Vice President - SCM & Head of IT for the 4PL Consortium
Bahwan Cybertek LLC, Muscat, Oman
مجموع سنوات الخبرة :17 years, 7 أشهر
Key Responsibilities:
1. Part of management team and heading the IT transformation for the logistics consortium between BCT, a leading IT services provider and Deutsche Post DHL, the worlds largest logistics company.
2. Business development with upstream Oil and Gas operators across the globe for value generation opportunities in supply chain.
3. Customer account management on IT and process improvements as part of the supply chain outsourcing engagement with Petroleum Development, Oman. This involves complete operational and IT outsourcing of logistics needs of PDO to build a world class supply chain towards managing transportation of Oil Rigs and cargo consumables required during drilling.
4. Business process mapping, process improvements, managing strategic initiatives, Solution Design and development, Roll out and delivery, maintenance and support cycle as well as internal auditor of business processes.
5. Develop customer IT strategic roadmaps and incorporate business innovation by implementing novel IT Solutions to achieve business vision and strategic goals.
6.P&L responsibility for all IT environmental needs with budgetary control and managing IT related Projects and initiatives through program/project management.
Key Accomplishments:
1.Received the 2012 DHL Innovation Award for EMEA towards the conceptualization and delivery of first of its kind On-shore rig movements system.
2.Designed and implemented a first of its kind solution catering to the End-to-End cargo haulage solution Bolton NextGen and its sales to PDO for gaining competitive advantage
3.Strategized IT Roadmaps for the last 5 years towards customer requirements and undertook the deployment of various business process and IT interventions as part of the roadmap
4.Designed and Implemented complete TMS IT suite for PDO to address its core logistics operations.
5.Successfully implemented new and innovative technologies like IVMS, Track & Trace and integration middle ware.
6.Strategy formulation for next generation 4PL models to be propagated in other geographies in ME and wider globe.
Key Responsibilities:
Managed the Product Development team out of India and part of the wider global Product Development teams in US and Canada i2 transportation suite.
Involved as Project Manager/Program Manager for TMS Solution deliveries.
Mentoring and Training services for i2TMS suite for customers in APAC.
Define product roadmap, detail product requirements/ functionalities & feature enhancements including design, testing & release.
Requirements mapping, gap analysis, Solution Assessment and value assurance for customers, overall needs/functionality/effort analysis, development and testing cycle, inclusion in version releases
Key Accomplishments:
Key player in setting up the Transportation practice and Process consulting practice; involved in pre-sales, post implementation support across APAC.
Successfully implemented releases TM6.2.1 and 6.2.3 as Product Manager.
Effectively developed several functionalities like side-door-loading, auto-applied options and vendor sequencing for Pepsi Foods, USA and the development of new integration logic for creation of the Distance engine for Woolworths, Australia
Successfully led the i2 upgrade for Braskem across products; Train-the-trainer program for i2's TM suite out of India
Led the TMS Upgrade from 5.2.1 to 6.1.5 & integration implementation for Braskem - Brazil.
Led as Program Manager for Cementhai Logistics for i2 TMS upgrade evaluation from 6.1 to 6.2 and implementation.
Key Responsibilities:
Provided business consulting on major strategic customer assignments for Enterprise Business Solutions business unit of Satyam.
Key contribution in setting up the Logistics Practice for consulting on business strategy, process consulting and IT delivery and led the Knowledge Desk for the Global Logistics Practice.
Created critical IP for marketing the practice including offerings, services, alliance programs, Training programs.
Provided BPR related support and assisted in logistics related assignments.
Undertook BD for the practice in West India.
Provided pre-sales expertise and support for sales team across India and APAC.
Key Accomplishments:
Setting up a 4PL line of business for Mahindra & Mahindra, first of its kind in India. The engagement included evolving business strategy, development of business offerings and services, design and field implementation of business processes, involvement in sales and operations of the business and lastly, design & development and implementation of IT solutions for the business.
Successfully accomplished business and IT reengineering engagement for Konsortium Logistics Berhad, a 4PL in Malaysia as Offshore Business Analysis. Engagement involved study of existing IT systems/legacy applications across various companies in the consortia, prepare a unified IT Roadmap to streamline business integration, Develop IT solutions to cater to different 4PL/3PL services to customers.
Involved as the team member in the establishment of the Vehicle Support Services business in India for Cummins, India. The assignment involved network design and development, setting up of facilities, Business process design & field implementation and development of the IT solutions.
Involved as strategic member for the Post Implementation audit or the M&M TSG business during 2003 to evaluate the effectiveness of the model envisaged earlier in 2000
Key Responsibilities:
• Was responsible for the product development strategy and day to day evolvement of the e-learning products.
• Managed the web portal for e-learning system for customers.
• Managed a taskforce of 50 professors and faculty towards development of the product content for the e-learning suites.
• Managed a portfolio of e-learning products for CAT, GRE, GMAT and IIT-JEE
Accomplishments
• Successfully setup and managed the Learning Center for the company towards imparting classroom training and consultation for customers pursuing competitive exams.
• Undertook Alliance development in West India setting up collaborative models for revenue generation.
• Tracked the site performance and statistics for the e-learning web portal for customers using the 'Adaptive Learning Methodology'.
Key Responsibilities:
• Was the overall head for branch including complete ownership of Sales & Operations, Channel Management and administration at the branch level.
• Involved in product/SKU level annual sales planning & forecasting and managed/monitored targets across the sales team / region/ territories.
• Managed teams of 50 to 70 people organized under the branch into sales, warehousing, systems and administration streams
• Built & managed the channel/distribution network comprising of wholesalers, dealers, exclusive retailers and general retailing outlets.
• Managed C&F contracts, warehouses, statutory compliances and branch related IS and administration requirements
• Handled promotions schemes, inventory, credit worthiness and sales to cash cycle.
Accomplishments
• Contributed towards the branch sales at Ahmedabad and Pune branches (the largest and the 3rd largest branch for Asian Paints in India) during 1999-2000 as the Executive Trainee.
• Built a robust network of new dealerships, exclusive retailer's & successfully set up several Asian Paints Colour World outlets.
• Devised a system to cater to the pending orders in the event of stock outs or delivery delays.
• Trained and guided teams on usage of IS and soft skill development.
Key Responsibilities:
• Generated sales for Cement via Promoters/Builders, Structural Consultants.
• Provided sales support for Channel including wholesalers, dealers and retailers.
• Marketed and educated the customers towards the technical details and specifications pertaining to different grades of cements and their potential uses.
• Addressed customer complaints and their redressal for retail customers
Accomplishments
• Generated over 50, 000 tonnes of cement sales through institutional/project sales, sites and new dealer sales.
• Launched new retailers in conjunction with the dealer network to adequately manage the channel penetration.
Post Graduate Diploma in Management from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (1999) with focus on Operations & Systems
Bachelor of Engineering (Civil Engineering) Government College of Engineering, University of Pune (1996)
