Abhijat Sharma

Abhijat Sharma is a seasoned professional in procurement and project management, currently serving as Head Project Manager at Maruti Suzuki India Limited since July 2014. In this role, Abhijat orchestrates the strategic procurement of capital items for a new manufacturing facility, leading a team of five buyers and managing a budget of 914 million Euros, with actual CAPEX expenditures amounting to 671 million Euros. Previous roles at Maruti Suzuki include Manager, Deputy Manager, and Assistant Manager, where Abhijat contributed to significant cost-saving strategies and supplier management. Prior experience includes a position as Engineering Trainee at Tata Motors, focusing on manufacturing process optimization. Abhijat holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering from Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, completed in 2014, and attended Campion School in Bhopal from 1994 to 2009.