Naveen Pilania

VP and Global Operational Excellence Head @Piramal Pharma Solutions

Mumbai, MH, IN
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WORK HISTORY

May 2025 — Present

VP and Global Operational Excellence Head @Piramal Pharma Solutions

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Mumbai, IN

EDUCATION

2011 — 2011

Benchmark Six Sigma

Certification in lean Management, Lean Management

2009 — 2009

American Society for Quality (ASQ)

Six Sigma Black Belt, Six Sigma

N/A

Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hissar

Master of Science - MS, industrial chemistry

2000 — 2002

Guru Jambheshwar University

M.Sc.(Industrial Chemistry), Industrial Chemistry

1995 — 1997

DAV Public School, Panipat

High School, Medical Science

N/A

QAI global

Master black belt, Lean and Six Sigma

N/A

Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad

General Management

2005 — 2005

Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), New Delhi

Six Sigma Green Belt, Six Sigma

1997 — 2000

Kurukshetra University

B.Sc., Industrial Chemistry

SKILLS

Quality SystemSupply Chain OptimizationSupply Chain ManagementProduction ManagmentDmaicOperational ExcellenceIsoTqmKaizenLean ManufacturingQuality AssuranceBlack BeltQuality ManagementChange ManagementManufacturing Operations ManagementManagementValue Stream MappingProcess EngineeringContinuous ImprovementProcess ImprovementProduction ManagementSix Sigma5sTpmLean Initiatives

ABOUT NAVEEN PILANIA

Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt Certified Professional having 23 years of rich experience in facilitating Business Excellence program in Manufacturing & Supply Chain. Passionate about Excellence, supported by strong Analytical, Project Management & Leadership skills. My career has been based on delivering superior results through a focus on Integrity and Excellence.Presently driving the OpEx program across Piramal Pharma manufacturing footprint globally i.e. India, USA, Canada and UK.In previous assignment I facilitated the OE program across the various BUs of Zydus Lifesciences for mfg and supply chain i.e. Cadila Healthcare, Zydus Healthcare, Zydus Wellness, Zydus Animal Healthcare, EMO and JVs. Facilitated the legacy initiatives i.e. SLIM (For Operational efficiency) and PRISM (For COGS optimization) to higher maturity, and initiated the Manufacturing Excellence program to drive the LSS capability. While the OpEx initiatives systematically drove performance across the desired business needs i.e. COGS optimization, GC, throughput, OEE & process capability improvement etc. through hands-on Lean Six Sigma projects, delivered astounding saving accruals of Rs 5800 Million over the last 4 years. Am also leading the Digital tranformation journey with IoT, Advance analytics, AI, ML, AR/VR solutions designing and implementation. While I coached the GSK sites across South Asia on the GSK Production System (GPS), we were front runners in the GPS maturity across the other regions. In my current & previous assignments, have successfully facilitated; • F&S IMEA- Gold award in 3 site and at Silver level in 4 other sites of Zydus. • IRIM NAMC - Platinum award for 1 site and Gold award for 2 sites • GPS level 2+ at 4 of the South Asian sites • President’s Award for Abbott Baddi Site for 2 consecutive years.• Class A and DMS certification for 2 Abbott Sites• TPM at Wrigley (I) Pvt. Ltd.• ME level 2 at Kansai Nerolac PaintsSpecialties: Lean Thinking, Lean Production System, Six Sigma, ToC, Hoshin Cycle, TPM, Change Management, Digital Transformation, Advance Analytics, Production Management.

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