RAJA RAMINDER SINGH Contact no. : +919599315048 E-mail: raminder_27@rediffmail.com

Plant Head / Factory Manager / General Manager OperationsOpen to consider new challenges, globally skilled manufacturing & supply chain professional and operation leader with a broad range of operational, technical, people development and IT partnership experiences. Proven track record of success in identifying opportunities, developing supply chain strategy, Green Field / Brown Field Project Management and leveraging competencies to optimize processes, products, maximize service and reduce costs in GMP compliant industry.

PROFILE SUMMARY A dynamic professional with over 14 years of experience in:

■Manufacturing and Supply Chain operations ■ Quality Management System ■ Plant Commissioning ■ Contract Manufacturing ■ Human resources ■ Operational Excellence■ Strategic planning ■ Team Management ■ Material Management■ Productivity Management ■ Product Development ■ Liaison &Coordination ■ Cost Control & Negotiation ■ Performance Management ■ Factory operations

Gained significant experience in leading large scale production and supply chain of food and nutraceutical Industries responsible for manufacturing of products of global repute for Therapeutic and Supplementary Nutritional Food Powders, fortified pastes, Liquids, teas, tablets, soft gelatin and veg capsules, Health Drinks (Horlicks, Boost, Maltova, Viva, Formula#1 Shakes, Dinoshake etc.), more than 50 varieties of biscuits, etc.

Skilled in Manufacturing operations at plant level as well as 3rd Party Contract Manufacturing operations while planning and managing resources, processes, cost and quality towards meeting targets and laid down standards.

Experience in Managing operations through developing and enforcing KPI Matrices under 7 important aspects: 1.Safety(Plant, Employee and material safety) 2.Quality (Complaints and NCR-Non-compliance report handling through CAPAs, Quality Councils and Trainings etc.), 3.Service (Production and Dispatches-Actual vs. Plan),4.Agility (Changes/Flexibility in Plan and Capacity development utilization and enhancement), 5.Reliability (SOP preparation & compliances, OEE analysis),6.Cost (Budget and compliance, Yield improvement and cost saving projects for site) and 7. People development (through operational reviews, Trainings and 90 days plan for Team).

Skilled in Operational Excellence through effective implementation of OEE, SMED-Single Minute Exchange of Dies (Reduced Changeovers, Material Jams reductions through line configuration changes), speed loss reduction, Wastage mapping, 5S (Trainings, Gemba Walks, Red tagging & Audit mechanism) and improve productivities by redesigning of lines.

Experienced in executing Green field & Brown field projects for Food Powders, Solid doses, Liquids, Fortified pastes.

Skilled to set up company-wide Quality Management Systems, Operational Excellence Initiatives, successfully, resulting in sustainable profits & business benefits.

Sound understanding of Project Management & Collaboration through PPM (Product Portfolio Management) in AGILE

An effective communicator with strong interpersonal skills adept in coordinating and managing cross-functional deliveries towards unified objectives and meeting business targets.

OSP (Outsourced Service Provider) and all business transactions and Inventory Management and control through ORACLE and ASCP (Advanced Supply Chain Planning)

Demonstrated proven expertise in production/process planning, implementation of best industrial practices, efficiency & productivity enhancement, quality assurance & quality control, wastage & cost control and resources utilization.

Credited with Six Sigma Green Belt certificate and proficiencies in other quality tools have shown recognized skills in initiating and implementing continuous improvement projects across all areas of operations to establish excellence.

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ACCOLADES ACROSS THE TENURE New Products development and approval from UNICEF for Ready to Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF)

& Ready to Use Supplementary Food (RUSF) along with facility validation at Nuflower Foods & Nutrition Pvt. Ltd.

Received Herbalife Recognition award- 2013 for Cost saving through reconfiguration and reengineering the process andReduced 35% cost of conversion per container helped huge cost saving for company.

Facility up-gradation by executing Brown field Project at one of Contract Manufacturing facility of Herbalife International India Pvt. Ltd. and doubled the manufacturing capacity.

Harmonized formulations i.e. F#2 MVM, F#1 Mango, Vanilla, Chocolate and Dinoshake as per RDA requirement in India.

