Alcott has been retained to search for a Head of Supply Chain – India & South Asia for one of the global FMCG companies.

Role Overview

Our client, one of the world’s leading FMCG companies, is seeking an experienced Head of Supply Chain – India & South Asia to lead its end-to-end supply chain organization. This is a high-impact, high-visibility leadership role with responsibility for a significant manufacturing, supply chain and operational footprint across India.

The role will have end-to-end responsibility across manufacturing, supply and demand planning, sourcing, third-party manufacturing, logistics, warehousing, quality, engineering, EHS, productivity and customer service. The successful candidate will lead a large, multi-site organization and work closely with regional and global leadership teams.

This is a broad enterprise leadership position rather than a traditional manufacturing or factory leadership role. The successful candidate will be responsible for connecting commercial demand, manufacturing, sourcing, planning, logistics, customer service, quality, engineering, sustainability and talent into an integrated, resilient and growth-ready supply chain.

A key mandate will be to translate the company’s growth strategy into an integrated supply chain roadmap that delivers service, capacity, cost competitiveness, productivity, resilience, digital transformation and organizational capability.

The role requires a strategic and operational leader who can influence senior stakeholders across Commercial, Manufacturing, Procurement, R&D, Finance, HR and regional/global Supply Chain teams while leading a complex and geographically dispersed operating organization.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the end-to-end Supply Chain function in India, spanning manufacturing, planning, sourcing, third-party manufacturing, logistics, warehousing, quality, engineering, EHS, productivity and customer service.
• Develop and execute an integrated annual operating plan and long-term supply chain strategy aligned with business growth, innovation, capacity requirements, resilience, cost competitiveness and sustainability.
• Ensure safe, reliable and high-quality product supply by maintaining strong standards of quality, regulatory compliance, EHS and operational discipline across manufacturing sites, external partners, logistics and warehousing operations.
• Lead manufacturing excellence across a complex multi-site network, driving plant performance, asset utilization, line productivity, engineering reliability and continuous improvement.
• Develop the manufacturing and supply network required to support significant future business growth, balancing Greenfield, Brownfield and third-party manufacturing opportunities while protecting service, quality, cost and business continuity.
• Strengthen strategic sourcing and upstream supply capabilities to improve material availability, supply security, quality and resilience while developing sustainable long-term supplier and partner relationships.
• Lead demand and supply planning, logistics and customer service to create a responsive supply chain that improves product availability, inventory health, distribution efficiency and business continuity.
• Optimize the warehousing and distribution network to improve customer service, cost competitiveness, responsiveness and operational resilience.
• Own and accelerate the Supply Chain productivity and cost transformation agenda, including manufacturing costs, freight, warehousing, network optimization, inventory and capital effectiveness.
• Identify and execute significant productivity opportunities across manufacturing and logistics to strengthen overall business margins.
• Partner closely with Commercial, R&D, Procurement and Marketing to support innovation launches, new channels, capacity decisions, portfolio transitions and evolving customer requirements.
• Ensure the supply chain has the capacity, flexibility and capabilities required to support the company’s future product portfolio and growth agenda.
• Lead Supply Chain transformation, digitalization, automation and advanced analytics across the end-to-end value chain.
• Drive adoption of advanced planning, demand sensing, logistics visibility, smart manufacturing and shopfloor automation capabilities to improve decision-making, productivity and customer service.
• Strengthen service performance and OTIF, particularly across fast-growing and emerging channels.
• Build future-ready digital and AI-enabled Supply Chain capabilities and leverage global capabilities and shared-service organizations to create scalable ways of working.
• Champion sustainability across the value chain, including responsible sourcing, resource efficiency, sustainable operations and broader environmental commitments.
• Build, develop and lead a high-performing, multi-disciplinary Supply Chain organization across manufacturing and corporate functions.
• Develop robust talent pipelines and succession plans for critical leadership positions while strengthening frontline and organizational capability.
• Lead a large, geographically dispersed and operationally intensive workforce, including exposure to unionised manufacturing environments, creating a culture of safety, accountability, inclusion and high performance.
• Act as a senior member of the business leadership team, contributing beyond Supply Chain to business strategy, growth, culture, risk management and organizational transformation.
• Build effective relationships with suppliers, manufacturing partners, logistics providers, external stakeholders and other strategic partners to strengthen supply security, compliance and business continuity.
• Establish and monitor critical Supply Chain KPIs across service, availability, cost, productivity, safety, quality, capacity, inventory, people and sustainability.

