ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

BE/BTech: Mech Engg Calcutta

MBA/PGDM: MDI Gurgaon

PROFILE SUMMARY

Business leader from the automobile industry with 37 years of domestic & internationa experience in operations management, P&L Responsibility (positive EBIDTA change), Project management, Supply chain excellence, Manufacturing, Product Engineering, Power train , Lean six sigma , JIT, Kanban, Jidoka and Heijinka concepts, Marketing services and Merger and Acquisitions.

CONSULTING EXPERIENCE

2 years

EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS

JTEKT INDIA LTD. - Senior Vice President

Motherson Group - COO/CMO
Heading a new business, SMAC manufacturing aluminum casting and Machining parts within Motherson Group ($13.5Bn) . The business has currently two units based out of Manesar Gurgaon and poised to grow faster to become dominant player in the market.
* Complete P&L Responsibility (2 Manesar plants implementing Lean Manufacturing, running at the highest OEE).
* Established the brand in niche segments with highest profitability.
* In house design & development capability in a very short span & exceeding QCD commitments
* ERP based strategic sourcing: reduced capex & revenue expenditure (by alternator supplier, optimized specifications, value-based negotiations & favourable payment terms) to improve cash flow
* Made the organization a preferred partner of customers who have been rewarding the same with new businesses.
* Developed future leadership within the organization
* Promoted a culture that reflects the organization’s values, encourages good performance, & rewards productivity.
* Formulated Business Strategy and actively working on Merger and Acquisition route for achieving inorganic growth.

Values Delivered:
* Achieved EBIDTA positive situation within 18 months of commencement of sales
* Achieved business growth of 60% CAGR (fastest within the group) starting from zero.
* 3% cost saving of the annual revenue by quick transfer of technology through collaboration, within one-year of inhouse design activities
* Achieved 10% of cost saving (INR 30 Million) by launching of various drives like outsourcing, floor control, logistics revamp, 5S, Kaizen, SSQC
* Achieved near zero PPM & zero delivery failure right from first day of operation
* Got customer approvals (from MAIL & Honda) within one year of production commencement

Greaves Cotton - Senior GM Corporate Manufacturing Engg & Mfg Excellence
Greaves Cotton Ltd, a Rs20Bn Capital Goods giant has 6 plants across India. The company is into manufacturing engines from 0.5 HP to 500 HP range.
Head of Corporate Mfg Engg. and Turnaround for 13 plants.
Responsibilities assigned were to drive operational excellence to bring the plants at par with best in the class, reduce cost by 5% and drive system driven NPDs across multiple businesses to achieve revenue growth with sustainable bottom line
* Closely worked with stakeholders (incld. The top management) in formulating & implementing operation strategy across 13 plants located in multiple states
* Profound Operations Strategy Implementation: executed relocation & consolidation of facilities (plants exceeded the threshold limit of profitability) & made the tough decision to dispose of businesses which were not meeting long term strategy objectives.
* Passion to keep learning & adding value: Developed new products (like Tractor, 500KVA Genset, Single cylinder engine of multiple range, Power tiller for agriculture usage) to improve the top line growth
* Set-up Green Field Projects & Manufacturing Facilities within six months
* Set a dedicated plant in Chakan, Pune, to manufacture 500KVA Gen along with other new products & new versions of current products (incld. make vs buy).
* Capability development: Strengthened teams by creating Skill Matrix & hiring experts in relevant areas.
* Encouraged Knowledge Sharing by connecting old & new employees
* Handled & strengthened diversity across businesses
Values Delivered:
* Reduced number of plants to 8 from 13, saving revenue expenditure in terms of manpower cost by 20%
* Two plants (Schendra Aurangabad & Ranipet unit), have been rated as world class, winning Frost & Sullivan award.
* Successfully launched TPM across two large plants, bringing huge change in the culture & employee engagement
* Lean drive resulted in saving 30% space better productivity 20%. Improved OEE resulting in EBITA improvement of 5%.

Maruti Suzuki Limited - Sr Manager Material Management
Maruti Suzuki with annual revenue of Rs.781Bn, is leader in Indian auto industry commanding more than 50% market share. The company has two plants located at Gurgaon and Manesar in Indian NCR region.
Role - Sr Manager Material Management
Played a strategic role in Material Management Division with close interactions with the Director (Operations) while implementing the following projects:
*Inventory visibility at all stages within plant.
* Staggered scheduling by implementing JIT & returnable packaging in the plant: worked closely with suppliers & functions such as PD, Quality, Manufacturing etc.
* Improved warehousing by Mapping Value Stream layout change, creation of super market, E-Picking, Multi-layer storage, First-in-first-out, batch coding, automated receipt, storage & retrieval systems including horizontal deployment
* Contributed immensely in optimizing supplier performance through launching of initiatives such as Kanban, Delivery Notes, Daily Schedules & Supplier Communication Portal.
* Spearheaded Milk-Run for NCR suppliers thereby improving supply chain efficiency.
* Managed internal groups, monitored KPIs & conducted regular audit of various management systems.
* Contributed employee engagement and problem solving inititives like PMS , Problem solving , Scholar series, campus interviews , supplier upgradation etc.

Value Delivered:
* Variance reduction from 1.3% to 0.5%
* Rated one among the top 20% fast track executive
* Line stoppage due to material shortage reduced by 50%
* Inventory reduction of 5% due to effective implementation of JIT