Career Profile

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Supply Chain Project Manager

• Head of Supply Chain function of the new Total affiliate in Saudi Arabia. Set up complete Supply Chain from scratch, including Purchase, Vendor Selection and Development, Recruitment, Coordination with 3rd-party blenders, Warehouse Management, Transport, Cost Optimization, Imports, Budgeting Planning etc. In-charge of annual purchasing of US 25 million 2010 .
• Project Manager to lead the implementation of Blending Plant Project worth US 13 million in the 1st phase in the Kingdom including Project Cash-Flow planning, formalizing specifications contracts, Vendor selection, equipment selection, Project Insurance, construction supervision Project Management, Equipment installation commissioning.
• Recruited, mentored, guided 9 team members. Set and monitored their annual KPIs and decided remuneration, bonus increment for each.
• Responsible for recruiting training a team to manage the blending plant once it is operational.
• Capital Revenue budgeting for the Plant.
• HSEQ Coordinator for the company and Management Representative for ISO 9001:2008 Quality System. Achieved certification in December, 2009

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Vice President Technical Operations

• Headed the Supply Chain - Logistics, Manufacturing, Exports and Technical Support Operations of the company, since its inception Year 2006 turnover > US 15 million .
• In-charge of procurement and import of Raw Material, Packaging and Finished Goods, warehousing and distribution.
• In charge of finished product exports, including enlisting customers, pricing delivery.
• In charge of setting up operational policies and procedures.
• HSEQ coordinator for the affiliate.
• Responsible for rendering Technical assistance to resolve quality related and/or product-application related issues with the help of Regional Technical Office.
• Responsible for guiding and improving process efficiencies of the Toll Blender.

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Assistant Vice President Plant Operations

• Managed Production, Maintenance, Stores and Factory Accounting functions at Mahape Plant, the only Plant of the Company in India 2003 production > 27,000 MT, value US 25 million
• Recruited and lead a team of 7 management cadre employees, including goal-fixing deciding rewards based on performance.
• Management Representative for the QS 9000 : 1998 Quality System. Led the affiliate to re-certification to the demanding standard in May, 2003.
• Responsible for controlling production of and coordinating supplies from three contract-manufacturing units.
• Responsible for preparation and control of financial both revenue and capital and manpower budgets.
• Responsible for designing, tendering and supervising Expansion Project worth US 1.4 million including equipment selection and procurement and vendor selection, single-handedly.
• Responsible for liaison with Statutory Authorities such as Boiler Inspector, Pollution Control Authorities, Legal Metrology, Labour Authorities, Factory Inspector etc.
• Lead negotiator in signing Long Term Settlements with the Workmen's Union 35 workmen .

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Manager - Operations -

• Responsible for production planning and dispatches for executing marketing indents through two contract manufacturing units.
• Involved in Tender preparation, tendering and negotiations for construction of Elf plant.
• Supervised construction of Plant which was completed in 8 months Project cost US 900,000
• Supervised erection and was involved in commissioning of LEM Plant Project cost US 2 million
• Responsible for obtaining and maintaining ISO certification for areas likes Production, Maintenance, and Calibration etc.

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Joined as Personnel Officer Facilities and Maintenance

• Responsible for maintenance of Company HQO, Flats, etc., setting up of new Offices.
• Promoted in February 1988 as Senior Operations Officer, Bombay Regional Office.
• Responsible for design and construction of new service stations and LPG godowns as well as maintenance of existing service stations over 150 stations , godowns, consumer facilities etc., controlling a budget of approximately Confidential 3million.
• Promoted in February 1991 as Deputy Manager, Operations - Delhi Regional Office.
• Responsible for the region's capital budget of approximately Confidential 6million, transport contracts, bulk supplies of fuels / lubes, ex-refineries / ports to terminals by coordinating with Oil Co-ordination Committee and other oil companies.
• Re-assigned in November 1992 as Deputy Manager, Installation Shakurbasti, Confidential
• Second-in-command of the installation. In charge of bulk receipts of fuels/lubes, operation of Company owned tank truck fleet of 19 vehicles, product stock loss controls, capital and expense budgets of approximately US 10 million, purchases and disposals, fixed assets accounting and control, maintenance, lube packing plant.
• Career Highlights
• Established Operations Logistics procedures policies and selected vendors for the new affiliates in Saudi Arabia and Indonesia.
• Have consistently obtained best-in-the-Industry prices for local products services in the new affiliates in Saudi Arabia and Indonesia.
• Led the Indian affiliate as Management Representative to achieve recertification to QS 9000 Quality Standard during the first audit itself.
• Executed Elf Plant Construction Project in India in a short time of 8 months and well within budget. Instrumental in installation and commissioning of imported Plant and Machinery worth US 2 million in 3 weeks.
• Operated the Plant at one of the lowest production costs per liter operating cost Confidential 25 per MT .
• Team member in 4 Continuous Improvement Projects as well as in 4 Cross Functional Teams on new product / process / pack introductions and reduction of inventories under QS 9000 quality system.
• Won the 'Best Performance of Tank Trucks' trophy in 1993 at Shakurbasti Installation.
• Reduced product stock losses by over 200 in high value products like Petrol, Hexane, etc., thus effecting a saving of nearly US 200,000, again at Shakurbasti Installation.
• Professional Interests and Strengths
• Improve process efficiencies.
• Reduce / eliminate wastage.
• Preserve environment by deploying environment-friendly techniques.
• Improvement in Health, Safety Quality parameters
• Empower subordinates.
• I possess excellent communication and negotiation skills, which I feel, are very relevant and essential in my profession.
• I am a good team player.
• Special Invitee to the Managing Committee of Thane Belapur Industries Association, the Forum for local industries and one of the premier associations of its kind in the State, during my stint in the Indian affiliate.