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Naveen Sharma

Neemrana

Summary

With 30+ years of experience in Milk & Nutrition, Culinary, Beverages, and Cereals, my passion for quality, food safety and respect for people drives my work. I believe quality is a strategic advantage, not just a function. Throughout my career, I’ve transformed quality into a key business driver by fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement.

I lead with a deep respect for people, being an active listener who values diverse perspectives. By fostering trust and open communication, I build strong, collaborative teams that are motivated and aligned toward shared business goals.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

General Manager

VRB Consumer Products Pvt. Ltd.
Neemrana, India
03.2023 - Current

· Enabled business to deliver 127 new SKUs in the kitty of Veeba Foods making a total of 402 SKUs being delivered to market during last 2 years.

· Lead and enabled 950 employee’s development plan for strengthening Food Safety and Quality culture.

· Achieved 56% reduction in consumer and customer complaint through continuous improvements and building ownership.

· Developed next three years - Veeba Quality Road Map on ensuring food safety, building quality competency & high level agility for improving productivity.

As a Quality Management leader, I’ve invested in building a culture of excellence by encouraging diversity of thought and perspective, fostering ownership at every level.

Quality Manager

Hindustan Unilever
Nabha, India
01.2020 - 02.2023

* Delivering improvements in adverse business conditions of Covid.

E-Incidents reduced by 50.3%.

Internal complaints reduced by 42.86%.

Cost of rework reduced by 31.7%.

* Implemented new systems like SAP, Quality One, Coupa, Airsweb etc

* Delivering New Products / Initiatives like Project Voltage, High Zinc & Boost Extender (unlocking capacity)

* Motivated and empowered the team during the challenges of 2020, enhancing decision-making and risk-taking abilities.

Head of Quality

GSK Consumer Healthcare
Nabha, India
06.2014 - 12.2020

* Defining and implementing a winning formula for Quality vision and Goal setting as per business Targets.

* Driving “Zero Defect Agenda” at site and achieving 40% reduction in Manufacturing Deviations.

* Designing Capability building Model for the Operational Quality function and driving continual improvements yielding 3.7 Crores savings in Cost of Poor Quality.

* Improving process capability for running products through required changes in process or formulations.

Head of Quality

Mother Dairy
Patiala, India
05.2014 - 06.2014

* Designing the Quality Strategy and Model for World Bank Project in Punjab.

Quality Manager

PepsiCo
Bengaluru, India
12.2011 - 04.2014

* Achieving high Manager Connect score by being an empathetic leader and assertive team leader.

* Ensuring Legal compliance as per FSSAI, BIS, PCB etc

Timeline

General Manager

VRB Consumer Products Pvt. Ltd.
03.2023 - Current

Quality Manager

Hindustan Unilever
01.2020 - 02.2023

Head of Quality

GSK Consumer Healthcare
06.2014 - 12.2020

Head of Quality

Mother Dairy
05.2014 - 06.2014

Quality Manager

PepsiCo
12.2011 - 04.2014
Naveen Sharma