Varada Balaji Email & Phone Number

India

Bangalore

Bangalore

■ Instrumental in establishing & incorporating Comepack India operations with liaising with officials of state government and regulatory bodies.■ Responsible for the day-to day running of the business with particular emphasis on sales and business development and strategy.■ Spearheading new business growth whilst maintaining existing customer base with complete responsibility of Profit & Loss for company’s India operations.■ Developed business suppliers worldwide including in China, Turkey and Germany focusing on business growth and opportunities.■ Developed logistics network for Imports and distribution in India.■ Expertise and experience around 19 years in the field of packaging and return logistics for automotive Industry as well as the established networks on the ground –in terms of personnel approach to all OEMs like Ford,Nissan, Toyota,Honda,Daimler,Fiat, etc. and their suppliers.■ Experience in implementation of the company strategies for setting up the business under the existing business & commercial complexities in India.

India

■ Head of Manufacturing start-up in India, responsible for setting the right machines, raw material suppliers & developing clientele■ Developed niche market for returnable packaging systems in India.■ Responsible for identifying talent, mentoring new staff for operations and designs.

India

■ Responsible for Identifying target segments like Pharma, FMCG, Automobile, Exporters in India.■ Requirement Study at client location, understanding the process and criticality of the component,analyzing their requirement for printing, transporting, quantities to be packed.■ Responsible for requirements gathering and working with design team to develop and presenting the solution to the customers.■ Winning the deals by spearheading costing, negotiation and finalizing the leads with thorough planning and Just In Time delivery model.

■ Trained by Japanese Management for Lean Manufacturing Techniques, 5s, Line Balancing, Reduction of Non value added operations, Inventory reduction, Kanban and Kaizen Techniques.■ Supervise & mentor young team of trainees & engineers■ Worked on packaging project to reduce the cost by at least 40% of material and labor cost■ Reduced lead time for most of the product by reduction of material handling, 5s program, cell design.■ Designed material handling cart for WIP inventory and movement to the line side.