Job Description

Role & responsibilities Plant Strategy and Management 1.Develop operational strategy, budget and resource requirement, in consultation with respective plant heads 2.Develop strategy for new technology adoption, process upgradation based on inputs from group functional heads, BU head, BU functional teams and customer feedback Operational Efficiency 1.Drive demand forecasting and develop and monitor the implementation of production roadmap, rationalize production quantities, resource utilization, timing and establish efficient supply chain 2.Establish standard operating procedures and management systems for effective inventory optimization, scout for and deploy innovative solutions for improving plant performance 3.Draft and implement plant and production policies in compliance with relevant laws and statutory obligations, ensure adherence across plant units 4.Conduct benchmarking of operational expenses and practices across the plants to identify and deploy best practices from one plant to another HSE Compliance 1.Advice top management on HSE (Health, Safety and Environment) guidelines and policies, ensure implementation, update, review and auditing of HSE systems 2.Perform operational risk assessment; carry out analysis of accidents/ incidents, identify trends and suggest improvement plans, oversee that safety trainings are being carried out at plants Plant Performance 1.Monitor operational expenses and optimum capacity utilization across plants, identify areas of improvement and suggest corrective measures 2.Manage employee productivity, plant performance w.r.t. production volumes and processes, in coordination with respective plant heads through relevant governance forums Customer and Stakeholder Management 1.Participate in key governance forums and relay plant requirements, expansion plans and improvement suggestions to top management 2.Liaise with BU function heads to plan for and provide funds, manpower, infrastructure, technology and other resources to achieve business goals 3.Develop and maintain relations with key customers, ensure customer satisfaction in terms of timely delivery and quality, oversee redressal of their concerns/queries and develop and implement mechanism for their feedback knowledge of statutory HSE and factory laws Business Acumen Quality and safety focus Preferred candidate profile 22+ years of experience in manufacturing, preferably in auto component industry or any related industry, leading operations/supply chain