Role:
To be responsible for overall planning, organizing, directing, and running optimum day-to-day operations, to deliver the business expectations.
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
Key Functional competencies:
- Understanding of the Local Jewelry retail market
- Passionate about jewelry/fashion
- Research-oriented and keeping oneself updated with the luxury market trends
Preferred Experience:
- Minimum 15 years of experience in handling Operations profiles
- Experience in family-run business will be preferred
- Experience in skilling people, handling larger teams, and human resource orientation would be valuable