LAKHANSING SUDHAKAR SISODE
Assistant Manager Technical Sales & Service
Bengaluru
Summary
Dynamic, results-driven professional seeking a challenging position to leverage a diverse skill set and commitment to excellence. Proven expertise in driving organizational growth through innovative solutions and strategic initiatives, alongside a strong ambition for personal and professional development. Eager to contribute to organizational success by utilizing practical experience and a passion for continuous improvement. Aiming to foster an environment that encourages collaboration and drives sustainable results.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
3
3
Languages
Work History
Asst. Manager Technical Services
Kansai Nerolac Paints Ltd.
03.2024 - Current
- Responsible for resolving customer line issues, Competitor's activities, Additional business revenue generation, VAVE identification & material stock & quality management reports submission for respective internal / external functions timely.
- Meet with management and customers to examine technical & sales objectives, outline task & other customer line activities by delivering presentations.
- Coordinating with Planning, R&D, Manufacturing, Logistics & Supply chain & management resources, to meet account performance objectives and customer’s expectations.
- Serves as a lead to team to include assigning and monitoring work and providing direction.
- Reviews and develops reports and documents detailing project processes, results, and conclusions and leads or performs additional work when required; responds to comprehensive questions and concerns from customers.
- Lead new product development activities through the cross functional units and technical department.
- Coordinates color matching, technology, and related projects with other divisions, departments, or groups; works with technology to review and approve new or modified formulas.
- New product trials to find the applicability of product on the line.
- Monitor line activities, process parameters, and consumption of product & processes.
- Suggesting changes for optimizing process or eliminating the problems occurring during the daily operations.
- Develop deep and trusting customer relationships that ensure access to growth opportunities.
- Customer supported: Automotive OEM’s Toyota Kirloskar Motors
- Supervised day-to-day operations to meet performance, quality and service expectations.
- Improved customer satisfaction by addressing and resolving complaints promptly.
- Developed strong working relationships with staff, fostering a positive work environment.
Asst. Manager Technical Sale & Services
PPG Asian Paints Ltd.
12.2018 - 03.2024
- Achieving business target in terms of Value & Volume.
- Handling PT, CED & Topcoat (Metal & Plastic) painting line.
- Handling Robotic Painting Lines & Manual Painting Lines.
- Coordinating with Planning, R&D, Manufacturing, Logistics & Supply chain, and management resources, to meet account performance objectives and customer’s expectations.
- Providing feedback to the plant R&D about the line condition for the development of new product or for making changes in existing product.
- Lead new product development activities through the cross functional units and technical department.
- Responsible for the communication with customer and technical development team for defined products.
- Monitor line activities, process parameters, and consumption of products.
- Daily process monitoring and giving action plan for abnormalities.
- Suggesting changes for optimizing process or eliminating the problems occurring during the daily operations.
- Training and educating the customers and associates to enhance product awareness and technological advances.
- Customer supported: TVS Motor Company, Hosur & Ancillaries.
Sr. Technical Officer (Technical Development (R&D))
BASF INDIA LTD.
04.2016 - 11.2018
- Handled key Customers of BASF Coatings like, Honda 2W (HMSI-1F, 2F,3F & 4F) Hero Motors (HMCL), Suzuki 2W, and 2W ancillary.
- To generate data on different application area for coating products like Additives, Binder, and Paint.
- To design recipe for existing and new applications and to conduct application trials accordingly.
- To develops new products and new shades according to customers’ requirements.
- To decide critical parameters of the products to judge the performance against market set products and to provide maximum customer satisfaction.
- Sound knowledge of liquid coating preparation in Lab/Production.
- To do customers visits to solve line related issue and troubleshooting’s.
- To do plants (factory) visit to take trials, FBB etc.
- To evaluate competitor’s samples and new raw materials for development, cost reduction, formulation efficiency improvement.
- Preparing monthly & visits reports.
- Exposure to technical documentation like project report/APQP/SAP/MRCS/FORM LIVE/PLM.
- Coatings Solutions, Automotive Paint
Technical Officer (Technical Development (R&D))
Kansai Nerolac Paints Ltd.
