Shankar Ganesh Jaganathan
Bengaluru
Summary
Proven track record of successful Project/Program/Portfolio/Product management through methodical & diligent work with 17+ years of experience across diversified Domains - Automotive Vehicle Development, Process Improvement, IT Systems deployment, Advanced Engineering and Oil & Gas/Energy Control valves Development in an International Cross Functional Environment. Talented Manager with expert team leadership, planning and organizational skills built during successful career. Smoothly equip employees to independently handle daily functions and meet customer needs. Diligent trainer and mentor with exceptional management abilities and results-driven approach.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Manager - Product Portfolio Management
UD Trucks India Pvt Limited (ISUZU Group Company)
2022.08 - Current
- Responsible for Product projects Portfolio Management of UD Trucks - Growth market products - Quester (Heavy Duty), Croner (Medium Duty) & Kuzer (Light Duty).
- As chairman of "Foreseen Projects Forum" leading a Cross functional team to perform the feasibility study of New Product initiatives defining the Scope, estimating product and project cost, perform profitability analysis and prioritization of projects aligning within UD trucks product & platform roadmap towards Product Change Initiation Decision in Steering and Product committee. Also drive pre studies with Strategic alliance partner Volvo group to initiate Alliance projects with shared technology building a well defined Statement of work and Project agreements.
- As chairman of "QUEST - Qualified Estimation Team" leading a Cross functional team to drive pre-studies of Product Modification Requests on Quality improvement, Cost improvement, Legal compliance, feature upgrades, Volume expansion & Supply chain issues. Participate in "Product Co-ordination Team" to anchor Product modification requests for prioritization and decision towards PCID endorsement in "Maintenance Decision Body".
- Manage the R&D Budget & Resource management for growth market product needs aligning & balancing with Product Roadmap and priorities.
- Assisting in Product / Technology roadmap definition and Model cycle chart as an interface between Technology and Sales / Strategy functions.
- Driving pre-study on "One Heavy Duty Platform" Platform concept alignment between Mature and Growth markets needs.
- As a Project Governance Coordinator, organizing Steering committee and Technology reference group meetings, managing KPI evaluation, Gate audit analysis and Improvements.
- Chief Project manager for Cross badged products within ISUZU Group.
Senior Project Manager - Vehicle Engineering
UD Trucks India Pvt Ltd (Isuzu Group Company)
2021.04 - 2022.07
- Managed "UD trucks Quester - Product Cost Improvement Program" as Chief Project manager and Project Manager Engineering.
- Managed Intro-block Product Maintenance Projects for UD Quester product as Project Manager Engineering.
- Managed Advance Engineering Project for UD Trucks - Quester & Croner Products
- Managed Localization Program for UD Quester Trucks in Indonesia to meet import regulation and improve profitability collaborating with Joint venture company UD-ASTRA motor Indonesia.
- Lead the Collaboration & Synergy Investigations between UD Trucks India & ISUZU Global CV Engineering Centre Thailand for growth market products
- As Business PM in INDIGO Project managed implementation of IT Tools (PDM/PLM systems & other Vehicle Engineering tools), Data migration for UD trucks in transition from VOLVO Group to ISUZU Group.
- Managed Intro block KPI's for Vehicle Engineering - Delta Q, FTT, PCR's, Zero DEF deviations
- Managed UD Quester Euro 6 Engine Installation project as for Project Manager Engineering till Feasibility Gate
Senior Project Manager - Engineering
Volvo - Group Trucks Asia / UD Trucks
2016.10 - 2021.03
- Managed "Product Cost Improvement Program" to support Profitability Improvement & achieve Break even of UD Quester & Croner products by organizing multiple Idea Generation workshops, Feasibility Studies, Ideas implementation, Competition Benchmarking - in Indonesia, Thailand, South Africa, UAE/ Saudi etc., Market offer Optimization, Supplier VAVE Investigations, defining Low cost model specifications
- Managed Intro-block Product Maintenance Projects for UD Quester product as Project Manager Engineering.
- Managed Localization Program for UD Quester Trucks in Indonesia to meet import regulation and improve profitability collaborating with Joint venture company UD-ASTRA motor Indonesia.
- Lead the Product cost synergy Investigations between UD Trucks & Volvo Eicher Commercial Vehicles
- Managed the KPI's & Process improvement initiatives for Vehicle Engineering in below areas
o Late Design Change
o Part Change Request
o BOM Accuracy - Deviation
o Weight Management
o Market Support – Information to Market , Market Authorization Support, Technical Support on New Tender Queries - Assisted "Order to Delivery lead time improvement program" as Vehicle engineering in defining High Runner models for different markets to enable building parts inventory and reduce order to build time line.
- Defined Processes, Tools & Templates for Late DCN release management, Product Change Request -tool, Intro-block Handover process and checklists
- Driven initiatives on Variant Diversity reduction by studying on low volume variants aligning with UD international sales.
- Mentor for "PMP Study Group" in Bengaluru site for 3 years in supporting upcoming Project managers to get PMP certification.
