Senior Manager

Job Purpose

To drive business excellence initiatives across manufacturing operations and corporate functions by implementing continuous improvement methodologies, optimizing processes, enhancing productivity, reducing operational costs, and establishing a performance-driven culture across the organization. The role will focus on Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, TPM, process standardization, KPI management, and operational efficiency.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Business Excellence Strategy and Deployment

-Develop and implement business excellence initiatives aligned with organizational goals and plant-level business objectives.

-Identify opportunities to improve operational performance, streamline processes, and enhance resource utilization.

- Mapping TPM requirement and its plan to implement across all locations

2. Continuous Improvement and Lean Manufacturing

-Lead Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, 5S, Value Stream Mapping (VSM), Daily Work Management (DWM), and Six Sigma initiatives.

-Identify and eliminate process inefficiencies, bottlenecks, non-value-added activities, and material wastage.

-Drive low-cost automation, process optimization, and layout improvement projects.

-Apply Root Cause Analysis (RCA), FMEA, and other problem-solving tools to improve process reliability and prevent recurring issues.

- Ensure sustained implementation of improvement projects with measurable business benefits.

3. Cost Optimization and Productivity Improvement

- Identify and execute cost-saving initiatives across manufacturing and business functions.

- Drive reduction in manufacturing costs, material consumption, rejection, rework, and operational losses.

- Collaborate with Finance and Operations teams to validate cost savings and quantify project benefits.

- Improve Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), manpower productivity, resource utilization, and energy efficiency.

- Putting annual Continuous Improvement Project (CIP) plan in relation to bottom line and driving

- Putting VSM and leadtime reduction plan and its excecution

- Driving SPQDCM across all plants

- Driving Kaizen activites across all plants

- Drving low cost automation to improve productivity and reducing human work content

4. Digital Transformation and Data Analytics

- Identify opportunities for process automation, digitization, and technology-driven improvements.

- Implement data-driven decision-making through MIS reports, dashboards, and performance analytics.

- Collaborate with IT and functional teams to improve reporting systems and operational visibility.

- Leverage tools such as Excel, Power BI, and relevant manufacturing analytics platforms to monitor business performance.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

- Cost savings achieved through improvement projects.

- Improvement in productivity and capacity utilization.

- Reduction in rejection, rework, and material wastage.

- Improvement in OEE and equipment utilization.

- Number of Kaizen and Six Sigma projects implemented.

- Percentage of improvement projects completed within timelines.

- SOP standardization and process compliance across plants.

- Closure rate of audit findings and corrective actions.

- Employee participation in continuous improvement initiatives.

- Sustainability of implemented improvements and realized business benefits.