Prashant Katiyar

About Prashant Katiyar

Prashant Katiyar is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in business transformation and operational excellence, currently serving as General Manager - Head Operational Excellence & Ops Transformation in the COO\'s office at Mankind Pharma Ltd since March 2018. Katiyar\'s key responsibilities include leading large-scale EBITDA transformation projects, post-merger integration practices, and operational excellence program implementation across over 32 manufacturing sites. Significant accomplishments include mentoring the operational excellence team, resulting in substantial P&L savings and expanding programs to 18 subsidiaries. Previously, Katiyar held various managerial roles at Nestlé, Mondelēz International, and The Coca-Cola Company, focusing on continuous improvement and operational efficiency. Katiyar holds multiple degrees, including an Executive Post Graduate Program in Strategic Management from the Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode, and a PGPDP in Manufacturing Excellence and Management from Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology.

Experience

1. General Manager - Head Opex Ops Transformation (Procurement Manufacturing Quality)

   MANKIND PHARMA LTD

   Mar 2025 — Present · Delhi, IN

   Major Mandates:#Large scale EBIDTA transformation projects#End to End digital Business transformation mendate for Operations, Manufacturing, Quality & Procurement (S2P) Verticals#Spearheading Operational Excellence (32+ Manufacturing sites) covering life sciences, Consumer health, OTC, Agrirech, Bioscience, Packaging Material manufacturing sites #Driving strategic agendas of COO\'s officekey Responsibilities Includes :1. Conduct feasibility studies, business cases, and financial analyses to guide senior management decision-making.2. Serve as an internal strategy consultant, providing actionable insights for ops, procurement, manufacturing, quality for transformatiom initiatives3. Develop robust reporting frameworks highlighting business trends, opportunities and risks for senior leadership.4. Leverage advanced commercial and financial analytics to interpret complex datasets, build financial models, and drive data-informed strategic recommendations.5. Build strong relationships with senior leadership, understanding functional priorities to provide relevant and impactful strategic guidance.Lead or support the implementation of approved transformation initiatives, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives.6. Conduct ad hoc analyses to investigate critical operational or business issues and present findings with actionable recommendations.

Education

• Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology

  PGPDP - Manufacturing Excellence and Management

• Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad

  Mankind Pharma Future Leaders Programme, Business strategy & Organization Behaviour

• Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode

  Executive Post Graduate Diploma Program - Strategic Management, Business Strategy

Skills

• Six Sigma
• Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (Haccp)
• Operations Management
• Poka Yoke
• Lean Manufacturing
• Kaizen
• Smed
• Quality System
• Supply Chain Management
• Total Productive Maintenance (Tpm)
• Root Cause Analysis
• Iso 22000
• Quality Control
• Management
• 5s
• Tpm
• Value Stream Mapping
• Production Planning
• Continuous Improvement
• Dmaic
• Operational Excellence
• Team Management
• Manufacturing
• Iso
• Tqm
• Business Development
• Fmcg
• Process Excellence
• Capacity Building