Kumar Goutam

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About Kumar Goutam

A seasoned professional with 10 years of manufacturing experience in 2 industries (Heavy Equipment & Battery) in diverse roles of Production-Planning & Control, Quality, Dispatch, Design & various other Cost reduction initiatives Experienced in setting up an assembly line for VRLA Battery Initial Assembly generating annual revenues worth Cr. Lean & Six Sigma practitioner, experienced in Industry 3.0 and aspiring to work on transformative projects like Industry 4.0 Worked with Global Teams: Japan, Austria, UK, Germany & US. Excited to create a positive impact using Digital Transformation tools Key Achievements: – Direct material cost reduction of 46.43 Mn INR in the FY 2021-22 in Excavators & Backhoe Loaders - Tata Hitachi OEE improvement of the COS (Cast on Strap) Assembly line to 89%- Exide Cycle time reduction by two sec. of COS-8 machine – Exide 5% scrap reduction in the battery assembly process for improving productivity and reducing waste – Exide TATA Hitachi Project Management - Cost Reduction (Value Engineering & Localization): Spearheaded the Cost reduction activities involving a CFT and guided the team using agile methodologies Identification & analysis of the cost of heavy equipment to solve complex business problems Leveraging new technologies to drive business value for cost reduction activities in the plant and at the client Developing a high-impact thoughtful leadership to steer the interest of the company by aligning to its vision and mission Operations Management: Headed a team for the final dispatch of the machine to key clientele like the Indian Army, ITBP & BRO Setting up processes for the final confirmation of the machine, which reduced commissioning defects Working knowledge of ERP software SAP(PP) for the build-up and also the billing of the machine Basic understanding of the critical processes in a heavy equipment manufacturing industry leading to effective knowledge transfer between departments and new joiners, reducing their lead time of delivery Lean Management: Excellent planning skills, which led to a lesser lead time for the product delivery to the customer Expertise in using Lean & KANBAN concepts for machine delivery to the customer with zero defects EXIDE Ind. Ltd. New Project Implementation Set up & commissioning an assembly line at an appropriate location inside the plant for battery manufacturing involving Industry 3.0 Machinery evaluation at supplier end to verify its operations and quality of the output before purchase