- Hands-on experience with VOLVO group Engineering Systems - KOLA, PDM Link, EDB, PIL, PCR, Phoenix, ER, CSD, VGMS etc.,
Project Manager Engineer - Vehicle
Volvo Group Truck Technology
2016.07 - 2016.09
- Set up maintenance Intro-block way of working with new PME Vehicle Engineering Project team (EPT) compromising of Engineering commodity PM's, Vehicle architects, Product structure specialists and Complete Vehicle.
Project Manager - Chassis Vehicle Dynamics
Volvo Group Trucks Technology
2012.09 - 2016.06
- Managed Product cost improvement Projects for Chassis & Vehicle Dynamics function - Supporting Volvo Group Strategic Objective towards Profitability Improvement & Cost reduction.
- Played vital role in defining Cost improvement project governance and Way of working in Bengaluru GTT site,
- Introduced rewards and recognition setup for cost improvement ideas implementation within Chassis & Vehicle Dynamics
- Managed Product Maintenance Projects for VOLVO Group Multi brand products in Europe remotely from Bengaluru
Senior Engineer - Process Development
Volvo 3P
2010.09 - 2012.09
- Managed Process Projects & Contributed for Process efficiency improvement Initiatives which involves networking across multiple stakeholders from different Countries with Different cultures & Practices - Short term Assignments in Sweden, Japan & China.
o Global Development & Document Technical Solution - Process Improvement
o RnD30 – 30% Product development Lead time & Budget reduction Program
o Core Team Member for VOLVO Global Product Development Process
o Trainer for Product Development process (GDP) - trained over 600 people across Bengaluru 3P site, Volvo Eicher Commercial Vehicles, Dongfeng commercial vehicles, UD trucks.
o Efficiency Improvement Investigation for SCORE Step 2 - Project Budgeting and estimation tool
Project Engineer
Emerson Automation Solutions, Fisher Controls
2007.09 - 2010.09
- Managed Project’s for Emerson Electric Co., (Emerson Process management - Fisher Control Valves) to develop Digital control valves (projects worth >15 MUSD) for Middle East Market - Petrochemical, Oil & Gas exploration projects - located Onsite in Emerson Dubai Sales office for 2 years - coordinating supply chain from across the globe.
- Supported Projects for Singapore, US & Middle East markets - from Fisher Chennai Engineering Centre
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
Anna University
Tamilnadu, India05.2007
Skills
- Portfolio / Program / Project management
- Product Management
- Cross functional / cultural Stakeholder management
- Change Management
- Process Development
- Value Engineering
- Profitability Analysis
- Feasibility Studies
- Coaching and Mentoring
- Multi tasking
- Budget and Resource management
- Product Development
Accomplishments
- UD Trucks Chairman Award “Excel on Essentials" – for Product Cost improvement program in Y2019
- · Rewarded with UD Trucks Chairman Award “Ultimate Dependability" – for Order to Delivery Lead time Reduction program in Y2019
- VOLVO Group Trucks Asia - President Award for “Highest Efficiency” Consecutively for Y2017 & Y2018
- Multiple "Product Cost Champion" Awards
Education Certification
Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering, Anna university, 85.2%, PMP Certified, 1439002, MM/DD/YY, CAPM Certified, 1268011, MM/DD/YY, SFC Scrum fundamentals Certified, 809047, MM/DD/YY
References
Project/Program Management, Process efficiency Improvement, Product Development, Change Management, Value Engineering, UD Trucks Chairman Award “Excel on Essentials – Cost improvement” in Y2019, UD Trucks Chairman Award “Ultimate Dependability – Order to Delivery Lead time Reduction” in Y2019., President Award for “Highest Efficiency” Consecutively for Y2017 & Y2018, “Cost Champion” Awards, Selected for VOLVO Talent Retention Program for multiple occasions in Y2015, 2018 & 2019
Certification
- PMP® Certified (ID: 1439002) August 2011
- CAPM® Certified (ID: 1268011) June 2009 – June 2014
- SFC™ Scrum fundamentals Certified (ID: 809047) September 2020
Timeline
Manager - Product Portfolio Management
UD Trucks India Pvt Limited (ISUZU Group Company)
2022.08 - Current
Senior Project Manager - Vehicle Engineering
UD Trucks India Pvt Ltd (Isuzu Group Company)
2021.04 - 2022.07
Senior Project Manager - Engineering
Volvo - Group Trucks Asia / UD Trucks
2016.10 - 2021.03
Project Manager Engineer - Vehicle
Volvo Group Truck Technology
2016.07 - 2016.09
Project Manager - Chassis Vehicle Dynamics
Volvo Group Trucks Technology
2012.09 - 2016.06
Senior Engineer - Process Development
Volvo 3P
2010.09 - 2012.09
Project Engineer
Emerson Automation Solutions, Fisher Controls
2007.09 - 2010.09
Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
Anna University
- PMP® Certified (ID: 1439002) August 2011
- CAPM® Certified (ID: 1268011) June 2009 – June 2014
- SFC™ Scrum fundamentals Certified (ID: 809047) September 2020
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