Key Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, Industrial Engineering, or a related discipline; a postgraduate qualification in Supply Chain, Operations or Business Administration would be advantageous.
• 20+ years of progressive leadership experience across Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Engineering, Logistics and/or end-to-end Operations, ideally within FMCG, Foods, Consumer Goods or a comparable high-volume manufacturing environment.
• Significant India market and operational experience, with a strong understanding of the complexities of managing large-scale manufacturing and supply chain operations in the country.
• Demonstrated success leading large, complex, multi-site operations, including a combination of company-owned and third-party manufacturing networks.
• Deep operational expertise across Manufacturing, Quality, Planning, Logistics, Warehousing, Engineering, EHS and Productivity.
• Proven ability to lead complex manufacturing and distribution networks while balancing scale, responsiveness, cost, customer service, quality and business continuity.
• Strong business and commercial acumen, with the ability to translate enterprise growth ambitions into practical capacity, network, investment and capability decisions.
• Demonstrated experience leading large-scale Supply Chain transformation, automation, digitalization and productivity programmes.
• Strong understanding of digital supply chain, advanced analytics and AI-enabled capabilities, with experience using technology to improve planning, manufacturing, logistics and decision-making.
• Strong track record of delivering measurable cost, productivity, service and operational improvements across manufacturing and Supply Chain.
• Experience enabling significant business growth through capacity expansion, network development, new product introductions and channel evolution.
• Proven people leadership experience across large and geographically dispersed organizations, including exposure to unionised manufacturing environments.
• Strong stakeholder-management capabilities within complex global and matrixed organizations, with the ability to influence senior leaders across business and functional teams.
• Ability to operate as both a strategic and operational leader, seeing the full value chain, making effective trade-offs and translating strategy into execution.
• Strong cross-functional leadership capabilities, connecting Commercial, Manufacturing, Procurement, R&D, Finance and Supply Chain around common business priorities.
• Demonstrated ability to challenge established ways of working and lead major transformation, digitalization, automation and productivity initiatives.
• Strong people and culture leadership, with the ability to create safety, accountability, inclusion, engagement and high performance across frontline and leadership populations.
• Strong resilience and risk-management capabilities, with the ability to anticipate disruption, protect business continuity and make effective decisions in complex environments.
• Excellent executive presence, judgement, communication and influencing skills, with the ability to operate effectively within a global, multicultural and matrixed organization.

Alcott Global is retained to search for a Global Supply Chain Director for a leading high-precision company. The role will be based in either Singapore or China.

Role Overview

Our client, a leading global high-precision manufacturing company, is seeking an experienced Global Supply Chain Director to lead its end-to-end supply chain organization. This is a high-potential, high-visibility role for an international leader. 

The role will have a strong emphasis on demand planning, supply planning, S&OP, inventory optimization, and material availability across their global network in US, Europe and Asia. The successful candidate will establish an integrated planning process that translates customer demand into reliable supply, production, inventory, and logistics plans.

