Description:

Location: Kolkata

Department: Supply Chain comprising Purchase, Logistics, Planning and S&OP, Quality, Manufacturing, R&D, Engineering & Utilities and Projects, Maintenance and Safety

Reports To: CEO

Role Overview:

To own and integrate end-to-end Supply Chain and Operations across the India business, ensuring reliable customer fulfilment, manufacturing excellence, cost competitiveness, quality, safety, and long-term capability building. The role is accountable for translating business demand into safe, efficient, and scalable execution across plants, suppliers, and logistics networks

Key Responsibilities:

1. End-to-End Demand Supply Orchestration

- Own demand planning, supply planning, S&OP / SNOP / IBP.

- Balance demand, capacity, inventory, and service commitments.

- Act as the single owner of the integrated operating plan.

2. Strategic Procurement & Supplier Ecosystem

- Own strategic sourcing, procurement, and supplier development.

- Ensure cost competitiveness, continuity of supply, and risk mitigation.

- Lead long-term sourcing strategies, localisation, and capacity tie-ups.

3. Logistics, Distribution & Customer Fulfilment

- Own primary and secondary logistics, warehousing, and network design.

- Ensure high OTIF, optimal cost-to-serve, and disciplined execution.

- Manage logistics partners and service-level governance.

4. Manufacturing & Plant Operations

- Own manufacturing output across plants.

- Ensure adherence to production plans, productivity, and cost targets.

- Drive standardisation and operational discipline across sites.

5. Quality, Food Safety & Compliance

- Act as final authority on product quality and food safety.

- Ensure regulatory compliance, audit readiness, and customer trust.

- Lead quality systems and continuous improvement.

6. Engineering, Maintenance & Asset Excellence

- Own engineering, maintenance, and asset reliability.

- Drive preventive and predictive maintenance.

- Ensure statutory compliance of all equipment and utilities.

7. Projects, CAPEX & Expansion

- Own greenfield, brownfield, and expansion projects.

- Ensure delivery on time, within budget, and to performance standards.

8. Safety & EHS

- Own safety culture and EHS systems.

- Drive zero-incident mindset across employees and contractors.

- Ensure audit readiness and compliance.

10. People & Capability Building

- Build leadership depth across supply chain and operations.

- Develop successors for all critical roles.

- Drive performance culture grounded in discipline and respect.

A summary of the KRAs and KPIs are given below

KRA Key Performance Indicators:

- Manufacturing and Plant Operations Factory Efficiency KPIs like Yield & waste, Cost per unit,

- Quality & Safety Quality incidents & audit scores

- Engineering and Maintenance Asset uptime / OEE

- Project Capex Capex ROI and Capacity Planning

- Safety & EHS Safety KPIs (LTI, near-miss reporting)

- Manufacturing and Plant Operations Factory Efficiency KPIs like Yield & waste, Cost per unit,

- Customer Fulfilment & Service OTIF / Service Level

- Inventory & Working Capital Inventory turns & obsolescence

- Integrated Planning & S&OP Forecast accuracy

- Logistics & Distribution Supply plan adherence

- Governance & Integration Cost-to-serve

- Procurement & Strategic Sourcing Procurement savings & continuity

Qualification Experience:

- 2025 years in manufacturing-led organisations with Proven ownership of end-to-end supply chain and plant operations with large complex multiple plant and volatile demand environments.