Role Purpose:

The Group Operation Head will be responsible for leading and overseeing end-to-end manufacturing operations across multiple plants of the organization. The role will drive operational excellence, cost efficiency, quality standards, supply chain effectiveness, and people capability to support the company's growth strategy in the automotive plastic components sector.

The incumbent will ensure alignment of operations strategy with business objectives while strengthening manufacturing systems, processes, and leadership capability.

Key Responsibilities:

A. Strategic Leadership:

- Develop and implement operations strategy aligned with company growth plans and customer requirements.

- Drive operational transformation initiatives to improve productivity, cost competitiveness, and delivery performance.

- Standardize best practices across plants.

B. Manufacturing & Production Management:

- Oversee production operations including injection molding, extrusion, assembly, painting, and finishing processes.

- Ensure optimal capacity utilization and resource planning.

- Drive Lean Manufacturing, TPM, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement initiatives.

- Monitor plant performance against production targets.

C. Quality & Customer Excellence:

- Ensure adherence to IATF 16949 and other applicable quality standards.

- Drive reduction in PPM, customer complaints, and warranty claims.

- Strengthen root cause analysis (RCA) and preventive action frameworks.

- Interface with OEM and Tier-1 customers for operational reviews.

D. Supply Chain & Materials Management:

- Ensure seamless coordination between procurement, planning, and production.

- Optimize inventory, reduce working capital, and improve OTIF (On-Time-In-Full).

- Strengthen vendor performance and supply reliability.

E. Cost Management & Financial Performance:

- Drive cost reduction initiatives (scrap reduction, productivity enhancement, energy optimization).

- Oversee plant budgets, capex planning, and ROI evaluations.

- Improve overall operational EBITDA contribution.

F. EHS & Compliance:

- Ensure compliance with statutory, safety, and environmental regulations.

- Promote zero-accident culture and safe manufacturing practices.

G. People & Leadership Development:

- Build a high-performance leadership team across plants.

- Drive performance management, succession planning, and capability development.

- Foster ownership culture and accountability across operations.