Govardhana Huppandi

• Managed 50+ suppliers for facade accessories, ensuring timely delivery of materials like rockwool, polyamides, anchors, aluminium sheet items, GI, PVC, fasteners, sealants for doors, window walls, louvers, unitized curtain walls, Balustrades, ACPs and shower fittings.
• Aligned suppliers with month+4 demands, ensuring adherence to delivery schedules and minimising potential delays.
• Finalised client sign-off for month+4 demands after thorough review.
• Cleared material release stage for weekly sequence production scheduling.
• Coordinated with internal and external stakeholders to resolve outstanding issues, facilitating smooth project progress.
• Escalated pending issues on time with other departments to ensure timely resolution.
• Led daily meetings and weekly reviews to ensure critical issues are closed.
• Collaborated with Senior Management to achieve organisational goals.
• Utilized strategic planning to drive business growth.
• Reduced operational inefficiencies by streamlining workflow processes.
• Oversaw project execution, ensuring timelines were met efficiently.

Managed end to end project life cycle management.

• Led weekly reviews, addressing critical open points to maintain project momentum.
• Organised project Gate meetings with CXOs to secure necessary approvals.
• Stakeholder management - R&D, QA, Marketing, PED, Operations, logistics.
• Cross-functional teams alignment for a common goal.
• Aligned with organisational policies for new product development and launches.
• Engineering change management
• Developed fresh platform product within a specified timeline of 36 months.
• Developed 350cc and 450cc new platform engine and vehicle from proto stage builds till mass production and product launch.
• Coordinated development vehicle planning (DVP) testing, ensuring alignment with project specifications.
• Engine and vehicles arrangement for testing.
• Expert in developing variants, facelift, refresh products within short timeline.
• Piloted change management initiatives successfully improving organisational adaptability.
• Delivered high-quality products to increase customer satisfaction.
• Streamlined communication channels, enhanced internal information flow.
• Translated senior management directives into actionable front-line policies and implemented changes with staff.

• Led development of over 400 parts, ensuring adherence to project timelines and specifications.
• Expert in achieving 1st month production volume for new products.
• Expert in an Internal co-ordination in manufacturing plants to get job done from various shops like Painting, Machining, assembly, Quality clearance, logistics etc.,
• Co-ordinated testing of common parts to ensure alignment with new product development standards.
• Expert in an internal co-ordination in manufacturing plants to get job done from various shops like painting, Machining, assembly section, Quality clearance, logistics etc.
• Worked as development engineer to develop various mechanical and electrical proprietary parts.
• Conducted state of build sign-off for new products prior to assembly.
• Thorough understanding of engineering change management from proposal to implementation without obsolescence.
• Handled customer complaints effectively, restoring trust in brand.