Harshith Naik

•Heading the product testing process through independent laboratories to ensure market compliance: Reach, ROHS, WEEE, EMC, ProdSG etc •Execution of the product risk management process to ensure all risks are considered with effective controls implemented and monitored •Heading the Complaint Management process and identification of root causes and managing the CAPA process along with all stakeholders •Owning global KPIs, tracking and communicating trends and looking for opportunities to optimize performance

• Leading the full product life cycle management process – Customer needs & demands, product requirements, supplier selection, process & sample validation, product launches, quality monitoring - Complaints Management • Defining brand differentiation, technical & EU legal compliance (CE Requirements: Reach, ROHS, WEEE, EMC, ProdSG) specifications and requirements as part of new own brand product development • Performing supplier process audits in Asia and Europe according to ISO 9001:2015

New quality process implementation and optimization. Audit planning, coordination & managing SQE network worldwide for supplier development. Performing Internal process audits (QRCA), supplier process audits (VDA 6.3, ISO/TS 16949, ISO 9001:2008). Root cause analysis and troubleshooting with complaint management team. Analysis of audit reports, 8D reports, FMEA. Developing KPI’s to monitor and control the audit plans. Information management and reporting using SAP. Interviewing internship candidates

Quality improvement process by using 8D, FMEA, Ishikawa . Analysis of supplier quality issues and prioritizing the actions to be taken on the suppliers (Based on defect characteristics). Creation of inspection plans & supplier complaints in SAP. Testing of fasteners in terms of Mechanical, dimensional properties and very well versed in Tensile, Friction, Vickers, Brinell, Rockwell, Microstructure Testing according to ISO & DIN standards (ISO 898-1

•Research, analysis & quality control of user profiles •Building, updating and maintaining large databases and assisting in the development of the website

Defined Key Performance Indicators and Critical Success factors . Negotiation in terms of pricing and technicality. Preparation of Value proposition matrix for Hilti products in relevance to competition products. On site testing of Hilti tools and anchor fasteners on different characteristics like cycle time, tensile and shear load. Developed and lead the Implementation team of 10-15 people at construction site

Product Management, Business Development, Sales & Marketing activities in Global Markets. Analyse competitive product offerings and determine sales forecast for proposed new product. Identify new applications for existing product range, documentation of application and replication of the same with similar prospects

•Quality Management •Global Product Management- Project & Risk Management •Business Administration •Information & Communication Management

Production and Operations Management, Total Quality Management, Manufacturing Engineering