general-manager Production

Ref. No. : CA - 26491 - (Production - Moulding – with 23.9 years in Plastic Industry)

Gender: Male
Age: 46
Designation: General Manager
Highest Education Level: Masters - Degree
Current Gross Salary: INR 2800000 /Annum
Expected Gross Salary: INR 3000000 /Annum
Preferred Country: India
Notice Period: 30 Days
Preferred Location: India
Work Experience: 23.9 Year(s)

Education

Pursuing MBS in (International Business) From Pune University

Masters in Business(Operations) From Symbiosis International University, in 2015 with A

PGDBM(Marketing) From IBMR Pune, Pune University in 2012 with A

BE(Elect) - MCE Latur, SRTMU Nanded in 2001 with A+

Skill Sets

Work Experience

Unit Head – Plant Operations & Business Development
Since Feb 2017
May 2007 to Jan. 2009
Company Profile: Manufacturer of automotive parts of 2 wheeler, 3 wheeler, 4 wheeler passenger & commercial Vehicles eg. security systems, Instrument panels, switches, wiring harness & automotive connectors & supplying to all major OEMS like TATA Motors, Mahindra & Mahindra, HONDA, Maruti Suzuki, Bajai, Piaggio, Navistar etc.
Job Profile:
Spearheaded the entire operations strategy and defined, developed and delivered the overall vision and roadmap. Actively involved in identifying, planning and executing initiatives/Capex projects in the department to improve upon production, quality, and safety & Cost indices; facilitated to the project team, providing the tools & techniques & deployment of a system. Actively participated the customer meetings & Holds regular status meetings with project team. Equipped with a solid experience in Plant Operations, Business planning & Business Development, Business & Operations strategies implementation, HRMS(Human resources management & strategies), Production & Quality process establishment, Plant & Shop floor inventory management, Manpower training, Marketing & Sales, finance & Accounting

Strategic Planning & Management: Preparing and executing long & plans. Determining the goals of the department in accordance with company’s strategic plan and goal and communicate it with the employees in the department. Managing all department activities related activities and department staff, protocols, disciplines and processes. Ensuring Strategic alignment of Plant Operations with Business goals. Ensure adequate capacity buildup ahead of business need. Estimating Production Costs and Managing Production Budgets

Plant Operations: Directing complete operations of plants and making sure & reviewing the daily plant operations – 4M planning & its availability, production & engineering management, quality management, inventory management and control, warehousing, project management, Health, Safety & Environment. Managing Plant Operations in all aspects of quality, manufacturing, delivery, maintenance, capacity expansion, process improvements & cost saving

Business Development Management: Accountable for the Up gradation in the existing processes as per business requirements. Drive quality, process change and Lean initiatives to ensure sustained profitable operations in the unit. Standardizing New products on Shop-floor along with Technical

Process Improvement: Monitoring operations and taking corrective actions. Continuously striving for improvements in utilization, cost reduction &process improvement programs. Ensuring that safety within the entire operation is kept the highest standards.

Cost Control: Reviewing existing processes & implementing modifications for improving operational efficacy and achieving maximum cost savings. Driving strict adherence of final products to set quality parameters; eliminating wastages & losses

Liaison & Coordination: Liaising with marketing & operation team for daily supplies & future business plan requirements/new products, adequately prepare the operational resources to meet present & future business needs. Coordinating with Supply Chain, Sales & Marketing, and R&D & QA to ensure smooth & continuous production. Working closely with corporate & management to convey a customized approach to all business units

Quality & Health and Safety: Utilizing safe work practices and following directives, policies and procedures for assisting and maintaining a healthy and safe work environment as outlined. Managing the implementation of best practices in all relevant business functions ensuring fulfillment of business requirements while delivering quality service in line with company vision, mission and strategy

Team Management: Developing team on ongoing basis, including but not limited to professional development, performance planning and management, etc. Monitoring cross functional teams in the development of cutting-edge solutions. Leading & monitoring the performance of team managers &members. Informed project team about the changes within the organization & general corporate news.

May 2007 - Jan. 2009
Job Profile :
Decreased losses &surpassed the productivity from 60% to 77%. 100% M/C capacity utilization & reduced the no. of M/Cs & saved the space for new projects, sales increased.

