Harsh Verma
Appliances & Kitchenware Professional|Product Head_Fackelmann Brands|Ex-Purchase Head_Groupe Seb|India & Global Sourcing|Product Development|SmallAppliances|Cookware|Kitchenware|Personal Grooming Appliances|WaterPurifer
- Role
- Head of Product Development at FACKELMANN GmbH + Co. KG
- Location
- Gurugram, HR, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Harsh Verma
Harsh is a seasoned professional having 18+ years of rich work experience with top indian brands-Usha (Small Domestic Appliances-Product Quality)-Eurekaforbes (Water Purifiers-Product Quality)-Luminous (Livpure-Water Purifiers-New Product Development)-Wonderchef (Cookware, Kitchenware, Homeware & Small Domestic Appliances-New Product Development & Sourcing)-Bergner HK Ltd-Sourcing and Development of Kitchenware and Cookware Products from Indian EOU (Export oriented units) for domestic and international markets-Syska-Product Manager-Personal Grooming Appliances and Irons-Evenflow brands-Sourcing Manager-Managed Frenchware,Rusabl & Babypro Brand portfolio.Groupe Seb- Head Purchase(Dire and Indirect Procurement)Fackelmann Brands-Product Head-Cookware and KitchenwareHe has a rich understanding of-Product Gap AnalysisProduct Sourcing/BuyingCategory Development & ManagementVendor DevelopmentNew Product DevelopmentProject ManagementProduct QualityProduct CostingService/Sales SupportInventory ManagementValue Engineering
Experience
Head of Product Development
Aug 2024 — Present · Gurugram, IN
Worked as a Product Development Head with Fackelmann Brands (Germany)-Development and Sourcing of Products from OEM/ODM vendors based out of China and India-Delivered a saving of INR 4.3 Million in FY24-25 within 8 months of Joining-Streamlined Supply issues of Top Sellers/Other Key SKU and ensured 90%+ fill rate. This helped the company in achieving ATH sales revenue in the last quarter of FY24-25-Improved Product Level Gross Margins -Introduced new supplier base with good manufacturing capacity, pricing, quality and supply consistency-Revamped the product packing of the existing product line-up in order to make them more appealing and in synergy with German Brand Heritage-Focusing on brand consolidation and positioning-Identified product gaps and created a roadmap of the new product lineup for launch in FY25-26 to increase company revenue share in India.
Skills
- Testing
- Market Research
- Team Management
- Product Launch
- Technical Training
- New Product Roll Out
- Supplier Quality
- New Vendor Development
- Technical Standards
- Product Innovation
- Product Management
- Technical Support
- Engineering
- Product Development
- Process Improvement
- Competitive Analysis
- Project Management
- Management
- New Product Ideas
- Sourcing
- New Product Validation
- Researching New Technologies
- Quality Assurance
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