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Sai Swaroop Kavarthapu

C-Suite Executive ||Operational Excellence| Digital Transformation | Industry 4.0 || Portfolio Organization | Business & Corporate Strategy | Toyota Production System | Agile Project Management |PMP-Certified By PMI| ||Process Automation SCADA -Ignition| P&L | EBITA|
Hyderabad,TG
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Sai Swaroop Kavarthapu

Summary

Professional Summary: Results-driven C-Suite leader with an impressive 25+year track record in the industry FMCG/Projects, specializing in manufacturing operations. Adept at implementing world-best practices to optimize operations and ensure superior performance. PMP Certified, with advanced certifications in Toyota production principles, Lean manufacturing, and Kaizen. Recently certified in "Corporate Strategy and Portfolio Management and Selection" by the University of London, School of Management. Provide strategic guidance to C-suite stakeholders on corporate strategy and portfolio selection, leveraging deep industry knowledge and analytical insights to support decision-making for 4X growth. Collaborate with finance and other departments to analyze financial data, perform cost-benefit analyses, and evaluate investment opportunities to optimize the organization's portfolio.

Overview

37
years of professional experience
4
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Expert -Accelerator (Digital Transformation Industry 4.0), HYDERABAD

Chief Consultant (Self Employed)
2022.05 - Current (2 years & 4 months)

Job overview

  • Working with various leading IOT platforms and have worked with IOT platform providers like MindSphere,Inanition 8.1.
  • Strategy Assessment for Digital Manufacturing and IOT in supply chain for Indian Customers, Engaged with Two Pilot Projects 2-3 engagements
  • Consulting for Digital Manufacturing projects, implementation of a Digital Manufacturing project or implementation of Pilot Project.
  • Deep Understanding of Business Models and Digital frame works
  • work with knowledge about IOT ecosystem and startups.
  • Energy management and create Virtual Asset Administration Shell (AAS). Digital Twins.

Fresca foods P Ltd,, New Delhi

Technical Head -Operations & Projects
2019.02 - 2022.04 (3 years & 2 months)

Job overview

  • Managed Multiple Pet /Aseptic Manufacturing Units including Contract manufacturing Units.
    Major Achievement: Successfully Commercialized Juices in CANS in four Variants Pineapple with Chunks, Green Apple, Mixed fruit and Peach with fruit Chunks at Ceylon Beverage – International Sri Lanka
    Its first Product of its kind was launched-2022.
    Complete plant was commissioned and commercialized and provide Technical and NPD support,
    Total Plant Turnover – 120 cr,
    Project CAPEX handled – 40 cr.
    Investment in Ceylon Beverages by Present Company 30 Cr
    Key Achievements: Developed Business strategy to manage portfolio selection and Develop Growth Strategy by selecting multiple Contract packing in Sri Lanka by equally benefitting “Zero” customs for importing Goods as per Indo -Sri Lanka Free Trade agreement.

Parle Agro Pvt. Ltd, HYDERABAD

Unit Head
2014.03 - 2018.02 (3 years & 11 months)

Job overview

  • Www.parleagro.com
  • Leading TETRA and PET Juices lines, with Annual operating plan crossed 7.5 MM cases for year 2017-18
  • Plant turnover contributes to 150 Cr
  • Having 4 lines of TETRAPAK high Speed lines
  • Job responsibilities: Plant P&L & End to End operations, including manufacturing / Quality, Maintenance, procurement, Administration and logistics
  • Team size: 9 Functional Managers
  • (2 Mfg.Managers, Quality, Purchase, Engineering, Logistics, Accounts, Legal /Taxation and Plant HR)
  • HC 350 employees (direct & indirect)
  • Reporting to Director Technical at HO
  • Principle Accountabilities:
  • Develop Yearly Plant Budget based on Sales forecast Participate /Develop with Business Heads in business planning and budgeting for the unit – in terms of volumes, EBITDA, CAPEX projects, expansion plans, manpower projections, new process initiatives
  • Develop manufacturing plan as per monthly Forecast and optimum utilization of all resources to strive to improve key KPMs with divisional objectives
  • Review of entire operations on weekly and monthly basis to ensure all KPMs targets were achieved as per agreed quarterly plans
  • Review EBITA and ensure all cost involves in Mfg.
  • Participate with Business Heads in business planning and budgeting for the unit – in terms of volumes, CAPEX projects, expansion plans, manpower projections, new process initiatives
  • Key Achievements: Mission & Vision Statement was accomplished during my Tenure 14 to 18
  • Cost per Liter was reduced from INR 34.5 to 29.5 per Lit
  • Overall all reduction by 14.5 %
  • Plant turnover improved by 95% (from 85 to 165 Cr), Period 2014 to 2018
  • EBITDA was improved by 68% from 15.5 to 25 Cr over a period from 2014 to 2018
  • CAPEX's Handled from 2014 to 2017- INR 250 /$M.3.5 M (Includes New Tetra Pak line (8500 Packs/Hr.) New Bottle pack line, Doubling Capacity of Juice line.
  • Productivity improvement CAPEXs Like fully automatic Palletizing, and automatic carton warp machines (PM cost was reduced by 5% In cartons by change over from Carton to wraparound) Infrastructure improvement projects including EHS).

