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Jayaraman K

Management Consultant

VISWABHARATHI TEXTILES LIMITE

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Could you tell us briefly about your family background?

Self: B.com, Lead Auditor for QMS 9000 and EMS 14000. Doing research in HRM. Wife: High Secondary Teacher, Son: B.Tch (IT) employed in Cognizant, Daughter: Studying 12th STD

Prized Accomplishment(s):

Conferred as specialist in MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY IN 2000
Provided strategic leadership that has enabled the rapid growth of start up and major client companies especially in unstructured environments,
Built a team of senior professionals to manage functions - business development and relationship management.
Provided training to more than 500 people in various topics viz - Time management, Team Work, Personality development, productivity improvement, effective communication skills, leadership qualities, employee attrition control process, development of junior and middle level employees / executives, superior managerial skill for managers, salary survey reports, marketing & negotiating skills, sales & marketing techniques, supplier selection & evaluation practices, confidence building, positive mindset, performance improvement, attitude formation etc.
Consistently identified new business opportunities, along with formulating and reporting strategic plans at main board level
Manage by roaming around" -- gained insights into attitudes & problem areas from within the organisation,
All visible, suspected & ticking bombs were identified and defused instantly through concrete steps taken,
Created and updated business plan for current internal clarity and banking or capital formation needs,
Identified and sorted out the biggest problems of organisation that measurably increased long term revenues,
Action initiated to clear all legal issues and litigation risks along with probable and possible associated costs,
Developed a method to comply all statutory obligations in time that reduced greatly the buyer audit findings,
The above facilitate a positive approach by the buyer & improved the organisation image to a great extend,
Analyzed product delay deliveries and positive steps taken, resulting progress in meeting commitment dates
Company image has improved in marketplace by identifying the best customers and the unhappy customers,
Complete analysis has helped in identifying the internal strength & opportunities for improvement along
With weakness and external threats.
Cultivated the habit of reviewing the plan with the performances of each order immediately after execution,
Continuous monitoring of non conformities resulted in control of non quality cost in the subsequent orders,
Evaluated & implemented an easy method to optimize short-term inventory of RM / WIP / Finished Goods,
Identified the best & worst 5% of peoples: replaced the worst 5% & motivated enough the best 5% to stay,
Picked up sword again, and implemented updated and approved game plan,

Working Life Management:

I will plan the week, make it a point to schedule time with my family & friends & activities that would help me recharge. Taking stock of activities that are not really enhancing my career or personal life and minimizing the time I spend on them. Offer to do task that I enjoy or that I am planning to do anyway. Allocate sufficient time for exercise when I have a jam-packed schedule "I feel like my head is clearer and I've had a little time to myself." I will take 10 or 15 minutes to do something that will recharge my battery.

Growth Strategy:

Accept new challenges. I do not stop listening, teaching, mentoring and read lot. I find that mentoring helps keep me on top of my game. I continue to provide my clients with what I say I can provide, without any exaggeration or ego. Continue to bring in self-awareness, along with the team's feeling & dynamics. Keeps me accountable, helps me make sure I practice what I preach to those that I mentor, gives me confidence that others look up to me, helps me realize that I know quite a bit about business, helps improve my leadership skills, makes me feel happy to see other grow and progress, and I finally that I am building the next generation of mentors and helpers.
Positive long prosper

Other Thoughts:

Professional behaviors are simple. What's not simple is the consistent application of them. Being a true professional takes thought and effort. But, once you are truly professional you can go just about anywhere. The skills are universal, and they are rare. True professionals stand out from the crowd and grow rewarding and satisfying careers. And the customers of the world know when one is at work.
Welcome to the market driven world. A world in which there is indeed only one filter through which every action is viewed and perceived – the market impact filter. Market forces and economic considerations play a dominant role in influencing the new employment arrangement. Market Orientation: It includes strategies, values & actions are practiced or implemented in the company. The pressure on quality product and reduced cost bearing the employer – employee relationship. Organisation says – you give me your loyalty I will take care of your long-term interest. Loyalty for employee meant – tenure, pride and referral, opportunity for organizational shortcomings, delayed gratification and consistent contribution despite constraints.

