Nishant Chauhan, PMP®

Experience

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  VE Commercial Vehicles Ltd.

  Jul 2004 - Mar 2014

  - Delivered EU3 & EU4 derivatives of Commercial Engines on Volvo's 'Medium Duty Engine platform' for India & other emerging markets.The projects expanded VECV's product range in Heavy Duty Commercial applications & upgraded the existing range for upcoming regulations.The projects had budget of over 1,000 MINR & development duration of 3+ years with team of 50+ CFT members, spread over India, Japan & France.- Prime Responsibilities:- Led the teams across 3 countries (France, Japan & India) to deliver requirements of each ʻProject Gateʼ as per Volvoʼs standards: Achieved target of 'Gates passed on time' as per GDP (88% vs 85%).- Conducted regular project status reviews with Volvoʼs highest Product Development forum, Project Steering Committees & Advisory Board at each project milestone.- Owned the annual budget for development & work contracts between teams in India, Japan & France.Reduced total budget between 2010-2014 by over 20% by optimizing project schedule & re-allocation of resources within the locations. Show less - New Generation Heavy Duty Engines: Key responsible for analysis (simulation) of mechanical systems (Cranktrain, Geartrain etc.): Was resident engineer at AVL Austria for 3 months.- Water cooled tractor Engines: Core member of team involved in design of engine components: Was resident engineer at Ricardo UK for 1 month.- Value Engineering Projects: Led the project to implement Value Engineering ideas on BSIII/BSIV Medium Duty Engines.- Design & Vehicle Integration: Handled product development including 3D modelling, 2D drawing, vehicle Integration & part validation. Show less

  • Project Manager - Engineering

    Sept 2008 - Mar 2014

  • Product Development Engineer

    Jul 2004 - Aug 2009
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  Renault Group

  Apr 2014 - Dec 2020

  - Piloted Asia Pacific projects with 25+ CFT members from Region Product Planning, Sales & Marketing, Quality and Corporate functions.- Responsibility scope covered 20+ products spread over 15+ countries. Pioneered new markets in collaboration with Region Business Development.- Business Case: Set-up project economics to ensure a sustainable profitability level for Renault.- Trained & supported the countries to evaluate their requirements and advocated with Corporate to represent Region needs & deliver the projects. Show less - Spearheaded the most successful product launched by Renault India (KWID).Successfully achieved Renault's strategic objective to establish it in the mass volume segment.Consistently contributed over 80% of Renault's India volumes (2015-2020).- Led cross functional teams (20+ CFT members across India, France & Romania): Product Planning, S&M, Engineering, Design, Quality & Aftersales to deliver products as per Renault's global development standards.- Propelled the profitability of product & its derivatives during its lifecycle:Delivered ~110% of budgeted profitability targets consistently every year.Consistently contributed to ~50% in Renault India's annual profit (2015-20).- Delivered derivative products as part of life-cycle events: Addition of 1.0L Powertrain (Q3ʼ16), AMT variants (Q4ʼ16), top of the line-up variants ʻClimberʼ (Q1ʼ17) & 2 Limited Editions (Q3'17 - Q2'18).- Supported Business Development in establishing profitability of Business case as per Renault's quality requirements to establish KWID exports to new markets viz. Nepal, Sri Lanka & Bangladesh.- Conducted regular business reviews for aligning project progress with Business Plan & budget targets with stakeholders in Country, Region & Corporate. Show less

  • Regional Program Manager - Africa, Middle East, India, Asia Pacific

    Mar 2020 - Dec 2020

  • Program Manager

    Apr 2014 - Feb 2020
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  Renault Group

  Apr 2021 - Sept 2022

  Product Performance Leader - International Lifecycle

  - Prime accountable to Corporate team in France for Product & Project Profitability for domestic & exports markets.- Synchronize coordination with LATAM cluster to ensure maximum efficiency as the International Lifecycle team.- Steer & Direct Engineering: Lead Cost vs. Value arbitrations & Optimise one-off costs- Strategize with Product Planning: Manage Product Content & Lead Project Lifecycle Animations- Negotiate with Sales & Marketing: Lead Cost / Value vs. Revenue Arbitrations & Optimise Incomes Show less

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  Philips

  Sept 2022 - now

  Senior Program Manager

  Philips Healthcare Innovation Center : Precision Diagnostics R&D UltrasoundKey Responsibilities:- Chairman : Change Review Board- Reliability Program Manager