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GARIMA SHARMA
Senior Engineer Packaging Development
BENGALURU
Summary
Packaging enthusiast with 9.5 years of experience in FMCG, Pharma, Automotive, Retail, Food & Beverages with sound knowledge in vendor development, vendor audits, procurement, negotiation, cost reduction, troubleshooting, artwork management and sustainability. Managing projects with internal/external stakeholders to ensure the delivery of projects within the timeline as per the organizations.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Senior Engineer Packaging
APPLIED MATERIALS
08.2020 - 05.2024
- Vendor Audit & Training : Responsible for auditing part's vendors for packaging materials and providing them training.
- Design & Development: Design and develop packaging for heavy machinery parts at warehouse and field after launch to address troubleshooting.
- Project Management: Collaboration with a cross-functional and global supplier team to address packaging quality issues and scar closures.
- Data Management: Own identified supplier driven non-conformances and manage the timely closure of NC's within Trackwise.
- Quality Assurance: Ensure packaging quality for new launches in India and after launch globally.
- Sustainability: Focus on sustainable solutions to reduce carbon foot-prints. Conversion of 50.40 cubic feet foam into sustainable cushioning.
- Logistic : Working with logistic service providers to ensure quality and reducing annual PPM.
- Cost Saving : Elimination of packaging components to provide cost saving and less production time. Worked on Packaging Top Y project (high value parts) to reduce the damage issues globally for better customer experience.
- Determined part failure root cause and implemented solutions.
- Led cross-functional team for successful completion of multiple large-scale projects, ensuring timely delivery within budget constraints.
Packaging Development Specialist
BIZONGO
01.2019 - 06.2020
- Productivity Improvement: New packaging development projects for the e-commerce clients (Myntra, Amazon & Sephora) in sustainability and production time reduction.
- Cost Saving: Industrial packaging (Bosch) cost saving project with 15% of savings.
- Packaging Development: Product packaging development projects for Carl Zeiss, Water Science, Peter England, Curefit.
- Logistic: Volumetric Weight reduction for cost saving for RECRON.
- Value Engineering: Value Engineering projects for the organization on PP Corrugated boxes, Mobile covers packaging, Perfume boxes and Screen guard packaging.
- By working in Bizongo, gained knowledge over tin packaging, foam packaging, heavy industrial packaging, and rigid packaging.
- Sustainability: Worked on biodegradable tamper proof courier packaging, paper bags, biodegradable cereal packaging.
Packaging Development Manager
TEAMONK GLOBAL FOODS PVT LTD.
04.2018 - 12.2019
- Packaging Development: Taking care of New Product Launches, Packaging prototype & KLD finalization and graphic design finalization.
- Documentation: Developing packaging specification, standard test procedures and sop for artwork management.
- Vendor Development and Audits: Vendor Development and their plant audits for Packaging Materials.
- Sourcing : Negotiation & purchasing for packaging materials.
- Achieved 60 lakhs cost saving in 4 months with better packaging quality improvements.
Assistant Manager
DR REDDY'S LABORATORIES
04.2016 - 03.2018
- Worked for the USA, Europe, Russia, Ukraine & Belarus.
- Developed STP, SOP, Specifications, BOM, MPR, PCTs & MRS.
- Conducted feasibility trials to evaluate new packs and packaging materials.
- Key responsibilities in artwork & production cycle.
- Managed packing material inventory for commercial batches in SAP, E-pedigree & ASRS projects.
Packaging Development Officer
HINDUSTAN UNILEVER LIMITED
08.2015 - 04.2016
- Associated in Oral Care (Global Deploy Centre) for Close Up & Pepsodent.
- Providing technical reports for different country's samples by testing them.
- Manage suppliers by explaining to them our requirements & arranging samples at their end.
- Benchmarking of competitive samples & providing results.
- Lead packaging activities for smooth functioning of Close Up, India.
- Provide CFB specifications for storage area.
Education
Masters - Packaging Science
Indian Institute of Packaging
01.2013 - 01.2015
Bachelors - chemistry Honors with Subsidiary subject in Food Science & Quality Control
Institute for Excellence in Higher Education (IEHE)
Bhopal, M.P. 01.2010 - 01.2013
Skills
Goal-oriented
Extra-Curricular
REIKI 1st degree. Organized cultural events in packaging institute. Associated as Secretary with an NGO Leo Club International (Lions Club International). Passed the 'A', 'B', 'C' Certificate Examination of National Cadet Corps (NCC) under the authority of Ministry of Defense, Government of India.
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 01/30/91
Interests
Painting
Timeline
Senior Engineer Packaging
APPLIED MATERIALS
08.2020 - 05.2024
Packaging Development Specialist
BIZONGO
01.2019 - 06.2020
Packaging Development Manager
TEAMONK GLOBAL FOODS PVT LTD.
04.2018 - 12.2019
Assistant Manager
DR REDDY'S LABORATORIES
04.2016 - 03.2018
Packaging Development Officer
HINDUSTAN UNILEVER LIMITED
08.2015 - 04.2016
Masters - Packaging Science
Indian Institute of Packaging
01.2013 - 01.2015
Bachelors - chemistry Honors with Subsidiary subject in Food Science & Quality Control
Institute for Excellence in Higher Education (IEHE)
01.2010 - 01.2013
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