Manager - Competitiveness & Transformation

This is a role within the Castrol organization, and the successful candidate will become part of the Castrol ring-fence. If you are part of the ring-fence, it is expected that your employment will move with Castrol to new ownership.

About the role:

We are looking for someone to join our Competitiveness & Transformation (C&T) team in supply chain to drive the execution of projects and initiatives within our BTC Pune team in Castrol. These projects typically involve transformational changes across our value chain, including to our product & raw material portfolio, supply chain network and manufacturing sites.

Shift Timing: 12:30 pm - 9:30 pm (Oct-Mar) / 11:30 am - 8:30 pm (Apr-Sep)

What you will deliver (responsibilities):

• Lead or support projects focused on driving competitiveness & transformation for one of Castrols Performance Units (PUs)
• Support the execution of the C&T agenda, including PCC (Product Cost Competitiveness), OCC (Operational Cost Competitiveness), Industrialization , digital initiatives and Transformation.
• Improve the competitiveness and efficiency of Castrol supply chain by ensuring projects are executed at PU level effectively and with maximum pace to capture value.
• Collaborate with C&T colleagues within PU and global to ensure effective handover and continuity as projects progress through their lifecycle.
• Support the C&T ideation process to build a continual pipeline of opportunities for Competitiveness & Transformation
• Adopt project management best practice to manage timelines/milestones, risks, interdependencies, resources, budgets and value delivery
• Perform comprehensive supply chain cost modelling across multiple variables, enable data driven decision making and business case preparation and validation for supply chain modelling scenarios
• Work closely with stakeholders across Supply Chain teams such Manufacturing, Planning, Procurement, Logistics, customer fulfilment and cross functional teams Marketing, Technology, digital teams and Performance Units, ensure cross functional alignment and maximize potential for project success
• Support effective tracking of value delivery and status reporting for Team, Project Governance and Leadership.

What you will need to be successful:

• 12 to 15 years' experience, ideally within Lubricants, chemicals or FMCG industries, with a solid track record of delivery
• Solid project management experience, ideally with formal qualification (e.g. PMP, Prince)
• Data analysis experience, coupled with the ability to use analytics tools (e.g. Excel, Power BI) to identify insights, solve problems & make decisions.
• Proven experience developing relationships & managing stakeholders across different teams and org levels
• Ability to manage a diverse set of activities and prioritize effectively to achieve optimum result for the organization
• Able to collaborate effectively with others across different teams, cultures and geographies.

You will work with:

• Work with colleagues within the PU-based C&T teams to jointly deliver the C&T agenda
• PPD global
• Share, support and learn from other C&T team members within the BTC Pune team.