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    Shailesh Kaul

    Shailesh Kaul

    CCO / Board Member at SignO || Angel investor || Advisor/Mentor ||Passionate Runner

    Chief Of Staff Delhi University of Pune '04
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    Experience
    ReGO Labs
    ReGO Labs
    Advisor 2022 - Present (over 4 years)
    Manentia.ai
    Manentia.ai
    Advisor 2021 - Present (almost 5 years)
    IPV Advisors
    IPV Advisors
    Angle Investor 2021 - Present (over 5 years)
    Angle Investor
    Signodrive Technolgies
    Signodrive Technolgies
    Co-Founder & CCO 2019 - Present (almost 7 years)
    • India’s first AI-Based Commercial driver Sourcing and management
    Platform
    • Achieved GMV of 2.4 Cr within 10 months of launch (2020-21)
    JLK technologies
    JLK technologies
    Founder & CEO 2018 - 2019 (about 1 year)
    On mission to create Employment Ecosystem for Tier 2 and below towns,

    Acquired at MVP stage
    Home Credit India, India
    Home Credit India, India
    Head/ AVP- Strategic Sourcing/Procurement (Banking) 2017 - 2018 (10 months)
    • Setting up processes and procurement guidelines for Banking Project.
    • Strategic sourcing (Technology) & Partnering.
    • Governance and Performance Management
    • Technology... more Vendor Relationship Management with evaluation and selection.
    • Responsible to deliver on a future vision with focus on delivering Banking project within approved budget, on time delivery and procurement through right service partners aligned with global / regional procurement and strategies.
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    Lava International
    Lava International
    Head / DGM - Procurement 2013 - 2016 (over 3 years)
    • Responsible for setting up Procurement dept. in India.
    • Developed, Socialized (with Key function heads) and published the Procurement process including the Project... more purchase guidelines to be followed in India.
    • Drived Indirect Procurement worth over 300 Cr. (Annually)
    • Successfully set up 2 mobile manufacturing units and 2 Bare shell corporate offices
    • Bagged Star Achievement Award for setting up assembly plant within project timeframe.
    • Lead a team of category buyers & senior buyers
    Godfrey Philips India
    Godfrey Philips India
    Vertical Head- SCM (Packaging Material) 2010 - 2013 (about 3 years)
    • Indigenous and international sourcing of packaging material for cigarette manufacturing.
    • Schedule planning for cigarette packaging material based in inventory norms,... more production capacities and sales forecast.
    • Transport contract manufacturing for pan India distribution of cigarettes, tea and candies.
    • Budgeting/Estimates in the form of OB and RF
    • Close monitoring on monthly production reports and export orders with rolling plans.
    • Developed more than 300 international cigarettes brands.
    SRF Limited
    SRF Limited
    Sr. Engineer-Project Procurement 2008 - 2010 (about 2 years)
    • Procurement/Sourcing of all Chemical Plant equipment’s.
    • Purchasing Chemical / Raw material etc. for chemical plant
    • Acted as project coordinator for ensuring the... more better coordination among design, technical team, TPI (Third Party Inspection), vendor and project team
    • Vendor selection and Evaluation process.
    • Coordination with CHA, vendor, clearing agent & transporter for timely deliverance of material.
    • Successfully set up 3 chemical plants.
    • Won the best Project team award
    Panacea Biotec
    Panacea Biotec
    Executive-Materials Management 2005 - 2008 (over 2 years)
    • Procurement of Pharma Machinery and Utility projects.
    • Purchasing of hardware items, electrical components, Chemical and consumables, Raw material etc. spares for plant... more maintenance.
    Projects: Interior, electrical, ducting, constructional jobs etc.
    Capex: Washing machines, HVAC system, LAF units, Boiler, Chillers,
    Compressed air units, Autoclaves, Centrifuges, Incubators, equipment
    spares etc.
    • Visits at vendor places, to check the actual status of product
    Founder
     
    Employee
    Panacea Biotec, SRF Limited, Godfrey Philips India, Lava International, Home Credit India, India, JLK technologies, Signodrive Technolgies, IPV Advisors
    Investor
     
    Incubator
     
    Advisor
    Manentia.ai, ReGO Labs
    Attorney
     
    Board Member
     
    Mentor
     
    Member
     
    Acquired
     
     
    Projects
    Launched India's First Conversational AI blue collar sourcing and management platform
    Conversational AI blue collar sourcing and mngt.
    Designing Product Roadmap, Strategy, Financial Modelling, Investor pitching, Legal · Launched India's First Vernacular Conversational AI for blue… · More collar sourcing and management platform.

    Achieved GMV of 2.4 Cr within 10 months of launch (2020-21)
     
    Education
     
    About
    Achievements

    • Launched India’s first AI-Based Commercial driver Sourcing and management Platform.
    • Successfully set up 2 mobile assembly units, 3 chemical plants, 2 Bare shell corporate offices in India.
    • Developed more than 300 international cigarettes brands.
    • Won the best Project team award
    • Won back-to-back award for outstanding achievement for consecutive 2 years. Star Achievement Award for setting up assembly plant within project timeframe.
    • Implemented various cost saving initiatives such as BTL automation, Security tendering, Insurance cost, corporate travel thru re-negotiation techniques, spend analysis, rationalizing product spec, rate contract, under the leadership CMD.
    • Adopted scientific approach for RFP’s & built stronger systems and processes to ensure transparency.
    • Drive material consolidation and align regional teams to central procurement methodology.
    • Re-aligned the entire procurement process to reduce lead time and increase customer satisfactions by 100%.

    Describe the most impressive thing you've done.
    Skills
    Budgeting Distribution Insurance Inventory Leadership Logistics Management Manufacturing Microsoft PowerPoint Oracle Packaging Planning Pricing Procurement Project Management Purchasing SAP Sourcing Supply Chain Management Entrepreneurship Leadeship. Management. Multitasker; Team player; Hard worker Business Plan Business Operations Financial Modeling
    Locations
    Noida Gurgaon Mumbai Pune Bengaluru
     
    Q&A
    What's the most useful business-related book you've ever read?

    The Lean Startup- By Eric

    What's your favorite non-business book?

    Wings of fire

    If money were not an issue, what would you be doing right now?

    Exploring World

    What words of advice would you give your younger self?

    Confidence without clarity is disastrous

    What's the most creative thing you've ever done?

    Starting my own venture

    Which founders or startups do you most admire?

    Elon Musk & Flipkart

    What's your super power?

    Belief and Patience

    What's the best way for people to get in touch with you?

    Juat a call away

    What words of wisdom do you live by?

    Optimistic, Humbleness, always seeking

    What aspects of your work are you most passionate about?

    Technology, Networking, PR, Procurement, Strategic contracts

    What was the most impactful class you took in school?

    Real life lessons given by my HOD during engineering days, which sets the base of my career progression

    What's something you wish you had done years earlier?

    Sorry I don't think that way, I have been learning thru my mistakes

    What's an obstacle you've overcome?

    From knowing nothing to start my own venture

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