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JOB DESCRIPTION

MANAGER – FOUNDER’S OFFICE

Office of the Managing Director

xxxxxxx Steels Pvt. lTD

Location: Jalna, Maharashtra
Position: Manager – Founder’s Office
Reporting To: Managing Director
Experience: 2–5 Years
CTC: Approximately ₹10 LPA
Employment Type: Full-time | On-site

2. ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for a highly driven, analytical and execution-oriented Manager – Founder’s Office who can work directly with the Managing Director and senior leadership.

This is not a conventional administrative role.

The person will act as an in-house management consultant, project manager and strategic execution partner to the MD, working on some of the company's most important and sensitive assignments.

You will be expected to:

Understand → Analyse → Structure → Recommend → Execute → Track → Close

You will frequently work on ambiguous problems where there is no predefined job description or ready-made solution.

The right candidate should be comfortable moving from a factory floor to an Excel model, from a customer meeting to a management presentation, and from a strategic discussion to execution follow-up.

3. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

A. STRATEGY & SPECIALITY STEELS

Support the Managing Director in evaluating and developing the company's entry and expansion into speciality steels.

Responsibilities may include:

• Prepare detailed project reports and feasibility studies.
• Conduct market and industry research.
• Identify attractive speciality-steel segments and applications.
• Study domestic and international competitors.
• Analyse product-market opportunities.
• Evaluate technology and manufacturing alternatives.
• Study investment requirements and project economics.
• Develop CAPEX and OPEX estimates.
• Prepare financial and operational business cases.
• Analyse potential customers and end-use industries.
• Identify potential technology partners and suppliers.
• Prepare management recommendations and decision frameworks.
• Track strategic projects from concept to implementation.

4. BUSINESS ANALYSIS & VALUE-CHAIN IMPROVEMENT

Develop a deep understanding of the company's complete value chain.

This includes:

Raw Material → Production → Quality → Inventory → Sales → Distribution → Customer → Cash Collection

You will:

• Collect and analyse operational and commercial data.
• Map processes end-to-end.
• Identify bottlenecks and inefficiencies.
• Identify cost leakages and value leakage.
• Analyse product-wise profitability.
• Analyse customer-wise profitability.
• Analyse working-capital requirements.
• Study inventory movement and ageing.
• Identify opportunities for productivity improvement.
• Benchmark internal performance against industry standards.
• Convert data into actionable management insights.

The objective is not merely to prepare reports but to answer:

“What is happening, why is it happening, what should we do, and who will do it?”

5. MANAGEMENT REPORTING & DECISION SUPPORT

Prepare high-quality management information for the MD and Directors.

Responsibilities include:

• Weekly and monthly MIS.
• Business performance dashboards.
• Project dashboards.
• Management presentations.
• Decision notes.
• Business cases.
• Cost-benefit analyses.
• Scenario analysis.
• Competitor benchmarking.
• Market intelligence reports.
• Exception reports.

Every important presentation should clearly establish:

Issue → Facts → Analysis → Options → Recommendation → Financial Impact → Decision Required → Next Steps

The expectation is that presentations should help management take decisions, not simply present information.

6. PROJECT MANAGEMENT & EXECUTION

Take ownership of critical cross-functional projects assigned by the MD.

For every project:

• Define objective and scope.
• Break the project into activities.
• Establish milestones.
• Identify owners.
• Establish timelines.
• Prepare Gantt charts / project trackers.
• Identify dependencies.
• Track progress.
• Escalate delays.
• Conduct periodic reviews.
• Maintain action trackers.
• Ensure closure of pending actions.

The Manager will be expected to follow through until completion.

A project will not be considered complete merely because a report has been submitted.

7. TECHNOLOGY, PROCESS & AUTOMATION

Identify opportunities to use technology to improve business performance.

Responsibilities may include:

• Evaluate software and technology solutions.
• Benchmark technology used by other steel companies.
• Identify opportunities for automation.
• Develop management dashboards.
• Improve data collection systems.
• Digitise manual processes.
• Develop simple workflow systems.
• Use AI tools for research, analysis and productivity.
• Develop effective AI prompts.
• Build small no-code / low-code automations where appropriate.
• Improve information flow between departments.

The objective is to create a culture of:

Data → Insight → Action → Measurement

8. PROCUREMENT, TECHNOLOGY & VENDOR BENCHMARKING

Support management in evaluating suppliers, technologies and critical inputs.

