Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd. (Global automobile manufacturing company) | Pune

• Senior Manager - CAPEX PMO, Product Line
  • Collaborated with 3 CEO-1s (Chief Product Officer, Plant Heads) and 5 CEO-2s across functions (Product Line, Engineering, Technical Services, Purchase and Supplier Quality) to align on strategic CAPEX goals, embedding cost-consciousness and driving organization-wide adoption of optimization strategies.
  • Pioneered the CAPEX Excellence process, identifying ~30% reduction opportunities and delivering 15% savings in a pilot program, later institutionalized through the award-winning TATA Best Practice GEAR process for lifecycle management of cost-saving initiatives.
  • Spearheaded the first-ever digitization of CAPEX management at Tata Motors, deploying advanced data tools for live tracking and monitoring of spend categories, enabling real-time decision-making and focused interventions through heat maps and analytical frameworks.
  • Designed and implemented a program profitability framework to optimize customer realization, cost-to-value contribution, and ROI at critical program stages, ensuring profitability alignment across multiple new product lines.
  • Conducted 200+ workshops to drive CAPEX reduction initiatives, fostering cross-functional collaboration and generating 75 optimization levers, resulting in category-wise savings of 4%–10% across multiple programs.
     
• Senior Manager - Total Value Management, Cost Engineering
  • Established the Value Management process and Customer Perceived Value (CPV) framework, driving product differentiation and customer-centric decision-making across the passenger vehicle portfolio.
  • Conducted 200+ market research studies, including sentiment mapping and trend analysis, created value leaders shaping product strategy and marketing narratives for key launches like Safari Gold Edition, Nexon facelift, and Curvv.
  • Planned and evaluated 150+ features using cost–value modeling, optimizing feature selection and improving acceptance rates for new programs through data-driven insights.
  • Developed an online CPV book with 2,000 features and a dynamic value ladder tool, reducing manual effort by ~40% and enabling real-time insights for pricing and product positioning.
     
• Senior Manager - PMO, Cost Engineering
  • Managed Balanced Scorecard (BSC) updates, aligning 50+ KPIs across cross-functional teams and facilitating executive reviews to ensure strategic alignment and performance tracking.
  • Prepared 20+ strategic and operational reports for CXO-level reviews and transformation committees, enabling data-driven decision-making and enhancing visibility of the Cost Engineering function.
  • Spearheaded cost reduction initiatives through Value Analysis/Value Engineering (VAVE), achieving measurable cost savings on current products while maintaining product quality and customer value.
  • Conceptualized and implemented Capability Assessment Programs with structured scoring metrics, driving skill enhancement and strengthening the Total Value Management (TVM) function’s capabilities.
     
• Graduate Engineer Trainee
  • Managed a team for the upkeep of 78 CNG buses for Delhi Transport Corporation, achieving the lowest "Cost per km" and reducing breakdowns across 24 depots.
  • Developed a web-based Owner’s Manual for the Harrier vehicle, enhancing digital customer experience and reducing reliance on physical manuals.
  • Designed color circuit schematics for wiring harness service manuals, reducing errors and improving technician turnaround time during servicing.

• Awarded with the prestigious merit-based tuition scholarship, granted to the top profiles in the PGPX batch.
• Awarded Gold Medal as TBEM (TATA Business Excellence Model) practitioner.
• Finalist & Semi-finalist at TATA Innovista 2022 & 2023 (1,100+ teams) for pioneering work in Customer Perceived Value (CPV) of safety and Value- Cost modelling, representing innovation across Tata Group companies.
• Promoted within 2 years for my exemplary performance and acknowledged as Consistent High Performer (3 times in 5 years).
• 28+ awards for leadership excellence, including multiple Bronze Awards from CXOs recognizing strengths in customer centricity, cost optimization, agility, and owner’s mindset.
• Honoured with EARTH award for embodying qualities like Energy, Altruism, Reliability, Teamwork, and Hard Work by Bhumi NGO.
• Top 50 out of 1,200 selected for Round 2 of TATA Motors’ Fast Track Service Scheme.
• Selected for EmpowHer – Exclusive training for top 5% exemplary women employees.

• BE (Electronics & Telecommunication) -  Cummins College of Engineering | Pune

• Google AI essentials, Google
• Brand and Product Management, IE Business School
• Corporate Strategy, UCL School of Management
• Leveraging Generative AI for project management, LinkedIn
• Strategy and Game Theory for Management, IIM Ahmedabad
• Marketing Foundations, LinkedIn
• Women in Leadership: Mastering key Leadership Competencies, TATA

• Core Member of Profile Committee for PGPX2026 Batch.
• Volunteering for NGO BHUMI, Led and organized festive and community events across Pune centres (Christmas, Diwali, Birthdays, Daan Utsav).
• HR Coordinator, Mathematics Project, Pune – Successfully onboarded 200+ volunteers and co-organized the All Volunteers Meet with 100+ participants.
• Liaison Lead, Nakshatra Annual Fest – Coordinated participation of 300+ children from 12+ centres.