Saravana Sigamani

About Saravana Sigamani

Progressive leadership experience in Corporate Planning, Mergers & Acquisitions, Manufacturing Operations, Transportation, Grocery Automation, Capacity Planning, NPI, Intra-Logistics, Global Product Transfer, Manufacturing Engineering, Maintenance, Continuous Improvement throughout the value chain and Internal Start-up. Proven coach and mentor, excelling in building high performance teams and a customer-centric culture. Well-rounded experience in multiple industries: forklift manufacturing; truck manufacturing; mobile devices; medical products; aerospace • Leading End-To-End US operations for a new transportation initiative• Led innovation programs in the inbound value-stream of Fulfillment Center Operations (Robotics and Automation)• Led post-merger integration activities of two major forklift manufacturers in the Americas • Championed new assembly factory launch and robotic expansion in fabrication • Manufacturing lead for 10 New Product Introductions • Managed over $30M Capital projects in fabrication, robotics and truck assembly • Strategic sourcing of mobile phone repair facilities. Consolidated 3 facilities into 1 • International exposure to Strategic manufacturing in Japan, Germany, Netherlands & India • Managed daily assembly operations for three assembly lines with 10 core models Specialties: Corporate Planning & Business Strategy – TrainedInternal Start-up – Hands-on trainingLEAN Manufacturing - Certified PractitionerToyota Production System - TrainedSix Sigma Black Belt - ASQ certified,Project Management - Kepner Tregoe certified

Experience

1. Automation Roadmap & Integration Leader Grocery (Operations & Supply Chain)

   Amazon

   May 2025 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

Education

• Anna University Chennai

  Bachelor's, Mechanical Engineering

  1995 — 1999

• The University of Texas at Arlington

  M.S, Industrial Engineerng

  2001 — 2003

• University of Houston, C.T. Bauer College of Business

  MBA, Supply Chain Management , Operations Management & International Business

  2011 — 2013

Skills

• Process Engineering
• Root Cause Analysis
• Operations Management
• Manufacturing
• Kanban
• Project Management
• Supply Chain
• Product Development
• Logistics
• Lean Manufacturing
• Value Stream Mapping
• Logistics Management
• Kaizen
• Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Product Marketing
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Leadership
• Continuous Improvement
• Business Process Improvement
• Asq
• Management
• Six Sigma
• Program Management
• Supply Chain Management