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Position: Chief Strategy & Growth Executive

Location: Manesar, Haryana

Industry: Automotive Components / Auto Ancillary

Level: Senior Leadership

Reporting to: Managing Director / CEO

Compensation: Up to 60 LPA, depending on experience and fit

About the Role

We are looking for a seasoned Chief Strategy & Growth Executive to lead enterprise-level strategy, business growth and strategic transformation for a leading Tier-1 automotive component organization.

The role will be based out of Manesar and will work closely with the MD/CEO, Business Heads and senior leadership team to shape and execute the organization's medium- and long-term growth agenda.

The successful candidate will bring a strong combination of corporate strategy, business analytics, financial understanding, customer/OEM orientation and execution governance. This is a high-impact role for a leader who can move beyond strategy formulation to translate strategic priorities into measurable business outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

1. Corporate Strategy & Business Planning

- Partner with the MD/CEO and leadership team to develop and execute the organization's 35 year strategic roadmap.
- Translate organizational vision into clear business priorities, strategic initiatives and execution plans.
- Lead the annual strategic planning and operating-plan process across businesses/functions.
- Evaluate growth opportunities across products, customers, technologies, geographies and adjacent markets.
- Develop strategic scenarios and recommendations for management decision-making.

1. Growth Strategy & New Business Development

- Identify and evaluate opportunities for organic growth, customer expansion, product diversification and new market entry.
- Work closely with Sales, Engineering, Operations and Finance to build growth plans and ensure execution.
- Analyze customer, product, market and competitor trends to identify emerging opportunities.
- Support strategic customer and OEM engagements, including opportunities with existing and prospective customers.
- Develop business cases for recent programs, investments, capacity expansion, localization and technology initiatives.

1. Profitability & Financial Strategy

- Partner with Finance and Business Heads to improve revenue quality, contribution margins and overall profitability.
- Develop analytical frameworks for product/customer profitability, cost structures, capacity utilization and business performance.
- Challenge business assumptions and support leadership in making fact-based investment and resource-allocation decisions.
- Participate in budgeting,



forecasting and long-range financial planning from a strategic perspective.

1. Enterprise Performance & Governance

- Establish a robust strategy-to-execution governance mechanism with clear KPIs, milestones, ownership and review cadence.
- Develop executive dashboards and management review systems that provide visibility into business performance and strategic initiatives.
- Identify gaps, risks and emerging issues and drive timely corrective action with functional and business leaders.
- Institutionalize a culture of data-driven decision-making and accountability.

1. Strategic Transformation

- Lead or coordinate enterprise-wide transformation initiatives covering operational excellence, digital transformation, Industry 4.0, analytics, cost transformation and organizational effectiveness.
- Identify opportunities to improve business processes, decision systems and organizational productivity.
- Ensure that transformation initiatives deliver measurable business impact rather than remaining technology or process projects.

1. Market, Customer & Competitive Intelligence

- Build a structured understanding of OEM strategies, market trends, technology shifts, competitive positioning and industry developments.
- Assess the impact of EVs, lightweighting, automation, localization, sustainability and other industry trends on the company's future portfolio.
- Develop periodic strategic intelligence reports for the senior management team.
- Identify potential risks to existing businesses and recommend strategic responses.

1. Board & Senior Management Support

- Prepare and present strategic reviews, business performance insights and strategic recommendations for the MD/CEO, Board and Promoters.
- Develop fact-based presentations and decision papers for major investments, strategic initiatives and business opportunities.
- Act as a trusted strategic partner to senior leadership, bringing an independent and enterprise-wide perspective.

1. Cross-functional Leadership

- Work horizontally across Sales, Finance, Operations, Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain, HR and Digital/IT.
- Influence senior stakeholders without relying solely on formal authority.
- Build cross-functional teams for strategic projects and ensure timely closure of critical initiatives.

Ideal Candidate Profile
- 20+ years of overall experience, with significant exposure to strategy,



business transformation, corporate planning, business performance or strategic consulting.
- Experience in automotive / auto components / manufacturing is strongly preferred.
- Should have worked closely with MDs, CEOs, CXOs, Promoters and/or Boards.
- Strong understanding of the automotive value chain, preferably with exposure to Tier-1 automotive component businesses and OEM customers.
- Demonstrated experience in translating data and business intelligence into strategic decisions and measurable business outcomes.
- Strong financial acumen, including understanding of P&L;, margins, cost structures, capital allocation, business cases and investment decisions.
- Experience in leading enterprise-level transformation or strategic initiatives.
- Strong presentation, communication and stakeholder-management capabilities.
- Should be comfortable operating in a hands-on, fast-paced promoter-led or professionally managed manufacturing environment.
- Ability to move seamlessly between strategy, analysis and execution.

Key Competencies

Strategic

- Corporate Strategy
- Growth Strategy
- Market & Competitive Intelligence
- Business Planning
- Portfolio Strategy
- M&A; / Investment Evaluation

Commercial & Financial

- P&L; Understanding
- Margin & Cost Analysis
- Business Case Development
- Capital Allocation
- Budgeting & Forecasting

Execution

- Strategy Deployment
- Transformation Management
- Program Governance
- KPI Architecture
- Performance Management

Leadership

- CXO / Board Communication
- Cross-functional Leadership
- Stakeholder Management
- Influencing & Change Management
- Executive Presentation

Success Measures for the Role The incumbent will be expected to create measurable impact through:

- Delivery of the organization's strategic growth agenda.
- Identification and conversion of new growth opportunities.
- Improvement in revenue quality and profitability.
- Stronger strategic planning and business-performance governance.
- Faster and better management decision-making.
- Successful execution of strategic transformation initiatives.
- Improved alignment between corporate strategy and business/plant execution.
- Development of a robust fact-based strategic decision-making culture.

Why This Role This is a high-visibility enterprise leadership position with direct exposure to the top management and an opportunity to shape the next phase of growth of an established Tier-1 automotive component organization.

The role is particularly suited to a strategic leader who combines business thinking, financial orientation, analytics and execution discipline and wants to play a central role in shaping the future direction of an automotive manufacturing enterprise.

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