Engineering Head

ABOUT COMPANY

Our client is one of the strongest Consumer brands in the Bakery category, having a 25000 sq ft state-of-the-art centralized manufacturing facility with European equipment near Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The founding team consists of a ‘Master Baker’ from Le Cordon Bleu, Paris, one of the finest culinary institutes in the world and an IIM-A alumni with a McKinsey background.

JOB PURPOSE

The role requires to develop business by planning, directing and implementing sales strategies and programs to achieve or exceed the sales objectives for the company. Business Channels are Traditional Retail in Distribution, Modern retail, General trade and Corporate sales business for our bakery products

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1. To effectively manage the business in the concerned cities/regions and achieving the sales objectives

a. Setting targets and monitoring them monthly to ensure that they are in line with the business plan

b. Meeting the revenue and margin targets for the business

c. Generating sales of company products through a team of salesmen/retail promoters in order to achieve or exceed the annual sales targets

d. Analyzing the sales trend and taking corrective actions wherever necessary

e. Any other special assignments as applicable

2. To develop and maintain a strong sales infrastructure and an aggressive sales team

a. Managing, directing and coordinating the activities of the Area Sales Managers & Sales Officers

b. Sales team deployment as per the company's requirement and as per the budget

c. Accomplishing sales human resource objectives by orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching, counselling, and disciplining employees in assigned retail stores

d. Appointing the right set of channel partners with appropriate experience, good infrastructure, financially strong and with an attitude to grow.

3. To plan, prepare and exist control over sales budget, sales forecast, sales plan etc.

a. Developing sales plan to ensure optimum utilization of resources in the region

b. Meeting sales financial objectives by forecasting requirements

c. Preparing an annual budget, scheduling expenditures, analysing variances and initiating corrective actions

d. Ensuring that all promotions are within the budget

e. Preparing sales growth blueprint for the future

4. To ensure coordination and relationship management with distributors, customers, as well as other departments

a. Ensuring that distributors and customers in the region are provided with information about new products and services in order to improve sales in the region

b. Developing and maintaining an efficient distribution network

c. Ensuring commercial hygiene by monitoring damages, complaints etc

d. Liaising with the Marketing team to ensure that adequate marketing support by way of merchandising and promotions is available in order to provide brand visibility and promote sales in the region

e. To continuously gain and update category and channel expertise

f. Continuously acquiring knowledge regarding the industry, market construct, and customer behaviour to enable effective business plans

g. Acquire knowledge regarding competition product, strategies to counter attack competition in the best possible manner

SKILL REQUIREMENTS

1. Knowledge: 

a. Sound knowledge of sales and sales administration processes

b. Strong understanding of modern trade and general trade

c. Understanding of perishable/limited shelf life products (e.g. dairy, bakery, juices etc) would be preferable

d. Knowledge of ERP systems would be a plus

2. Skills: 

a. Strong leadership skills

b. Excellent communication and negotiation skills

c. Presentation skills

d. Ability to manage and lead a team

e. Strong decision making ability

f. Ability to build relationships

g. Excellent business acumen

3. Attitude: 

a. Self-motivator

b. Aggressive

c. Sincere

d. Positive approach to problem solving

e. Commitment to achieving the sales targets

f. Dynamic and exploratory

4. Educational Level

a. Graduation: Any specialization

b. Post-Graduation (Must-have): PGDM/ MBA in Marketing or Sales Management

5. Experience

a. Preferably be from FMCG or Organised Modern retail background

• Experience in mobile application development or frontend frameworks such as React.
• Managing successful engineering teams across both mobile and web application development.
• Deep knowlege in CSS methodologies like SCSS & SASS.
• Exposure in UI development like PWA, Single page app, Hybrid App, responsive web deisgn.
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Position Overview: 

The Engineering Manager will work closely with the management and customers and partners globally. He/She will report to the VP - Engineering. He/She will be responsible for shaping the product and strategizing its delivery around when and how it will be done so. 

The ideal candidate should have prior experience as Engineering Manager in a start-up or Product company, developing an Enterprise SAAS product.

Responsibilities: 

●Lead Product Development, QA and Documentation for multiple client Products 

●Deliver Engineering Product Releases and Patches 

●Provide work break-down and be responsible for all Engineering Team deliverables 

●Interact with team members and ensure timely and successful delivery of each sprint iteration 

●Provide technical guidance, coaching and mentoring to the Engineering Team 

●Be responsible for tools and processes for all Engineering activities 

●Work with Product Management and help shape the product roadmap 

●Work with Services Organization and set the right expectations regarding the product roadmap, delivery of enhancements and patches 

●Define and manage quarterly goals for Engineering Team 

●Manage engineering budget, incentive programs and team-building activities 

●Hire and manage Product Development, QA and Documentation Team members 

The Ideal Candidate: 

●Should have completed a 4-year Engineering degree in Computer Science (preferably) or an advanced degree in a similar stream 

●Should have 10-12 years of experience with at least 2-3 years as an Engineering Manager 

●Must have experience with Containerization, Docker, Kubernetes 

●Should have designed and delivered: 

• Open Source based Enterprise Software 

• Software based on Java, Angular JS, ReactJS, Python, no-SQL databases etc

• Solutions in the Cloud (AWS or Azure or Google Cloud Platform (GCP)) 

●Delivered multiple releases of products using Agile Development 

●Delivered Artifacts like Design/Test-Plan/Documentation-Plan documents 

●Possess Team Management skills: 

• Led Product Development Teams involving UI, Middle-Tier and Database developers, QA and Documentation Teams 

• Delivered performance reviews, and improvement plans to team members 

Desired Skills: 

●Experience having worked at a startup or product development company is an advantage 

• Hire kick-ass engineers and coordinate their training and onboarding with our HR team
• Guide and mentor the engineering team, setting the bar for good programming skills through personal example
• Work with the Project Management team to manage software development projects by setting requirements, goals and timelines
• Prepare and manage the engineering department’s budget
• Design strategies for future development projects based on the company’s overall objectives and resources
• Coordinate with external stakeholders for new integrations and tools
• Track, report and improve execution metrics for your group.
• Deliver superior economics by making strategic investments in automation, analytics and machine learning.
• Work with our security team to assure Cloud environments are secure and compliant.
• Implement engineering processes under the guidance of the CTO. 
• Lead technical resolution of priority incidents, facilitate post-incident evaluations and ensure permanent closure of incidents.
• Design, experiment, and implement processes to increase the overall productivity of geographically distributed teams by tracking the relevant metrics
• Make an impact on overall tech culture and make collaboration across teams very effective to reach important business goals.

• Experience as a director of engineering or similar senior-level position
• 10+ years working in a technological role with 2+ years managing 20 or more engineers
• A seasoned leader who has unlimited energy to influence and daring to take initiatives and risks.
• A programmer who is a role model.
• Excellent project management skills
• High personal drive; results oriented; makes things happen
• Supremely tech savvy, able to wear multiple hats such as being an awesome programmer, application developer, technical architect, database designer.
• Large scale software product engineering experience with contemporary tools and delivery methods in a complex environment (i.e. DevOps, CI/CD, Agile, etc.).
• Must be knowledgeable about industry trends, best practices, and change management.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Effective in building close working relationships with others
• Innovative and creative and adaptive to new environment
• Ability to absorb professional knowledge quickly and develop skills.
• You love collaborative environments that use agile methodologies to encourage creative design thinking and find innovative ways to develop with cutting edge technologies.
• Ambitious individual who can work under their own direction towards agreed targets/goals with creative approach to work.
• Intuitive individual with an ability to manage change and proven time management.
• Proven interpersonal skills while contributing to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.