Vikas Verma

About Vikas Verma

Transformation and Continuous Improvement leader with 16+ years of experience across global manufacturing and large-scale service organizations, specializing in Business Transformation, Operational Excellence, Lean Six Sigma, Digital Transformation, and Operating Model Design.I began my career in high-precision automotive manufacturing at Bosch, working within the Bosch Production System environment where quality, robustness, predictability, and zero-defect mindset are critical. I led Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma Black Belt initiatives, smart automation (Karakuri), productivity improvement, and capacity expansion, adapting operating and automation strategies across product lifecycle stages—ramp-up, stabilization, and decline—to protect topline and optimize cost without adding fixed manpower.I later transitioned to one of the world’s largest passive telecom infrastructure companies, operating at national scale where speed, consistency, governance, and execution excellence are essential. Here, I have led enterprise-wide Process Excellence, Total Quality Management (TQM), Digital Transformation, and Continuous Improvement programs, delivering measurable outcomes across cost reduction, productivity improvement, straight-through processing (STP), turnaround time (TAT), revenue acceleration, and compliance.My experience includes: • Lean Six Sigma program governance (Black Belt / Green Belt / Yellow Belt) and CI portfolio management • Post-Deming Prize assessments, TQM audits, and quality maturity reviews • AI/ML-based OCR and document processing, low-code workflow automation, and ERP integration • Centre of Excellence (COE) design and scaling across Technical Planning, Opex Management, and Landlord Management • Finance transformation, invoice processing automation, shared services productivity improvement • Value-chain optimization, cycle-time reduction, KPI governance, and analytics-driven decision making • Change management and adoption, working from shopfloor and field operations to executive leadership and boards • Program and portfolio management for complex, cross-functional initiativesI am known for strategy-to-execution leadership, strong learning agility, and the ability to translate best practices across industries, geographies, and organizational maturity levels—from manufacturing to services and domestic operations to global contexts.

Experience

1. Deputy General Manager

   Indus Towers Limited

   Jul 2024 — Present · Gurugram, IN

   Project Management- Digital TransformationManaging large scale transformation projects with impact at organization level & significant digital intervention.Key Interventions in major strategic initiatives of the organization. E.g: 1. Centre of Excellence to enhance standardization, process compliance, and competence.2. Transformation in Energy Billing Process3. Business Process Management

Education

• N. K. Public School

  Secondary

• Faculty of Management Studies - University of Delhi

  Master of Business Administration - MBA

• N. K. Public School

  Higher Secondary

• M.B.M. Engineering College, Jodhpur

  BE

Skills

• Root Cause Analysis
• Dfmea
• Team Management
• Project Engineering
• Industry 4.0
• Mechanical Engineering
• Process Improvement
• Bolting Technology
• Business Development
• Leak Testing
• Fmea
• Business Strategy
• Microsoft Excel
• Project Management
• 5s
• Manufacturing
• Management
• Engineering
• Supply Chain Management
• Automotive
• Operational Excellence
• Pro Engineer
• Lean Manufacturing
• Project Planning
• Autocad
• Smart Manufacturing
• Kaizen
• Six Sigma
• Microsoft Office
• Continuous Improvement