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Sushant Soude

Associate Director - Native

Pune

6+ years of work experience

Native by Urban Company
Jan 202611 mosPresent

Bengaluru

Led end-to-end commissioning of an additional contract manufacturing facility in 5 months — establishing 1,500 devices/shift capacity, implementing full backward traceability across the supply chain, and onboarding an 80% female workforce to meet growing demand. Developed an end-to-end traceability system for tracking quality right from suppliers IQC, PQC, OQC to assembly line IQC leading to improved rejection control on line from 2% to less than 1%. Authored Vendor Quality Agreements across all water purifier BOM items, embedding CTQs, PPAP, inspection plans, and supplier liability clauses — reducing incoming defect rate by ~55%.
Native by Urban Company
Dec 20232 yrs 1 moDec 2025

Led a team of 7 managers and 20+ CMU leads at one of the largest plants (capacity: 1,000 water purifiers/day), responsible for planning, line productivity, quality, and cost of goods. Scaled manufacturing capacity from 300 to 1,000 devices/day through strategic line restructuring, optimised manpower sourcing, automation, and digital monitoring while improving the productivity by ~80% and a 303% increase in revenue YoY (FY24 vs FY25). Reduced market complaints by 40 pp by instituting robust process controls, revising SOPs, establishing a DOJO training centre and embedding structured RCA and CAPA systems. Lowered device COGS by ~16% across SKUs through process excellence, engineering design optimisation, and supplier cost reduction initiatives, delivering annual savings of ₹14 Cr. Streamlined the spares ecosystem by introducing 82 standardised components, ensuring backward compatibility, which led to a 37% improvement in on-time service job completion. Led end-to-end New Product Introduction (NPI) for four next-generation water purifiers — driving design validation, supplier readiness, pilot builds, and seamless production ramp-up. Developed and qualified 20+ new vendors, establishing supplier quality systems incorporating IQC, PQC, and OQC frameworks, to ensure consistent part quality and delivery reliability.
ITC Limited
May 20238 mosDec 2023

Banglore

Projects and Primary Manitenance
ITC Limited
May 20212 yrs 1 moMay 2023

Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India

Projects and Utilities Management
ITC Limited
Aug 20209 mosApr 2021

Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India

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Education

Bachelor of Technology, Mechanical Engineering

College of Engineering, Pune (COEP)

20164 yrs2020

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Headline

Associate Director - Native

Location

Pune

AI stack

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Work experience

Associate Director of Operations at Native by Urban Company, Jan 2026 - Present · 11 mos, Bengaluru, Led end-to-end commissioning of an additional contract manufacturing facility in 5 months — establishing 1,500 devices/shift capacity, implementing full backward traceability across the supply chain, and onboarding an 80% female workforce to meet growing demand. Developed an end-to-end traceability system for tracking quality right from suppliers IQC, PQC, OQC to assembly line IQC leading to improved rejection control on line from 2% to less than 1%. Authored Vendor Quality Agreements across all water purifier BOM items, embedding CTQs, PPAP, inspection plans, and supplier liability clauses — reducing incoming defect rate by ~55%.

General Manager Operations at Native by Urban Company, Dec 2023 - Dec 2025 · 2 yrs 1 mo, Led a team of 7 managers and 20+ CMU leads at one of the largest plants (capacity: 1,000 water purifiers/day), responsible for planning, line productivity, quality, and cost of goods. Scaled manufacturing capacity from 300 to 1,000 devices/day through strategic line restructuring, optimised manpower sourcing, automation, and digital monitoring while improving the productivity by ~80% and a 303% increase in revenue YoY (FY24 vs FY25). Reduced market complaints by 40 pp by instituting robust process controls, revising SOPs, establishing a DOJO training centre and embedding structured RCA and CAPA systems. Lowered device COGS by ~16% across SKUs through process excellence, engineering design optimisation, and supplier cost reduction initiatives, delivering annual savings of ₹14 Cr. Streamlined the spares ecosystem by introducing 82 standardised components, ensuring backward compatibility, which led to a 37% improvement in on-time service job completion. Led end-to-end New Product Introduction (NPI) for four next-generation water purifiers — driving design validation, supplier readiness, pilot builds, and seamless production ramp-up. Developed and qualified 20+ new vendors, establishing supplier quality systems incorporating IQC, PQC, and OQC frameworks, to ensure consistent part quality and delivery reliability.

Assistant Manager at ITC Limited, May 2023 - Dec 2023 · 8 mos, Banglore, Projects and Primary Manitenance

Assistant Manager at ITC Limited, May 2021 - May 2023 · 2 yrs 1 mo, Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India, Projects and Utilities Management

GET at ITC Limited, Aug 2020 - Apr 2021 · 9 mos, Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India

Education

Bachelor of Technology, Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Pune (COEP)

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