General Manager – Operations Jobs at Brandix in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

About Brandix

At Brandix, a pioneer in Sri Lanka’s Apparel industry, we develop, manufacture and market end to end apparel solutions for world renowned brands. With a purpose to deliver Inspired Solutions through Inspired People, we have a team of over 60,000 people across nine countries including India, Bangladesh, Haiti and the United Kingdom. On a journey to be the most sustainable apparel manufacturer in the region, Brandix embeds real change across every point of our operations as we care for our planet and the communities in which we serve. In Sri Lanka, we are honored to have been adjudged ‘Exporter of the Year’ for the 7th consecutive time at the Presidential Export Awards 2020/21. We are also proud to share that our plant in Batticaloa was recognized as the world’s first Net Zero Carbon Apparel Manufacturing facility in 2019. To learn more about us and our 50-year long journey please visit www.brandix.com.

Key purpose of the Job

The General Manager – Operations is responsible for efficient management of the concerned facility, with overall responsibility for optimum capacity utilization of the plant resulting in achievement of revenue and profitability targets. This includes managing overall productivity, quality, profitability and efficiency of the plant. Maintaining harmonious and conducive work environment, industrial relations and adherence to Occupational Health & Safety, Social and Process compliance are key responsibilities of the role.
Furthermore, the job holder is responsible to execute the vested duties and responsibilities in relation to the Health & Safety guidelines, instructions and protocols of the organization.

Key Responsibilities

1. Planning, developing and implementing business/operational strategy for the plant with alignment to business unit’s strategy and goals.
2. Driving targets across functions and ensure products meet customer standards/specifications and OTD.
3. Overseeing improvement projects at the plant, and ensure adherence of every activity to safety, quality standards.
4. Building relationships with internal and external stakeholders to efficiently manage business operations.
5. Leading and setting direction for the team.

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