Ankur Singhal, MBA, CFA- L2

Experience

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  Tata Motors

  Jul 2006 - Sept 2012

  Largest automobile company in India: Passenger Car Business Unit PCBU, Pune, Responsible for leading cross-functional team and developing new auto components of next-generation cars. To realize the production of these new vehicles, I worked in collaboration with both external international teams like KUKA robotics, Germany and internal stakeholders for installation and commisioning of over 450+ robots on single line production platform, the first of its kind in India.Key achievements: • Ensured timely two new vehicles start of production with desired target• Optimized production of 8 new variants (for both domestic and export markets) using new fully automated robotic assembly manufacturing platform.• Successfully commisioned the planned production rate, with 90% uptime productivity• Hired, mentored and cross-trained a team of 4 engineers for project commissioning Show less

  • Project Manager, Manufacturing Operations

    Jul 2010 - Sept 2012

  • Assistant Manager, Manufacturing Operations

    Jul 2007 - Jun 2010

  • Graduate Engineering Trainee

    Jul 2006 - Jun 2007
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  Entrepreneurship

  Oct 2012 - Oct 2016

  Director - Strategy, Operations and Finance

  • Led daily operations within a mining and processing minerals company, resulting in £1.1 million in turnover.• Supervised 130+ employees on a daily basis, accomplishing all set team targets as a result.• Restructured structures and working methodologies, increasing net profit margin by 18% within 2 years.• Introduced a strategic capacity expansion plan to the existing business within the set budget of £300k.• Enhanced productivity within business operations by assessing quantitative data and trends.• Presented a strategic business plan for a Joint Venture, resulting in boosting the customer base by 30%.• Attained other milestones such as generating an additional 45% in annual revenues from new product line sales, developing new product roadmap and mentoring 50+ managers, engineers and specialists Show less

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  ESMT Berlin

  Jan 2017 - Dec 2017

  Masters of Business Administration MBA

  In 2017, the Economist ranked ESMT's MBA program as:#41 in the world#2 in GermanyESMT in 2018 Financial Times MBA Ranking globally :#8 in value for money#2 in Germany

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  Transparency International

  Sept 2017 - Dec 2017

  Management Consultant

  Transparency International e.V. (TI) is an international non-governmental organization which is based in Berlin, Germany. Its major area of work is around fighting global corruption and prevent criminal activities arising from corruption.Main objective of the project was to identify business opportunities of Transparency International, to increase its financial flexibility, supporting its movement in long-term. The key outputs of the project delivered through- Strategic benchmarking activity to determine the best and most suited market practices- Identification & evaluation of business opportunities - Risk mitigation of the business model Show less

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  Amazon

  Jul 2018 - now

  Amazon EU, Global Transportation Service (GTS)• Completed a secondment project in GTS to boost wasted truck capacity and cancellations.• Integrated a sustainable solution based on optimization of the truck fill rate and demand-driven truck scheduling programme at the EU Level with 7 National Level 3p Carriers to reduce third party carrier waste.• Coordinated with 3p carriers and internal stakeholders from transportation to present dynamic truck scheduling and process across 7 commercial carriers.• Attained overall reduction in wasted capacity in 4 commercial carriers by 600 bps, meeting business goals. Show less

  • Senior Operations Manager

    Mar 2022 - now

  • Senior Operations Manager (Interim)

    Oct 2021 - Feb 2022

  • Pathways Operations Manager

    Jun 2021 - Oct 2021

  • Pathways Operations Manager

    Jan 2021 - May 2021

  • Pathways Operations Manager

    Sept 2019 - Dec 2020

  • Leadership Development Program - Pathways Operations Manager

    Jul 2018 - Aug 2019