Tharaka De Silva

Senior Business Analyst | Strategic Planning | Business Analytics | Manufacturing Operations | Process Excellence | Lean Practitioner | Data-Driven Decision Support

Sri Lanka

About

I am a Business Analyst and Strategic Planning professional with 6+ years of experience driving analytics, planning, and operational excellence in multinational manufacturing organizations. Currently serving as Senior Business Analyst at MAS Holdings, I support leadership in transforming data into insights that power strategic decision-making. My expertise spans KPI management, business process improvement, profitability analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and dashboard automation. I am skilled in Power BI, PowerApps, SAP, and ERP systems, and I have successfully reduced reporting time by 40% through digitization initiatives. I am passionate about using data and strategy to improve performance, efficiency, and growth. With a background in both business management (MBA) and engineering (MEng, BEng – First Class), I bridge the gap between technical insight and strategic decision-making. I am open to global opportunities in business analytics, strategic planning, and operations management.

Experience

  • MAS Holdings (Full-time · 5 yrs 4 mos)
    • Senior Business Analyst
      Sep 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 10 mos

      • Collaborate with Senior Leadership to formulate key performance indicators (KPIs) and ensure the overall development of the annual Hoshin (A3) thereby enabling a robust performance measuring mechanism to monitor the achievement of departmental objectives. • Monitor and analyze KPIs on a weekly basis and periodically present achievement of objectives to the General Manager during departmental performance reviews. • Diligently maintain General Manager’s daily business calendar and effectively coordinate and schedule business meetings as per required to ensure the optimization of the General Manager’s work routine. • Facilitate, monitor and reconcile the preparation of financial budgets / costing reports / profitability reports and analyze the same to ensure accurate management of information and achievement of budgeted targets on behalf of the General Manager. • Research and analyze customer/manufacturing trends in terms of product changes, seasonal/ market changes, be technically savvy within your respective areas and demonstrate ability to apply the information obtained to support the General Manager & top management in making decision. • Follow up on projects initiated by the General Manager by driving project tasks as per agreed timelines and provide timely updates to ensure successful project completion.

    • Business Analyst
      Oct 2022 - Sep 2023 · 1 yr

      Supported Long Range Planning (LRP) and corporate strategy alignment. Built financial & operational performance reports for leadership and customer reviews. Facilitated Lean Enterprise initiatives and ERP-integrated reporting.

    • Value Stream Executive
      Mar 2021 - Oct 2022 · 1 yr 8 mos

      Managed daily production scheduling and ensured 100% DIFOT delivery. Led root cause analyses and implemented corrective actions for efficiency. Drove compliance with 5S, safety, and lean standards.

  • Management Trainee at Esquel Group
    Nov 2019 - Mar 2021 · 1 yr 5 mos

  • Graduate Engineering Trainee at Ceylon Tobacco Company PLC (CTC)
    Feb 2019 - Oct 2019 · 9 mos

  • Engineering Trainee at International Construction Consortium (Pvt) Ltd
    Jul 2016 - Dec 2016 · 6 mos