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Raghu Menon

@raghumenon

Management consultant and manufacturing operations leader driving operational excellence, lean execution, and shopfloor KPI performance.

India

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking to drive manufacturing excellence end-to-end—OPEX, lean execution, and data governance—while leading cross-functional teams to improve Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost, and scaling practical digital manufacturing improvements.

I’m a dynamic Manufacturing Operations & Operational Excellence leader with 12+ years of experience transforming production, planning, and continuous improvement programs. In my current role at Capgemini Invent, I lead Engineering Workflows and OPEX transformations, optimizing shopfloor asset allocation and process compliance across international teams. I’ve deployed change management and standardized work practices across 7 countries, compressing process lead times and speeding rollout timelines.

I’m equally strong at designing measurable operational playbooks and governing data for execution at scale—delivering a 22% efficiency-driven ROI within 6 months and reducing localized deployment efforts by 35%. Previously at Ather Energy, I managed strategic planning for 50+ product programs with an 86% adherence rate to fiscal year plans, while aligning R&D, production planning, and suppliers for digital continuity. Earlier, at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, I led shopfloor operations for major aerospace programs—improving production cycle times by 30%, deploying Lean/Kaizen/Six Sigma, and strengthening quality through 8D and FMEA practices that reduced non-conformances by 40%—while championing digital integration with Siemens Teamcenter.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Management Consultant

Current

Capgemini Invent

Apr 2024 - Present (2 years 3 months)

Led Engineering Workflows and Operational Excellence (OPEX) transformations for manufacturing and R&D divisions, optimizing shopfloor asset allocation and process compliance across international teams. Drove change management and standardized work across 7 countries and delivered pilot programs and data governance initiatives, including rollout timeline reduction and efficiency ROI.

Operational Excellence Shopfloor Asset Allocation Process Compliance Change Management Manufacturing Standardized Work Data Governance

Senior Manager - Strategic Planning

Ather Energy

Apr 2023 - Mar 2024 (11 months)

Optimized end-to-end manufacturing and resource capacity planning for 50+ product programs, improving adherence to fiscal year plans through governance and resource balancing. Created plant and product cost management guidelines and enhanced cross-functional supply chain and planning workflows to support digital continuity and material readiness.

Capacity Planning Product Program Governance Supply Chain Collaboration Production Planning

Program Manager-Production Planning-LCA

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited

Dec 2013 - Mar 2022 (8 years 3 months)

Directed production planning, shopfloor scheduling, and change management for major aerospace programs, aligning materials and equipment across multiple operational departments. Led cross-functional shopfloor execution teams, applied Lean Manufacturing/Kaizen/Six Sigma, reduced production cycle times by 30%, and used 8D and FMEA to reduce system test non-conformances by 40%, while integrating digi

Production Planning Change Management Materials & Equipment Alignment People Leadership Resource Optimization Lean Manufacturing Six Sigma Real Time Design Change Integration Inventory Accuracy Technology Transfer Due Diligence

Research Assistant-High Frequency DC-DC

SRIC - IIT Kharagpur

Oct 2012 - Oct 2013 (1 year)

Designed the converter topology for a high-frequency DC-DC converter and conducted a technology feasibility study using published literature on power management devices.

High Frequency DC DC Converter Design Power Electronics feasibility studies literature review