Eram Nosh soft drink Company Ltd (Pepsi bottler), Tehran

Technical Head/Projects
2012.07 - 2013.11 (1 year & 4 months)

Job overview

  • Bottlers of Pepsi co – IRAN, http://www.eram-group.com/products
  • Group Technical head -Heading Three Plants: Two plants in Tehran and one plant at Tabriz
  • Handled Multiple( Three Plants) : 1, Eram Noush Drinks specially for Iran under license from 7up international This includes PepsiCo CSD Brands Franchise, Aquafina bottled water Iran and AOP 35mm 8oz cases, Annual Turnover: $60 MM
  • CSD - Plant (Pepsi bottlers): All lines are Pet and Can line from state art from SIDEL France
  • Produces from 300 ml to 1500ml pet & 330 ml Can Line, Having total Capacity of 1120 BPM
  • NCB – Aquafina - 300 BPM State of art SIDEL COMBI LINE, AOP 2013 – 20 million Cases
  • Job description: Responsible for Production, Maintenance & quality of the plant
  • Target production as per Monthly forecast
  • Raw material planning as per AOP divided into monthly planning.
  • Achieved production Targets at highest efficiency Target above 85%
  • Reduced Maintenance Budget cost by 40% Vs 2012 by developing local vendors
  • Yields from 98.5% to 99.5%
  • Reduced Maintenance Budget cost by 40% by developing local parts and inventory of costly and critical items as these are maintained by OEMs
  • Plant Wastages – Preform yields were improved from 98.2% to 99.5%
  • Projects Handled: New Beta Malt Line Tehran, New Multi serve CSD Line 200 BPM & expansion of Aquafina line – Total Project CAPEX - 45 MM.

QUALITY Improvement:

  • Achieved Pepsi co 3D quality rating from 80 to 92% and positioned in blue band
  • Successfully passed Global Quality Audit achieving above 95% rating
  • Plant has passed All FOOD SAFETY standards
  • First in IRAN qualifying in AIB Audit (achieving 750 / 820 score in Pepsi+ AIB Matrix.

Asst. General Manager
2010.01 - 2012.07 (2 years & 6 months)

PEARL BEVERAGES LTD, Bottlers of Pepsi Co, GUNTUR

Sr Manager
2004.04 - 2008.12 (4 years & 8 months)

Job overview

  • Http://www.jaipuria.co
  • Plant Capacity 1900 BPM, Three CSD line (RGB 600 BPM KHS line), Three Non-carbonation /Juice Lines Having Six Blow Mold & Juice line
  • Total 1900 BPM lines
  • Job Roles Responsibilities: Production Planning, Developing Monthly Master production Schedules as per AOP plan and monthly forecast in coordinating with VP Plant and G.M Sales and forwarded to supply chain dept
  • Tracking All Vital KPMs Net eff, Productivity, power yields of all consumables and packing materials
  • Setting GOALS Yearly and Quarterly Targets to individual All production and Utility Team Members
  • Key achievements:
  • Got AIB International Food safety certificate in Consecutively two-year 2010& 2011 (Pepsi Matrix -750, AIB Matrix -850)
  • Schedule Compliance was improved from 55 % to 71 % (from 2011 Vs 2012 YTD June), and Improved Asset utilization from 55 to 65 %
  • Total Plant Waste was reduced from Rs 1.7 per case (2011) to 0.95 Rs per case (June YTD 2012)
  • Improvement of 60%
  • Water Conservation: Reduced water consumption from 17.5 lit to 12.5 Lit per 8 oz,
  • New project: Successfully commissioned and operated Hot Fill Mango Juice line in Pet bottles record time of 3 months,
  • Cost Of project INR 600M
  • Awarded Gold Standard for maintaining Facility for Consecutive years- 2004, 2011
  • Got best Mfg.
  • Team Awards for Consecutive three-year 2005, 2007, 2008 &2010
  • Sustained in Pepsi Cola M&W stage 1B from 2004 to 2007
  • Audited by Mr DAVID Walker from USA.

