Profile Summary

Achievement-driven professional with an experience of over 8 years in Food Manufacturing Industry

Effective and liable in high-profile executive roles: Overcoming complex business challenges and making high-stakes decisions using experience-backed judgment, strong work ethics and irreproachable integrity

oTrack record of developing / building products, brands, managing new products and initiating marketing/advertising activities

Corporate strategy & development specialist: Characterizing as a visionary, strategist. Consistent record of delivering results in growth, revenue, operational performance and profitability

Core member in Maggi Noodle Re-launch: ensured compliances of re-launched recipe of Maggi Noodles through ingredient and product composition management; attained cost savings of INR 15 Mn through minor recipe modifications

Unique expertise in enhancing productivity by optimizing resource utilization, escalating productivity & operational efficiency, improving quality and achieving cost reduction

Skilled in enhancing operational effectiveness by modifying existing machinery for better feasibility, reducing downtime, costs & labour requirements and through process automation

Bagged “Grow to Win” Award, 2017 for executing capacity working, recipe & equipment finalization for a new co-packing facility

Experience in setting up modern research activities, resource management and analytical assessment to strengthen effectiveness

Possess excellent strategic thinking, analytical, interpersonal, relationship and team building skills with proven capability in establishing quality systems and procedures

Career Timeline

Key Skills

Product Development

Strategic Marketing

Quality Assurance & Control

Market & Competitive Analysis

Market Research & Analysis

Distribution Management

Change Management

Start-ups & Turnaround Management

Process Improvement

Customer Relationship Management

Project Management

Business Development

SAP Implementation

Product Positioning

Competitors Analysis

Strategic Alliances

Awards and Achievements

Received “Fast, Focused & Flexible” Award for quick and flawless launch of Masala Tea to increase market share by 4%

Recipient of “Dream, Dare & Deliver” Award, 2015 for recipe and materials finalization of Maggi Noodles in Pantnagar plant after the re-launch of Maggi in Indian markets; attained cost savings of INR 15 Mn/annum

Winner, “Annual DMAIC Competition, 2014” for reducing rework on noodle lines & generating profit of INR 12 Mn/annum

Attained “Seek the Peak” Award, 2013 for reducing cost of production of Noodles by 6% without any capital expenditure and for setting up a new noodle line in Pantnagar factory

Work Experience

Application Group Executive, Nestlé India Limited, Pantnagar Factory, Rudrapur Aug’11 – Till Date

Growth Path:

Production Officer: Apr’11 – Feb’15

Application Group Executive: Apr’15 – Till Date

Key Result Areas:

Interfacing between key departments like Packaging, Purchase, QA and Production

Developing processes & formulations for manufacturing products & establishing process parameters

Conducting trials, audits; identifying deviations & making relevant modifications to stabilize products

Suggesting and implementing required changes in process as well as in technology to improve product quality

Managing scale up and validation of processes to commercial level

Understanding overall operations for new products or improvement of existing products with thrust on reducing product cost; detecting new optimum conditions for different products using different catalysts

Significant Accomplishments:

Drafted the winning strategy for the product for Product Launch (Beverages): ensured ideation, recipe finalization, manufacturing trials, sensory and post launch market analysis for sixteen new products; market share of beverages category increased by 15%

Front-led the Strategic Business Plans and facilitated in Co-Packing Facility Setup: established manufacturing capacities in line with MBS volumes by proposing equipment for new co-packing facility for product assortments. Attained cost savings of INR 8 Mn/year through improvements in process parameters and by changing artwork of packaging material

Worked extensively on SAP Simplification: led a cross-functional team of 15 members to ensure flawless replication of physical processes like Bill of Materials (BOM) creation, standards finalization, production entries in new SAP servers

Production Officer Aug’11 - Feb’15

Significant Accomplishments:

Consistently deliver mission-critical results:

oRework Reduction: Spearheaded a team of 12 members for Six Sigma Yellow Belt DMAIC project to reduce rework generated by 60% on all noodle lines across South Asia by minimizing manufacturing process variations

oShift Operations: Managed production shift operations for Noodles, Taste Maker and Pasta manufacturing to ensure GMP & cost effective operations; prepared production plan for ~200 Tons of output per day

oQuality Assurance: Ensured compliance with food safety norms, HACCP, Nestlé standards & guidelines and on-line quality checks to ensure superior product quality; reduced consumer complaints by 40% in 2014

oCompetency Development: Recognized as Certified Trainer for delivering effective trainings across a range of competencies; trained 700+ line technicians on key functional skills like rework management, losses tracking to increase overall skill-level from 51% to 86%

Previous Experience

Production Trainee, Britannia Industries Limited, Saharanpur Oct’10 - Jul’11

Significant Accomplishments:

Wastage Reduction (Rusk): Enriched yield of Rusk Manufacturing Plant by reducing on-line waste through Six Sigma DMAIC White Belt methodology; capacity increased by 40T per year

Quality/Vendor Management: Enhanced quality of raw materials & packaging materials by coordinating and managing vendor quality/replenishment related issues; acted as in-charge of quality activities for two Rusk units with a capacity 450 Tons covering 6 SKUs

Education

B.Tech. in Food Technology from Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Allahabad in 2010 (Result: First Division, Top 10%)

Personal Details

Date of Birth: 11th November 1986

Languages Known: English, Hindi and Punjabi

Address: B 605 Gopala Green Apartments Kanpur – 208022, Uttar Pradesh

Saurabh Dhawan

Acknowledged for strengthening companies to lead in highly competitive situation, targeting assignments in Product Development, Production Operation and Quality Assurance & Control with an organization of high repute

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Production Trainee, Britannia Industries Limited

Production Officer, Nestlé India Limited, Pantnagar Factory

Application Group Executive, Nestlé India Limited, Pantnagar Factory

Apr’15 – Till Date

Aug’11 - Feb’15

Oct’10 - Jul’11

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