Experience

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  Vadilal industries limited

  Jun 2010 - Nov 2010

  R & d officer

  My responsibilities included- Populate, organize, and maintain prospect information files, both electronic and paper- Prioritize research activities.- Coordinate internal processes with Product Development and Engineering teams.- Coordinate and organize logistics of prosecution of patent applications;- Help the internal promotion the innovation management system of the company;- Prepare R&D project proposals, based on the outcome from internal ideas- Act as a liaison with R&D institutions to prepare proposals- Manage small R&D project teams - Write and merge reports about technology trends- Conduct competitor analysis related to technology developments Show less

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  Zydus wellness

  Nov 2010 - Jul 2011

  Quality officer

  My responsibilities included- In consultation with all staff to lead the development, implementation and review of the Quality Management System to ensure Regulatory requirements are met and best practice is achieved.- To participate in training a team of skilled staff and to promote healthy working relationships within the organisation.-To inspect the samples and formulate policies concerning improvement of the present quality standards.-To supervise whether the production takes place contouring to the rules and regulations.- To determine, negotiate and agreeing in-house quality procedures, standards and/or specificationsassessing customer requirements and ensuring that they are met.- To set customer service standards and handle different customer complaints and query.- Create quality requirements of raw materials with suppliers and investigating and setting standards for quality/health and safety.- To ensure that manufacturing processes comply with standards at both national level.- To working with operating staff to establish procedures, standards, systems and procedureswriting management/technical reports.- To determine training needs- To act as a catalyst for change and improvement in performance/quality witha an objective to maximise profitability.- To record, analyse and distribute statistical information monitoring performance supervising technical or laboratory staff.- To conduct internal audits and to identifies the non conformists.- To conduct supplier audits and to give brief presentation to the management.- Incorporation of new testing techniques to improve the overall quality of the product.-To carry out the different duties pertaining to the FSMS team leader.- Helping the management to successfully pass the different ISO audits and surveillance audits. Show less

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  West coast frozen food pvt. ltd.

  Sept 2013 - Jan 2016

  Unit manager

  My responsibilities include - To ascertain the shelf life of finished products along with the Legal verification and declaration for the labeling of new and existing products as per Prevention of Food Adulteration Act of India Cross-examining the quality of all Raw Materials.- Direct and coordinate activities of businesses or departments concerned with the production, pricing, sales, and/or distribution of products.- Manage staff, preparing work schedules and assigning specific duties.- Establish and implement departmental policies, goals, objectives, and procedures, conferring with board members, organization officials, and staff members as necessary.- Determine staffing requirements, and interview, hire and train new employees, or oversee those personnel processes.- Monitor businesses and agencies to ensure that they efficiently and effectively provide needed services while staying within budgetary limits.- Direct and coordinate organization's financial and budget activities to fund operations, maximize investments, and increase efficiency.- Manage the movement of goods into and out of production facilities.- Locate, select, and procure merchandise for resale, representing management in purchase negotiations.- Perform sales floor work such as greeting and assisting customers, stocking shelves, and taking inventory.- Recommend locations for new facilities or oversee the remodeling of current facilities.- Plan plant layouts, and design displays.- Monthly Production Planing and coordinate with quality Control Team; - To Maintaining Inventory Pan India basis- To manage Microbiological and Analytical Laborator- To arrange samples for the Microbiological Analysis of Raw Materials and Finished Products. Show less

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  Aviedon sarl

  Jan 2016 - May 2017

  Assistant manager food processing

  • Responsible for production management (labor management, Water Management, and other Resource Management) without compromising with the overall quality of the product. Preparing a weekly and monthly yield analysis.• Interacting with the local players and marketing of our product through local channels.• Coordinating with different suppliers in the identification of the appropriate quality and quantity of raw materials required for production in accordance with the production plan.• Shortlisting experts in different fields and converting them as consultants for the organization to ease the operational bottlenecks.• Visiting different national and international events to get new insights about different players in the market having same product line, width, and accordingly make necessary changes in the strategies. • Balancing operational costs at different locations in accordance with the costing strategies.• In-depth knowledge of freeze-drying, extraction and filtration operations.• Hands-on experience of handling different farm to fork operations of rare low-calorie natural sweetener mainly THAUMATIN. • Coordinating with the marketing team and giving technical inputs for developing product strategy.• Working and shortlisting new projects after conducting adequate technical as well as market research.• Inculcating different quality tools, Kaizen, TQM and statistical tools to optimize different operations. • Coordinating with internationally renowned suppliers for supply excipients for the final formulation of the product.• Acquiring knowledge of different agricultural commodities locally grown in West Africa and mapping their potential to plan future projects. • Coordinating with the Export-import team to plan the shipping of different products to different international locations.• In-depth knowledge of handling, operating, and setting up a packaging unit which includes FFS packaging machines used to packing different products. Show less

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  Food buddies

  May 2017 - May 2019

  Project manager

  • Headed the Research and Development team who developed different innovative Beverage products, Extruded products, Bakery & confectionery products, Nutraceutical products, and many other value-added food products.• Providing complete turnkey solutions for Food Business Operators which includes different milestones like New product development, shortlisting of apt machinery for the product, Manpower allocation for the smooth running of the plant operations, and successful implementation of the pilot trials.• Designing plant layout according to quality and FSSAI standards• Coordinate internal resource s and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of the project in the food processing sector.• Ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within the scope and within budget• Developing project scopes and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility• Detailed project report preparation according to clients requirement• Developing food processing concepts which would help the entrepreneurs to take investment decision• Sharing detailed technical inputs to the sales and marketing team after thorough research of different innovative food products• Handling client’s expectations and understanding their requirement in detail to provide the expected results • Ensure resource availability and allocation for different activities• Develop a detailed project plan to track progress• Developing quality plans for different food processing units according to different quality standards like BRC, USFDA• Measure project performance using appropriate systems, tools and techniques• Manage the relationship with the client and all stakeholders• Perform risk management to minimize project risks Show less

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  Gea group

  May 2019 - Apr 2023

  Senior engineer sales

  • Generate project inquiries from prospective customers in the Food Processing Sector with key focus on Pasta, Extrusion, Milling, Bakery, Frozen Foods and Further Processing Machinery.• Actively managing key customer accounts and creating a road map for their future projects• Screening, Evaluation of the inquiries and achieving the target for order intake by converting hot leads to order.• Participate in commercial discussions and contract preparation• Market Mapping and assessment of the business potential for India Cluster (India, SriLanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh) Show less

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  Symrise ag

  Apr 2023 - Mar 2024

  Account manager
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  Gea group

  Mar 2024 - now

  Director food & healthcare technologies (excl. pharma) india cluster
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  Gea group

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  Director food & healthcare technologies (excl. pharma) india cluster