Engineered to lead

8 September 2015
Manufacturing Today

Aditya Birla Group's GMLP a platform to transform manufacturing professionals to leaders for the future

The Global Manufacturing Leadership Program (GMLP) is a premium and exclusive leadership platform of the Aditya Birla Group, which accelerates the development of middle and senior level talent to transform exceptional manufacturing leaders into business leaders who can take on challenging roles in production/operations, maintenance, planning, projects, electrical &instrumentation and power plant plants. The platform provides a unique opportunity to hone and develop the leadership skills through exposure to world-class technologies and processes, state-of-the-art research and development facilities and continuous learning and development opportunities in order to take on challenging senior level positions in various manufacturing locations within the Group.

The Aditya Birla Group enjoys a privileged position of being one of the few conglomerates to have a diverse range of businesses and the global footprint to match it. Leveraging this unique opportunity to enhance career opportunities for manufacturing talent is the objective and aim of this platform. It also aligns with the career preferences and choices of current manufacturing professionals who are seeking to be 'generalists' and not classified as a 'domain specialist' only (source: manufacturing professional's survey – 2014).

The GMLP platform was launched in 2011 and since then has witnessed a growing interest by manufacturing professionals as evidenced by the increasing number of applicants, year on year since its inception. The systematic and professional recruitment processes have ensured that the s;elected talent pool possesses the requisite skills and capabilities for the current as well as future roles. The personal involvement of the senior leadership team in the hiring as well as mentoring processes ensures that the GMLP member gets the right guidance and inputs in their journey in the Group.

The need to launch the GMLP platform stems from the ambitious growth plans the $41 billion Aditya Birla Group has charted out for the future. A large part of this growth is expected from the Manufacturing businesses.

As an employer of choice, Aditya Birla Group stands for Globally Diverse Growth Opportunities. It has emerged as an 'aspirational place to work' for technical professionals in the manufacturing sector. The Global Manufacturing Leadership Program is the route through which a manufacturing professional can choose to be an expert in his/her own business, or widen the horizon by moving across businesses and build technical expertise across businesses. The opportunity to learn and build ideas from a cross business exposure are immense. This is facilitated by the Aditya Birla Science and Technology Center, where the research and development professional from all businesses come together under one roof and leverage the combined know how to innovate and find solutions to complex business challenges.

Aditya Birla Group's presence across continents makes it a truly 'global' program as s;elected professionals are provided interesting assignments across various businesses around the globe. This is the only-of-its-kind platform for mid-career technical professionals in manufacturing sector which gives structured and well planned growth opportunities coupled with global exposure.

s;elected professionals can expect to experience "A World of Opportunities" - the Group's Employee Value Proposition which touches all aspects of working life of a professional and actually extends beyond to c;reate a perfect blend of work and life. The Group offers world-class infrastructure and amenities at all its manufacturing locations that include best education for children, healthcare, and contemporary recreational facilities for the entire family.

According to Ratan Shah, Group Talent Mentor - Manufacturing Professionals, Aditya Birla Group, "We are not looking at people who will maintain status quo but we are looking at people who will challenge the status quo with new ideas. We intend to take people from diverse industries and groom them into leadership positions."

Who should apply to this program - The program offers a platform for high-performing and passionate manufacturing professionals, who are driven by a challenging work environment, with a determination to succeed.

s;elected candidates enhance their leadership and functional skills, get exposure to key Group processes and are provided with opportunities to work in cross-functional areas, besides their current area of expertise. They gain immense expertise working across Group's key sectors spanning metals, cement, pulp and fibre, chemicals, carbon black, mining and textiles, among others.

After being groomed and nurtured over a few years, along with a successful track record of performance and contribution in the Group, the GMLP member can expect to join the coveted league of Aditya Birla Group leaders and be placed in key roles across geographies in more than 36 countries. In sum, the GMLP platform fuels the manufacturing professional's passion for career growth and a professionally fulfilling and rewarding career.

Passionate engineering professionals with 10-20 years of experience can apply on www.abgmlp.adityabirla.com

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