Venkatesh Kola, Independent

Venkatesh Kola

Independent

Independent

Location
India - Chennai
Education
Master's degree, Operations Management
Experience
19 years, 6 Months

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Total years of experience :19 years, 6 Months

Independent at Independent
  • India - Chennai
  • My current job since January 2013

E2E SCM Consulting, Vendor Development, Cost Reductions, Operations reliability efficiency improvement scrap reduction, enabling 100% CU. RCCP, ISMS, BCMS

GROUP GENERAL MANAGER at BHARTI GROUP COMPANY
  • India - Delhi
  • February 2011 to December 2013

Responsible for P&L & account for large Telecom Giant managing complete business transformation and Leading high-stake projects for long-term growth and sustenance in IT, Operations and supply chain for BHARTI INFRATEL LTD PAN India.
•Lead Development of SOPs, User Manuals and Self learning modules for ERP (CIT) system & training for verticals O2O, SA, S2B, P2P & D2R, function wise and role wise across circles of BIL.
•Eradicated Bottlenecks in the system and ERP across circles minimizing time, effort and ensuring smooth business operations with zero downtime.
•Lead Process training for all 9 circles and HO covering strength of 5000+ employees by Function/Vertical
•Driving Six Sigma projects on energy efficiency, uptime improvement, asset salvation and building capability and driving operational excellence, quality and cost conscious culture, saved $12MM.
•Received CEO Award for managing the entire gamut of transformation and driving lean culture across circles.
•BCMS and ISMS program implementation across the organization PAN India

ASSOCIATE GENERAL MANAGER at Bharti Infratel
  • India - Patna
  • February 2010 to January 2011

Responsible for IT ERP Implementation PAN India for the most critical and complex business, considered one of the largest projects of the organization involving people process and technology for BHARTI INFRATEL LTD.
•Resolving complex issues in operations, elimination of manual process & documentation, to a structured organized ERP system, rewarded as one of the most successful project.
•Drive process compliance and improvements across circles.
•Improved uptime and reduction of penalties at circles by 22%, through innovative ideas and strategic approach using six sigma tools & methodologies.
•Supported circles in Increasing TCPC connections up by 35%, reducing fuel consumption and minimising DG runtime.
•Ensuring PM compliance and spares inventory management

Plant Manager at PROCTER & GAMBLE LTDFACTORY HEAD
  • India - Delhi
  • June 2005 to January 2009

Espouse to direct green field project, start up of operations, material procurement, recruitment and training, implementation of process and policies for a new manufacturing unit from construction phase to commercial phase that contributes to 40% of total Health Care business.
•Responsible for recruitments training and managing 430+ employees and management staff, setting up process for start up of commercial activities from inception, ensured closure of legacy sites ahead of timeline resulted in savings of operation cost and supply chain cost ~$100M.
•Accredited for completion of CQV in time, developing local vendors for spares ensured 88% reliability, superior quality product throughput, reduction in lead-time and cost of spares vs OEM. Received appreciation from Global Ops & E&TS Team and considered as exceptional work.
•Improved 100% Production efficiency from start up phase lowering operations cost by 28%, wastage reduction by 30% & Man power reduction by 20%, met 100% CFR setting a bench mark target in Operations and SCM in just 6months time. Became single source unit managing 4000+ msus
•Efficient capacity utilization, effective planning and coordination and monitoring of budget lead to Savings of $50M on a month on month basis.
•Plant became the first BIS site delivering record volumes with excellent QAC and zeros safety issues with high employee morale and exceeded PQCDSM targets consistently.
•Served as visionary and driving force behind numerous other initiatives, including:
- Inventory Control and reduction - Business process enhancement
•Best practices implementation - re-engineering of product lines

GLOBAL

MSM at Procter & Gamble
  • India - Hyderabad
  • June 1998 to November 1999

Responsible for managing and streamlining Physical Distribution and warehouses for both Healthcare AAI region and Hair care Pan India categories.
•Redefined Physical distribution process for receipts, labelling, storage, production issues, dispatches and documentation, supported 100% reconciliation, easy access and effort reduction.

Education

Master's degree, Operations Management
  • at Sikkim Manipal University of Health, Medical And Technological Sciences

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Bachelor's degree, General Management
  • at University of Madras

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High school or equivalent, Mechanical
  • at Central Training Institute for Instructors

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Specialties & Skills

BUDGETING
DOCUMENTATION
DRIVING
INVENTORY MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT
MARKETING
QUALITY
SUPPLY CHAIN

Languages

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