About the practice

Adfactors PR's manufacturing & engineering practice works with industrial conglomerates, engineering companies, infrastructure builders, and advanced manufacturing firms. The sector demands advisors who understand operational complexity, supply chain dynamics, labour relations, and the interplay between industrial reputation and export or regulatory outcomes. The role

We are looking for a senior advisor with genuine standing in the manufacturing and engineering ecosystem — someone who can walk into a plant head's office or a CEO's boardroom and immediately add value. The role demands commercial confidence, sector fluency, and the ability to design and lead communications strategies for issues that are often as operational as they are reputational. Candidate backgrounds we consider

We welcome candidates from across the following professional paths:

Public relations / corporate communications with industrial or B2B focus

Management consulting with operations or industrial strategy exposure

Business journalism covering manufacturing, trade, or infrastructure

Corporate affairs or government relations within the sector What you will do

Own and grow a portfolio of manufacturing and engineering client mandates — with full P&L; accountability

Price engagements to reflect the value of strategic counsel, not activity — and build proposals that win

Proven ability to engage in strategic negotiations, advise on high-stakes executive communication,



and consistently deliver client outcomes that go beyond the brief — building the kind of trust that retains mandates and deepens relationships

Advise clients on reputation issues

Maintain senior relationships with client CEOs, operations heads, and board members — on a structured, regular cadence

Develop early warning protocols for reputational risk (Crisis management)

Contribute to Adfactors PR's intellectual positioning in industrial and infrastructure advisory

Build and mentor a team with sector-specific research and advisory capability

Design and lead pitches for current mandates — combining sharp sector insight with credible capability demonstration What you bring

Understanding of industrial sector dynamics — logistics, Infra, manufacturing, industrial conglomerates, engineering companies, infrastructure builders, real estate, corporates

Crisis and issues management experience in B2B or industrial contexts

Commercial discipline — P&L; management, engagement pricing, margin awareness, and client retention

Executive presence in industrial boardrooms — able to challenge and advise, not just report

Strong research and analytical capability to support advisory positions and pitch materials Experience

12 to 18 years in communications, consulting, or corporate affairs with meaningful exposure to manufacturing, industrial, or engineering sector clients. Please share your updated cv with [email protected].

📌 Group Head (Mumbai)
🏢 Adfactors PR
📍 Mumbai