Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Supply Chain specialist with experience in designing digital supply chain solutions using tools like Kinaxis and Anaplan
Working as Solution Architect for Kinaxis, which is used for Demand Planning and supply network planning with 600+ active users. Key responsibilities: 1. Designing Technical Solutions Design and development of various complex solutions and implemented in Kinaxis Develop architecture blueprints that meet business needs and align with technical standards. 2. Stakeholder Collaboration Working closely with COE team, Developers, and Delivery team to deliver the various user stories Translated complex technical solutions to non-technical stakeholders. 3. Technical Leadership Provide mentorship and guidance to development teams throughout implementation. Review codes and ensure architectural best practices are followed. Identify and resolve technical issues as they emerged. 4. Solution Stability Conduct performance assessments and evaluated code changes Perform User testing of complex developments 5. Backlog grooming Participate regularly in and led the discussion from Kinaxis solution perspective backlog grooming calls Translate the business requirements into smaller technical requirements that are understood by developers 6. Sprint planning & Delivery Participate in sprints planning, including resource estimation and risk management. Perform investigations and provided solution design before complex user stories are assigned to users 7. Continuous Improvement & Innovation Recommend and implement various performance improvement enhancements Foster a culture of continuous learning within the technical team 8. Incidents closure support Monitoring and discussing the incidents daily with developers and leads Provide technical guidance to developers and approach to vendor support team for incidents management
Successfully executed the deployment of Kinaxis Rapid Response DF, the advanced integrated planning solution, across 69+ global markets as a part of Global deployment team. Led Solution development/ deployment / operation with below mentioned key responsibilities: • Leading solution team for development & implementation of Demand planning in Kinaxis • Developed Complex functionalities such as Consumption Model, PIPO, Like Profile forecasting etc. • Supported SIT, Business simulation, Go live, post go live journey of various markets (30+ countries) • Fixed Go live critical bugs on time, which resulted in faster Go-live of various markets. • Led Design & development work on various improvement activities and change requests (CRs) • Supported DevOps team members to deliver complex CRs / Bugs fixing while also upskilling team. • Created Solution blueprints of all markets, trained and supported new resources to get up to speed. • Led Kick off discussion & gathered requirements of new markets to finalize the design & less re-work INTEGRATION • Conducted Data fit gap workshops with various market Product owners • Led Functional Data Integration work stream by coordinating with Client leads and solution team • Led the Data requirement discussions with Client during design & build sprint • Prepared Kinaxis integration mappings for data loads into Kinaxis from Talend • Delivered functional requirement of data loads of 50+ interfaces • Analysed requirements to capture user stories from end users of 30+ markets • Led functional design scrum discussion from data team to co-ordinate effectively with solution team • Single point of contact from Data for bug fixes/ discussion during SIT & Business Simulation phase PRACTICE LEVEL WORK AND CERTIFICATIONS • Actively worked on new Proposals (8+), while building various sales decks to win new clients • Developed the boot camp training plans to train new resources (50+) in Kinaxis, Anaplan
I worked as summer management intern in Amazon on project on Electrical safety program for amazon India. Identified areas of improvement in electrical operation system through gap analysis and developed an action plan for their implementation. Initiated Capability Development Program for enhancing the skill sets of EHS and Facility resources across Amazon India Operations. Worked on strengthening the electrical infrastructure for enhanced safety incorporation.
Worked with CEAT as Manager- Engineering & Projects: • Executed the Green Field Project of 2/3 wheeler tyre plant at Nagpur with capacity of 38,000 tyres/day • Deployment of Contractor management system (CMS) during erection & commissioning of plant utilities • Technical commercial evaluation of contractors (19 nos.+) & suppliers (40 nos.+) on PQCDSM Matrix • Initiated use of MS Project in CEAT for tracking and identifying bottlenecks to expedite projects • Core team member of IMS for implementation of OHSAS 18001, ISO 14001, TS 16949 and ISO 9001 • Development of SOPs, HIRA, SWMS and poka-yoke for mechanical maintenance at Nagpur plant • Incorporated LOTO system in production equipment and ensured its implementation during operation • Optimized material handling system to reduce MURI, which resulted in saving of 264 Man-Hrs/Day • Spare parts management(SPM) by ERP (SAP Hana) to optimize, reduce & maintain spares parts inventory • Managed Procurement of all production equipment by technical sign off and commercial bid evaluation • Executed Quality improvement activities based on PDCA in coordination with cross functional teams • Supervised Job-Work process, Root cause analysis(RCA), CAPA and Preventive maintenance (PM)