Dinesh Gupta

Head- Projects & Operations- (Relwood) at Reliance Industries Limited.

Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

About

Senior Executive with 32 years of experience held at various position- "Management & Operation"- in different manufacturing industries like Interior Infrastructure, Glass Containers, Textile- Jute & Cotton, Steel, Logistics & SCM, IT products, Industrial finance. Successful track record of managing complete operational growth and profitability, leadership and achievement in various assignments; consistently progressed to positions of increasing responsibility and accountability. Ability to lead cross functional teams to deliver top-line & bottom-line results, know to be a change agent and transforms organization to the highest level through implementation of various plant specific strategies & standardization of systems, process and operation excellence. Well versed with quality improvement techniques like ISO, lean manufacturing, TPM, TQM. SPECIALTIES: Plant Operation, Setting of Greenfield/Brown Field Projects, Turn Around & Performance management, Working in multicultural & Matrix environment, Change management, Corporate Affairs, Sustainable Resource Management, Man Management & Process Re-engineering for optimal utilization of available resources in manufacturing industry, Government Liaison. Procurement. Entrepreneurial minded. Strategist. Leadership & Ownership qualities. KEY COMPETENCIES •Change Management and Strategist. •Process orientation with good leadership qualities •Analytical and Result orientated •Good influencing and collaboration skills •Ability to drive external agencies

Experience

  • Head- Projects & Operations (Relwood Division) at Reliance Industries Limited
    Sep 2025 - Present · 10 mos

  • GREENPLY INDUSTRIES LIMITED (9 yrs 7 mos)
    • Senior Vice President -Operations & Projects at Greenply
      Apr 2022 - Jun 2025 · 3 yrs 3 mos

    • Vice President-Operations & Projects
      Mar 2019 - Mar 2022 · 3 yrs 1 mo

      Accountable for Plant Operation, Oversee Production, P&L, Commercial Operations, Corporate Affairs, Govt. liaison, Cost Reduction Initiatives, IR, Change Management, Lean Manpower Planning & Utility Optimization. Completed Setting up of New Greenfield Integrated Plywood & Allied Product Units in the State of Uttar Pradesh (Lucknow Region) well before targeted time along with commercial production. Looking after plant operations presently. Also responsible for setting up plants for new JV and Outsourcing Partners.

    • Vice President (Operations)
      Dec 2015 - Mar 2019 · 3 yrs 4 mos

      Accountable for Complete Plant Operations, Oversee Production, P&L, Commercial Operations, Corporate Affairs, Govt. liaison, Cost Reduction Initiatives, IR, Change Management, Lean Manpower Planning & Utility Optimization. Setting up of new Greenfield Integrated Plywood & Allied Product Unit. Greenply Industries is largest player in organized Interior Infrastructure sector, having 7 manufacturing units including 2 overseas.

  • V.P. (Operations) at Hindusthan National Glass & Industries Limited
    Oct 2013 - Dec 2015 · 2 yrs 3 mos

    V.P.(O) & Plant Head- Accountable for complete business operations of the Rishra plant having 3 furnaces with combined production capacity of 3.5 Lakh MT per annum. Oversee production planning, P&L, business development, commercial operations, strategic production planning, liaisoning, cost reduction initiatives, optimized resource planning and corporate strategies, IR, Manpower & Utility Optimisation, to meet growth objectives within budgetary constraints.

  • COO at SLS Group of Companies (formely JS Group)
    Dec 2010 - Apr 2013 · 2 yrs 5 mos

    SLS is a diversified group having interest in Jute, Cotton Textile, IT, Construction & Finance activities. Responsible for General Management (Techno-Commercial) of manufacturing division-Group. Strategic Production Planning, Productivity Control Analysis, Manpower & Cost Structure planning, Government Liaisoning, & P&M procurement. Responsible- New Business Policies, P&L, Product Diversion Planning & Sales strategy development. We have a couple of composite Jute Product manufacturing facilities and Cotton Yarn Units.

  • COO at JS Group of Companies (A diversified Group)
    Dec 2007 - Nov 2010 · 3 yrs

    Heading Two Textile Units and Two Jute Industries. Complete independent responsibility of Textile, Marketing & Technical Upgradation responsibility of Jute Industies. Liasioning with Goverment officials. Company's PR activity. New projects identification, report preparation and implementation.