ARINDOM PAUL
Kolkata
Summary
Passionate manufacturing and supply chain leader with over 20 years of experience driving manufacturing, Projects, strategic sourcing , operational excellence, sustainable growth, and talent development across FMCG, eCommerce, and automotive industries. Adept at managing large, cross-functional teams across multiple sites to optimize production efficiency, quality, safety, and profitability.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Vice President - Manufacturing India
Guiltfree Industries
07.2021 - Current
- Heading over all manufacturing vertical with 20+ nos Factories ( Own + Subcontract operation)
- Leading team size of 70 (members) & 600 ( workmen ) spread all over india
- Responsible for Over Manufacturing , Plant Quality & Safety , NPD , Projects , Technology Management , 3P networking , SCM ( Planning & Purchase)
- Team members are Factory leads , PQA (QC ) , Operation excellence , Project & technology lead , Factory Commercial
- Strategic planning & creating goals for the Manufacturing vertical in line with the Organisation Growth plan.
- Optimising overall cost through proper utilisation of Capacity, distributed manufacturing, Automation, and continuous improvement.
- Ensuring Harmonic relationship with Govt & Statutory bodies , 3P partners , Machine suppliers , Warehosue & Logistic partner
- Running Over all Show with adashboard, Well defined KPIs, Daily/ Weekly /Monthly reviews , R&R.
- Creating culture of Openness, Transparency, Bias for action, Innovation, Nurturing talent for Homegrown-futurel eader, Zero tolerance on Safety & Quality
Cluster head - East India
Amazon
04.2020 - 07.2021
- Responsible for over all Operation for 6 Sites ( 1 no Own XL site + 5 nos 3P sites)
- Resposible for the site P&L by optimising Variable & Fixed cost
- Ensuring overall Dispatch TAT with 99.9% Accuracy
- Responsible for Inbound , Warehousing , Outbound with Zero customer experience Failure
- Creating a culture for Bias for Action resulting in fast decision making & Better customer promise.
- Responsible for the overall safety, quality and performance and customer experience of operations.
- Coordinates with S&OP team for load balancing and future plan requirement, to adequately prepare the Wholesale operation to meet business needs
Head - Factories - 2 Nos (WH)
Marico Ltd
01.2017 - 04.2020
- Heading 2 factories with tun
- Mentor the team of Operation , Supply chain , Quality , HR-people connect , Commercial , OE , SHE.
- Formulate the Strategy to produce the product at Optimal Cost Without compromising On Quality Standard.
- Having experience in Motivating & Driving the team towards common objective of the organization.
- Ensuring Maximum utilization Asset through capacity utilization & Throughput improvement with modern tool and technique.
- Monitoring & Review of All Factory KPI in regular basis to ensure overall system & Fitness of Factory all the time.
- Focus on Continuous Improvement & Creating healthy culture towards Sustainable profitable growth.
- Managing Harmonic environment with Internal, External stake holder & Government Authorities.
- Ensuring all Norms as per factory Act , Excise , State policy.
- Ensuring all the compliance as per Corporate EHS Guideline, PCB Norms.
- Time Bound review of all Vendor performance on Service level , Quality parameter , Material reconciliation and ensure my person visit time to time basic at Vendor end.
- Ensuring RM , PM as per the inventory norms by laying out System , Guidelines for Zero production Hour Loss.
- Monitoring all daily indicatory for Production, cost, Quality of factory and review these with all functional head for continuous improvement.
- Review of Existing Technology and exploring new technology as part of continuous improvement for lowering down the Operating cost.
Head Projects - 2Nos ( WH)
Marico Ltd
04.2014 - 05.2016
- Sucessfully completed 2 Nos Green field projects of 200 Cr as a project head
- Exposure to lead Project from front & Knows feasibility study , Capex Estimation , IRR , SEVA calculation etc.
- Expertise in Vertical Start -up of Any project to avoid production losses in production stabilization phase.
- Track the project with modern tool & Technique (MS project ) so that critical path , Milestones , Cost is under control.
- Ensuring the proper commercial Compliance as per Organization Commercial policies for all capex purchase.
Manager - Manufacturing Service
12.2006 - 04.2014
- Responsible for overall Subcontract Management & New Product development.
