Manager - NPD Operations

Godrej Industries Group; Chengalpattu; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Godrej Industries Group in India seeks a seasoned project leader to drive NPD design, procurement and delivery of capital projects from planning through operationalization. You will coordinate internal and external teams, align with safety and energy efficiency goals, and manage budgets and timelines.

You will prepare end-to-end capex, select equipment, oversee suppliers, and ensure NDA/commercial terms are met.

Qualifications

• Experience leading NPD projects with capex planning.
• Ability to prepare end-to-end capex and project networks.
• Strong coordination with vendors, suppliers, and internal teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead NPD meetings and define project requirements.
• Prepare end-to-end capex for projects.
• Develop project network and monitor progress with status updates.
• Ensure safety standards and energy efficiency in equipment.
• Coordinate procurement for bids and vendor contracts and ensure NDA/commercial terms.

Skills

Project leadership

Procurement

Capex planning

Electrical automation

Digitization

Job description

About Godrej Industries Group (GIG)

At the Godrej Industries Group, we are privileged to serve over 1.1 billion consumers globally through our businesses with market leadership positions in the consumer products, real estate, agriculture, financial services and chemicals industries.

Job Requirements

About Godrej Industries Group (GIG)

At the Godrej Industries Group, we are privileged to serve over 1.1 billion consumers globally through our businesses with market leadership positions in the consumer products, real estate, agriculture, financial services and chemicals industries.

www.godrejindustries.com

About Godrej Consumer Products Limited (GCPL)

Godrej Consumer Products is a leading emerging markets company. As part of the over 125-year young Godrej Group, we are fortunate to have a proud legacy built on the strong values of trust, integrity and respect for others. At the same time, we are growing fast and have exciting, ambitious aspirations. Today, our Group enjoys the patronage of 1.2 billion consumers globally, across different businesses. We rank among the largest Household Insecticide and Hair Care players in emerging markets. In Household Insecticides, we are the leader in India, the second largest player in Indonesia and are expanding our footprint in Africa. We are the leader in serving the Hair Care needs of women of African descent, the number one player in Hair Colour in India and Sub‑Saharan Africa, and among the leading players in Latin America. We rank number two in Soaps in India and are the number one player in Air Fresheners and Wet Tissues in Indonesia. Innovation is a key driver of our strategy, and we are constantly looking to delight our consumers with exciting, superior quality products at affordable prices. We were the highest ranked Indian company on Forbes' list of The World's 100 Most Innovative Growth Companies 2015, for the second year in a row.

About The Role

To lead Internal and External Team in Design, Procurement & Delivery of NPD projects [process & Utilities and packaging equipment etc] from planning / capex preparation stage to operationalization.

Key Responsibilities

Accountability -

• Participate in New Product Development [NPD] meetings and understanding P&Ms requirement for the project.
• Identify high risk equipment / task in the project.
• After getting NPD project brief sizing the process, packaging with required utilities and Electrical & automation/digitization system
• Preparing end to end capex for the project.
• Preparing layout and aligning with operation safety, operation excellence teams.
• Preparing project network and closely monitoring the progress and updating the network regularly with status.
• Close monitoring of capex spent vrs budgeted for all equipment/ tasks
• Floating the enquiry for all process, utilities, electrical and packaging equipment.
• Completing Technical bid and coordinating with procurement team for commercial bid and closure of commercial discussion
• Approving equipment drawings and monitoring the equipment progress at supplier work with regular online/F2F meetings and communications.
• Attending FAT along with operation, quality operation excellence team
• Ensure machines /equipment are meeting min machine safety stds.
• Ensure selected equipment are energy efficient, reliable with better output and min rejections.
• Ensure IOT /Digital features are enables in selected equipment.
• Participate in execution to provide safety technical input for capital projects and ensure 100% compliance with the best safety standards.
• Follow up statutory approvals for the project with operatioo..
• Finalize civil, mechanical, electrical, and piping consultants / contractors for execution, including sizing and selection of utilities like chillers, boilers, compressors, ETP, transformers.
• Prepare a project scoping document and create/finalize standards/specifications for various activities.
• Focus on meticulous planning with detailed tasks, timeline, dependency, etc. using software tools.
• Ensure that vendor/contractors and other service providers sign the NDA, provide the ABG, PBG etc as per the PO/contract terms
• Ensure safely, timely execution of the project within the approved budget and up to customer satisfaction.
• Ensure site safety conditions during project execution in line with the agreed safety standards.
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