Nikhil Kumar Chauhan Email & Phone Number

Pune, Mh, In

Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

Organizational Change Management- Designed and implemented targeted change management initiatives for eight workstreams during the ERP rollout for the largest pharmaceutical company in Saudi Arabia.- Enhanced the likelihood of ERP adoption by 18% by managing C-level executive expectations, engaging cross-functional stakeholders, and ensuring effective communication throughout the organization.- Developed and conducted training programs for eight workstreams of the new ERP implementation, reaching over 1,400 employees.- Created a strategy for role assignments and access across seven ERP modules, analyzing organizational structure and business needs for more than 300 employees.- Established a comprehensive risk management and change impact assessment framework to proactively identify potential issues and implement solutions.Strategy Formulation and Operational Assessment- Formulated a growth strategy for a prominent Saudi holding group, facilitating their entry into the fuel retail market in Saudi Arabia.- Conducted an operational assessment of 124 gas stations through data analysis and on-site evaluations to support a merger and acquisition initiative.- Estimated capital expenditure needs for gas stations involved in a merger and acquisition by analyzing regulatory standards and assessing infrastructure conditions.Financial Due Diligence- Performed due diligence on 234 customer claims totaling INR 1,181 Cr. for a distressed asset acquisition by a real estate company.- Identified a discrepancy of INR 221 Cr. in the claimed amounts by uncovering fraudulent payments and inconsistencies in buyer claims

- Created a module-based system for raising and addressing customer concerns linked to Pandocorp's platform.- Prepared Standard Operating Procedures and Training Videos for customers to reduce customer complaints.- Customer concerns were mapped and end-to-end product solutions were built to answer their business challenges.- Collaborated with the Product Management team to provide insight and comments on future product development.- Worked with the implementation team to deploy a transportation management system for enterprise-level clients.

Goa

- Spearheaded Business Development by setting up 2 greenfield manufacturing units worth ₹230 Cr- Led the commissioning of a brownfield project valued at ₹2.5 Cr by creating a comprehensive operational and automation strategy.- Achieved full design capacity within two months for a ₹198 Cr greenfield agrochemical manufacturing plant through data analysis, operational streamlining, utility optimization, and enhanced SOPs.- Strategically sourced and installed operational equipment worth ₹3.8 Cr to support process upgrades and reduce costs.- Negotiated with vendors for raw material procurement, resulting in a ₹1.2 Cr reduction in supply chain expenses.- Executed continuous improvement initiatives that generated monthly savings of ₹2.8 lakh through process automation.- Mentored over 10 executives in plant operations and automation by conducting more than 27 training sessions and 6 site visits.- Developed and standardized safety SOPs adopted across five production units, contributing to the receipt of an HSE award.

Bengaluru Area, India

- Studied the foaming qualities of surfactants used in detergents and soaps- Analyzed the quantitative effect of surfactants on foaming ability of laundry products- Proposed a model to correlate the aesthetics of foam with measurable parameters to reduce timeline of product development cycle of laundry based products.

Mumbai Area, India

- Analyzed the manufacturing process of Nickel-based catalysts, recovering Nickel from the used catalyst. - Revised the Piping and Instrumentation diagrams of the Nickel recovery plant.- Reviewed waste treatment facilities like wastewater treatment plant, air pollution control devices like Scrubbers etc.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Operations And Decision Science

Bachelor Of Engineering - Be, Chemical Engineering

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