Job Description
Designation: Operations Head
Reporting - Director
Company - Walking Tree India Pvt Ltd
Location MIDC, Andheri,Mumbai
Company Overview
We are a luxury jewelry global powerhouse, with over 120 years of legacy and 3 design studios catering to retailers globally, along with building human-centric brands Her Story and Unsaid for consumers.
Our aim is to make jewelry more relevant to the evolving new customer, with superior craftsmanship and stories told in design. We do this with a deep knowledge of our consumers, centering everything we do, from in-sighting to creation, around them. Helping create new desires in the world of jewelry.
At Walking Tree, we help retailers stay relevant, with jewelry that continues to evolve with the modern-day customer. We reimagine classic jewelry techniques, cuts, categories, colors and more to create contemporary and creative collections that deliver the beat of the new-age consumer. With a 1000+ talented team and 100+ designers, we have created over 40 collections for retailers pan India.
Our design team takes inspiration from sharp consumer insights creating jewelry that's in sync with the modern shopper's lifestyle.
We work with retailers and brands across India, the Middle East and other parts of the world to make jewelry more exciting for the evolving new customer.
Our commitment has always been to evolve with them in a way that reinforces their relevance and celebrates their audience's distinctive styles.
Website
https://www.walkingtree.co/
Overall Purpose of the Role:
- Strategic and tactical responsibility for implementing manufacturing strategy and strategic operational goals to exceed customer expectations for product quality, cost and delivery, maximizing efficiency, optimizing production levels and driving operational excellence
- Work closely with internal and external key stakeholders, regarding technical support for activities, striving for best in class products and business practices to deliver to the customer's expectations, managing teams and projects across the business
- Provide clear leadership and vision, inspire and motivate staff to achieve excellence and mentor them as they develop new skills. Drive Key Performance Indicators across all areas of the Manufacturing function to ensure that all projects are delivered on cost and on time to the highest quality standards
- Ensure Health, Safety and Environmental issues are prioritized and facilitated, direct and drive implementation of Lean Business strategy and drive Continuous Improvement across all manufacturing related areas of the business
Responsibilities:
- Developing, aligning, and integrating a manufacturing strategy and action plan in line with companies strategic and financial direction along with all stakeholders and functions, as needed
- Establish, plan, and control functional and investment budgets of the Production department
- Drive a mastery of production processes knowledge & management through organizational capability improvement strategies
- Promote and improve the quality of the products by improving yields, eliminating escapes, and improving manufacturing processes, continuously
- Build a strong culture of compliance with adherence to quality system requirements in addition to corporate policies and training requirements
- In partnership with process engineering and product development teams, seamlessly transition new products into production
- Ensure proactive engagement, representation, and support by Manufacturing for Development Projects to ensure future products meet operational efficiency goals
- Develop effective communication and positive working relationships with other departments, thus ensuring team effort in determining priorities and achieving production goals
- Constantly working towards designing & driving Continuous Improvement Plans across policies, procedures, and systems, with a firm eye on bringing in efficiency in operations in alignment with business goals while driving coordination between support and business functions
- Playing a pivotal role in assessing & addressing issues while streamlining operating infrastructure, consolidating administrative functions, organizing labor and enhancing purchase methodology
Preferred Experience:
- Excellent Strategic acumen with an business orientation
- Experience in skilling people, handling larger teams and human resource orientation would be valuable