The role will also oversee warehousing and transportation, improve on-time delivery, and ensure materials are available to support uninterrupted production. This requires a strategic and operational leader who can influence stakeholders across Sales, Manufacturing, Procurement, Finance, Customer Service, and regional supply chain teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the global supply chain function across demand planning, supply planning, S&OP, inventory management, material planning, warehousing, transportation, and customer delivery.
• Own and strengthen the global S&OP process, ensuring effective alignment between customer demand, production capacity, material availability, inventory, and financial objectives.
• Establish a structured planning process, clear governance, decision rights, and accountability across the S&OP cycle.
• Lead demand planning processes to improve forecast accuracy and create a reliable view of short-, medium-, and long-term customer demand.
• Drive supply and capacity planning across manufacturing sites, suppliers, and logistics operations to ensure demand can be fulfilled effectively.
• Translate demand forecasts into executable plans for production, procurement, inventory, and logistics.
• Facilitate fact-based discussions with Sales, Operations, Procurement, and Finance to resolve demand-and-supply imbalances and agree on priorities.
• Develop scenarios and recommendations covering capacity constraints, material shortages, changes in customer demand, and supply chain disruptions.
• Ensure material availability to support uninterrupted production, with a strong focus on eliminating shortages and stockouts.
• Establish inventory strategies and control mechanisms that maintain the right stock at the right location while improving inventory turns.
• Reduce excess, slow-moving, and obsolete inventory without negatively affecting production continuity or customer service.
• Improve on-time delivery, OTIF, lead times, order fulfilment, and overall customer service performance.
• Oversee logistics operations, including warehousing, transportation, freight management, distribution, and third-party logistics providers.
• Optimize the global logistics network to improve service, cost, responsiveness, and operational resilience.
• Define and monitor KPIs covering forecast accuracy, forecast bias, plan adherence, material availability, inventory turns, OTIF, lead times, logistics costs, and supplier performance.

• Lead supply chain transformation initiatives, including process standardization, planning-system improvements, digitalization, and the use of data and analytics.
• Build, develop, and lead a high-performing global supply chain and planning organization.
• Influence senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders to drive alignment, accountability, and timely decision-making.

Key Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Operations, Business, or a related discipline; an advanced degree is preferred.
• Significant leadership experience in global supply chain management within a complex manufacturing environment.
• Deep expertise in demand planning, supply planning, capacity planning, production planning, inventory management, and S&OP.
• Proven experience designing, implementing, or significantly improving an integrated global S&OP process.
• Demonstrated ability to connect commercial forecasts with operational, inventory, capacity, and financial plans.
• Strong track record of improving forecast accuracy, planning discipline, material availability, inventory performance, and customer delivery.
• Experience managing complex product portfolios, demanding customer requirements, and short- and long-term capacity constraints.
• Strong understanding of ERP and advanced planning systems; experience with supply chain digitalization and analytics is highly desirable.
• Experience in high-precision manufacturing, automotive, aerospace, electronics, medical devices, industrial technology, or a comparable sector is strongly preferred.
• Strong logistics experience covering warehousing, transportation, distribution, freight management, and third-party logistics providers.
• Ability to balance customer service, inventory, capacity, cost, and operational resilience when making critical trade-offs.
• Highly developed leadership and influencing skills, with the ability to align stakeholders across Sales, Manufacturing, Procurement, Finance, and regional operations.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, with the confidence to challenge assumptions and drive fact-based decisions.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills within a global, multicultural, and matrixed organization.
• Willingness to travel internationally as required.

About Client

A leading global industrial company with a strong portfolio of category-leading brands and a significant North American presence. The business operates across multiple manufacturing, supply chain, warehousing, and distribution sites in the region and is entering an important phase of operational transformation focused on agility, customer service, cost competitiveness, and capability building.

Role Purpose

The Head of Operations will lead end-to-end regional operations across manufacturing, supply chain, warehousing, and distribution for North America. The role is accountable for improving safety, quality, service, cost, inventory, and operational capability, while driving a major transformation of the North American network into a more agile, customer-focused, and performance-driven operation.

Location: USA 

Key Responsibilities

1. Operations Strategy & Network Transformation

• Define and execute the North American operations transformation strategy across manufacturing, supply chain, warehousing, and distribution.

• Lead footprint and network redesign initiatives, including capacity planning, make-buy decisions, site consolidation, service model design, and capital planning.

• Partner with commercial, procurement, quality, finance, HR, and operational excellence teams to ensure operations strategy supports growth, customer service, margin improvement, and risk management. 

