Jagdip Punia
Governance | Manufacturing Excellence Leader | Digital Transformation Specialist
33 Years of Leadership Across Automotive & Consumer Durables
Transforming Manufacturing via Leadership & Digital Excellence
Independent Director with 33+ years driving governance, scale, and smart factories
I am a seasoned manufacturing leader with over three decades of experience in operational excellence, digitalisation, compliance, and multi-plant manufacturing. With a strong foundation in governance and modern industry practices, I specialise in transforming organisations through scalable processes, technological adoption, and people-centric leadership.
Highlights
- • 33+ Years in Manufacturing (Automotive Tier-1 & Consumer Durables)
- • Led Operations from ₹25 Cr to ₹2,000 Cr
- • Expertise in Industry 4.0, MES, IoT, Digital Transformation
- • Qualified Independent Director (IICA)
- • Senior General Manager – Operations & Digitalisation at Amber Enterprises
- • Speaker, Jury, Author & Volunteer Trainer
Industries Served
- Automotive Tier-1
- Consumer Durables
- Plastics
- Engineering
My Expertise
Digitalisation & Industry 4.0
- MES, CPS & IoT implementation
- Smart factory adoption
- Real-time monitoring & efficiency improvement
- IIoT & Predictive maintenance
Manufacturing Excellence
- Multi-plant operations
- Quality, cost & delivery optimisation
- Greenfield project setup
- Lean systems & continuous improvement
P&L, Budgeting & CAPEX Management
- Plant budgeting and fiscal governance
- CAPEX planning & approvals
- Profitability improvement strategies
Governance & Compliance
- Regulatory compliance
- Safety and statutory adherence
- Liaison with government bodies
- Ethical & transparent operations
Volunteer Trainer & Leadership Mentor
- Industry 4.0 training
- Safety & ESG leadership
- Manufacturing education & skill development
Speaking Engagements
- Hero MotoCorp: Safety Leadership for ESG Excellence (Panelist)
- Maruti Suzuki: Digitalisation in Modern Maintenance (Speaker)
- IIT Delhi: Transforming Manufacturing Education (Jury)
- IIIT Sricity: Innovation in Manufacturing (Speaker)
- Swarrnim University: Recent Trends in Engineering (Speaker)
Professional Experience
Senior General Manager – Operations & Digitalisation
Company: ₹10,000 Cr revenue | 30 plants across India
Role: Operations head for two manufacturing plants
Key Responsibilities:
- End-to-end operations for Room Air Conditioner, Heat Exchangers, Plastic Moulding, Powders & Presses
- Digitalisation of plants through MES, CPS & IoT
- Budgeting, P&L ownership & CAPEX execution
- Safety, quality, cost & delivery performance
- Resource optimisation (energy, manpower, inventory turns)
- Compliance: labour, pollution control, customs, audits
Special Achievement:
⭐ Scaled operations from ₹25 Cr to ₹2,000 Cr in 10 years
Previous Work Experience
GM – Design & Development
Automotive Rubber Components (Maruti, Honda, JCB)
Senior Manager – Tooling
Car Interiors (M&M, Volkswagen)
DGM – NPD
Injection Moulded Parts (Whirlpool, Honda, Maruti)
Dy. Manager – Product Development
Consumer electronics product design and development
Asst. Manager – Development
Automotive component development and validation
Sr. Engineer – Design
Automotive wiring systems design engineering
Achievements & Awards
- Emerging Manufacturing Leader of the Year – 2025
- Delivered large-scale operational growth & digital transformation
- Established high-performance cross-plant operational frameworks
Publications
- Author: Rise to Your Full Potential
- A book designed to inspire manufacturing professionals through self-development and leadership insights.
Professional Memberships
- Life Member – Institute of Directors (IOD)
Education & Certificates
Qualified Independent Director
IICA (MCA)
PG – Digital Transformation
Purdue University, USA (2022)
Industry 4.0 Certified Assessor
TUV-SUD + CII (2022)
PG Diploma in IIoT
Tech Global University (2025)
Plastic Engineering
CIPET (1991)