This may include:

• Global vendor research.
• Technology benchmarking.
• Equipment benchmarking.
• Consumable benchmarking.
• Comparative quotations.
• Technical-commercial comparison.
• Supplier evaluation.
• Total-cost-of-ownership analysis.
• Identification of alternate suppliers.
• International market research.
• Preparation of vendor comparison matrices.

Recommendations must be supported by facts, commercial analysis and clearly documented assumptions.

9. CUSTOMER & MARKET INTELLIGENCE

Develop an understanding of customers and the markets in which SRJ operates.

Responsibilities include:

• Understand customer requirements.
• Identify emerging customer needs.
• Analyse competitor offerings.
• Study pricing and market trends.
• Identify new customer segments.
• Research potential speciality-steel applications.
• Analyse customer profitability.
• Support management in developing new business opportunities.
• Prepare customer and market intelligence reports.

Where required, participate in customer meetings alongside senior management.

10. CROSS-FUNCTIONAL COORDINATION

The Founder’s Office will work across virtually every function of the organisation.

You may be required to coordinate with:

• Production
• Quality
• Maintenance
• Purchase
• Stores
• Sales & Marketing
• Finance
• HR
• IT
• Projects
• Logistics
• Commercial
• Legal
• External consultants
• Government authorities

The role requires the ability to get things done without necessarily having direct reporting authority over the people involved.

Strong influencing and follow-up skills are therefore essential.

11. GOVERNMENT & INSTITUTIONAL COMMUNICATION

Assist the Managing Director in preparing formal communications and representations.

Responsibilities may include:

• Drafting letters to government departments.
• Preparing representations.
• Preparing briefing notes.
• Compiling supporting data.
• Tracking applications and permissions.
• Maintaining follow-up trackers.
• Coordinating with consultants and government-facing teams.
• Preparing meeting briefs for senior management.

Strong written communication and attention to detail are essential.

12. SPECIAL PROJECTS ASSIGNED BY THE MD

The successful candidate should be comfortable taking on assignments outside conventional functional boundaries.

Examples could include:

• New business evaluation.
• Acquisition / investment research.
• New plant/project feasibility.
• Cost-reduction initiatives.
• Organisation restructuring.
• Process redesign.
• New product development.
• Market-entry studies.
• Technology evaluation.
• Management-system implementation.
• Strategic partnerships.
• Competitor studies.
• Crisis / problem-solving assignments.

The ability to handle ambiguity is a core requirement of this position.

13. CONFIDENTIALITY & MANAGEMENT SENSITIVITY

The Founder’s Office will have access to confidential information relating to:

• Financial performance.
• Business strategy.
• Customers.
• Suppliers.
• Pricing.
• Investments.
• Projects.
• Employees.
• Commercial negotiations.
• Management decisions.

The candidate must demonstrate absolute professional integrity, discretion and confidentiality.

14. KEY DELIVERABLES

The successful candidate will be expected to consistently produce:

Strategic

• Business cases
• Feasibility reports
• Market studies
• Competitor analysis
• Strategic recommendations

Analytical

• Excel models
• Cost analysis
• Profitability analysis
• Dashboards
• MIS
• Data-driven insights

Management

• Decision decks
• Review presentations
• Action trackers
• Project dashboards
• Management notes

Execution

• Project plans
• Gantt charts
• Milestone tracking
• Follow-up reports
• Closure reports

15. KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

Performance will be assessed on the basis of measurable outcomes, including:

• Timely completion of MD-assigned projects.
• Quality and accuracy of analysis.
• Quality of management presentations.
• Number and impact of improvement initiatives.
• Project milestone adherence.
• Closure of cross-functional action items.
• Identification of cost-saving opportunities.
• Implementation of technology / automation initiatives.
• Quality of market and competitor intelligence.
• Effectiveness of follow-up and execution.
• Ability to independently solve problems.

The emphasis will be on business impact rather than activity or hours spent.

16. IDEAL CANDIDATE PROFILE

Education

Preferred:

• B.E. / B.Tech / Engineering degree
• MBA / PGDM preferred

Candidates with strong analytical and commercial capability from other academic backgrounds may also be considered.

