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Pranjal Dange

Pranjal Dange

Pune

Summary

Productivity Controlling and Planning - Monitor and control Plant performance in line with productivity targets like Hours per Car (HPC) and Hours per Unit (HPU).

Steering the plant towards Strategic Productivity targets and budget achievement.

Responsible for New Projects Productivity evaluations.

Remarkable involvement in driving Strategy for Production and Logistics area

Ideas+ - Steering the platform to bring in many opportunities enabling innovation and empowering employees, towards sustainable Innovative Culture

Direct Manpower Governance - Supervise, monitor manpower planning and recruitment of Blue Collar manpower in Production and support functions. Plan and ensure flexibility in Production areas in terms of permanent and contract manpower ratios.

Indirect Manpower Governance - Responsible for managing White Collar manpower forum with tracking mechanism of headcount approvals and deviation management. Establish an interface for Skoda headquarter Human Resources and Finance for reporting of White Collar manpower. Conduct analysis of White Collar manpower headcount for impacts on Productivity targets and goals.

Shifts Model and Operating Strategies - Responsible for providing strategic input of capacity planning, number of shifts, working time for optimum output and Productivity targets. Responsible for evaluations of impacts on Productivity and Cost due to production program changes

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Strategic Productivity Management

Skoda Auto Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd
PUNE
05.2023 - Current

Collaboration with senior management on developing strategies.

Created, analyzed, and presented reports on operational performance metrics to identify areas of improvement.

Conducted process analysis workshops with stakeholders to enhance the efficiency of business operations.

Assisted project teams in defining scope, objectives, deliverables, timelines, resources needed and budget requirements.

Handling motivation skim for employees to bring Innovation and creativity culture. (~22 Mio. Euros savings generated through Ideas+ platform)

Technical Assistant to Vice President

Skoda Auto Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd
PUNE
05.2022 - 05.2024

Identification of improvement areas in Production Services department and establishment of measures to overcome those.

Significant contribution in PS team satisfaction index by bringing in transparency, feedback mechanism, initiatives for team cohesiveness and bonding , knowledge exchange platforms.

Steps taken for Employee and skill retention - Recognition and felicitation, open culture, upskilling and development plan discussions.

Projects Management - Investment projects budget allocation, timeline tracking.

Productivity Manager

Skoda Auto Volkswagen India
Pune
10.2013 - 04.2022

Responsible as an Industrial Engineer of Engine shop

Process mapping and improvisation of processes to achieve more efficiency

Engage, influence, motivate and challenge the plant towards Strategic Productivity targets

Monitor, supervise, control and cascade Productivity targets as per Skoda Auto Volkswagen India (SAVWIPL) corporate objective

Analyze and approve Hours Per Car (HPC) changes due to operational changes in process and influence the budget for Blue Collar manpower cost

Interface for White Collar manpower headcount in plant and inputs to Skoda headquarter Human Resources, Finance

Representand compile database of region India for Harbour Report preparation, an independent agency to rank the Productivity of worldwide OEM's along with improvement measures

Benchmarking with other VW Group plants to standardise methodology and improve efficiency of Strategic Productivity reporting

Decide and influence the Absenteeism strategy for plant to control Gross manpower

Steer and approve the hiring/exiting/shifting of Blue Collar manpower

Evaluate new projects Productivity, analyze with set financial targets, track and control Launch losses

Counsel, supervise the results of performance incentive of Blue Collar manpower based on Productivity performance of the plant.

Education

Project Management -

Indian Institute of Information Technology
Kashipur, India
10-2022

Master of Business Administration (Operations Management) -

Sikkim Manipal University
08.2020

Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) -

Vishwakarma Institute of Information Technology, Pune University
05.2013

Higher Secondary School Certificate Examination -

Sahyadri Junior College, Sangamner
06.2009

Secondary School Certificate Examination -

Sahyadri Vidyalaya, Sangamner
06.2007

Skills

  • Power BI
  • Project Management
  • MS Excel and Power point
  • MTM 1, MTM UAS, APErgo
  • Teamwork
  • Leadership

Accomplishments

  • Team management – Empower and engage team, encourage collaboration and team satisfaction
  • Shaping and creating organizational Strategy along with structured implementation
  • Achieved India 2.0 project Productivity Target in year 2022 (106%)
  • Planning and successful implementation 3 shift models for year 2022 (+30% volume)
  • Successful implementation of Planning Round concept in Skoda Auto Volkswagen India
  • Synergy between Pune and newly merged Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar plant
  • FORCE program digital portal concept implementation
  • Represented Skoda Auto Volkswagen India in Harbour Report meet at Schulenberg, Germany
  • Maharashtra Talent Search, Pune scholarship holder in Standard 9th, Year 2006
  • State level Table Tennis player in school days and won various competitions

Certification

  • Global Leadership Qualification (Apr 2022)
  • Method Time Measurement Practitioner Certification (Aug 2015)
  • Arbeitsplan Ergonomics (Oct 2014)

Languages

  • English
  • Hindi
  • Marathi

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 08/12/91
  • Nationality: Indian

Hobbies and Interests

  • Painting
  • Playing Table Tennis

Timeline

Strategic Productivity Management

Skoda Auto Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd
05.2023 - Current

Technical Assistant to Vice President

Skoda Auto Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd
05.2022 - 05.2024

Productivity Manager

Skoda Auto Volkswagen India
10.2013 - 04.2022

Project Management -

Indian Institute of Information Technology

Master of Business Administration (Operations Management) -

Sikkim Manipal University

Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) -

Vishwakarma Institute of Information Technology, Pune University

Higher Secondary School Certificate Examination -

Sahyadri Junior College, Sangamner

Secondary School Certificate Examination -

Sahyadri Vidyalaya, Sangamner
  • Global Leadership Qualification (Apr 2022)
  • Method Time Measurement Practitioner Certification (Aug 2015)
  • Arbeitsplan Ergonomics (Oct 2014)
Pranjal Dange