Arunesh Kumar Email & Phone Number

Mumbai, MH, IN

Leading E2E planning for USD 320 Million Gillette & Skin Care businesses for India, Sri Lanka, Nepal & Bangladesh

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

• Leading New product introduction (Initiatives), coordination with MFT (sales, marketing, R&D, operations, quality, purchase, procurement)
• Lead E2E supply chain set up (suppliers to distribution) for new products at competitive cost
• Responsible for category Supply Chain Strategy, E2E Synchronization and market readiness for Initiative Launches

Chandigarh, Chandigarh, India

• Led a team of 100+ technicians/3 managers and managed a budget of 100 MM USD
• Led and executed loss analysis/elimination projects for the entire value stream to deliver cost/cash targets (10% YoY) using value stream mapping/work process improvement tools

Chandigarh, India

• Building contract manufacturing sites for Gillette India from scratch to deliver cost/agility & resilience
• Oversaw new machine development/commissioning projects resulting in capacity expansion by approx. 30%
• Led capacity improvement projects resulting 66% increase in line capacity at 30% investment (local machine development vs. imported)
• Led cultural improvement activities for the plant (400 people) to improve the wellbeing and working culture

Process Excellence(Lean Six Sigma), Customer Insights,Competitor Benchmarking, Product Life Cycle & Strategic Quality Management

Define Category wise finish & process standards to improve functional reliability#Customer need identification, validation of “Hygiene factors”, Propensity Modelling#Developed “Kano Model” of Jewellery Industry in India#Created & deployed Quality Function Deployment (QFD) for Tanishq#Process Improvements(Upstream & Downstream) to meet & delight Customers.

Customer assessment of Watches & Buying behaviour#Customer Segmentation: based on demographic, MDS & regression analysis#Identification of Customer perceived product attributes:Titan Watch Portfolio#Customer Buying behaviour: Customer Decision making model –Watches#NPD based on the validated attributes, Positioning Strategy

Competitor Analysis#Competitor Array/Terrain: Competitors, Customers, Key Industry Success Factors#Competitors Profiling: Products, Corporate & Marketing Strategies, Social Media Strategy, Financials(various ratios) & Facilities(Utilization)#Win Loss Analysis of TAS for 7 years#Customer Segmentation: Purchase Pattern Analysis & relevant Positioning.

Retail Stint for Eye wear stores, TITAN Eye+#Study the Customer buying behaviour in Titan Eye + stores#Captive competitor analysis#Layout improvement pilots for better walk ins & conversions#Localised Pilots for better visual merchandising: Better accessibility

Powai, Mumbai

Corporate Relationship, Financial Planning, Resource Allocation, Branding NITIE, Coordination & Conflict resolution"NITIE in Rankings"* Ranked 6th best B-school in the country: Business World(2011)* Best Management Institute of the Year 2009: Bombay Management Association* Ranked 2nd in placements and 5th overall in Business World B-School rankings 2010*.

Pune Area, India

Mapping Business Potential for GIL’s OEM Segment for next 5 years & propose Strategies for Growth#Competitor Array/Terrain: Competitors, Customers, Key Industry Success Factors#Market Attractiveness & Potential of automobile industry analysed via Porter’s Five Force Diagram#Identified nature & Prospects of Demand Drivers & Retarders#Predictive Modelling.

I. Planning for Fabrication and Erection of Structural Steel Structure, Plate Fabricated structureII. Material Procurement for timely execution of project & Preparation of material reconciliationIII. Quantity surveying, Onsite detailing & Prioritizing of RM, maintenance & operating inventoryIV. Responsible for daily Manpower & work progress planning &.

Master'S Degree, Business Management/Administration

Executive Certificate Programme, Product Management, 9.9

Finance, Finance, General

Financial Accounting & Analysis, CST, VAT, Works Contract, Custom Laws, Service Tax, Financial Analysis, IFRS overview, Working Capital.

B.E., Mechanical Engineering, First Class With Distinction

Activities and Societies: Momentum,Halcyon,DEBSCOC(SIT Debating forum)