
Harshit Kashyap
About Candidate
Total Experience: 10 Years.
Currently (May’2023 till date) associated with a Chinese EPC Company, representing it throughout India as Business Development Manager – India Market. Doing B2B Marketing, KAM, identifying prospect clients and expanding Business reach to potential clients. Lately received Budgetary Enquiries worth USD 2 Mn.
Before this, I spearheaded my own business as Founder and Managing Director (Mar’2020 to Apr’2023).
Previously (Aug’2016 to Feb’2020), I was associated with Ashok Leyland Defence Systems as Operations Manager/ Program Manager/ Project Manager.
Before ALDS, I was associated with Ashok Leyland Ltd. (June’2015 to July’2016) as Supplier Quality Engineer (CQ-SQ).
Started career as Design Engineer in Bus Manufacturing company in 2014.
Interested in Business Development/ Corporate Sales/ Marketing/ Netwrok Devp./Network Mgmt.
Well versed in Marketing Strategies like GTM, ATL, BTL, TTL.
Team Leadership. Good CFT experience.
Education
B.Tech (Mechanical Engineering)
Diploma in French Language
Master Diploma in Product Design and Analysis
Work & Experience
• Working with Chinese EPC Products Company, solely representing the Company Pan India as their Business Development Manager – India Market •Accumulated $2M USD Budgetary Enquiries from 3 different EPC Companies based in India. Job Profile: • Foremost requirement is Business Development in India Market, based at Gurgaon. • GTM, B2B Marketing, In-person meetings with potential/ existing clients as and when necessary. • Generation of enquiries from India Market. • Interactions with Clients at pre and post ordering stage. • Submitting Techno-Commercial Offers and further Negotiations for finalization of orders in favour of North Metal Hose Company, China. • Follow up and realization of payments from Indian Customers • Arranging and facilitating meetings of North Metal Hose Company, China representatives with existing potential customers during their India visit. • Assistance in booking orders and Any other responsibility assigned as required from time to time.
Spearheaded Family Business • Established and Registered a Top Notch brand called Posh Café Lounge Bar Club and Microbrewery. • Overall Management including Strategic Sourcing to Raw Material Procurement to managing operations and introducing new products from time to time. • Headed a team of 52 personnel. • Utilizing Marketing Strategies such as GTM, ATL, BTL, TTL, ensuring continual digital presence. • Corporate Tie-ups/ Institutional Sales, building Channel Partners. • Devising Marketing programs like Sponsorhips at University/ College Tech Fests, Discount Coupons and Discounting schemes. • Organizing events round the clock with every festival/ major happenings.
Job Profile as a Program Manager was handling Pan India Operations of different applications being developed/ already running throughout India. Monitoring all the projects simultaneously . i.e from the very inception of the Project (including, but not limited to NPD), CFT Coordination etc. i.e: • Source/ Vendor Identification, nomination and regularization. • New Product Development to Validation/ approval from PD – Drawings verification, Sign Offs and ECNs, if any. • Production – Right from Chassis Induction to Body Shop (Structure and Paneling) to Pre Paint to Paint to Paint to Trim Linen to Final Assembly. Daily Tracking and DPR updates. • Quality Assurance – Identifying Bottlenecks in production and doing their RCA and eventually CA/PA and Cut Offs. Conducting Process Audits and Product Audits (PDIs). Following ATPs. Monthly Top 10/ Top 5 Defects Identification. • Customer Interactions/ Handling Customer Inspections – Liaising with DGQA, DGAQA, DGBR, placing Inspection Calls, ensuring smooth Customer Inspections, following ATPs/ QAPs, obtaining I-Notes, PRs and finally CRVs. • Logistics Part - Ascertaining Vehicle Allocations and Vehicle Deliveries with complete Tool Kits and UHB/ ISPL/ MRLS/ SMTs. Monitoring Vehicles in-warding in CVDs and obtaining PRs and CRVs. • After Sales Services – Heading Pan India After Sales Services and was appointed SPOC for all