Senior Operations Manager - Manufacturing & Supply Chain

About the role

JamKam Traders, a Sialkot-based manufacturer and exporter of forged hardware, is looking for a Senior Operations Manager covering manufacturing and supply chain. Production runs through vendors and contract workers, with finishing, quality control and packing done in house. You will own the full cycle from vendor order to shipment, report directly to the Cofounder and work without being chased.

Key responsibilities

• Build and run the production plan and a live order tracker, with written due dates for every vendor and internal stage
• Plan capacity against order load and commit realistic ship dates
• Place purchase orders, follow up until delivery and control stock
• Create and maintain the BOM and spec sheet for every product; agree vendor rates and keep a record of all purchase prices
• Set QC checkpoints from inbound batch to final pack, and run root cause analysis on every rework and complaint
• Write, train and audit SOPs for every floor process
• Lead the Export Manager, floor supervisors, QC and office team, and set and review their KPIs
• Report on time delivery, vendor performance, rework and capacity to the Cofounder
• Evaluate, recommend and implement an ERP, and automate reports using AI and advanced Google Sheets

Required profile

• Degree in Engineering, Business or Supply Chain
• 3 years in export manufacturing across production planning, BOM and costing, vendor management and team management
• Fluent spoken and written English; interview and practical exercise in English
• Analytical and decisive, a strong negotiator, comfortable on the factory floor, wanting to own a function end to end

Required skills

• Strong hands-on AI skills, with examples of using AI tools to build trackers, automate reports or speed up planning
• Six Sigma Green Belt