Sandip Uthale

About Sandip Uthale

Professional with 19.5 years of experience in Packaging Material Development, R&D…

Experience

1. Senior Manager Packaging Development

   Parle Agro Pvt Ltd

   Nov 2016 — Present · Mumbai, IN

   Spearheading plant support for 9 own units & 65 Co- Packers, conducting regular audits, developing new suppliers, upgrading existing suppliers for next level capabilities Formulating long-term/short-term strategic plans to enhance operations; conceptualizing & implementing strict measures in operating procedures to optimize resource utilizationEvaluating proposals to secure the best interest of the organization and increase productivityWorking in close coordination to work groups for conducting process audits, testing, approval of quality plans and detailing on quality requirements to finalize the quality planAnalysing & developing packaging samples & structures after conducting product packaging compatibility study to analyse the storage capacity of productsIdentifying modifications/improvements in packaging to accomplish market requirements; analyzing & developing packaging samples after defining packaging for shipper designing, shrink wrapping film specification for primary packaging materialUnderstanding overall operations for improvement of existing products with thrust on reducing product cost and based on market trends/ new product requirements; using several cost effective measures & raw materials which are not used traditionally for operations; designing of new product, work out on their cost analysis and prepare cost effective samplesCoordinating product development/ customization functions including requirement analysis, finalizing specifications, designing, prototype development and testing activities; managing production cost saving analysis & implementing modifications/improvements in packaging to reduce cost and value to accomplish market requirements

Education

• Indian Plastics Institute

  PG Diploma In Plastics, Polymer/Plastics Engineering

  2008 — 2008

• INDIAN INSTITUTE OF PACKAGING - IIP

  PG Diploma In Packaging Technology, Packaging Science

  2002 — 2004

• University of Mumbai

  Bachelor's degree, Chemistry

  1999 — 2002

Skills

• Packaging Material Development
• Vendor Development
• Quality Management
• Project Management
• Vendor Relationships
• Packaging
• Product Development
• Supply Chain Management
• Supply Chain
• Fmcg
• Management
• Sourcing
• New Business Development
• Manufacturing
• Production Planning
• Key Account Management
• R&D
• Team Management
• Business Development