Cost Reduction & Financial Oversight
- Lead and track enterprise-wide cost reduction initiatives across engineering, operations, procurement, and supply chain functions.
- Develop reporting frameworks and dashboards to monitor savings targets, operational spend, and program performance.
- Identify cost leakage, inefficiencies, and margin improvement opportunities through data analysis and cross-functional reviews.
- Partner with finance leadership to evaluate ROI, cost structures, and operational trade-offs related to product and engineering decisions.
- Provide regular executive-level updates to the CFO and senior leadership team on savings progress, risks, and corrective actions.

Product Roadmap & Operational Alignment
- Collaborate closely with CTO, Chief Engineering Officer, and Engineering leadership to evaluate product roadmap implications on cost, scalability, and operational feasibility.
- Challenge assumptions and proactively flag concerns related to budget overruns, operational complexity, or resource allocation.




- Drive transparency and accountability around engineering investments, vendor utilization, and development priorities.
- Support decision-making by balancing innovation goals with financial discipline and operational realities.

Supply Chain & Operational Optimization
- Analyze procurement, manufacturing, and supply chain processes to identify sustainable cost-saving opportunities.
- Work with operational teams to improve material utilization, vendor management, inventory efficiency, and production costs.
- Support initiatives focused on process standardization, waste reduction, and operational productivity improvements.
- Participate in supplier negotiations and cost benchmarking activities where appropriate.

Governance & Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Establish governance mechanisms for cost tracking, initiative ownership, and reporting cadence.
- Build robust working relationships across Finance, Engineering, Operations, Procurement, and P

📌 Director, Cost Reduction (Doddaballapura)
🏢 Ohmium Operations
📍 Doddaballapura