Vice President Operations

Role purpose

Own manufacturing across all plants as a single P&L. Deliver output, cost, quality and delivery, and replace jugaad with process discipline.

Key responsibilities

• P&L ownership: direct accountability for plant revenue, margin and EBITDA across multiple plants.
• Multi-plant leadership: lead plant heads and set common standards, KPIs and reviews.
• Process spread: run the sheet metal/press, forging, casting, machining and finishing lines, and the assembly lines.
• Operational excellence: drive Lean, TPM, OEE, Kaizen, 5S and cycle-time and scrap reduction.
• Digital manufacturing: introduce Industry 4.0 (shop-floor data capture, IoT/MES, OEE dashboards, automation) and use data for decisions.
• ERP discipline: run planning, production and costing through SAP.
• Capex and capacity: plan machines, tooling and layout, and evaluate and execute expansion.
• Quality and compliance: work with Quality on ISO 9001/14001, SMETA and customer audits. IATF readiness is a plus.
• Cost and supply chain: manage make-vs-buy, vendor development, and cost and inventory control.
• People and culture: build a plant leadership bench and a discipline culture.

Must-have requirements

• 18–21 years in manufacturing, of which 5 or more years are in Plant Head/GM roles (band of 16–21 years)
• Multi-plant exposure with a stated P&L figure, not just “yes”
• Sheet metal/press shop and forging depth, with named specifics such as tonnages and machine types
• Lean/TPM with quantified results
• SAP working knowledge
• B.Tech/B.E. Mechanical (full-time, accredited)
• Stable tenure, with no recent rapid job changes

Good-to-have

• Casting, machining and finishing exposure
• Experience in cookware, T&D, telecom or auto aftermarket
• Industry 4.0 projects with a concrete example
• IATF/auditor exposure