Sagar Anantwar

Skills

Experiences

1. 

   SimpliFin

   May 2023 - Current

   Founder
2. 

   Angel Investor

   Aug 2021 - Current

   Angel Investor
3. 

   Joveo

   May 2020 - Mar 2023

   Director - Products (Head Of Product - Platforms)

   Led a team of 6 product members to drive the Product Vision, Strategy & Delivery for multiple Ad Tech Platforms such as: • MOJO - Programmatic job ads trading and distribution platform (Joveo's flagship product) • MOJO Go - A simplified platform for recruiters • MOJO Insights - An analytics product for customers to view their performance across multiple parameters • MOJO Ad Exchange - A transparent job ad exchange powered by data-driven media buying • Led scaling the product team from 4 to 24 members and implemented processes for managing the 6x growth in product and 4x growth in engineering team sizes
4. 

   Moglix

   Oct 2018 - May 2020

   Associate Director - Products (Supply Chain & SaaS)

   Led Product Strategy & Delivery for end-to-end Supply Chain, including Procurement Contracting, E-Commerce Marketplace, Order Management (OMS), Warehouse Management (WMS), and Logistics (TMS) Key Products Delivered: • PPE Marketplace (PPECovid19.com) - Marketplace for Buyers, Suppliers, Donors, and Government Authorities • Logistics Portal & App • Warehouse Management System (WMS) • Unified Supply Chain Management Platform • MVP - Procurement Contracting Analytics Platform • POC - Forecasting Platform, Savings Management Platform
5. 

   Cognizant

   Jun 2017 - Oct 2018

   Senior Consultant (Product Manager)

   Consulting Engagements: - Helped clients with their Strategy and Operations problems by analyzing the problem and processes, formulating and proposing solutions using Digital Strategies and delivering solutions to improve the business performance Product Management: - Reduced time for material code creation by 99%, by automating multiple processes and re-engineering the business process for part code creation - Led the development of a POC for drivers and fleet owners for managing and optimizing electric vehicle fleet management - Developed a desktop and iOS application integrating multiple internal stakeholders and third-party service providers - Conducted market/industry research, trend analysis, and as-is/to-be gap analysis to propose solutions and help clients become best in class/industry
6. 

   Ford Motor

   Nov 2013 - Mar 2016

   Value Management | Product Management

   Led North America Business Cost Reduction and Quality Improvement to improve profits by on average $5 million per year Key Achievements: - Extraordinary Performance Award (May’14 & Dec’14) – Delivered the highest amount of cost reduction projects in past 3 years - Engineer of the Month (Nov’14) – Resolved last-minute issues in the Ford Mustang vehicle launch as a special assignment Major Projects: - Reduced cost by $1 million per year on the Ford Escape and Ford Edge SUV's by implementing a first-in-class technology o Led a cross-functional team of 7, including vendors, engineering, and finance o Spearheaded price negotiations with the vendors, implementation timeline with engineering, and ROI analysis with finance - Enhanced customer satisfaction by 75% on the Ford Fiesta by implementing a customer feedback-driven design improvement o Analyzed the root cause for customer dissatisfaction and implement innovative counter measure o Managed lessons learnt and standardized the feature on future product offering strategy - Avoided potential loss of $38 million by completing a part certification in record 1 month ( as opposed to average period of 3 months) o Broke down the complex problem into smaller tasks and managed each task separately but simultaneously to reduce implementation time - Reduced meeting time by 50% and turnaround time by 75% by implementing a new SOP for managing the reporting process
7. 

   Valeo

   Apr 2013 - Oct 2013

   Product Engineer

   Led the engineering of automotive engine cooling components and delivery of product designs to the client (OEM) Major Projects: - Reduced the tooling cost by 30% by managing engineering to optimize product designs o Led a team of 9 including vendors and engineering to manage RFQ and negotiations - Reduced the delivery delays to client from 15 days to 0 days by managing the development of 16 components with 5 suppliers - Reducing the loss in data by 100% by developing a parts management and release system, integrating multiple functional groups
8. 

   Ford Motor

   Feb 2012 - Mar 2013

   Design Variation Engineer

   Led a team to analyze variations in part assembly and implement counter measures to reduce variation Key Achievements: - Fast-Track promotion to ‘Team Lead Engineer’ for outstanding performance within 3 months as opposed to average 2 years Major Projects: - Improved efficiency by 13% on the number of design revisions and reduced 200 man-hours per project by implementing a new online repository - Conceptualized and implemented a best practices repository to reduce the assembly issue resolution time from 35 days to 5 days

Education

1. 

   Indian School of Business

   Jan 2016 - Jan 2017

   PGP

   Strategy and Marketing
2. 

   Stony Brook University

   Jan 2010 - Jan 2011

   Master of Science

   Mechanical Engineering
3. 

   Savitribai Phule Pune University

   Jan 2006 - Jan 2010

   Bachelor of Engineering

   Mechanical Engineering (Sandwich)