Ravi Kumar Rajendran
Deputy General Manager - Engineering | IIMB
- Role
- Deputy General Manager -vave, Coe at Kohler Co.
- Location
- Pune Division, MH, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
Experience
Deputy General Manager -vave, Coe
May 2023 — Present · Pune, IN
Results-driven Engineering Leader with 20+ years of global experience in Value Analysis & Value Engineering (VAVE), Product Engineering and Cost Optimization, and Digital Transformation across Kohler’s business units worldwide.Currently leading the Global VAVE Center of Excellence (CoE) and Enterprise VAVE Program, driving cost leadership through Kaizen ideation, cross-functional collaboration, and data-driven execution across 20 Product Engineering CoEs and CPD teams.Delivered multi-million dollar savings (FY21–FY25) through design optimization, supplier collaboration, and analytics-based cost decisions — while co-leading annual VAVE program budgeting with Global Finance.Pioneering digital transformation in cost engineering, including:* Real-Time Project & Savings Dashboard – unified performance visibility across programs* Data-driven insights for smarter cost decisions and innovation tracking* Generative AI–powered VAVE Assistant – improving idea generation and reporting efficiency by 30%
Education
Mepco Schlenk Engineering College
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Mechanical Engineering
1997 — 2001
Government College of Technology, Coimbatore
Master's degree M.E, Engineering Design
2002 — 2004
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
Executive General Management Program -EGMP 49 Batch
2019 — 2020
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