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Mahendra Sugandhi

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Operations CIU & Project Manager at John Deere India Pvt Ltd
📍 Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area, India

Mahendra is an accomplished Operations and Manufacturing Manager at John Deere, specializing in project management and lean manufacturing. With extensive experience in production and new product development, he has a proven track record of leading teams to enhance operational efficiency, cost, and quality. He holds a PGDBM from Savitribai Phule Pune University.

His most notable achievement includes serving as a core team lead for a greenfield project, successfully establishing a new tractor assembly factory for the US & EU markets.

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Experience
25 Years
Current Role
Operations CIU & Project Manager
Location
Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area, India
Personality Overview

How Mahendra shows up

Process Oriented
Late Adopter
Tough To Convince

Being observant comes to them naturally. They do not like taking risks at all and go for proven options in the end. They are quite aware of their needs and limitations, so they are unlikely to over-promise.

Priorities

Topics Mahendra cares about

Greenfield Projects
He was a core team member and function lead responsible for establishing a new factory for John Deere, managing everything from facilities to initial production builds.
Lean Manufacturing
As a self-described "Lean Six Sigma Practitioner & Mentor, " he champions a culture of continuous improvement to optimize efficiency, safety, cost, and quality in operations.
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Career

Work history

11-2023 - 1-2026
Operations CIU & Project Manager
John Deere India Pvt Ltd
1-2022 - 10-2023
Technical Delivery Team Manager
John Deere India Pvt Ltd
4-2019 - 1-2022
Operations Project Manager - Green Field Project
John Deere India Pvt Ltd
5-2015 - 3-2019
Project Manager - PDP & Streamline
John Deere India Pvt Ltd
1-2008 - 4-2015
Production Manager - Tractor Assembly
John Deere India Pvt Ltd
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
7-2023 - 5-2026
Bachelor of Business Administration
Jain (Deemed-to-be University)
7-2016 - 4-2018
PGDBM
Savitribai Phule Pune University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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