Sahil Agrawal

Manufacturing Operations Head | Angel Investor | Mentor

Rayong, Thailand

About

Sahil is a global leader with over 12 years of experience in leading leaders, developing talent, and delivering results in the tire manufacturing industry. His experience spans in several international roles and locations, transforming organizations at both strategic and operational levels. He is currently heading the Thailand Manufacturing Operations for Motorcycle tires at Continental, a leading automotive supplier and technology company. In his current role, he is responsible for ramping up the greenfield site, establishing a solid operational excellence and paving the way for the future success of the manufacturing site. He leverages his experience to drive efficiency, quality and organizational development in the tire manufacturing domain.

Experience

  • Continental (14 yrs 1 mo)
    • Head of Manufacturing Operations - Motorcycle tires, Thailand
      Sep 2024 - Present · 1 yr 10 mos

      Responsible for: - Ramping up the Greenfield Motorcycle manufacturing plant with a strong base of operational excellence - Supporting the global Motorcycle tire business by producing and delivering top quality tires - Driving the future growth and expansion of the plant with new product lines and customer base

    • Global Head of Digital Solutions - Tire Manufacturing Technology
      Jan 2021 - Aug 2024 · 3 yrs 8 mos

      Responsible for: - Creating High Impact Organization - Creating High Ownership Culture - Creating Highly Collaborative Environment

    • Head Of Engineering Department
      Jan 2019 - Jan 2021 · 2 yrs 1 mo

      With this role elevation, I am hereby managing all the Engineering aspects in the tire manufacturing plant of Continental at Modipuram. The scope includes, all capital investments, all equipment maintenance and all facilities maintenance with which I am responsible for a team of 50 engineers including 6 senior managers in the plant. In these challenging times for the industry, my main focus is to turn around the culture in the department towards being more efficient by improving the ongoing processes, investing strongly on people development both technical & leadership and bringing in the required transparency to operate as one cohesive force.

  • Angel Investor at Venture Catalysts++ | India's 1st Multi-Stage VC
    Dec 2017 - Present · 8 yrs 7 mos

    I am passionate about new business ideas and a big supporter of young entrepreneurs changing the landscape of economies globally.

  • Thermal, Water and Utilities Engineer, EMEA region at Procter & Gamble
    Mar 2010 - May 2012 · 2 yrs 3 mos

    Technical Project Manager for Green Field and Brown Field Projects for P&G in Europe, Middle East and Africa Region Regional Water Treatment Plant Design Owner Technical responsibility for Utilities Systems for EMEA Owner of the annual Sustainability school for EMEA region Personal key focus: Energy reduction Member of the Organizational Effectiveness team for 2 years

  • Business Technology Analyst at Deloitte Consulting
    Jun 2009 - Dec 2009 · 7 mos

    Worked on Information Management projects developing Database Management solutions using OBIEE & Informatica.

  • Internship at SRF Limited
    May 2007 - Jul 2007 · 3 mos

    Worked on Heat Exchanger Design Manual to be used by the Plants for future expansions.