JAYA PRAKASH K

Company Overview: TVS Srichakra Limited, makers of TVS Eurogrip brand of tyres is one of India’s leading manufacturers and exporters of Two, Three-Wheeler tyres and Off-Highway tyres. With global research and development capabilities and cutting-edge technology, TVS Srichakra produces industry leading tyres for the automotive sector in India and worldwide. Incorporated in 1982 & headquartered in Madurai, TVS Srichakra has manufacturing facilities in Madurai (Tamil Nadu) and Pantnagar (Uttarakhand) with a production capacity of over 3 million tyres a month. The company has a design centre in Milan, Italy supporting the R&D centre in Madurai and the tyres are tested in Indian, European, and Japanese road conditions. TVS Srichakra’s products are available in over 85 countries across the world.

• Strategic leadership: - Development and communicating company’s mission, vision & long-term goals to drive sustainable growth & profitability across multiple markets.
• Board Interactions: - Collaborate effectively with the BOD to set the company’s strategic direction. Provide regular, comprehensive Updates to the Board on company performance, challenges & opportunities. Implement Board decisions & recommendations. Leverage Board members expertise & networks to benefit the company.
• Governance & compliances: - Establish & maintain robust corporate governance structures & practices collaborating with the legal teams& to Ensure compliance with all regulations & laws to industry standards and rule of the land.
• Supplier development: - Lead the qualification & development of local suppliers to increase the localization opportunities and reduce the Cost of commodities (make v/s buy. import cost reduction).
• Drive operational Excellence by ensuring high standards of productivity, safety, quality& efficiency across all aspects of business including SCM & plant operations.
• Financial oversight & Strategy Growth: - Manage financial Health of the organization, including Budgeting, forecasting & financial planning. Focus on Achieving Ebita Growth while maintaining profitability & sustainability within organization.
• Stake Holder Management: - Build & maintain strong relationships with stakeholders, including Employees, customers, suppliers, & investors. Represent company at high level negotiations, at industry events & maintain positive public image & is recognized as a responsible corporate citizen.
• Cost effective solutions: - Provide Innovative & cost effective solutions to optimize manufacturing processes & deliver value for money to customers.
• SCM Planning & Operational
  - Regularly review the Supply Chain strategy for the BU(s) to ensure correct SC configuration and setup are deployed from inbound raw material(s) to production to outbound product distribution including the setup.
  - Responsible for review on Customer requirement & ensure that their shipment requirements are met fully on a continuous basis.
  - Responsible for Warehouse management, outward transportation, outside warehouse controls, safety & proper maintenance of Inventories.
  - Handle export transactions & deal with shipping liners, forwarding agents,
  - Coordinate with Production, Quality & Purchase departments on dissemination of Customer requirements & alert priorities to ensure smooth Supply chain.
  - Inventory Management, Effective material planning and control to maintain optimum inventory levels.
  - Reporting, Collecting and consolidating product wise sales forecast from Sales Managers
  - Demand forecasting by product wise and preparing monthly indents.
  - Lead the Customer service team (CSOs) to ensure smooth order management process
  - Establish efficient, cost competitive logistic services to serve customers including export business
  - Manage warehouse functioning adhering to all BASF guidelines including FIFO, TDS, 5S and cost optimization
  - Propose, evaluate and implement investment projects related to SCM topics.
  - Order management and Tolling.
• Standardization and optimization of Procurement, Distribution and facility based supply chain activities
• Process improvements: - Implement best practices such as daily work management, Total Productive maintenance(TPM) & Toyota production system (TP) to enhance operational efficiency & improve EBITDA substantially.
• Team leadership: - Build a high performing executive team & organizational structure. Building a culture of innovation, sustainability & operational excellence. Effective talent management, Development & retention strategies to meet business objectives.

Company Overview: The Lumax Group is one of the pioneer’s & leading business houses in the Indian automobile industry. The group has started its operations in 1945 with the establishment of Globe Auto as a trading concern and setting up manufacturing of lighting equipment later in 1956. Today Lumax is a leading manufacturer and supplier of automotive components & systems in india with a current sales turn-over of rs 6800 crores (FY-22-23).

