Praneeth Gandi
Project Leader | MBA | PMP
- Role
- Project Leader at Milwaukee Tool
- Location
- Brookfield, WI, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Praneeth Gandi
Results oriented Project Leader with 13 years of experience in taking products from…
Experience
Project Leader
Nov 2024 — Present · Brookfield, WI, US
Managed multiple complex NPD engineering projects from concept to launch, with minimal direction and deliver high value and robust exciting products that are new to market and new to Milwaukee Tool.Planned, led, organized and controlled design and development activities in the US and in Asia using cross functional global teams.Guided overall project direction and managed daily activities of project team through design, prototyping, testing and launch activities while adhering to phase gate approach to create high quality power tool accessories for end users.Typical teams include engineering, quality, marketing, industrial design, packaging, sourcing, regulatory, finance and operations team members located across the globe.Provided project KPIs and risk register updates to Executive Management on a regular cadence. Identified and highlighted technical risk areas and mitigation strategies in partnership with impacted teams.Framed up Trade Off Discussions with core teams and Category Leadership.Presented business proposals to vendors and framed up cost negotiation strategies.In addition to NPD work, also led aggressive transfer and second sourcing projects to qualify existing products at new suppliers and product support projects. Managed project teams to ensure manufacturing and quality capabilities at new suppliers are able to meet the Milwaukee Tool standards via process development and multiple manufacturing builds.
Education
Oklahoma State University
Master of Science - MS
Midwestern State University
Master of Business Administration - MBA
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