Senior Executive - Corporate Strategy

RPG Life Sciences; Ankleshwar; On-site; INR 1,400,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

RPG Life Sciences in Ankleshwar, Gujarat, is seeking a capable operations and transformation professional to drive manufacturing performance across plant functions. Based at the Ankleshwar facility, you will partner with plant leadership to implement strategic initiatives.

The role emphasizes data-driven decision making, governance, and cross-functional coordination to improve productivity, throughput, and cost efficiency, with exposure to ERP systems like SAP.

Qualifications

• MBA or postgraduate qualification in Management/Operations preferred.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to influence across functions.
• Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and data analysis tools; familiarity with SAP ERP preferred.

Responsibilities

• Partner with plant leadership to drive strategic and operational initiatives that improve manufacturing performance, efficiency, and business outcomes.
• Lead cross-functional coordination across Production, Supply Chain, Quality, Engineering, EHS, Regulatory, and Commercial teams to ensure seamless execution of strategic priorities and critical business projects.
• Identify operational improvement opportunities through data analysis, process mapping, and stakeholder engagement, and drive implementation of sustainable solutions.
• Lead process simplification, digital transformation, and operational excellence initiatives to improve productivity, throughput, cycle times, and overall plant effectiveness.
• Drive strategic transformation programmes, including productivity enhancement, cost optimisation, capacity improvement, Project Leap initiatives, and other enterprise-wide improvement programmes.
• Track and monitor key strategic initiatives through structured governance, ensuring timely execution, risk mitigation, and achievement of business objectives.
• Develop performance dashboards, KPIs, and management reporting frameworks to enable data-driven decision-making and enhance operational visibility.
• Conduct business analyses, evaluate operational and financial performance, and provide actionable insights to support strategic planning and investment decisions.
• Prepare executive presentations, management reviews, business cases, and decision-support materials for senior leadership and executive committees.
• Facilitate governance forums, project reviews, and cross-functional workshops to align stakeholders, resolve bottlenecks, and accelerate execution.
• Benchmark internal performance against industry best practices and identify opportunities to strengthen operational capabilities and competitiveness.
• Support annual business planning, strategic reviews, and long-term transformation roadmaps for the Ankleshwar site.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Excel

PowerPoint

Data analysis tools

ERP (SAP)

Cross-functional collaboration

Influence stakeholders

Education

MBA or postgraduate in Management/Operations

Tools

SAP ERP

Job description

Role & responsibilities

The role will be based at our manufacturing facility in Ankleshwar, Gujarat.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with plant leadership to drive strategic and operational initiatives that improve manufacturing performance, efficiency, and business outcomes.
• Lead cross-functional coordination across Production, Supply Chain, Quality, Engineering, EHS, Regulatory, and Commercial teams to ensure seamless execution of strategic priorities and critical business projects.
• Identify operational improvement opportunities through data analysis, process mapping, and stakeholder engagement, and drive implementation of sustainable solutions.
• Lead process simplification, digital transformation, and operational excellence initiatives to improve productivity, throughput, cycle times, and overall plant effectiveness.
• Drive strategic transformation programmes, including productivity enhancement, cost optimisation, capacity improvement, Project Leap initiatives, and other enterprise-wide improvement programmes.
• Track and monitor key strategic initiatives through structured governance, ensuring timely execution, risk mitigation, and achievement of business objectives.
• Develop performance dashboards, KPIs, and management reporting frameworks to enable data-driven decision-making and enhance operational visibility.
• Conduct business analyses, evaluate operational and financial performance, and provide actionable insights to support strategic planning and investment decisions.
• Prepare executive presentations, management reviews, business cases, and decision-support materials for senior leadership and executive committees.
• Facilitate governance forums, project reviews, and cross-functional workshops to align stakeholders, resolve bottlenecks, and accelerate execution.
• Benchmark internal performance against industry best practices and identify opportunities to strengthen operational capabilities and competitiveness.
• Support annual business planning, strategic reviews, and long-term transformation roadmaps for the Ankleshwar site.

Preferred candidate profile

• 2-4 years of experience in manufacturing operations, project management, supply chain, process excellence, consulting, or business transformation roles. (MBA or postgraduate qualification in Management/Operations is preferred.)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to work across functions and influence stakeholders.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and data analysis tools; familiarity with ERP systems such as SAP is preferred.