Arunima Soni Thakur

Arunima Soni Thakur has 25 years of experience and is a “Supply Chain Excellence” guru: Digital 4.0, pioneering work in AI/ML for autonomous, and recipient of Arch Colwell Merit award, SAE 2009 for pioneering work in integrating lean manufacturing with Digital Manufacturing, as well as real-time plant network architecture.

She has served as General Motors North American Operations Manager, as a Six Sigma Master Black Belt at Ford, as CTO and VP Engineering at Ward, as SVP and Global leadership roles at various consulting organizations, leading the plan, design, build of new PLM delivery centers, MES COE, NPI teams, and hiring commissioning of new plants globally. Wherein she streamlined EDI, MP& L, built new manufacturing and warehousing locations, incorporating NAFTA compliance, and JIT for Asian sourcing.

Arunima has built over 9 industry solutions that address the disconnect between product design, new product introduction, and as-built functions within manufacturing operations, that earned her “best-of-breed” awards from industry analysts. She also has received awards at GM, and at Ford (Inuksuk Award), where she championed, led, and executed several large Lean Six Sigma projects generating triple-digit Million $ savings for North American electronics, electrical, manufacturing, sales, and aftermarket warranty divisions at multiple organizations as Salesperson of the year.

As a partner-level leader, she is master of hands-on opening, driving and closing significant new revenue growth, accomplishing high pressure new yearly sales. She successfully manages P& L of $225-550M, driving 22-33% yearly growth. averaging $15+M deal sizes and works with Board and CXO level clients in an advisory capacity, for strategic consulting.