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Mumbai, Mh, In

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

 Led 35+m€ Transformation Program for 2x capacity, 100% compliance with Food safety standards, product quality improvement & enabling NPD launches by process technology upgrade while achieving Scope 1 and 2 carbon neutrality Led India Innovation PMO & Governance to manage 10%+ pipeline sufficiency and oversee project management of all Innovation & Renovation projects worth 30+m€ ∆ Net Sale along with digitalization of Artwork change management Managed confidential projects involving the launch of a new category and the development of an alternative supply point. Led performance management for India & SEA operations, driving digitalization initiative for data reporting and SSOT Developed India's 2025-27 Operations Strategy Plan with SMART goals, action plans, and designated responsibilities

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

 Led a transformative project encompassing the acquisition and upgrade of a Biscuits factory, involving an investment of $11 MM, revolutionizing a 40-year-old facility by o overhauling existing production lines enhancing overall factory infrastructure, o and introducing a new line for premium specialty biscuits while ensuring uninterrupted production on the first line  Orchestrated transformative project for Lotus Chocolate Ltd acquisition, driving an impressive ~40% increase in net revenue and while enabling successful entry into the B2C market Demonstrated exceptional learning agility by conceptualizing flexible proposals for confectionery lines and state-of-the-art technology-driven super premium Biscuits lines  Developed a robust manufacturing supply chain network strategy based on comprehensive analysis of total delivered cost, strategically aligning it with the dynamic demands of the startup environment

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

 Led manufacturing change management in Biscuits, Candy, Beverage & Meals Categories with $400+ MM NR portfolio Led short- and long-term Manufacturing strategy to supporting ~35% CAGR growth in Biscuits, spearheading Oreo capacity expansion and entry into white spaces with Layered Cake, Centerfilled Cookies, Chocochips cookies, and more Successfully led E2E manufacturing track management for key innovations (Chocobakes Cookie, Chocobake Cake, Bournvita Crunchy, Oreo Double Stuf, Bournvita Fills, Choclairs Coffee, CDM Lolly, Cadbury Oreo Milkshake mix, etc.) & capacity creation (5+ lines addition across Biscuits & Candies including modifying & qualifying existing 3rd party lines as well as through brownfield & greenfield projects) – adding $200+ MM NR Led Manufacturing & Engineering solution preparation, business case, approvals & execution governance for all projects throughout the idea to market stages of Capacity expansion/consolidation, Innovation, Productivity, Transformation, new PPA, Statutory, Promotions, etc. Partnered with existing 12+ manufacturing units as well as central functions like Engineering, Marketing, R&D, Quality, Finance, Legal, Logistics for manufacturing solution to any project

Pune, Maharashtra, India

 Led projects across capacity increase (10%, $5.5M NR), NPD launch (CDM Crispello, Silk Oreo Red Velvet & Silk Minis) and all soft changes like promotions & regulatory changes for Silk Oreo, Bourneville, Temptation brand SKUs Conceptualized & executed multiple productivity initiatives of packaging automations, Raw material saving by pack design change, Batch time optimization for bottleneck process step to increase capacity as well as lower conversion cost, yield improvement by instilling strong governance process; SPOC for any change at site; Management of SKUs BOMs & costings changes Led short- & long-term Manufacturing strategy to grow factory capacity, bring more innovations & reduce cost

Vietnam

Project Engineering Lead, New Cookie Line, Ho Chi Minh City and Site Capital Manger, Hanoi Lead 6.1 MM USD Capex brownfield project, to add 10kTPA capacity of New Concurrent Cookie Production Line Leading design of unique concurrent production concept – 7 Brands of up to (5 different cookie type x 3 packing format)  Managed Hanoi factory capital spent and supporting project execution for all projects in HSE, Quality and Productivity

Pune Area, India

Project Execution - Brownfield Transformed 2 old traditional chocolate lines to produce Dark, Blended & Milk Chocolate with $ 4 MM Capital spent to deliver Vertical Start Up & 30% higher throughput Project Management  Lead Project Management Work Process at Induri to successfully deliver 3 New product launch and 3 product transfer at Induri ($ 11 MM capital spent) within Time, Cost, 100% cash flow adherence and Vertical Production Start UpProcess Design Lead – Moulded Chocolates Engineered and sourced new/modified process equipment ($ 6MM) for New Launch - CDM Heroes, Silk Mignonettes & Silk Oreo; transfer of technology – Dark/Blended/Milk Chocolate; and Debottlenecking of existing production line

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Program Coordinator – India Supply Chain Reinvention (SCR) 2015-19 o Developed proposal of 2017-19 Supply Chain Reinvention strategy in India network with estimation of high level Capital/Expense, CD ratio, timeline, to be presented to APLT o Devised strategy and proposal for SCR Phase 1 (2015-17) by coordinating with CFT stakeholders, specially formulating product transfer strategy in India network with estimation of Capital/Expense, CD ratio and network Devised and executed Gross Margin Improvement Project to give 4% increase by Packaging Format Change through Idea to Market for (CDM Home Treat) Led technology feasibility and business case analysis to estimate Capex, Capacity mapping, CD Ratio to prepare Appropriation Request for various New Product Launch and Growth initiatives – Silk Oreo, Heroes & Mignonettes

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

 Executed continuous improvement projects through DMAIC approach to deliver 60% reduction in material variance of Enrobed chocolate production line at Baddi Factory and debottlenecked capacity by 50% reduction in minor stoppages at Shell Moulded Chocolate Production Line at Pune Factory Promoted Cadbury Gifting Portfolio in South India AFH segment to contribute $100k in Institutional Sale – Sep’15

Mumbai Area, India

 Developed Business Proposal by estimating budget and justifying business need for optimized and healthy capacity for grant of $5MM Lead Funds to start II phase of capacity addition in running $250MM Greenfield Project at Sricity Engineered process equipment modification of Oreo-Strawberry  Benchmarked performance indicators for Biscuit manufacturing facility against company’s other facilities in Asia-Pacific

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

 Led a 3 tier team of 124 across six departments to manage logistics & arrangement for the fest attracting 20000+ attendees Reduced expenses by 12% despite additional rain-contingency arrangement by effectively managing resources  Introduced an official media channel – Shaastra Insight (live & delayed feed of ongoing events) to increase the outreach Affected a 55% increase in the revenue generation from marketing of catering avenues to top Chennai food chains Implemented an automated resource optimisation and documentation process through a computer application built in-house

Chennai

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