Six Sigma Management

SOUMISH DEV

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EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATOR

• CORPORATE STRATEGY • OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT • CHANGE MANAGEMENT A dedicated, accomplished administrative expert with 17 years of rich and extensive experience of multi-tasking and effectively prioritizing assignments. Developed a reputation as a highly motivated, organized team player who consistently produces top quality work. Proactive, “take-charge” professional who is highly adaptable and can assess situations and personalities quickly and react accordingly. Excellent interpersonal skills with keen eye for details and a strong work ethic. Highlighted skills:

• Communication Skills

• Proficient MS Office Skills

• Strategic Alliances (Out/In Sourcing/ JV’s/

M&A’s)

• Organizational Development

• Operational Excellence

• Budgeting and Cash Flow Management

• Program Management

• Monitoring & Evaluation

CAREER EXPERIENCE

UNDP – AMSCO, Nairobi, Kenya Contract: March 2014 – February 2016 Part of US based NGO, Digital Divide Data

Vice President Operations

In-Charge of overall Africa Operations. Highlights include:

• Effectively handled more than 10 key accounts with a P&L of approx. $4 m per year. Developed prototype projects to handle these accounts, including resource allocation.

• Overall in-charge of 400 staff, mentoring and developing them continuously.

• Driven the certification of ISO 9001-2008 within 6 months record time.

• Developed tracking mechanism of all the projects, monitoring and evaluating them on a real-time basis

• Managed Donor relationships.

SYNERGIA LTD, Nairobi, Kenya Contract: April 2012 – February 2014 Kenya based local start up distributor of Consumer Goods CEO

Completely responsible for the Start-up and Break even. Highlights included:

• Handled the product development, market creation, promotions and media handling.

• Managed import of the goods and their local registration with the authorities.

• Managed various Trade Channels of Consumer Health and the distribution.

• Did a break-even within the second year of its operations.

• Launched a local brand to cater the consumers of lower tier of the pyramid. HARLEYS LTD, Nairobi, Kenya Contract: September 2010 – March 2012 East Africa based 25 year old distributor of Consumer Goods Head – OTC (Over The Counter)

Responsible for growing the Consumer Healthcare business in East Africa. Highlights included:

• Handled the product development, market creation, promotions and media handling for various branded Consumer Healthcare products

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• Managed various Trade Channels of Consumer Health and the distribution.

• Handled a P&L of $10 million, approx.

PIRAMAL HEALTHCARE LTD, Mumbai, India June 2006 – January 2010 Indian leading Pharmaceutical MNC

General Manager – International Business

Responsible for Consumer Healthcare business in LATAM/ Africa/ Middle East/ CIS Russia. Highlights included:

• Handled Business Development of key Consumer Healthcare products with Distributors.

• Managed export of the goods and their local registration with the authorities.

• Managed various Trade Channels of Consumer Health and the distribution.

• Handled a P&L of approx. $ 75 million.

• Driven Post-acquisition integration for Polygeline based plasma volume expander rights across 76 countries. This includes successful Sales planning for the next 2 years and ramping up Indian operations as per UKMHRA & EDQM guidelines to cater to these 76 countries in future. This acquisition was worth Euro 7.7 million.

P&O NEDLLOYD, Shenzhen, China September 2003 – May 2006 Global Leading Logistics Solutions provider

Manager – Business Process

Responsible for Operational Excellence. Highlights included:

• Handled Business Process Re-engineering project, Consignment Management, an end-to-end Logistics solution.

• Trained Operations staff on Six Sigma and mentored Six Sigma projects. PATNI COMPUTER SYSTEMS LTD, Stamford, CT, USA August 2000 – August 2003 Leading Indian IT MNC

Software Engineer

Responsible for Six Sigma implementation at the offsite of GE Capital. Highlights included:

• Implemented Six Sigma in Card Services division of GE Capital.

• Trained Operations staff on Six Sigma and mentored Six Sigma projects. TATA STEEL, Jamshedpur, India January 1999 – August 2000 Leading Steel manufacturing company in the world

Senior Officer

Responsible for Industrial Engineering Projects. Highlights included:

• Handled various Industrial Engineering projects using Operations Research and Goal Programming.

• Implemented Knowledge Management.

EDUCATION

Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration, Warwick Business School, Coventry, UK, 2013 Bachelors Degree of Engineering in Industrial Engineering & Management, Bangalore University, India, 1998 Diploma in Export Management, Bangalore, India, 2000 SOUMISH DEV

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Training/ Certification Courses:

• Project Management

• Six Sigma Black Belt

• Conflict Resolution

• Communications and Teamwork

• Leadership Skills

• Corporate Governance

Member:

• Brand Ambassador of Warwick University in Kenya

Publication:

• Six Sigma Case Study: Increase the Speed Factor to more than 0.95 at Cold Rolling Mill, Tata Steel, Jamshedpur – published in American Society for Quality: Six Sigma Forum in November 2004 COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

• Volunteer Driver, Tales by Roohi, Kenya. (2014-Present) – illustration of local folk tales to local slum children

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