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Business Head Plastics

Job Category: Sales & Marketing
Job Type: Full Time
Job Location: Mumbai
Reporting Relationship: Managing Director Plastics
Opportunities With: Our Clients

Job Purpose

  • The candidate will be responsible for developing and executing sales strategies with the objective of achieving short-term and long-term goals, expanding the company’s market presence and managing customer relationships.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Leadership

  • Define and execute a robust business growth strategy aligned with organizational goals.
  • Drive revenue growth through new business development, market penetration, and customer diversification.
  • Understand the market trends, competitors, their product portfolio & USPs basis which analyze & drive sales strategy to meet desired objectives.
  • Drive cost optimization and profitability through effective pricing, product positioning, and operational efficiency.

P&L and Business Management

  • Full responsibility for P&L of the Engineering Plastics Division.
  • Ensure sustained profitability through effective pricing, cost management and margin improvement.
  • Drive budgeting, forecasting, and performance monitoring to achieve growth milestones.

Sales & Marketing

  • Build and lead a high-performance sales and marketing organization.
  • Develop go-to-market strategies, key account management frameworks and establish long-term partnerships with the end-users in target industries
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with the key customers and engage with them to understand and resolve product & services related complaints and negotiate term contracts.

Operations Management & Supply Chain

  • Guide operations teams on product/ grade mixes and dispatch schedules based on customer prioritization
  • Suggest technical upgradations required at the Plant to stay competitive in business and program manage such projects
  • Develop & streamline systems closely working with the team at the plant level to enhance operational effectiveness to meet goals within cost, time & quality parameters.
  • Oversee vendor development and supply chain optimization to ensure cost competitiveness and reliable delivery.

Innovation & Product Development

  • Drive product development in collaboration with R&D to create differentiated and high-value solutions.
  • Ensure alignment with customer needs and sustainability requirements.
  • Leverage technical strengths to develop specialty grades and tailor-made solutions.

People & Organization Leadership

  • Build, mentor, and lead a strong cross-functional team capable of scaling with the business.
  • Encourage a performance-driven culture with emphasis on accountability, innovation, and collaboration.
  • Ensure succession planning and leadership pipeline development.

Qualifications & Experience

  • Chemistry/ BE with specialization in Chemical Engineering or Polymer technology with MBA degree is preferred
  • Age: Upto 45 Years
  • Executives should have experience of working in the polymer/ plastics industry/ compounding / recycling process.
  • Proven track record of P&L management, scaling business, driving growth, and leading cross-functional teams.
  • Strong exposure to domestic markets preferably with experience of dealing with customers in the automotive, electrical/electronics, or consumer applications

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