Chief Operating Officer

The COO will lead the company's operating engine across Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Procurement, Projects, Quality, Customer Fulfilment, Business Excellence, ESG, and Digital Operations, while partnering closely with the MD & CEO to build a high-performing, future-ready organization.

This is a Board-facing leadership role with the potential to evolve into the CEO role over time, subject to demonstrated performance and leadership.

Key Responsibilities

Enterprise Operations

• Lead end-to-end business operations to deliver growth, profi tability, productivity, and execution excellence.
• Translate strategic priorities into operational plans with clear accountability and governance.
• Drive enterprise-wide operating rhythm through Monthly Business Reviews (MBRs), KPI dashboards, and cross-functional execution.

Manufacturing Excellence

• Lead all manufacturing operations with accountability for safety, quality, productivity, cost, capacity utilization, and asset reliability.
• Drive Lean Manufacturing, TPM, automation, digitization, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Improve plant effi ciency, throughput, yield, and overall manufacturing competitiveness.

Supply Chain & Procurement

• Own integrated planning, sourcing, procurement, logistics, warehousing, and distribution.
• Improve inventory productivity, forecast accuracy, supplier performance, and working capital.
• Build a resilient, agile, and cost-efficient supply chain.

Customer Fulfilment

• Deliver best-in-class order-to-delivery performance in partnership with the Commercial team.
• Improve service levels, dealer experience, order fulfi lment, and customer responsiveness.
• Drive operational excellence across the complete customer fulfi lment cycle.

Transformation & Business Excellence

• Lead enterprise transformation initiatives, including digital manufacturing, automation, process redesign, analytics, and operational governance.
• Institutionalize a culture of continuous improvement and data-driven decision-making.
• Drive simplification, standardization, and scalability across the organization.

Leadership

• Build a high-performance execution culture anchored in accountability, collaboration, speed, and ownership.
• Develop leadership capability, succession pipelines, and future operational talent.
• Serve as a strategic thought partner to the MD & CEO and the Board on business performance, operational risks, and long-term capability building.

Candidate Profile

• 20–25 years of progressive leadership experience with at least 10 years in senior enterprise operations.
• Proven track record of leading large manufacturing and supply chain businesses with P&L responsibility.
• Demonstrated success in operational transformation, productivity improvement, cost optimization, and organizational scaling.
• Experience presenting to Boards and leading cross-functional business transformation.

Preferred Industry Background

• Building Materials, Ceramics, Tiles, Cement, Paints, Industrial Manufacturing, Consumer Durables, Engineering, Process Industries, or comparable asset-intensive businesses.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering from a reputed institution.
• MBA or equivalent postgraduate qualifi cation preferred.
• Leadership Competencies - Enterprise Leadership, Strategic Execution, Operational Excellence, Financial & Commercial Acumen, Manufacturing & Supply Chain Leadership, Customer Orientation, Digital & Business Transformation, Data-Driven Decision Making, Change Leadership, Talent Development
• High Integrity with Strong Bias for Action

Success Profile: The successful candidate will have demonstrated the ability to:

• Build high-performing operational organizations.
• Deliver sustainable improvements in EBITDA and ROCE.
• Scale businesses while improving quality, productivity, and customer experience.
• Lead complex transformations with measurable business impact.
• Build leadership teams that consistently outperform.
• Operate effectively with promoters, Boards, investors, and senior leadership teams.