Head – Manufacturing and Supply chain

3P Consultants Pvt. Ltd.; San Francisco (CA); Presencial; USD 180.000 - 320.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Our client is a leading Indian manufacturing entity seeking a senior leader to drive end-to-end manufacturing and supply chain excellence across two sites in North India. The role covers production planning, engineering, materials, and logistics with a focus on implementing world-class practices.

The candidate should have 25+ years in manufacturing operations, including 10+ years in top leadership, plus strong experience in discrete manufacturing and exports.

Formación

• 25+ years of experience in Manufacturing Operations.
• 10+ years as Head of a Manufacturing Unit or senior strategic role.
• Discrete manufacturing experience.
• Strong knowledge of Lean/World-class manufacturing.
• Experience with exports and international customers.
• Technology savvy.

Responsabilidades

• Drive manufacturing performance through operational discipline and productivity.
• Lead optimization of manufacturing ops with metrics and benchmarks.
• Implement world-class operating standards to improve productivity.
• Foster continuous improvement and cross-functional collaboration.
• Develop safe, cost-effective, sustainable manufacturing infrastructure.
• Lead digital manufacturing roadmap aligned with strategy.
• Oversee end-to-end supply chain excellence including planning and logistics.
• Oversee vendor development and domestic/intl supplier bases.
• Own end-to-end procurement for materials and capital goods.
• Provide direction and reviews for SCM team across two sites.

Conocimientos

Lean manufacturing

World Class Manufacturing

Machining

Assembly

Fabrication

Sheet metal

Export experience

Tech savvy

Educación

Engineering degree

Postgraduate qualification

Descripción del empleo

Job Purpose

• The position is a key strategic leadership role in driving the medium and long-term manufacturing of the company. The incumbent would be responsible for the entire gamut of Production Planning, Manufacturing, Supply chain, Industrial & Process Engineering, Materials and Internal Logistics across company operations which covering 2 manufacturing facilities in North India.

Company Background

• Our client is a leading listed Indian entity engaged in the manufacturing of capital equipment, with revenues of INR 2,000 Crs.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive overall manufacturing performance by establishing a culture of operational discipline, predictability, productivity, and continuous improvement.
• Lead optimization of manufacturing operations through robust processes, systems, performance metrics, and benchmarks to enhance efficiency and cost effectiveness.
• Implement manufacturing best practices and world-class operating standards to improve productivity, asset utilization, throughput, and overall operational efficiency.
• Build a culture of continuous improvement by fostering employee engagement, cross-functional collaboration, problem-solving, and ownership of operational performance.
• Develop and maintain a safe, cost-effective, sustainable, and environmentally compliant manufacturing infrastructure.
• Lead and drive change management initiatives across people, processes, systems, and technology to enable business transformation and sustainable performance improvement.
• Establish departmental goals, KPIs, and deliverables aligned with the organization’s long-term strategy, and drive accountability for their achievement.
• Develop and execute a digital manufacturing roadmap aligned with business strategy, prioritizing initiatives based on operational impact, scalability, ROI, and technology readiness.
• Lead benchmarking and adoption of emerging manufacturing technologies, automation solutions, and digital practices to maintain a competitive and future-ready manufacturing organization.
• Ensure adherence to applicable statutory, regulatory, EHS, environmental, and manufacturing compliance requirements, with effective governance, controls, audits, and corrective-action mechanisms.
• Build & upskill the current team along with hiring lateral hires and effectively managing contractual workforce.
• Lead and drive end-to-end Supply Chain excellence, costing, integrating demand and production planning, MRP, procurement, inventory management, warehousing, logistics and distribution, while closely coordinating with Sales & Marketing to ensure optimal material availability and seamless fulfilment.
• Buy vs. Make decisions, outsourcing; Drive vendor development and assessment, including capability building and development of the local ancillary/vendor base.
• Own end-to-end procurement, covering raw materials, capital goods, spares and other purchases.
• Provide directions and conduct regular reviews of the SCM team across the 2 sites

Candidate Profile

• Age up to 53 years
• Engineer from a reputed institute with post- graduation qualification
• 25+ years of experience in Manufacturing Operations function of a large/ medium sized Engineering organization; of which at least 10+ years as Head of a Manufacturing Unit or in a senior strategic management position in a medium/ large sized Company/ Plant ideally multi locations.
• Demonstrated experience having worked in a Discrete manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of core manufacturing processes, including Machining, Assembly, Fabrication, Sheet Metal and related processes.
• Expertise in Lean Manufacturing/ World class manufacturing systems with a strong orientation towards process improvement - preferably in mechanical engineering industry.
• Experience of working with organizations with strong focus on exports with capability of having technical discussions with international customers.
• The incumbent should have worked with organizations that have a high focus on Innovation.
• Technology savvy