ITC Limited Looking for Process Excellence Manager at Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

ITC Limited; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,50,000 - 6,75,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in the food sector is seeking a Senior Manager/Manager for Process Excellence. This pivotal role involves reviewing manufacturing processes, driving innovation, and managing new product introductions. The ideal candidate will have a strong engineering background, with a focus on food manufacturing processes, cost management, and stakeholder collaboration. You will lead initiatives that enhance operational efficiency and contribute to the company's growth. If you are passionate about driving excellence in manufacturing and enjoy working in a dynamic environment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Graduate in Engineering with 4-6 years in Foods manufacturing, focusing on production and process engineering.
• Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Monitor performance across CMUs & factories, identify improvement opportunities, and implement initiatives.
• Drive new product introduction from ideation to launch, ensuring quality and cost efficiency.

Skills

Foods Manufacturing Processes

Industry Practices

Cost Structure Management

Knowledge of Foods Regulatory Environment

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Planning and Coordination Skills

Stakeholder Management

Team Working & Interpersonal Skills

Education

Graduate in Engineering (Mechanical / Electrical / Food Tech)

Job description

Role Title: Senior Manager / Manager Process Excellence

Reports To: Head of Manufacturing

Company: ITC Foods Business Division

Function/ Department: Snacks, Noodles & Pasta

1. JOB PURPOSE

To continuously review manufacturing processes across units for identifying & implementing process excellence initiatives for achieving improvement in process parameters & cost savings. To manage the entire new product introduction process from ideation to development phase (in collaboration with Product Development team) to manufacturing team to packaging team to launch of new product.

2. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

1. Process Excellence

1. Monitor performance of 10+ CMUs & 10+ Own Factories to ensure performance on various parameters is on target w.r.t manufacturing cost of RM & PM.
2. Identify improvement opportunities, work with development teams to develop alternatives, undertake pilot testing & trials to ensure successful implementation prior to transition to operations.
3. Plan cost saving initiatives (2-3% contribution) for the year & implement the same across units – PM changes, recipe changes, yield improvement, etc.
4. Drive digitization efforts for capturing & monitoring manufacturing process indices to enhance performance analysis.
5. Undertake benchmarking exercise vis-à-vis competitor products for each unit to identify improvement opportunities for packaging cost saving by analyzing inputs from Manufacturing, Sales & Brand teams as well as the Central Packaging team.
6. Review annual & monthly performance data for all units across various parameters to determine improvement initiatives for recipe cost saving & yield improvement.
7. Initiate identified improvement projects with the respective factory teams.

2. New Product Introduction

1. Drive innovation & product launches for Sunfeast brand covering the entire new product introduction cycle – from ideation to development phase (in collaboration with Product Development team) to manufacturing team to packaging team to launch of new product.
2. Collaborate with various stakeholders – R&D, Package Development, Branding, Procurement, Finance, Manufacturing teams to ensure new product launch is seamless in terms of quality, cost & timelines.
3. Drive inclusion of process excellence practices in set up of processes for new products being introduced.

3. Capability Development

1. Undertake TNI & design of training programs / knowledge sharing platforms for capability development across the manufacturing teams.
2. Manage training for new joiners (MTs) as part of their induction in collaboration with HR.
3. Identify & guide through appropriate projects for new joiners to ensure understanding & alignment w.r.t various processes & readiness for role requirements.

3. MAJOR CHALLENGES

Managing responsibilities with limited authority provided – aligning manufacturing heads with improvement initiatives.

4. SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

Educational Qualifications

1. Qualifications: Graduate in Engineering (Mechanical / Electrical / Food Tech) with minimum 4-6 years of experience across various areas in manufacturing in the Foods industry with majority in production with 2-3 years of experience in process engineering for new products.

Skills:

1. Experience of managing Foods Manufacturing Processes, Industry Practices & Cost Structure.
2. Knowledge of foods regulatory environment.
3. Analytical skills.
4. Communication skills.
5. Planning and coordination skills.
6. Stakeholder management.
7. Team working & Interpersonal skills.