SUMMARY:

• A seasoned supply chain expert and SAP certified solutions consultant with experience in multiple industries such as Retail, Consumer Goods, Hi Tech and Food Supply chain. Self - motivated, multi-cultural sensitivity.
• Looks forward to further use expertise in supply chain strategy development and business process re-engineering, develop key organisational and leadership skills needed to manage and lead global businesses in complex environments.
• Create strategies that align goals, operations and products for competitive advantages and maximum ROI.
• Continually seeking to be out of comfort zone - exploring new business dimensions around Analytics, HANA & IoT.

EXPERTISE AREA:

• Demand Management
• Supply Network Planning
• Logistics
• Transportation Management
• Multi-channel order fulfilment
• Supply Chain Strategy and optimization
• Market Analysis
• Cross Functional Collaboration
• Cloud based cost-to- serve analytics
• Team Management
• Interpersonal and Innovation
• Project Management
• New Product Introduction
• Risk and compliance

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Packages: MS Office, MS Project

Operating Systems: Microsoft NT, Windows 2000/XP/Other, Unix

Technical Integration/ERP: knowledge of ETL Tools, Informatica, SAP R/3, SAP BW (BI 7.0)

Data Bases: Microsoft SQL, Oracle, Microsoft Access

Supply Chain Systems: SAP TM, SAP SCM, JDA/i2

Methodologies: Business Process Reengineering, Use Cases

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Pittsburgh, PA

Project Manager/Solution Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Built supply chain strategy to improve supply performance by efficient Supply planning & execution. Used SAP APO solutions by building production, distribution, sales and financial model and populate the models to summarize the supply chain. Predict and optimize operations, capacity and cost impact under different scenarios. Won implantation business of US$ 300K. Communicated strategic planning solutions to clients and assist them in implementing the solutions across their supply chain.
• Implemented business processes using SAPAPO solutions to deliver overall 25% improvements in sourcing plans, capacity planning, cost forecasting and profitability. Develop and communicate proposals. Conduct core-team workshops, trainings and kick-offs. Present and document client business process, project reports and value metrics to customers. Ensure the effectiveness of the business process and address gaps.
• Lead business process pilots for clients to validate the Sourcing optimization. Built and populated COGS forecasting model using SCAPlanner. Helped process mapping, training and deployment with the client pilot team. Enhanced 10% efficiency in supply chain performance by the process improvements.
• Built proposal and business case for business process transformation using SCA’s cloud based supply chain applications. Conducted business process study for customers to meet their Logistic cost optimization and Logistic redistribution need. Align the business process with best practice processes used by SCA. Developed work-flow, data-flow, user roles, and configuration details to map the proposed business process into the SCA cost optimization solutions. Cost savings of 15% by re-engineering business processes.
• Supported sales team in the solution proposal phase for new prospects. Lead client discovery, industry research and develop solution outlines to address customer needs. Built and conducted software demonstrations for clients. Developed estimates for customer benefits related with proposed solutions of demand prioritization and supply categorization.
• Managing supply chain cloud based products for various cost optimization functions. These products are primarily woks on Supply chain cost-to-serve analytics technology.

