Versatile Senior Manager specializing in Publishing operations and skilled at planning, implementing and overseeing key improvements to drive business growth and efficiency. Forward-thinking Senior Manager adept at managing teams of 80-90 employees with 4 direct reports to accomplish challenging objectives. Imparts clear vision to guide cohesive, high-performing teams. Proven ability to streamline processes, implement best practices, and manage relationships between global offices, delivering timely and accurate information. Strong leadership and personnel management skills, coupled with a commitment to transparency and integrity, embodying core values and technological awareness to contribute to global production strategies. Demonstrated expertise in overseeing divisions including US/UK Journal Production, Peer Review, Vendor operations, Library Editorial, Commercial Sales, and Editorial Services, ensuring the achievement of individual and team objectives.
Recruitment
Training
Performance appraisals
Meticulous tracking of schedules and deliveries
Reporting of progress to AVP and US/UK managers
Workflow improvement
Effective communication of changes
• Supervised a team of 2-3 Project managers and reported directly to Head-Project management
• First level support to the team members
• Monitoring/tracking/keeping a close tab on the status of team members’ projects by maintaining a detailed status sheet
• Attending team member’s important conference call/launch/transmittal meeting/training session
• Assessment/preparation of team’s capacity report and sending the same to Head-Project management
• Working on high-priority, A-plus category, pilot and key projects ONLY
• In case of urgency/emergency, managing both Internal (Production team) and External (Client/Sales rep) coordination during evening shift.
• Monitoring/tracking/keeping a close tab on the status of team members’ projects by maintaining a detailed status sheet
• Account s Head for the client John Wiley Journals.
• Responsible for daily turn arounds of articles and monthly upload to Printer.
• Attending team member’s important conference call/launch/transmittal meeting/training session
• Working on high-priority, A-plus category, pilot and key projects ONLY
• Managing the day to day jobs assigned by the clients like Prentice Hall, Pearson UK, Pearson US custom publishing, McGraw- Hill Elementary Science, John Wiley, and OUP.
• In case of urgency/emergency, managing both Internal (Production team) and External (Client/Sales rep) coordination during evening shift.• Monitoring/tracking/keeping a close tab on the status of team members’ projects by maintaining a detailed status sheet
• Account s Head for the client John Wiley Journals.
• Responsible for daily turn arounds of articles and monthly upload to Printer.
• Attending team member’s important conference call/launch/transmittal meeting/training session
• Working on high-priority, A-plus category, pilot and key projects ONLY
• Managing the day to day jobs assigned by the clients like Prentice Hall, Pearson UK, Pearson US custom publishing, McGraw- Hill Elementary Science, John Wiley, and OUP.
• In case of urgency/emergency, managing both Internal (Production team) and External (Client/Sales rep) coordination during evening shift.
Lean framework
Team Management
Certified Lean Six Sigma, Green belt [Quality]
Having Tough Conversations - ph 2
Handling Tough Conversations
Creating culture of ownership
Executing Excellence
How to win cooperation and Influence Others
Handling Performance Dialogues
Assertive communication
Team Management