Pernod Ricard India (P.) Ltd. (Premium Whisky Manufacturer & Leading Alcobev Company) | Maharashtra, India

Senior Executive - Integrated Ops

• Accelerated global NPD commercialization by 20–30% and reduced quality/compliance onboarding timelines by ~25% by embedding FSSC 22000 and ISO 9001 requirements into a standardized, scalable launch-governance platform.
• Reduced unsafe food-safety acts and conditions by 40% within one month by introducing an enterprise-wide Food Safety Work Permit system and driving behavioural change across 200+ employees.
• Eliminated all critical compliance gaps, reduced major audit-risk exposure by ~70%, and improved process audit scores by 15–20 percentage points through risk-based assessments, quality dashboards, scorecards, governance reviews, and critical process controls.
• Improved supplier audit scores by ~20% by establishing supplier ranking, development, and governance frameworks and building strategic partnerships with 25+ key suppliers to strengthen quality, compliance, sustainability, and supply continuity.
• Led cross-functional quality and culture transformation initiatives impacting 500+ employees annually, aligning Quality, Manufacturing, R&D, Engineering, Supply Chain,Procurement, and Commercial teams to improve launch readiness, operational resilience, and enterprise-wide quality ownership.

ITC Limited (Indian FMCG Conglomerate) | Howrah, India

Executive - Operations

• Secured consecutive No. 1 Unit Quality Rankings and the National CII Outstanding Award among 100+ manufacturing units, achieving a 90+ assessment score through food-safety culture transformation, governance strengthening, visual management, capability building, and cross-functional improvement.
• Reduced annual quality rejections by 90%, eliminated all critical defects, and lowered consumer complaints by 62% by strengthening CTQ/CTP controls, institutionalizing right-first-time practices, and deploying AI-enabled vision inspection and analytics-driven quality systems.
• Increased manufacturing productivity by 32%, reduced MTTR by 78%, and cut changeover time by 81% through SMED, wastage-barrier drives, chronic-loss elimination, and 100+ employee-led kaizens across the company’s largest manufacturing facility by volume.
• Strengthened quality and compliance across 90+ suppliers, reducing issue-resolution time by 64% through risk-based audits, vendor capability building, OCR-based testing automation, supplier governance, and structured corrective-action programs.
• Led enterprise-wide digital, cultural, and capability transformation, deploying VR-based training with an 82% improvement in effectiveness, implementing a zero-paper digital QMS, mentoring 100+ blue-collar employees across 50+ Quality Circle projects, and engaging 1,000+ employees in quality ownership and continuous improvement.

• ⁠ ⁠Won ITC’s GEM Award twice (2023 & 2025) for consistently delivering high-impact outcomes across the Foods Division.
• ⁠ ⁠Received the Divisional Ignite Award – Sustainability for conceptualizing and launching a VR-based quality and safety training module.
• ⁠ ⁠Recognized as Star Performer of the Unit (2024) for exceptional performance, leadership, and contributions beyond role expectations.
• ⁠ ⁠Rated Outstanding Performer (2023) for assuming additional responsibilities and supporting the stabilization of a brownfield manufacturing project.
• ⁠ ⁠Selected as a CII Assessor (2024) to conduct pro bono organizational maturity assessments and advance industry excellence.
• ⁠ ⁠Earned IRCA-CQI FSSC 22000 Lead Auditor certification within three years of Quality experience, demonstrating accelerated expertise in food-safety systems and audit leadership.
• ⁠ ⁠Certified as a FoSTaC Level-2 Advanced Food Safety Supervisor in advanced food-safety management and regulatory compliance.
• ⁠ ⁠Received an ITC Letter of Appreciation for supporting uninterrupted manufacturing and essential food-supply operations during COVID-19.
• ⁠ ⁠Ranked among the top 1% nationally in NSEJS 2014, conducted by the Indian Association of Physics Teachers.
• ⁠ ⁠Awarded the CBSE Certificate of Merit (2014) for outstanding academic performance.

• ⁠ ⁠B.Tech(Food Technology), Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology , West Bengal

• ⁠ ⁠Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certified – KPMG India
• ⁠ ⁠IRCA-CQI Lead Auditor certification in FSSC 22000
• ⁠ ⁠CII Assessor (2024) by the CII Food and Agriculture Centre of Excellence (CII – FACE)
• ⁠ ⁠FoSTaC Level-2 Advanced Food Safety Supervisor

• ⁠ ⁠Vertical Head, Placement Committee of PGPX Program at IIM Ahmedabad
• ⁠ ⁠Coordinator, PayItFwd: Manage the mentoring platform and coordinate IIMA alumni, mentors, and MBA aspirants.
• ⁠ ⁠Member, Geekonix and Robopalz Robotics Club: Led three flagship events at EDGE, coordinating logistics, stakeholders, and 30+ teams; also supported technical competitions and social outreach initiatives.
• ⁠ ⁠Volunteer, Icche Dana: Conducted creative learning activities for underprivileged children, supporting education, confidence, and holistic development.
• ⁠ ⁠Member, EDGE Deeds: Mobilized over ₹2 lakh and essential relief materials for Kerala Flood relief efforts.