Experience

2–5 years of relevant experience, preferably including experience in:

• Management consulting
• Founder’s Office
• Corporate strategy
• Business analytics
• Project management
• Manufacturing
• Steel / metals
• Investment / business research
• Management trainee / leadership programmes

Experience in a manufacturing environment will be an advantage.

17. REQUIRED SKILLS

Must Have

• Excellent analytical ability.
• Strong Excel skills.
• Strong PowerPoint / presentation skills.
• Excellent written communication.
• Structured problem-solving ability.
• Strong project-management skills.
• Ability to work with large amounts of information.
• Strong follow-up discipline.
• Ability to work independently.
• High attention to detail.
• Strong ownership mentality.

Communication

• Excellent English.
• Good Hindi.
• Marathi is an advantage.

Technology

Candidates should be comfortable using:

• Microsoft Excel
• PowerPoint
• Google Workspace
• AI productivity tools
• Data / dashboard tools
• Project-management tools

Knowledge of automation, Power BI, SQL or similar tools will be an advantage.

18. PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

We are looking for someone who is:

Curious – wants to understand how the business works.

Analytical – does not accept assumptions without data.

Structured – converts ambiguity into a clear plan.

Entrepreneurial – thinks like an owner.

Proactive – identifies problems before being asked.

Persistent – follows through until closure.

Commercially minded – understands the financial impact of decisions.

Articulate – can communicate complex ideas simply.

Humble – willing to learn from people at every level of the organisation.

High ownership – takes responsibility for outcomes, not merely tasks.

19. WHAT THIS ROLE IS NOT

This role is not:

• A personal assistant role.
• A routine MIS-reporting role.
• A conventional administrative role.
• A role limited to preparing PowerPoint presentations.
• A desk-only analytical role.

The successful candidate will be expected to think, investigate, challenge, coordinate and execute.

20. WHY JOIN THE FOUNDER'S OFFICE?

This position offers unusually broad exposure to the functioning of a growing manufacturing business.

You will receive:

• Direct exposure to the Managing Director.
• Exposure to the Board / senior management.
• Exposure to manufacturing operations.
• Exposure to strategy and capital projects.
• Exposure to sales and customers.
• Exposure to finance and commercial decisions.
• Exposure to technology and automation.
• Ownership of high-impact projects.
• Opportunity to work across multiple functions.
• Opportunity to build a strong business leadership skill set.
• Potential career progression into a larger strategic / business leadership role.

For the right person, this can become a high-acceleration leadership position.

21. CAREER PATH

Subject to performance and organisational requirements, the role can evolve into positions such as:

Manager – Founder’s Office
↓
Senior Manager – Strategy / Founder’s Office
↓
Business / Project Leadership Role
↓
Functional / Business Unit Leadership

Career progression will be based on performance, ownership and demonstrated ability to create measurable business impact.

22. SELECTION PROCESS

Stage 1 – Application Screening

Assessment of education, experience, analytical capability and communication.

Stage 2 – Case Study

Candidates will receive a real-world business problem and will be expected to:

• Structure the problem.
• Identify relevant data.
• Perform analysis.
• Develop alternatives.
• Present recommendations.

Stage 3 – Plant Visit & Panel Interaction

Candidates will visit the manufacturing facility and interact with relevant members of the organisation.

Stage 4 – MD Interview

Final interaction with the Managing Director focusing on:

• Thinking ability.
• Business understanding.
• Ownership.
• Communication.
• Ambition.
• Problem-solving.
• Cultural fit.

23. A TYPICAL WEEK MAY INCLUDE

There is no fixed routine. A typical week could involve:

Monday: Review plant performance and pending MD actions.

Tuesday: Build a feasibility model for a speciality-steel opportunity.

Wednesday: Meet production / purchase teams and investigate a cost variance.

Thursday: Benchmark an international technology supplier.

Friday: Present findings to the MD and convert decisions into an execution tracker.

The following week may involve a completely different business problem.

That variety is an integral part of the role.

24. THE IDEAL PERSON FOR THIS ROLE

If you enjoy asking:

“Why is this happening?”

followed by:

“What does the data say?”

and then:

“What should we do about it?”

and finally:

“Who will do it, by when, and has it actually been completed?”

—you may be the right person for the Founder’s Office.

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Position: Manager – Founder’s Office
Company: XXXXX Steels Pvt. Ltd.
Location: Jalna, Maharashtra
Experience: 2–5 Years
CTC: Approximately ₹6-9 LPA