- Responsible for delivering Business Impact by improving business processes, solving problems, and driving change management within the site.

- Help implement a culture of continuous improvement through "leading by example" and facilitating delivery of business impact/ results through facilitating/ training and coaching.

- Lead all BE Initiatives - 5S, TPM, Six Sigma & Lean; drive cost reduction/ value creation projects, identify new cost reduction opportunities year on year; facilitate project management involving all stakeholders; work closely with site team on data generation, validation, classification and analysis.

- Help in analyzing and monitoring norms, cost variance, key operational metric to ensure that they remain within budget.

- Liaison with site team and others functions/ business to get/ share weekly / monthly / quarterly report as per schedule & carry-out the primary analysis of data as per needs; participant in business & operational reviews

- Identify process efficiencies/ cost reduction opportunities in Utilities & drive energy/ water conservation projects through

- Lead cross-functional transformation programs across manufacturing, utilities, supply chain, QA, and EHS.

- Institutionalize a continuous improvement culture through structured capability building, coaching, and governance mechanisms - Work closely with external agencies & consultants as per requirements

- Drive adoption of digital tools for performance monitoring and predictive analytics

- Enable real-time KPI dashboards for plant performance (OEE, yield, energy, downtime)

- Leverage data analytics for root cause analysis and process improvements

- Work with IT/Corporate teams to implement Industry 4.0 initiatives

Qualification/Experience & Industry :

- B.E - Chemical [Preferably from Premier Institute like IIT, NIT, Govt. Engg. College]; MBA in Operations/ Finance will be an added advantage

- Experience of 8-20 years of experience in chemical / pharma (API) / specialty chemicals manufacturing

- Minimum 8-10 years in Business Excellence / Operational Excellence / Process Engineering / Technical Services roles.

- Demonstrated success in delivering large-scale cost reduction and process improvement projects in manufacturing environments - Strong exposure to plant operations, process engineering, utilities, and project engineering.

- Sound technical knowledge in TPM & Lean practices.

- Must be able to conduct training on business excellence concepts at all levels; sound knowledge on spend data classification & analysis, analysis of operating expense, project management.

- Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (preferred) - Preferable Organization to Source Candidate: Top Pharma (API) companies & Chemical business.

Functional knowledge & Competencies - Demonstrates strong ability to influence, inspire, and motivate diverse stakeholders to achieve shared objectives.

- Exhibits excellent communication skills and executive presence, effectively engaging with site and senior leadership; delivers clear, impactful oral and written communication.

- Possesses robust program management capabilities, successfully leading multiple projects in parallel across wide cross- functional teams.

- Shows effective people leadership, with the ability to coach, mentor, and develop team members for sustained performance and growth.

- Brings strong quantitative and problem- solving skills, capable of conceptualizing complex problems and designing structured analytical roadmaps to address them.

- Effectively facilitates meetings to encourage idea generation, alignment, and timely decision- making.

- Creates a high- performance team environment that drives accountability, ownership, and commitment toward achieving project and business goals.

Key Skills - Lean Six Sigma, TPM, Process Excellence, Minitab, Heat & Mass balance, Stoichiometry, Digitalization

Personal:

Attributes - Personal attributes - Adaptability / Flexibility; Commercial Acumen; Decision Making; Result Orientation; Strategic Thinking / Envisioning