07.2013 - 03.2016
- Handling key Customers of KNPL including Toyota Kirloskar Motor Ltd., Isuzu Motor India, Daimler India Commercial Vehicles, Ashok Leyland, Wheels India Ltd. & Ancillaries.
- To design recipe for existing and new applications and to conduct application trials accordingly.
- To develops new products, customize products and new shades according to customers’ requirements.
- To decide critical parameters of the products to judge the performance against market set products and to provide maximum customer satisfaction.
- To do customers visits to solve line related issue and troubleshooting’s.
- To do plants visit to take trials, FBB etc.
- To evaluate competitor’s samples and new raw materials for development, cost reduction, formulation efficiency improvement.
- Attained supplier meetings to get new and alternate RM for product development.
- Attained APQP meetings with internal team QC, QAD, Plant, SCM & Planning team.
- Preparing monthly & visits reports.
- Automotive Paint
Education
B-Tech - Chemical Technology (Oil & Paint Tech.)
UDCT, Amravati University
01.2013
Senior Secondary - undefined
SDVB, Balapur, Akola (State Board)
01.2009
Higher Secondary - undefined
SDVB, Balapur, Akola (State Board)
01.2007
Skills
Interests
Travelling, Reading, Cricket
Accomplishments
- Leading the team to include assigning and monitoring work and directions.
- Successfully works to analyze & closure the peel off issue of dual tone vehicles at TKM-MISIL plant-2 body line.
- Works on cissing/crater & dust/yarn seeds reduction in TKM-MISIL plant-2 body line.
- Successful introduction of new colors for TVSM & BMW TVS JV & other domestic models at TVS Hosur.
- Handled BMW TVS JV models & TVS Apache RTR 310 premium models as well as scooters painting line.
- Lead the team for the introduction of High Solid Paints at TVS, Hosur.
- Handled Hosur Region which is one of the largest accounts for PPG Asian Paints.
- TVSM 2W & 3W Auto plant E-coat chassis production capacity expansion.
- Hand on experience in Acrylic & Cathodic electrodeposition coating, successfully carryout shutdown maintenance activity at TVSM Hosur.
- New products development & customization for HMSI two wheelers 3F & 4F plants.
- Successfully developed & introduced of Monocoat Paints at HMSI two-wheeler 3F & 4F plants.
- Developed and successfully validated TB 516 paint system for M/S TKMIL, Bangalore.
- Developed and successfully validated cost effective 3C-1B system for M/S Isuzu Motors, Chennai.
- Mentor and develop team members to create
- Successfully developed low-cost COB system for M/S TAFE.
Extra Curricular Activities
University Gold Medalist from SGBAU, Amravati in 30th convocation program 2014. Gold Medalist at 68th Annual Convention of OTAI. Aug-2013, OLEO-2013 at CSIR-IICT, Hyderabad Organized By OTAI, AOCS, CSIR-IICT. And Here I selected for “Dr. ACHAYA BEST STUDENTMEDAL FOR THE YEAR 2013” Actively participated in 26th Indian Paints Conference – Jan 2013, Santacruz, Mumbai. Volunteered In ‘N.S.S. State level camp on Organic Farming and actively participated in various activities & programs in camp organized at Thane in 2011. Participated In ‘Nano Technoloty-09’Presentation and got 2nd Rank in Vidarbha level seminar at Wardha.
Reading, Cricket & Badminton
I'm the captain of a local cricket team. It's taught me a lot about leading, boosting team morale, and communicating with people from different backgrounds to work towards a common goal, Learning the new language which improve my listing & speaking skills like Kanada & Tamil language.
Timeline
Asst. Manager Technical Services
Kansai Nerolac Paints Ltd.
03.2024 - Current
Asst. Manager Technical Sale & Services
PPG Asian Paints Ltd.
12.2018 - 03.2024
Sr. Technical Officer (Technical Development (R&D))
BASF INDIA LTD.
04.2016 - 11.2018
Technical Officer (Technical Development (R&D))
Kansai Nerolac Paints Ltd.
07.2013 - 03.2016
Senior Secondary - undefined
SDVB, Balapur, Akola (State Board)
Higher Secondary - undefined
SDVB, Balapur, Akola (State Board)
B-Tech - Chemical Technology (Oil & Paint Tech.)
UDCT, Amravati University