Samir Palsule

Experience

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  Thermax Limited, Bhosari, Pune.

  Feb 1991 - Feb 1992

  Engineer - Projects & Maintenance

  1. Handling Projects as well as various maintenance activities

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  S. B Electro-Mechanicals Pvt. Ltd., Pune.

  Apr 1992 - Sept 1997

  Executive - QA and Applications

  1. Customer facing for new requirements2. Responsible for ISO 9001 related activities for the organization

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  Motherson Sumi

  Oct 1997 - May 1999

  Senior Engineer - Quality Assurance

  1. Managing Quality Assurance activities2. Managing Quality Control activities in respect of internal manufacturing processes, customers, suppliers

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  Tata Yazaki Autocomp Limited

  Jun 1999 - Sept 2003

  Member - Quality Assurance & Management Representative

  1. Managing Quality Assurance activities2. Managing Quality Control activities in respect of customers, suppliers3. Getting QS-9000 certification for the organisation

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  Divgi TorqTransfer Systems Ltd

  Sept 2003 - Mar 2005

  Manager - Quality Management System

  Mananging Quality Systems based on QS-9000Upgrading QS-9000 based QMS to TS-16949 through ...1 Instrumental in migrating QS 9000 based Quality Management System to TS 16949 based QMS2 Driving organizational performance improvement through aligning other organizational reviews to Top Management review - coordinating Top Management reviews and tracking the action plans from these reviews for effectiveness3 Act as SPOC for “Supplier Technical Assistance” for the parts to be developed for Borg Warner – US from India based manufacturers4 Coordinating Quality related knowledge transfer from other Borg Warner companies and then sharing within company Show less

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  Mahindra Last Mile Mobility

  Mar 2005 - Mar 2006

  Lead - Supplier Quality Assurance

  Managing Suplier Quality Assurance activities for the suppliers in and around Bengaluru such as ...1. Enhanced cost competitiveness by localizing class "A" items2. Vendor Evaluation and Development3 Pivotal in compiling the RECC requirement & explaining the same to suppliers for better transparency within the whole Supply Chain Management4 Resourceful in implementing electric motor manufacturing, locally, in-place of importing 5 Involved in localization of electric motors, reducing Material cost percentage by 4%6 Instrumental in fine-tuning of new product / model development system & re-established on APQP Show less

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  TE Connectivity

  Apr 2006 - Apr 2007

  Manager - Production

  Responsible for the day to day manufacturing operations of Power Systems divisionUtilized entire Quality Control / Assurance knowledge to convert the division for ...1 Played key role in implementation of Enterprise Resource Planning (SAP) solutions2 Working for operational excellence, as Green belt for Six Sigma, to improve all aspects across supply chain of supplier management, manufacturing management, customer management under umbrella system of ISO 90013 Spreading Six-Sigma awareness all over the organization through improving on 8 generic Wastes4 Changing the culture from Sales dominant to manufacturing dominant, through lean manufacturing5 Improved the material handling system and hence effectively increasing shop floor utilization6 Converting customer requirements into simple measurable within the organization7 Implementing new product/ model development system, based on APQP principles8 Improved shop floor utilization from 30% to 85%9 Through implementing 5-S activities, reduced dead & slow moving inventory of @ 50,000 US$ Show less

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  Voltas Limited - A TATA Enterprise

  May 2007 - Oct 2018

  Senior Manager - Business Excellence

  1 Deploying and institutionalizing Business Excellence processes to improve operational efficiencies and effectiveness2 Taking Business Units to higher maturity level of Business Excellence in terms of overall score through rigorous Business Excellence action planning3 Integrating various processes and performance measurement system, moving towards Cluster level Business Excellence4. Managing Innovation related activities including Internal competitions5 Coordinating end to end Customer Engagement Study for Business Units and CSS for Internal functions with action planning based on customer voice6 Strengthening processes towards Corporate Sustainability (comprising Safety, Health, Environment, Employability programs, Volunteering, Affirmative Action) and integration through systematic processes at Corporate as well as at Business Units7 Initiated PMPI towards process orientation, SDM towards strategy alignment across Business Units8 Creating culture for Continuous Improvement through Six Sigma and other methodologies in an organization9 Implementation of initiatives such as JIT, TQM, Daily Work Management, Kaizen, FIBRES, Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, TPM, Pokayoke, OHSAS at different Business Units in customized way10 Supporting Business Units in systems related to Vendors / customers11 Driving end to end Strategy Deployment Matrix for Business Units12 Creating culture for Operational Excellence, Business Excellence, Safety, Innovation, Climate Change Show less

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  Tata Coffee

  Oct 2018 - Dec 2023

  Head - Business Excellence, SHE, L&D and Engagement

  1. Facilitating Strategy Development, driving strategic initiatives across the horizons, aligning key performance measures to processes, taking organizational performance to next level at company level2. Driving Operational Excellence initiatives like Lean Six Sigma, Kaizens, 7-QC tools through learning organization, taking operating BUs to higher performance levels3. Driving Customer related initiatives such as Brand promise / philosophy, Deep Dives, Customer Engagement Studies and driving action plans thereof across operations4. Driving process improvements across operations and Innovation through COIN framework, aligned to pertinent cultures5. Driving Organizational Governance mechanisms for Board, MD&CEO and the investors6. Driving Employee Engagement initiatives across the Corporate7. Driving Safety through awareness, communication, influencing the observed unsafe behavior8. Driving Employee Engagement initiatives across Company9. Strengthening Ethics related processes through benchmarking, awareness, recognition, conducting investigations10. Contribution to other key functions such as Human Resource, Organizational Sustainability, Safety operations across locations etc. Show less

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  Tata Consumer Products

  Jan 2024 - now

  Head - Business Excellence, SHE, L&D and Engagement for intergrated entity

  Responsble for the integrated entity with Tata Consumer Products Limited