Plant Head - Plant Operations & Business Development
Feb 2011 to Jan 2017
Company Profile: Engaged in manufacturing of automotive parts like auto connectors, engine interface connectors, Terminals, Battery fuse box, wiring harness fuse box, wiring harnesses, automotive charging connectors & supplying to all major OEMS like TATA motors, Mahindra & Mahindra, Volks Wagen, Maruti Suzuki, General Motors, Ford Motors, HONDA cars, Isuzu Motors, Toyota Motors etc. India business turn over around 1600 Cr/Annum.
Job Profile:
Converted the plant from losses in to profit by increasing productivity & reducing the manufacturing cost, other overheads & RMC & achieved positive PBT & EBIT. By competitors analysis & benchmarking increased the SOB. Approached for new RFQs on merit basis. Improved the quality & maintained “0 PPM” by implementing innovation & creative ideas in terms of fool proof equipments & process flow improvements. Transformed the out dated or obsolete parts in to active parts & converted that in to money. Efficiently managed the Inventory of the FG as well raw material, hands on knowledge on SAP (SD/PPC modules), Conversant with 5S/ISO/TS 16949 Audits & EMS/QMS Certification; built the effective & Result oriented Team & to work on VA/VE & Cost saving and implemented the ECNs as per customer's req. without obsolete the FG. As well as raw material. Implemented the HR & Safety policies & settled the union agreements. Focused on IR & Statutory compliances.
Controlled the Plant Inventory according to sales forecast & maintained the targeted ITR.

Instrumentally managed & handled plant operations & business development/business expansion activities in better way by continuous improvements & cost reductions & cost saving. Successfully attained positive PBT by establishing strong partnerships with all manufacturing support functions including production.
Considered the competitors cost, submitting the competitive quotations increased the SOB. Handled the enquiry of new RFQs, Increased SOB & increased the sales. Managed the PPC & Logistics functions by performing the advance 4M planning, reduced & controlled the prod/process losses. By maintaining the safety stock fulfilled the customer’s requirements on time.
Maintained QCD & providing technical services to the customer. Increased SOB & created the opportunity for new RFQs. Ensured factory regulations & norms & resolved IR issues & statutory compliances. Focused on team building by employees’ engagement & CSR activities
Conducted PQ analysis & ABC analysis controlled the raw material Inventory. Worked on Process engineering (PE) – New Project and accountable for setting up & capacity planning. Resources & equipments arranged as per production feasibility & foolproof to the quality
Increased EBIT & PBT- Cost control- Reduction in the manufacturing overheads controlled the factory cost.Addressed on employees’ issues or grievances and administer collective bargaining agreements. Experienced in dealing with OEMs
Prepared budget for New as well as existing Business. Gathered information about competitors according to product & manufacturing locations. Fulfilled the customer's requirement - Customer Delight & Customer Satisfaction (CRM). Liaised with all agencies to close sales accounts- GRN, ASN & payment collection issues.
Slashed down all types overheads like Logistics & manufacturing overheads. Maintained the safety & buffer stock of the FG at customer's end as well as in BSR

Manager – Plant Operations & Business Development
Aug 2010 to Jan 2011
Company Name : VI-SON Pvt. Ltd.
Job Profile :
Lent efforts and insights skills in receiving Monthly Firm Indent from the Customer & to generate the sales plan to the PPC Dept. Contributed in New Business Development to fulfill customer demand in time and also played key role in getting Price Rise Amendments from customer in time. Delivered efforts in getting raw material from parent plants to run all the lines smoothly

Manager Plant Operations & Business Development
Jan 2009 to July 2010
Company Name : Technocrat Auto Pvt. Ltd.
Job Profile :
In-depth understanding in attaining the business from other segment, Business & plant’s profit increased, boosted SOB and attained expected monthly sales & collection for individual business areas

Business Development & Sales Engineer
July 2001 to Apr 2007
Company Name : Rely Cables
Job Profile :
Market research & enquiry of new customers & new businesses, Submission of quotations & finalization the costing. Sales & Production planning.

Experienced in devising & implementing plants operations plans & strategies; solid experience in supporting management in strategizing, directing & managing plans & procedure; expert in bridging engineering process gaps to complete business interest, developing process improvement initiatives and new concepts to reduce cost and improve efficiencies

Knowledge Purview: Outstanding Knowledge of new plant & new Business set up & implement the operation strategies, plant operations, Business development & Marketing strategies; knowledge of plant & business profitability by controlling the major cost parameters. Proven Skills of production, Quality management, Supply chain management & New Product development, Competitors Analysis & Benchmarks

Specific Strength Includes:
Exceptional work ethics, routinely use available time to solve organizational problems while working without direct supervision & completing all assignments and provides a wide range of high-level support services to diverse departments
High capacity to learn new skills whilst objectively seeking new challenges, responsibilities and ways to develop an already extensive array of professional experience. Track record of achieving professional success in every endeavor; an enterprising individual with excellent problem-solving skills in fast-paced environment while maintaining a high degree of accuracy