• Overseeing the operations of the Plant.
• Providing strategic & operational direction and leadership to the senior leaders of the organization.
• Responsible for the creation and execution of the annual operating plan in line with the sales forecast provided by global sales and marketing & achieving revenue as agreed.
• Responsible for the P&L of the BU.
• Monthly reporting to Regional Head & GMD level on monthly and quarterly KPI reporting, forecasting financial performance of Clusters.
• Work closely with the R&D teams & Design teams for NPD & create product of market demand.
• Developing and maintaining excellent relationships with key customers and internal and global executive leadership teams.
• Responsible for driving production, process, procurement, logistics, planning, quality & maintenance functions of the organization.
• Managing, motivating, and developing the operations team for the BU by setting clear objectives and KPIs, effective coaching, evaluation and feedback on performance.
• Attract, retain and develop high potential employees using the available development opportunities.
• Responsible to develop specific plans and goals to help in accomplishing tasks efficiently and create fresh ideas, systems, and relationships for the success of the company.
• Responsible for continuous improvement in operations (productivity, efficiency, yield, financial performance etc) resulting in sustained and enhanced profitability of the business.
• Responsible for controlling and optimizing operating costs in line with the annual budget/AOP.
• Ensuring overall customer satisfaction by immediately addressing all delivery-related customer issues. Working towards achieving zero customer returns.

• Company Overview: Mitsubishi electric is japan based MNC that has forged a leadership role in both technology and quality and currently delivers Mitsubishi Electric elevator With a goal of producing quality products while promoting business activities that are in harmony with the environment, the plant itself has emerged as a model of modern manufacturing.
• Overseeing the operations of the Plant.
• Searching for guidance and advice on running the firm from the board of directors.
• Work closely with the CFO (Chief Financial Officer) to prepare annual budgets.
• Work closely with Human Resources to implement and refine company policies and procedures.
• Evaluating the progress and success of the organization & helps to reach its objectives.
• Represent the plant in professional and civic programs at the national, local, and international levels.
• Lead with an example and motivate subordinates.
• Encourage employee engagement.
• Train a high performing managerial team.
• Make high-quality investing decisions.
• Enforce adherence to legal guidelines and in-house policies.
• Ensure the company’s complicity with legal and business ethics.
• Review financial and non-financial reports.
• Give advice for improvement and suggestions for solution.
• Train, motivate and lead others.
• Analyze problematic situations and suggest solutions.
• Monitoring the competitive landscape and attending industry events to stay abreast of new initiatives and ways to stay ahead.
• Check the different problems or factors affecting the success of the plant.
• Identifying, training and developing leaders within the company and setting them on a path for management.
• Collaborates with other divisions and departments to carry out the organizations goals and objectives.
• Identifies, recommends, and implements new processes, technologies, and systems to improve and streamline organizational processes and use of resources and materials.
• Supply Chain Strategy: Develop and implement supply chain strategies to optimize efficiency and reduce costs while ensuring high-quality material procurement.
• Logistics Management: Coordinate logistics activities, including transportation, warehousing, and distribution, to ensure timely delivery of products.
• Supplier Management: Manage relationships with suppliers and vendors, negotiating contracts and ensuring compliance with quality and safety standards.
• Inventory Control: Monitor and analyze inventory levels, ensuring optimal stock levels to minimize costs and prevent stockouts.
• Cross-Department Collaboration: Work closely with other departments, such as production, sales, and finance, to align supply chain activities with business objectives.
• Performance Metrics: Analyze supply chain performance metrics and implement improvements to enhance efficiency and productivity
• Ensures that departmental decisions and project plans such as those for staffing, development, organization, material efficiency, hardware acquisitions, and facilities are in line with the organizations business plan and vision.
• Organizing regular Safety, quality checks at the plant site (safety / Quality management).
• Ensuring compliance with standards for quality, safety and environment (EHS, OHSAS etc).
• Interphase with local Govt. Authorities for compliance in factory operations.

