Nishankumar Patel

Experience

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  Tata Consultancy Services

  Jul 2008 - Jan 2010

  Assistant System Engineers

  Roles & Responsibility:• Developed and maintained the after-sales service module for major US AUTO OEM on Mainframe technology.• Led & coordinated the team of 3 persons for maintaining the after sales modules.• Acted as a Techno-Functional Consultant for interface between TCS & US Auto giant.Achievements:• Awarded with highest TCS award “TCS Gems” for my excellent contribution.• I was awarded one of the Top 100 COBOL Programmer across the TCS worldwide.

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  Tata Motors

  Jan 2012 - Jul 2016

  Manager- Product Planning & Project Management

  Roles & Responsibility:• Develops project timeline, identify project milestone in consultation with various stakeholder and market requirements.• Track the project status on quality, cost and timeline parameters using milestone based tracking process and established review governance process.• Plan & monitor the business case targets estimating the capex & cost requirements for the project.• Work with cross functional team to actively monitor & control project KPIs• Present the project status to Sr. Management in periodic project reviews.• Track product costs & facilitate the cost reduction ideas thru various cost reduction workshops.• Estimation and monitoring of the Project Capex for Nano Platform projects. Ensuring availability of Capex for spending thru Sr. Management approval including Board of Directors approvals.Achievements:• Successfully driven the project Tata Nano CNG MY14 from inception to launch.• Received appreciation for pilot launch of Tata Nano in Thailand to gauge customer response on Tata Nano.• Clearly defined customer requirements for mass customization on Nano platform thru Focused Group Discussions and finalized the concepts & workflow for the same• Successfully defined the New Product Development process for limited edition project based on Gen 3 NPI. Weniger anzeigen

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  CEAT Limited

  Jul 2016 - now

  • Successfully directed marketing initiative for CEAT's 2wheeler, Rickshaw and Electric Rickshaw tyres• Responsible for CEJ (Customer Experience Journey) mapping to build premium experiences at all touch points• Successfully implemented industry first Influencer Loyalty Program to make CEAT the most recommended brand• Managed complete P&L including pricing, discounts, schemes for product categories mentioned• Owned complete Go-to-Market (GTM) strategy for tyres of electric vehicles making CEAT highest Market share brand in Electric Scooter and E-rickshaw categories• Established E-commerce strategies for scooter categories of tyres to ensure D2C saleAchievements:• Increased market share by 6% at CAGR of 20% in challenging years for scooter & 3Wheeler categories• Established CEAT as number 1 brand in two wheeler categories of tyres• Successfully led GTM for Electric vehicle tyres first in E-rickshaw and then in e-scooter categories of tyres, ensuring strong leadership position of CEAT• Awarded all India Best Product Manager in the year FY20 for superb performance Weniger anzeigen Role & Responsibility• Define long term New Product Roadmap for 2/3Wheeler category in line with Business Objective.• Responsible for complete product Life Cycle Management including product development, sustenance & improvements• Identifying market requirements thru Market research and competitive intelligence. Capture voice of consumers to conceptualize new products. Worked with Design Thinking methodology to capture VOC• Defining the project scope complementing the product positioning as per overall product plan strategy of the company.• Working with key stakeholders to ensure KPIs are met and reported to leadership team in periodic reviews. • Risk assessment and timely escalation through review governance process. Identification of risk mitigation plan along with cross functional team.• Review profitability of a given platform and develop action plan to ensure achievements of QCD (Quality, Cost & Delivery) targets are met.Achievements:• Developed & commercialized various breakthrough innovations like puncture proof tyres (CEAT Puncture Safe), tyres with constant grip through the life of tyre (CEAT Gripp X3), new radial tyres.• Awarded Gold medal for RPG group Business Excellence Olympiad in Breakthrough innovation category• It also resulted into Patented IP ownership for the company. Patent Number 345807 & Application number 20172107488 under Indian Pattern office Weniger anzeigen

  • Senior Product Manager

    Apr 2019 - now

  • Senior Manager Product Planning

    Jul 2016 - Jan 2019