Business Head- Surgical Consumables

Sri Lakshmi Saraswathi Textiles (Arni) Ltd
Arani, Tamil Nadu, India

BUSINESS HEAD – SURGICAL & MEDICAL CONSUMABLES & HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS

Chennai, Tamil Nadu | Full-time | 10–15 years experience

We are building a new medical & surgical consumables business in Chennai, initially focused on surgical gowns, drapes, gauze & dressings, absorbent cotton, sterile procedure packs and customised surgical consumables, with plans to expand into institutional healthcare, OEM/private label and exports.

We are looking for an entrepreneurial Business Head to build and lead the business from the ground up.

Key Responsibilities

  • Own the business strategy, P&L, revenue and margins
  • Build and commercialise the initial product portfolio
  • Set up and optimise manufacturing, sourcing and supply chain
  • Establish QA/RA systems, ISO 13485 and CDSCO compliance
  • Build relationships with hospitals, hospital chains, surgeons and procurement teams
  • Develop pan-India distributor, institutional and tender business
  • Identify OEM, private-label and export opportunities
  • Recruit and lead teams across manufacturing, QA/RA, sales and supply chainIdeal Candidate
  • 10–15 years in medical devices, surgical consumables, medical disposables or healthcare manufacturing
  • Strong experience with gowns, drapes, procedure packs, dressings or wound care similar products
  • Exposure to sterile products and ISO 13485/CDSCO is preferred
  • Proven hospital/institutional sales and distributor-network experience
  • Strong understanding of costing, pricing, margins and P&L
  • Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to build a business, not just manage a functionFirst 12 Months

The Business Head will be expected to establish the product portfolio and manufacturing/quality systems, launch the first range, develop key hospital and distributor relationships, build a strong sales pipeline and lay the foundation for national and export growth.

Compensation: Competitive salary

If you have personally built or scaled a medical-device/surgical consumables business, we would like to hear from you.

Please DM your CV along with:

  • Current/most recent responsibility
  • Revenue/P&L handled
  • Product categories managed
  • Major hospitals/customers developed
  • Team size managed
  • One business/product you personally scaledSubject: Business Head – Surgical Consumables

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