• Company Overview: The Otis Elevator Company is US based MNC, (United Technologies Corporation) that develops, manufactures and markets elevators, escalators, moving walkways, and related equipment. Based in Farmington, Connecticut, Otis is the world's largest manufacturer of vertical transportation systems, principally focusing on elevators, moving walkways, and escalators.
• Ensure achievement of production targets as per the defined targets and requirements of customers, as per desired quality and cost standards.
• Drive operational activities and plans that support scalable and profitable growth of the company by developing and enabling the success of each function & member of the operations team.
• Direct and coordinate complete plant operations and activities within company policies and procedures.
• Ensure timely execution of the on-going capacity expansion projects.
• Ensure proper coordination between various functions at the unit level to ensure seamless operations.
• Taking measures to ensure that the plant production goals are met at the most efficient cost.
• Continuously monitor the process costs and take steps to keep them at an optimum level.
• Identify Cost improvement projects with the team and implement the same.
• Taking measures to ensure timely procurement of raw materials for production.
• Ensure processes are in place for procurement of engineering goods and material required for day to day operations.
• Planning & implementing steps for timely dispatch & effective stores and inventory management.
• Ensure business in as efficient and cost-effective manner & improvements in quality, mark-up/costs, And / or improved service to meet our customer needs.
• Organizing regular quality checks at the plant site (Quality management).
• Ensuring compliance with standards for quality, safety and environment (EHS, OHSAS etc).
• Organize CSR initiatives for positive brand building at plant site.
• Ensuring that all laws of the land are being followed and implemented across the site.
• Ensure adherence to all company policy and procedures.
• Ensuring a well-trained and motivated staff at the plant level.
• Identifying training needs of the team and developing skilled staff at the plant.
• Resolving IR issues at the plant & MAINTAIN THE PLANT UNION ACTIVITIES.
• Maintain good relations with the external community as well as government/ regulatory agencies.
• Ensure timely resolution of any key issues that arise and ensure that business is not disrupted.
• The Otis Elevator Company is US based MNC, (United Technologies Corporation) that develops, manufactures and markets elevators, escalators, moving walkways, and related equipment. Based in Farmington, Connecticut, Otis is the world's largest manufacturer of vertical transportation systems, principally focusing on elevators, moving walkways, and escalators.

• Company Overview: Manjushree Techno pack - Indian pioneer in the design & manufacture of highly reliable Preforms & Containers and a packaging partner to the world's biggest brands, we are also a Public Listed Enterprise with a turnover exceeding Rs.800 crores. Over the years Manjushree has evolved from being a plastics processor to a packaging solutions provider.
• Manage, motivate and lead the management team to ensure achievement of the strategic plan. This will include hands on involvement in customer relationship management.
• Full profit and loss responsibility for the ongoing, profitable development of the business @ multiple sites.
• Lead by example, engendering team participation to reinforce continuous improvement programmes.
• Hold ultimate responsibility for all aspects of the smooth running of the business, including quality, engineering, production, purchasing, financial management, New business development, administration, environment and people management.
• Directs and coordinates end-to-end operational process in order to achieve the worldwide Customer Perfect Order objectives of on time, equipment functional, and order complete delivery.
• In coordination with Finance, develops budgets and ensure adherence to budget targets and forecasts. Revenue generating responsibilities related to achieving profitability relative to forecast.
• Accountable for reaching key financial targets, production product line objectives and devises strategies that achieve set objectives and ensure short and long term growth and profitability initiatives are delivered.
• Drive improvement in performance ensuring that KPIs of OEE, OTIF and PPM are met and provide monthly performance reports on the manufacturing KPIs along with quality, attendance and Health, Safety Dept budgets & Environment activities.
• Responsible for the manufacturing management of each customer contract, providing performance measures, monitoring costs and implementation of cost reduction activity throughout the entire manufacturing, quality and logistics process.
• Ensure customer schedules are achieved and projects are efficiently planned, monitored and met.
• Co-ordinate the engineering and production departments ensuring effective communication, procedures and productivity are harmonised.
• Recruit the skills required to meet manufacturing needs and develop the training to maintain a motivated workforce and positive working environment.
• Provide regular employee briefings and performance appraisals.
• Interface with customers and suppliers on technical, quality and commercial issues ensuring effective working relationships are established and maintained, promoting and enhancing the mutual trust.
• Ensure that Company Environment, Health and Safety policies are planned, documented, promoted and Managed, taking the appropriate action as necessary to see that these are fully implemented and complied with by all employees.
• Co-ordinates new product introductions with appropriate departments and ensure that the manufacturing, the materials functions, order administration, and service parts support product commercialization ‘roll out’ schedules.
• Manjushree Techno pack - Indian pioneer in the design & manufacture of highly reliable Preforms & Containers and a packaging partner to the world's biggest brands, we are also a Public Listed Enterprise with a turnover exceeding Rs.800 crores. Over the years Manjushree has evolved from being a plastics processor to a packaging solutions provider.

