KAMALESH PG
Program Management
Pune
Summary
Senior Manager- Program Management leading program strategy, cross-functional execution, and stakeholder alignment across 16+ stakeholders in automotive engineering and commercial work. Drives budget control, risk mitigation, and milestone tracking for 10–20 program milestones per month from roadmap to launch, while coaching program teams and strengthening delivery discipline. Brings a mix of program management, engineering coordination, and customer-facing execution across complex product initiatives.
Overview
4
4
Languages
2
2
Certifications
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Manager- Program Management
SKH M India Pvt Ltd, Pune (Earlier known as Magna Automotive)
02.2025 - 01.2025
- Defining program strategies and objectives, developing roadmaps, and ensuring alignment with organizational priorities.
- Leading and managing cross-functional teams, providing guidance, mentoring junior program managers, and fostering a positive work environment.
- Developing and managing program budgets, allocating resources effectively, and ensuring projects stay within budgetary constraints.
- Identifying and mitigating risks, resolving issues proactively, and implementing corrective actions as needed.
- Coordinating with stakeholders at all levels, providing regular program updates, and ensuring effective communication.
- Ensuring compliance with organizational standards, policies, and procedures throughout the program lifecycle.
- Monitoring program progress, tracking key metrics, and providing regular reports to stakeholders.
- Identifying and implementing process improvements to increase program efficiency and effectiveness and driving adoption of program management tools and methodologies.
- Feb-2025- Till Date
Manager-Commercial
SKH M India Pvt Ltd, Pune (Earlier known as Magna Automotive)
11.2023 - 01.2025
- Responsible for all customer project Costing and Estimation of Product Pricing and Tooling
- Financial analysis to estimate the profitability of potential investments and pricing before quote submission to Customer
- Responsible for evaluating EBITDA, EBIT, IRR, ROFE, Contribution Margin of the product and investments and reviewing and approving with Top Management before customer submissions.
- Developing financial plans, budgeting, and managing expenses
- Analysing profitability, Revenue, Pricing, and Cost of Goods Sold
- Managing commercial risks and devising strategies to overcome them
- Reviewing and developing operational processes to improve performance and maximize growth
- Overseeing and developing cross-functional teams
- Monitoring and reporting on commercial performance metrics
- Staying aware of the latest trends and developments in the industry.
- Nov 2023- Jan-2025
Program Manager- Engineering
SKH M India Pvt Ltd, Pune (Earlier known as Magna Automotive)
02.2013 - 11.2023
- Responsible for Successful introduction of the New Products from the defined customer account into the Production
- Assist potential customers with design feasibilities to optimize manufacturing and material usage
- Ensure the Customer Requirements are successfully realized in the product.
- Development & Detail understanding of master program timeline & CPMP system and its correlation to customer program timing Ensure CPMP gate timings set being met and are Green – 100% all time
- Responsible to establish and follow up on full program implementation (i.e. timing, PFMEA Concept, manufacturing feasibilities, process simulation, prototype, die design, & build, engineering changes, tooling try out & buyoff, HLC,PPAP and program launch
- Responsible to administer APQP as per customer standards
- Reviewing and analyzing the customer product requirements w.r.t production capabilities, identifying the requirements and gaps.
- Responsible for quoting and implementing all engineering changes.
- Defining the manufacturing process to meet all customer requirements.
- Working with CFT to perform the product FMEAs and defining Control Plans.
- Coordinate with Design Team for any internal design changes /Modifications.
- Handling Benchmarking projects.
- Carrying out deployment of quality management system (IATF 16949).
- Feb 2013- Nov-23 SKH M India Pvt Ltd, Pune (Earlier known as Magna Automotive)
Executive Engineer
Caparo Engineering India Ltd, Ahmedabad
05.2011 - 02.2013
- Involved in New product development/ Warrant analysis / Customer complaint handling, process planning & process flow as well as coordinating with Product Development for New Product Development functions.
- Responsible for TAKT & cycle time and to come up with the required process.
- Responsible for proposing decision on Manual / Automotive process.
- Responsible for making list of Capital Equipment required process wise.
- Responsible for new tooling (Stamping & Welding) development & sourcing.
