Sanjay Motreja
Newbury Park,CA
Summary
Senior multi-side operations leader with a proven record of strategic planning and management propelling success and enabling sustainable growth. Initiative-taking change manager who envisions and executes transformative results through empowerment and developing strong problem-solving team that are empowered to deliver results and lead cultural change. Managed budgets more than $140M across multiple sites. Developed optimized manufacturing footprint strategy and consolidation of manufacturing sites by galvanizing the high performing team to execute on aggressive timelines and deliverables.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Director Of Operations West Coast
Pentair
Moorpark , CA
05.2020 - Current
- Managed operations contributing to over $1 billion in annual sales across four sites
- Directed operations preparedness, resulting in business growth from $550M to over $1B in sales during the pandemic and supply chain challenges
- Ensured safe and diverse working environment in achieving site objectives
- Devised and applied innovative techniques for workplace safety
- Championed continuous improvement through the Pentair Integrated Management System (PIMS)
- Maintained fiscal responsibility supporting long-term strategic goals
- Enhanced coordination between key departments such as finance, product development and sales to drive strategic objectives
- Directed strategic projects to achieve site transformation objectives, yielding significant annual productivity savings on labor and variable overhead exceeding 5% YoY.
- Executed strategies to boost on-time delivery rate from below 80% to 95%
- Achieved over $25M in inventory reduction through optimized inventory replenishment and management
- Sustained process enhancements through effective PFEP execution
- Trained and developed team members to become high-performance leaders focused on achieving results with the right values that focus on customer obsession and employee empowerment
- Empowered employees and held leadership accountable for commitments
- Developed and implemented operational strategies to maximize efficiency, reduce costs, and improve customer satisfaction.
Plant Manager
Pentair
Chino , CA
01.2018 - Current
- Managed operations in assembly, injection molding, and sewing departments to sustain high mix low volume business
- Ensured a secure working environment through innovative methods
- Enhanced operational efficiency through the adoption of PIMS methodologies
- Ensured attainment of performance goals through cost control strategies
- Assisted in optimizing supply chain and product development interactions
- Achieved short and long-term objectives through effective strategy implementation
- Executed strategies to boost on-time delivery performance
- Drove optimized inventory levels and improved accuracy with strategic inventory replenishment and rigorous cycle counts
- Sustained improvements through effective PFEP management
- Trained team members to achieve high performance and results-driven leadership
- Boosted team morale by celebrating achievements and strengthening accountability
Materials Manager
Pentair
Moorpark , CA
02.2016 - 01.2018
- Oversaw receiving and warehousing activities for the largest site by revenue
- Achieved 95% on-time delivery through integration of PFEP, ERP, and lean material replenishment
- Spearheaded conversion of key suppliers to E-Kanban replenishment system
- Streamlined dock-to-stock process, achieving completion in under 6 hours
- Supported insourcing initiatives by transitioning material and creating delivery routes for material replenishment to the new established cells to the rest of the department
- Achieved sustained results by developing a strong purchasing team
- Improved efficiency without increasing inventory levels
- Evaluated existing procedures related to material management processes and recommended improvements where necessary.
Value Stream Manager
Pentair
Moorpark , CA
12.2013 - 02.2016
- In this position led, coordinated and facilitated the daily operations of the heaters, lights, filters and Injection Molding Value Streams over the course of two and half years
- Led the heaters value stream team to achieve $100 million dollars in revenue with zero recordable incidents while achieving 98% OTD and 7% productivity improvement
- Successfully insourced three product lines to the lights department improving quality, delivery and productivity for those product lines
- Led Injection Molding a critical internal supplier establishing OTD metric for molding and achieving 98% AOTD and exceeding breakthrough target by 10%
- Led and participated in SMED events to reduce changeovers on molding machine by 25% and developing standard two operator playbook to be rolled out to the rest of the department
- Successfully developed and deployed Individual Development Program for Hi-Pot talent development that was rolled across the entire business unit as best practice
- In conjunction with the director of operations responsible for developing and managing the capital expenditures and budgets for assigned value streams
- Led transformational initiatives that resulted in over $500,000 savings over two and a half years
Manufacturing Engineering Manager
Flow International
Kent , WA
01.2007 - 11.2013
- In this position was responsible for production (assembly, fabrication and spare parts assembly), manufacturing support and materials management that was directly responsible for supporting over $200 million in annual revenues
- Led the materials team that was responsible for over $130 million spend across several commodities to support two production plants and international divisions
- Oversaw plant operations managing assembly and fabrication to support standards and aftermarket business
- Improved on-time shipments from 88% to 95% while maintaining a balance with operational inventory by implementing Plan For Every Part (PFEP) for over 6000 parts
- Led the design and implementation of a new production line that increased throughput by 25%
- Redesigned the plant layout to increase material flow as a result improved direct and indirect labor utilization and optimized floor space for inventory
- Participated in the development/execution of the machine shop strategy including $7,000,000 capital equipment investment over multiple years, initial efficiency gains of 30 – 40% on new equipment realized in the first year
- Assisted in the development of commodity teams to amplify relationship with strategic suppliers and consolidate the non-strategic suppliers resulting in over $8,000,000 of productivity gains identified
- Led the strategic supplier conference with the top 20 suppliers to identify over $2,000,000 in productivity gains
Education
M.S - Industrial Engineering
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI01.2005
B.E - Mechanical Engineering
Visweswariah Technological University
Bangalore, India01.2002
Skills
- Leadership Development
- Goal-Oriented Strategy
- Organizational Change Facilitation
- Continuous Improvement Leadership
- Footprint Optimization
- Execution of Growth Strategies
- P&L Management
- Guiding Career Development
- Process Improvement
- Cross-Functional Leadership
- Strategic Business Development
- Performance Enhancement
References
Furnished upon request
Timeline
Director Of Operations West Coast
Pentair
05.2020 - Current
Plant Manager
Pentair
01.2018 - Current
Materials Manager
Pentair
02.2016 - 01.2018
Value Stream Manager
Pentair
12.2013 - 02.2016
Manufacturing Engineering Manager
Flow International
01.2007 - 11.2013
M.S - Industrial Engineering
Wayne State University
B.E - Mechanical Engineering
Visweswariah Technological University
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