Basant Pandey

About Basant Pandey

I\'m passionate about driving operational excellence and transforming manufacturing processes to achieve peak performance. I thrive on challenges and find immense satisfaction in optimizing complex systems, streamlining workflows, and empowering teams to reach their full potential. What excites me most is the opportunity to make a tangible impact on business outcomes – not just improving numbers, but also fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.Throughout my career in the automotive industry, I have consistently focused on implementing Lean Six Sigma methodologies and data-driven strategies to enhance efficiency, reduce costs, and improve quality. As a General Manager of Operations at Lear Corporation, I\'ve led multiple plant operations, overseeing diverse teams and multi-million dollar budgets. My experience spans supply chain management, process improvement, project management as well as strategic planning.Key Skills: Strategic operational planning, forecasting, customer relationship, profitable operations Management, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Supply Chain Management, Continuous Improvement, Driving efficiency, People Development, operational excellence.

Experience

1. General Manager Operations

   Lear Corporation

   Oct 2020 — Present · Chakan, IN

   Leading Lear’s largest Indian plant, managing multiple key customer accounts, and overseeing large-scale manufacturing operations.Lead end-to-end plant operations, overseeing logistics management, production planning, and drive operational excellence.Spearhead forecasting activities to ensure accurate demand planning and resource allocation, improving supply chain efficiency.Direct large, diverse teams with a strong focus on people management, employee engagement, and leadership development initiatives.Conduct and manage internal audits to maintain compliance with industry standards and continuously improve operational processes.Drive key strategic projects, ensuring timely execution, budget adherence, and alignment with organizational goals.Consistently deliver strong operational results, contributing to plant profitability and organizational growth.

Education

• Symbiosis Collage of Distance Learning Pune

  PGDBM, Operations

  2004 — 2007

• Sainik School

  10+2, Science

  1984 — 1989

• Govt. Enggineering Collage Nainital

  Engg., Electrical

  1989 — 1993

• Mahatama Gandhi vidyapeeth institute of technilogy

  Bechlor of electrical and electronics, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering

Skills

• Toyota Production System
• Kaizen
• Value Stream Mapping
• Smed
• Iso/Ts 16949
• Factory
• Fmea
• Materials Management
• Manufacturing Operations Management
• Iso Standards
• Supply Management
• Ppap
• Spc
• Team Management
• Product Development
• Root Cause Analysis
• Operations Management
• Apqp
• Dmaic
• Operational Excellence
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Lean Manufacturing
• 5s
• Tpm
• Manufacturing
• Supply Chain Management
• Jit
• Automotive
• Manufacturing Operations
• Six Sigma
• Supplier Quality
• Dfmea
• Poka Yoke
• Quality System
• Process Engineering
• Continuous Improvement
• Quality Management
• Pfmea
• Iso
• Tqm