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Prashant Guggari

Prashant Guggari

Hyderabad

Summary

Experienced Master Black Belt with deep expertise in Lean, Six Sigma, Operational Excellence, and Digital Transformation across FMCG, automotive, global HR shared services, and startup. Proven track record in leading cross-functional teams, mentoring high-impact projects, driving strategic initiatives, and embedding a culture of OPEX. Actively seeking opportunities in Operational or Business Excellence.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

OPEX Analyst

Reckitt Global hub-India
07.2024 - Current
  • Led a global team driving operational efficiency improvements across NAC, UKI, ANZ, SOA, ROW, and LATAM markets' HR services.
  • Collaborate with four OPEX champions from LATAM, Poland, MY, and HYD teams.
  • Mentored over 10 Six Sigma Yellow and Green Belt projects.
  • Trained 30+ global team members in Lean Six Sigma and OPEX fundamentals.
  • Conducted value stream mapping in the hire-to-retire process area, improving three HR service lines.
  • Build a daily management dashboard (DMS) with a governance model from Level 1 to Level 4 [Daily Management System].
  • Led the multiple system building for global teams – root cause analysis power app, utilization track power app.
  • Facilitated Kaizen workshops.

Operational Excellence Lead

Trashcon Labs
01.2023 - 06.2024
  • Company Overview: [Startup]
  • Partnered with the CEO on 15+ operational excellence and strategic initiative projects, enhancing startup operations.
  • Led India's largest waste recycling plant setup, from business model to execution, 40,000 square feet, 120+ headcounts.
  • Collaborated cross-functionally to benchmark processes and identify improvements.
  • Managed project planning, execution, and budgeting with Microsoft tools.

Quality & CI Manager

Honda Motorcycle & Scooters INDIA Pvt Limited
02.2017 - 12.2023
  • Led quality audits and continuous improvement on the shop floor, ensuring ISO compliance.
  • Lead the new scooter production line setup and implemented a daily management system.
  • Enhanced performance visibility and accountability through KPI monitoring.

CI Engineer

Kalyni Steels Limited
07.2014 - 01.2017
  • Implemented process improvements in the sinter plant with the CI team.
  • Facilitated Kaizen events boost operational efficiency.
  • Created SOPs and maintenance checklists, and improved safety through Gemba walks.

Education

Bachelor’s degree - engineering

BVB College of Engineering & Technology
INIDA
01.2014

Skills

  • OPEX culture building
  • Structure, lean process assessment approach
  • New process design, enhance existing process
  • Lean Six Sigma
  • Value stream mapping
  • ISO-9001
  • Project management
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Employee training
  • Dashboard development
  • Root cause analysis
  • Strategic planning
  • Continuous improvement
  • Documentation and reporting

Tools

  • Value stream mapping [ Visio ]
  • DMADV- PFMEA, POKA YOKE
  • Lean tools (15+)
  • Advance Excel, Visio
  • Minitab
  • Power platform- Power BI, Power automate, Power point

Projects

  • Increase global offboarding process VAR(Value added ratio- Value stream map) from 0.18 to 2.5, enhancing process efficiency.
  • Conducted structured SIPOC and customized assessments for global international transfer process (WIP).
  • Enabled Approx. 15 FTE savings through automation across global HRSS processes.
  • Achieved 80% reduction in HRSS ticket reassignment using DMAIC, saving 1.8 FTE.
  • Developed a centralized root cause analysis tool for global HR operations.
  • Built a data-driven utilization tracker, realizing 5 FTE savings [Heizunka]

Languages

English - Native | Kannada – Native | Hindi – Native | Telugu – Proficient

Timeline

OPEX Analyst

Reckitt Global hub-India
07.2024 - Current

Operational Excellence Lead

Trashcon Labs
01.2023 - 06.2024

Quality & CI Manager

Honda Motorcycle & Scooters INDIA Pvt Limited
02.2017 - 12.2023

CI Engineer

Kalyni Steels Limited
07.2014 - 01.2017

Bachelor’s degree - engineering

BVB College of Engineering & Technology

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