12+ years across design engineering, procurement, supply chain, and entrepreneurship.
12+ yrs
Industry experience
750+
Supplier ecosystem
€30M+
Annual spend managed
4 → 40
Scaled in 18 months
Hubtric Manufacturing
2023 — Present · India / Remote
Contract manufacturer — CNC machining, injection moulding, sheet metal fabrication, and tooling. Based in Bangalore, India, serving European and Asian B2B customers.
Co-founded Hubtric in 2023, took full operational ownership in 2024, and stepped back into an advisory role in 2026 after scaling it from 4 to 40 people.
Feb 2026 — Present
Remote
Strategic Advisor
Advise on business strategy and operational improvements, contributing to 10% revenue growth.
Support investment decisions and capital allocation, helping secure €80K in follow-on funding.
Monitor financial performance and advise on cost reductions that contributed to a 5% gross margin improvement.
Jun 2024 — Jan 2026
India / Remote
Co-Founder & Managing Director
Took full operational ownership after co-founder's exit, scaling the company from 4 to 40 employees in 18 months.
Built a hybrid manufacturing and sourcing model, cutting average lead time from 6 weeks to 3 weeks.
Implemented a hybrid manufacturing model as a deliberate supply risk strategy, balancing in-house capacity with a vetted supplier network consolidated from 60 to 35 qualified vendors, improving operational efficiency by 35%.
Achieved 20% sales growth by expanding into European and Asian markets, adding 5 new B2B customers.
Reduced manufacturing cost per unit by 12% through make-or-buy decisions and higher in-house CNC utilisation.
Maintained 96% on-time delivery and <2% defect rate for high-mix, low-volume production runs.
Increased machine utilisation from 55% to 78% through production scheduling and shift planning.
Jan 2023 — May 2024
Remote
Co-Founder (Shareholder)
Co-founded the company and supported CAPEX planning for a €700,000 production facility.
Helped select and commission 6 CNC machines and associated tooling, enabling in-house precision manufacturing.
Established initial supplier agreements for raw materials, achieving a 15% cost advantage over local market rates.
Nuventura GmbH
2017 — 2024 · Berlin, Germany
Clean energy startup — SF₆-free switchgear for medium-voltage power distribution.
Joined Nuventura as the first employee in 2017 and grew with the company from a research prototype to industrialisation.
Dec 2020 — May 2024
Berlin, Germany
Head of Supply Chain
Built the supply chain function from scratch across demand forecasting, frame contracts, NPD sourcing, production sourcing, logistics, and supplier quality, enabling the company to transition from R&D to industrialisation.
Mitigated supply chain risk through the pandemic across a 750+ supplier base, using dual sourcing, safety stock, lead-time buffers, and tier-2 supplier mapping to protect production continuity.
Hired and led a cross-functional team of 15 across sourcing, planning, logistics, and quality. Improved on-time delivery from 82% to 96% and inventory turnover from 4.2 to 6.1 turns/year within 12 months.
Negotiated frame contracts with 50+ strategic suppliers across Europe and Asia, securing fixed pricing, volume flexibility, and reduced lead times, cutting procurement cycle time by 25%.
Scaled a 750+ supplier ecosystem for precision machined components, electromechanical assemblies, and sheet metal, enabling rapid prototyping and seamless transition to mass production.
Embedded procurement into engineering across NPD and production sourcing, reducing development lead times by 20–30% through early supplier involvement and Design for Manufacturing.
Led demand forecasting and planning across prototype, pilot, and production phases, aligning procurement with engineering and sales forecasts to prevent stockouts and reduce excess inventory by 22%.
Delivered 30% cost reduction and €2.8M annual savings across core categories using should-cost models, volume leverage, and structured frame agreement negotiations.
Owned value engineering across the BOM, collaborating with engineering to redesign components, substitute materials, and consolidate suppliers, reducing product cost by 12% while maintaining technical performance and regulatory compliance.
Rolled out a supplier performance framework based on QDCII KPIs and on-site audits across 8 locations in China, India, and Eastern Europe, reducing supplier defect rate from 4.2% to 1.8% in six months.
Set up logistics and inventory management using FIFO barcode tracking, reducing stock discrepancies by 35% and ensuring 100% traceability for production and NPI builds.
Jan 2019 — Dec 2020
Berlin, Germany
Procurement Lead
Managed €30M+ annual spend across precision machined components, sheet metal, electromechanical assemblies, sensors, cables, DC motors, and auxiliary switches.
Built a structured RFQ and supplier qualification framework, cutting sourcing cycle time and enabling faster, data-driven supplier decisions.
Led end-to-end implementation of Odoo ERP for procurement, reducing operational costs by 30% and increasing process efficiency by 40%.
Reviewed designs with engineering early, influencing supplier selection and material choices before drawings were released.
Delivered sourcing for critical components within <14 working days under urgent development timelines, preventing engineering delays.
Established procurement documentation standards to meet ISO 9001 requirements, ensuring audit readiness and process governance.
Nov 2017 — Nov 2018
Berlin, Germany
Intern & Master's Thesis Candidate
Contributed to early-stage design discussions, prototype drawings, and technical content for investor pitch decks, working directly with the founders.
Identified and onboarded the first supplier for prototype components, laying the foundation for what would later become Nuventura's full supplier network.
Researched SF₆-free switchgear technologies for my Master's thesis, analysing dry air as an insulating medium and running feasibility studies for Nuventura's pioneering 36kV GIS design. The thesis contributed to the foundational IP and product strategy that underpinned the company's subsequent growth.
Early Career
2013 — 2016 · Delhi & Mangalore, India
BASF — Largest chemical producer in the world. TechnipFMC — Global leader in energy projects, technologies, systems, and services.
Started my career in engineering, designing components at BASF and running industrial projects at TechnipFMC across India.
Jan 2015 — Aug 2016
Delhi, India
Project Manager — TechnipFMC
Delivered industrial utility projects (boiler erection, cooling towers, liquid nitrogen and fire water systems) within a major EPC framework, working alongside a team of 8 engineers and a site workforce of 50.
Tracked project budgets and cost forecasts, applying controls that reduced overall project expenses by 15%.
Jul 2013 — Dec 2014
Mangalore, India
Mechanical Design Engineer — BASF
Designed mechanical components for ONGC boiler systems in CAD, ensuring compliance with technical specifications for manufacturability and assembly.
Worked on-site at BASF's largest manufacturing facility in South Asia, in a GMP-compliant environment with global quality and operational standards.