Bharanidharan G
Summary
Experienced automotive manufacturing professional with 6 years in program management, specializing in new product development and VAVE initiatives. Strong background in project planning and monitoring, prioritizing quality, cost efficiency and timely delivery. Proficient in prototype assembly and mass production processes, facilitating smooth transitions to operational teams. Additional entrepreneurial experience in e-commerce provides a unique perspective on operations and digital marketing, ideal for a program management position.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Entrepreneurial Experience – E-commerce Business
Self-employed
Erode
04.2025 - Current
- Founded and managed an online retail business, handling product sourcing, vendor negotiations and customer engagement.
- Set up and managed sales platforms (Amazon, Meesho and other online marketplaces).
- Implemented digital marketing strategies, achieving consistent sales growth.
- Transitioned day-to-day operations to spouse for continued growth, while refocusing career on core program management expertise.
ASSISTANT PROGRAM MANAGER
Yazaki India Pvt Ltd
Hosur
06.2024 - 10.2024
- Leading the new projects of wiring harness
- Single point contact for Customer
- Coordinating for proto sample preparation & dispatch
- Aligning the project by creating timeline & Tracking the Project Milestone
- Coordinate with Customer for project discussions & dispatches
- Conducting weekly review meeting to ensure timelines
- Conducting internal audit to ensure the customer requirements
- Coordinating with multiple plant CFT members
- Conducting GPMS gate review and ensure the project QCD targets
- Ensuring PPAP readiness before Customer audit & Coordinate with Customer for PSW Sign-off
SENIOR PROJECT ENGINEER
IPEC India Pvt Ltd
Bangalore
10.2023 - 06.2024
- Handling the New Projects from RFQ to Mass Production
- Handling the Sales & Spares requirements
- Creating timeline & Tracking the Project Milestone
- Coordinate with Customer for project discussions & dispatches
- Single point contact for customers
- Conduct daily review meeting to ensure deliverables
- Preparing quotation and negotiation with customer
- Monitor daily dispatches and schedules
- Responsible to ensure smooth flow of requirements and update from the customers to internal CFT
- On time Escalation to prevent risk of delivery failure to management
PROJECT ENGINEER
India Nippon Electricals Ltd
Hosur
09.2021 - 10.2023
- Handling the Electricals & Electronics New Projects from RFQ to Mass Production
- Creating Master Development Plan based on customer requirements for New Projects
- Tracking of Project Milestone to ensure deliverables
- Tracking of system activities to ensure the work flows
- On time Escalation to management which affects the deliverables to customer
- Conduct the project kick-off to communicate the new projects to CFT
- Conducting design reviews for on time completion of the projects
- Coordinate with CFT to ensure on time design release, part procurement & facility availability
- Coordinate with CFT during the trials & Production
- Responsible for implementing VAVE
- Tracking of investments and sanction raised for new projects
- Conducting daily review meeting on project status and communicating project activities to all stake holders through reports
PROJECT TRAINEE
TVS Motor Company Ltd
Hosur
12.2016 - 12.2019
- Handling the New Product Development
- Responsible for preparing project scope
- Preparation of investment (MIW, Supplier) and working out financial viability
- Prepare APQP, Bill of material (BOM), Product structure, Engineering Change Requests (ECR) and Quality Plan agreement
- Conducting experimental trials to prove the product and process
- Responsible for providing facilities and improvements
- Conducting weekly reviews on project progress
- Involve in Early stage of part development activities along with designers by providing design inputs on quality and cost requirements.
- Develop and complete verification of parts & required PPAP Documents as per the agreed timeline before each build stage (Alpha, Beta, QP & Mass production)
- Ensure the availability of parts before Beta build
- Prepare ramp-up plan and initiate actions including common parts
- Conduct Production trial run at supplier end for QCD targets and complete PPAP
- Ensure Completion of the project as per the plan.
Education
M.E - AUTOMOTIVE
PSG College of Technology
Coimbatore05-2016
B.E - AUTOMOBILE
Karpagam College of Engineering
Coimbatore04-2014
Skills
- Project management (NPD, APQP, PPAP)
- New product development
- Change Management (VAVE)
- Cross-functional leadership
- OEM customer management
- Sales & Service
- Automotive ICE & EV
- Automotive Electricals & Electronics
- SAP PLM
- ZOHO Projects
- Microsoft Office
- Digital marketing and e-commerce
Hobbies and Interests
- Photography
- Video Games
- Driving
Languages
- English
- Tamil
- Kannada
Timeline
Entrepreneurial Experience – E-commerce Business
Self-employed
04.2025 - Current
ASSISTANT PROGRAM MANAGER
Yazaki India Pvt Ltd
06.2024 - 10.2024
SENIOR PROJECT ENGINEER
IPEC India Pvt Ltd
10.2023 - 06.2024
PROJECT ENGINEER
India Nippon Electricals Ltd
09.2021 - 10.2023
PROJECT TRAINEE
TVS Motor Company Ltd
12.2016 - 12.2019
M.E - AUTOMOTIVE
PSG College of Technology
B.E - AUTOMOBILE
Karpagam College of Engineering
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