- Responsible for New Vendor development (Tooling).
- Responsible for taking follow ups with Suppliers.
- Responsible for participating in try outs / trials.
- Responsible for BOM & Routing.
- Responsible for VA-VE, Blank Optimization & Yield Improvement.
- Receiving the customer’s drawing/samples & planning to manufacture the product with feasibility document along with CFT (Tool Room, Production, Marketing, & QA) Team for Time Line Plan.
- Coordinate sample development activities including on time sample submission to Marketing with all required documents.
- To make O.S. drawing as per customers drawing & to suggest the customer, if any ECN is required
- Preparation of PPAP documents & submission to Marketing
- Dispatch the samples along with PPAP documents, Material T.C.
- ECN Implementation & sample preparation & get approval from QA & Customer for regular production
- New Stamping Tools Development.
- Collect and finalizing quotations from toolmakers for tool developing.
- Preparing Part Costing and finalizing with Customer.
- Tool Design review with Customer as well as tool maker.
- Looked after Marketing activities and New Business Development independently
- May 2011-Feb 2013
Design Engineer
West Coast Engineering, Coimbatore
07.2010 - 05.2011
- Involved in New product designing/ Reverse Engineering activities
- Preparing Macro & Micro design planning for Projects.
- Designing machines as per customer`s requirement using Pro/E software
- Fabrication of Sheet metal bodies, Telescopic doors, for various automotive parts.
- Analyzing the components to checking the flexibility w.r.t working conditions.
- Selection of materials, tolerances, machining process such as whether the component to be finished, jig boring, drilling, reaming etc..
- On Site Sketching, blueprint reading and Project Planning
- Estimates of Material and Cost.
- Design Review with Customer.
- July 2010-May 2011
Design Engineer
Design Tech India Pvt Ltd, Kerala
08.2005 - 07.2010
- Involved in New product designing/ Reverse Engineering activities
- Preparing micro design planning for the Projects.
- Designing Conceptual & Schematic designs
- Design calculations, material selection for parts, GD & T in projects
- Doing CAE analysis of parts in projects using ANSYS
- Giving internal training on Software to fresher in the organization
- Conducting internal seminars on the new projects in organization
- Design review with Customer.
- Aug 2005-July 2010
Education
AMIE - Mechanical
RIE
Trivandrum, India01-2006
State Board of Education - undefined
Kerala, India01-2002
Skills
Program governance
Stakeholder management
Cross-functional team leadership
Risk management
Budget management
SAP
MS Project
MS Office
Cost estimation
Financial analysis
Certification
Got Certification in IATF: 16949 2016 Internal Auditor program
PERSONAL VITAE
- Date of Birth : 14th June, 1985
- Marital status : Married
- Current address: Flat no-H-305, OPP CRPF, Talegaon, Pune 410507
- Permanent Address : Pranavam, Kuzhivila Canal Road, Aralumoodu, Trivandrum, Kerala-695123
- Languages : Hindi, English, Malayalam, Tamil & Tulu
- 1) Total number of years of experience: 20 Years
- 2) Current Employer: SKH M India Pvt Ltd.
- 3) Current Designation: Senior Manager-Program Management
- 4) Notice period: 3 Month
- 5) Current location: Pune
- Place: Pune
- [Kamalesh PG]
Training and Achievements
Attended workshop and trainings on the FMEA, Problem solving, VAVE, 8D, IATF 16949.
Timeline
Senior Manager- Program Management
SKH M India Pvt Ltd, Pune (Earlier known as Magna Automotive)
02.2025 - 01.2025
Manager-Commercial
SKH M India Pvt Ltd, Pune (Earlier known as Magna Automotive)
11.2023 - 01.2025
Program Manager- Engineering
SKH M India Pvt Ltd, Pune (Earlier known as Magna Automotive)
02.2013 - 11.2023
Executive Engineer
Caparo Engineering India Ltd, Ahmedabad
05.2011 - 02.2013
Design Engineer
West Coast Engineering, Coimbatore
07.2010 - 05.2011
Design Engineer
Design Tech India Pvt Ltd, Kerala
08.2005 - 07.2010
State Board of Education - undefined
AMIE - Mechanical
RIE