Damodar Hegde

Senior Director TechOps @ The Coca-Cola Company

About

interested in technology and supply chain related challenges : strong back ground in mechanical engineering, robotics and programming. Have been lucky to work with some industry leaders in supply chains of foods and beverage giants. Now working on the intersection of sustainability and digital in the bottling operations of one of the world's favorite beverages. Specialties: engineering, information technology, supply chain management, operations excellence, digital innovation Specialties: engineering, information technology, supply chain management

Country

India

City

New Delhi

Industry

Consumer Goods

Skill

Culture Change, Talent Management, Integrated Business Planning (IBP), Warehouse Operations, Key Performance Indicators, Planning & Scheduling, MES, People Development, Operational Excellence, Capacity Planning, Industry 4.0, Sustainable Supply Chain Management, Data Analytics, Sustainability Strategy, Learning Agility, Decarbonization, Data Analysis, Renewable Energy, Manufacturing Operations, Analytical Skills

Experience

Senior Director TechOps

The Coca-Cola Company

2025-2 - Present · 1 yr 7 mos

India

Leading the technical operations team working with our bottling partners across India, Bhutan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Maldives and Sri Lanka

Head of Manufacturing Excellence, Bottling Investment Group

The Coca-Cola Company

2023-3 - 2025-1 · 1 yr 11 mos

Singapore

I support accelerating Coke's excellence journey across BIG markets through TPM & lean manufacturing, benchmarking, and fostering a continuous improvement culture. Together with the center of excellence team I also support capability building, multiskilling, and automation/digitalization of manufacturing to prepare our operations for a sustainable future.

Director Supply Chain Learning

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners

2020-6 - 2023-5 · 3 yrs

Greater Munich Metropolitan Area

Going from learner to enabler for learning for supply chain colleagues across 20+ countries in western Europe and Asia-pacific while we accelerate a digital and sustainability revolution in the beverages supply chain. Looking forward to learning from people and culture colleagues on how to empower the human side of digital transformations.

Director Digital Supply Chain and Business Processes

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners

2018-7 - 2023-5 · 4 yrs 11 mos

Berlin, Germany

Leveraging software and sensors to leapfrog human machine interfacing, automating beverage manufacturing and logistics to a Industry 4.0 with Industrial Internet of Things Upgrades and helping supply chain teams get savvy for a digital future.

Director Operations Excellence Germany

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners

2018-7 - 2020-6 · 2 yrs

Berlin

in charge of accelerating delivery on the German bottlers supply chain journey on Operations Excellence and Digital transformation.

Plant Manager and EMBA

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners

2016-7 - 2018-7 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Fuerstenfeldbruck

Delivering refreshing moments to Coca Cola customers in and around Munich and Bavaria from their local bottling plant. Plant manager tasked with sustaining success and integrating bottling site into European network.

Factory Director

Unilever

2013-11 - 2016-6 · 2 yrs 8 mos

Stavenhagen

Responsible for strategy, leadership development and operational excellence at the Pfanni Sourcing Unit in Stavenhagen.

Supply Chain Manager - Factory & Logistics Operations

Unilever

2012-6 - 2013-10 · 1 yr 5 mos

Stavenhagen

Responsible for delivery of manufacturing excellence goals at the production and logistics operations for the Pfanni Sourcing Unit in Stavenhagen.

Supply Chain and Business Development Manager

Unilever

2011-7 - 2012-6 · 1 yr

Hamburg Area, Germany; Stavenhagen

Responsible for expansion and development of B2B and Exports portfolio for Pfanni along with Customer Service, Planning and Material Management for the Pfanni Sourcing Unit in Stavenhagen.