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Education
Skills
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Corecompetencies - Softskills
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Previous Experience
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Andrew Osborne Kharpran

Bengaluru

Summary

A Strategic leader with nearly 20 years of experience in Business Operations & PreSales Experience in managing transition, business continuity plan, continuous process improvement, implementing best practices across processes Delivered a session on Presentation Technique to the EMEA Renewals Team Designed New Hire onboarding and offboarding SOP for the entire Renewals Organization Presented new shift policies to the GBS Management Group Skilled in managing Business Operations encompassing customer relationship management, administration Possess excellent strategic thinking, analytical, interpersonal, relationship management & team building skills with proven capability in establishing quality systems and procedures

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Manager - Presales Solutions

Dell Technologies
Bengaluru
01.2018 - Current
  • Spearheading a team of 25 Sales Engineer Analysts who support our field SEs and ASE across SEA and ANZ and India market for Presales, Sales and Inside Sales organization
  • Managing day-to-day activities of pre-sales staff and service support activities
  • Providing services such as Quoting, Environmental Calculation, RPQ, Technical Help Desk and Technical Drawing to Presales organization and SEA and ANZ
  • Meeting deadlines and turnaround time without compromising on quality norms and adhering to SLA; setting up targets, SOP & SLA and maintaining CTQ (Critical to Quality) targets
  • Benchmarking best practices & reviewing matrices to ensure consistency in quality of interaction with clients and foster continuous improvement in service levels
  • Achieving all revenue targets and objectives in-line with the Area Business Plan
  • Ensuring complete business operations with focus on profitability, forecasting monthly/ annual targets
  • Providing direction, motivation & training to the team for ensuring optimum performance for all operations related departments
  • Heading the entire functions of manufacturing process, quality adherence, planning and executing the production schedule, improving the efficiency of production and maintaining production goals
  • Delivering continuous learning and improvement through Product Trainings and Certifications; ensuring customer satisfaction
  • Working in tandem with the Presales Management in order to define and execute on their strategy
  • Conducting Monthly and Quarterly review for each team member through regular one on ones
  • Driving key KPIs such as Quality, CSAT, SLA and Utilization in the team
  • Recruiting, developing and retains professionals with the necessary skills to drive goals forward
  • Conceptualizing and strategizing plans to improve operational efficiency and reduce the working capital
  • Directing team for Change Management through Lean Six Sigma and Quality Circle
  • Heading projects of Capacity Enhancement of existing unit and build capacity for new unit
  • Ensuring productivity measurement and improvement of various production and related processes
  • Ideating and formulating strategic plans to enhance operations; implementing strict measures in operating procedures to optimize resource / capacity utilization

Manager – Global Renewals

Dell Technologies
Bengaluru
01.2014 - 01.2018
  • Contributed as a part of Lead Enterprise and Mid-Market SQI Team for creating quotes and revamping opportunities to the Inside Sales Team for all regions APJ, EMEA & NALA
  • Sugges5ting maintenance quotes to Renewal Sales Organization 90 days prior to maintenance contract expiration
  • Provided maintenance quotes to the Field Sales Organization 270 days before maintenance contract expiration to refresh & displace existing EMC Equipment
  • Alerted customers by sending notifications containing customer assets view through email 90, 45 & 15 days prior to contract expiration
  • Conducted operational/weekly calls and coordinated with Stakeholders & Sales Team to ensure smooth operations
  • Led In-house CI (Continuous Improvement) Team for implementing effective control measures
  • Established team’s quarterly goals/objectives, conducting their performance reviews & skills assessments, determined their training requirements and ensured the meeting of SLAs & delivery goals
  • Liaised with: Field & Sales on all matters pertaining to ‘Enterprise SQI’ Services
  • Senior Management to understand how the team can assist them in achieving their desired goals
  • Steered GBS ISSC priorities, GPTW & innovation and quality initiatives
  • Administered Vacation Schedule, Sick Leave, Holiday Coverage, Transfers and so on of employees
  • Served as a part of the Tower Hiring Panel; managed Tower Operations in absence of Reporting Manager

Team Leader – Shared Service Centre

Unisys Global Services
Bangalore
09.2008 - 12.2013

Team Leader – Operations

Hewlett-Packard
Bangalore
08.2004 - 08.2008

Collection Officer – Operations

Mphysis
Bangalore
05.2003 - 07.2004

Education

MBA - Operations

St. Anthony’s College (NEHU)
01.2001

Bachelor’s degree - Commerce

St. Anthony’s College (NEHU)
01.2001

Skills

  • Operations Management
  • Staff Development
  • Workforce Management
  • Expense Tracking
  • Performance Management
  • Time Management
  • Team Leadership
  • Cross-Functional Teamwork
  • Key Performance Indicators
  • Performance Evaluations
  • Verbal and written communication

Certification

  • ITIL V3 2011 Foundation
  • Effective Leadership
  • Train the Trainer
  • DMAIC
  • Coaching & Leadership
  • A+ Certification
  • EDGE Leadership Experiential Learning in collaboration with IIMB

Corecompetencies - Softskills

  • Strategic thinking
  • Analytical skills
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Relationship management
  • Team building

Personal Information

Date of Birth: 05/31/80

Languages

  • English
  • Hindi
  • Nepali
  • Khasi

Key Result Areas

Spearheading a team of 25 Sales Engineer Analysts., Managing day-to-day activities of pre-sales staff., Providing services such as Quoting, Environmental Calculation, RPQ, Technical Help Desk and Technical Drawing., Meeting deadlines and turnaround time without compromising on quality norms., Benchmarking best practices & reviewing matrices., Achieving all revenue targets and objectives., Ensuring complete business operations with focus on profitability., Providing direction, motivation & training to the team., Heading the entire functions of manufacturing process., Delivering continuous learning and improvement., Working in tandem with the Presales Management., Conducting Monthly and Quarterly review for each team member., Driving key KPIs such as Quality, CSAT, SLA and Utilization., Recruiting, developing and retaining professionals., Conceptualizing and strategizing plans to improve operational efficiency., Directing team for Change Management through Lean Six Sigma., Heading projects of Capacity Enhancement., Contributed as a part of Lead Enterprise and Mid-Market SQI Team., Suggested maintenance quotes to Renewal Sales Organization., Provided maintenance quotes to the Field Sales Organization., Alerted customers by sending notifications., Conducted operational/weekly calls., Led In-house CI (Continuous Improvement) Team., Established team’s quarterly goals/objectives., Liaised with Field & Sales on all matters., Steered GBS ISSC priorities., Administered Vacation Schedule, Sick Leave, Holiday Coverage., Served as a part of the Tower Hiring Panel.

Previous Experience

  • Unisys Global Services, Bangalore, Karnataka, Team Leader – Shared Service Centre, 09/01/08, 12/31/13
  • Hewlett-Packard, Bangalore, Karnataka, Team Leader – Operations, 08/01/04, 08/31/08
  • Mphysis, Bangalore, Karnataka, Collection Officer – Operations, 05/01/03, 07/31/04

Timeline

Manager - Presales Solutions

Dell Technologies
01.2018 - Current

Manager – Global Renewals

Dell Technologies
01.2014 - 01.2018

Team Leader – Shared Service Centre

Unisys Global Services
09.2008 - 12.2013

Team Leader – Operations

Hewlett-Packard
08.2004 - 08.2008

Collection Officer – Operations

Mphysis
05.2003 - 07.2004

MBA - Operations

St. Anthony’s College (NEHU)

Bachelor’s degree - Commerce

St. Anthony’s College (NEHU)
Andrew Osborne Kharpran