Jayakumar Prabhakaran

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About Jayakumar Prabhakaran

I am a leader with extensive experience guiding global business strategy, decision making, manpower/employee engagement of overall organisational programmes. I have the capability of engaging companies in Joint Ventures and Technology Transfer, merger and acquisitions. I am adept at creating and developing high-performing teams to exceed planned targets while ensuring all operations are executed in full alignment with instituted strategic objectives and statutory regulations. I’m a passionate team player with a collaborative leadership style and bring with me over 7 years of general business and operations management expertise and excellence, working for recognised brands including Ashok Leyland, Avia Ashok Leyland S.R.O and others. My strong valuesa are in: Highly methodical to safeguard compliance with all quality, safety, and statutory regulations and also to conduct root cause analysis to resolve production defects and avoiding future recurrences. Strong diligence to direct multi-disciplinary teams as well as to launch and execute new development programmes and overseeing the successful delivery of products via effective planning and prioritisation of resources. Innovative professional with an aptitude to conduct thorough research, analysing trends and customer preferences to inspire new product development, ensuring improvements of existing product portfolio. Strategic planning and change implementation Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to promote collaborative relationships with clients, vendors/suppliers, stakeholders, teams, and management to implement best practices and drive continuous improvements. My area of expertise includes: Business & Culture Change Management, Vendor/Supplier Relationship Management, Contract Negotiation & Development, Stakeholder Engagement & Collaboration, Sales & Marketing/Business Devpt, Commercial Acumen & Customer Service, Communications & Interpersonal Skills, Strong R&D Foundation Engg skills, DFMEA, VAVE, NPD & Failure Analysis, Project Mgmt with PRINCE2, Strategic Management & Planning, Team Leadership & Development Training, Coaching & Mentorship, Budget & Cost Management, Lean/Six Sigma, CI, Homologation & Type Approvals, Regulatory Compliance. Contact: jayakum28@gmail.com or at +420 739 246 234