Lead - Enterprise Excellence

Job Requirements

About Godrej Industries Group (GIG)

At the Godrej Industries Group, we are privileged to serve over 1.1 billion consumers globally through our businesses with market leadership positions in the consumer products, real estate, agriculture, financial services and chemicals industries.

https://www.godrejindustries.com/

About Godrej Industries Limited (Chemicals)

Godrej Industries Limited (Chemicals Division) is one of the oldest businesses of the Godrej Industries Group with a rich legacy and a pioneering presence in the Chemical Industry. We proactively collaborate with our partners to create sustainable solutions in the Oleochemicals, Derivatives and Surfactants market.

https://www.godrejchemicals.com/

About The Role

The Enterprise Excellence Lead is responsible for designing, implementing and sustaining robust business processes, internal controls and continuous improvement frameworks across key business functions. The role drives operational excellence through process governance, audits, stakeholder alignment and capability building.

This role will also support in driving certain specific enterprise-wide projects reporting to the CEO and working with senior leadership as well as related stakeholders in achieving the desired outcomes. This role will support processes and projects in both chemical companies GCHEM as well as ASTEC.

This role will be housed in GCHEM while supporting the entire Chemicals platform.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and deploy a DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control) or similar effective framework across key business processes across both companies.
• Identify critical processes and workstreams requiring immediate implementation and governance.
• Design systems and mechanisms for effective implementation of approved processes and workflows.
• Design measures and metrics to assess effective working and utilization of the processes developed and implemented.
• Align stakeholders and drive adoption before process design and rollout.
• Prepare a system / calendar for audit of the process's / work streams (both for regular and surprise audits)
• Continuously review and improve processes in line with business changes and industry best practices.
• Support successful completion of control audits with internal and statutory auditors.
• Ensure training of employees and process owners on new processes, controls and workflows while driving a culture of operational excellence, compliance and continuous improvement.
• Work with the CEO and senior leadership on key enterprise-wide projects of critical importance. Develop and maintain a dashboard on the progress of these projects till the outcomes are achieved.
  
  

Who are we looking for

Education

• Six Sigma Black Belt certification with a Degree in Chemical Engineering / CA / MBA / equivalent professional qualification
  
  

Experience

• Minimum 10 years relevant experience in Process Excellence, Internal Controls, Continuous Improvement, Audit & Governance
  
  

Skills

• Strong decision-making and problem-solving ability
• Leadership capability with a focus on team development
• Digital mindset with exposure to automation and data-driven quality systems
• Strategic thinking with strong execution orientation
• Effective communication and stakeholder management
• Ability to influence without authority
• Proactive and result-oriented approach
  
  

Work Experience

10–12 years

Benefits

Be an equal parent

Childcare benefits for the birthing parent, commissioning parent (in case of surrogacy) or adoptive parent, and their partners

• 6 months of paid leave for primary caregivers, flexible work options on return for primary caregivers
• 2 months paid leave for secondary caregivers
• Caregiver travel for primary caregivers to bring a caregiver and children under a year old, on work travel
  
  

Coverage for childbirth and fertility treatment

No place for discrimination at Godrej

Gender-neutral anti-harassment policy 

Same sex partner benefits at par with married spouses 

Coverage for gender reassignment surgery and hormone replacement therapy

Community partnerships and advocacy

Persons with Disability (PwD) care

We Are Selfish About Your Wellness 

Comprehensive health insurance plans, as well as accident coverage for you and your family, with top-up options 

Elder care for those who might need to extend support to senior family members 

Preventative healthcare support

Outpatient Department (OPD) coverage, including vaccinations, dental, vision, etc. 

Uncapped sick leave 

Flexible work options, including remote working and part-time work

Mental wellness and self-care programmes, resources and counselling

Celebrating wins, the Godrej Way

Structured recognition platforms for individual, team and business-level achievements 

Digital and offline instant recognition platforms

An inclusive Godrej

Before you go, there is something important we want to highlight. There is no place for discrimination at Godrej. Diversity is the philosophy of who we are as a company. And it has been over a century. It's not just in our DNA and nice to do. Being more diverse - especially having our team members reflect the diversity of our businesses and communities - helps us innovate better and grow faster. We hope this resonates with you.

We take pride in being an equal opportunities employer. We recognise merit and encourage diversity. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination on the basis of nationality, race, colour, religion, caste, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, age, or marital status and ensure equal opportunities for all our team members.

If this sounds like a role for you, apply now!

We look forward to meeting you.