Headed Liquid line project for Concentrated Aloe Vera and Clear liquids at one of the facility at Herbalife International. Headed Solid doses and Powder Projects for new products and tech transfer like Active Fiber Complex, Herbal control

tablets, Calcium tablet, Joint support, Niteworks with successful results of analysis and stability. Received Herbie Award-2012 and International Vacation trip for Best cost saving initiatives through Reformulation of

Personalized Protein Powder for better flavor and 35% cost reduction. Rewarded by the Company for achieving highest ever record production figures by enhancing production capacity at

all across sites in May 2012 by spearheading Global Manufacturing Team in India at Herbalife India. Got FSSC-22000 Certification and UNICEF GMP approval in just four months at Nuflower

Foods & Nutrition Pvt. Ltd.by implementing required documentation and systems. Introduced and implemented concepts of OEE and 5S with Audit mechanism at all locations of Herbalife in India and

improved capacities and GMP conditions of sites. Lead Six sigma project for elimination of 100% inspection at warehouse by reducing NCRs and Product complaints by 50 %

in year 2014.ORGANIZATIONAL EXPERIENCE

May’15 to Till Now Nuflower Foods & Nutrition Pvt. Ltd., IMT Manesar, Gurgaon as Factory Manager

Nuflower Foods and Nutrition is a nutrition company geared towards catering the nutritional needs of all sections of Indian society. These include formulating nutritional solutions for ailments, borne of excessive food consumption, like diabetes and obesity, as well as those afflicting the disadvantaged like malnutrition, currently manufacturing therapeutic and supplementary pastes for severely and Moderately Malnourished. Our recipes are designed to meet the specifications mandated by the World Health Organization. Such specifications (and corresponding recipes) have gained credibility through their use, in decades of treatment of malnutrition in African and Asian countries, by UNICEF, World Food Program and similar organizations. This is UNICEF/WFP approved facility with FSSC-22000 accreditation from SGS with an annual capacity of 5400 MT of ready-to-eat pastes. Key Responsibilities:

Providing leadership for the successful day-to-day operation of the facility. Plant compliances for all domains of Human resources, relating to industrial relations, labour laws

and outsourcing for smooth functioning of the company. Working closely with quality personnel to review product consistency and ensuring adherence to

quality standards (FSSC 22000 & UNICEF GMP specific requirements) and implementation of Quality Management system & food safety standards, HACCP & GMP norms as per UNICEF

Coordinating the hiring of all manufacturing personnel, performance appraisals, coaching and guidance

Developing strategies and policies to remove waste and constraints from the production process to improve efficiencies and enhance productivity

Working with purchasing manager to develop and improve supplier relationships. Creating purchase orders for Purchasing Manager to place orders.

Maintain relations with vendors develop new ones; carry out regular supplier evaluation and audits to ensure right quality.

Material requirement planning, ensure that there is no stock out at the same time just optimum stock is maintained.

Coordinate the relationship with our Contractual workforce and negotiate with contractors as needed.

Maintaining security systems and remote areas camera accessing for safety of employees and Product.

Monitoring operational expenses and research ways to reduce costs while maintaining product quality

Working closely with the Environmental Health and Safety Manager to ensure all members of the manufacturing team are aware of safety policies to provide a safe workplace for our employees.

Monitoring all compliances to regulatory requirements and all Government liaisons for Plant operations.

Maintaining Inventory levels as per Safety stock and control flow of production as per sale forecasting.

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Develop and execute the plant manufacturing budgets through tracking mechanism for each aspect of operation.

Ensuring compliance to statutory requirement and product specifications. Responsible for overall monitoring/reviewing of operations

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCEFrom Jul’11 to April’15 Herbalife International India Pvt. Ltd. as AM-Global Manufacturing Engineering/ Operations Manager for all 3 rd

Party operations in IndiaKey Responsibilities: Headed and Managed Manufacturing and Supply chain operations in India for all manufacturing sites of Herbalife (Material Scheduling, Procurement, New Product development and Product modification with R&D, Production Planning, Logistics planning, Engineering, Quality and Administrative) for Dietary Food Supplements (F#1 Supplementary Foods, Protein Powders, Solid Dose, Teas, etc.) and maintain safety stocks of inventory levels based upon sales forecast in India, through cross-functional engagements and supervisory control of processes and operations in alignment with business targets and stakeholders’ interests.

Facilitating & guiding the manufacturing team towards Operational Excellence through effective implementation of OEE, SMED-Single Minute Exchange of Dies (Reduced Changeover time, Material Jams reductions on line through line configuration changes), speed loss reduction, Wastage mapping, 5S (Trainings, Gemba Walks, Red tagging & Audit mechanism) and help made all Contract Manufacturer sites to improve productivities by redesigning of lines at CM sites.

