• Gender: Male
• Age: 65
• Designation: Executive
• Highest Education Level: Post Graduate Diploma
• Preferred Country: India
• Notice Period: 30  Days
• Work Experience: 41.8 Year(s)

Education

P.G. (Plastics Engineering) From Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology (CIPET), Madras, in 1985

PGD (Industrial Management) From Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Pune in 1983

B.E. (Mechanical) From College of Engineering, University of Pune, Pune in 1981

Skill Sets

ERP Implementation, Sourcing/Vendor Development, Production Planning & Control, Administration, Quality Assurance & Inspection, New Product Development, Business Development, Sales & Marketing, Customer Relationship Management

Work Experience

Professional Consultant
Since Jun 2017
Company Profile: Leading company in Personal Air Coolers industrial and house-hold use.
Job Profile:
I was involved as project consultant for design feedback, purchasing, mould making, material selection, initial trials & production lot. I was also involved in marketing, identifying dealers, distributors.

Professional Consultant
Jun 2014 to Dec 2017
Job Profile :
Implementing business development plans for achievement of organisational goal in terms of revenue and profitability targets
Realizing strategies for acquiring business from clients & effectively using potential of accounts; facilitating IT software solutions / product development initiatives involving mapping of business requirements and in-depth evaluation of customer feedback to execute modifications in product attributes
Establishing all the modules like BOM creation & sub sales order inputs, PO for bought-outs, raw materials, non-production minimum & maximum stock level production planning, stock control, GRN& issues, 57F4
Ensuring client/customer satisfaction and coordinating with the client with an objective to maintain fruitful relationship and reach business goals
Effectuating long term business directions of the region to ensure maximum profitability in line with organizational objectives; exploring business potential & clientele to secure profitable business volumes
Mapping client’s requirements, attending / conducting business user meeting, project planning & scheduling and providing them customized business solutions
Managing entire ERP project operations with a view to achieve business objectives and ensure optimum utilization of available resources
Understanding business process; studying and analyzing workflow to design solutions (As-Is and To-Be Analysis and Freezing); creating the business environment and preparing functional specification

Highlights
Delivered 20% reduction in inventory through effective resource planning & stock control measures
Implemented control on delivery schedules; improved production planning as all raw materials, bought-outs available just in time
Marked zero inventory for high value production items minimum & maximum inventory level for low value/ high consumption item and attained reduction in response time to customers & vendors
Administered improvement in internal communication and effective communication with customers & vendors
Led unidirectional efforts of all the employees in the organization to meet the common goal / target

Professional Consultant
Sep 2012 to Apr 2014
Company Name : Mahindra Reva Electric Vehicles Pvt. Ltd.
Job Profile :
Undertook the reduction of line–rejection rate, rework & other costs using statistical approaches
Implemented corrective & preventive actions to resolve problems related to assembly line
Analysed & resolved chronic quality issue & customer complaints and reduced cost of quality; assessed the customer feedback, through feedback from branches and evaluated areas of improvements
Managed the request and complaints of the entire branches that were escalated; ensured that they were resolved within the stipulated TAT
Built and maintained healthy business relations with clients; ensured high customer satisfaction metrics by achieving delivery & service quality norms
Took stringent quality measures including preparation / maintenance of necessary documents and conducting of audits to ensure compliance with standards
Practiced quality standards with key emphasis on improving quality and improvement opportunities

Highlights
Played a key role in establishing process & PPAP of thermoforming exterior parts -BSP, doors, bumpers, and hood; troubleshot problems like surface undulations
Designed & established car roof in Polycarbonate – roof material ofE2O electric car was chosen as ABS whereas at the product launch hour it was found that ABS is not meeting the functional requirements, so alternative material Polycarbonate was suggested which has better mechanical & thermal properties. Polycarbonate roof was established & proved after extensive trials
Successfully administered Process& PPAP of interiors such as IP, pillar trims, consoles, cowls, front grill, fuse box windows up down switch and so on through injection moulding and firewall & interior trims through thermoforming
Executed process & PPAP parts like rear tub, battery box tray &cover (composites) through RESIN Transfer Moulding (RTM) process; rectified problems like short filling & surface defects; brought 100% improvement in aesthetic quality
Developed Long Fiber Injection (LFI) structural parts; addressed problems of short filling & surface blemishes and marked 100% aesthetic quality improvement
Evolved bonding processes like Plastic to Plastic, Plastics to Metal, Plastics to RTM, Plastics to LFI parts; established quality standards for bonding strength measurement
Succeeded in weight & cost challenge achieved through process & product optimization

