Company: STITCH MES
Location: NCR / Bangalore (Extensive travel across India required)
Experience: 810 Years
Industry: Apparel Manufacturing / Manufacturing Technology
Position Overview
STITCH MES is seeking an experienced Operations Manager with strong exposure to apparel manufacturing and manufacturing technology (MES/ERP). The role requires end-to-end ownership of MES implementation projects across multiple factory sites, driving operational excellence and ensuring measurable improvements in productivity, efficiency, and system adoption.
The ideal candidate will act as a bridge between factory operations and technology teams, ensuring seamless execution and digital transformation on the shop floor.
Key Responsibilities
- Operational Delivery & Client Engagement
Engage with apparel manufacturing clients to understand production workflows and operational challenges.
Act as the primary point of contact for client leadership during implementation and transformation projects.
Translate factory processes into structured MES configurations and SOPs.
Drive alignment across production, planning, quality, and warehouse teams.
Ensure strong stakeholder communication and governance throughout the project lifecycle.
- MES Implementation & Execution
Own end-to-end MES deployments across multiple factory locations.
Lead business process mapping, system configuration, testing, go-live, and stabilization.
Ensure accurate implementation across production tracking, line efficiency, quality control, downtime monitoring, and inventory integration.
Manage project timelines, risks, and cross-functional coordination with product and engineering teams.
Monitor post-go-live adoption and drive continuous improvement based on operational KPIs.
- Operations Excellence & Continuous Improvement
Identify operational bottlenecks and recommend process optimization initiatives.
Drive data-led decision-making using MES dashboards and reports.
Standardize best practices across multi-site deployments.
Support clients in building scalable and digitally mature factory operations.
- Team Leadership & Governance
Lead and mentor on-ground deployment teams and functional consultants.
Ensure structured documentation, reporting, and compliance with project governance standards.
Foster a high-ownership, execution-focused team culture.
Collaborate with product teams to provide field insights for product enhancement.
Qualifications
- Graduate degree in Engineering, Operations, Textile, Industrial Management, or related field.
- 810 years of experience in apparel manufacturing operations, factory management, or technology-led transformation roles.
- Strong hands-on exposure to MES / ERP / manufacturing digitization systems.
- Deep understanding of production planning, line balancing, efficiency tracking, inventory management, quality control, and supply chain processes in apparel factories.
- Experience handling multi-site or large factory environments.
- Strong analytical, project management, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to work in fast-paced, high-growth environments.
- Willingness to travel extensively across client factory locations.
- Must own a personal vehicle for local factory travel and on-ground client visits.
About STITCH MES
STITCH MES is redefining how garment and textile factories operate. We are a smart factory technology company building powerful MES solutions that bring real-time visibility, control, and efficiency to the shop floor. Through our SHaaS (Software + Hardware as a Service) model, we combine software, IoT devices, implementation, and ongoing support into one seamless subscriptionmaking factory digitization simple and scalable.
We work with leading manufacturers across India, Turkey, Bangladesh, Indonesia, and Sri Lanka, driving measurable productivity gains and operational transparency. Backed by a culture of innovation, ownership, and collaboration, our diverse team is passionate about solving real factory problems and building technology that creates tangible impact on the ground.
If you are excited about transforming factory operations through technology and want to drive real on-ground impact, we would love to hear from you.
Website: https://stitchmes.com
