Chief Operating Officer - COO

• Chief Operating Officer for a Wovens Manufacturing unit
• Greenfield project in India
• Experience in Wovens garment manufacturing

About the Business

A large Denim manufacturer is building a new production unit in India (a green field project) to increase their garment manufacturing capacity by 500,000 pieces a month. 

They are seeking a Chief Operating Officer (COO) to come onboard to run the manufacturing unit. The COO will report to the Group CEO. 

Chief Operating Officer: The Role

• Set up the Green field project (operational planning). The whole project planning and execution will be done by a separate civil engineering team on a turn-key basis
• Design and implement processes and work flow of manufacturing operations from Cut to Pack to ensure right quality and timely delivery.
• Manage the marketing/sales team to ensure orders for the capacity
• Plan and forecast resources and raw materials 
• Coordinate with Merchandising team to ensure timely feed to the production lines.
• Daily analysis of production, efficiency, quality and other plant reports and provide direction to teams consisting of staff from Production, Washing, Maintenance, Industrial Engineering, Quality, Technical, Merchandising and Planning.
• Implementing right systems to ensure smooth functioning of the unit.
• Interaction with Corporate Office on daily /weekly and monthly monitoring reports and on critical production related issues
• Work closely with the Planning Department and coordinate for the machinery requirements.
• Ensure factory meets the compliance as per technical, social and health standards.
• Ensure compliance to local laws and standards

Chief Operating Officer: The Person

• Experienced in Wovens garment manufacturing
• Experienced in setting up a Green field project and ensuring a smooth running of operations
• The ideal candidate will have a marketing background, and be able to lead a marketing function to generate orders to fill capacity
• Strong planning and process skills

• Strong leadership skills

If this sounds like you, please apply with confidence