Nishar Ahamed K A

Product Manager

Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India11 yrs 8 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Led product strategy for a high-impact e-commerce project.
Achieved significant cost reductions in supply chain processes.
Expert in Agile methodologies and product management.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Product Manager with expertise in E-Commerce and Supply Chain Management.

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Skills

Core Skills

Product ManagementAgile MethodologiesBusiness AnalysisSupply Chain ManagementProcess ImprovementOperations Excellence

Other Skills

A/B TestingAgile & Waterfall MethodologiesAnalytical SkillsAnalyticsBenchmarkingBusinessCATIAClient RelationsCommunicationCost ReductionCross-functional InitiativesCross-functional Team LeadershipCustomer DataDemand PlanningDesign Thinking

About

• MBA graduate with 6+ years of experience in management consulting, process improvement, operations, and supply chain management • Experienced in IT Consulting, Requirements Management, Agile methodologies, Software product management, Client & Project management. • Extensive work experience in executing large projects in the Agile Scrum methodology with internal/external stakeholder management in the Manufacturing, Automotive domain.

Experience

11 yrs 8 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 4 mos

Average Tenure

4 yrs 2 mos

Current Experience

Publicis sapient

Product Manager

Apr 2022 – Present · 4 yrs 2 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Remote

Product Owner / Manager for E-commerce Grocery Recommendation Engine:
Owned Product Strategy and Roadmap for a recommendation engine product that provides relevant substitution to the end -customers when the ordered item is out of stock.
Conducted a 6-week discovery phase for a prominent UK-based large retailer and delivered a highly effective backlog for MVP and beyond, that brought £11m/year savings while leveraging over £45m in additional sales opportunities.
Spearheaded collaborative efforts with data scientist leads, introducing an innovative concept of using product similarity to tackle the "cold start" problem of substitutes.
Developed frameworks and accelerators throughout the project, ensuring seamless replication for similar recommendation engines across diverse global retailers.
Conceptualized and implemented various compelling use cases, including "Your Regulars" and "Alternatives," which significantly boosted revenue generation and positively impacted the company's Profit & Loss

E-CommerceProduct Road MappingAgile MethodologiesStakeholder ManagementAnalyticsProduct Management

Infosys ltd

Product Management Consultant

Feb 2021 – Apr 2022 · 1 yr 2 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Remote

Product Management Consultant -Partnered with client executives to achieve business outcomes. Analyzed and showcased success metrics and insights to realize product value. Acted as a customer’s advocate inside the organization.
Conducted highly productive workshops with stakeholders, effectively mapping existing business processes and synthesizing business requirements through insightful workflow diagrams.
Collaborated closely with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to comprehensively gather and develop business requirements for an automotive client, overseeing the end-to-end process from discovery to successful
implementation.
Orchestrated the creation of essential project artifacts, including Business Analysis documentation, process flow diagrams, and wireframes with UI/UX considerations, meticulously capturing AS-IS and TO-BE mappings.
Exhibited strong Product Management skills by crafting a comprehensive Product backlog, Sprint Backlog, Epics, and Features, while adeptly managing and prioritizing user stories in close collaboration with the client.
Demonstrated effective leadership in conducting sprint planning and backlog grooming meetings, meticulously detailing user stories and tasks, while also providing essential training and knowledge transfer for new members of the Development team and internal stakeholders.
Spearheaded the auto business unit discussion and presented the POVs for Customer Advisory Board (CAB) meeting 2021 to the Industry Principal and Vice-President

Business AnalysisStakeholder ManagementProduct ManagementProcess ImprovementUI/UX considerations

S.p. jain institute of management & research

Student Placement Coordinator

Feb 2020 – Feb 2021 · 1 yr · Mumbai, Maharashtra · On-site

Student Placement Committee member for PGPM 2020 batch of 115 students, responsible for campus
engagement between organizations and academia, facilitating profile development of 6 students

Ford motor company

Supply Chain Engineer

Sep 2018 – Dec 2019 · 1 yr 3 mos · Chennai Area, India · On-site

Benchmarked competitors’ components, adopting an integrated Material and Cost reduction approach, amounting to 15% cost reduction (USD 60/vehicle)
Reduced ‘Design to Manufacturing’ time by 12.5% (from 64 weeks to 56 weeks) using value stream mapping
Introduced design standards for a US automotive client, reducing design complexities and iteration cycles by 33%

Supply Chain ManagementCost ReductionValue Stream MappingProcess Improvement

Mahindra & mahindra

Senior Engineer

Aug 2014 – Sep 2018 · 4 yrs 1 mo · Chennai · On-site

Operations Excellence
Utilized Design Thinking and Six Sigma tools (RCA, Pareto) to eliminate field failures, achieving a 100% success rate.
Achieved INR 2.5 Cr cost reduction by redefining product specifications, fulfilling through alternate sourcing.
o Evaluated new proposal and the change in manufacturing process to meet the product specification criteria.
Stakeholder Management
Led a 7-member cross-functional team, delivering successful pilot projects for multiple Fleet Owners.
Managed relationships with R&D, Product Planning, Sourcing, Validation, Production, After-Sales & Service, and both international and domestic vendors.
Introduced "Mahindra Learning through Peers" platform, tutoring 90+ workers to improve communication skills, earning top management award

Design ThinkingSix SigmaStakeholder ManagementOperations ExcellenceProcess Improvement