Collis & lay Group of Industries, LAGA Industries

Production Manager
1999.04 - 2003.09 (4 years & 5 months)

Job overview

  • Www.lagaindustries.com.pg, FMCG Company, Manufacturing ICE – CREAMS in Different Pickings Viz: Sticks, cones cups, And Having Modern Tetra Pak – Hoyer Machines, capacity to produce 15000 Lit /day, also Other FMCG products, Ready to drink Non-Carbonation Drinks
  • Complete responsible for achieving Production targets and responsible for technical issues relating to machine maintenance
  • Managing operation, maintenance and improvement of Cold Chain Facilities such as Ammonia Refrigeration Plant, Ice Cream Plant, Cold Room Storage and commercial Refrigeration.
  • Achieved ‘A' rating factory in Unilever Quality Audit.

Suryo Udyog Ltd, Bhubaneswar

Deputy Manager
1992.09 - 1999.04 (6 years & 7 months)

Job overview

  • Projects Large Refrigeration Projects
  • Web site: www.racsl.com
  • Its Marine/ Shrimp Food Processing Units
  • Successfully completed expansion of Shrimp freezing Unit by Doubling Capacity from 15 T to 30 T per day, comprising of plate freezing units at -40C
  • Blast freezing unit at -40 C, and Individual quick-freezing plant of capacity 600 kg /hr.
  • Second Project; Its green filed project having capacity 30 T per day, consisting of 2X 7.5 T plate freezing at -40o c, IQF of 6 T per day & Blast Freezing unit of 9 tones / day
  • Cold storages having 200 Tones Cap at -18C
  • Job Description: Review of plant layout and Machinery layout and finalizing Refrigeration equipment's and their Sizing & P.I diagram, Later Complete Erection and commissioning of plant.

Parle Exports

Franchisee
1986.01 - 1992.01 (6 years)

Job overview

  • Bottling Plant in A.P.

Education

Osmania University , Hyderabad, INDIA

B.E from Mechanical
1981.04 - 1985.04 (4 years)

University Overview

class with distinction. GPA: 72

Skills

    Handled Complete PET lines

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Chief Consultant (Self Employed)

Expert -Accelerator (Digital Transformation Industry 4.0)
2022.05 - Current (2 years & 4 months)

Technical Head -Operations & Projects

Fresca foods P Ltd,
2019.02 - 2022.04 (3 years & 2 months)

Unit Head

Parle Agro Pvt. Ltd
2014.03 - 2018.02 (3 years & 11 months)

Technical Head/Projects

Eram Nosh soft drink Company Ltd (Pepsi bottler)
2012.07 - 2013.11 (1 year & 4 months)

Asst. General Manager

2010.01 - 2012.07 (2 years & 6 months)

Sr Manager

PEARL BEVERAGES LTD, Bottlers of Pepsi Co
2004.04 - 2008.12 (4 years & 8 months)

Production Manager

Collis & lay Group of Industries, LAGA Industries
1999.04 - 2003.09 (4 years & 5 months)

Deputy Manager

Suryo Udyog Ltd
1992.09 - 1999.04 (6 years & 7 months)

Franchisee

Parle Exports
1986.01 - 1992.01 (6 years)

Osmania University

B.E from Mechanical
1981.04 - 1985.04 (4 years)
Sai Swaroop KavarthapuC-Suite Executive ||Operational Excellence| Digital Transformation | Industry 4.0 || Portfolio Organization | Business & Corporate Strategy | Toyota Production System | Agile Project Management |PMP-Certified By PMI| ||Process Automation SCADA -Ignition| P&L | EBITA|