Apr 2019 – Jun 2021 · 2 yrs 2 mos

• Led an internal team of 15+ Managers, Solution Leads, Programmer Analysts, and Officers and an external team of 10+ support personnel managing the Office of CFO (OCFO) and Master Data workstreams comprising of 15+ Applications/Platforms/Core ERP Modules used by 15+ companies in the Asian Paints Group (APG).
• Managed Program Management practice across multiple work streams in IT such as Core – Order to Cash, Core Systems for International, OCFO, Master Data & delivering leadership, strategy & vision for APG by utilizing best practices, planning & implementing projects and ensuring resource fulfillment structure across IT and stakeholder functions.
• Led new and transformative initiatives including securing Executive Sponsorship, tackling ambiguities, ensuring formation of project execution teams, and putting in place governance structures.

May 2014 – Mar 2019 · 4 yrs 10 mos

• Domain Expert in Order to Cash (O2C), Logistics Execution (LE), Warehouse Management (WMS), Accounts Receivable (AR) and related processes in SAP ERP ECC, SAP S/4 HANA, Microsoft Dynamics NAV and SAP UI5/Open UI5 based connected applications deployed on SAP Mobile Platform, SAP NW Gateway.
• Worked on all the stages of SDLC and aligned IT Solutions to Business requirements, building proof of concepts through Business Process Analysis, Product Mapping, Fit-Gap Analysis, Process Re-engineering, Product Deployment, Change Management, User Training and Support/Maintenance
• Managed an internal team of programmer analysts, solution leads and liaising with internal IT, business and external IT teams to deliver key projects employing Design Thinking and Accelerated SAP methodologies
• IT SPOC for key internal functions such as Sales, Commercial (Customer servicing), Home Improvement, Customer Accounting and the Asian Paints International business in 15 countries

Apr 2013 – Jun 2013 · 2 mos · Mumbai Area, India

• Studied the As-Is processes including current systems, tools and technologies being used in the Decoratives business around determination of dealer price (DPL) of all finished goods
• Designed the To-Be process by identifying tactical and strategic factors that determine prices, mapping out the white spaces that need to be IT enabled and preparing a detailed system design document
• Evaluated the different pricing solutions available in the market based on SAP Integration, pricing science, module strength, usage by Paints & Coatings clients, industry strength and proposed the solution to be adopted
• Carried out initial level discussions with all vendors to take the discussion forward and laid out a plan for implementation
• Awarded a Pre-Placement Offer (PPO) for the work done

Oct 2010 – Jul 2012 · 1 yr 9 mos · Chennai · On-site

• Contributed towards Quality Assurance of new features on the Dell Force10 Operating System (FTOS)
• Analyzed specifications of different features under qualification and conducted reviews with cross-functional teams.
• Formulated Test Cases, gathered hardware/software requirements for execution and built customer topologies for testing.
• Tested the integrity, scalability, and performance of the system, detected anomalies, reported them and worked with Development teams to close reported issues.