Job Scope:

Deputy Managing Director is the strategic leader of factory, responsible for operational performance and shaping future competitiveness of the plant through transformation, automation, digitalization, and capability building. This role ensures the factory is scalable, resilient, cost-competitive, and aligned with long-term business strategy.

Key Responsibilities:

•Define and execute factory’s medium and long-term strategy aligned with corporate and market direction.

•Translate corporate strategy into actionable factory plans, budgets, and performance targets.

•Drive productivity, cost efficiency, service level, and profitability of the plant.

•Drive continuous improvement, digitalization, and operational excellence initiatives.

•Lead factory transformation programs including automation, digital manufacturing, smart factory, and process redesign.

•Identify and prioritize investment opportunities (CAPEX) that improve productivity, quality, cost and flexibility.

•Build future-ready capabilities in people, systems, and processes to support expansion and new business models.

•Ensure compliance with food safety, quality standard, regulatory, and customer requirements 9e.g., GMP, HACCP, FSSC, ISO, customer audits)

Key Deliverables:

•New customer acquisition and portfolio growth

•Revenue and gross margin growth delivered

•Stable and reliable planning execution

•Healthy inventory and working capital

•Efficient warehouse space and cost utilization

•Strong export and international customer support

Increase system and automation maturity

Qualifications:

•Bachelor’s or Master degree in Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or related field.

•Minimum 15 years of experience in supply chain, planning, commercial, or business development roles, preferable in FMCG or food manufacturing.

•Strong analytical, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills

•Experience managing cross-functional teams and complex planning environments.