Experience

Suntory PepsiCo Beverage (Thailand)

• Thailand
• Food and Beverage Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Chief Financial Officer

  • Apr 2020 - Present

  Suntory PepsiCo Beverage (Thailand) is a joint venture in Thailand between Suntory Beverage & Food Limited (SBF), a global soft drink company, and PepsiCo Inc., one of the world's largest food and beverage company with the vision of “GROWING FOR GOOD”. The alliance is intended to combine the strengths of both global powerhouses, with an ultimate goal of achieving the No.1 leadership position in Thailand’s 50-billion valued carbonated soft drinks(CSDs) category and creating new growth opportunities by expanding its beverage portfolio to meet consumer demands, ranging from hydration to sports drinks, ready-to-drink teas and coffees, bottled water, and juices to a variety of innovations in the future. Currently, SPBT is responsible to manage the entire value chain of PepsiCo beverage brands, namely Pepsi-Cola, Mirinda, 7UP soft drinks, ready-to-drink Lipton teas, Gatorade sports drink, Aquafina hydration drinks and Suntory beverage brands namely Good Mood and Boss Coffee.



PepsiCo

• United States
• Food and Beverage Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Finance Director - Franchise Business

  • Jan 2018 - Apr 2020

• Associate Director - India Region FP&A Lead

  • Jan 2016 - Dec 2017

• Associate Director - Operations Finance, Beverages

  • Nov 2014 - Jan 2016

  - Responsible for all Beverages Plants Finance Operations across India supported by teams in each plant- People Management~50 (Direct and Indirect reportees)- career planning, pipeline building, annual performance review etc. - Responsible for the preparation of annual plan on Ops Cost lines and arrange regular reviews to prompt corrective actions.- Partner with Ops vertical in building long range plan for Beverages capacity and cost lines- Responsible for all Capital expenditures planning, getting approvals and budget tracking across plants- Responsible for Balance Sheet hygiene of entire Operations Vertical and Drive internal controls and governance framework in all plants (Internal Audit/SOX compliance) - Month end closing and reporting- Balance Sheet/P&L/Cash Flow for all plants- Responsible for all Indirect Taxation compliance related to plants (Excise Returns/PLA Payments/Excise Audit etc)- Partner with Ops vertical in all productivity projects in plants and provide regular monitoring for the actual vs target

• GM - Controller and Planner (NourishCo. Business, Joint Venture between TATA and PepsiCO.)

  • Oct 2013 - Oct 2014

  - Responsibile for Business Development of a Startup Joint Venture between TATA and Pepsico - Deliver End to End of Business Finance support - Operations/SupplyChain/Marketing/Commercial - Handle Co-packer Setup process / Indirect Tax Matters / Supply Chain cost planning / regular reviews and reporting. - Handle Commercial Credits / Pricing mechanism / Discounts and Incentives monitoring / Distributor reconciliations and Claims process mechanism. - Partner leadership team in Strategy/Tactics Formation, Implementation and regular monitoring. - Responsible for regular month end Financial Reporting to both the parent companies. - Responsible for Annual/Long Term plans roll up for the Joint Venture. - Preparation of all Business Presentations for MD & CEO (Annual / Long term plannning / Monthly Reviews/Quarterly Board Meetings)- Develop cost/benefit analysis and work with the cross functional teams on various business initiatives

• General Manager- Business Planning & Analysis , Beverages

  • Jul 2011 - Oct 2013

   Preparation of all Business Presentations for BUGM - Beverages (AOP / Strategy Planning / Monthly & Quarterly Reviews) Support BUGM in putting together Long Term Strategy & Short Term Tactics for the business and then rolling it to unit/region teams for implementation.  Dedicated analytical and planning support to Marketing & Sales Teams to help in the diagnosis and resolution of key issues, improve understanding of their economics and facilitate the development of their short/long-term performance targets. Support AOP/Forecast development of BU initiatives, business action plans and priorities. Facilitate the development of an effective business strategy by developing economics to understand core business performance (Brand/Package/Channel trends etc} Leading the financial and operational assessment of strategic options / Innovations. Review current progress toward achievement of AOP targets and support the development of corrective action. Develop trend analysis (volume, pricing, cost) and benchmarking to ensure accuracy and reliability of BU and MU targets. Perform benchmarks of core business processes internally between various PepsiCo entities and externally with Competition. Develop cost/benefit analysis and work with the cross functional teams on various business initiatives



Whirlpool Corporation

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sr. Manager - Finance Planning & Analysis

  • Sep 2005 - Jul 2011

  Currently leading India Treasury Operations and Financial Reportin g...I have been working in this company for last five years and got an opportunity to work in various roles of Finance..Started my career with Manufacturing Plant with key responsibility of Costing and MIS.. After that moved to HO for Consolidation and Controlling , responsible for monthly Closings/Balance Sheet Forecasting/Audits ( US Gaap and Indian Gaap ).. My next move was into Asia Profile as a Project Lead for implementing various Finance ERP related Projects. After the projects got stabilized , i got entered into new Arena of Treasury operations of India ....After working for almost year and a half in Treasury , Now i have moved into as Head Finance Planning & Analysis reporting directly to CFO - India