Harshad Chavan, CSSBB (ASQ)

Examiner
DISC Type : cs

Senior Plant Director at JDE Peet's

San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Overview

Harshad is a senior manufacturing leader at JDE Peets with 20 years of experience driving operational excellence in the aerospace, life sciences, and food industries. A certified Six Sigma Black Belt with a Masters from the University of Cincinnati, he specializes in automation, quality systems, and continuous improvement.

Described by colleagues as a hard-working and supportive leader, Harshad excels at building relationships and high-performing teams. He appears passionate about creating positive work environments and enjoys helping others succeed. His recent focus has been on talent acquisition and fostering growth within his organization.

He has a unique background applying transformative manufacturing principles across highly regulated sectors like aerospace (AS9100) and life sciences (ISO 9001).

Personality Overview

Overcautious

Unexpressive

Status Quo Seeker

The only way to convince them is by showing them examples and ample proof.  They are heavily focused on quality and prefer doing things the right way, even if it takes time. They are thorough and always follow a systematic approach.

Topics They Care About

Manufacturing Automation
His career focus is on implementing automation. He frequently posts about creating the "nextgen automation" and shaping the future of manufacturing through technology.
Continuous Improvement
As a certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and a self-described "Continuous improvement leader, " he is dedicated to enhancing efficiency, quality, and safety in manufacturing processes.
Team Building
His professional headline features "Team Builder" and his posts emphasize working with "supportive leaders" and building "tight knit" teams to achieve ambitious goals.

Media Appearances

Harshad has no verified media appearances

Work History

3-2025
Senior Plant Director at JDE Peet's
9-2022 - 3-2025
Director of Manufacturing at JDE Peet's
3-2022 - 9-2022
Director of Manufacturing Engineering at Veev
3-2019 - 3-2022
Head Of Manufacturing Engineering at Mettler-Toledo Rainin, LLC
7-2016 - 3-2019
Manufacturing Manager at Mettler-Toledo Rainin, LLC

Education

Masters from University of Cincinnati
Bachelors from Savitribai Phule Pune University

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Insights For Selling To Harshad

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Expect them to be vague in response to your questions, ask firmly and pointedly
  • Ask them which other stakeholders would be important for this purchase decision
  • Expect them to be slow and cautious, encourage them to ask more questions

DONT's

  • Don't use phrases like 'do not worry', 'i promise' etc.
  • Don't rely on relationship building even if they act pleasantly
  • Don't push them too hard to make fast decisions, give them time

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Harshad is

  • Low-risk, adoption by others are very important to them, followed by confidence in ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Harshad

  • They are unlikely to say no, it's better to stop yourself once you have exhausted all the options.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Harshad move?

  • They do not like to rush and therefore can be quite slow in their decision-making.
  • Can Harshad take some risk or not?

  • They have little risk-appetite and prefer to take measured decisions.

You And Harshad

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