ANSHUL MAHESHWARI (Ash)

Williams Architectural is a premium metal hardware manufacturer dealing in Bespoke designer projects, DIY kits via e-commerce and wholesale provider for B2B segment in Australia, New Zealand

Responsibility

• Devised and implemented strategies utilising core operational competencies to open new markets
• Recruited and trained initial personnel, establishing key internal functions

Achievements

• Implemented strategic initiatives that resulted in increased market share and profitability. Enhanced operational efficiency
• Successfully managed resources with optimised ROI

J Blundell and Sons, is an investment gold trading company

Responsibility

• Increase profit margins and market competitiveness
• Develop new markets and channels

Achievements

• Turned a negative bottom line into a five figure profit by implementing effective change management, digital transformation and developing new markets.
• Increased profit margins from 0.8% to 4.7% through strategic supply chain planning and redesigning business architecture
• Managed the business through the COVID-19 pandemic by identifying and leveraging new revenue streams.

HealthShare NSW is one of largest public sector shared services organisation delivering support services for NSW Health. Procurement directorate manages up to annual spend of $6 Billion for NSW Health.

Responsibilities

• Set up program and change office for procurement transformation program with recurrent savings goal of $300 million in first phase

• Identify opportunities in current capacity, capability and technology to develop a strategic delivery program.

Achievements

• Identified and executed contracts that accelerated savings targets and successfully set up new sustainable management processes

• Developed program of works with benefit realisation plans to deliver impactful change in process improvements, ICT enhancements, customer engagement, supplier performance, contract management and internal procurement processes training.

• Successfully built strong internal and external stakeholder engagement to savings acceleration program via multiple organisation wide workshops, change assessments and change communications

Responsibilities

• Project manager for transformation programs including “My Food choice”, a food service transformation program

Achievements

• Set up program and change management office to manage change, increase stakeholder engagement and maintain innovation agility through program lifecycle

• Implemented transformation program within budget and increased patient meal choice to 90%, consumption by 50%, decrease headcount by 10% and implemented patient nutrition dashboard for clinical staff

• Managed program life cycle from concept to feasibility within 9 months and delivered successful strategies to reach production stage.

CHEP Australia, owns and operates equipment pooling business including pallets, bins and Reusable plastics crates (RPC)

Responsibilities

• Plan and manage capital and operational budget investments across Australian operations to deliver increased efficiencies with 20% to 30% ROI in 2 years

Achievements

• Lead redesign of national RPC (Reusable Plastic containers) supply chain network with cross functional team to allow for 300% growth in capacity and capability.
• Lead national efficiency measurement and breakdown data reporting system, Factory management system. Installation, commissioning and training of 14 sites within 6 months and in budget. Project included over $1m in capital and 15 resources spread over 3 countries.
• Project enabled a road map to save $1m in labour costs and allow 2% growth of blue pallet volume

Carlton United Brewery (Asahi) owned and operated alcoholic apple cidery with heritage brands of Bulmers, Mercury and Strongbow. At the time, the cidery served more than 50% of Australian market share facing critical supply capacity challenges.

Responsibilities

• Lead, Train and coach CI projects across Packaging, Brewing, Quality Assurance, Logistics and Engineering functions

Achievements

• Site OEE increased by 4% and production line changeover time reduced by 37%. Brewing capacity increased by 42% in volume
• Validation and delivery CI projects across all functions of the site. Projects saved over 2,000 labour hours in 2 financial years, reduced logistics costs by 10% and increased 15% production capacity.
• Lead innovative supply chain project to bottle brewed cider (acidic), interstate to a underutilised beer bottling (alkaline) line

MARS Inc., is a global FMCG with leading market share in confectionary and food segment and a brand portfolio of Mars, Snickers, Pedigree, Whiskas, Schmacko, Optimum and more

Responsibilities

• Project Management of 20+ concurrent Innovation and promotion projects across Asia Pacific
• Lead cross functional teams of 10+ associates to deliver projects through stage gate process and with business leadership endorsement

Achievements

• Developed standardised project documentation, visual process flow, and reporting templates
• Increased resource efficiency by process improvements, e.g. reduced stage gates from 4 to 2 for low risk projects

Responsibilites

• Manage and develop 14 direct reports,
• Manage safety, quality and good manufacturing practices
• Annual conversion budget exceeding $10m

Achievements

• Lead projects to implement and deliver HACCP accreditation
• Improved efficiency of packaging line by 5% OEE and labour utilisation by 20%
• Gained advanced skills in Performance Coaching & Discipline management

Responsibilities

• Manage progression of the new $56m high volume production facility against its operational efficiency learning curve
• Model and problem solve plant performance by facilitating internal and external engineers on data and ROI based downtime drivers

Achievements

• Rated “Outstanding” in yearly review, for raising efficiency of plant by 30% through strategic efficiency roadmaps
• Promoted into management within first 16months of graduate recruitment