Vice President - Operations | Ferro Alloys & Metals

Established Ferro Alloys & Metals Group with Pan-India Presence · India

Established Ferro Alloys & Metals Group with Pan-India Presence

Proxima Executive Search has been mandated by a well-established Bengaluru-headquartered business group in the Ferro Alloys, Metals and Minerals sector to identify an accomplished Vice President – Operations .

The Group has a long-standing industry presence spanning manufacturing, trading, sourcing and distribution of Ferro Alloys, Metals, Minerals, Ores and allied metallurgical products . It caters to a diversified customer base comprising steel plants, foundries and other manufacturing industries , supported by an established pan-India distribution and warehousing network.

The position will be based in Bengaluru , reporting directly to the Director , with responsibility for leading two manufacturing units located in Andhra Pradesh.

The Opportunity

The Vice President – Operations will be a hands-on techno-commercial leader responsible for driving manufacturing performance while also contributing to customer management, business growth, projects and organizational effectiveness.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide overall leadership to two manufacturing plants located in Andhra Pradesh .
• Deliver targeted production output, cost, quality, productivity and operational-efficiency parameters .
• Drive improvements in furnace productivity, yield, recovery, energy efficiency and manufacturing costs .
• Ensure plant reliability, process discipline and consistent achievement of production plans.
• Lead Key Account Management and strengthen relationships with existing customers.
• Identify and generate additional business opportunities from existing clientele .
• Lead people and process management , building accountability and performance orientation across manufacturing operations.
• Oversee brownfield projects, capacity enhancement, debottlenecking and operational-improvement initiatives .
• Ensure projects are executed within agreed cost, schedule, quality and performance parameters .
• Drive cross-functional coordination across Manufacturing, Maintenance, Quality, Projects, Supply Chain, Commercial and Finance.
• Oversee general administration of manufacturing operations.
• Ensure adherence to safety, statutory, environmental and regulatory requirements.
• Provide regular operational and business-performance updates to the Director.

Critical Experience Requirement

Hands-on experience in managing manufacturing units operating Submerged Arc Furnaces (SAF) and/or Alumino-Thermic Furnaces is a critical requirement for this position.

Ideal Candidate Profile

We are looking for an accomplished operations leader with:

• 20+ years of progressive manufacturing and operations experience , preferably in Ferro Alloys, Metals or allied metallurgical industries.
• Significant senior leadership experience as VP – Operations / Head – Operations / Manufacturing Head / Plant Head or equivalent .
• Proven experience managing multiple manufacturing units .
• Strong hands-on exposure to Submerged Arc Furnace (SAF) and/or Alumino-Thermic Furnace operations .
• Demonstrated ability to deliver improvements in output, productivity, quality, yield, cost and operational efficiency .
• Experience in brownfield projects, capacity expansion and process improvement .
• Exposure to Key Account Management and business development from existing customers .
• Strong people leadership and cross-functional management capabilities.
• Sound commercial and financial understanding of manufacturing operations.
• Engineering qualification, preferably in Metallurgy, Mechanical, Chemical or an allied discipline .