Somnath Dutta

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About Somnath Dutta

A Pharmaceutical Professional with 30 years of Expertise and Site Head for 12 years in an USFDA approved API Manufacturing facility with a pro active management approach and operation expertise in Strategic Planning, Customer Satisfaction, Cost Reduction, Budgeting, Project Management, Strong Communication skill, Interpersonal Relationship, Managing a team of 500+ persons, with a Masters Degree( M.Sc.) and Doctor of Philosophy( Ph. D.) in Chemistry from Jadavpur University, Kolkata.Responsible & Accountable for all aspects of Operations, drive as a Profit Center, Implementation of Quality Management System, Productivity Controlling & Planning, Monitoring the Performance of Team Members, Timely Delivery to the Customer, Environment & Safety Compliance, Readiness of the site for Regulatory & Vendor Audits, Maintenance of the Plants & Equipment's. Manpower Management, Logistics, Technical transfer of Products from R&D to Plant for scale up and commercial production, handling Projects involving Facility Renovation, Plant set up & coordination with cross functional team.Expertise in manufacturing and isolation of products from Gram scale to Kilogram scale to Tonnage scale.Proven track record of Increasing Manufacturing volume and sales, growing bottom line while spearheading operational improvements to drive Productivity and Reduce costs with Regulatory and Environmental Compliance.Responsible for Profit & Loss at Site from Operations Point of View.Reviewing the operational practices, identifying the areas of obstruction / quality failures and advising on system and process changes for qualitative improvement and energy conservationPerform monthly and Quarterly financial evaluation of company results with the Team & Management.Track and review competencies of subordinates and provide the necessary leadership and developments to achieve their objectives. Assigning & Distribution of different Projects involving cross-functional team, as an additional responsibility for Capacity expansion, Solvent Recovery & Reuse, Yield improvement, reduction in Electricity consumption, Quality improvement.Identification of the Cost reduction areas and capacity enhancement to increase the equipment efficiency and its Implementation.Liaison with Government Regulatory Authorities like CDSCO,FDA CPCB,MPCB, EC, DISH, Excise, DGFT etc.