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Experienced Material Planning & Logistics Professional with a demonstrated history of working in the automotive industry for 15+ Years. Strong Engineering professional with a Master's degree in Manufacturing Mgmt from BITS, Pilani.Skilled in Efficient Logistics Engineering, Packaging Engineering, Packaging Cost Estimation, 3R - Sustainable Packaging Solutions, Material Flow Engineering, Warehouse Establishment, Lean Manufacturing, Data Analytics, Fleet Management, Freight Efficiency, VSM, knowledge sharing, problem solving techniques and Cross-Functional Team Leadership.Profile Summary  Leading a team of 12 members responsible for New Program launches, Packaging & Freight efficiency globally Design of packaging for new projects considering Quality, Cost, Safe keeping, and easy retrieval of parts from imported & local part suppliers Cost saving and cost reduction in existing/new proposed packaging by changing part orientation, part nesting, controlling over packaging by study flow review Design and development of returnable packaging metal trolley / collapsible skid and stackable, Polypropylene Moulded bin with inner partition, polypropylene corrugated bin with inner dunnage, recyclable thermoformed trays Material Handling, Layout designing, trolley designing and storage system for green field project  Establishment of complete Warehouse setup for After sales  Optimizing packaging costs by development of cost-efficient packaging solutions Recyclable Packaging solutions to have a sustainable environment with reduction in carbon footprint Driving cost reduction projects, Waste Elimination 3R strategy to reduce carbon footprint, Freight saving opportunities through right Packaging strategy. Career Highlights~TOP Winner of Ford Global Manufacturing Technical Excellence award year 2020 achieving this feat first time in the 20 years~ Out of 573 projects awarded TOP Winner of Ford Global Manufacturing Technical Excellence award year 2023 and doing this again for the 2nd time in the history of Ford~Recyclable Packaging solutions to have a sustainable environment with reduction in carbon footprint and Freight save of about €0.5 mils p.a.~$4.5 mils p.a. Cost Save Achieved through Pack density improvements using simulation tools and techniques for Ford North Americas most selling truck and SUV model~Successfully launched major programs F150 and Bronco for NA region~$6.68 mils overall Freight & Pkg Material save achieved for 2022~$21.4 mils worth of Freight & Pkg Material save identified for 2023 from major programs across the globe