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Chief Executive Officer

at Savannahr

Pune, Maharashtra, onsite, executive, full time, 20+ years

seen 3d ago

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  • THT
  • NPI
  • IATF 16949
  • P&L Management
  • IPC Standards
  • ISO 9001
  • SMT
  • Lean Manufacturing
  • Supply Chain Management
  • System Integration
  • Box Build
  • Testing

About the role

• Industry: Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS), PCBA and Contract Electronics Manufacturing

• Location: Pune, Maharashtra (on-site)

• Employment Type: Full Time

• Experience: 20+ years in electronics manufacturing, with senior P&L leadership

• Education: B.E. / B.Tech mandatory; MBA preferred

• Reports to: Board of Directors / Promoters

• Functions leading: Sales and Business Development, Production, Supply Chain, Program Management, Quality and support functions

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What you would do

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Business Growth and Strategy

• Drive revenue growth and profitability of the business against an agreed multi-year plan.

• Develop and execute the business strategy, including segment focus, capacity roadmap and investment priorities.

• Expand the customer base across automotive, EV, industrial, telecom, consumer electronics and related electronics segments.

• Identify new business opportunities, strategic partnerships, new market segments and value-added services such as box build and system integration.

• Build a healthy, diversified order book and reduce dependence on any single customer or segment.

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Operations Leadership

• Lead Sales, Production, Supply Chain and Program Management as one integrated business.

• Drive world-class manufacturing practices across SMT, THT, box build, system integration and testing operations.

• Deliver on productivity, quality, on-time delivery and cost objectives (PQDC).

• Champion lean manufacturing, yield improvement, first-pass yield, OEE and capacity utilisation.

• Ensure robust NPI (new product introduction) processes from RFQ and DFM to prototype and volume ramp-up.

• Uphold quality systems and certifications relevant to EMS customers, such as ISO 9001, IATF 16949 and IPC standards.

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Financial and P&L Management

• Own business profitability, EBITDA and overall financial performance.

• Drive material cost optimisation, component sourcing strategy and conversion cost reduction.

• Improve working capital through inventory, receivables and payables discipline.

• Set and track business KPIs, and ensure revenue and margin targets are met.

• Lead annual operating plans, capex decisions and quoting / pricing governance.

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Customer and Stakeholder Management

• Build and maintain strong relationships with existing and prospective OEM customers.

• Lead strategic customer discussions, commercial negotiations, contract terms and quarterly business reviews.

• Represent the company with customers, investors, partners, suppliers and industry bodies.

• Present business performance, risks and growth plans to the Board and promoters.

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Organisation Building

• Build leadership capability across functions and develop a strong second line of leaders.

• Drive a high-performance culture focused on accountability, ownership and execution.

• Strengthen systems, governance, ERP and organisational processes to support future scale.

• Attract and retain top manufacturing, engineering and commercial talent.

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KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS (KPIs)

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• Revenue growth

• New business acquisition and new OEM customer wins

• Order book growth

• EBITDA and profitability

• Gross margin improvement

• Customer satisfaction and on-time delivery

• Working capital efficiency

• Capacity utilisation

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What they are looking for

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• 20+ years of experience in Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS), PCBA or contract electronics manufacturing.

• Proven track record in a CEO, Business Head, COO or General Manager role with full P&L responsibility.

• Deep, hands-on understanding of SMT, THT, box build, system integration and testing processes.

• Demonstrated success in winning and growing OEM accounts in automotive, EV, industrial, telecom or consumer electronics.

• Strong commercial acumen: costing, quoting, pricing, contract negotiation and margin management.

• Solid grasp of electronics supply chain, component sourcing and inventory management.

• Experience scaling a manufacturing business, adding capacity, and building teams and processes.

• B.E. / B.Tech in Electronics, Electrical, Mechanical or a related engineering discipline (mandatory).

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• MBA or equivalent management qualification.

• Experience in automotive or EV electronics programmes and IATF 16949 environments.

• Exposure to export customers, global OEMs or multinational EMS companies.

• Experience working with promoters, private equity or institutional investors.

• Familiarity with government manufacturing incentives in India such as PLI schemes.

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LEADERSHIP QUALITIES

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• Hands-on, execution-oriented leader who balances day-to-day operations with long-term growth.

• Strategic thinker with strong business and financial judgement.

• Customer-centric, credible and persuasive with senior OEM stakeholders.

• Builds trust, develops people and holds teams accountable.

• Data-driven decision maker who runs the business on clear KPIs.

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