* Resourceful professional with high adaptability having 16 years of plant Operations+ including 10 years Startup plant Operations+ and General Management experience in Leadership positions with marquee organizations.*Demonstrated ability to effectively lead, coach & develop a large work team to accomplish business objectives- Third party manufacturing & operations, Efficient supply chain operations, Ingredients Sourcing & strategy, Contracting & Negotiations, Manufacturing Operations, People & IR management, Supplier development & Sustainability, Continues Improvement System- TPM, Coaching & Development, Project Management, Change Management, Food Safety & Quality Systems, SAP & MRP/ Inventory Management.* Have led team size up to 3000 people ( Contractual and permanent manpower) in geographically and culturally diverse backgrounds while delivering class leading performance through developing and enforcing KPI Matrices under 7 important aspects in Safety, Quality, Cost and Delivery, Agility , Reliability and people development. * Proficient in managing entire manufacturing operations and Projects (Greenfield & Brownfield) with key focus on top line and bottom line growths by monitoring optimal utilization of resources. * Have handled directly multiple Brown as well as Green field projects from conceptual to full-fledged factory.* Have contacted , arranged and managed more than 10000 manpower in every field ( either FMCG or Non- FMCG) with support of contractors/ technical team and others etc.etc..* Possess strong skill in TPM implementation on the shop floor through various Kaizens, plant maintenance execution, Effective CLIT, ensuring Zero loss culture and cost control. *Created and executed Long Term Capacity expansion strategy through Third party Manufacturing route and simultaneously reorganizing & augmenting quality and food safety standards across nationally spread sub-contract locations.* Strong ability to manage Budgets, Team, Business partners (Co-packers/3P-owners, contractors, vendors, suppliers) , Consultants , Unions,Govt. officials & work to deadlines. An effective communicator with relationship management skills and strong analytical, leadership, decision-making, problem solving & organizational abilities. * In each of my assignments, the effort has been to ensure that the right people are recruited, coached and developed to not only deliver the results sought but also groomed for higher responsibilities.