Hindustan Unilever Limited (Largest FMCG organization in India)

Senior Executive, Manufacturing Excellence and Digital Transformation

• Spearheaded unit’s integration of Supply Chain Nerve Centre for real-time, end-to-end demand planning and distribution resulting in Output Reliability increase to 99% and eliminating Day Zero losses.
• Created Personal Wash Die Tracker from scratch, enabling real-time tracking of high - value soap dies; eliminated over ₹25 Cr asset loss, as well as regulatory compliance issues and extended asset life by ~35%.
• Led WMS Lite development for real-time SKU-level inventory, production & dispatch visibility; built at 10 -15% of market CapEx and reduced inventory-management costs by 50%+ upon adoption across Unilever sites.
• Represented management as automation subject-matter expert in 4-year Long Term Settlement negotiations with trade unions, defending manpower implications of digital initiatives and securing manning norms that enabled site-wide deployment.
• Collaborated with cross functional team a 4-stage success-metrics framework spanning People Capability, OTIF, Adoption & Value Creation, using scoring/ranking to accelerate digital-module deployment and use-case generation, increasing digitalization project deployment by 30% across global Unilever sites
• Coordinated pilot implementation of Industry 5.0 applications including Insight Genie, Digital Twin and Dark Cascade, enabling speed-loss analytics, real-time equipment simulation and fully automated production.
• Headed the Site Level Internal Kaizen Competition 2023 & 2024 end-to-end from team formation to execution singlehandedly, creating the best kaizens, generating and showcasing ideas, cumulatively worth ₹25-30 Cr each year.
• Led DFOS implementation across high-speed soap packing and processing equipment, achieving 100% automation of granular level root cause loss identification and reducing machine downtime by 17 - 18%.
• Led SPC implementation and introduced Golden Batch methodology, improving Sigma Mixer raw-material dosing accuracy by 18% and reducing overconsumption worth ₹1.4 Cr.
• Achieved top position in Digital Transformation Index League across Unilever sites and holding top position in Business Group League for 18 months in 21 months tenure

Senior Executive, Engineering

• Headed Mechanical Engineering Department achieving OEE improvement by 800 bps, simultaneously enhancing both MTBF (Plant average from 18 days to 85 days) and MTTR (Plant average from 72 hrs to 12.5 hrs).
• Awarded SMED 2.0 Award Top position for leading ‘Changeover Time Reduction’ project to attain Agility using 3D modelled assembly change parts, and No-Highbay changeover through formulation flexibility, reducing DBNR to less than 1 day (from 4 days).
• Conceptualized Wrapper Innovation Station-for GSM, COF and Curling tracking for reducing soap bar wrapper related issues, at factory as well as Supplier Level, reducing E incidents by more than 80% and Depot DPMU by 73%.
• Led ₹20 Cr Starch Project and Sigma Mixer installation end-to-end, driving strategic layout, SOP, storage, transfer & dosing design and risk analysis; achieved fastest PC-category stabilization in 2.5 months (vs. 6–8 months average).
• Singlehandedly conducted FAT and recommended improvements at supplier site for procurement of IMA Bundle Case-packers worth 300 crores for Unilever Engineering.
• Handled Plant Layout Reconfiguration through overhead FG transfer lines, improving operational efficiency and reducing product recyclable reworks by 10-12% and non-recyclable reworks by 6-7% across variants.

Senior Executive, Quality Assurance and Quality Control

• Handled QA Management team of 23 excellent chemists, Line QC and Central Lab QA (each practicing GLP, GMP and HH guidelines) for various RM, PM, SFG, and FG, through strict PLM and COA management.
• Led Digitalization in QA systems like Chemical Inventory Management, SPC- Auto Micro RM dosing, Live PCRO, T5Z interlock, Auto Soap bar Hardness Monitoring, and Digital Lab, automating quality defects detection and reducing SKU level defective units by 63%.
• Led Savings project in QA Lab through implementation of Split Petri Dish in Micro Biology, NIR Analysis of FG and SFG, and installation of On Demand Water Double Distillation Unit of around 1L the year onwards.
• Achieved category lowest DPMU of around 5000, across PW sites through detailed Q-EWOs, and resulting QIPs, and using various WCM tools.
• Led ‘Visual Defect Management System’ project integrating AI models in In-pack and On-pack camera systems reducing 40% defects per million units, improving overall retail product quality.
• Directed regulatory negotiations with Central and State Government bodies like Directorate of Drug Controls, India and Directorate of Legal Metrology, West Bengal, as FDA certified HUL representative to securing timely approvals for upcoming products and formulations.

Executive, Production

• Handled 2 different shift teams with cumulative manpower of 200+ along with DFA and Boiler Operation, improving both teams OEE by 10%.
• Achieved yearly highest shift OEE figure of 88% along with lowest shift DMPU and D-incident figures, for 2 calender years.
• Developed cross-functional Kaizens for Cut Soap Elimination, Mill Safety Guarding & FLT Interlocks, reducing OEE losses by 3% and achieving zero hand-in-machine incidents and driver complaints.
• Optimized vendor development and supplier network, driving cost and productivity improvements while increasing the supplier base by 33%

• Co-authored a scientific research paper titled “A study of Micro-alloying of Tin on Ageing Behaviour of 6xxx- series Al-Alloys” published in Springer Publication Book – Advances in Mechanical Engineering
• Recognized in The Limca Book of Records for Guitar Ensemble Tribute to Dr. Bhupen Hazarika, at Sarusajai Stadium, Guwahati, in 2012
• Awarded ‘Best Quality Kaizen’ in Central Kaizen Competition across all HUL BPC sites for 2 calendar years straight (2023 & 2024)
• Awarded AU (Asset Utilization) Champion for achieving Globally best AU figures (>60%) for 2 years straight (2023 and 2024)
• Awarded Supply Chain Superstar for contribution in business continuity during COVID-19 and Amphan super cyclone.
• Recognized for advancing youth employability among marginalized and vulnerable groups through teaching, career counselling, mock interviews and resume-building under HUL Prabhat Skilling Program.
• Awarded Honours distinction in Bachelor of Engineering degree, for exemplary academic performance.

• ⁠ ⁠BE (Mechanical Engineering), Assam Engineering College

• ⁠ ⁠Lean Six Sigma-Green Belt, KPMG
• ⁠ ⁠CATIA v5 R20, Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship
• ⁠ ⁠ESG - Fundamentals of Sustainability, Health & Safety, HUL

• ⁠ ⁠Member, PGPX Profile Committee, IIMA
• ⁠ Placement Cell Head, Optima (Operations Club), IIMA
• ⁠ ⁠Senior Diploma (Ankan Bivakar) in Arts and Painting
• ⁠ First Position in Robotryst, AEC x IIT Delhi