Yogesh Thakar Email & Phone Number

Yogesh is a senior management professional with 18 years of experience in the Management Consulting and Automotive industries. He has a sound educational background with undergraduate (India) and graduate (USA) degrees in Engineering and an MBA from IIM Bangalore. He has worked with leading organizations (PwC, Nissan, Chrysler, GM, Volvo CV, Bridgestone, TML, TVSM, JCB and Dover) with stakeholders across India, USA, Japan, Germany, Sweden, UK, Italy and Brazil. Yogesh has worked on engagements across Automotive (primary), C&E, Technology, Telecom & Pharma sectors with a value >US $1mn. In his industrial experience, Yogesh has spearheaded projects across multiple platforms & geographies with R&D budgets up to US $2mn.Yogesh has delivered multiple complex assignments with direct exposure at Board and CXO level leadership. His portfolio of functional skills spans across Business Development, Growth Strategy, Future of Mobility, Innovation, Digitalization/ IoT, Market Assessment, Synergy Assessment, Startup engagement, PMO, Product Strategy & Planning, Risk Management, Change Management, Operational Due Diligence, Cost & Complexity Reduction and Product Development/ NPI.Summary:+ 11 years of automotive industry experience in USA & India – Product/ Program Mgmt., Digital Transformation/ IoT, Practice Development, Tech Stack & Vendor Selection, Pre-Sales, PoCs, NPD, NPIP, VAVE+ 7 years of Management Consulting exp. in Strategy & Operations in Automotive and Future of Mobility –Growth strategy, Innovation, Market Assessment, Synergy Assessment, Transformation / Change Management, ODD, Risk Management, Logistics, PMO, Business Development, Account Management, and Thought Leadership+ MBA (Focus: Strategy & Operations) from IIM Bangalore+ MS from University of Missouri – Rolla, USAKey Professional Achievements:+ Worked with leading global OEMs – Nissan, Chrysler, GM, Volvo CV, Bridgestone, TML, TVSM, JCB, Dover+ Led large scale business transformation initiatives at Bridgestone, Tata Motors, TVSM, JCB and Dover+ Worked directly with stakeholders across India, USA, Japan, Germany, Sweden, UK, Italy and Brazil+Led Board and CXO level consulting engagements, sales bids and project wins to the size of >US$ 1Mn++US patent (Grant: 2009) recipient for the development of an integrated attachment scheme for a Nissan vehicle+Achieved savings of US$ 650K/ year for a Nissan vehicle program through redesign of sub-system+Developed new exhaust connector assembly generating new business worth US$ 150K/ year at Eberspaecher

Listed skills include Automotive, Business Strategy, Opeartions Strategy, Operating Model Design, and 22 others.