Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States
Experienced IT executive skilled in aligning business objectives with IT strategy and execution. Proven track record in driving key initiatives, including enabling AI and data-driven processes, modernizing infrastructure and applications, enabling cybersecurity and fostering a resilient, results-driven organization. Accomplished in managing large and complex programs, S4 HANA implementation, M&A, Planning Transformation, Cybersecurity, Infrastructure and Digital Manufacturing, Smart Factory, eDHR, Industry 4.0. Additionally, adept in navigating complex business transformations to drive organizational success.
Functional CIO for Integrated Supply Chain (Manufacturing + Planning + Supply Chain + Sustainability) Business Partner to Chief Supply Chain Officer to plan new joint initiatives, evaluate proposals, and determine how they fit into functional capability roadmaps and priorities. IT budget, Governance, Prioritization, Roadmap • 100+ teams of IT professionals, providing leadership and guidance, and ensuring the development of staff members. • Leading ERP transformation program to migrate to S4 HANA and SAP ECC • Digital transformation through establishing common data platform, smart factory, gen AI use case deployment and low code apps • Key technology investment includes SAP S4 Hana, Infrastructure Modernization, Cybersecurity, AI/ML, Smart Factory, Aveva OEE, IOT, Digital Maintenance, eDHR, MES, Kinaxis, Celonis, Coupa, MDG, Analytics Platform, Databricks. • Responsible for evaluating and selecting technology solutions that meet the organization's needs and overseeing the implementation of these solutions. • Lead the Master Data Governance and data analytics team for defining, standardizing, and maintaining a common understanding of critical data elements and their relationships across the organization. • Responsible for continuously evaluating and improving the IT environment to ensure it remains aligned with the organization's needs and goals. • Responsible for implementing and maintaining a comprehensive cybersecurity program to protect manufacturing assets and data.
1. Successfully led the implementation of multiple END to END SAP in a complex environment. The scope includes all major processes and modules of SAP (Forecast to Plan, Plan to Produce, Produce to Deliver, Lead to Order, Order to Cash, Record to Report, Procure to Pay, PLM, EH&S). 2. Global S&OP transformation lead to attaining higher maturity, introduced IBP and rationalized several planning systems 3. Driving customer experience strategy at the enterprise level 4. IT M&A Leader for multiple acquisitions for phases due diligence, pre-close and post-close 5. Global CRM (Salesforce), Pricing transformation leadership
Worked on several projects, as a solution architect for the S&OP process, lead consultant, integration manager. During these years Philips was going through tremendous change in the organization, physical supply chain, and processes. I was actively involved in most of the initiative and strategic decisions to ensure the smooth implementation of the decisions. Key business process changes were arising due to, disinvestment of the business unit, one transfer pricing, direct delivery process, cross-system stock transfer process, subcontracting process along with production features, upstream stock point build-up, replacing legacy tools like I2. Processes that I lead to successful implementation include - End to End S&OP process for audio and accessories - Supply planning process transformation due to the strategic move to the subcontractor - Regional Distribution Centre merge of DAP and CE - Online shop replenishment (availability) - Developing the deployment strategy - Migration of product flow arising from closure for centralized warehouse Trained in Agile/Scrum methodologies
Lead consultant for the Supply Chain Management team. Line management for 2 (perm) + 3 (flex)resource. The experience includes strategic consulting to define the future roadmap, project lead, vendor management Implemented projects like - Demand Planning - Commitment Planning - Allocation Management based on business rules
As assistant manager, manufacturing for ITC Foods division my role was managing a third party manufacturing site from procurement to delivery of finished goods. Later on when ITC was implementing SAP and SCM system, I was included as core team. My role was to map business process across division with SAP SCM solution . I was successful in learning the new technology and implementing the green field APO implementation with ECC 5.0. Process implementation included - Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) - Demand Planning (Statistical forecasting) - Supply Network Planning (Optimization of supply, deployment of supply results)