Senior Manager (NPD) - Zetts Cosmetics Pvt. Ltd. - Mumbai
(2025-12)
- Development of Primary packaging for new products (NPD) & modification of packaging of existing products
- Mould Development of Glass Bottles & PP caps for Perfumes
- Development of specifications for packaging materials, & SOP's
- Vendor development, factory trials
- Resolving trouble shoots related packaging occurs at plant level
Senior Manager (Packaging Development) - Agio Pharmaceuticals Ltd. - Mumbai
(2024-06 - 2025-09)
- Leading the Development of packaging for new products (NPD) & modification of packaging of existing products
- Responsible for monitoring the timelines of development projects for timely launch of NPD/EPD
- To Spearhead Mold development from concept initiation, pilot mold development to validation & commissioning of mold
- Development of specifications for packaging materials, PBOM, drawings, test methods, SOP's and quality protocols
- Lead and accomplish packaging initiatives (vendor development, factory trials, travel tests, stability studies) with cross functional team members, factories and vendors
- Resolving trouble shoots related packaging occurs at plant level
- Online proofing of printed materials
- Cost reduction projects
- Provide technical solutions on designs, to deliver better aesthetics
- Vendor management & development
- Leading, motivating the packaging team and provide technical direction
- Market Handling: CIS, ROW, SEA, Europe & Latin America
- Dosage Handling: Solid Oral & Injectable
- Addressing Market complaints & its solution by corrective & preventive action
- Responsible for quality & compliance in line with product requirement
- Managing day-to-day supplier performance to ensure meeting of service, cost, delivery and quality norms
Senior Manager (Packaging Development) - Vasu Healthcare Pvt. Ltd - Vadodara
(2021-10 - 2024-01)
- Lead the design and development of end to end packaging solutions for products on the basis of the brand objectives and the business brief
- Innovate consistently on providing packaging solutions with a vision to optimize costs and business needs
- Work closely on packaging (primary and secondary) across the entire product range to evaluate opportunities for optimizing on the basis of evolving market and business needs
- Lead and accomplish packaging initiatives (vendor development, factory trials, travel tests, stability studies) with cross functional team members, factories and vendors
- Support factories with testing SOP's of incoming material, specifying acceptance / rejection criteria for each material
- To deliver & implement New Packaging development projects within given project time and budgeted cost
- To Spearhead Mold development from concept initiation, pilot mold development to validation & commissioning of mold
- Suggest transit performance of new packaging by conducting various testing procedures, establishing machinability of packaging material by packing line trials
- Leading the Packaging Design function, drive its charter/goals, and develop & lead the team to deliver it
- Innovations and Material research for packaging
- Study the sustainability for packaging
- Identify and deliver productivity and customer experience improvement opportunities driven through the Packaging and packaging process
- Develop plans for Quality assurance and manage Quality management system for packaging consumables
- Vendor development and management to ensure access to the right capabilities and capacities in the vendor network
- Resolving trouble shoots related packaging occurs at plant level
- Sources of packaging machines & develop packing lines required in Packaging operations
- Tech transfer of new product packaging
- Set up quality management systems for Packaging Development
- Online proofing of printed materials
- Cost reduction projects
- Provide technical solutions on designs, to deliver better aesthetics
Senior Manager (Packaging Development) - Lamar Natural Product Pvt. Ltd - Mumbai
(2018-06 - 2021-10)
Responsible for New product packaging development and launches for pharmaceutical and cosmetic products (CIS, AFRICA, ROW, Australia & Domestic market)
- Responsible for New product packaging development and launches with different shapes, material structures, and pack formats for Pharmaceutical and cosmetic products
- Project tracking and management
- Development of specifications for packaging materials, PBOM, drawings, test methods, SOP's and quality protocols
- Manage stability and compatibility of packaging materials
- Vendor development to implement new packaging products and cost reduction
- Resolve packaging quality issues through CAPA and working closely with vendors to improve the quality of packaging materials
- Resolving trouble shoots related packaging occurs at plant level
- Sources of packaging machines & develop packing lines required in Packaging operations
- Attend & approve FAT for packaging machine
- Tech transfer of new product packaging
- Set up quality management systems for Packaging Development
- Online proofing of printed materials
- Cost reduction projects
- Carrying packing on line trails at Plants for NPD and its transit trials
- Change part & Mold development
- Responsible for approval & control of artworks / proofs, specifications, PBOM's
- Dosage Handling: Solid Oral & Injectable
- Addressing Market complaints & its solution by corrective & preventive action
- Responsible for quality & compliance in line with product requirement
- Managing day-to-day supplier performance to ensure meeting of service, cost, delivery and quality norms
Manager (Packaging Development) - Rusan Pharma ltd. - Mumbai
(2014-05 - 2018-05)
Packaging Development for CIS, ROW, AFRICA, UK & Domestic Market
- Heading packaging development for 2 plants
- Responsible development of packaging development for new products (Injectable like Prefilled Syringes, Ampoules, Vials, Narcotic drugs Tablets, capsules; Syrup etc.)