Superstructure Service concerns. Maintaining Field Issues Trackers of all products plying at different locations Pan India. Identifying issues, doing their RCA and eventually CA/PA and Cut Offs. Addressing the issues in least possible time by means of Man/ Material or Method (Telephonic Resolution), keeping in check other 3Ms also i.e Machine/ Milieu/ Measurement. • User Trials - Cold Trials in freezing cold locations in East Sikkim at -14°C to under scorching blistering sun at 47°C at Barmer, Rajasthan. • Organizing Zonal Training Camps and delivering lectures and clearing any ambiguity pertaining to FBVs/ Superstructure. Covering the lengths and breadths of our country from Northern most points of Leh, Nyoma, Muth to eastern most points i.e east Sikkim, Tawang - Arunachal Pradesh, Leimakhong – Manipur, Aizawl – Manipur. • Organizing Zonal Service Camps – ensuring speedy redressal with adequate volume of resources. • SAP Proficiency: SRM Portal - Process Completion, Quality Clearance and ASN Generation. Milestones Achieved: • 10+ Special Purpose Vehicle Models/ Applications developed and worked on. 4X4 Medium Ambulance, 4X4 ATF Refueller, MBPVs for Punjab Armed Poice, J&K Police, CRPF, BSF (Proto Vehicle), MRVs, LRVs, 6KL Cesspit Tankers for Bangladesh Army and 8X8 Flat Bed Dozer Carrier for Indian Army (Proto Vehicles). • 50+ Zonal Service Camps organized Pan India including remote locations. • 50+ Zonal Training Camps organized Pan India including remote locations. • Designing and drafting of UHBs for several models i.e 4X4 Medium Ambulance, 4X4 ATF Refueller, UN Mission Reefers, MBPVs etc. • Over 650 vehicles delivered annually, nationally and internationally. • Trusted and Foolproof liaising with Govt. Agencies like DGAQA, DGQA. • Was awarded Best Contributor in Pan India Ashok Leyland Defence Systems for preventing DP Extension and further LD to company.
Job Profile • Reviewing design plans, process procedures, test procedures and quality manuals to understand the scope, requirements and function of products. • Utilizing Quality tools such as RCA and implementing CA/PA for improvements. Foreseeing Performance Bottlenecks and ensuring Corrective Measures by Continual Improvement/ Kaizen by Close to 100 JDIs (Just Do It Improvements by Root Cause Analysis & 5W5M Method). • PDI & Continual improvement of projects viz. AL Stag & JanBus Midi. • Supplier/ Body Builder Quality Systems monitoring and upgradation by conducting Monthly Supplier Process Audits, Regular Product Audits, Incoming Materials Quality Check. • New Product Developments & Sign Offs, Daily Tracking & Inspection, Daily Management by KPI Monitoring, Monthly Top 5 Defects Identification with the help of Pareto Analysis. • Arrested recurring defects relating to dimensions by introducing dedicated Templates. • Monthly “0” MIS check (Target – Zero Miscellaneous Defects), PFMEA (Process Failure Mode Effects Analysis), WIs (Work Instructions)/ SOPs (Standard Operating Procedure), Control Plans, ECNs (Engineering Change Notice). • PROJECTS HANDLED: AL Stag, JanBus Midi, AL Viking 222”, Lynx Strong School Bus, Boss Wider HSD Load Body, Dost PV. SKILLS ACQUIRED: • Quality Tools such as RCA, CA/PA, PFMEA, 5W5M Method, JDI Improvements, “0” MIS Check, Kaizen, PokaYoke. • Monthly Process Audits, Supplier Audits, Incoming Quality Checks. • Daily Product Audits and PDI. • WIs, SOPs, ECNs, Sign-Offs.
Job Profile: • Bus Body Structural designs utilizing AutoCad, Catia V5. • New Product Developments, Sign Offs, PDI. • Design, review and implementing drawings practically in production stage. • Template Designing and making for speedy production thereby encouraging Lean Manufacturing. • Design/ Drawing improvisations considering long term serviceability/ maintainability issues. • Suggesting Functional Check points in existing Check Sheets anticipating future issues. • Sourcing of a few products. • Costing of a few products. • PROJECTS HANDLED:AL Staff Buses, AL School Buses, Eicher Staff and School Buses, Pvt. Luxurious Buses, Dost Load Body. SKILLS ACQUIRED: • AutoCAD, Catia V5 • Templates Designing • Sourcing • Costing • Design improvisations