Tarun Verma

- Leading Strategic & Operational roadmap for Annual Manufacturing Strategy & Implementation Plans. - Driving Production Forecasts, Capacity Utilization, Future-aligned Crewing Strategy and Workforce Plans. - Driving Capital Expenditure (CapEx) Plans for Technology and Infrastructure upgrades - Spearheading Workforce & Employee Relations , achieved Long-Term Labor Settlements with Trade Unions. - Implemented Employee Relations (ER) Strategies, synchronized with Supply Chain objectives - Increased Employee Engagement Scores and achieved Low Attrition Rates. - Led Effective Talent Development Programs and Succession Plans. - Driving Quality, Safety & Compliance and Product Quality Conformance Metrics (Defect Rate Reduction/ Customer Complaint Resolution). - Tracking Zero Lost Time Injury Rate (LTIR) and SHE Audit Performance. - Documenting Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPAs) & External & Internal Compliance Audit Outcomes. - Driving Continuous Improvement & Innovation - leading Quantifiable Cost Savings from CI Initiatives (Lean, Six Sigma projects) and Improving Operational Efficiencies (e.g., OEE, Lead Time Reduction). - Leading Innovation Pipeline for Process and Product Enhancement. - Driving Financial & Efficiency Performance, Achievement of Production Volume and On-Time Delivery (OTD) Targets. - Adhering to Manufacturing Budget, Favourable Cost-per-Unit Metrics, Optimized Inventory Levels and Reduced Waste.

· Optimized pricing strategy and enhanced cash flow and grew P & L for business. · Successfully implemented technology innovation, channel strategy and reimagined market to increase topline. · Preparing roadmap for future “Look ahead chocolate” for10 years. Incubating with AI and devising solution with no FTE. · Exceeded Global Capex Benchmark $/KT and Tons/m^2/m^3 by 30%. Achieved target for 2030 lines in 2023. · Achieved Best Opex benchmark of 400$/ton and Tons/FTE :120 globally. · Achieved industry leading cost efficiencies through workforce optimization (~50% over 3 years) · Created Diverse & Inclusivity Culture in engineering with 50% women employees. · Driving strategic sourcing strategy, transferring work flow with present base of European supplier base to BCS solution based integrated with BTT approach. · Achieve benchmarked MCC- Manufacturing conversion cost for India BU, highest for Mondelez globally. · Successfully built state of art future ready Capability Hub and prepared roadmap for chocolate category; recognized as best among FMCG in India for 2027.

• Led end to end setting up Crumb (WIP) Reactors and 11 KT molded chocolate line. • Developed Bournvita Ovens and autoknocking solutions along with unioninsed challenging atmosphere. • Designed Head count strategy reallocation, built up education and training modules in a unionised plant • Ran and maintained lines with Cpm>1.0. Achieved Global Quality QP score 91% rating - global benchmark for the complex operations. • Led engagement and build capability for Health improvement index; improved score from within 2 years

• Successfully upgraded the conventional line to E-4 line to deliver high revenue product – “Silk portfolio”; it was India’s biggest Line and brand silk being $200m. • Built strategy and successfully implemented optimization of conversion cost 1100$/ton to 700$/ton for 50 KT volume. • Drove implementation of Supply chain renovation; led 50% workforce optimization - 700 HC; recognized as best MCC site.

- Led end to end establishment of LOF, largest Global Line Greenfield project. Set up 2 mega future molded line~ $50m. - Spearheaded design and operations of the mega lines of Plant Capacity of 150 KTons & Chocolate ~$250m. - Set up 97% diversity run lines- gender, physically challenged and language based. Production lines designed and operated with best ergonomics. - Engineering : Led Brownfield Expansion projects - Maximized the production of business critical line E-4 with a RCA tools - Established first of its kind CDM in 3rd party line

- Responsible for Expansion for major brands in North - ChyawanPrash, Glucose, Babool and Odonil. Plant Manager for ChyawanPrash, Glucose, Babool, Odonil, Honey and Almond Hair Oil. - Built future ready facility for production

Taking care of Engineering maintenance and projects for North India

Working as a manufacturing Manager. Responsibility- Production. TPM implementation

Engineering maintenance and projects

Upgrading the skills in PGPMAX -ISB Hyderabad to be among top senior leaders. Upgrading my skills in Wharton Business School -USA Upgrading my skills in London School of Business- London UK