Sandeep Talgaonkar — CEO

Strategic Supply Chain & Operations Leader | Plant Director | Business Transformation | People-Centric Leadership | TISS HRM Scholar With over 34 years of deep, hands-on experience across Tata Steel, PepsiCo, and Mondelēz International, I’ve had the privilege of leading end-to-end supply chain transformations, complex plant operations, and large-scale business change. My journey has been guided by a simple belief: when you empower people and simplify complexity, excellence follows. Currently serving as Plant Director at the Induri plant of Mondelēz International, I am entrusted with driving performance, purpose, and culture across a legacy manufacturing site of over 500 colleagues. From driving productivity and digitalization to navigating regulatory, talent, and community challenges — I remain committed to building agile, resilient, and future-fit supply chains. Highlights of My Journey: ET Now's “India Impactful Supply Chain Leader” – recognition of my impact across transformation and operational leadership. Legacy to Lighthouse – Led the greenfield Sri City plant to become a digital beacon of Industry 4.0 and a benchmark in diversity with 50% women on the shop floor. Gross Margin Transformation Leader – Delivered multimillion-dollar productivity and cost-to-serve gains across Mondelez’s India BU. People Champion – From LTS closures in unionised environments to mentoring 27+ Green Belts at PepsiCo, I’ve consistently placed people at the heart of performance. Where I’m Investing Now: To complement my decades of operational expertise, I’m currently pursuing a Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management from TISS, one of India’s most respected institutes. This learning journey is helping me further integrate people strategy with business goals ,deepening my understanding of workforce planning, employee relations, performance systems, and change leadership. Looking Ahead: My aspiration is to contribute in senior leadership roles that shape strategy, grow people, and build sustainable, digitally enabled ecosystems. I believe the future of supply chain leadership lies in a balance of technology, trust, and transformation and I’m excited to be a part of that future. If you share a passion for operational excellence, leadership development, or sustainable business transformation, I’d love to connect and learn from each other.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned leader in FMCG supply chain and operations management.

Location: Mumbai, India

Experience: 34 yrs 7 mos