Understand the new employment arrangement and more importantly what is driving the change and what the consequences of the change are especially on engaging employee. Both employer and employee are going through testing times. Severe competition, not just in one industry, but even across categories is leading to movement of people cross industries. Employers are finding hard to retain quality people. Organizations battle with attrition, employees too. Empowerment and a system of distribute leadership would ensure growth without break down. Organizations have to take on greater responsibility in society building, which creates a sense of belonging among one’s workforce.

The Decisions That Matter

Left the employment and started the consultancy

Job Profile:

Over 13 years Consultancy experience as CEO within Textile sector and 18 years in Food, Packaging and Textile industry at Bangalore, Belgaum and Tirupur; worked with SME and a Corporate Company. Adept in cost reduction techniques. Provided strategic leadership that has enabled the rapid growth of startup and major client companies especially in unstructured environments. An effective team leader and mentor; a creative systems thinker and problem solver; consistently identify new business opportunities, along with formulating and reporting strategic plans at main board level. Consultancy experiences are in the Textile industrial surrounding belt of Avinasi, Coimbatore, Erode, Palladam, Salem and Tirupur.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

• Business Development Team Leadership Mentoring
• Project Management Management Consultancy Change Management
• Systems/Process Establishment Trouble shooting/Problem solving Strategic Planning

Required Reading:

Human Capital magazine, Sundhara Kaandam, Citehr.com

Advice For New Professionals:

Let us use all our talent, competence & energy for creating peace & happiness for the nation
It is a competitive world. “Struggle for existence & survival of the fittest”. Try to identify the Rival or Competitor Power to take Timely action during crucial or crisis times to achieve desired results. Customers don’t just buy products… they buy solutions to problems
Need persona: Positive attitude, competence, commitment, knowledge, right service / product.
QUALITY, CREATIVITY & INNOVATION –the key words to survive in the global competitive milieu?
Commitment to quality starts at the top & flows from there throughout the organization. Professional needs the will to implement the solutions; Professionals must be able to identify problems, and analyze complex situations. Scan the environment and identify the factors that stand in the way of opportunities. Solve the problems encountered to exploit the opportunities presented. Alan Stoneman, former president of the Purex Corporation, used to say, “We have no problems here; all are opportunities; all problem should be is an opportunity”.

The Journey So Far:

It was challenging and interesting. Self confidence level increased sufficiently, that resulted in starting my consultancy

Done Differently:

It’s been a good life, rich in learning and experience, and the best is yet to come. Every experience in life is a lesson it its own way. I wouldn’t change anything. I have been more than happy with all of the decisions I have made in my career and don’t feel that I can gain any benefit out of looking back and analyzing something I cannot change.

Career Profile:

Accomplish business results, Achieve vision and mission of organisation (or) develop a strategic plan to advance the company's mission and objectives to promote revenue, profitability and growth of the organization, ensure that engaged resources are effectively and efficiently used and establish policy, plan, organize and control all functions, Provide leadership to position the company at the forefront of the industry, Oversee company operations to insure production efficiency, quality, service, and cost-effective management of resources.
1. Board Administration and Support -- Supports operations and administration of Board by advising and informing Board members, interfacing between Board and staff, and supporting Board's evaluation of chief executive
2. Program, Product and Service Delivery -- Oversees design, marketing, promotion, delivery and quality of programs, products and services
3. Financial, Tax, Risk and Facilities Management -- Recommends yearly budget for Board approval and prudently manage organization's resources within those budget guidelines according to current laws and regulations
4. Human Resource Management -- Effectively manage the HR of the organization according to authorized personnel policies and procedures that fully conform to current laws and regulations
5. Community and Public Relations -- Assures the organization and its mission, programs, products and services are consistently presented in strong, positive image to relevant stakeholders

Degrees That Matter:

Plans For The Future:

In terms of my future profession path, I’m confident that if I do my work with excellence, opportunities will inevitable open up for me. It’s always been that way in my career, and I’m confident I’ll have similar opportunities in future.