Wijaya Khisbulloh
Plant Manager
Karawang
Summary
Senior manufacturing leader with 13+ years of progressive experience in FMCG and manufacturing operations across multinational organizations (PepsiCo & PT HM Sampoerna/PMI). Proven track record in end-to-end plant management, large-scale team leadership, cost optimization, operational excellence, and greenfield plant readiness. Recognized for driving safety, quality, productivity, and continuous improvement using Lean, TPM, and Six Sigma methodologies. Strong business acumen supported by an MBA in Operations & Supply Chain (Magna Cum Laude).
Overview
2
2
Languages
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Plant Manager
PepsiCo
12.2025 - Current
- Hold full accountability for plant performance across Production, Maintenance, Quality, Safety, Logistics, and Cost, ensuring delivery of all KPIs
- Lead and coach plant leadership team to strengthen capability, engagement, and performance culture.
- Ensure strict compliance with food safety, EHS, regulatory, and PepsiCo global standards.
- Own plant budget, drive cost optimization and productivity initiatives, and manage financial discipline.
- Champion Lean, TPM, and Six Sigma to improve efficiency, reliability, and loss elimination.
- Oversee workforce planning, labor efficiency, and industrial relations.
- Act as the primary interface with senior management, customers, and external authorities.
Senior Production Manager
PepsiCo
07.2024 - 11.2025
- Establish entire Production Team Organization including creating organization structure, job description, manpower requirement as well as aligning with talent acquisition and HR team for recruitment activities.
- Become spearhead of PepsiCo production readiness by developing production SOP, BOM and KPI set up for newly established PepsiCo Production facilities in Indonesia.
- Set up budget and detail of cost related requirement for Annual Operating Plan in PepsiCo Indonesia Production department.
- Develop and actively involve in team capability building plan including align with Asia Pacific regional team to boost up Performance of Indonesia newly establish plant in Cikarang.
Manager Business Unit Production
PT. HM Sampoerna Tbk
01.2021 - 06.2024
- Manage and lead entire activities of Factory with more that 250 employees in compliance to Sustainability, Quality and Legal requirements and ensure full focus on achieving all assigned KPIs linked to Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery and Morale
- Developing and deploying operational strategy using PDCA system in Factory. By promoting best practices, knowledge sharing, continuous improvement culture within Factory
- Leading and developing integrated and high performing team following principles of Lean Manufacturing to step up team capabilities.
- Owning production department budget preparation in line with strategy, ensures tracking and compliance to original budget
- Manage and lead cost initiative in order to maintain Fixed Manufacturing Expenses as Original Budget
Manager Continuous Improvement Deployment
PT. HM Sampoerna Tbk
04.2018 - 12.2020
- Lead Implementation and deployment of Lean Management System (called OPEN+ in PMI) in Manufacturing that focus on Building capabilities in order to achieving sustain and breakthrough business result.
- Led project management for implementing a continuous improvement initiative that resulted in a yearly 5% boost in reliability.
- Act as co-leader of Focus Improvement (FI) Pillar that drive zero loss journey by conducting Loss analysis and eliminate it by using various problem solving tools.
Senior Operations Planning Analyst
PT. HM Sampoerna Tbk
01.2017 - 03.2018
- Analyst planning and business development by reviewing Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) and project strategy.
- Reviewing productivity Pipeline, tracking productivity implementation to achieve productivity target 5% of total operational cost within per year.
- Calculate and validate IRR (Internal Rate of Return) of Initiative that drive by cost efficiency or cost effectiveness project to achieve Key performance Indicator
M & E Engineer
PT. HM Sampoerna, Tbk
06.2015 - 12.2016
- Establish maintenance department including, develop maintenance team, create maintenance budget, manage maintenance activity in whole CIS (clove intensification System ) Plantation including, vehicle (tractor, car, cart, sprayer), building infrastructure (office, nursery, Green House, Pump room) and Machineries (Irrigation system, Generator, etc). And also support project team to build CIS Plantation.
Process Engineer
PT. HM Sampoerna Tbk
01.2015 - 06.2015
- Maintain and improve performance of Tobacco processing Line to achieve Key performance indicator and delivering Best quality product to be process in secondary processing Area.
- Focus on project and improvement of Intermediate Line in Tobacco processing line and act as Single point of contact for any improvement in intermediate line.
Graduate Trainee
PT. HM Sampoerna, Tbk
01.2013 - 12.2014
- Conducting project based assignment to improve energy consumption in Manufacturing. Achieving goal for reducing energy consumption for 10% per year.
- Granted Above and Beyond Call of Duty Award from Director Manufacturing for creating energy initiative idea that reducing more than 100k USD per year energy consumption cost.
Education
Master of Business Administration - Operation and Supply Chain
Institut Teknologi Bandung
Bandung, West Java01.2024
Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical Engineering
Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS)
Surabaya, East Java01.2012
Skills
Lean Six Sigma TPM Kaizen
Manufacturing KPI & Performance Management
Budget, cost control & Financial Analysis
Production planning
Safety management
Continuous improvement
Performance improvements
Plant and warehouse operations
Project management
Operations management
Core Competencies
- Plant & Factory Operations Management
- Safety, Quality & Food Safety Compliance
- Cost Control & Budget Ownership (AOP, CapEx, OpEx)
- Lean Manufacturing, TPM & Six Sigma
- Continuous Improvement & Productivity
- Leadership Development & Workforce Planning
- Industrial Relations & Labor Productivity
- Maintenance & Asset Reliability Strategy
- Supply Chain & Production Planning
- Stakeholder & Executive Communication
Timeline
Plant Manager
PepsiCo
12.2025 - Current
Senior Production Manager
PepsiCo
07.2024 - 11.2025
Manager Business Unit Production
PT. HM Sampoerna Tbk
01.2021 - 06.2024
Manager Continuous Improvement Deployment
PT. HM Sampoerna Tbk
04.2018 - 12.2020
Senior Operations Planning Analyst
PT. HM Sampoerna Tbk
01.2017 - 03.2018
M & E Engineer
PT. HM Sampoerna, Tbk
06.2015 - 12.2016
Process Engineer
PT. HM Sampoerna Tbk
01.2015 - 06.2015
Graduate Trainee
PT. HM Sampoerna, Tbk
01.2013 - 12.2014
Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical Engineering
Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS)
Master of Business Administration - Operation and Supply Chain
Institut Teknologi Bandung