Pranav Gujjar
Mumbai
Summary
Innovative professional with extensive experience in design leadership, focusing on scalable project execution and effective stakeholder management. Committed to delivering high-quality projects that align with company goals and enhance operational efficiency.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Deputy General Manager - Head Design
Hardcastle Restaurants Pvt. Ltd.
Mumbai
07.2018 - Current
- Leading design leadership and strategy with continuous cross functional alignment. Ability to translate brand strategy into practical architectural and design standards along with Scalable project execution solutions.
- Stakeholder leadership - experienced in working across design , projects, operations. consultants, contractors, senior stakeholders and global counterparts.
- Experience of delivering more than 500 + designed projects pan India across various residential And retail units
- Implemented sign off sheets and checklists to standardize fit out design briefs for operations.
- Participating and collaborating in various global and APAC summits for cross functional workshops, presenting local market observations and benchmarking across various markets.
- Pilot global design concepts up to last mile with 100% localisation details , joinery and material sourcing.
- Developing standardised design concepts along with play book for easy design adaptation.
- Adopting global design principles and guidelines for localised roll out along with standard build
- details for local market roll out.
- Component-wise modularisation and block assembly approach for providing design flexibility to fit varying site parameters.
- Conducting workshops and developing mock-ups across various fit-out heads to audit and review the build quality parameters and benchmarking against multiple vendors and suppliers.
- Continuous improvement and change mechanism of existing standardisation and design details.
- Preparing and participating in annual CAPEX allocation to projects related investments and decision making connecting design to company’s goals.
- Successfully managing annual CAPEX portfolio of 250 cr+ for 90-100 retail units with EVA rate of +/- 2-3%.
- Driving CAPEX in conjunction with design function and portfolio management of annual budget for multiple store openings.
- Created cost templates categorized by market/city for streamlined adaptation by cross functional teams, facilitating board PnL presentations.
- Presenting EVA allowing design and cost overview and analysis to create effective budget templates for cost version control.
- Successfully conducting quarterly business review plans across various consultants for measuring quality, cost and time parameters. Sharing quarterly business projection plans forscalable milestone and improvisation.
- Creating team Training, onboarding and transition plans to achieve growth and getting them upto speed with company goals and deliverables. Translating these goals as part of their annual performance plan.
Education
M.Arch. - Construciton Project Management
Rachana Sansad - YCMOU
Mumbai06-2015
B.Arch. - Architecture
Rachana Sansad's Academy of Architecture
Mumbai06-2010
Skills
- Design strategy
- Project delivery
- Stakeholder engagement
- Cost management
- Vendor management
- Client relations
Timeline
Deputy General Manager - Head Design
Hardcastle Restaurants Pvt. Ltd.
07.2018 - Current
M.Arch. - Construciton Project Management
Rachana Sansad - YCMOU
B.Arch. - Architecture
Rachana Sansad's Academy of Architecture