Tarunima Paul Chowdhury
Strategic transformation leader and LSSGB with 5+ years of experience driving stakeholder-led initiatives across operations and value chain, with a proven track record of aligning diverse stakeholders around business priorities, translating strategic objectives into transformation programs, and leading digital and process improvement initiatives to deliver scalable solutions, enhanced organizational effectiveness, and sustainable business impact.
Work Experience:
5.6 Years
Industry:
FMCG & E-Commerce | Manufacturing & Engineering
Function:
Operations & Supply Chain
Pernod Ricard India (P.) Ltd. (Premium Whisky Manufacturer & Leading Alcobev Company) | Maharashtra
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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Winner of Genesis 2026, among 550+ global participants at IIM Calcutta’s Annual International B-school meet
- Won ITC’s GEM Award (2023 & 2025) for consistently delivering high-impact outcomes across the Foods Division.
- Divisional Ignite Award (Sustainability) for conceptualizing and launching first ever VR-based training module.
- Recognized as Star Performer of the Unit (2024) for exceptional performance, leadership, and contributions.
- Rated Outstanding Performer (2023) for stabilization of a brownfield manufacturing project with highest throughput.
- ITC Letter of Appreciation for supporting uninterrupted manufacturing and operations during COVID-19.
- Ranked among the Top 10% nationally in NSEJS 2014, conducted by the Indian Association of Physics Teachers.
- Awarded the CBSE Certificate of Merit (2014) for outstanding academic performance.
- Secured Entry Scholarship for the MBA (PGPX) program at Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.
- B.Tech (Food Technology) – Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, Kolkata
- 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: Curating creative learning to support education and holistic development of underprivileged children.
- Member, EDGE Deeds: Mobilized over ₹2 lakh and essential relief materials for Kerala Flood relief efforts.