ABHIJIT BIDE

Achievements:

- Efficiency Improvement

Engineer efficiency improvements for underperforming plants, achieving >6% increase in both manpower productivity and Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).

- Expansion Project

Spearheaded the operational launch of a new 30 KT expansion, successfully establishing a cutting-edge facility by defining organizational structures, systems, and resources.

• Global Industrial Engineering: Govern global industrial engineering initiatives across all plant operations, driving standardization and excellence to align with organizational goals and industry benchmarks.
• Operational Expense Reduction: Administer year-over-year reductions in operational expenses by enhancing productivity and implementing cost-saving measures, resulting in significant financial savings.
• Global Roadmap Development: Conceptualize and implement a comprehensive global roadmap for productivity enhancement, setting strategic goals and action plans to improve operational efficiency across all plants.
• Process and Tool Standardization: Orchestrate the global standardization of processes and tools, overseeing the deployment of standardized shop floor procedures to ensure consistent operational practices.
• Organizational Optimization: Partner with stakeholders and cross-functional teams to restructure and optimize organizational functions, enhancing overall performance and efficiency.
• Best Practices Dissemination: Facilitate the global dissemination of best practices across plant operations, promoting the adoption of innovative strategies and techniques to drive operational success.
• Industry 4.0 Digital Solutions: Shape and implement Industry 4.0 digital solutions to enhance productivity and reduce operational costs, leveraging advanced technologies to achieve measurable improvements.
• Zero-Loss Mindset Cultivation: Liaise with plants to cultivate a zero-loss mindset and develop a strategic plan for waste elimination, driving operational excellence and sustainability.

Additional KRAs:

• Strategic Planning: Develop and execute strategic plans to enhance global industrial engineering capabilities and align with broader organizational objectives.
• Change Management: Lead change management initiatives to ensure successful implementation of new processes, technologies, and methodologies across all plant operations.
• Cross-Functional Leadership: Foster cross-functional collaboration to drive innovation and optimize organizational performance, leveraging diverse expertise and perspectives.
• Operational Excellence Metrics: Define and track key performance metrics to measure the success of operational excellence initiatives.

Achievements:

- Savings Achievement: Delivered savings of EUR 2.9 million by leading and executing projects that optimized operational costs and improved financial performance.

- Productivity & Efficiency Enhancement: Achieved a substantial ~30% increase in manpower productivity and a ~4% improvement in Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)

- Scrap Rate Reduction: Realized a significant ~25% reduction in scrap rates by implementing targeted scrap and yield improvement initiatives.

• Project Savings Identification: Collaborated with functional leaders to identify and execute projects that result in savings of approximately EUR 2.9 million, aligning initiatives with organizational financial goals.
• Production and Operational Excellence: Directed and oversaw production and operational excellence activities, ensuring seamless integration of processes and adherence to industry best practices across all plant operations.
• Bekaert Manufacturing System (BMS): Orchestrated the deployment of the Bekaert Manufacturing System (BMS) transformation across the entire plant, driving standardized processes and enhanced operational efficiency.
• Shopfloor Management Integration: Implemented a new shopfloor management methodology, integrating BMS principles to enhance operational workflows and drive continuous improvement.
• Budgeting and Financial Planning: Led the X+1 and X+5 budgeting processes for operations, ensuring strategic financial planning and alignment with long-term organizational objectives.
• Industrial Expansion Management: Successfully managed the phased industrialization of a 10 KT expansion project, adhering to defined timelines and optimizing resource utilization for project success.
• Internal Coaching and Team Development: Acted as an internal coach to develop high-performance teams among supervisors and foremen, facilitating their transition into new organizational responsibilities and enhancing team effectiveness.

Additional KRAs:

• Operational Strategy: Develop and implement strategic operational plans to align with organizational goals and drive long-term growth.
• Resource Allocation: Optimize resource allocation and utilization to enhance operational efficiency and reduce production costs.
• Safety and Compliance: Enforce rigorous safety and compliance standards to ensure a safe environment and regulatory adherence.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Foster collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and integration of operational goals with broader organizational objectives.

Achievements:

- Productivity Enhancement: Achieved 11% boost in man productivity by driving efficiency improvement projects for optimized workflows and enhanced performance metrics.

- Scrap & Yield Enhancement: Implemented scrap and yield improvement initiatives, achieving a significant ~7% reduction in scrap rates.

• Industrial Expansion Management: Executed phased industrialization of a 20 KT expansion within defined timelines, coordinating cross-functional teams and optimizing resource allocation for timely project completion.
• Production Operations: Supervised and managed all aspects of production operations, ensuring seamless execution across all plant processes and adherence to quality and safety standards.
• Organizational Culture Development: Implemented the Mini Company concept across diverse production areas to foster a people-centric organizational culture, enhancing employee engagement and operational efficiency.

• Worked in various departments to gain hands-on experience.
• Came up with new ideas and improvements, which were discussed with senior employers.
• Worked under supervision of senior employers to help plan and direct work of organization.