Head-Strategy - Advanced Intermediates

Deepak Group Co; Vadodara; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Deepak Group Co in Vadodara is seeking a Head-Strategy for Advanced Intermediates to lead the medium- and long-term strategy and the annual strategic planning and portfolio review cycle.

The role involves tracking industry and regulatory developments, building market outlooks, and driving margin improvements while shaping new business models and partnerships. You will lead the strategy team and report to the CEO- AI Business.

Qualifications

• BE/BTech in Chemical Engineering or equivalent.
• MBA from a reputed institute is required.
• 14-18 years of overall experience in strategy roles.

Responsibilities

• Lead the formulation of medium- and long-term strategy for the Advanced Intermediates business and run annual strategic planning and portfolio review cycles.
• Track industry, geopolitical, trade and regulatory developments and translate them into clear strategic choices for the business.
• Build market and raw material outlooks, including price forecasting for key inputs to support planning, budgeting and commercial decisions.
• Identify and drive margin-improvement levers and new business models across sourcing, products, and geography.
• Lead, develop and mentor the strategy team; present insights to the CEO, leadership team and Board.

Skills

Strategic planning

Industry analysis

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Education

BE/B.Tech. (Chemical)

MBA from reputed institute

Job description

Role Head-Strategy- Advanced Intermediates

Reporting to Chief Executive Officer- AI Business

Designation Deputy General Manager | General Manager

Work Location Corporate Office, Vadodara

Qualification | Experience

• B.E./ B.Tech. (Chemical) + MBA from a reputed institute with 14-18 years

Key Responsibilities

(indicative not exhaustive)

Business Strategy & Planning

• Lead the formulation of the medium- and long-term strategy for the Advanced Intermediates business and run the annual strategic planning and portfolio review cycle.
• Track industry, geopolitical, trade and regulatory developments (including global supply-chain realignment, trade remedies and sustainability regulation) and translate them into clear strategic choices for the business.
• Build market and raw material outlooks, including price forecasting for key inputs, to support planning, budgeting and commercial decisions.

Margin & Cost Transformation

• Identify and drive structural margin-improvement levers, including strategic sourcing, backward integration, by-product valorization, and process norms and yield, in partnership with operations and procurement.
• Improve realization through grade and product-mix upgrading, new applications, geographies and customers, and appropriate commercial and pricing mechanisms.
• Maximize utilization of existing assets through new products, markets and applications.

Portfolio & Business-Model Transformation

• Shape portfolio choices across existing products: where to grow, differentiate, rationalize or exit.
• Design and implement new business and operating models, including the transition of select businesses from product-selling to service-led and contract-manufacturing models.

Growth Projects & Pipeline Governance

• Build and manage a pipeline of large growth opportunities in adjacent and specialty value chains, taking each from idea through robust business case to investment approval.
• Establish and run stage-gate governance for new products and projects in collaboration with R&D, technology, projects, operations and marketing.
• Ensure the cumulative value of the pipeline is aligned with the business's growth ambition; highlight gaps early and recommend corrective action.
• Assess emerging technologies and capabilities that can create long-term competitive advantage.

M&A & Strategic Partnerships

• Identify, evaluate and lead inorganic growth opportunities with an asset-light, high-return orientation, covering screening, valuation, due diligence coordination and integration planning.
• Originate and structure strategic partnerships with global industry peers, including capacity, technology, market-access and supply collaborations.

Leadership & Stakeholder Management

• Lead, develop and grow the strategy team; build strong capability in business analytics, financial modelling and competitive intelligence.
• Present insights and recommendations to the CEO, leadership team and Board, and drive alignment across business and functional heads.
• Partner with marketing and business development on market-entry, positioning and competitive-response strategies.

Technical Competencies

Strategy formulation, financial modelling and valuation, business case development, M&A and deal structuring, market entry and establishment, technology and capability assessment, strategic partnerships and business development, business analytics and competitive intelligence.

Leadership Competencies

Drives Vision & Purpose, Strategic Mindset, Drives Results, Bias for Action, Ensures Accountability, Collaborates with Others, Customer Focus, Cultivates Innovation, Builds Effective Teams, Nimble Learning.