Vice President - Manufacturing - Pharma/API

Vice President - Manufacturing:

Vice President - Manufacturing will be responsible to facilitate the planned aggressive growth trajectory for the company. The incumbent will be responsible to company operations spanning Manufacturing, Maintenance, Projects, QC, QA, EHS, Procurement, Logistics, Government affairs and coordination with HR/Admin in a manner that the company vision and goals are met.

Reporting and Location:

The position will report to Managing Director and will be based at Mumbai.

Accountabilities:

- Operations of two sites - One (existing) and Other (Upcoming) - operational excellence and resource management across the 2 sites.

- Key business metrics - Delivery, Quality and Cost optimization across the plants and products.

- Implementing policies and process across departments to ensure best in class operations.

- Monitoring operational performance, analysing gaps and implementing actions to improve.

- Ensuring operational compliance to all internal and external norms and rules.

- Leading and ensuring successful outcome of all audits by Regulatory agencies like US FDA, PMDA, EU, UKMHRA, ANVISA, etc. and Customers.

- Developing positive, long term and strong relationships with vendors/suppliers. Ensuring effective negotiation with vendors and partners on purchase agreements and vendor contracts.

- Projects - expansion / debottlenecking / modernisation.

- Scale-up, optimisation and commercialisation of new products developed by R&D.

- Preparing budgets, setting KRAs / targets, review, governance, internal audit and regulatory compliances.

- Ensuring execution and compliance of all safety standards.

- Formulation of policies and execution of best practices and standards in manufacturing, process optimization/simplification, quality systems, EHS, preventive maintenance, people hiring, development / training and cost control.

- Ensuring a cordial Industrial relation (IR) in plants and ensure all people/Happiness Framework related initiatives are fully implemented with successful outcomes.

- Strategic partner in the formulation of a long-term strategy for the Company along with the Managing Director and guidance of the board.

Desired Candidate Profile:

- B. Tech / M.E in Chemical Engineering with 20+ years post qualification experience in production, projects, heading operations of multi-locational plants.

- Hands-on experience in handling API manufacturing operations & cost-effective production processes (with good cGMP/compliance and productivity track record).

- Exposure to as many back-end functions like Procurement, Regulatory, Project management, R&D.

- High degree of collaboration and influencing skills to be able to work in partnership with Business Peers as well as with external stakeholders.

- High level of calibre and scalability, bias for speed and action orientation.

- Experience in a leadership position in a team management role at least for 7+ years, preferably in Pharma and Intermediates.

- Experience in having implemented optimization and operational excellence projects.

- Experience in facing Regulatory Audits - US FDA, PMDA, TGA, ANVISA etc.

- People-oriented leadership style with a focus on building strong teams. Should be an empowering leader, but should demonstrate complete ownership and be available to provide solutions in critical situations.