Chief Information Officer position in Worli

Chief Information Officer (CIO)

Industry: Textile yarn manufacturing

Location: Worli, Mumbai

Role Overview

The CIO will be responsible for driving the organization’s technology vision, focusing on domestic business transformation, operational excellence, and cost efficiency. The role requires a strong blend of manufacturing domain understanding or BFSI-grade governance discipline, ensuring robust systems, cybersecurity, and data-led decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

• Digitalisation (Domestic Operations Focus)

• Lead digital transformation across manufacturing plants, supply chain, and distribution networks within India.

• Drive plant-level digital initiatives such as IoT, automation, predictive maintenance, and energy optimization.

• Digitize dealer/distributor ecosystem and customer engagement platforms.

• Focus on improving operational efficiency, cost reduction, and turnaround time.

• Cybersecurity (BFSI-grade Governance)

• Build a strong cybersecurity framework inspired by banking/insurance standards.

• Secure IT and OT environments, especially plant systems and critical infrastructure.

• Ensure compliance with Indian regulatory and industry standards.

• Implement continuous monitoring, risk assessment, and incident response mechanisms.

• Cloud Computing & Migration

• Develop a cost-effective and scalable cloud strategy suited for domestic operations.

• Lead migration of core systems (ERP, CRM, analytics) to cloud or hybrid platforms.

• Optimize infrastructure cost while ensuring high availability and security.

• Manage relationships with domestic and global cloud vendors.

• Analytics & Business Intelligence

• Drive adoption of real-time dashboards for plant performance, sales, working capital, and procurement.

• Implement analytics for:

• Demand forecasting

• Inventory optimization

• Production planning

• Leverage advanced analytics/AI selectively for high-impact use cases.

• Build a culture of data-driven decision-making across functions.

• Custom Application Development

• Lead development/customization of ERP, supply chain, and plant systems.

• Ensure seamless integration between finance, operations, and sales systems.

• Promote agile and scalable application architecture.

• Evaluate build vs buy decisions with cost and scalability lens.

• Project Management

• Establish strong IT PMO governance for execution discipline.

• Deliver projects on time, within budget, and aligned with business outcomes.

• Prioritize high ROI projects aligned to domestic growth strategy.

• Ensure cross-functional stakeholder engagement and adoption.

• Data Management & Security

• Implement enterprise-wide data governance and master data management (MDM).

• Ensure data accuracy, standardization, and accessibility across locations.

• Protect sensitive business and customer data with strong controls.

• Align with Indian data privacy and compliance requirements.