Operations Director/Chief Operating Officer - Automation Industry

Operations Director/Chief Operating Officer

Scope of the Role/ Span of Control:

- Supply Chain Management (SCM): Strategic sourcing, vendor development, procurement, inbound/outbound logistics, import/export coordination, warehouse & inventory control, scrap disposal

- Production & Manufacturing: Machine Shop (VMC/CNC), Sheet Metal, Heavy Fabrication, Assembly (Textile Automation, Car Parking Automation, Warehouse Storage automation); productivity, OEE, cost control.

- Maintenance & Utilities: Preventive & predictive maintenance, uptime control, energy efficiency, spare management

- Planning & PPC: MPS, MRP, capacity planning, load balancing, WIP governance, ERP adherence

- Logistics & Dispatch: Freight optimization, dispatch planning, export documentation, OTIF governance.

- Projects Execution Coordination: Production-execution synchronization; milestone governance; escalation control, delivery planning, dispatch readiness, product quality coordination.

Key Role Specific Objectives:

- Operational Excellence & Delivery, Lean transformation

- Gross Margin Protection

- Working Capital Management

- Production Optimization, Digitalisation & Data Governance

- Maintenance & Reliability

- Leadership, People and safety

- Vendor risk mitigation and all related compliances

Ideal Candidate:

- BE /ME - Mechanical / Production / IE with minimum 22 years' experience in manufacturing related to order specific large infrastructural projects - Automation (Textile, Warehouse, Material handling and parking automation)

- The last 7-8 years of experience should be in leadership roles with specific exposure to Production & Manufacturing, SCM, Maintenance & Utilities, Planning & PPC, Logistics, Project Management and execution.

- Should have good hands on experience in Lean Management, Operational Excellence, Working Capital Management, Compliances, vendor risk mitigation

- Should have good experience in P&L management

- Should have good knowledge in TPM, Quality systems, ERP, MRP, related operational compliances,

- Should have excellent communication and presentation skills.

- Should be willing to work out of Coimbatore Location

- Applicants with above expertise can forward their profiles. Age not to exceed - 48 years. Domiciliary factor not a limiting factor.