Confidential, Sunnyvale, CA

SAP Consultant/ SCM Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Managed Hi-Tech US major- APPLE Inc. with their SAPAPO and Transportation Management (SAP TM 9.1) production support and enhancement projects. Serving as lead for testing, support and related processes. Worked extensively in Rate Shopping, Charge Calculation, and New carrier on boarding etc. Bagged USD 60 Million+ project budgeted for FY ’11-’15 .
• Helped Apple Inc. for their version upgrade from SAP TM 8.0 to TM 9.1 version. Managed Script testing, extensive upstream and downstream interface testing, trouble shooting and coordination with SAP for the bug fixings. Phase wise upgrade status reporting to the stakeholders starting from preparation stage, Kick off up to version upgrade of Production system.
• Active participation in design workshops to define the overall architecture, process design and technical requirements, Review all deliverables throughout the project lifecycle to ensure completeness, consistency, quality and requirement traceability. Identify and resolve design issues, participate and provide critique for design reviews. Won preferred vendor award from the client.
• Managed SAP APO Demand Planning Enhancement project for Apple Inc . on SAP SCM 5.0. Helped build enhanced forecasting data options like installed base, custom forecast algorithms and simulation tools. Created the Demand planner’s exception workbench and UI’s related to help monitor/scrub forecasts effectively.
• Helped a leading Hi-Tech US major INTEL’s SAP SCM conversion team implementing changes for their major SAP Transformation project. Involves planning, design and execution of the SAP changes while keeping the management stakeholders updated. End to end SAP SCM transition management carried out. Won repeat business of US$ 80K for next phase.
• Lead and participate in Business requirements gathering & detailed design for conversion programs, Co-Ownership & execution of conversion program(s) for functional areas, Development of conversion strategy for each object, Conversion program testing with development team, Ensure all data is correctly formatted for upload to SCM, Monitoring and supporting the results, Deployment and Error analysis, handling & post data load reconciliation activities, Stabilization Support of Functional Area Designs.
• Experience in Data conversion and migration activity for ECC and APO objects using tools like LSMW. Post migration error analysis, data reconciliation, testing and validations.
• Business interaction for data extraction from legacy systems, gap analysis, data consolidation, transformation, validations & cleansing.
• Documentation of functional specification for conversion objects, review and status report meeting with business stakeholders.
• Worked on creating SAP GATP internal training documentation and was appreciated by higher management for the structural training design.

Confidential

IT Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Role at Confidential included solution architecting, pre-sales contributions, thought leadership initiatives while developing the practice and helping in large proposals and deals discussions across manufacturing and Hi-tech clients serving SCM areas
• Served as Lead consultant for the Hi-Tech Semiconductor major NXP Semiconductors B.V for i2 Demand Planning application. Collaborated with stakeholders to develop IT strategy and system roadmap for the implementation of organizational, process and technology changes. Resulted in winning further business opportunities worth US $21M.
• Lead 5-member team for version upgrade of Demand planning solution and appreciated by Client for completing the activity seamlessly. Cost savings of 25% by re-engineering business processes.
• Helped consumer electronics major Toshiba America Information System (TAIS) with i2 SCM production support project. Developed custom utility for repair forecast report to plan Spare parts inventory and replenishment planning.
• Internal projects and initiatives that drive customer satisfaction for TCS’s customers, internal and external.

Confidential

Manager

Responsibilities:

• Created demand plans for future promotion events by exploiting historical data accumulated from past promotions for each separate SKU in each store within a retail chain.
• Ensured effective production planning aligned with order fulfilment operation. Registered 10% increase in profitability during seasonal demand uplift.
• Led business process design workshop to create physical and system prototypes for post-merger supply chain integration of tire two retailers. Projected cost savings of 15% by re-engineering business process; managed Rs.8M budget.
• Managed process improvement projects to adopt industry best practices using SAP ERP. Delivered benefits of Rs.35M through margin-focused business processes and led transformation from cost-plus company to lean operation
• Analysed large data sets to design a new DC to store stock allocation process to ensuring optimal product availability reducing stock outs by 40% and inventory in DC by 8%
• Conducted training programs, workshops and providing assistance for the business users.

Confidential

Asst. Manager

Responsibilities:

• Implemented a new production strategy and doubled the rate of production in a packaging cell.
• Coordinated the set-up of an exclusive packaging cell for the first export contract to the plant; oversaw the commissioning of several new machines.
• Led a team of 20 workmen to implement quality improvement initiatives in a finishing and packaging cell; reduced costs by Rs.50K per month.
• Mentored 25 workmen and motivated them to learn operation of multiple machines; increased productivity by 600 man-hours per month.

Confidential

Executive Production planning

Responsibilities:

• Generation of Time and Action Plan (TNA) for Production orders.
• Confirming the Delivery schedule to Warehouse Management system.
• Development of control charts for each and every order for better tracking.
• Finalization of BOM and consumption of material.
• Generation of order status on daily basis and variance reports on weekly basis.
• Follow up of resource loading plan and capacity utilization reports.