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Shashidhara N C
Product Manager - International Production Network
Stuttgart
Summary
15+ years of experience in Manufacturing Operations Engineering (MOE), Project Management & manufacturing. Accomplished with good Process, customer, Strategic & business overview and targeting for an exciting & challenging role to drive, lead and be part of the transformation journey.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Languages
Work History
Product Manager - International Production Network
Robert BOSCH GmbH
11.2022 - Current
- IPN coordination & PS-PVA planner for Exhaust Gas Sensor division.
- Collaborated with PRM marketing, and support teams to launch products on time and within budget.
- Liaison with customer teams and Product PRMs for preselling strategies by steering acquisitions to capture and track opportunities.
- Responsible for IPN lead plant and project cost planning and tracking & review of the progress in CF cycles.
- Support IPN locations in long term planning cycle (LtPc)
- Preparation , alignment , implementation and execution of IPN tasks such as PVA in close coordination with the BU and IPN management.
- Initiated and executed necessary relocation projects to fulfill the objective of IPN flexibility thereby balancing the IPN lines in keeping the long term BU strategy.
- Planning and moderating the IPN meeting such as PPR's both at the BU level and at value stream level.
Team Leader - Manufacturing
BOSCH Limited
04.2021 - 10.2022
- Review of SQCD (Safety , Quality , Cost & Delivery) factory KPI’s – Analysis and drive improvement projects.
- Interfacing to worker council
- Shop floor activities, 5S management ,TPM & Kaizen Activities.
- Productivity Improvement in upstream process by OEE improvement to 76% by identification of bottleneck station , Conducting frequent cycle time analysis and implementation of standard SFMC approach.
- Best quality award from BAL auto on the achieving Zero 0-KM complaint for the month 2020.
- Understanding the customer orders , it’s fluctuations & plan resources based on the requirement.
Team Lead Process Planning + IPN Contact
BOSCH Limited
01.2017 - 03.2021
- Safety: Drive & ensure a safe working environment by Implementing HSE [Health, Safety & Environment] guidelines
- Identify potential areas by performing HIRA [Hazardous Identification Risk Assessment]
- Quality: Managing internal & external audits
- Problem solving QC team leader
- Drive Engineering Changes [ECR / ECN's] and liaises with International production network [IPN], engineering & with other CFT's
- Handled various relocation projects as a receiving plant PjM & Sub-PjM depending upon the use case as per CD06202
- Act as SPOC for IPN network, participate in various meetings at management & actively coordinate the improvement process in the IPN (IPN System CIP)
- Support IPN coordinator with data for Volume Planning Strategy (PVA)
- TEK-TPZ analysis and communicate to IPN for volume strategy
- Flex release projects which aims to increase the flexibility in IPN plants
- Bottom-up MAE requirement planning, communication to IPN & support in release budget - Investment management for MAE & ensure planning in TBP with Form-IIIa
- Prepare, participate & present KPI's status in PTM meeting [Product Team Meeting] in management meeting
- Part of product expert team & sharing the Manufacturing Good Practices to IPN to promote the continuous communication and exchange of know-how
Process Planner - Glow Plugs
Bosch
01.2009 - 12.2017
- Localization of the Glow Plug Heating Unit in NhP from
RzP (06/2007 - 09/2009). - Volume transfer from RzP to NhP for Export China Market (10/2008 - 12/2009).
- Relocation of GLP manf. process from NhP to BanP
(03/2009 - 09/2009). - Localization of high speed glow plug platform for BS6
(03/2016 - 08/2017)
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
S.J.M.I.T
Chitradurga 04.2003 - 05.2007
Pre-University -
Govt.Science College
Chitraudrga 04.2001 - 01.2003
Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) -
Govt.High School
Chitradurga 02.2020 - 03.2021
Skills
- OneNote
- PowerBI
- Databricks
- SAP PP
- APQP
Software Tools :
- IQ-RM , iGPM
- Business case development
- Project management
- Cost reduction
- Problem solving
Core Competencies :
Customer relationship management
Recognitions
- Member of Talent Pool 1 [ TP1] (01/2021 - 12/2023)
- Star Performer award in 2017 for the quick finalization & implementation of outsourcing business model for the product which resulted in savings of ~5mioINR.
- Appreciation from BU for Shortening the lead time of new product release by close to 3months by VSDiA project [ lead time reduction].
Transformation Involvement
- Manufacturing Strategy [MFS], BOSCH Bidadi
01/2020 - 02/2022,
Mini magnet from BidP1 for the Localization & new Biz SAF inTransform vertical.
Mini magnet from BidP1 for the Zero accident SAF - Project Subhadra. - Team Member - BidP1 plant vision 2025, BOSCH Bidadi
02/2022 - 10/2022,
CIO ( chief information officer) in Growth Beyond Diesel action field.
Interests
Sports
Listening to Music
Reading books
Majorachievements
- Localization of the Glow Plug Heating Unit in NhP from RzP, 06/2007 - 09/2009
- Volume transfer from RzP to NhP for Export China Market, 10/2008 - 12/2009
- Relocation of GLP manufacturing process from NhP to BanP, 09/2009 - 09/2009
- Reduction of Internal defect cost by 28% by process optimization in HU line, 01/2010 - 08/2010
- Shorten the lead time of new product release by close to 3 months by VSDiA project [lead time reduction], 03/2010 - 05/2010
- Localization of high speed glow plug platform for BS6, 03/2016 - 08/2017
- Successful introduction of Device bridge concept in the bottleneck machines as part of the I4.0 transformation, 08/2021 - 10/2021
- Successful introduction of MES in the assembly line as part of the I4.0 transformation, 11/2021 - 02/2022
- Handled Flex release projects in increase the flexibility in IPN's as PjM - Steering by PS/MFC, 05/2020 - 08/2021
Certificate courses
- Statistics for data science & business analysis, Udemy, 03/2020, 06/2020
- Project Management certification, Simplilearn, 06/2021, 09/2021
- Customer success - How to actively engage your customer, Udemy, 07/2021, 07/2021
- Agile fundamentals: Scrum & Kanban, Udemy, 10/2021, 11/2021
- Technical paper presentation - ICCOMIM-2012 in MSRIT, 06/2014, 06/2014
Personal Details
- Date of Birth: 24/10/1985
- Permanent Address: Flat#301 , USHA CHANDRA , Vasstu Serenity apts Near Global tech village, Kengeri , Bengaluru- 560 060
- Passport Details: T6470332 (Issued at Bangalore. Valid Up16.06.2029)
- References: To be furnished upon request
Timeline
Product Manager - International Production Network
Robert BOSCH GmbH
11.2022 - Current
Team Leader - Manufacturing
BOSCH Limited
04.2021 - 10.2022
Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) -
Govt.High School
02.2020 - 03.2021
Team Lead Process Planning + IPN Contact
BOSCH Limited
01.2017 - 03.2021
Process Planner - Glow Plugs
Bosch
01.2009 - 12.2017
Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
S.J.M.I.T
04.2003 - 05.2007
Pre-University -
Govt.Science College
04.2001 - 01.2003
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