Nirav A Panchal

Gujarat, India | Mobile: +91 9427396084 | Email: [email protected]

Linkedln : linkedin.com/in/nirav-panchal-3398249b

(Registered in Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program)
New Product Development | Quality Control | Manufacturing Excellence | Research & Development

An innovative and quality focused NPD and R&D professional with over 14 Years of performance driven experience in Manufacturing sector across design and development of future components, product design and its critical characteristic, significantly enhancing TQM and TPM Principles, product quality, developing and launching new products through research and development and effectuating cost reductions in manufacturing processes. Expertise in driving research to deliver new product innovations and efficiency projects from concept through accomplishment.

Hands on experienced driving product development life cycle by leading the planning, designing, due diligence and implementing strategic business objectives to achieve organizational vision in line with the profitability parameters. Capable of interpreting corporate vision and strategy, translating objectives into actionable plans to achieve Operations, P&L objectives while providing decisive leadership to multi-functional teams.

Core Competencies:

·  Design Engineering

·  Mechanical Engineering

·  Research & Development

·  CAD Technical Support
·  Product Planning & Development

·  Supervision & Control

·  Quality Management

·  Business Development
·  Design Review & Product Validation

·  Product Literature

·  Analytical

·  Team Management
Technical Skills
·         MS Office Suite – Word, Excel and PowerPoint

·         AutoCAD 2D & 3D

·         SAP

Professional Experience
Swastik Hardware Stores, Gujarat, India| Manager – Business Development                                       Jun 2018 – Present

·         Propagating business excellence circle movement and developing a continuous improvement culture in the work force to achieve quality leadership in the industry for organizations.

·         Establishing multi-tiered relationships across customers to ensure a long-term business partnership and achievement of divisional goals.

·         Identifying potential business opportunities for enhancing business for the organization, setting up business operations, thereby ensuring seamless sales activities to achieve the assigned targets.

·         Conducting monthly performance reviews to report progress against proposed plans to the Management while spearheading planning, design, due diligence and implementation of strategic business objectives.

·         Building a team of highly proficient professionals through selection, recruitment, development and mentoring to achieve smooth and efficient run of business operations.

·         Investigating and gathering technical information to question or concern of customers regarding product as first point of contract.

·         Maintaining close business relationship with key accounts with the accountability of reporting and following up on customer complaint regarding products and services.

·         Spearheading sales by understanding client’s requirements and studied tenders with final accountability of preparing proposals, negotiating offers, and closing deals.

Texspin Bearing Limited, Ranpur, India | Assistant Manager                                                     Jul 2017 – May 2018

·         Involved in New Product Development and Research and Development; utilized and refined an established business practice to develop new products in accordance to standard operating procedures.

·         Created claims and substantiated through validation testing by working closely with the Marketing department with the accountability of developing timelines, organizing the sampling and setting priority.

·         Drove initiative to identify quality gaps, implemented reporting processes in order to track quality improvements, enhanced current systems by defining and prioritizing high-value quality projects.

·         Implemented the Lean Start-up methodologies that rely on validated learning, scientific experimentation, and iterative product releases to shorten product development cycles.

·         Conducted pilot testing to determine the validity of the design through the manufacturing process, report out and design review and product validation.

·         Acted as the subject matter expert, identified and executed new opportunities for technology in the market place to achieve organizational objectives.

·         Managed multiple priorities in compliance with the organizational standards within the stringent time and budget frames by executing various business strategies into practically achievable performance indicators.

Swastik Hardware Stores, Gujarat, India | Assistant Manager (Technical)                                        May 2008 – Jul 2017

·         Carried out activities pertaining to planning, developing, modifying and, maintaining manufacturing line and conducting industrial engineering activities including time study, line layout and capacity study.

·         Enforced manufacturing excellence to improve productivity, capacities, flexibility, process flow, layout, safety, inventory turns & lead times with lean concepts of just in time and standardization.

·         Handled all phases of product development, including conceptualization, creating model, and developing designs whilst efficiently applying research, simulation, new modified content.

·         Led team to drive operations in compliance with the organizational standards and maintained seamless coordination with management and vendors to achieve optimum result.

·         Developed additional tooling techniques and concept to increase production effectiveness as well as successfully set up techniques for error proofing in manufacturing line.

·         Achieve manufacturing excellence and business continuity objectives by reviewing schedule checklist and reporting machine maintenance activities.

FAG Bearings India Ltd, India (A Schaeffler Group, Germany) | Mechanical Technician             Jan 2005 – Apr 2008

·         Supervised manpower and drove efforts in achieving production target by training, mentoring and guiding team and apprentices over technical aspects.

·         Addressed product complaint and quality issue, implemented as well as reviewed why-why analysis, Poka-yoke and conducted PPM assessment of existing and new product production.

Education
Diploma – Mechanical Engineer | Technical Examination Board, Gandhi nagar, India             Oct 2001 – May 2004