Ram Gopal Email & Phone Number

Hyderabad, Tg, In

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

I am currently working on assignments in the operations domain, helping startups and entrepreneurs leverage on industry best practices and scale up their business

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Passionate about bridging the Industry & Academia gap, I actively engage with business management students, sharing my experiential learning as a visiting Industry faculty at leading Business Schools in India.

Driving Cultural change across 11 Plants and 3 Major CP sites to imbibe PDCA culture in daily opsDefining the individual Plant metrics , measurement and monitoring system Designed and implemented on line tool for quality feedback and complaints across platform Key Achievements :FY 21 : 7 GB projects : FY 22 : 4 GB and 4 Kaizen projects ; $ 166 K total savings in 2 years OEE improvement in process lines and Cycle time reduction lead to huge inventory reduction for customersTrained 60 Managers and Supervisors across 14 Plants/sites on Stataics and Lean toolsImproved Internal customer satisfaction by process harmonisation across APAC in Steel strapping plants Designed and implemented QEF - On line reporting tool for monitoring product quality /performance

Rudraram Works

Oversee daily operations of Steel Strapping and allied products; Improvements to increase revenue and MarginManaging workforce of 200 workmen and 55 staffIntegrated Management Systems - Design, Implementation, and Improvement Inventory Management, Improvement of working capital and Cash flowBuild the competent team for improving the operations, Safety, Quality, and costCapital budgeting and prepare long term plans 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐀𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬:Saved admin cost of Rs 1 crore + by improving productivity by 16% . Moved to 6 day working week from 7 days weekAdditional revenue generation Rs 40 Cr/pa and Rs 8 cr/pa margin by new product introduction for international customer requirement in FY 20.Improved margins by 17% and retained key clients (200 Mt/pm) by establishing new product Reduction of 11 permanent operators and 13 casual workmen in three yearsLed wage agreements for 2 terms, concluded productivity linked agreement and created benefit of Rs 72 Lacs in one term by introducing new yearly increase (split increase) in the place of one time three year increment.

Hyderabd

Responsible for Strategic sourcing and purchasing functions for Contract Packaging divisionWorking with Global sourcing team on Strategies and implementation of new methods and vendorsConducting ABR with partners and involve them in the future planning processWorking on capital projects -Make/buy decisionsInventory reduction/Part Number reduction/Standardization 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐀𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬2 % cost reduction Y-O-Y for three years -through development of alternate products /process /Sources Increased DPO from 36 days to 65 days by improving purchase processRedefined org structure and made teams based on category, Single point of contact for sourcesReduced cost by 17 % across multiple product lines (Rs 40 cr volumes) , Improved volumes and Margin by developing Strategic global vendors and partners.Improved margins by 10 % and reduced manpower for BU's through VMI at consumption location Worked with US team on commodities sourcing and bench marking across globe. Visited US to support sourcing team on cost reduction projects and work on BCC

Hyderabad

Manage outsource manufacturing products business ( 4 products) as an independent profit center Visiting Key customers to study the application and support with solutionsSupport outsourced Mfg units in realizing the significant savings by continuous process improvements , alternate raw materials and training of operating staffConclusion of various contracts with outsourced manufacturing partners and ensuring adherence to all legal and contract stipulationsKey Achievements :Monitored and controlled operations of outsourced units across India ( 7 locations) to achieve production volumes , revenue and Margin to meet company's business Plans (Rs 60 cr/pa)Improved volumes by 200 % in 3 years (70 MT to 200 MT) for paper corner products - Installed new product line to cater the increased demandReduced cost by 15 % by introducing alternate raw material sourcing with focus on Zero Prime Completed reconciliation of all accounts and reduction of outstanding . Minimized the scope for bad debts

Silvassa, D,N&H

Managing operations of Plastics Manufacturing division - PET & PP strapping lines (Three extrusion Lines) and Collated NailsResponsible for total operations and achieving KPIs such as productivity , Quality , fill rate and MOHCapital budgeting for the new projects PET strap product Management , Collaborating with Sales and FE teams to develop applications Key Achievements :Reduced costs by 25 % by introducing alternate grade raw material and substituting imported colorant with indigenous source by developing suitable additiveLed installation , testing and commissioning of the process line meeting cost , Quality and delivery parameters Led the whole IPS business division for successful certification of ISO 9001 QMS in FY 2002

Reported directly to the GM and was responsible for the final product quality of Steel straps, seals and cold rolled products. Responsibility Outline: QC, Incoming Material Inspection, ISO 9002 Implementation and Documentation, ISO Internal Audit (Factory & Branches), Process Performance Measurement and Improvement, Implementation of Statistical Techniques, Reduction of Costs arising from Poor Quality, Vendor Rating / Selection, Customer Complaints, Customer Visits for New Application Development, Training, Product / Process Improvement & Development Key Accomplishments▪Instrumental in effecting 60% reduction in cost by addressing quality inadequacies (from INR 26 million in 1996-97 to INR 10 million in 1998)▪Implemented ISO 9002:1994 certification requirements and obtained the certification. ▪Achieved self-certification status for material supplies from major clients in the auto segment.▪Reduced manpower requirements by simplifying inspection methods without loss of effectiveness.▪Resolved critical customer complaints and recommended remedial action to avoid recurrence.

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