Ganesh Joshi

Delivering business growth, operational excellence, market agility, consumer engagement, and digital-led competitiveness in a fast-paced, highly competitive environment. Strategic: • Business Transformation Enabler: Drive digital transformation aligning IT initiatives with business goals (growth, cost efficiency, market reach). • CXO Partner: Act as a strategic advisor to CEO, CFO, COO, and Sales/Marketing heads for data-driven decision-making. • Innovation Catalyst: Explore and implement emerging technologies (AI/ML, IoT, RPA, Blockchain, Cloud, Advanced Analytics). Manufacturing : • End-to-End Visibility: Implement ERP, MES, and SCM systems to enable real-time inventory, production, and logistics tracking. • Demand Forecasting: Use AI/ML to improve demand planning, reduce stock-outs, and optimize production cycles. • Last-Mile Efficiency: Leverage route optimization, GPS, and distributor management systems to improve market coverage. Sales & Distribution : • Salesforce Digitization: Provide mobile-first CRM and sales apps for order booking, secondary sales tracking, and trade promotions. • Retail Analytics: Enable insights into GT (General Trade), MT (Modern Trade), and e-commerce channels. • Customer Engagement: Build digital platforms for loyalty, direct-to-consumer channels, and personalized campaigns. Data & Analytics • Single Source of Truth: Establish enterprise data lakes and master data governance. • Real-Time Dashboards: Empower management with BI dashboards for sales, production, inventory, and finance KPIs. • AI-Powered Insights: Enable pricing optimization, market basket analysis, and consumer sentiment tracking. Building Talent & Culture • Build a digital-first mindset across manufacturing and business functions. • Upskill workforce on AI, data literacy, automation, and cybersecurity. • Encourage innovation through digital labs, hackathons, and co-innovation with startups.

Rich and diverse experience of 24 years includes(FMCG, IT,Auto,Engineering,Process), leads Digital Transformation Initiatives, works in close coordination with the Managing Director & CEO. Passionate, Visionary, result oriented IT thought leader, guided the company through a series of technology Initiatives and implementations such as building IT Infrastructure, ERP , Mobile Solutions, SaaS products deployments, support, Process improvement & automation, etc. Guiding operations and process implementation through strategic thinking & decision making for digital transformation.

Head Information Technology

Formulating IT strategy and Roadmap for the organization. Implementing Supply Chain management across Nilons group & business partners (7 Manufacturing Locations & 55 Warehouses, CSA & C & F agents). IT infrastructure such as networks, servers, databases, directory services, security infrastructure, mobile and wireless systems. Identify the new area for improvement & atomization through IT. Evaluation of Hardware/Software & consumables. AMC/FMS contract & its renewal. Supporting the existing system.

Implemented SAP ECC 6.0 Implementation from May 2008 to JAN -2009 this include implementation of all the modules including HR/Payroll & Maintenance for Greaves Business Group-III (Light Engines Group). Designed & executed the business continuity/ disaster recovery plans for IT infrastructure and legacy applications systems. Implemented IT infrastructure Security policies. Evaluation & Implementation of VPN (virtual a network) Implementation of web base CRM/SCM & Dealer Management system. Bar-coding solution implementation at shop floor to track the engines& Inventory at various stages in shop floor. Attendance smart card & Leave management system implementation & interfacing with existing legacy. Implemented PLM Windchill 9 & interface with SAP ECC 6.0

Team Leader Technical to implement Oracle Apps E-Business suite 11.5.10 at Bombay Stock Exchange Mumbai. Project Leader Offshore Team for General Electric (USA) for Oracle Apps Sourcing implementation. Responsibilities • Documenting Detailed Functional specifications of user requirement and a key part of the user acceptance phase of an engagement by extensive interaction with the client. • Responsible for communicating Functional needs and requirement to the Technical teams. • Finding the new and changed functionality of the E-Business suite. • Analysis the various feature of the Oracle Sourcing Functionalities. • Reporting the features with practical solutions to GE. • Leading Technical team for up gradation of I-Procurement, Purchasing and Payables Modules. (From 11.5.9 to 11.5.10)

• Customer Order & Vendor Web base Application Implementation using JAVA & XML Technology. • Implementation & Post implementation support of AVALON ERP at Cosmo Films Ltd Baroda  Modules (Requisition/Purchasing/Stores/AP) • Integration of Data between Baroda & Waluj Aurangabad plants. • Linux base E-mail System Implementation. • Oracle Database Migration from Oracle 7.3 to Oracle9i. • Network & Lease Line administration. • Optimization of ERP Transactions to Improve Efficiency & accuracy. • Database administration. • Inventory Valuation. • Support & Enhancement of AVALON ERP. • Web site maintenance.

• Worked with Softman Consultancy services Aurangabad India as Senior Programmers at Ceekay Dailkin Ltd Chikalthan Aurangabad Project : Involved as a Team Member for development, Implementation, Training of the following modules using Oracle8 & D2k Technology. Payroll Purchasing Stores

Value drivers for IT usage in organizations IT and business: ensuring strategic alignment IT portfolio planning, prioritization & evaluating alternatives