Srinivasan Ranganathan

• SAP France Retail & CPG
• Formulate Business Plan for S4 HANA market penetration in the French market
• Revenue and budget projections for SAP France market in existing client base
• Responsible for managing the SAP projects for the France Geo (Schedule, quality, manpower)
• Responsible to support the RFP for SAP related projects
• Responsible for expanding the market for S4 HANA implementation in the France market
• Coordinating activity between SAP CoE, Project delivery team, Account team and Retail & CPG senior management
• Global Delivery Head – IoT EMS
• Managing energy management solutions for process and retail industries
• Globally, the fiercely competitive market has put that much more focus on cost reduction
• There is increased governmental statutes to encourage industries to reduce carbon footprint
• TCS Energy Management Solution helps address both these issues
• Built on TCUP platform, the solution collects all energy related data from sensors 24x7
• The ML algorithm, based on input and output parameters, suggests the set points of various energy levers to achieve the business goal at the optimum cost.
• Identified and managed path and milestones of delivery schedules.
• Prepared and reported project metrics needed for various risk groups.

Managed the product development for the Energy Management Solutions for process and retail industries. Globally, the fiercely competitive market has put that much more focus on cost reduction. There is increased governmental statutes to encourage industries to reduce carbon footprint. TCS Energy Management Solution® helps address both these issues. Built on TCUP® platform, the solution collects all energy related data from sensors 24x7. The ML algorithm, based on input and output parameters, suggests the set points of various energy levers to achieve the business goal at the optimum cost.

Some of my acheivements:

• Learned new skills (Machine Learning, supervised learning) and applied to improve efficiency and productivity of the product parameterss.
• Worked with customers to understand needs and provide customized solution that follows industry best practices.
• Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems.
• Devoted special emphasis to follow all regulatory and security requirements for a product.
• Participated in continuous improvement by generating suggestions, engaging in problem-solving activities to support teamwork.
• Developed team communications and information for meetings.

H&M is one of the leading fashion retailers of Europe based out of Stockholm. Growing at a fast pace (opening new stores all over the world at the rate of one store per day), the logistical challenges of sourcing and distribution with 49 warehouses and around 3500 stores, having 77 legal units spread across 56 countries, H&M took a decision to implement SAP and Red Prairie for an integrated solution across various departments, product lines and businesses

TCS' role was in the areas of Application Development and Application Maintenance of SAP and Red Prairie

As Delivery Head some of my accomplishments were :

• Managed various external vendors to orchestrate and coordinate project schedule and deliverables.
• Engaged the client for strategic Initiatives (Team Based Staff Augmentation, Service Transition Management, and Forecasting)
• Designed the framework for onsite & offsite support model. Framework for moving manpower framework from T&M to TBSA mode to Managed Service model
• Managed internal budget, delivery target Application Management Support deliverables
• Lead teams of Test Automation Development, Manual Testing, and Automation Test Execution in the areas of Warehouse, Logistics and Supply Chain, POS DM, Merchandising and Finance
• Identified and managed path and milestones of delivery schedules.
• Prepared and reported project metrics needed for various risk groups.
• Managed large, transformative initiatives impacting multiple delivery channels.
• Met with project stakeholders on regular basis to assess progress and make adjustments.
• Devised tools and benchmarks to improve team performance and monitor production.
• Interacted with customers and clients to identify business needs and requirements.
• Implemented and led meetings, opening up dialog with area managers to discuss business process improvements.
• Coached team members on productivity strategies, policy updates and performance improvement plans to accomplish challenging goals.

• Program involved implementation of, and also multi-channel data analysis
• Rollout and Application Maintenance of SAP
• Prepared and reported project metrics needed for various risk groups.
• Identified and managed path and milestones of delivery schedules.
• Managed large, transformative initiatives impacting multiple delivery channels.
• Tracked initiatives, engaged with operational teams and database administrators to deliver on business requirements.

Nokia Siemens Network, NSN, was formed in April 2007 by carving out and combining the Networks Business Group of Nokia and the carrier-related businesses of Siemens

The challenge was to arrive at a single harmonized Leading System for HR data, processes and reporting in SAP

Some of the key issues faced by NSN:

• Process harmonization and data migration of employees across 58 countries
• Around 100 different operative Human Resources Information Systems used globally
• Absence of Global and common NSN HR processes and concept
• Approach: We adopted a factory model to bring in operational efficiency and high offshore leverage to the project
• The global template was rolled country-wise and the implementation was divided in four clusters in addition to 2 pilot country implementations
• The implementation involved business discussions and workshops with NSN global teams as well as region service delivery and country HR representatives.

Met with project stakeholders on regular basis to assess progress and make adjustments.

Maintained tight production timetables and quality standards to give the client exceptional offerings within budget and schedule.

• Implemented SAP R/3 for a leading media house in South India – M/s Kasturi & Sons
• Apart from SAP, the solution also involved bespoke application development in java for Production, Advertising, and Circulation departments
• Developed and initiated projects, managed costs, and monitored performance.
• Reined in project costs while meeting key milestones.
• Achieved End-User-led implementation tracking. This led to buy-in from end users on the solution and also promoted healthy competition between internal end user department teams.
• Modified and directed project plans to meet organizational needs. This was necessitated midway when further detailed process mapping unearthed mapping gaps leading to bespoke development.
• Drove team success through shared vision and recognition of quality performance.
• Achieved project deadlines by coordinating with contractors to manage performance.

• Developed and initiated projects, managed costs, and monitored performance.
• Reined in project costs while meeting key milestones.

• Developed the market by identifying potential clients to TCS' offerings
• Implemented a pilot project for one of the customers to showcase TCS' capabilities
• Molded the development team for future ERP implementations

• Delivered SAP training, user support and knowledge transfer at end of project and followed up to verify successful implementation.
• Multitasked and managed multiple deliverables and projects concurrently and facilitated use of SAP for enterprise resource planning.

• Performed SWOT analysis to understand the market potential in the niche segment of Geo-fencing.
• Prepared annual budgets with controls to prevent overages and minimize unnecessary waste.
• Drove year-over-year business growth while leading operations, strategic vision and long-range planning.
• Reduced process bottlenecks by training and coaching employees on practices, procedures and performance strategies.
• Developed effective business plans to align strategic decisions with long-term objectives.

• Conceptualized and deployed enhanced product features and optimized implementation for use in marketing strategies.
• Established criteria for each milestone within product roadmap as means to measure developmental progress.
• Consulted with buyers to determine projected demand for products and services.
• Reviewed new opportunities to drive business strategy at planning sessions.

• Established strong relationships with major distributors and key decision-makers to increase sales in designated territory.
• Collaborated with distributors and built effective partnerships devoted to capitalizing on emerging and sustainable sales opportunities.
• Hired, trained and managed sales staff and administered and implemented compensation plan to support area sales goals.
• Forecasted sales and established processes to achieve sales objectives and related metrics.
• Attracted new clientele and developed customer relationships by hosting product-focused events.

• Developed the nascent dealer network for PCs and related hardware products
• Made institutional calls for major accounts in the educational sector
• Transformed Karnataka territory revenue by leveraging strategic business development plan, moving region up in company rankings. The key to the success was rapid expansion of dealer network in Category B towns

• Of Birth 20-May
• Created engineering documentation for manufacturing processes, equipment specifications and change notices.
• Designed and incorporated production line process design improvements.
• Trained production team on assembly protocols to optimize vehicle production.