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# Niranjan Kulkarni on Tal

## Headline

Sr\. Director \(Global Manufacturing Excellence\)

## About

Seasoned Leader in Business Excellence and OPEX\. Strong Expertise in Strategy Deployment, Lean transformation and Six sigma\. Unique Blend of Experience in Large Multinationals & Smaller Enterprises, Building Lean & Six Sigma Capabilities at a global level\. Worked in diverse industries like Automotive , Consumer electronics, Retail & eCommerce and Renewable Energy in Various capacities across different functions Worked as international within Cross Cultural & Global Organizational setup\. Deep Unterstanding of Culteral differences within ASIA / Europe & North America\. ASQ\-six sigma black belt Certified Mahindra yellow belt Certified Internal Auditor for ISO 9001/ ISO 14001/OHSAS 18001 Good hands in MS office \- excel, power point, SQL, Power BI & Tableau

## Location

Bengaluru

## Work experience

Senior Director Manufacturing at KK Wind Solutions, AP Moller Group, Dec 2023 \- Present · 2 yrs 10 mos, Responsible & Accountable for Development, Governance & Compliance of Global Standards for Lean manufacturing, DFx / PFMEA / Control Plan , Layouts / Tooling\. Drive Design for Manufacturing initiative Program, engage with Product Design to improve design quality & optimize cost for New Products\. Support M&A Due Diligence and Post Merger Integration of group companies Drive Global strategy for Lean/Cost out & manage overall Conversion cost \(OPEX\) Drive Manufacturing Digitization & Industry 4\.0 Strategy & Implementation Drive Footprint Strategy & Business case for Product/Technology transfers

Director New Product Introduction at KK Wind Solutions, AP Moller Group, May 2017 \- Dec 2023 · 6 yrs 8 mos, Global responsibility to Introduce New Products within Timelines, Cost & Quality\. Established Global Shared Service center & Center of Excellence \(GCC\) in India\. Responsible for Global Footprint development & Site Expansion\.

Director \(Global Lean & NPI\) at KK Wind Solutions, AP Moller Group, Apr 2017 \- Dec 2023 · 6 yrs 9 mos, Global responsibility to Introduce New Products within Timelines, Cost & Quality Established Global Shared Service center & Center of Excellence \(GCC\) in India Responsible for Global Footprint development & Site Expansion

Global Project Manager at Walmart Global Technologies India Pvt Ltd, Apr 2017 \- Dec 2023 · 6 yrs 9 mos, Drive Cost Out projects in Supply chain within Walmart China as Internal Consultant End to End Process Mapping for Standardization & Optimization of Supply Chain Implement Global Walmart Warehousing standards within distribution center\. Moderate Workshops on Lean principles, methods & tools for managers Optimized Reverse Logistics for Walmart USA by optimizing Touch Points & Transport

Project Manager at @WalmartLabs India, Sep 2014 \- May 2017 · 2 yrs 9 mos, Shenzhen china, Global Business Process \- Process engineering in supply chain solutions & logistics improvement, inventory control\. Engineered Labor standards for retail & Implementing lean initiatives in China Sam's club\.

Industrial Engineering Manager at Mahindra & Mahindra, Farm Equipment Sector, Sep 2014 \- Apr 2017 · 2 yrs 8 mos, Responsibility of Layout & project management for Green Field Tractor factory setup Responsibility of Training Within Industry \(TWI\) ; Trained > 250 Technicians\. Implemented Lean manufacturing within Production & Warehouse Drive TPM \(KK & JH\) pillar Implementation within Factory

Deputy manager at Mahindra & Mahindra, Jun 2011 \- Sep 2014 · 3 yrs 4 mos, Kandivali, mumbai, Roles & Responsibility: Plant Layout, TPM activities, productivity improvement, Lean indices monitoring, material handling & stores study/ standardisation, Manufacturing Cost reduction\. New model productionisation\. Line balancing and mixed model production\. Dexterity training to associates, Lean management\.

## Education

Master of Science \(M\.S\.\), Manufacturing management, BITS Pilani

BE, Industrial engineering, PDA college of engineering, gulbarga

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