Associate Director - Transformation KGS CH

The position in discussion is with the Transformation team at KGS, which is KPMG’s global delivery center and an integral part of the firm’s strategy to enhance innovation, build scalability, and improve profitability globally.

The person in this role will work closely across KGS India and KPMG member firms to drive transformation programs as well as develop a culture of continuous improvement.

Roles and Responsibilities

Designation

Associate Director

Reporting to

Director

Role type

Individual contributor

Employment type

Fixed-Term

Education background

- Required:

- Graduate / Engineering background (REC/NIT/IIT etc.)
- MBA from top tier college
- Certified Six Sigma Black Belt from Reputed Organizations / ASQ

- Desirable:
PMP certified / PRINCE2 Practitioner Other qualifications relating to data analytics/ Intelligent automation

Mandatory Skills

- Min. 14 years of overall experience of large global organizations or with consulting firms with an experience in manufacturing operations, operational excellence, consulting, value creation, lean transformation, or business transformation roles.
- Proven experience delivering measurable improvements in productivity, cost, quality, throughput, inventory, working capital, and service performance.
- Strong exposure to manufacturing environments such as Automotive, Auto Ancillary, Industrial Products, Engineering, Chemicals, Consumer Products, Building Materials, Metals, or Process Industries.
- Hands-on experience in Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, TPM, TQM, Kaizen, OEE improvement, Value Stream Mapping, SMED, and Continuous Improvement programs.
- Experience leading large-scale transformation and operational improvement programs across multiple plants or business units.
- Strong financial acumen with ability to translate operational improvements into EBITDA and cash flow impact.
- Demonstrated ability to manage senior client stakeholders including CEOs, COOs, Plant Heads, Operations Directors, PE operating partners, and Board members.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, facilitation, and executive communication skills.
- Experience in due diligence, value creation planning, post-acquisition transformation, or portfolio company improvement programs will be an advantage
- Excellent knowledge and experience of leading global process transformation projects using lean/ six sigma methodology, tools and techniques and AI
- Hands-on experience of identifying and implementing Intelligent Automation opportunities (AI / process mining / RPA / workflow etc.)
- Experience in developing global operating models leveraging onshore and offshore delivery centers
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Skilled in the use of data analysis tools and able to extract insights from complex data
- Excellent Project management skills including ability to manage multiple workstreams/ projects at the same time.
- Ability to work with offshore and onshore stakeholders at all levels
- Business development mindset to generate new opportunities for the function

Preferred Skills

- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent execution skills; and a go-getter
- Exceptional Client and stakeholder management skills
- Good Management and employee interface