Parva Gandhi
Ahmedabad, Gujarat,INDIA
Summary
A multi-professional with a quality of handling complicated purposeful tasks in numerous environments. Able to control stakeholder expectations and inclined to take complete obligation for handing over assignment goals. An easy-going person who enjoys challenging and numerous roles and is usually confident in running with technical experts from any enterprise.
My primary goal has always been to be happy and to enjoy my work. I've always been interested in new technologies and would like to contribute to shaping the future in some way.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Manager
MG Motor
Vadodara, Gujarat
04.2021 - Current
- As a Programme lead working with multidisciplinary product owners, responsibility is to deliver commodity projects while formulating the Quarterly Business Review reports. Assure all the important stakeholders are aligned to the Programme Plan and bought into the Programme content, commodities, and any risks whilst developing robust business cases with a focus on cost-benefit analysis.
- Re-engineered project plan, re-negotiated contracts with new suppliers, enhanced quality assurance, and maintained timelines to capture 60% cost savings on project costs within five months only.
- Provided business analysis for projects of up to £120M involving requirements, success criteria, milestones, KPIs, and work breakdown structures. Successful delivery, both to time and under budget, of the £2 million automotive project.
- Led business cases of over 17 projects in 37 programmes; from supplier change and localisation to entirely new models. Successfully acted as the day-to-day planning contact for programme delivery, proactively identifying and eliminating obstacles to ensure consistent integration and progress.
- Supported the programme with planning activities to include chairing Programme Timing Meetings, leading large Room Planning Workshops, and preparing cross-functional alignment for Programme content, Pre-built ordering and setting up credible Planning Governance sessions with key stakeholders; collaborated with peers to evaluate change drivers, material cost improvements, and sourcing opportunities in terms of the benefit-cost ratio, urgency, and criticality for TFLE (Tooling, Facilities, Launch, Engineering) cost efficiencies.
- To increase the effectiveness of the financial planning process by 35%, developed and actually implemented a capital budget cycle to ensure the accuracy and data integrity of all financial transactions.
Deputy manager
Škoda Auto Volkswagen India
Pune, Maharashtra
04.2020 - 04.2021
- Led a team of 7, motivating them and enhancing effective collaboration with other teams in the company such as product engineering (chassis, powertrain, telematics, validation, etc.), manufacturing, quality, production, and product planning. This involved a lot of coordination between cross-functional teams such as product engineering, quality, manufacturing, VLE, validation, after-sales, marketing, and product planning to ensure that there was clear and consistent communication, which would facilitate seamless teamwork.
- Managed projects of different complexity levels by successfully identifying potential risks and mitigating them; developed requirements; implemented change control; tracked schedules; and monitored cost performance.
- Maximised resource utilisation across four projects in order to adhere strictly to budgetary limits. This included line-side process setup and verification for various products such as Škoda Kushaq and VW Taigun. All aspects of the automotive industry have been epitomised by my unwavering dedication to continuous learning.
- Improved team member support actively through mentoring, effectively supervising over 40 direct junior GET employees. These summaries were made in the form of project summaries alongside launch reports where analysis of data was done.
- Executed cost reduction activities by adopting Lean methods, resulting in a cost reduction of £8.5K for a new engineering program.
- Captured £0.5 million in cost savings per year through the implementation of reverse logistics programs—reverse-engineered the entire supply chain and
reduced inefficiencies.
Senior manager
TATA Motors
Pune, Maharashtra
05.2018 - 04.2020
- Supported the RDE programme for commercial and passenger vehicles (2.2 L TATA Winger & Yodha, 2.0 L TATA Safari & Harrier).
- Regularly provided project health updates to the Department Manager when attending monthly R&D meetings. Every month, there were three team progress reports that indicated main achievements and areas for improvement.
- Worked with suppliers to support engineering needs and ensure materials were delivered as agreed. Partnered with suppliers to resolve technical issues and realised product quality improvements through these efforts.
- Executed trial fitting of parts on test vehicles and released reports.
- Promptly addressed dealer-end defects on accessory parts, resulting in satisfied customers who remained loyal.
- Ran the Change Management Workstream (Powertrain areas) and controlled programme content modification by ensuring specifications reflected the most recent programme assumptions.
Application engineer
Stellantis (FCA)
Pune, Maharashtra
06.2016 - 05.2018
- Guided our OBD Diesel fleets through mass emission testing by working closely with ARAI, the government certifying agency.
- Checked data on After Treatment Systems (ATS) as well as OBD fleets while supervising Powertrain (PWT) component validation.
- Ensured for vehicle instrumentation at high temperatures and high altitudes trials. Good knowledge in CDA tools, INCA, DI analyzer and APTIV control unit.
- For the Jeep Compass 2.0 L project, came up with a knowledge sharing center that accelerated troubleshooting by connecting our global engineering teams therefore increasing technical capability evident during the development phase.
Graduate and Management trainee
Fiat India
Pune, Maharashtra
06.2014 - 06.2016
- Conducted audits for ISO 45001 and ISO 14001 standards across various departments, identified areas for improvement, and implemented corrective measures to enhance organisational efficiency.
- Made a contribution to the development and testing of FIAT India’s first prototype 135HP petrol engine for the Punto Abarth.
- Contributed to a project that improved gear shifting and clutch performance for the Fiat Punto model.
- Completed specialist training at ARAI in mass emission and vehicle reliability testing.
Education
B.E - Automobile Engineering
Sardar Patel Institute of Technology
06.2010 - 05.2014
MBA - Finance
Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies
06.2018 - 05.2020
Skills
- Business savvy
- Team collaboration
- Conflict resolution
- Prioritisation
- Technical problem-solving
- Change management
- CRM, marketing, and finance systems
- Multi-tasking under pressure
- Product launch experience
Accomplishments
- MG Motor India: Recognized for association with the team for the successful launch
of various models in 2023. - MG Motor India: Ex-Com Award for Astor Localization Project in 2022.
- Stellantis, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA): Appreciation Award from Managing
Director for Powertrain Calibration Release in 2018. - FIAT India: CEO Innovation Award for Developing In-house 135HP Abarth Gasoline
in 2014.
Timeline
Manager
MG Motor
04.2021 - Current
Deputy manager
Škoda Auto Volkswagen India
04.2020 - 04.2021
MBA - Finance
Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies
06.2018 - 05.2020
Senior manager
TATA Motors
05.2018 - 04.2020
Application engineer
Stellantis (FCA)
06.2016 - 05.2018
Graduate and Management trainee
Fiat India
06.2014 - 06.2016
B.E - Automobile Engineering
Sardar Patel Institute of Technology
06.2010 - 05.2014
Languages
English
Fluent
Hindi
Fluent
Gujarati
Fluent
Marathi
Advanced
Personal Information
Date of birth: 03/10/1993
References
References available upon request.
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
- Motivational leader with strong interpersonal skills.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex information.
- Proven ability to achieve results through others.
- Project management expertise.
- Consistent achiever.
- Professional demeanor.
- Demonstrated drive and enthusiasm.
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