Participate in Company audits and bill processing at CF in all stages of operations and follow up close out of audit findings & CAPAs. Continuously analyze to identify and implement cost reduction/cost negotiation on Cost of conversion per container with vendors and suppliers

Lead Herbalife manufacturing team at 3 different sites and Promote objective improvement of performance through introducing systems for individual performance tracking while coaching the team on delivering quality product in time.

Reviewing business entries through Oracle (ERP system) for all operations from material receiving to FG dispatches and planning through ASCP (Advanced Supply Chain planning).

June’10 to June’11 M&M Chocolates, Baddi as Production Manager (Producer of commercial Chocolates like Dark Choco Compound Slabs, Milk Choco Compound Slabs, Dark Chocolate Slabs, Milk Chocolate Slabs, Milk Choco Enrobe, Dark Covering, Plain Covering Paste etc.)

Responsible for Production Planning and cost optimization through cross-functional coordination Managed troubleshooting of the entire process (Manufacturing, Quality &Engineering) from raw

material to packing. Planned procurement based on rolling forecast for next month and average consumption. Interfaced with other verticals on operational and performance issues. Allocates the work and deploys the available resources in the best way to achieve production

plan Align& ensure to meet monthly sales billing target. Hold the credit of achieving highest ever production in a month. Rationalized manpower on packing machines and other work stations to effectively utilize excess

capacity in packing and reduced overtime and in turn improved productivity. Streamlined systems and procedures of various new operations (mainly SOPs) through training

across functional groups of production department.Jan’09 to May’10 Jagatjit Industries Ltd., Hamira. Kapurthala as Senior Executive-Production (Co-Manufacturer for GSK for their branded products like Boost, Maltova, Viva, etc. delivering at 20000 MT/year)

Reduced variable production cost by de-bottlenecking of the plant and processes. Deliver IN FULL ON TIME to GSK and JIL depots covered by the facility by steering resources and

logistics in use. Eliminated consumer complaints through plant review /CAPA closure. Streamlined the systems and procedures for effective inventory control to ensure ready

availability of materials in meeting the production targets and consumer’s demands. Played a key role in the training &continuous improvement activities at site leading to process

improvements

From Oct’06 to Dec’08 Legacy Foods Pvt. Ltd., Baddi as Shift in-Charge-Production (Co-Manufacturer for GSK manufacturing and packing branded FMCG products like Horlicks, Boost, Mother’s Horlicks, Women’s

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Horlicks and Other variants for GSK producing 10,000 tons of SWMP and packing 51,000 tons of powder in different packing components like Glass-Jars, PP-Jars, Mono-cartons, Pillow-pouches and Tin packing etc.)

Instrumental in introducing improvements in the goal setting system for appraisals of supervisors.

Worked on the installation and stabilization of new lines along with technical services department.

Played a significant role in improving the Overall Equipment Effectiveness (O.E.E.) of packing lines from 45% to 65%.

Successfully improved the productivity of the packing section by improving the units produced per line and rescheduling manpower resulting in reduction of workmen.

Identified production process bottlenecks and cause of product rework and Recommend corrective action.

Conducted training programs on quality aspects like GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices), GHP (Good Hygiene Practices) and HACCP.

From May’02 to Oct’06 Cremica Agro Foods Pvt. Ltd. as Shift in Charge – Production (Manufacturer of more than 50 different types of biscuits like Semi-sweet, fermented, hard, Cream etc.)

Handled overall shift operations of production planning and met assigned targets by managing 4M’s (Man, material, machinery and methods).

Holds the distinction of recording the highest production figures in a shift. Implemented HACCP requirements and conducted in plant trainings on GMP and GHP. Responsible for minimizing handling loss of product as well as packing material through efficient

handling and continual improvement in process. Reduced baking time and enhanced production capacity of Glucose variety of biscuits.

EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT MBA in Supply Chain & Marketing from Emperial Institute of Management Science & Research

New Delhi. Master’s Program in Chemical Engineering. Degree in Food Science & Technology (Hons.), Guru Nanak Dev University Diploma in Production Management & Productivity with ‘A’ Grade from quality Environment,

Pune. Green Belt certified from RABQSA (Benchmark Six Sigma). Certified for Good Manufacturing Practices -21 CFR 111by NSF International.

PERSONAL DETAILSDate of Birth: 12 December, 1978Languages Known: English, Hindi, and PunjabiPresent Address: #707, GH-52, IMT View Society, Sector 1, Manesar, Gurgaon-122050 Permanent Address: #157, Street No. 9, Punia Colony, Haripura Road, Sangrur-148001

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