Head - Operations - Nutraceuticals/Food Ingredients/Pharma

Head - Operations (Pune)

Key Responsibilities

- Lead end-to-end manufacturing and commercial operations including production, supply chain, procurement, and logistics.

- Drive production planning in alignment with business demand and ensure timely availability of RM/PM for manufacturing schedules.

- Manage commercial production across own and third-party manufacturing facilities while ensuring efficiency, quality, and delivery targets.

- Oversee plant expansion, equipment commissioning, technology upgrades, and greenfield/brownfield project execution.

- Partner with R&D teams on process scale-up, technology transfer, and commercialization of new products.

- Drive operational excellence through process improvements, yield enhancement, cost optimization, and troubleshooting of manufacturing issues.

- Ensure compliance with QA/QC standards, cGMP, safety guidelines, audits, and certifications including Kosher, Halal, and Organic.

Requirements

- BE in Chemical/Mechanical Engineering from reputed institutes; MBA in Operations preferred.

- 15+ years of experience in operations and production management within nutraceuticals, food ingredients, natural extracts, or pharma sectors.

- Strong expertise in process scale-up, commercial manufacturing, and production management.

- Hands-on exposure to plant setup, equipment commissioning, and manufacturing expansion projects.

- Strong understanding of engineering, process optimization, quality systems, and compliance frameworks.

- Proven ability to independently lead operations, drive execution, and manage cross-functional stakeholders.

- Willingness to travel frequently and work closely with manufacturing sites.