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 needsImpact: Reduction in Cost, Lead time, defects in critical processes

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 strategy#Comparative Perception Analysis of TAS Vs Competition (Quality, Price , Lead time)#Predicting Degree of Rivalry: Direct, Indirect, Potential Competitors#Devised 5 Year strategy plan for ramping of market share

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* Ranked 5th best B-school in the country: Outlook C-fore rankings (2008)* Ranked 8th best B-school in the country: Business World(2008)* Ranked 6th in the Competition Success Review-GHRDC B-School Rankings (2008)* Ranked in the Super League (Top 10) in Business Standard B-School survey 2008

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 based on Product Life Cycle over 10 years#Benchmarking & model-wise Customer Mapping supported by financials(NSV Vs RMC, Operating profit Vs marketing spend, Capacity utilization)#Formulated customized CRM strategy based on Forecasted market share of major accounts

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 & status of PO & Vendor PaymentV. Coordinating with EHS, Quality Control & Execution teams to ensure timely completion of work

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)