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 Monitoring activities like market research and technology evaluation in Lithium Ion Battery, Solar Panel, Solar Electronics  Managing technology roadmaps for battery system in Micro grid Application with integration of Inverter/ Solar Power Identifying new potential categories by studying latest trend to determine demand for production & supplier identification Steering product development & techno-commercial negotiations with vendor to meet end consumer requirement Observing competitor products, sales and marketing trends in order to increase business revenue Establishing company goals or objectives by purposing new marketing area Sourcing of direct materials, financial resources, administrative management, and Quality Control Parameters Planning personnel or recruitment of Operations, R&D, Production Head, Purchase, and Application Significant Accomplishments: R&D and manufacturing Set-up : As Head of Dept., set up a R&D and manufacturing setup of “Lithium Ion Battery”  Hands-on with complete Lithium Battery Ecosystem along with type of cells, technical details of Prismatic Cells, Bill of Materials, and Costing Analysis of each component as well as the assembly process along with equipment specifications Effectuated start of trial production, final testing and approval of sample and led full commercial production Sought approval of samples from testing lab as per AIS048,AIS156, and FAME II Standard

 Planned, evaluated the operations by managing complete Supply Chain for finishing materials procurement from China  Controlled main departments with their associated senior staff by assigning duties Led sourcing of direct material, financial resources Steered administrative management including accounting, taxation arrangement, QA/QC Budget & Quality Control Identified new potential categories by studying trend to determine demand and sales volumes Developed new marketing strategies for improving sales and supplier identification Represented the company for product development & techno-commercial negotiations with vendor  Accomplished set targets, prepared budget, approved expenditures and evaluated the progress by monitoring revenues Evaluated, responded and solved on customer complain and issues to provide after-sales satisfaction Drove customer/ supplier relationship management by co-coordinating with clients Executed global strategic sourcing across categories from strategy initiation to implementation Administered risk management to prevent material shortages and prepared recovery plan Engaged with key stakeholders including MD for annual/ quarterly business review Supervised inventory optimization, efficient shipping & logistics coordination Managed Third Party Laboratory Testing, Pre-dispatch Inspections & AuditsSignificant Accomplishments: Augmented export business from USD 7 to 25 million; saved USD 5 million through market information & cost structure Reduced quality issues by 90% in 12 years by setting up ISO procedures & quality standards throughout the company Set up a new factory “Shanghai Prime Lighting Co. Limited” in 2012, as Project In-charge, to manufacture LED Household, LED Indoor & Outdoor, LED Automobile Lighting and successfully led study of business scope, Land Requirement, Factory EBP (NOC) approval & registration and recruitment of Business Head

 Managed the departmental budget & expenses of US$ 1 million/ year Coordinated with head office for strategic planning & execution Developed reports & correspondence with the import/ export trading companies Interviewed, hired and managed other professionals in purchasing & procurementSignificant Accomplishments: Increased export business from US$ 1.5 million to US$ 8.5 million Reduced quality problems by 90% in 6 years by setting up ISO procedures & quality standards  Saved cost through the collection of marketing information, analysing cost structure, and steering cost benefit analysis Augmented business on average by 35-40% year over year Evaluated and managed suppliers, organized supplier evaluation every year with QA and graded them

 Managed erection & commissioning for all set-up of New Muffler Project such as Tri Nickel Chromium Plating Plant, Muffler Welding Line, Boiler Plant, DM Plant, Paint Baking Ovens & Muffler Assembly Operations Steered design analysis, customization and defining of workflows for integration of systems; conducted feasibility studies for erection & commissioning of the Muffler Project valued at US$ 1million  Conducted the Value Addition & Value Engineering (VA/VE); worked on the concept of VA/VE, alternatives to various cost effective components to achieve a simultaneous reduction in cost while increasing performance Worked on Energy Saving Projects & Aesthetics Improvements