

D. IT & Digital Enablement:

- Coordinate ERP / MES / automation initiatives

- Interface between Corporate IT and plant teams

- Ensure milestone tracking and adoption discipline

- Escalate systemic risks proactively

E. Vendor & Technology Management:

- Support techno-commercial evaluation of strategic vendors

- Monitor vendor performance metrics

- Facilitate technology upgrades and modernization initiatives

F. NPD & R&D Coordination:

- Drive product development, technical validation, standard compliance (ISI/industry norms), and successful market transition

- Ensure cross-functional coordination

- Escalate risks impacting commercialization timelines

G. Executive & Strategic Support:

- Prepare leadership and board-level presentations

- Draft strategic notes, concept briefs, and executive summaries

- Maintain trackers for commitments made during reviews

- Create seamless communication channels across functions

H. Process Stabilization & Preventive Structuring:

- Troubleshoot cross-functional bottlenecks

- Identify recurring operational concerns

- Develop SOPs and preventive controls to avoid recurrence

- Shift focus from reactive firefighting to preventive systems

5. Core Competencies:

Functional Competencies:

- Strong understanding of manufacturing KPIs

- Manufacturing cost structure analysis

- Budgeting and variance analysis capability

- Capex financial evaluation exposure

- Project management rigor

- MIS design and structured reporting

- Advanced Excel and analytical capability

Behavioral Competencies:

- Ability to influence without formal authority

- Strong stakeholder alignment capability

- Structured analytical thinking

- Executive maturity and confidentiality

- Ability to operate in ambiguity