• Company Overview: Dowa High temp furnaces- Japanese pioneer in the design & manufacture of highly reliable heat treatment technology and systems. The company’s reputation in the heat treatment business, and in particular treatment of automobile parts such as transmissions, gears and valves, is second to none.
• Responsible for the 2 green field projects @ AHMEDABAD, GIDC GUJARAT & BIDADI, BOSCH VENDOR PARK.
• Managing and leading the project team.
• Recruiting project staff and consultants.
• Managing co-ordination of the partners and working groups engaged in project work.
• Developing and maintaining a detailed project plan.
• Managing project deliverables in line with the project plan.
• Recording and managing project issues and escalating where necessary.
• Resolving cross-functional issues at project level.
• Managing project scope and change control and escalating issues where necessary.
• Monitoring project progress and performance.
• Providing status reports to the project sponsor.
• Liaises with, and updates progress to, project board/senior management.
• Managing project evaluation and dissemination activities.
• Managing consultancy input within the defined budget.
• Final approval of the design specification.
• Working closely with users to ensure the project meets business needs.
• Lay out planning & equipment installations & Trials.
• Identifying user training needs and devising and managing user training programmes.
• Providing suitable simple Automation systems for material movement.
• Production preparation set up, trials, Recruiting & training the needed staff & members.
• Smooth line off of the project & ensuring the supply chain in anticipated time & quality.
• Dowa High temp furnaces- Japanese pioneer in the design & manufacture of highly reliable heat treatment technology and systems. The company’s reputation in the heat treatment business, and in particular treatment of automobile parts such as transmissions, gears and valves, is second to none.

• Company Overview: Indus, one of the world’s leading manufacturers and suppliers of Heat exchanger coils and Heat transfer equipments having the Manufacturing facilities at Mumbai and Dubai (sharjah). Indus is the first company to introduce Automotive A/C systems in india in 1969 and at present have capacity of manufacturing around 2 million coils annually.
• Passionately and aggressively leading an enterprise, implementing lean concepts in the plant.
• Heads a Strong management team and Accountable for Materials, stores, component manufacturing and assembly, Tool manufacturing, Maintenance, quality, Despatches, logistics.
• Responsible to Enforce the manufacturing excellence to improve productivity, capacities, flexibility, process flow, layout, safety, inventory turns & lead times.
• Develop strategic objectives, operating level & growth plan, Business plan, cash-flows, budget & competitor benchmarks and meet revenue, production, quality and delivery expectations.
• Analyze profit and loss statement variances and plan and implement corrective action when required.
• Provide inputs for establishment as well as direction to insure compliance for the annual budget.
• Provide work direction and development of all Department Managers.
• Provide leadership and direction for the plant's activities to obtain World Class Manufacturing status.
• Recommend, develop, administer, and support company policies and procedures and ensure compliance with all corporate, safety, and regulatory compliance standards.
• Provide leadership for problem solving in the resolution of product, quality, operational, mechanical, and personnel problems including the analysis to prevent recurrence.
• Improved maintenance with PM programs, planning, organization, training, budgeting, stores and Continuous Improvement.
• TPM & training the team.
• Review and approve all personnel reviews, salary changes, and new hires as well as all personnel and organizational moves.
• Conduct regular plant audits for compliances & customer audits.
• Continuous improvement projects - Plan & Execution.
• Review production costs and product quality, and modify production and inventory control programs to maintain and enhance profitable operation of division.
• Directly supervise department managers in the Plant Facility who supervise Team Members in their respective departments.
• Responsible for the overall direction, coordination and evaluation of this business unit.
• Indus, one of the world’s leading manufacturers and suppliers of Heat exchanger coils and Heat transfer equipments having the Manufacturing facilities at Mumbai and Dubai (sharjah). Indus is the first company to introduce Automotive A/C systems in india in 1969 and at present have capacity of manufacturing around 2 million coils annually.

