Chief Executive Officer - Metals/Metallurgy

IMPORTANT ELIGIBILITY NOTE:

Candidates will be considered only from the Steel, Alloys, Lead, Non-Ferrous Metals, Metal Processing, Metal Recycling, Smelting, Refining, or closely related metal industries. Candidates from unrelated industries will not be considered.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Vision, Strategy & Business Growth:

- Develop and execute the company's 35 year strategic growth plan in consultation with the Chairman and Board.

- Identify new business opportunities across lead, lead alloys, recycling, refining, and adjacent industrial sectors.

- Drive domestic and international market expansion.

- Evaluate opportunities for capacity expansion, new plants, acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic alliances, and diversification.

- Build a scalable business model capable of supporting significant future growth.

- Establish clear annual and long-term business objectives and ensure organization-wide execution.

2. Full P&L & Financial Leadership:

- Assume overall P&L responsibility for the organization.

- Drive revenue growth, EBITDA improvement, profitability, cash generation, and return on capital.

- Lead annual budgeting, business planning, forecasting, and capital allocation.

- Optimize working capital, inventory, receivables, procurement costs, and operating expenses.

- Work closely with the CFO, lenders, investors, auditors, and financial institutions.

- Develop appropriate funding and capital strategies for expansion.

- Establish financial discipline, performance dashboards, and management reporting systems.

3. Manufacturing & Operational Excellence:

- Provide strategic leadership across manufacturing, smelting, refining, recycling, engineering, maintenance, quality, and plant operations.

- Improve plant productivity, capacity utilization, yield, recovery rates, energy efficiency, and overall equipment effectiveness.

- Drive continuous improvement and lean manufacturing initiatives.

- Establish world-class operational KPIs and accountability mechanisms.

- Ensure high standards of product quality, reliability, productivity, and delivery.

- Lead modernization and automation initiatives wherever commercially viable.

4. Procurement, Supply Chain & Raw Material Security:

- Develop a robust and scalable raw-material procurement strategy.

- Strengthen relationships with suppliers, recyclers, industrial customers, and other strategic partners.

- Improve sourcing efficiency, pricing discipline, logistics, inventory management, and supply continuity.

- Build a resilient supply chain capable of supporting future capacity expansion.

5. Sales, Marketing & International Expansion:

- Develop and execute an aggressive domestic and international sales strategy.

- Expand the company's customer base across industrial, automotive, battery, manufacturing, and other relevant markets.

- Build long-term strategic relationships with key customers.

- Develop export markets and strengthen international distribution channels.

- Lead pricing strategy, customer segmentation, product positioning, and commercial negotiations.

- Strengthen the company's brand and reputation within the metals and recycling industry.

6. Sustainability, ESG & Regulatory Excellence:

- Champion environmentally responsible manufacturing and recycling practices.

- Ensure strict adherence to applicable environmental, health, safety, statutory, and regulatory requirements.

- Drive sustainability, resource efficiency, energy optimization, emissions reduction, and responsible waste-management initiatives.

- Strengthen the company's ESG framework and reputation as a responsible industrial organization.

- Maintain constructive relationships with regulators, government authorities, industry bodies, and local stakeholders.

7. Organization Building & Leadership:

- Build and lead a high-caliber senior management team.

- Establish clear organizational structures, roles, KPIs, performance systems, and accountability.

- Recruit, develop, mentor, and retain top leadership talent.

- Build succession plans for critical leadership positions.

- Create a culture of ownership, performance, innovation, integrity, and continuous improvement.

- Professionalize systems and processes as the organization scales.

8. Governance & Risk Management:

- Establish strong corporate governance and internal-control frameworks.

- Identify, assess, and mitigate strategic, financial, operational, commercial, regulatory, and reputational risks.

- Ensure timely and transparent reporting to the Chairman and Board.

- Maintain the highest standards of ethics, integrity, compliance, and corporate responsibility.

9. Technology & Digital Transformation:

- Drive digital transformation across manufacturing and corporate functions.

- Introduce appropriate ERP, MIS, business intelligence, automation, and data-driven decision-making systems.

- Establish real-time management dashboards for production, sales, finance, procurement, inventory, and profitability.

- Leverage technology to improve productivity, transparency, and scalability.

10. Board & Stakeholder Management:

- Serve as the principal executive interface between management and the Chairman / Board of Directors.

- Present strategic plans, budgets, business performance, risks, and investment proposals to the Board.

- Build strong relationships with customers, suppliers, banks, investors, government authorities, regulators, consultants, and industry associations.

- Represent the organization at important industry, commercial, and government forums.

Candidate Profile:

Education:

- MBA / PGDM / equivalent qualification from a reputed institution preferred.

- Engineering, metallurgy, finance, operations, or other relevant technical/business education will be an advantage.

- Candidates with strong industry experience and exceptional leadership track records may also be considered irrespective of academic specialization.

Experience:

- 20+ years of overall professional experience, with significant experience in senior executive leadership.

- Proven track record as CEO, Business Head, President, COO, Managing Director, Executive Director, or equivalent senior leadership position.

- Experience in metals, metallurgy, lead, battery recycling, non-ferrous metals, recycling, manufacturing, industrial products, or related sectors strongly preferred.

- Demonstrated experience managing a substantial P&L and large-scale operations.

- Experience in scaling businesses, transforming organizations, or leading companies through significant growth phases.

- Strong exposure to manufacturing operations, commercial management, international business, and strategic expansion.