Arjun Kumar Saxena
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Program Manager at Compunnel Inc.
India
Highly accomplished Program Manager with 12 years of experience delivering impactful solutions across diverse industries. Skilled in strategic program leadership, agile methodologies (SAFe, Scrum, Kanban), project management, budget control, and team collaboration. A champion of process improvement, leveraging data-driven insights to optimize workflows and achieve significant cost savings and revenue growth.
Experience
Program Manager
Compunnel Inc.
Driving Business Value Through Strategic Program Management and Agile Transformation. Successfully spearheaded the implementation of Agile methodologies across the organization, resulting in a 2x improvement in project delivery speed. Managed a product portfolio of enterprise applications driving $800 million in annual revenue. Oversaw company-wide implementation of Power BI. Led cloud cost-saving projects achieving yearly recurring savings of $35,000. Implemented changes that led to a 70% reduction in rework through meticulous documentation.
Process Development Manager
Semco Group
Increased forging production by 30% through data-driven process optimization. Implemented real-time Inventory & Production Monitoring System, slashing raw material waste by 70%. Owned end-to-end Production Planning and implemented Raw Material Tracking, achieving $31,000/month cost savings. Revamped organizational structure and established standardized quality & production procedures.
Executive Project Coordinator
Amtek Auto Ltd.
Established Vendor selection, technical/financial negotiations for raw material development for MAHINDRA & MAHINDRA and HONDA. Standardized and streamlined operational processes. Part of KPI improvement projects resulting in reduction in RM consumption by 20%, Costing Variance by 25%, and Rejection/Rework by 15%.
Executive Project Coordinator
Amtek Auto Ltd.
Led Manufacturing Excellence Program with Accenture Strategy Team. Led a $5 million+ EBITDA improvement across 10 business units through KPI optimization. Implemented Lean Manufacturing (5S, Muda elimination) to streamline production. Developed a custom Profit Monitoring System for real-time visibility.
Graduate Engineer
BS Ispat Ltd.
Prepared standard reports and documentation to communicate results to senior management. Monitored projects to determine areas and processes needing improvement. Assisted with coordination of new equipment installation and implementation. Prepared reports on expenditures for capital cost and production.
Education
Inderprastha Engineering College – India
Bachelor of Technology
Licenses & Certifications
SAFe® Agilist 6.0
Operations Management
IIM B
Power BI
Microsoft/edX
Advanced Excel
Microsoft/edX
Professional Scrum Product Owner I
Google Project Management Professional
Google Agile Project Management
Operations Management
University of Illinois