Hi, I’m
Sahil Baweja
Senior Manager Operational Excellence
Bengaluru
Summary
Process Excellence Manager with 10+ years of experience driving Operational Excellence, Lean Six Sigma, Supply Chain Optimization, and Business Transformation across Retail, Manufacturing, Packaging, Automotive, and Engineering industries. Proven track record of improving productivity, OEE, OTIF, FIFO adherence, and cost efficiency through data-driven decision-making and continuous improvement initiatives. Experienced in leading cross-functional teams, implementing business excellence frameworks, and delivering measurable operational and financial impact.
Overview
2
Certifications
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Syngene International
Senior Manager Operational Excellence
01.2025 - Current
Job overview
- Led cross-functional teams to execute strategic Operational Excellence initiatives, accelerating delivery across 100+ Lean Six Sigma projects throughout the organization.
- Guided Operational Units (OUs) to achieve the first JUSE 5S certification in the pharmaceutical domain by driving 5S deployment, governance, and audit readiness.
- Improved the company’s Total Employee Involvement (TEI) index by 40% within one year through organization-wide Kaizen campaigns, engagement initiatives, and Kaizen March Past programs.
- Strengthened Daily Work Management (DWM) by implementing 100+ daily hurdle meetings, enhancing performance visibility, problem-solving, accountability, and operational discipline
Wakefit Innovations Pvt. Ltd.
Manager Process Excellence
06.2024 - 01.2025
Job overview
- Streamlined Last Mile Operations key parameters
- Increased FIFO adherence to 95% from 50%, resulting in reduced transportation and rework costs
- Boosted fill rate by 15% from 84% in furniture segment, enhancing OTIF to 92%
Gemba Concepts
Chief Consultant
05.2022 - 05.2024
Job overview
- Assisted client in data analysis to inform strategic capital expenditure decisions
- Increase the OEE of the plant by 30% by implementing SMED, downtime reduction, increasing performance & effective planned maintenance program at Ansapack Ltd
- Setting business excellence department across the group at Ansapack Ltd
- Established business excellence department across Ansapack Ltd to enhance operational efficiency
- Increase Luggage per Manday (LMD) by 22% at Safari Industries Ltd
- Implemented planning module that improved OTIF by 40% and increased efficiency at Gopal Printpack
- Reduction in TAT by 30% in Gopal Printpack.
- Implementing robust data monitoring system in Marudhar Industries Ltd
- Increased the first pass yield by 12% by implementing structured rca approach in Mayur Uniquoters Ltd.
- Increase the availability of bottleneck machine by 10% in Mayur Uniquoters Ltd
JCBL Ltd
Production Engineer
11.2019 - 10.2020
Job overview
- Achieved consistent production target of 8 containers in a single shift, recognized with award
- Increased line output by 40% through line balancing and utilization mapping
Spun Micro Processing Pvt Lt
Production Engineer
04.2016 - 11.2019
Job overview
- Implement SMED on cnc m/c, reducing average changeover time to 43 mins from 78 mins
- Developed automatic capacity planning sheet for monthly and weekly demand planning, enhancing on-time in-full (OTIF) performance.
- Conducted system administration and audits for IATF 16949:2016, ISO 14001:2015 & ISO 14001:2018 to ensure compliance and continuous improvement.
Education
Kurukshetra University
Bachelor of Technology from Mechanical Engineering
06.2015
Skills
Supply Chain Management
Value Stream Mapping
Cost Reduction
Low Cost Automation
Single-Minute Exchange Of Die (SMED)
Data Analysis
Lean Six Sigma
Production Engineering
Manufacturing Engineering
Change Management
Lean Manufacturing
System Administration
Quality Management
Power Bi
Certification
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
Timeline
Senior Manager Operational Excellence
Syngene International
01.2025 - Current
Manager Process Excellence
Wakefit Innovations Pvt. Ltd.
06.2024 - 01.2025
Chief Consultant
Gemba Concepts
05.2022 - 05.2024
Production Engineer
JCBL Ltd
11.2019 - 10.2020
Production Engineer
Spun Micro Processing Pvt Lt
04.2016 - 11.2019
Kurukshetra University
Bachelor of Technology from Mechanical Engineering