Akshay Kshatriya
Project Manager | Automotive & Manufacturing | NPI | Cross-functional Leadership |
- Role
- Project Manager at Webasto Group
- Location
- Pune Division, MH, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Akshay Kshatriya
Experienced and results-driven Project Manager with over 10 years of expertise leading innovation-focused initiatives in the automotive and manufacturing industries. Specializing in New Product Introduction (NPI), cross-functional team leadership, and cost optimization, I have a demonstrated ability to deliver complex projects on time and within budget.Key Achievements:Led the end-to-end development and launch of ambient-light sunroofs for the Mahindra BE 6 and XEV 9E, collaborating with global R&D teams and supplier partners to ensure product and assembly-line readiness.Directed multiple assembly-line installations, quality enhancement programs (PFMEA, SPC), and automation projects at Knorr-Bremse and GKN Sinter Metals, achieving up to 45% machining-cost reductions and 33% performance improvements.Current Focus:Leading the design and integration of electronic clusters for next-generation vehicles, driving both hardware and software coordination to meet stringent automotive standards.International Experience:Managed European-India cross-site collaborations, including a tenure in Germany where I was responsible to introduce an entirely new ecosystem of automation systems that improved the efficiency of operations. Renowned for building processes from the ground up, fostering stakeholder alignment, and delivering measurable operational improvements across project lifecycles.
Experience
Project Manager
Nov 2025 — Present · Pune, IN
Education
St. Lawrence High School, Aurangabad
High School
MGM's Jawaharlal Nehru Engineering College
Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering
2011 — 2015
Skills
- Leadership
- Music
- Social Media
- Project Management
- Management
- Strategic Planning
- Powerpoint
- Microsoft Excel
- Musical Instruments
- Microsoft Word
- Customer Service
- Microsoft Office
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