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New Delhi, Delhi, India

Gurugram, Haryana, India

Gurgaon, Haryana, India

Part of the Performance Improvement (Advisory) team focusing on Operating Model Design, Process Improvement, Outsourcing, Global Business Advisory, Sourcing Strategy, Finance Transformation and Vendor ManagementKey Projects:1. Deployment of Standard Close Calendar covering 16 processes and 8 new Policies at a UK-based global pharmaceutical company across 90+ markets as part of the Finance Transformation initiative at a UK-based global pharmaceutical company2. Baselining the current state effort of the Finance Organisation at a UK-based global pharmaceutical company3. Global Deployment of 16 Standard Record to Report Processes in 90+ markets at a UK-based global pharmaceutical company

New Delhi

Key Projects:1. Facility Management Sourcing Strategy and Vendor selection for a leading global furniture retailer - Developed first of its kind Integrated Facility Management model for service delivery. Vendor sourcing and selection through RFI / RFP and creation of vendor contracts2. Finance function Operating Model design through leading practice implementation and Vendor sourcing for a leading Indian healthcare client3. Finance Process Redesign for a leading Indian IT Service Provider through an outside in approach and identified opportunities for period close reduction by 4 days through upstream process improvements, automation and integration of out of system manual activities

Chennai Area, India

Part of the Retail and Consumer goods vertical of Cognizant Business consulting with expertise in Supply Chain Management and Omni-Channel Fulfillment.Projects:1) Optimized and Integrated Transportation supply chain of a big US Retailer - Streamlined Transportation supply chain process leading to improved asset utilization - Designed a Supplier Management portal to reduce PO acknowledgement time - Functional lead of a 15 member Engineering and Quality Assurance team2) Improved Plant efficiency by reducing production line downtime for F&B company(US) - Implemented Plant Production Tracking as part of Total Productivity Management initiative leading to reduced plant production line downtime and item breakage - Conceptualized Plant Dashboard providing KPI’s for plant running efficiency, labor, waste, cost etc. enabling effective decision making for managers3) Enabled smooth transition in AVM rebadging project for a big F&B CPG company (US) - Functional liaison for client’s Demand Forecasting,Production & Deployment processes4) Omni-Channel fulfillment strategy road-map creation for a US CG Retailer - Suggested Programs for Inventory optimization, Store operations and better Order fulfillment5) Conceptualized a GPS based Telematics reporting tool to enable Fleet tracking, productivity and safety - Ability to track fleet efficiency, fuel usage, driver productivity leading to operational cost reductionBusiness Development:* Part of RFP engagements in Retail and Consumer Goods domain* Created the Digital Supply Chain point-of-view for Cognizant’s retail practice* Created a point-of-view on Omni-Channel Store Fulfillment strategies for retailers* Created an excel model to measure Labor & Operational cost savings in a Warehouse post Automation

New Delhi Area, India

• Involved in the planning and execution of all club activities in coordination with the club coordinators• Organising sessions to develop the Business Technology potential of students at IIFT• Acting as an interface between the college IT admin and students relating to IT issues• Coordinating with the Placement Team regarding companies in the IT domain

Chennai Area, India

Building a Framework for Warehouse Space Optimization. The recommendations were provided to Head of Cognizant Business Consulting, India and other senior leaders from Retail and Insurance. Brief overview of the work :• Understanding and analysing the various processes to be optimized in a Warehouse vis-vis Space• Preparing a comprehensive questionnaire to assess the maturity level of different processes in a warehouse• Preparing an excel based model to calculate Cubing Analysis, Velocity Analysis and Daily Snapshot of the Warehouse based on Input data to help optimize Warehouse Space• Improved warehouse operations throughput by 15 to 20% leading to cost savings

Chandigarh Area, India

• Understanding end to end Warehouse and Distribution processes in the Supply Chain of a leading US CPG giant • Direct interaction with end users and client for handling warehouse management issues and providing fixes.• Performing root cause analysis for issues faced by the client’s warehouse operations team and providing resolution for the same• Handled Problem Management to find trends in issues reported and finding permanent fixes for them• Built a time-saving application for the team in Asp.Net Technology for easy analysis of issues reported over a specific period and issue type.• Mentored new team members • Created several Knowledge Transfer documents for knowledge sharing • Acted as the Subject Matter Expert of two client applications related to picking operations

New Delhi Area, India

Building a Store Management System for Ministry of Textiles, Government of India under the guidance of the Principle System Analyst, National Informatics Centre using Java environment and SQL Database.

New Delhi Area, India

Building a Patient Management System using ASP .Net with C#

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), International Business, 3.43/4.33

Activities and Societies: Member of College Cricket team, Senior Coordinator - Systemix, Systems Consulting club at IIFT, Brandwagon.

Bachelor Of Technology (B.Tech.), Information Technology

Activities and Societies: DramaticsB.Tech in Information Technology

Education record

Activities and Societies: Dramatics, Debate Club, School Cricket Team