Operations Leader

As a part of the expansion at regional level, we are looking for an Operations Leader in Bangalore to take care of the business in the APJ region.
We are looking for a well organized and experienced leader that can manage MDC operations from the BEF plant in India, with experience in solutions and international markets.

Job Description:
You will take care of the day-to-day operations and production: engineering, planning, manufacturing, warehouse, procurement, finance, and testing, reporting to the Operation's Director. Leading a group of people with different roles in the plant. And at the same time, interacting with a larger group -GSC- inside the organization to make the most of the operations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Managing the plant in the most efficient way to maximize the profitability from the manufacturing activities. Owning the P&L of the plant.
• Managing and coordinating a team of people -direct and indirect reports-,
• Setting and following up goals and key indicators for the plant and teams,
• Plant organization: leading production processes, plant capacity, capabilities required, plant resources and flows. Inventory control -managing stocks, WIP, kanban-. Planning -MRP and JIT-. Project supervision and control. Working with supply chain to stablish the proper flows, ensuring the material and equipment (IG/OG), and selecting the proper network of partners (cost, delivery, quality, and safety). To supervise the purchasing: IG and OG,
• Issue resolution during manufacturing and testing,
• Managing the plant efficiently, applying lean management, kaizen and/or six sigma methodologies when required,
• Implementing different strategies to standardize production and sub-assemblies. Leveraging the company digital tools and processes,
• Project/ Solution control, supervision and follow up: technically and financially. Identifying project deviations that may compromise budget and delivery,
• Ability to work on a highly Engineering To Order environment,
• Deploying SPS into the plant: from SIM meetings to plant organization,
• Working with Quality to ensure a safe environment for the persons who work in the plant and delivering a first-class solution to our customers,
• Leading QVE and continuous improvement at plant level and collaborating with R&D when required. Leading the innovation programs for the plant,
• Active participation on opportunity reviews and issue escalation, with region sales team,
• Working with different departments inside the organization: project management, tendering, quality, and H&S.
• Reporting to the Operations Director and issue escalation through RACI matrix including the customer,

Qualifications

Requirements / Qualifications:
• Engineer with a master's degree,
• 8+ years of experience as a plant manager or production manager,
• 5+ years managing projects and solutions,
• Proactive, Self-motivated, Organized, disciplined, solution oriented and decisive,
• Detail oriented
• Open and approachable persona,
• Ability to engage with customers,
• Demonstrated ability to drive results in an entrepreneurial, fast-moving organization.
• Finance acumen to manage the plant P&L,
• Leadership skills,
• Experience working on international markets, being flexible to adapt to multi country multi time zones management of activities,
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency in English,
• Proficiency in Microsoft tools and SW,
• Basic ERP -Oracle/SAP- knowledge,
• BIM experience is a plus,
• Ability to travel 20% of your time, both domestically and internationally to support the projects and factories if needed,
We know skills and competencies show up in many ways and can be based on your life experience. If you do not necessarily meet all the requirements that are listed, we still encourage you to apply for the position.

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Schedule: Full-time
Req: 00924Y