President - Operations

Overall Responsibilities:

- Overall responsibility for Manufacturing Operations function (Production, planning, maintenance, quality, supply chain, projects and product development) across the business.

- Responsible for all business metrics Cost, Product, Quality & Delivery

- Responsible for developing / driving the appropriate organisational structure, resource plans and culture to support the business objectives and customer deliverables

- Lead, develop and implement variable cost productivity programmes across all areas of responsibility

- Coordinate team activities to optimise cost performance of the plant through capital investment programmes, optimising operating working capital usage and minimising waste through the development of a continuous improvement culture encompassing lean principles and clear strategic development

- Provide leadership, coordination and coaching to the team, training and enabling them to achieve the operational and financial metrics

- Complete regular performance reviews, and manage any other people issues with HR

- Oversee the planning and management of logistics, warehousing, transportation, and customer services pan India.

- Plans, schedules, and workload reviews to make sure targets are being met on a cost-effective basis

- Lead and strategize the management, implementation and evaluation of key supply chain projects in FG Logistics and Warehousing. Identify, eliminate and / or manage risks, their escalation processes, and corrective action

- Responsible for all plant efficiencies yields, optimizations and negotiations

- Evaluate and execute continuous improvement programs

- Accountable for Budget preparation & Its compliance in the operation. Ensuring the compliance of Internal control policies

- Accountable for implementation & continuance of Quality & Safety policies.

- Create and implement best practice Quality policy and standards enhancing performance.

- Implement strategies in alignment with strategic initiatives and provide a clear sense of direction and focus to achieve the plan.

- Monitors ongoing advances and improvements with competitors' products, packaging, and labelling for trends.

- Leading the factory projects to create future capabilities & technological upgradations.

- Ensure strong communication between teams under leadership to facilitate exchange of information and in order to implement change and improvements

- Ensure accordance with any health, safety and environmental policies and procedures and any other organisational and ethical requirements

- Oversee product development initiatives and evaluate their potential and practicality.

EXPERIENCE & COMPETENCIES:

- Demonstrable experience of leading a manufacturing function and processing operation multiple plants, multi product, multi locational plants and green / brown field projects

- In depth knowledge & experience into Quality Management System

- Core knowledge & experience into Engineering, Machine & Plant

- A person with a high sense of urgency and a pro-active approach to problem solving

- Strong oral and written communication skills

- Team-oriented, hands-on, highly skilled, adaptive, and customer-focused

- Proven inter personal, leadership and management skills with the ability to optimise team performance and development

- Excellent relationship management skills with the ability to engage, negotiate and manage key stakeholders and suppliers

- Ability to add value, reduce costs and make business improvements

- Experience of operating and influencing at a strategic level

- Should have worked in an ERP environment