Head of IT - Benin Textiles (Arise IIP) - Benin, West Africa
(2024-07)
Lead end-to-end IT operations across multiple manufacturing plants — ERP, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and plant systems — ensuring maximum uptime and operational resilience at group level.
- Programme Director for SAP S/4HANA implementation encompassing production-critical, logistics, and HR modules, delivering a unified digital backbone across the business.
- Defined and executed a plant-centric IT roadmap balancing operational reliability, cybersecurity maturity, and cost efficiency — aligned to the Arise IIP group strategy.
- Spearheaded IT/OT convergence and IIoT initiatives enabling predictive maintenance, improved machine availability, and real-time production visibility across plant floors.
- Integrated ASRS warehouse automation with SAP, achieving significant gains in inventory accuracy and material flow efficiency.
- Led SAP SuccessFactors integration with SAP HCM and S/4HANA, streamlining group-wide HR, payroll, and talent management processes.
- Established robust cybersecurity governance, access control frameworks, and group security policies across all plant sites in West Africa.
- Manage internal IT teams and strategic vendor partnerships to deliver SLA-driven, resilient IT services across a complex, multi-site environment.
Assistant General Manager – IT - Indo Count Industries Ltd. - Thane, Mumbai, India
(2023-05 - 2024-07)
Delivered a full-cycle SAP S/4HANA implementation for a large, multi-site textile manufacturing enterprise — on time and within budget.
- Designed and implemented a cloud-based Disaster Recovery solution, ensuring business continuity with minimised RTO/RPO across all critical systems.
- Established enterprise IT, cybersecurity, and governance policies aligned with ISO standards, achieving 100% compliance in all reviews.
- Deployed an advanced security stack — CrowdStrike (EDR), QRadar (SIEM), MFA, Trellix (DLP), and VAPT — materially reducing enterprise cyber risk exposure.
- Implemented enterprise-wide Zoho ITSM platform, standardising Incident, Change, Request, and Asset Management across multiple plants.
- Delivered measurable IT cost optimisation through vendor rationalisation, licence consolidation, and rigorous contract governance.
Section Head – IT (Senior Manager) - Grasim Industries Ltd., Aditya Birla Group - Bharuch, India
(2018-09 - 2023-04)
Led plant-wide SAP S/4HANA rollout tightly integrated with manufacturing processes, delivering real-time operational insight and process standardisation.
- Integrated IoT-based machine monitoring with SAP, enabling smart manufacturing, data-driven decisions, and measurable OEE improvements on the shop floor.
- Achieved a 100% success rate across all internal IT audits and compliance reviews throughout a five-year tenure.
- Deployed enterprise security solutions including CrowdStrike (EDR), Zscaler (SWG), and XDR, significantly strengthening overall security posture.
- Designed and commissioned an on-premises data centre supporting mission-critical plant applications with high availability and redundancy.
- Managed global IT operations supporting manufacturing units in the USA, Germany, and Thailand — coordinating across time zones and regulatory environments.
IT Manager - Birla Century, Aditya Birla Group - Bharuch, India
(2008-09 - 2018-09)
Owned all plant IT infrastructure and SAP BASIS operations, ensuring high availability of production-critical systems across a decade of sustained growth.
- Led multiple SAP upgrade cycles, system refreshes, transport management, and performance tuning initiatives.
- Designed secure plant networks and DR strategies aligned to group business continuity requirements.
- Implemented IoT-based production monitoring and real-time dashboards, improving visibility and decision-making across manufacturing lines.
- Pioneered deployment of the Barco Monitoring System for real-time textile machine performance visibility — later adopted group-wide.
- Delivered SAP PP & SD user training programmes that significantly improved adoption rates and operational process discipline.
IT Officer - Orient Press Limited - Silvassa, India
(2006-12 - 2008-03)
- Managed system administration, network security, and IT infrastructure health across the plant.
- Led technical implementation of Smart Card (E-Card) manufacturing projects as technical team head for end-to-end deployment.
Assistant System Officer - Jay Computers (Client: Hindustan Lever Ltd.) - Silvassa
(2006-06 - 2006-11)
Sr. FM Engineer - CMS Computer Ltd. - Vapi
(2005-12 - 2006-05)
System Administrator - Polycab Wires Pvt. Ltd. - Daman
(2005-02 - 2005-11)
