Samiran has over three decades of Operations experience in foods, beverages, chemicals & pharmaceutical sectors (PepsiCo, Unilever, Diageo, British Petroleum, ICI & Dr. Reddys). He is a Strategy, Supply Operations and Capability specialist who has held leadership positions in global organizations.In his most recent experiences he conceptualized and implemented network, supply and manufacturing strategies for these organizations. He has leveraged innovation & technology to enhance operating efficiencies through structured programs while ensuring their institutionalization for sustained benefits and continuous improvement. He conceptualized and drove ‘smart factory’ and ‘connected enterprise’ concepts for integrated supply operations.As an ExCom member of these companies, he was collectively responsible for their multi-year business strategy while having direct oversight of his core functions i.e. supply chain, manufacturing, logistics, procurement, technology transfer, engineering and projects.Skills / Experiences (Pharmaceutical / FMCG sectors):• Planning and driving Inorganic / organic growth including strategic partnerships.• Portfolio and footprint expansion / rationalization for profitable growth.• Green-field and large-scale projects with technology transfers.• Assessing and executing supply / sourcing network for global optimisation / competitive advantage.• Driving sustainable growth through ‘Green’ and ‘Performance with Purpose’ initiatives • Managing COGS for supply and sourcing operations. Annual Operating and 3/5-year Strategic planning• Institutionalising company-wide Operations Excellence programs • Applying ‘Connected Enterprise’ and ‘Smart Manufacturing’ principles leveraging Big Data, IIoT and Artificial Intelligence • Start-up management including alignment with internal and external stakeholders.Samiran is an engineer from IIT Delhi