Gourav Bajpai
Head Operational Excellence | Problem Solver | Driving Operational & Digital Transformation | Employee Engagement | Continuous Improvement Culture | Ex: Piramal Pharma, HZL
- Role
- Head Operational Excellence (Gm) at Akums Group
- Location
- Haridwar, UK, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Gourav Bajpai
Global Transformation Leader with 20 years of global experience across Pharmaceuticals…
Experience
Head Operational Excellence (Gm)
Jan 2024 — Present · Haridwar, IN
Established and led the OE function for the group, driving transformation across 14 manufacturing sites (API and Formulations) through Lean methodologies, digital tools, and structured change management and achieved savings of 23 Cr in FY24-25. Built foundational excellence programs including Lean Six Sigma, Lean Daily Management (LDM), and standardized SOPs, governance models, and maturity benchmarks across all sites.Led cultural transformation by embedding problem-solving, accountability, and execution discipline through coaching, Kaizen events, and Gemba reviews.Drove change leadership via senior leadership engagement, organization-wide capability building, and a site-level Change Agent Network to sustain transformation.Enabled digital transformation through real-time OEE dashboards, Power BI/Tableau analytics for KPIs (Yield, Quality, OTIF), an Online Idea Management Tool, and a Utility Management System blueprint.Delivered strategic impact in key focus areas: energy conservation, yield improvement, changeover time reduction, and cycle time optimisation.
Skills
- Process Optimization
- Iso Standards
- Manufacturing
- Production Planning
- Commissioning
- 5s
- Engineering
- Kaizen
- Lean Six Sigma
- Networking
- Chemical Engineering
- Operations Management
- Root Cause Analysis,Man Power Management,Resouces Planning
- Focus Improvement Projects Leader
- Team Management
- Materials
- Zinc
- Fmea
- Process Engineering
- Microsoft Power Point
- Project Management
- Kaizen Leadership
- Iso
- Newsletters
- Iso 14001
- Negotiation
- Continuous Improvement
- Sap
- Change Management
- Rca
- Six Sigma
- Contract Negotiation
- Factory
- New Business Development
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