Sam Antony Email & Phone Number

Bentonville, Arkansas, Us

GSCOPE is a premier Supply Chain Platform for 500K+ users in Supply Chain functions within & outside Walmart serving both US and International markets.• Set the strategic direction shift towards Commercialization/Monetization of the GSCOPE Supply Chain Platform pivoting off the general function of just improving operational efficiency of the Supply Chain functions as in the past.• Serve as the Product Leader in the 4ITB (4 in the box – Business, Product, Engineering & UX) model partnering with other players for the successful identification, prioritization & implementation of capabilities in the GSCOPE Platform.• Manage a team of 6 Product Managers and guide them to execute strategic goals - Product Monetization and improving Operational Efficiency of Supply Chain functions.• Spearhead the engagement with various enterprise level Product Monetization initiatives such as Go Local, Scheduling as a Service (SchaaS), Shipping as a Service (Transportation) and Supplier Center Revamp to position GSCOPE as the go-to Platform.• Rolling out SchaaS (Scheduling as a Service) capability to Walmart Chile (stage 1 to Walmart stores in Chile, stage 2 to external customers in Chile). Chile rollout would be scheduling 17K Pickup/Delivery orders across 181 stores for the year. In the future, will be rolling out to Canada and Mexico markets.• Build interactive dashboards and analytical tools for Transportation to aid them to accomplish 95% OTD (On Time Delivery). • Help enable Stride initiative to generate $5M in Canada and $350K in Chile. Stride initiative is to integrate next generation Transportation capabilities for inbound/outbound shipping for Store/Dot Com orders across International Markets.• Provide support to the Returns business by contributing - To the Returns Decision Model thereby helping save $15M/year, Supporting the Supplier Return Dashboard thereby helping reduce returns by 0.01% and enabling Returns Fraud Feedback helping save $1M/year in Fraud Recharges.

Beaverton, Or, Us

Astute Product Leader with focus in Supply Chain and Integrated Business Planning.• Set the product strategy for Supply Chain Planning Technology Portfolio in alignment with Nike’s strategic goals.• Work with several key stakeholders to map the Business priorities with best of class Technology solutions and created a compelling 3-year roadmap for the Supply Chain Planning portfolio encompassing Integrated Business Planning, Demand Planning,Supply Planning, Capacity Planning, Detailed Scheduling, Inventory Optimization & Analytical capabilities.• Taking TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) into consideration, define the Product Lifecycle which covers pre-implementation foundation work, implementation cycle & post-implementation support for Advanced Planning Capabilities.• Engage the Analytics team to create Tableau based reports and help wean the Planners away from offline spread sheets.• Align with Nike’s Architecture team to use common platform technology tools such as SAP APO & SAP IBP.• Partner with various business teams to run POCs (Proof of Concept) in IBP for Inventory, IBP for Demand & IBP for S&OP to assess the capabilities. Evaluation underway for IBP Response & Supply and IBP Control Tower.• Collaborate with o9 & SAP to evaluate Planning tools and recommended the tools which would best fit Nike’s strategic needs.maintenance for On-Demand Analytics & Dashboard capability in the future.• Own the responsibility for engagement with external consulting teams (offshore & onshore) for solution definition & delivery in supply chain planning domain.• Provide status reports to senior leadership on the different initiatives across my Supply Chain Planning Portfolio.• Coach & mentor other Product Managers/Scrum Masters in Agile/Scrum Methodologies.

Santa Clara, California, Us

High performing Agile expert with deep expertise in Agile (Scrum/Kanban) methodologies with focus on SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework)• Performed as the Release Train Engineer for a global Supply Chain Planning Program (team members in Costa Rica, India, Israel, Malaysia & US) implementing solutions involving SAP ARIBA, SAP APO, SAP IBP, SAP ECC, and home-grown tools.• Worked as an Agile Coach for 2 new Agile Persistent Teams helping guide them in Agile processes and methodologies.• Excelled in “Servant-Leader” role and protected the team from scope creep and other impediments.• Generated metrics reports on Key Performance indicators for the teams’ performance and presented it to senior leadership.• Devised & implemented several strategies (testing methodologies, prototype, etc.) to increase the velocity of project delivery.• Increased the output of teams by a factor of 4 – from 20 story points per sprint to 80 story points per sprint in 1 year.• Conducted Agile ceremonies (Scrum of Scrums, PO/PM Sync, ART Sync, Retrospectives, System Demos, etc.)• Led Release Planning/Program Increment Planning sessions for 6 teams on a quarterly basis.• Delivered Scrum/Kanban methodology training sessions to several teams & mentored several Scrum Masters in Agile processes.

Santa Clara, California, Us

Led and managed several Supply Chain projects in various capacities (Product Owner & Integration Mgr.)• Served as the Agile Product Owner for the Supply Planning solution for multiple business units like Solid State Drives, Servers, Data centers etc. Performed multiple tasks including prioritizing business objectives, creating user stories, defining scope etc.• Served as the Project Manager for Excess Inventory project (Real-Time Inventory data from ECC to HANA). The scope of the project was to use real-time data to identify and report excess inventory in Intel factories across the world. • Provided sabbatical coverage as the Project Manager for IOT’s SASED (Software & Services) managing 3 analysts and 6 developers.• Served as the IT Project Manager and Design Lead for the NSG Pleasant Star (System in Package) project where the scope of work was to design the E2E supply chain for the System in Package products from the component supplier till closure into the warehouse. Managed 12 resources and delivered the project for the full scope on time and on budget.o I was awarded the prestigious NSG Operations Award for my outstanding leadership.

Walldorf, Bw, De

• Implemented SAP SCM solutions in Demand Planning, Supply Planning and Service Parts Planning solutions for multiple customers spanning industries like High Tech, Pharma, Aerospace, Life Sciences, Apparel & Footwear, CPG, Food, etc.,• Worked with the developer folks of SAP to incorporate new features in the SAP SCM solutions based on industry demands.• Actively contributed to the practice development internally to ramp up fellow employees in emerging SCM technologies.

San Jose, California, Us

• Implemented several SAP Supply Chain solutions for various industries including Life Sciences, Consumer Products, Food, etc.,

Mba, Supply Chain Management

B.E, Electronics Engineering