Sandeep Deshpande

Background

About Sandeep Deshpande

Manufacturing/Factory/Operations/Supply Chain Professional Manufacturing Strategy Implementation | Manufacturing Cost Management | OpEx and CapEx Budgetting I Production Planning & Control | New Product and Equipment Commissioning | Supply Chain Management | Project Management | Continuous Improvement - Total Productive Maintenance I Quality Systems Management | Qualification for Safety & Quality Audits | Operational Regulatory Compliance * Diverse experience of 34 years with 14 years in Corporate Leadership Roles & 20 years at Factory locations with FMCG Companies in India.* A career extending over 21 years in Hindustan Unilever Ltd. with a successful track record of Operations Management for 19 years at various factory locations in India and 7 years in Corporate Functions in FMCG company.* 4 years at India’s largest Edible oil Company Ruchi Soya Industries Ltd in their Consumer Branded Division for Foods. Experience In :* Operations / Factory Management : Led the operations, projects and quality teams to ensure manufacturing, packing and supply of quality products at the optimal cost and as per sales/marketing requirement.* Opex Cost Management : Took initiative to improve operational Efficiencies, Line balancing, manpower productivity, Production capacity by speed increase, Reduce maintenance costs, utility costs. Achieved 37% reduction in Cost per case over a 6 year period. Drove annual Operational Savings of approximately Rs.1 Cr each year * Capex Management : Leading the factory teams to identify annual projects under Productivity, Capacity, Delivery, Cost, Infrastructure improvement categories. Putting in place a mechanism for the review of the execution on time and in full * Safety and Quality Process improvement initiatives : Led, guided and motivated teams and monitored their efforts to achieve the targeted Safety and quality process improvement goals and judiciously deployed resources to achieve the results * New Product Development : Facilitated successful execution of New Products / categories as per the Marketing strategies. Hands on experience of new product execution process including new machinery identification and commissioning * Manufacturing Excellence : Hands on experience of implementing Total Productive Maintenance to achieve JIPM Level 1 & Level 2 awards, Safety, Environmental Management systems & Foods Quality Assurance systems to successfully achieve the Unilever EHS and Consumer Safety and Quality certifications