Job Purpose:
The position is a key strategic leadership role in driving the medium and long-term manufacturing of the company. The incumbent would be responsible for the entire gamut of Production Planning, Manufacturing, Supply chain, Industrial & Process Engineering, Materials and Internal Logistics across company operations which covering 2 manufacturing facilities in North India.
Company Background:
Our client is a leading listed Indian entity engaged in the manufacturing of capital equipment, with revenues of INR 2,000 Crs.
Key Responsibilities:
Drive overall manufacturing performance by establishing a culture of operational discipline, predictability, productivity, and continuous improvement.
Lead optimization of manufacturing operations through robust processes, systems, performance metrics, and benchmarks to enhance efficiency and cost effectiveness.
Implement manufacturing best practices and world-class operating standards to improve productivity, asset utilization, throughput, and overall operational efficiency.
Build a culture of continuous improvement by fostering employee engagement, cross-functional collaboration, problem-solving, and ownership of operational performance.
Develop and maintain a safe, cost-effective, sustainable, and environmentally compliant manufacturing infrastructure.
Lead and drive change management initiatives across people, processes, systems, and technology to enable business transformation and sustainable performance improvement.
Establish departmental goals, KPIs, and deliverables aligned with the organization's long-term strategy, and drive accountability for their achievement.
Develop and execute a digital manufacturing roadmap aligned with business strategy, prioritizing initiatives based on operational impact, scalability, ROI, and technology readiness.
Lead benchmarking and adoption of emerging manufacturing technologies, automation solutions, and digital practices to maintain a competitive and future-ready manufacturing organization.
Ensure adherence to applicable statutory, regulatory, EHS, environmental, and manufacturing compliance requirements, with effective governance, controls, audits, and corrective-action mechanisms.
Build & upskill the current team along with hiring lateral hires and effectively managing contractual workforce.
Lead and drive end-to-end Supply Chain excellence, costing, integrating demand and production planning, MRP, procurement, inventory management, warehousing, logistics and distribution, while closely coordinating with Sales & Marketing to ensure optimal material availability and seamless fulfilment.
Buy vs. Make decisions, outsourcing; Drive vendor development and assessment, including capability building and development of the local ancillary/vendor base.
Own end-to-end procurement, covering raw materials, capital goods, spares and other purchases.
Provide directions and conduct regular reviews of the SCM team across the 2 sites
Candidate Profile:
Age up to 53 years Engineer from a reputed institute with post- graduation qualification 25+ years of experience in Manufacturing Operations function of a large/ medium sized Engineering organization; of which at least 10+ years as Head of a Manufacturing Unit or in a senior strategic management position in a medium/ large sized Company/ Plant ideally multi locations. Demonstrated experience having worked in a Discrete manufacturing environment. Strong understanding of core manufacturing processes, including Machining, Assembly, Fabrication, Sheet Metal and related processes. Expertise in Lean Manufacturing/ World class manufacturing systems with a strong orientation towards process improvement - preferably in mechanical engineering industry. Experience of working with organizations with strong focus on exports with capability of having technical discussions with international customers. The incumbent should have worked with organizations that have a high focus on Innovation. Technology savvy
