SUMMARY

• I have 16 years of IT work experience in industries of Retail, Telecom, Automotive, Manufacturing, Brewery and Insurance which includes 2.6+ years of Canadian experience and 1 year of UK experience with direct interaction with client throughout the career.
• I have 14.6+ years of experience in supply chain management domain. I am experienced in using Agile/SCRUM Methodologies for over 5 years. I have experience of working on Waterfall model projects for an extensive period.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Supply Chain (JDA) Solution Architect

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for designing and reviewing.
• Gathering business requirements and eliciting into the Solution Design document.
• Business Stake holder confidence
• Business, IT cadence meetings in understand and resolving expectations vs standards
• Elicit functional and non - functional requirements from stakeholders.
• Resolve possible GAPs found in phases like Design/Construct/Test/Deploy
• Liaison between Business Stakeholders, the technical solution providers, Development and Support teams.
• Maintaining and Managing SharePoint repository for the project artifacts.
• SIT - help client performs system setup and testing
• UAT - help resolve business queries
• Configurations

Supply Chain - Technical Architect

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Creating PL/SQL procedures, SQL Scripts, Windows Batch scripting files.
• Writing Technical Specification documents.
• Attending meetings, sessions and other company events
• Configuring the Application/Processes
• Project Plan Review
• Documenting processes and application instructions
• Supporting and troubleshooting software issues
• Write the Interfaces from Upstream to JDA
• Test the JDA Processes with new updated configurations
• KT sessions for Development Team to understand the functionality to develop the code.
• Writing SQL Queries connecting to the Oracle Database
• Writing Technical Programs in PL/SQL

Supply Chain - Functional Architect

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Involved in testing the migration of SharePoint from older to newer Version and Environment.
• Lead the Design Team as Project Manager and ensure team delivery.
• Explore new functionalities in JDA to implement business requirements with limited custom.
• Gather Business requirements and design using JDA Standard Functionalities
• Elicit functional and non-functional requirements from stakeholders.
• Enhancing/Modifying/Writing Functional Specification documents.
• KT sessions for Development Team to understand the functionality to develop the code.
• Prepare the Configuration document and configure the necessary changes in the JDA system.
• Design review meetings.
• Management review meetings.
• Client / Customer relationship meetings.
• As Business moving from custom process to JDA Standard process/functionality; POC the design requirements with JDA Process “Allocate Materials”
• Build POC for business requirements and with respect to the current manual process using JDA Standard Functionalities with little or no custom scripts in place.
• Gaining business confidence and business approval on the POC functional design of using JDA Standard Functionalities - JDA Processes moving out of the existing custom procedure.
• Writing Functional Specification documents for the newly designed POC.
• Discuss and mutual brainstorm with business analyst and achieve desired functionalities.
• KT sessions for Testing Team to understand the functionality to write the test scenarios.
• Verify the Technical Documentation by the development team as per Functional Documentation.
• Verify the Unit Test Results are as according to the Functional Specification.
• Writing SQL Queries connecting to the Oracle Database

Functional SME - Business Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Functionally verify and validate the JDA Demand Processes configuration as per India requirements.
• Maintain the artifacts in the SharePoint site.
• Educate and Train the users on the JDA Demand Functionality and its Features
• Support the Demand Planners to use the JDA Demand System for all business activities and S&OP Procedures.
• Fine Tuning/Model Tuning the system to have accurate forecast results.
• Prepare reports for the business to understand the Accuracy of the Forecast vs Actual Sales of the month.
• Prepare and update Training Materials/Manuals for Demand Planners.
• Help Consensus Planning with Sales and Supply planning teams.
• Suggest Algorithm and its parameters for A/B/C Class category products.

Solution Architect

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Maintain and streamline SharePoint repository - especially documentation for Approvals.
• Review F unctional S pecification D ocuments and identify possible design issues with respect to JDA System.
• Verify Functional Test Scenarios for Test Execution with respect to business and identify possible issues/defects/design gaps.
• Write Functional Test Scripts/Cases and get sign off from Onsite Functional Design Implementation Team.
• Train offshore (testing) team on Functionality of JDA Demand, JDA Fulfilment.
• Training the team on the functionality of the DSG and ensuring Testing Activities are as per schedule.
• Managing testing team for effective Test Execution of the Test Scripts by duly achieving the targets
• Functionally validating the Test Defects before logged in defect management tool HP QC.
• Everyday interaction with onshore functional design implementation team along with client teams during all phases of test execution activities.
• Train the team on changing business requirements.
• Functionally verify and validate the JDA Processes configuration.

Functional Design Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Publish the SharePoint links to the Business Community for Review, Feedback and Approvals.
• Understanding the requirements from the PDD and converting into the FSPEC’s.
• Identifying Business GAPS and discussing them into the KDD Teams.
• Implementing Business Needs at low level and building an effective Design Document/FSPEC.
• Delivering the Quality Design FSPEC’s to Dev Team to build the custom.
• Deliver KT Sessions to QA & Dev Tams to understand the Business Scenarios and Functionality.
• Conduct feasibility studies for Business Requirements vs. JDA SCPO System.
• Configure JDA System for its effective enablement with respect to Business Requirements.
• Functionally supporting - the new Releases in the system.
• Write FSPEC’s for the identified Change Request functionality.

Functional

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Ensure all project documents viz: Training, Business Requirements, Functional Sepciation documents, Technical Design Documents are all maintained on SharePoint.
• Training the client’s Business Users on Functionality of JDA Demand & JDA Fulfillment.
• Training the Users/Buyers for the issues, they see during day-to-day activities on Loblaw-IPFR.
• Identifying root cause and right owner of the issue, technically & functionally.
• Resolving users’ issues for as Functional Support Lead.
• Lead the offshore team in enabling them in Bug fixing of issues found.
• Regular interaction with implementation team and client’s functional team during design, build phases.
• Functionally supporting - the new Releases in the system.
• Train the Team on Functionality of JDA (Manugistics) Demand & Fulfillment.
• Train the team on changing business requirements
• Conducted Training sessions for various teams & members upon request and/or requirement & when critical issues faced.
• Training to Multiple Team's involves: QA, Development and Performance
• Functional Test Scenarios for Test Execution with respect to business
• Enabling the Team, reach the heights of merit in achieving the Targets
• Successfully lead the Offshore team in terms of Functional & non-Functional:
• Demonstrate effective and efficient leadership skills while leading Offshore Team.
• Conduct Daily Team Meetings to discuss Prior day issues and current day work activities.
• Review Status of Work done and Work Assignment for the Team Members.
• Play a vital role in Assigning the Work for Test Execution in the Team.
• Regular Conference Calls with client and with Onsite Implementation team during the Project Lifecycle.