Competence Displayed
Delivering best possible results for the organization, and showing determination, resourcefulness and a sense of purpose
Establishing programs on continuous workforce development including setting priorities for improvement actions, and establishing a culture of excellence
Identifying business process needs, conceptualizing solutions & strategies for achieving corporate goals
Delivering results - resourcefulness and a sense of purpose; seeking commitment from different quarters in order to benefit the organization

Impacts Achieved
Dexterously converted plant losses in to profit by controlling the overheads, cost & by increasing the sales & business. Checking the Bill of Material / Actual Part List or ADD/DEL Components for analysis of cost Impact or to submit the Quotation
Functioned with various clients: Tata Motors Sanand/Pune/Jamshedpur/Lucknow, M&M, Tata Marco polo, ACGL, Tata DLT, Mahindra Navistar, Piaggio, Bajaj Auto, Behr India, Godrej, Haier India, JCB, Ducati Energia, TKM, General Motors, VolksWagen, John Deere, Force Motors, International Tractors, Ashok Leyland, Maruti Suzuki, Ford Motors, Premier Auto
Spearheaded & managed all aspects & full scale of projects/Business plans/Budget & executions within time line plan. Planned and managed one or more projects & delivers products on time & within budget.
Actively involved in management program for Communication Strategies For Leaders - Indian Institute of Management Ahmadabad, in 2015; Emotional Intelligence for Leaders-2016& Production for Manufacturing Industries from AOTS, Japan in 2012.
Continuously 3 times 1st Prize awarded by ACMA Quality Circle Western Zone.
Awarded with Best Plant Performance award in all the parameters (in terms of QCD including P & L), Best supplier award in terms of quality & delivery (Quality Rating-A & Delivery 100%), best new project management appreciation from Customer for smoothly & within time line of project & started the supplies without any issue.

Domain skill
Exceptional skills in handling spectrum of activities spanning OEM,s plant heading & plant operations, New business inquiries & handling the RFQ's, Business Development, Marketing intelligence TS system control plans, Customer satisfaction, quick product development(APQP)SAP-hands on SAP (SS/PPC Modules)
Expert in directing complete operations of plants & making sure & reviewing plant operations functioned with various clients: TATA Motors, sanand/Pune/ Jameshedpur/Lucknow, M&M, Tata Macro polo, ACGL, Tata DLT, Mahindra Navistar, Piaggio, Bajaj Auto, Behr India, Godrej, Haier India, JCB, Ducati, Energia, TKM, General Motors, Volks Wagan, John Deere, Force Motors, International Tractors, Ashok Leyland, Maruti Suzuki, Ford Motors, Premier Auto, submitting PPAP for initial pilot lot as per req. of customer approval.

Strong people management skill, Natural leader able to motivate others effectively, Good organisational skills with emphasis on quality, Result driven, strategic thinker with strong influencing skills,
SMART(Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Result Oriented, Time Bound) Working Approach, Ability to cut across cultural Barriers effectively

Professional Summary
Profile: Top level professional offering experience in handling all the plant activities; established performance benchmarks in providing professional engineering services in support of vendor/supplier development, Inventory management, Business Development, New Product development, finance & accounting, PBT/EBIT, Plant/Business profitability, manufacturing cost reduction, human resources- IR & statutory compliance and many others.

Career Contour: Presently associated with MSL – Chakan – Pune as Unit Head – Plant Operations & Business Development. Trusted service record with Yazaki India Ltd as Plant Head- Plant Operations & Business Development and worked with many other well-known organizations.

Experience: Expertise in directly interacting with customer for I/Ps such as New Developments, modifications or change in the Product. Discussing with customer for the specific modification along with required current, aesthetic look, mounting arrangement in vehicle, Quality, Delivery, Human resources strategy & management, Sales planning, production planning & raw material planning

Excellence Areas: Proven track record in PPC, Inventory management & new & existing vendor/supplier development, Production, PPC, Project Management, Costing & negotiations, Competitor's analysis & bench-marking, RMC reduction, trainings. Knowledge of all manufacturing process, Skills of APQP. Knowledge of ISO/TS16949, PPAP

Core Competance
Strategy Development
Plant Operation Management
Business Development
Product Development
Supply Chain Management
Production Manegement

Future Goals

Seeking senior level position as Plant Head/Unit Head, SBU Head, COO, VP with an organization of high repute that will accomplish both personal as well as professional objectives