Senior Manager – Sales & Marketing
Jul 2010 to Jul 2012
Company Name : Machino Polymers Ltd
Job Profile :
Designed successful sales techniques/strategies/tactics using customer and market feedback
Managed all potential sales opportunities including distribution strategies, re-seller agreements and product segmentation
Accomplished and exceeded volume and profit goals by nurturing partnerships with existing customers
Developed and deployed quarterly and annual plans, programs and policies for company Sales Managers; backed all cross-company sales objectives such as budgets preparation, forecasting of sales targets, and so on
Identified resource requirements and assigned responsibilities to the sales team while ensuring effective coordination amongst all
Reviewed and monitored target achievement vis-à-vis set targets and took corrective action wherever required
Ensured that effective Sales Information Systems were implemented and commercial processes, controls and systems were adhered to
Conducted statistical analysis to determine potential growth; constructed sales performance goals and monitored performance on a regular basis

Highlights
Played a vital role in promoting new compounds for the interiors of Mahindra Zylo / Scorpio, TML Tata Ace, Safari, Aria, Vista & Nano models till validation& final product approval by the customer
Augmented the sales turnover by 166%from a 1.8 kTA to 3.0 KTA within a span of 2 years
Assured timely payment collections ensuring healthy cycle; registered never outstanding as> 10%

Sr.Manager
May 2007 to Jun 2010
Company Name : APPL Industries Ltd
Job Profile :
Designed& established interior parts for Tata, Fiat, VW, Piaggio, Bajaj- IP, Door Trims, Glove Box, Console, Door Handle & Fascia till validation& final approval by customer
Maximized the sales turnover by 250%from 4.0 kTA to 10.0 KTA within a span of 4 years
Marked customer complaints and resolved them amicably; achieved >95%CA/PA
Successfully implemented ERP system for effective sales order processing and met delivery schedules
Acted as focal point in ISO & TS implementation- PPAP, FMEA, audits and so on

Manager - DAP Division
Jun 1995 to Apr 2007
Company Name : Philips India Ltd.
Job Profile :
Developed, approved & timely implemented PPAP for key & critical components of white goods items
Advanced plastic raw material / paints for Toaster, Sandwich Toasters, Hair Dryers meeting the R&D specifications & functional requirements; developed cost effective materials for Mixer Grinders& Irons
Troubleshot quality issues of Mixer Grinder, Toaster, Hair Dryer - color fading & war page
Displayed problem solving skills through Mixer Grinder top/ bottom housing cracking problem & validated using design of experiments (DOE) technique
Substituted PC to PS, SAN for indicator lamp &dome; introduced PP for ABS in Eco Mixer , PP for filled PP in Eco Iron and filled PP for PBT in Toaster
Regulated vendor survey& selection process; implemented ISO

Asst. Manager
Feb 1990 to May 1995
Company Name : Century Enka Ltd.
Job Profile :
Worked on application development, engineering plastics for automobiles, white goods, electronics,industrial products and so on
Delivered technical services to many customers all over India

Asst. Manager
Sep 1985 to Jan 1990
Company Name : Amphetronix Ltd.
Job Profile :
Initiated production &machine capacity; took charge of products and VA/VE in products
Reduced rejection levels ofRibbon Connectors, Rubber Connectors & Euro Type Connectors; brought down from 30-40%toalmost nil

Asst. Engineer
Jun 1981 to Apr 1984
Company Name : Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd
Job Profile :
Enhanced efficiency through time & method studies
Conducted cost estimation bought-outs and new development items
Directed process planning in Fuel Pump Project; designed plant & machinery layout for the same

Profile Summary
Experience in Plant Operations, ERP Implementation, Sales & Marketing and New Product Development
Expertise in implementing live cycles of ERP modules for multiple locations in coordination with development team and end users
Extensive exposure in managing various projects in the field of engineering, sales & marketing, new product developments, plastic raw materials application development, sourcing & vendor development, systems and ISO & TS 16949 related implementation.
Proven capabilities in enhancing production process operations and optimizing resource & capacity utilization
Promoted new compounds for the interiors of Mahindra Zylo / Scorpio, TML Tata Ace, Safari, Aria, Vista & Nano models
Augmented the sales turnover by 166%from 1.8 kTAto 3.0 KTA within a span of 2 years
Experience in working in Engineering, Automobile, White Goods, plastic raw material, compounding industry & plastics moulding at various capacities
Proficiency in managing business operations with key focus on bottom line profitability and customer satisfaction by ensuring optimal utilization of resources as well as hand holding of business partners
An effective communicator with strong leadership, people management, problem solving, negotiation and coordination skills

Future Goals

Targeting senior level assignments in fields of ERP Implementation/Sales & Marketing/ Operations Management/ New Product Development with a leading organisation of repute Location Preference: Overseas/ Maharashtra / Gujarat