VIKRAM SOLAR LIMITED
Job Description
Vice President – Business Transformation
CompanyVikram Solar LimitedPosition TitleVice President – Business TransformationReports ToChief Executive Officer, Vikram Solar LimitedDirect ReportsNone at inception – role operates through cross-functional influence; may build a small transformation/PMO team as scope maturesLocationDelhi or Kolkata, with regular travel to Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, and Gangaikondan, and to customer locations across IndiaScopePan-India — spanning Sales (Key Accounts, Mid-Market, Distribution), Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Technical, Legal, and Customer ServiceFunctionBusiness Transformation, Sales Operations & Cross-Functional DeliveryRole Purpose
Vikram Solar is scaling from a module specialist into a fully integrated solar manufacturer – with new cell and wafer capacity, an evolving go-to-market structure, and rising customer expectations on delivery. This is a newly created, high-visibility role reporting directly to the CEO, accountable for ensuring that what Sales commits to a customer is what the company actually delivers: on time, on the terms agreed, and to specification. The VP – Business Transformation operates across Sales, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Technical, Legal, and Customer Service, building the mechanisms, discipline, and cross-functional alignment the business needs to scale reliably – working through influence and process design rather than formal line authority.
Core Ownership Areas
Key Responsibilities
1. Delivery & Cross-Functional Operations
Build and run a cross-functional on-time-in-full (OTIF) delivery mechanism spanning Sales, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Logistics.
Identify and resolve systemic points of friction between commitment (Sales) and fulfilment (Operations), escalating unresolved issues directly to the CEO.
Institutionalize a cadence of cross-functional reviews to track delivery performance against customer commitments.
2. Sales Structure & Governance
Embed VSL’s redesigned three-tier sales structure (Key Accounts, Mid-Market, Distribution) into daily practice.
Work with the sales leadership to resolve structural and process friction as the organization scales into the new model.
Ensure clear ownership and hand-off protocols exist between the three sales tiers.
3. Commercial Contracting & Legal Interface
Streamline how customer agreements – MSAs and framework agreements – are drafted, negotiated, and turned around, partnering closely with Legal and Contracts.
Reduce cycle time and inconsistency in contracting without compromising the company’s commercial or legal position.
4. Technical, Warranty & Customer Service Alignment
Ensure technical and warranty commitments made in sales agreements are ones the business can consistently stand behind.
Close the loop between Sales and Customer Service so that complaints and service commitments do not fall through the cracks.
5. Pricing Framework
Design and drive the pricing framework and process, working with Sales and Business Strategy to bring discipline and consistency to how deals are priced.
Define pricing and discount governance that balances commercial competitiveness with margin discipline.
6. Customer Health & Reporting
Develop a customer health scorecard that tracks current and future-state relationship strength, so account risk and opportunity are visible before they become a crisis.
Build and run a single dashboard on customer health for CEO and leadership-level visibility.
7. Talent & Organizational Readiness
Identify talent gaps that need to be filled for the transformation to succeed, and work with HR to close them.
Act as an internal advocate for the capability-building needed to sustain the transformation beyond the initial build phase.
Key Result Areas (KRAs) & Metrics
Candidate Profile
Experience
8–12 years leading transformation, strategy execution, or cross-functional programs, ideally with exposure to both the commercial/sales side and the operations/supply chain side of a business.
Demonstrated ability to get things done through influence and process design, rather than formal authority over the teams involved.
Experience working directly with, or reporting to, C-suite leadership on unresolved cross-functional issues.
Prior experience in manufacturing, renewable energy, or a comparable B2B, project-driven business is an advantage.
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or a related discipline; MBA or equivalent PG preferred.
Key Competencies
Sharp analytically – comfortable owning a dashboard and defending the numbers, not just narrating a status update.
Direct, precise communicator, comfortable reporting straight to the CEO on unresolved issues.
Strong stakeholder management across Sales, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Technical, Legal, and Customer Service.
Structured problem-solver, able to design and institutionalize processes in a fast-scaling, increasingly complex organization.
High ownership and resilience, with the ability to operate independently in a newly created, cross-functional role.
Skills Required
- 8-12 years leading transformation, strategy execution, or cross-functional programs
- Proven ability to drive results through influence and process design rather than formal authority
- Experience working directly with or reporting to C-suite leadership on cross-functional issues
- Prior experience in manufacturing, renewable energy, or comparable B2B, project-driven business
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, or related discipline
- MBA or equivalent postgraduate degree
- Strong analytical skills; comfortable owning dashboards and defending metrics
- Strong stakeholder management across Sales, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Technical, Legal, and Customer Service
- Structured problem-solver able to design and institutionalize processes in fast-scaling organizations
- Willingness to be based in Delhi or Kolkata and travel regularly to multiple sites across India
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What We Do
Vikram Solar is one of India’s largest module manufacturers in terms of operational capacity. It produces solar photovoltaic modules, and it also offers EPC and O&M services to its customers.
