SACHIN ABHAYKUMAR KHADKE

Strategic and results-oriented Business and Finance Controller with 25+ years of experience, including 20 years in the manufacturing sector. Expert in financial planning, cost control, and operational efficiency, with a strong record of aligning financial performance with long-term business goals. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams, drive profitability, and implement transformative initiatives. Now seeking to transition into a business strategy leadership role, leveraging deep financial acumen and operational insight to shape corporate direction, identify growth opportunities, and steer organizational transformation.

• Orchestrated Strategic Cost Transformation, Led a multi-year, cross-functional cost optimization program across manufacturing operations, reducing production costs by 11% while maintaining quality standards, freeing capital for investment in two new product lines.
• Driving Revenue Growth Through Financial Insights, Designed and implemented profitability models that identified underperforming products, enabling portfolio realignment that boosted high gross margins and improved competitive positioning.
• Data-Driven Decision Enablement, Introduced advanced BI dashboards for plant performance tracking, improving budget and forecast accuracy and enabling proactive capacity and resource planning.
• M&A or Strategic Partnerships, Partnered with executive leadership on carving out non-core business, in merger of 2 big giants achieving synergy savings of 2 million EURO, improving the cash flow by 3 million EURO.

• IIM Bangalore - Organizational Excellence Through Leadership
• Schaeffler - Developing Emerging Leader
• Vitesco - Employee Leadership Program 1
• LinkedIn - Strategic Thinking
• LinkedIn - Succeeding New Role by Managing Up
• LinkedIn - Finance Strategies for Business Leaders
• LinkedIn - Artificial Intelligence & Business Strategy