2. Manufacturing, Supply Chain & Distribution Execution

• Own end-to-end regional operations performance across production, inventory, logistics, warehousing, distribution, and supply chain execution.

• Improve safety, quality, service, OTIF, lead time, peak-season reliability, cost, productivity, and working capital performance across the regional network.

• Strengthen SIOP / integrated planning discipline, KPI cadence, and corrective action routines to improve demand-supply alignment and operational accountability. 

3. Operational Excellence & Performance Improvement

• Embed Lean, continuous improvement, and a robust operating system across the North American manufacturing and distribution network.

• Lead productivity and cost-improvement initiatives focused on conversion cost reduction, gross margin improvement, inventory optimization, and service reliability.

• Deploy automation, analytics, digital tools, and disciplined governance to improve visibility, decision-making, execution, and measurable transformation outcomes. 

4. Organizational Leadership & Capability Building

• Lead the full North American operations organization across multiple manufacturing sites and distribution locations.

• Build, coach, and develop a high-performing operations leadership team, strengthening succession depth across plant, supply chain, and distribution leadership roles.

• Foster a culture of safety, accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, performance ownership, and cross-functional partnership. 

Desired Candidate Profile 

• Senior operations leader with 15-20 years of experience across manufacturing, supply chain, distribution, and multi-site operations leadership.

• Proven track record leading multiple plants and / or distribution centers with full operational accountability, ideally within a large regional or business-unit scope.

• Strong end-to-end operations experience across manufacturing, supply chain execution, inventory, logistics, warehousing, and distribution.

• Demonstrated success driving footprint transformation, network redesign, Lean / operating-system deployment, productivity improvement, and cost reduction.

• Strong people leader with success in building high-performing teams, developing talent, strengthening succession, and leading cultural transformation.

• Relevant sector experience may include diversified industrials, building products, HVAC, consumer durables, appliances, engineered products, or other complex manufacturing environments.

Global Head – Logistics Sourcing

Location: Prague, Czech Republic
Work Model: Onsite

About the Client

Our client is a leading global technology organization that enables businesses to harness the power of data, applications, and digital infrastructure across edge, cloud, and hybrid environments. Through innovation and technology, the company helps organizations transform their operations, improve resilience, and accelerate business outcomes. The organization fosters a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performance culture where employees are encouraged to innovate, take ownership, and contribute to meaningful global initiatives.

The Opportunity

• We are seeking an experienced Global Head – Logistics Sourcing to lead the organization's global logistics procurement strategy. This is a highly strategic leadership role responsible for developing and executing sourcing strategies across international logistics categories while driving supplier performance, cost optimization, business continuity, and long-term value creation.
• The successful candidate will work closely with senior business stakeholders and global suppliers to shape procurement strategies, influence the external marketplace, and strengthen the company's global logistics network.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute global logistics sourcing and category strategies aligned with business objectives.
• Lead complex, cross-functional, international sourcing initiatives and strategic procurement programs.
• Build and maintain executive-level relationships with internal stakeholders and key global logistics partners.
• Drive supplier selection, qualification, contract negotiations, and long-term supplier relationship management.
• Optimize the global logistics supplier base to improve cost, service, quality, and operational performance.
• Develop strategies for cost optimization, supply assurance, business continuity, and risk mitigation.
• Lead commercial negotiations for high-value, complex logistics contracts.
• Utilize data analytics, financial modelling, and supply chain insights to support strategic decision-making.
• Identify contractual and commercial risks and develop innovative solutions to mitigate them.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across global logistics sourcing operations.
• Provide thought leadership on emerging logistics trends, market developments, and procurement best practices.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Procurement, Business, Engineering, or a related discipline. A Master's degree is preferred.
• Typically 10+ years of experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, or supply chain management with significant exposure to global logistics.
• Proven experience managing complex international supplier relationships and commercial negotiations.
• Experience developing and implementing global sourcing and category strategies.

