Mridula Malik Nana Email & Phone Number

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Manage Innovation, Cost Saving, Product Transition and Manufacturing Change Projects for all Canadian National and Retailer Branded Products• Execute multiple, complex and large scale projects simultaneously on the Sunlight Laundry, Sunlight Dish, Snuggle, Surf and Retailer Branded portfolios• Lead projects through the various project gates to gain alignment from key stakeholders and ensure product technical readiness and financial objectives are achieved prior to launch approval• Assess project scope and outline risks to stakeholders on the successful execution of new product initiatives• Drive Marketing, Packaging, R&D, Formulations, QA/QC, Supply Planning, Material Planning and Manufacturing project teams on the execution of deliverables for the successful launch of all Canadian products• Execute supply chain strategies through material souring and manufacturing location changes• Develop project timelines using MS Project and drive cross-functional team members on the timely execution of all project milestones from concept development to launch• Drive Brand Program Management processes within the Canadian Office and implementation of process improvements while partnering with the US offices to streamline processes• Identify issues in the product development process and implement solutions to reduce lead-times and expedite project timelines• Initiate all Canadian New Product Set up Requests and Product BOM Changes in SAP• Lead and facilitate cross-functional project team meetings and approvalsEffective September 1st, 2016, Henkel acquired The Sun Products Coorporation

Toronto, Ontario

Managing production and supply planning, new product introductions and demand planning on Sunlight Laundry, Surf, Snuggle and Private Label Brands.

Toronto, Ontario

Led and supported Innovation and Cost Savings projects on Sunlight Laundry, Sunlight Dish, Snuggle, Surf and Private Label Brands.

• Planned and effectively managed 100+ projects concurrently from Concept Development to Production and Shipping with aggressive timelines, without compromising product cost, quality, and schedule to meet Sales and Marketing objectives for low to high complexity products• Directly supervised a team of Product Data Analysts while overseeing all content in and out of SAP for my portfolio of brands and spearheading the project and product management aspect of SAP in the Toronto office• Facilitated reviews and approvals at critical development junctures, while proactively monitoring the Product Development team’s progress and providing early warnings of risks and schedule delays• Identified areas of schedule improvements and negotiated compressed schedules with our overseas counterparts and Production Vendors by outlining each projects critical path• In partnership with the project engineers, presented at numerous conferences in Hong Kong to outline overall project health to executive management and attain executive support on high risk projects• Provided executive level reporting to highlighting late projects and corrective action plans to overcome project challenges including cost, schedule, quality, resource, and scope issues• Continuously monitored processes to improve inefficiencies in the development life-cycle, which included establishing and altering procedures affecting major milestones• Contributed in several system and process improvements to SAP, BI, SharePoint, and other internal IT systems

• Successfully managed all SAP data inputs for my portfolio of brands for accurate customer quoting, sales forecasting, project management, and product development scheduling• Developed reports based on raw data to flag incomplete and delayed product information, which in turn was used as a metric for assessing late projects globally• Analyzed SAP data to identify redundencies, inaccuracies, and obsolete information to provide accurate reporting information• Managed all product families, material numbers, WBS elements, and corresponding product information for my designated brands• Coordinated workflows and project tasks between project teams including but not limited to Marketing, Engineering, Sales, Design, Packaging, Demand Planning, and Quality Assurance• Managed all critical project documentation on the SharePoint Database• Provided ad hoc reporting for management, sales, marketing, and engineering