GURU PRASAD - Manufacturing Plant Director - India - iCEO #88503

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Experience

Guru Prasad is a versatile, focused, and motivated individual whose vision of success is to rise above the competition in every way. Dynamic and results-driven Operations Head with 29 years of experience in Operations Management, Production Management, Supply Chain Management, Projects Management, Product management, customer management.

Major Achievements

 Successfully Managed vertical start-up of 7 Greenfield projects all in India and Middle east  First sample OK for all the parts produced meet all the stringent specifications, which is a first of its kind in the Baettr group of foundries  Got approval from customer with the highest rating for a new facility and 100% OTD to the customer at all sites  Introduced and implemented efficient supply chain management downstream and upstream exceeding the business targets within 1 year of operations  Victoriously met all business targets within one year of operation and EBITDA to >22%, inculcating cost competitiveness by Gale force and incorporating multiskilling concept and reduction of headcount by 1/3rd  Incorporated buddy and mentor concept for knowledge sharing across the Baettr units  World-class HSEQ Standards, imparting to the employees for effective work-life balance  Aligning with global departments as part of an extended management team  Benchmarking with global standards on all KPIs and successfully introduced a new customers

Industry Sector Competencies

Automotive

Energy-Oil-Gas

Engineering

Private Equity

Public Sector

Professional Objectives

Function: Director -Operations, Vice President Operations, Plant Head, COO

Sector: Automotive, Wind energy, engineering

Interim Manager: No

Permanent Position: Yes

Operational: Yes

Availability: Full time

Prefered Locations: Any where in the world

Additional Professional Interests

Operational coaching on demand

Non executive director assignments

Personal financial investment:150-350K USD

Countries Covered

India

Oman

Operational Competencies

ESG & sustainability strategy (Expert)

Technologies to market (Expert)

Business development (Professional)

New product or service launch (Professional)

Geographical expansion (Professional)

Company rescue or turnaround (Professional)