Suman Kode

Possess 22 years of industrial experience with a strong focus on formulating strategies to achieve annual business goals and managing overall operations for optimal efficiency. Proven ability to drive business performance by maximizing revenue, profit and customer satisfaction through direct leadership across all key functions, including Production, Engineering, Quality, Safety, HR, Finance, Procurement and Logistics. Ensure full compliance with company policies and procedures at plant.

Demonstrated expertise in a wide range of food manufacturing segments, including spices, oleoresins, chocolates, confectionery, coffee, wafers, chips, dairy, nutritional drinks, pet food, Poultry feed, frozen products. Extensive hands-on experience with diverse technologies such as extraction, distillation, roasting, grinding, pasteurization, homogenization, extrusion, agglomeration, sterilisation, evaporation, spray drying, oven drying, milling, frying, blast and plate freezing.

General Manager – Operations at Allana Sons Pvt. Ltd. (2023-01 – Present)

Responsible for managing end-to-end operations with a focus on operational excellence, cost control, and customer fulfillment across domestic and international markets.

• Accountable for P&L management, ensuring bottom-line profitability by optimizing cost structures, maximizing yield, and enhancing operational effectiveness.
• Leading operations across three business segments: FBM, Rendering and Pet Food Units, ensuring synergy and optimal resource utilization.
• Successfully handling international country delegations, facilitating audits, plant visits, compliance reviews to secure critical regulatory approvals for business expansion in export markets.
• Driving efficiency and productivity through lean manufacturing practices, robust MIS, and strong interdepartmental coordination.
• Strategically directing production planning, procurement, quality assurance, regulatory compliance, and workforce management across all verticals.

General Manager – Plant Operations at Godrej Industries Ltd. – CDPL (2018-01 – 2023-12)

Led operations of the division with a strategic focus on productivity, quality & SCM.

• Successfully handled 2 manufacturing units and 16 chilling centers, ensuring seamless coordination across geographies for milk collection, quality maintenance, and timely dispatch. Managed all dairy products such as market milk, butter, ghee, SFM, SMP, dahi, and by-products.
• Maintained the cold chain throughout the supply chain, safeguarding temperature-sensitive dairy products from procurement to delivery, ensuring product integrity.
• Oversaw logistics control at every stage of Finished Goods (FG), including route optimization, real-time monitoring of dispatches, coordination with transport vendors, and minimizing TAT.
• Enhanced system efficiencies through data-driven planning, leading to improved OTIF performance and customer satisfaction.
• Instrumental in driving operational cost reduction while maintaining high standards of safety, quality, and hygiene as per HACCP, ISO, and FSSAI norms.

Operations Manager at GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Ltd. (2014-01 – 2018-12)

Spearheaded operations at the Rajahmundry plant, a key manufacturing site for Horlicks, GSK's flagship nutritional health drink, by managing all processes for various Horlicks and Boost variants.

• Proactively identified process bottlenecks across production, logistics, and quality checkpoints, implementing corrective actions to improve overall plant throughput and reduce cycle time.
• Ensured strict compliance with global standards of hygiene, food safety (HACCP), and quality systems (FSSC 22000, ISO 9001).
• Collaborated cross-functionally with R&D and QA teams for product development, packaging innovations, and process optimizations.
• Successfully led capacity enhancement projects and process improvements to meet growing market demand across India and Asia.
• Led continuous improvement initiatives using Lean, Kaizen, and TQM tools to drive OE.

Production Manager at Gandour India Food Processing Pvt. Ltd. (2009-01 – 2014-12)

Played a key leadership role at Gandour, a legacy confectionery and chocolate manufacturing company established in 1857.

• Oversaw operations across multiple high-speed packaging lines, managing over 5 lines with various SKUs of chocolates and confectionery.
• Led the implementation and optimization of multipack machines for automated, efficient, and flexible packing operations.
• Drove line balancing, material flow optimization, and equipment efficiency initiatives to increase throughput and reduce downtime.
• Enforced strict adherence to company core values across the shopfloor: Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency, and Freedom.
• Fostered a values-driven culture through ongoing training, employee engagement, and performance alignment.

Assistant Manager – Production at Synthite Industries Pvt. Ltd. (2004-01 – 2009-12)

Contributed to operations at Synthite, a global leader in spices and oleoresins manufacturing, known for its innovation and quality.

• Responsible for managing production activities across various spices and floral extractions, ensuring output met the required quality standards.
• Operated, optimized Solvent Extraction & CO₂ Extraction units for processing a variety of products.
• Maintained stringent controls over process parameters to ensure high yield, product purity, and consistent batch quality.

Executive MBA in Operations Management – Indian Institute of Management (IIM) (2017-12)

B. Tech in Food & Dairy Technology – Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University (2004-12)

Intermediate – William Booth Jr. College (2000-12)

S.S.C – A.B.M. High School (1998-12)