ROLE SUMMARY
Your role as a Manufacturing Operations Leader will be to own, build and run the manufacturing function at Karkhana.io. It’s a unique role with a lot of opportunities to learn, and to contribute towards building a manufacturing-as-a-service platform. This is a hands-on leadership role that includes ownership of project delivery, quality, customer satisfaction, strategy & roadmap, process development & implementation, and driving business results. You’ll love this job, if you like building things from first-principles, have a passion for supply chain and manufacturing, and are ambitious to want your imprint on India’s manufacturing ecosystem!
ELIGIBILITY
We are looking for a senior professional (10+ years experience)
- with a demonstrated experience in manufacturing technology and operations, preferably in industries such as electric mobility,medical devices, robotics & automation, consumer electronics
- having a strong grasp of project and contract management and in developing strong processes with suppliers,
- who has led, mentored and nurtured diverse teams
- with excellent communication, interpersonal and influencing skills
- willing to get involved in details and get-hands dirty
RESPONSIBILITY
- Lead the manufacturing team in executing best practices, and achieving performance goals
- End-to-end management of manufacturing projects in conjunction with the sales and sourcing team
- Drive adoption of our digital platform across the supply chain
- Build processes to achieve objectives related to timelines, quality, cost and customer satisfaction
- Ensure strong communication between teams to facilitate efficient execution
- Build, nurture and manage relationships with key suppliers and customers
- Establish cost control systems, actively optimize project spends and working capital
- Partner in decisions on supplier setups to improve cycle time on delivery of project
- Develop training plan for internal team and work with suppliers to improve productivity
