JOB SUMMARY
To lead and govern end-to-end corporate projects on strategic expansion initiatives. The role integrates professional project management discipline, capex governance, technology scouting, procurement leadership, site execution, and strategic asset development, ensuring creation of world-class, compliant, future-ready manufacturing and infrastructure assets aligned with business strategy.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Corporate Project Management & Governance
- Lead complete project lifecycle management: concept, feasibility, DPR, budgeting, planning, execution, commissioning, and handover.
- Apply structured project management frameworks (PMBOK/PRINCE2/Stage-Gate).
- Establish governance mechanisms including steering committees, review forums, risk management frameworks, and escalation protocols.
- Ensure scope, cost, schedule, quality, and compliance control across all projects.
- Maintain centralized project documentation, dashboards, and reporting systems.
2. CAPEX Planning & Financial Governance
- Develop and manage corporate Capex portfolios and budgets.
- Prepare investment proposals, ROI models, IRR analysis, and business cases for leadership approvals.
- Monitor project financials, cost variance, forecasts, and capital deployment.
- Ensure compliance with financial controls, audit frameworks, and corporate approval matrices.
3. Procurement, Negotiation & Commercial Leadership
o Manufacturing equipment & machinery
o Process systems o Packaging lines
o Utilities & infrastructure
o Automation & digital systems
o Land, buildings, and strategic assets
- Drive vendor evaluation, RFQs, techno-commercial assessments, and final selections.
- Lead commercial negotiations, contract structuring, SLAs, warranties, and risk clauses.
- Coordinate with Legal, Finance, and Procurement for contracts and governance.
4. Site Execution & Asset Delivery
- Lead site-level execution through regular site visits and reviews.
- Ensure compliance with GMP, safety standards, statutory regulations, and nutraceutical regulatory frameworks.
- Manage contractors, consultants, EPC partners, architects, and project vendors.
- Ensure quality assurance, safety compliance, and execution excellence.
5. Technology Scouting & Innovation Integration
- Track global innovations, emerging technologies, and new inventions in nutraceutical, pharma, and food processing industries.
- Monitor advancements in manufacturing systems, extraction technologies, formulation systems, automation, digital manufacturing, sustainability, and green technologies.
- Build and maintain a Corporate Technology Radar and innovation pipeline.
- Evaluate technology readiness, scalability, regulatory compliance, and commercial viability.
- Map new technologies into corporate capex strategy and long-term investment planning.
- Lead pilot projects, proof-of-concept initiatives, and technology adoption programs.
6. Stakeholder Leadership & Governance
- Act as the central coordination point between leadership, operations, engineering, quality, regulatory, finance, legal, and external partners.
- Provide leadership updates, dashboards, MIS, and governance reports.
- Ensure transparency, accountability, and strong corporate governance practices
2. SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
Qualifications & Experience:
- B.E / B.Tech in Engineering (Chemical)
- MBA / PGDM (Operations / Project Management / Finance) – Preferred
- Certifications (Preferred): • PMP / PRINCE2 / CPM
- Lean Six Sigma (Green/Black Belt)
- 20 –25 years of structured project management experience
- Proven leadership in corporate projects and capex portfolios
- Experience in nutraceutical / pharma / food processing / FMCG manufacturing sectors
- Strong exposure to greenfield and brownfield project environments
- Experience in technology integration and modernization programs
