Job description:

Designation Production manager or assistant - high end ladies hand embroidery and stitching units.
Function Manufacturing - Ladies hand embroidery and stitching units
Reporting To CMO / CEO
Location Kolkata
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Evaluate current capabilities and identify the opportunities for optimization.
- Identify future opportunities and invest on capabilities through infrastructure facilities, technology and partnership
- Translate international benchmark practices and products with a view of giving a competitive advantage to the business
- Assess technology requirements and recommend expansion plans.
- Convert the articulated long-term business strategy into ABPs (Activity Based Plans)
- Drive aggressive goal setting for yearly targets for various parameters like profit, volume and value
- Create structure and processes to create and establish the business in consultation with customers to understand their requirements and articulate the key business drivers.
- Invest in building up a culture of continuous improvement and innovation
- Continuously benchmark with the best practices of related industries and constantly upgrade to Next practice
- Build an empowered work culture with multi-layer leadership and engagement levels
- Assess the prevailing productivity norms and compare them with best standards
- Assess the productivity gaps and suggest means to reduce them.
- Ensure standardization across all factories.
- Monitor and review performance to ensure no slippages
- Ensure reduction of cost of manufacturing by reducing wastage and resource optimization
- Foster open communication and collaboration with other departments.
- Coordinate effectively with sales, marketing, and design teams to align production goals
- Directs people strategy in line with business requirements and ensures timely availability of resources and investments
- Ensure the development of top-quality talent at all levels of manufacturing and to create a successful succession pipeline.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:
- Bachelor's in Textile or similar
GENERAL SKILLS REQUIRED:
- A similar industry background is couture manufacturing in designed houses
- Fabric, Non Fabric, Embroidery, Prints & Dyes etc.