• Managed a workforce of 385 Workmen and 72 Engineers across the plant.
• Successfully set up world class practices related to manufacturing processes and sustained them & implemented MAX POKA YOKE for process stability & continuous improvement.
• Key player in ensuring organizational growth, targeting maximum profitability & cost effectiveness.
• Resolved major technical issues including weld failures, weld defects, material issues in terms of quality, field complaints resulting in the part failure, power saving’s, interlocking & fool proofing systems.
• Reengineered systems to achieve significant production enhancement with same resources, interlocking or cross functional team and modifying labour supply strategies to achieve reduction in labour cost & improving quality.
• Implemented quality system procured & commissioned all equipment’s and area, participated in all Qualification & validation activity and prepared SOP’s, implemented, managed utilities and their validations.
• Sound knowledge in Quality management System, quality Plan, process FMEA/control Plan / QC circle concepts and waste elimination.
• Manage all project related supplier relations (meetings, documents, feed-back).
• Active Member in project cross-functional teams.
• Product Change Requests (PCR) in project phase and ensure alignment to cost objectives.
• Ensure that supplier is prepared for production, including all needed system updates; require actions from Supplier Host when needed.
• Plan and drive the purchasing related Supplier Involvement in Product Development activities after supplier selection.
• Answer the Calculation Requests and ensure decided changes to cost- and lead time are updated in the system.
• Manage orders (tooling, prototype, PPAP notification, blanket/contract orders…) in project phase.
• Bring Purchasing expertise in estimating supplier tooling cost throughout the project phase.
• Support the sourcing phase with project expertise.
• Ensure deliverables from suppliers to fulfil APQP activities handled by SQA.
• Compile and deliver QDCF results from project phase and secure a timely hand-over to the hand over.
• Implement raw material updates based on contracts/negotiations made by the Sourcing buyer during the project phase.
• Basics of press tools and their upkeep.
• Designed Robotic jigs & Robotic welding lines.
• Exposure to design of jigs and fixture, tools and gauges for manufacturing and inspection.
• Master in Lean concepts “5 s, Andon, bottleneck analysis, continuous flow, Gembha, Heijunka, Hoshin Kanri, Jidhoka, Just in time, Kaizen, Kanban(pull system), KPI, muda, OEE, PDCA, Pokeyoke, Root cause analysis, SMED, 6 big losses, Smart Goals, Standardised work, tack time, volume stream mapping, TPM & visual factory.
• Lead a production team of 500 operators, as a production head for the new project Innova recruited 320 TMS & trained fully & set the plant for production.
• Familiar with TQM Principles TPM methodology.
• Why - Why Analysis for monitoring CTQ's (Critical to Quality) in process to ensure reliability of the product.
• Familiar with press /press tools /welding process such as TIG, MIG / MAG and resistance welding.
• Headed the project worth 235 crores in building the plant, equipment & production planning.
• Key projects undertaken: New plant building to take up new ETIOS project (dim - 130 M x 80 M) Green Project.
• Designed, procured& installed underground conveyors, Komatsu transfer press machines (1600T,800T,400 T) Decoilers, Over head cranes (DEMAG); 300nos sheet metal transfer pressing dies from Japan.
• Designed and developed Robotic welding Automobile body jigs for the ETIOS project majorly COWL, Radiator Mounting Frame, Upper & Lower Backs, etc. and installed all the robots.
• Spearheaded the team in deciding and procuring the KAWASAKI make spot weld robots for the body shop.
• Worked closely with Nippon steels Japan, JSW India, Tata steels India for the material procurement in terms of coil forms for the operations.
• Successfully streamlined over 124 operational procedures.