- Having exposure of handling 14 Subcontract location all over India for different kind of product like Atta , Salt , Muesli , Oats , Masala oats , Rice , Soap , Deodorant.
- Shortlisting , Evaluation , Start-up & regular running Subcontract operation as per the business requirement.
- Responsible for regular production, Supply, Quality & commercial activities of all subcontract location Spared different geographical location in India.
- Leading a cross functional team of all vertical like Marketing , Sales , Business finance , Supply chain , legal , R&D , Packaging , Legal & Statutory.
- Knows tricks and technique for de-bottle necking issues, Stake holder management for moving the project rapidly.
- Regular interaction with Top-management to share the status in terms of time , Cost , Hurdles.
Group leader - New Product
Minda Huf
06.2004 - 12.2006
- Responsible for production planning & running the shift operation for new product.
- Close interdepartmental coordination for swift movement of New products.
- Responsible for planning & monitoring the NPDs , Sharing Status report to top management.
Education
PGDM - Operation Management
Alliance Business Academy
01.2004
B.E. - Mechanical
Assam Engineering (Govt) College
01.2002
12th -
01.1996
10th -
01.1994
Skills
- Leadership
- Green & Brown field Project management
- Factory & Production Management
- E-commerce
- Planning & Execution
- Stakeholder management
- Long terms Visioning
- Relationship Management
- Problem Solving
- Culture & Talent management
- S&OP
- Capacity Planning
- Vendor & Subcontract management
- EHS
- Sustainability
- Coaching and mentoring
- Risk management
- Performance monitoring
- Operations management
- Relationship building
- Contract negotiation
- Complex Problem-solving
- Critical thinking
- Strategic planning
Achievements
Awarded with best labor compliance factory of Assam in Yr 18-19 by Govt of Assam, New Benchmark creation, In Guiltfree, Elevated from GM to VP (Two level promotion) within 18 months WRT standard minimum time of 3 Yr (One level), Heading 2 nos green field project & factory head of Marico 2 big factories, In Amazon, Elevated east Cluster head position with addition Own Fulfillment center (XL) with 6 months, Manufacturing with additional responsibility of SCM of Dr. Vaidya, Developed 1st Time cost efficient masala oats technology in India which helps Marico to be become 1st mover in Masala oats in the market, 60% Market share, Designing & Implementing 'Self-guided moro rail' System for carrying Packaging material in different floors, 45% Reduction in Material Handling, Design & executed Marico's 1st Vertical factory & most Advanced automated factory, 55% reduction in Manufacturing cost, Removed Manpower Dependency For MIS generation By Implementing Smart MIS system which Generate MIS directly from machine & It can be viewed Live directly in the Cockpit room / Desk top, Quick Data driven decision Making, Involve in Creating culture from root level, because of that Marico GUWAHATI became most engaged factory among all Marico Factories., Most engaged Factory continuously for 3 years
Accomplishments
- PGDM (Operation Management), Alliance Business Academy, Bangalore, 73%, 2004
- B.E. (Mechanical), Assam Engineering (Govt) College, Guwahati University, 70%, 2002
- 10th, 70%, 1994
- 12th, 70%, 1996
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 03/01/79
Area Of Expertise
- Leadership
- Green & Brown field Project management
- Factory & Production Management
- E-commerce
- Planning & Execution
- Stakeholder management
- Long terms Visioning
- Relationship Management
- Problem Solving
- Culture & Talent management
- S&OP
- Capacity Planning
- Vendor & Subcontract management
- EHS
- Sustainability
Affiliations
- njkkm
Timeline
Vice President - Manufacturing India
Guiltfree Industries
07.2021 - Current
Cluster head - East India
Amazon
04.2020 - 07.2021
Head - Factories - 2 Nos (WH)
Marico Ltd
01.2017 - 04.2020
Head Projects - 2Nos ( WH)
Marico Ltd
04.2014 - 05.2016
Manager - Manufacturing Service
12.2006 - 04.2014
Group leader - New Product
Minda Huf
06.2004 - 12.2006
B.E. - Mechanical
Assam Engineering (Govt) College
12th -
PGDM - Operation Management
Alliance Business Academy
10th -
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