- Vendor development, selection & audits for Packaging Materials
- Negotiations with vendors for costing of PM
- Cost reduction projects
- Handling of market complaints with related to PM
- Training to subordinates
- Online trouble shooting
- Packing on line trails at Plants for NPD
- Change part development
- FAT trails of all new packaging machines
- Mould development for primary packing material of new products
- Artwork development as per guidelines for DOMESTIC, CIS/ROW & regulatory markets
- Responsible for approval & control of artworks / proofs, specifications etc.
- Approval of PM BOM
- Co ordination with R & D, Marketing, Sales, QA/ QC, Production, Regulatory Dept.
- Responsible for approval of the packaging material specifications & SOPs
- On line proofing at printing material at vendor
Asst. Manager (Packaging Development) - Hygienic Research Institute Pvt. Ltd.
(2013-05 - 2014-05)
Cosmetic Manufacturing Company - Domestic & Export
- Development of packaging development project assigned (hair colours, body lotions, creams, shampoo's, conditioners, soaps, hair oils etc)
- Development of primary, secondary & tertiary packaging with trails for Existing & new products
- Online trail of new developed Packaging Material
- Vendor selection & audits for Packaging Materials
- Evaluation of market complaints
- Responsible for approval & control of artworks / proofs, specifications etc.
- Co ordination with marketing, sales, QA/ QC, production, Regulatory Dept.
- Responsible for approval of the packaging material specifications & SOPs
- Training to the sub-ordinates at the sites
- Mould development
- On line proofing at vendor
- Cost reduction in existing products
Assistant Manager (Packaging Development) - Plethico Pharmaceuticals Ltd. - Mumbai
(2008-08 - 2013-05)
Handled packaging development for Plethico Pharmaceuticals Ltd (CIS- Russia, Kazak, Moldova, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine, Romania, Latvia, Georgia & Azerbaijan etc-Export & Domestic-CPD Division)
- Handled handling packaging development for Plethico Pharmaceuticals Ltd (CIS- Russia, Kazak, Moldova, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine, Romania, Latvia, Georgia & Azerbaijan etc-Export & Domestic-CPD Division)
- Distinguished efforts towards the reduction of cycle time by timely release of export orders & related artwork
- Successfully completed the Switch over of top 2 brands (Travisil & Therasil Lozenges) on Cartonator (cost reduction & optimization of production capacity)
- Contributed significantly towards: Inventory control, cost reduction (common inventory for CIS) and alternate source development / evaluation
- Artwork authorization and evaluation of market complaints
- Shipper harmonization
- Standardization of packing material specifications as well as troubleshooting of different issues
- Maintained coordination with R&D, QC / QA, Medical, Registration, Purchase, Vendors, Sales (with country for CIS) & Marketing Departments
- Mould Development, Machine Trails
Assistant Manager (Packaging Development & QC -Packaging) - Hygienic Research Institute Pvt ltd. - Mumbai
(2000-07 - 2008-07)
FMCG (Cosmetics) - Domestic & Export. Packaging developed for Products: body lotion, shampoo, hair colour, powder hair dye, hair oil, Soap, conditioner, creams etc.
- Packaging Material Development from primary (conceptual design) up-to shipment level for Existing & new products
- Online packing trial of primary & secondary, finalization of shipper pack with transport worthiness test
- Efficaciously worked for development of the Entire Packaging Development for various brands like Hair Colour / Dye, Shampoo, Soap, Hair Oil, Skin Lotion, Ointment & Conditioner, etc.
- Inventory control
- Alternate source development / evaluation
- Artwork authorization& database
- Evaluation of market complaints as well as troubleshooting of different issues
- Accountable for the new projects / process improvement
- Standardization of packing material specifications
- Responsible for approval & control of artworks / proofs, specifications etc.
- Co ordination with marketing, sales, QA/ QC, production, Regulatory & Purchase Dept.
- Responsible for approval of the packaging material specifications & SOPs
- Training to the sub-ordinates at the sites
- Mold development
- On line proofing at vendor
- Cost reduction in existing products packaging material
- Established & leaded Quality control Testing Lab for PM Testing
QA/QC Chemist - Kappac Pharma Ltd. - Thane
(1999-01 - 1999-09)
Division of Kopran Ltd.
QA/QC Chemist - Elder Pharma Ltd. - Navi Mumbai
(1996-10 - 1999-01)
