Headline

Global Product Planning | Supply Chain Management | TVS Motors | Ex-IBM Consulting | MBA - XLRI

About

Mechanical Engineer and MBA graduate with multidisciplinary career of 11+ years at the intersection of engineering, business, and technology. 9+ years across Automotive (both ICE & EV) domains in Product Development, Project Management, Manufacturing & Operations Strategy, S&OP Planning, and Global Product Planning. 2 years of experience in consulting across Automotive, Mining, and Agriculture sectors. Passionate about solving complex business and operational challenges through innovative, scalable, and practical solutions by combining technical expertise with strategic thinking.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

aistudio

claude

ChatGPT

Microsoft Copilot

Work experience

Global Product Planner at TVS Motor Company, Jan 2026 - Present · 8 mos, Bengaluru, Senior Manager - Global Product Planning Define and drive the overall product strategy across segments and geographies, ensuring alignment with corporate objectives. Ensure technology roadmap is aligned with New Product Development plans & focus on platformization through modularity approach within the product lines. Responsible for: + Setting direction for overall product strategy across segments & regions + Generating product portfolio with detailed specifications + Region & segment-wise prioritisation with business case validation + Prepare platform startegy & technology integration plan + Steer and ensure all SBUs achieve company’s vision & strategic objectives + Identify gaps and build capacity, capability towards achieving company’s vision & strategic objectives + Maximise financial benefits & secure new business opportunities + Reduce “Time to Market” through better Product Lifecycle Management & Product Governance + Optimize investments & establish synergy through platformization, modularity across SBUs

EV Supply Chain Planning at TVS Motor Company, Nov 2022 - Jan 2026 · 3 yrs 3 mos, Hosur, Planner - Order Fulfilment Group ( Production, Production Engineering, Quality, Purchase & Outbound Logistics) for the EV Business. Managing & mitigating Supply Chain challenges and changes in EV policy (Battery regulations, Subsidy reduction). We work for a smooth Order to Deliver cycle, with short term & long range planning for Cost, delivery and quality. During this period, we have + Secured JD power 1st position in APEAL score for 3rd consecutive year + Increased Market Share from 11% in FY 2023 to 20.6% in FY 2025 & to 25% in Q1 FY 2026 + Ramped up EV delivery 1 Lakh (FY23) to 1.9 Lakh(FY24) & to 2.7 Lakh (FY25) + Reduced material cost by 13% CAGR over two consecutive years through use of design and commercial levers + Season planning for EVs with sufficient inventory across the trade to achieve 1.5X retails over the available capacity

Strategy Consultant, Watson IoT & Industry 4.0 at IBM, Sep 2020 - Nov 2022 · 2 yrs 3 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Product Owner for leading North American Automaker for connected vehciles + Prepared Business Requirements Document along with edge case identification for a Automaker Mobile App • Garage door opening project • Alexa Integration for mobile app based controls project Business Process Re-engineering + Provide Process Consultancy to clients spanning across diverse industries like Mining, Industrial Products and Fertilizers and from Middle East geographies + Part of the cross-functional team discussions for system proposals that have requirement of system integration, from vendor selection perspective + Devised the To-BE process across different Line of Businesses and helped to automate processes and reduce on overall manual processes by 75%

Sub system Designer at TVS Motor Company, Jun 2014 - Jun 2019 · 5 yrs 1 mo, Hosur Area, India, Sub-system designer for both 2W & 3W Induction systems & transmission systems + Designed air filters for commuter, premuim 2 wheelers & 3 wheeler commercial vehicles + Introduced EFI systems to 3W and derived induction system for other gasoline engines to meet BS6 requirements + Published 7 patents with 4 patents granted + Designed and patented clutch system design in 3 Wheeler to ensure optimal oil flow thus reducing the clutch force & improing customer satisfaction + Introduced & patented circular paper filter with cyclonic filter for commercial vehicles first in industry and thereby increasing filter life from 10,000 kms to 40,000 kms.

Education

Master of Business Administration - MBA, General Management, XLRI Jamshedpur

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Mechanical Engineering, Thiagarajar College of Engineering