Role : Business Analyst Manufacturing domain expert (9+ Yrs, Steel / Metals / Heavy Engineering) Immediate

Location : Bangalore

Role Overview

We are looking for a Manufacturing Domain Expert / Process Transformation Consultant with strong hands-on knowledge of manufacturing plant operations, preferably in Steel / Metals / Heavy Engineering.

The person will work closely with the client's plant and business teams to understand the current operating processes, identify gaps and inefficiencies, define improved To-Be processes, and translate these into business and technology requirements.

The role requires a combination of manufacturing domain expertise, process consulting, business analysis and understanding of software solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Manufacturing Process Assessment

Visit the client's Hosur plant and study the end-to-end manufacturing operations, including:

- Production planning and scheduling
- Raw material planning, procurement and inventory
- Inbound material receiving and inspection
- Stores and warehouse operations
- Material movement and traceability
- BOM (Bill of Materials) / product structure and material consumption
- Production / shop-floor operations
- Work orders and production reporting
- Quality inspection and quality management
- Rework, rejection and scrap management
- Equipment / machine utilization
- Preventive and breakdown maintenance
- Dispatch and logistics
- Production costing and operational reporting
- Management MIS and performance reporting

Understand how people, processes, machines, data and existing applications interact across these functions. As-Is & Gap Analysis

- Conduct stakeholder interviews, workshops and shop-floor observations.
- Document detailed As-Is processes, workflows, roles, systems and dependencies .
- Identify manual activities, bottlenecks, duplication, delays and control gaps.
- Identify gaps in applications, data, reporting, integration and automation.




- Understand the root cause of operational problems rather than only documenting symptoms.
- Assess opportunities for process standardization, digitization and automation.

To-Be Process & Transformation

- Design practical To-Be processes aligned with business objectives.
- Simplify and standardize processes wherever possible.
- Define improved workflows, roles, controls, data requirements and system touchpoints.
- Identify opportunities for ERP, MES, workflow, BI, IoT, automation and AI-based solutions where relevant.
- Define measurable business outcomes such as productivity improvement, reduced cycle time, better inventory visibility, improved quality, reduced manual effort and better decision-making.

Business & Technology Requirements Translate the identified business needs into explicit technology requirements, including:

- Business and functional requirements
- Process maps and workflows
- User requirements / use cases
- Application requirements
- Integration requirements
- Data and reporting requirements
- Dashboard / KPI requirements
- Automation opportunities
- Non-functional requirements

RFP / Vendor Evaluation

- Prepare RFI/RFP/RFQ documentation for addressing identified process and technology gaps.
- Define scope, requirements, expected deliverables and implementation expectations.
- Develop vendor evaluation criteria and assessment framework.
- Support solution/vendor evaluation and discussions.
- Work with technology teams to ensure proposed solutions address the actual business and process requirements.

Required Experience

- 8–10 years of experience in manufacturing operations, manufacturing consulting, process transformation or manufacturing technology .
- Strong practical understanding of plant/shop-floor processes .
- Experience in Steel, Metals, Heavy Engineering, Automotive or similar manufacturing industries is preferred.
- Strong experience in As-Is / To-Be process mapping and gap analysis .
- Good understanding of ERP, MES, SCM, WMS, Quality, Maintenance and BI systems.
- Strong Business Analysis and requirements-gathering skills.

📌 Business Analyst Manufacturing domain expert (9+ Yrs, Steel / Metals / Heavy Engineering) Immediate ( Bangalore)
🏢 Innova ESI
📍 Bengaluru