Sanjay Bhat, Mba Email & Phone Number

San Diego , Ca, Us

Overseeing an EPMO with 80 plus professionals; portfolio/program directors, program managers/project managers, business analysts, and scrum masters/product analysts, and a roughly 45-million-dollar portfolio of projects that are aligned with the firm's strategic goals and imperatives.Partnering with the firm's Strategy, Finance and IT teams to drive the biannual capital planning process that shapes the multiyear strategic roadmap and project portfolio composition. Assisting business owners and product owners in the building of business cases, identifying KPIs, benefits realization planning, etc.Performing ongoing portfolio governance by evaluating project portfolio performance in terms of both execution and outcomes; consolidated status reporting (overall portfolio execution health, overall portfolio financials health, other key health metrics, high level project status); individual project status reporting (measuring performance against scope, schedule, budget, risks, resources, and quality); managing funding requests; managing change control, etc.Building and standardizing project processes, tools, and templates to support consistent and high-quality delivery of project outputs. Conducting project quality audits to ensure quality of execution and quality of outcomes.Partnering with the IT team, Business SMEs, and Product team to deliver several cutting-edge process and system solutions to address complex business needs for several business functions, using well-structured methodologies such as Agile/Scrum, Agile/Iterative Hybrid, etc.Playing an active role in the firm's employee engagement and diversity & inclusion initiatives. Leading the Disabilities ERG (as an ally) currently; in the past, led the LGBTQ+ ERG (as an ally).

Long Beach, California, Us

Oversaw a PMO with over 100 professionals and a roughly 150-million-dollar portfolio of projects that were aligned with the firm's strategic goals and imperatives.Drove the annual capital planning process that shaped the multi-year strategic roadmap and project portfolio composition. Assisted business owners in the building of business cases, identifying KPIs, benefits realization planning, etc.Performed ongoing portfolio governance by evaluating project portfolio performance in terms of both execution and outcomes; consolidated status reporting; individual project status reporting; managing funding requests; managing change control, etc.Built and maintained project standards, methods, processes, tools, and templates to support consistent and high-quality delivery of project outputs.Partnered with the IT team and Business SMEs to deliver highly transformational process and system solutions to address complex business needs for several business functions, using well-structured methodologies such as Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid. Example implementations include: Marketplace Core Capability Enhancements, Claims Process Excellence, Enrollment End-to-End Process Optimization, and Encounters Process Streamlining.Supported the acquisition of new health plans and the renewals of existing health plans, which were highly complex multi-year initiatives.

Long Beach, California, Us

Directed a PMO with over 25 professionals and a roughly 30-million-dollar portfolio of projects, to deliver highly transformative solutions in the care management, disease management, and utilization management functions, utilizing TriZetto’s Clinical Care Advance system. Also, led the highly impact-creating multi-year Healthcare Value Redesign program, which included initiatives such as CM/DM/UM standardization, Provider Prior Authorization, Member 360 Dashboard, Predictive Modeling, and Health Information Exchange Connectivity.

Managed an IT Business Application Management/Support team of over 40 professionals that provided package configuration, custom coding, and implementation services for multiple enterprise software applications such as SAP R/3, IBM Gentran EDI, Model N Channel Data Management, Axway Controlled Substance Ordering System & Electronic Pedigree, Edge Dynamics IMA, IBM Cognos Controller, and Workday HCM. Provided program management oversight to lead cutting-edge initiatives such as the Cobalt Pharma Canada Acquisition (SAP R/3 Implementation), Domestic Distribution Center Optimization, Global HCM Transformation (SAP H/R to Workday Migration), and Global Financials Close Automation (IBM Cognos Controller Implementation)

Facilitated year-round discussions with key business & IT executives to formulate short-term and long-term strategic initiatives roadmaps in alignment with the organization’s strategic goals and imperatives. Chaired biweekly project portfolio governance meetings with the executive leadership team to review project portfolio performance, enable prioritization and selection of new initiatives, request funding, and manage change control. Provided project management oversight for several ground-breaking implementations such as the Electronic Controlled Substance Ordering system, Electronic Pedigrees Tracking system, and Inventory Management Agreements system.

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

PwC MCS got acquired by IBM GBS in 2002. Played Integration Manager and Order-to-Cash Lead role in the implementation of a complex SAP R/3 based ERP solution at Watson Pharma, with direct supervision responsibilities for a large team (50 plus) on a multi-year, multi-geography, multi-million-dollar initiative, to render significant performance improvements in various aspects of the firm's supply chain management. Reengineered over 150 plus business processes in the broader quote-to-cash and procure-to-pay process areas utilizing SAP R/3 SD, MM, FICO, and BW module functionality. Led a massive legacy data staging, cleansing, mapping, loading, and verification effort, resulting in the flawless conversion of millions of master data records into SAP R/3.

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Played Order-to-Cash, Procure-to-Pay and Logistics Lead roles in the implementation of several complex SAP R/3 based ERP solutions at major hi-tech firms, with direct supervision responsibilities for large teams (typically, 50 plus) on multi-year, multi-geography, multi-million-dollar initiatives, to render significant performance improvements in various aspects of their supply chain management. My 3 noteworthy SAP R/3 implementations during this phase of my career include Applied Materials, Intel, and Micron. Played AS/400 Solution Architect role on several software development initiatives at leading casualty insurance and capital markets firms in the early part of my career at PwC.

As an employee of an AS/400 based apparel & footwear Supply Chain management software vendor, analyzed user requirements, to design, build, and implement new modules (Logistics Management, EDI) of the company’s flagship products (CAMP, FIGLOTS). Deployed and supported these products for several eminent apparel & footwear firms of that era. Also played a key role in the sales cycle by conducting comprehensive demos of product features to several prospective clients, resulting in millions of dollars of sales.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Project Management

Bachelor Of Engineering - Be, Computer Engineering