Ravi Saggar
- Role
- Vice President Research & Development, CTO at Energizer Holdings
- Location
- Cincinnati, OH, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
Experience
Vice President Research & Development, CTO
Mar 2020 — Present
Delivering end-to-end structure for new overall corporate innovation strategies/implemented pilot model of the new organization that is showing significant improvements in organizational efficiency, productivity, savings/margin, R&D contributions to sales, plus optimization of overall investment. Delivered global sales/margin improvement to support category plans for batteries, lights, & auto care. Led 5-year innovation road map, breakthrough and disruptive technology program/platforms to deliver strategic business plan. Created cultural innovation mindset to drive step change in impact of R&D. Built capabilities to improve innovation speed to market and overall efficiency. Direct reports: 8-9. Organizational size: 280 supporting $2.8 billion. Led development/cross functional alignment to 5-year technology/product road map resulting in a sales contribution of $200+ million over 5 years across all categories/contributed to 3% improvement in margin growth through value engineering / improved product performance at a lower cost. Established breakthrough program resulting in 3 new technology platforms creating a road map of innovation to improve performance and cost by 25% or more, establishing a clear path for 10 years. Led development/creation of new innovation capabilities/strategies resulting in a significant productivity improvement by 80% while reducing overall investment by 20% and speed-to-market by 30%+ on average across business categories. Directed creation/implementation of open innovation program resulting in 7 new technology opportunities to improve the speed-to-market, cost and performance attributes of the technology/product road map. Transformed overall cultural health/productivity of the organization, including integration of two new businesses for battery and auto. Transformed company from a $1.7 billion company to $2.8 billion.
Education
The Ohio State University
Bachelor of Science
1986 — 1991
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