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Strong understanding of global procurement and strategic sourcing practices.
• Deep expertise in logistics sourcing, logistics network costing, and transportation models, particularly across the EMEA region.
• Excellent analytical and financial modelling capabilities.
• Strong program and project management experience across multiple concurrent initiatives.
• Advanced negotiation, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to engage effectively with senior executives and global suppliers.
• Strong commercial acumen with experience managing complex contracts and supplier agreements.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and procurement analytics tools.
• Fluent in English; additional European languages would be advantageous.

Alcott Global is retained to search for a Global Head of Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) & Operational Risk for a Global Manufacturing Company. The role will be based in Germany.

About the Company

Our client is a leading global manufacturing company with a diverse international footprint across production sites, commercial operations, and regional offices. Operating across multiple markets, the organization is recognized for its commitment to innovation, operational excellence, and developing high-performing teams while maintaining the highest standards of safety and business performance.

As part of its ongoing commitment to creating a safe and resilient working environment, the company is seeking an experienced Global Head of Health, Safety & Environment (HSE)  & Operational Risk to lead the continued evolution of its worldwide HSE function.

Role Overview

The Global Head of HSE  & Operational Risk will be responsible for providing strategic direction and governance for Health, Safety & Environment across the organisation's international operations.

Working closely with regional leadership teams, the successful candidate will strengthen enterprise-wide HSE performance, drive consistency across global operations, and ensure safety remains fully integrated into business planning, operational execution and long-term organisational growth.

The role requires a collaborative leader capable of influencing across a global matrix organisation while fostering a culture of accountability, continuous improvement and operational discipline.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement a forward-looking global HSE roadmap that supports business priorities while strengthening organisational resilience.
• Drive the harmonisation of HSE policies, governance processes and operational standards across multiple regions.
• Ensure effective oversight of compliance with applicable international, regional and local regulatory requirements.
• Promote proactive risk management through the identification, assessment and mitigation of operational hazards across manufacturing, engineering and service environments.
• Lead enterprise-wide initiatives that improve workplace safety performance and reinforce a positive reporting and learning culture.
• Establish robust governance for incident management, corrective actions and organisational learning to prevent recurrence.
• Partner with business leaders to integrate HSE considerations into operational planning, capital investment projects and business transformation initiatives.
• Develop meaningful performance metrics that enable leadership teams to monitor trends, evaluate effectiveness and drive continuous improvement.
• Provide strategic guidance to senior leadership on emerging HSE risks, regulatory developments and industry best practices.
• Build and develop a high-performing global HSE organisation through leadership development, succession planning and capability building.
• Foster collaboration across Manufacturing, Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, Human Resources and Quality functions to embed HSE into everyday decision-making.

• Represent the organisation with external stakeholders including regulatory bodies, customers, certification organisations and industry forums where appropriate.

 Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Occupational Health & Safety, Environmental Science or another relevant technical discipline.
• Significant experience leading Health, Safety & Environment within a multinational manufacturing, engineering or industrial organisation.
• Demonstrated success overseeing HSE across multiple countries and manufacturing locations within a complex global business.
• Strong understanding of internationally recognised HSE management systems and regulatory frameworks, including ISO 45001 and ISO 14001.
• Experience leading organisational change initiatives that improve HSE culture and operational performance.
• Proven ability to influence executive stakeholders and build strong partnerships across regional and functional leadership teams.
• Sound knowledge of enterprise risk management, contractor safety, emergency preparedness and incident investigation methodologies.
• Experience supporting manufacturing operations, engineering projects and operational transformation programmes.
• Willingness to travel internationally as required.

Leadership Style

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• A collaborative leadership style that builds trust, credibility and strong cross-functional relationships.
• The ability to simplify complex challenges and translate strategy into practical execution.
• Strong judgment and confidence when making decisions in dynamic operational environments.
• A visible commitment to fostering an inclusive, accountable and safety-focused organisational culture.
• A pragmatic, solutions-oriented mindset with a passion for continuous improvement.
• The ability to inspire, develop and empower high-performing teams across different cultures and regions.
• Resilience, adaptability and the capability to lead effectively through organisational change.