Manager Plant

CHARLES M E-Mail: ************@*****.***; Contact: +91-957*******

TOP MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL

“Keen planner, strategist and implementer with deftness in appraising the prevalent production systems / processes, identifying loopholes if any and undertaking result-oriented measures for alleviating them and documenting the same”

“Experience leading large complete and complex supply chains / manufacturing operations”

Supply Chain Management ~ Manufacturing Operations

Location Preference: Tamil Nadu, Bangalore

PROFILE SUMMARY

A highly accomplished professional with 27 years of rich experience in spearheading manufacturing operations & supply chain management with key focus on top line and bottom-line profitability as well as optimal utilization of resources. A keen planner, strategist & implementer with demonstrated abilities in setting up as well as ensuring smooth functioning of overall operations of large manufacturing units and enhancing operational efficiency by making use of leading edge manufacturing technologies including business reviews. Expertise in formulating new network for better amalgamation to the network and undertaking assignments for increasing productivity / new initiatives.

Adept in demand planning, forecasting, demand fulfillment, inventory management including point of sale material and distribution. Extensive background in complex and challenging environments with proven ability to represent the company with Customers and Strategic Vendor Partners. Comprehensive experience in devising significant solutions, managing day to day production & manufacturing operations and projects for making effective utilization of man, machine, method, materials and money. Possess a clear understanding to industry, technology trends with distinction of instituting quality control techniques to achieve product excellence at the lowest overall costs.

SKILL SET

A Leader

Advises the board, promotes organization and stakeholder change related to organization mission & supports motivation of employees in organization products / programs and operations.

A Visionary / Information Bearer

Ensures staff has sufficient & up-to-date information, looks to the future for change opportunities, interfaces between Board and employees & between organization and community.

Decision Maker

Formulates policies and planning recommendations to the Board, decides or guides courses of action in operations by staff / employees.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Since Dec’12: Carlsberg India Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad as Brewery Head and Relationship Manager for South Co-packers and Franchisees.

Key Result Areas:

Meeting consumer’s expectation in terms of deliverables, quality and safety

Leading the brewery operations and handling cost, quality, safety & environmental issues

Interfacing with statutory bodies such as Excise, PCB, Labour Commissioner’s Office & Tax departments and resolving Trade Union Interventions

Sep’12- Dec’12: NourishCo Beverages Ltd., Location as Vice President, Manufacturing & 3rd Party Operations

Key Result Areas:

Administered the timely execution of manufacturing operations at 3rd party operations across the country

Coordinated with sales team for volume, conversion, communication and execution of production plant

Involved in scheduling production volumes as per the requirement

Led the development of vendor, new product & inventory control at co-packers by JIT procurement

Prepared and implemented SOPs at co-packers locations for ease in operation

Conducted training of Co-packer employees on NourishCo Quality System

Introduced safety first concept, showed adherence to statutory norms and met NourishCo requirements

Launched and implemented systems/ controls at all co-packers

Improved quality & profitability all the time

Sep ’08- Aug’12: SAB Miller India Ltd., Pondicherry

Growth Path:

General Manager (Manufacturing)/ Plant Manager, Pondicherry: May’08- Aug’12

Head Manufacturing (Plant Manager), Malabar Breweries, Chalakudy, Kerala: Apr’06 – May’08

Manager (Packaging), SICA Breweries, Pondicherry: Sep’05 – Apr’06

Highlights:

Holds the credit of increasing productivity by 35% over the previous years

Successfully doubled utility usage savings over the year 2005-06 and improved further by 30% during 2007-08

Merit of receiving:

o‘The Best Brewery’ Award among the SAB Miller India Breweries for the year 2006-07

o2nd place in large scale industries category KSPCB Pollution Control Award for the first time in 2006-07 & in 2007-08

oAward in 2009 by Technical Director for independent contribution

oKerala Pollution Control Award in 2007

Adroitly handled brew house and executed WH expansion projects of worth INR 8 Crores in the last 02 years

Pivotal in developing & executing a system to cross-examine the Diploma-holders and Graduates from Associates in to Junior Executive Category

Merit of introducing Performance Management System for associates from the year 2006-07

Led a team of 02 Consecutive Charter of Demands for Associates and Contract work men

Maintained a healthy environment between the Brewery and the Panchayat by initiating regular meetings and CDPs

Instrumental in implementing a Safety and Housekeeping Audit Systems to recover Safety, Environmental and Hygiene standards of the brewery

Accomplished LTA settlement with Monthly and Annual Production Incentive Agreements with unions at SICA Breweries, Pondicherry in 2008 within 4 months of joining the company

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

Apr’01- Sep’05: PepsiCo India Holdings Pvt. Ltd.

Growth Path:

Asst. Manager (Manufacturing): Apr’01- Jul’04

Manager (Manufacturing): Jul’04- Sep’05

May’97- Apr’00: South India Corporation Agencies Pvt., Ltd. as Technical Officer (Works)

Technical Officer (Works): May’97- Apr’00

Fleet Coordinator: Apr’01- Jul’04

Jul’85- Jul’96: Indian Navy

Growth Path:

LME: Jul’85 - Apr’86

Maintenance-In-Charge of Flag Officer Boats: Apr’86 – Jul’87

Field Intelligence Officer - Indian Naval Analysis Unit: Jul’87 – Jun’90

Maintenance-In-Charge, Engine Rooms and Auxiliaries: July ’90 – Apr’93

Asst. Chief-In-Charge (Industrial / Non-industrial Staff): May’93- Jul’96

EDUCATION

1985 Graduate - Mechanical Engineering from Centre for Marine Engineering Technology, Lonavla, Pune

1996 Diploma in Computer Software from Director General Resettlement, Govt. of India

IT SKILLS

Operating Systems : SAP (PP and PM Modules), MS Projects, MS Office

TRAININGS ATTENDED/ OTHER COURSES

Auxiliary Watch-keeping

Certificate & Internal Combustion Engine

Competency Certificate examinations on board ships

Overhauling 407, 709E, 1613, 2213A and 2516TC Model Commercial Vehicles, overhauling Cummins Engines, maintenance and repairs of Tipping Systems, warranty handling and service advisor training

Pepsico Leadership Training

SIG-Simonazzi Filler Training

Certification in Brewing and Packaging from IBD, London.

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION

General Certificate in Packaging and General Certificate in Brewing from IBD, UK in 2013

PERSONAL DETAILS

Date of Birth: 08th January 1963

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada

Address : 102, Sai Nigam Apartments, Ramakrishnapuram, Madinaguda, Hyderabad – 500050.

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