Sahoo Prasanta Kumar

Enterprising leader & planner with a strong record of contributions in streamlining operations, invigorating businesses, heightening productivity, systems & procedures; targeting assignments with a growth-oriented organization.

Focused

Leader with 28 years+ experience across international geographies (Kenya and Oman).

Business

Strategist with notable success in providing leadership for Plant Operations, achieving continuously improving results in safety, quality, service, sales, product development & cost performance. Start-up Specialist with impressive success in spearheading Plant Set-ups, Profit Centre Operations, Manufacturing, Projects, Sales, Quality, Supply Chain and Finance with key focus on profitability. Experienced in driving production planning and control, ensuring orderly movement of goods through entire manufacturing cycle.

Customer-centric Professional with expertise in structuring processes & control plans for smooth workflow and achievement of production targets.

Key People

Leader with proven ability to lead and motivate large teams towards growth.

Operations-Business Head - Haldirams Foods International Pvt. Ltd. - Nagpur

(2024-09)

Managing operations and business activities for bakery and snacks production facility.

• Installation of new automated TT Italy Sponge/Bar/Cup Cake Line in Nagpur Plant; led entire production and operations activities of entire plant
• Installation of new automatic Rademaker Netherlands frozen sheeting Line in Nagpur Plant
• Scoping of new bakery & snacks client
• Managing new bakery product development for Q.S.R. & Institutional Sales
• Implement recipe/ingredients and process controls as per standard operating procedures
• Looking after 08 Food production lines complete operations including two frozen products line & responsible for P&L
• Facilitating capacity planning, productivity improvements & technical issue resolutions
• Formulating production plans, schedules & budgets and directing manufacturing through business excellence philosophy
• Executing operational excellence/ process improvement initiatives for all the operations at plant
• Supervising & managing day-to-day operations on the plant floor while increasing production and revenue (P&L); generating daily production reports and sending the same to senior stakeholders for decision-making
• Identifying production/ operational losses on a daily basis and devising corrective action to eliminate losses
• Motivating & monitoring the team's performance to ensure efficiency in process operations; recruiting personnel and organizing regular periodic meetings & trainings for staff to discuss issues and devise solutions for the same
• Managing production of bakery products, snacks and savories items along with productions and operations

Operations Head - Mrs. Bector's Food Specialties Ltd. - Noida, Bengaluru

(2011-05 - 2024-08)

Led entire gamut of Plant Operations across multiple locations with P&L management responsibility. Managed team of 10 members directing Manufacturing, Quality, Logistics, Purchase, Sales & Finance Functions.

• Supervised re-installation of new semi-automated Burger Bun Plant in Bengaluru; led entire production and operations activities of entire plant
• Directed successful installation of: New bread plant and achieved production in full capacity within 6 months of opening
• New Automated Burger Bun Plant; enhanced the quality of burger bun with production capacity 500,000 Nos. of burger buns in a single day
• Provided guidance to NPD Team for developing new product as per market and customer requirements
• Single-handedly managed launching of Burger Pizza by Domino's
• Implement recipe/ingredients and process controls as per standard operating procedures
• Managed new product development for all Q.S.R
• Administered development of: New Mexican Burger for McDonald's across Indian Market
• Deep Dish for Domino's Pizza
• Leading a team of 10 members and directing the entire gamut of Plant Operations (Manufacturing, Quality, Logistics, Purchase, Sales & Finance Functions) with end-to-end P&L management for Noida and Bengaluru plant. Noida & Bangalore plant turn over 350 CR. & 75 CR. Respectively Per annum
• Liaising with international machine manufacturing team members for installation of new machinery and fully automation of W.P Bread Line and AMF Burger Buns Line
• Adapting to industry best practices which contributes to improve productivity and efficiency
• Formulating production plans, schedules & budgets and directing manufacturing through business excellence philosophy
• Planning, organizing, directing and running optimum day-to-day operations to exceed customer's expectations
• Facilitating capacity planning, productivity improvements & technical issue resolutions
• Supervising & managing day-to-day operations on the plant floor while increasing production and revenue (P&L); generating daily production reports and sending the same to senior stakeholders for decision-making
• Identifying production/ operational losses on a daily basis and devising corrective action to eliminate losses
• Implementing stringent quality control systems to enhance quality & reduce the rejection rate
• Ascertaining product availability as per customer and budgeted volume
• Applying cost saving measures to achieve substantial reduction in expenditures & work within the budget
• Executing operational excellence/ process improvement initiatives for all the operations at plant
• Monitoring work sites & HSE issues and ensuring that the safety is implemented in timeliness of deliverables
• Motivating & monitoring the team's performance to ensure efficiency in process operations; recruiting personnel and organizing regular periodic meetings & trainings for staff to discuss issues and devise solutions for the same

Manufacturing Manager - Modern Oman Bakery L.L.C. - Muscat, Oman

(2007-07 - 2011-04)

Parent company of Switz Group of Companies. Managed production of bakery products, snacks and savories items along with operations of 35 Arabic Bread Plants.

• Contributed in setting up production of automatic Donut Plant in Muscat, Oman with production capacity of 150,000 Donut on a daily basis
• Managed production of bakery products, snacks and savories items along with productions and operations of 35 Arabic Bread Plants
• Designed & implemented recipe/ingredients and process controls as per SOP
• Devised SOPs and Process Flow Chart for entire product

Operations Manager - Mini Bakeries (Nairobi) Ltd. - Nairobi, Kenya

(2003-02 - 2007-05)

Parent company of Mini Group of Companies, the largest baking company in Kenya. Supervised entire western region with team of 350 permanent and 500 casual staff.

• Supervised entire western region of Mini Bakeries (N) Ltd., the largest baking company in Kenya with production over 400,000 units per day with a team of 350 permanent and 500 casual staff
• Successfully opened & set up 1 new branches in Western region and in Regional Office in Kisumu

Burns Philip India Ltd.

• Designed & developed a new improver for 100% whole Wheat Brown Bread enriched with Fiber also developed Easy-Bake improver for Mumbai Market and T-500 improver for burger production of McDonald's

MBA - Operations Management - SMU, Manipal (2013)

Diploma - Production Management - NILEM (2002)

B.Tech. - Food Technology & Bio-Chemical Engineering - Jadavpur University (1997)

B.Sc. (Hons.) - Chemistry - Utkal University (1993)