Mar 2022 – Sep 2025 · 3 yrs 6 mos · Hosur, Tamil Nadu, India · On-site

• Lead Planner for the EV Business working with the Order Fulfilment Group ( Production, Production Engineering, Quality and Purchase) .I ensure a smooth Order to Delivery Pipeline;plan, report and mitigate variance on short-medium term order fulfilment and undertake long range planning for Cost, delivery and quality. In this period, we have
• +Increased Market Share from 4% in FY 2022 to 20% in FY 2025
• +Ramped up EV delivery 0.1 Lakh (FY22) to 1 Lakh (FY23) to 1.9 Lakh(FY24) to 2.7 Lakh (FY25)
• + Reduced material cost by 13% CAGR over two consecutive years through use of design and commercial levers
• Additonally, Program Managed the iQube Vehicle Recall program for a Frame related issue in FY 2024-25 which spanned around 40,000 vehicles.
• Link here:_ https://www.tvsmotor.com/our-service/proactive-inspection

Oct 2021 – Feb 2022 · 4 mos

• + Integration of MES for traceability, work order management and scheduling into Process, infrastructure and facility for all Manufacturing Shops, enabling capacity of 1000/day
• + Functional responsibility for starting MES Operations for Vehicle Assembly, Welding and Battery Manufacturing Lines from Start of Production, ensured >90% line availability by avoiding line stops due to MES

May 2020 – Oct 2021 · 1 yr 5 mos

• Led Manufacturing Planning and Projects. Built Ola's Greenfield Factory in a record time11 months.
• + Led Initial Plant Masterpla for 10 Million annual capacity. Finished Process development for the first 0.5 million in a record 3 months
• + Identified, Qualified and Finalized Vendors for 4 different Shops in a record 4 months :- Weld, Paint, Assembly and Battery (robots and AMRs)
• + Created the Manufacturing Organization. Created 50+ Job Descriptions and conducted more than 200 interviews to form the initial core team of around 25 Manufacturing professionals.
• + Led the Plan for Hiring and Training of more than 1000 blue Collared Workers.

Sep 2018 – May 2020 · 1 yr 8 mos

• + Worked with South Indian State Govts on either drafting or modifying their EV Policies
• + Strategy Lead- Ather's Second Plant. Liasion with real estate firms, developers and State Govts
• + Managed the Logistics and EHS Functions from launch to ramp up

Nov 2017 – Aug 2018 · 9 mos

• + Commissioned the Electric Vehicle Assembly and Battery Manufacturing facilities
• + Leading the build of the 450 and designated Factory Manager of the Whitefield Plant. Ramped up production from a vehicle every 3 days to 60 vehicles per day.

Apr 2014 – Mar 2016 · 1 yr 11 mos

• Commercial Lead, Mechanical Systems:
• + Feasibility Studies, Proposals, Contract reviews, Alliance/ MoUs, Business Development
• + SME: Digital Manufacturing,3D Printing

Feb 2013 – Mar 2014 · 1 yr 1 mo

• Founding team of Product Realization Business
• Thought/content creation: Whitepapers, Position Papers, Company & Industry Profiling

Mar 2010 – Sep 2011 · 1 yr 6 mos

• Execution of 2 Vehicle Inspection Line at Toyota India's 2nd Plant
• Projects for Vehicle Inspection- volume expansion and new models

Nov 2008 – Feb 2010 · 1 yr 3 mos

• Planning at Vehicle Planning and Production Engineering Division. of all aspects related to the Vehicle Inspection Lines for Toyota's New Plant
• Training at Toyota Motor Corporation's Global Production Center

Jul 2007 – Oct 2008 · 1 yr 3 mos

• - Production Engineering: Planning and execution of process, layout and equipment for new Corolla Altis