Sandeep Sonawane
Nashik
Summary
Driven by a results-focused approach, I leveraged my expertise in Esko Artios CAD and exceptional project management skills at WinMagic Toys Limited to innovate packaging solutions, enhancing production efficiency and quality compliance. My leadership in cross-functional collaboration and technical support significantly improved operational workflows and customer satisfaction.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Executive – Packaging & Production
WinMagic Toys Limited
Mumbai
07.2024 - Current
- Design Feasibility & Technical Review: Conducted in-depth feasibility assessments of product and packaging designs to ensure manufacturability, analyzing technical aspects such as material compatibility, production processes, and cost efficiency.
- Vendor & Manufacturer Sourcing: Successfully sourced and evaluated new material vendors and toy manufacturers, expanding the supply chain while strengthening relationships with existing partners to ensure consistent material availability and cost-effective production.
- Quality Standards Compliance: Ensured strict adherence to quality and safety standards (BIS, EN71, ASTM), managing product and packaging specifications through all stages of production to guarantee compliance with global regulatory requirements.
- Sampling and Approval Process: Oversaw the entire sampling process, from digital designs to pre-production samples, securing approval from relevant stakeholders, and ensuring alignment with design and quality specifications before full-scale production.
- Production Planning & Coordination: Coordinated production plans with factories, optimizing production schedules to meet delivery timelines while ensuring high standards of quality and efficiency throughout the process.
- Factory Visits & Quality Control: Led multiple factory visits to inspect product and packaging quality, providing real-time feedback, and ensuring corrective actions were taken to align with defined quality benchmarks.
- End-to-End Production Oversight: Managed the entire production cycle from concept to finished product, maintaining ongoing communication with the factory to ensure adherence to design and quality standards until the final product met expectations.
- Documentation & Reporting: Prepared comprehensive Bill of Materials (BOM), quality documentation, specifications, and inspection sheets to ensure clarity, compliance, and smooth communication across departments.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Facilitated effective communication between design, manufacturing, and quality teams, ensuring timely resolutions to any technical issues that arose during production.
- Independent and Efficient Operations: Demonstrated strong leadership, autonomy, and decision-making skills in managing production tasks independently, ensuring quality control processes were followed with minimal supervision.
Senior Executive Packaging Design and Development
MK PRINTPACK PVT LTD
Vapi
01.2021 - 06.2024
- New Development Request (NDR) Management: Maintained detailed records of New Development Request (NDR) forms, ensuring timely and accurate processing of client and internal requests for new product packaging designs.
- Custom Sample Carton Development: Led the development of sample cartons in alignment with client or sales team specifications, providing clarification and revisions when required to meet precise packaging needs.
- Innovative Packaging Solutions: Drove innovation in carton design, exploring and implementing creative solutions tailored to production facilities, enhancing functionality, sustainability, and cost efficiency.
- Cross-Functional Coordination: Acted as a liaison between the factory and sales team, facilitating smooth communication and collaboration throughout the new product development process to meet client specifications and expectations.
- Operations Knowledge of Sample Maker and Software: Gained proficiency in sample maker operations and Esko software to design, visualize, and test packaging prototypes, ensuring technical feasibility and design accuracy before production.
- Visualizing and Designing Packaging Solutions: Applied design thinking to conceptualize and create innovative packaging options for a wide range of products, considering material, design aesthetics, and production capabilities.
- Sample Packaging Development: Produced sample packaging to evaluate different materials, designs, and formats, conducting tests to validate functionality, and ensure customer satisfaction with the final product.
- Client Interaction & Requirement Analysis: Collaborated directly with customers to understand their packaging needs, providing tailored solutions that meet both functional and visual requirements.
- Artwork & KLD Approval Management: Managed the timely submission and approval of artwork and Key Line Drawings (KLD), ensuring all packaging designs met client and regulatory requirements before production.
- Customer Query Support: Provided technical expertise to the marketing team, assisting in addressing customer inquiries related to packaging specifications, design, and production processes.
- Activity Tracking & Reporting: Monitored daily packaging development activities, maintaining detailed reports to track progress, resolve issues, and ensure projects adhered to timelines and quality standards.
- Team Collaboration and Process Optimization: Worked closely with internal teams to streamline packaging development processes, improving efficiency, reducing lead times, and enhancing overall product presentation.
Sales Representative (Sales & Marketing)
Majan Printing and Packaging LLC
RAK
06.2018 - 02.2021
- Customer Relationship Management: Supported the divisional manager and sales executives by managing customer portfolios, ensuring effective communication, and fostering strong, long-term relationships through regular phone and email interactions.
- Order Management & Progress Tracking: Monitored customer orders from release to dispatch, collaborating with internal teams to ensure timely processing, progress tracking, and delivery in alignment with customer expectations.
- Cross-Department Coordination: Coordinated with design, planning, and logistics teams to track the status of jobs, ensuring smooth progress, and resolving any issues proactively to maintain efficient workflows.
- Accurate Record Keeping and Data Management: Maintained meticulous records and data, including samples, for each customer in the portfolio, ensuring easy access to relevant information for the sales and management teams.
- Timely Reporting and Information Sharing: Provided regular updates and insights to the divisional manager and sales executives, ensuring informed decision-making and effective management of customer accounts.
- Debt Management & Payment Collection: Oversaw the timely collection of outstanding bills, sometimes negotiating and collecting payments from customers before initiating new business, ensuring financial stability, and cash flow.
- Customer Complaint Resolution: Addressed customer complaints immediately, working efficiently to resolve grievances, and ensure customer satisfaction, fostering positive relationships, even in challenging situations.
- New Business Development Support: Played a key role in supporting the sales and marketing team’s new product development targets, collaborating with management and clients to define business requirements, and ensure alignment with market needs.
- Complex Inquiry Resolution: Acted as a point of contact for resolving complex customer inquiries, leveraging product knowledge and problem-solving skills to ensure customer satisfaction, and maintain strong business relationships.
- Operational Support & Team Collaboration: Contributed to the smooth daily operation of the sales system, supporting both internal teams and customers to ensure the fulfillment of company goals and objectives.
- Customer Satisfaction Focus: Prioritized customer satisfaction by addressing issues promptly, maintaining professionalism, and ensuring clients’ needs were consistently met, promoting repeat business, and a positive brand reputation.
Education
Printing And Packaging Technology -
SIES Graduate School of Technology
New Mumbai05-2018
High School Diploma -
Government Institute of Printing Technology
Mumbai05-2013
High School Diploma -
L.V.H College
Panchavati, Nashik04-2010
Skills
- Skilled in Adobe Photoshop
- Expertise in Esko Artios CAD
- CorelDraw Design Skills
- Adobe Illustrator
- Executive-level support
- Mail handling
- Staff management
- Technical support
- Project management
- Market Research
Languages
Marathi
First Language
English
Beginner
A1
Hindi
Intermediate (B1)
B1
Timeline
Senior Executive – Packaging & Production
WinMagic Toys Limited
07.2024 - Current
Senior Executive Packaging Design and Development
MK PRINTPACK PVT LTD
01.2021 - 06.2024
Sales Representative (Sales & Marketing)
Majan Printing and Packaging LLC
06.2018 - 02.2021
Printing And Packaging Technology -
SIES Graduate School of Technology
High School Diploma -
Government Institute of Printing Technology
High School Diploma -
L.V.H College
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