The Cranfield MSc Logistics & Supply Chain Management ...

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Career History:
Infosys Limited: Senior Systems Engineer � Bangalore, India (Aug 2007 - Aug 2011)
A global leader in the �next generation��of IT and consulting with revenues of US$6.35bn. Infosys has a global footprint with 65 offices and 63
development centres around the world. Various projects on behalf of Infosys include Kraft Foods and Universal Biscuits
Kraft Foods Inc: Senior Systems Engineer - North America (Oct 2010 - Aug 2011)
Second largest confectionery, food and Beverage Corporation in the world. It markets many brands in more than 155 countries. 12 of its brands
annually earn more than US$1bn worldwide and 40 of its brands are at least 100 years old.
� Led the offshore team to redesign the order fulfilment solution for Kraft foods Inc North America, to incorporate Laser guided vehicle(LGV) in their
warehouses. Current warehouse operations stand at US$220k expense to deliver US$6.8m worth of inventory for five plants. A fully operational system
(over 12 plant locations and 14 mixing canters) throughout North America have an estimated potential to drive US$41.1m in network savings.
� Gathered requirements and created High Level and Detail Level Designs involving the integration points like master data management, automatic production
receivable, inventory creation, rework management, order release, staging, inventory snapshot and cycle counting.
� Ensured the smooth integration of the Kraft WMS system with the LGV controlling applications by applying sound business knowledge, process mapping
and providing technical expertise regarding the application.
� Co-ordinated a multicultural team spanning multiple time zones (India, Italy, USA) to ensure a successful build and testing stage of the project.
� Scripted the new system appreciation, support manual for the application and conducted user training programs for the new application. The new
application was rolled out on a pilot basis for one plant and was widely appreciated by the users and received the highest employee level feedback within
the business unit.
� The project recorded increased operational time for the warehouse, high utilisation of the assets and overall a more flexible and efficient end of production
line distribution operations.
Kraft Foods Inc: Senior Systems Engineer - North America (Jun 2010 - Sep 2010)
Second largest confectionery, food and Beverage Corporation in the world. It markets many brands in more than 155 countries. 12 of its brands
annually earn more than US$1bn worldwide and 40 of its brands are at least 100 years old.
� QlikTech trained professional in UI design, Data modelling and Server management. Part of the centre of excellence for BI (in-memory analytics) at Infosys.
� Enhanced the capability and competence of new recruits by organising relevant training sessions. Worked on data extraction, modelling and reporting in
Supply chain domain.
� Built a Proof of Concept for sales (B2B) system involving Orders, Customer, Inventory and Invoice related matrices. The application helped in
understanding and gaining visibility into performance of sales teams, Identify opportunities for revenue growth in among mix of customers, product etc and
ability to drill down into the data to effectively manage the business and make informed and timely decisions.
� Created the data model and reports for IGPS pallet tracking, utilisation, shipment history and invoice reconciliation. The project was implemented to
reconcile the invoice sent by IGPS to match with the shipment history in the warehouse.
National Biscuit Company (NABISCO): Software Engineer - North America (Aug 2007 - May 2010)
An American brand of cookies and snacks. The company is a subsidiary of Illinois-based Kraft Foods.
� Satisfactorily resolved daily planning and procurement issues by actively communicating with the Master Scheduler, Planner and the Buyers. Experienced in
root cause analysis of existing planning system and providing Support/Issue reduction plans to clients and also performing GAP Analysis and feasibility
studies for continuous improvement of the Process.
� Managed the master production schedule, maintained the vendor details, BOM, contracts and the releases against each, along with maintaining the inventory
in sync across these applications to ensure the smooth operation of the planning and scheduling activities.
� Consistently achieved SLAs (Service Level Agreements) by managing and monitoring the delivery of change requests and ensuring adherence to timescales.
� Improved application efficiency by fine tuning batch jobs, implementing bug fixes and performing impact analysis along with detail design for enhancements
in the application.
� Ensured ongoing adherence monitoring to regulatory requirements by creating internal and external reports for monthly, quarterly and annual audits for SOX
compliance.
� Enhanced the understanding and capability of new recruits by creating presentations and delivering technical and business process training on Demand
Forecasting, Sales and Operations Planning, Master Scheduling, Materials Requirements Planning and Procurement.
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