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Arindam Sarkar

Release Manager
Kolkata,WB

Summary

Effective at building and deepening productive relationships with all product stakeholders. Skilled at guiding operations, supporting deployments and implementing quality control standards. Analytical problem-solver with excellent judgment and a detail-oriented nature.

Overview

28
28
years of professional experience

Work History

Release Manager (Wipro)

Estee Lauder
02.2019 - 01.2024

Coordination with Project team with respect to understanding the change and its functionalities

· Review of documents such as UT, UAT, SIT and functional specifications

· Raising CR in Service Now with all details and attaching the documents specified. Submission of the CR for 1Ststage approval.

· Representing the CR in Cross Functional Impact Call and get that approved.

· Submission for 2nd level approval

· Representing the CRs in CAB call (Weekly) and explaining about the changes and getting final approval.

· Liaison with Basis Team for the TR movement finally.

· Closure of the CR with TIE (Technical Implementation Evidence) attached.

· Full process of emergency and expedite CRs.

  • Facing Audit Committee on Changes management


Project Manager (Wipro)

Philips Medical Systems
09.2012 - 01.2019
  • Successfully managed multiple projects simultaneously by prioritizing tasks according to urgency, resource availability, and alignment with organizational goals.
  • Planned, designed, and scheduled phases for large projects.
  • Identified plans and resources required to meet project goals and objectives.
  • Monitored project performance to identify areas of improvement and make adjustments.
  • Monitored progress against established goals, adjusting schedules and resources as needed to keep projects on track.
  • Established effective communication among team members for enhanced collaboration and successful project completion.
  • Managed risk assessments and implemented mitigation strategies to minimize potential issues during project execution.
  • Coordinated cross-functional teams and resolved conflicts, maintaining a positive work environment throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Provided detailed project status updates to stakeholders and executive management.
  • Collaborated closely with senior management to align project objectives with strategic company initiatives, ensuring that efforts contributed to overall business growth.
  • Mentored junior team members in project management best practices to enhance their skills and contribute to better overall performance.
  • Delivered exceptional customer satisfaction by proactively addressing client concerns and meeting or exceeding expectations throughout the engagement process.
  • Proved successful working within tight deadlines and a fast-paced environment.
  • Led cross-functional teams to successful project completions, improving team cohesion and productivity with effective leadership strategies.

Lead Consultant

HCL Technologies
03.2012 - 08.2012

• Developed and implemented a risk management framework that minimized potential risks

• Led a team of consultants to develop innovative solutions that increased customer satisfaction by 203

• Collaborated with cross functional teams to identify customer needs and develop solutions to meet those needs

• Developed and implemented strategic plans to improve operational efficiency and profitability, resulting in a Y03 increase in revenue

• Developed and presented proposals to senior management and clients, resulting in a 203 win rate

• Conducted data analysis to identify opportunities for cost savings and process improvement

• Implemented quality assurance program that reduced customer complaints by 703

Created customer satisfaction surveys to measure customer feedback and identify areas for improvement

Lead Consultant

ITC Infotech
07.2011 - 03.2012

• Analysis of client business needs, AS-IS, GAP documents, final delivery of Business Blue Print documents. Finalizing the KDS documents.

• General Control Settings Solutioning the client level (system) design that is required as the best possible settings based on business need.

• Product Costing 5aluation strategy, identifying points of product costing, design of valuation variant for various products, reporting requirements and aspects of value flows to COPA and other standard aspects of product costing and planning.

• CO Profitability Analysis: Understanding profitability reporting and scope of improving. Identifying characteristics and value /elds and the derivation

strategies and valuations, making sure that appropriate value &ows from other modules4applications to COPA.

• NewGL and parallel ledgers Implementation of leading ledger for Nepal GAAP and parallel ledgers for Nepal Tax and India.

• Actively discuss and come out with effective solution where the team needs additional support to solve some uni–ue issues related to the client.

• Interaction with other module leads4members for understanding and planning for seamless customization. Adherence to Service Level Agreement for acknowledgment and resolution based on the criticality of the issue.

Senior Manager ERP

Adhunik Group
01.2011 - 06.2011

• Generated reports and provided analytics on accounts payable to senior management, resulting in improved budget forecasting

• Monitored production KPIs and provided regular reports to senior management, for better decision making with the right direction, at the right time

• Collaborated with senior management to develop and implement a business plan through improved solution of ERP. Where by continuous realignment of business goals with IT solution strategy.

• Understanding the need for the organization vision of strategic IT investment and planning for the development of the solution, resulting in right budget is available at right time.

• Coordinating bottleneck between subsidiary companies with respect to SAP implementation across the board.

• Leveraged team SharePoint site to maintain project documentation and distributed weekly reports to + business stakeholders

• Instrumental in team building and team collaboration :

Coordinated with multidisciplinary teams and enabled to drive digital solutions for our clients that were delivered on-time, on-budget without compromising quality and value

Application Consultant

IBM India
06.2008 - 12.2010

• Implementation of CO modules in ECC 6.0 with Product Costing N COPA.

• Baseline configuration of CO modules including Activation of Operating concern settings Cost

• Configuration of CO-CCA )Cost Center Accounting including Controlling Area settings, Cost Center hierarchy, Cost Center master data and Cost Elements

• Internal Order settings including settlement of orders to other CO objects

• Configuration settings for CO-PA.

• Writing Reports in Report Painter in COPA.

• Product Costing z Make To Stock N Make To Order scenarios

• COPA-Profitability Analysis z settings for Costing based COPA

• Pro/t Center Accounting (PCA) - Profit center Hierarchy and Pro/t center Master data.

• Involved in integration aspects of PP-CO, SD-CO modules.

• Preparation of configuration documents for CO module for CCA, CEA, COPC and COPA

Business Analyst

VISA Steel
06.2000 - 03.2008

• AS IS study and TO BE preparation, Blueprint preparation, Baseline configuration documents.

• Enterprise structure incorporating NewGL.

• Settings for chart of accounts, cost elements.

• Asset Accounting settings & configuration

• CO Enterprise structure

• Cost Center Hierarchy and relevant links to objects for account assignments.

• Pro/t Center Hierarchy settings N alignment with business reporting requirements.

• Product Costing settings and configuration for main products.

• Understanding profitability reporting requirement and making settings accordingly.

• Data transfer strategy and making required tools available.

• %ser Acceptance Testing and System Integration Testing scripts and reporting.

• Post Go-Live support for all aspects of FI and CO.

In-house training to end-users and new recruited consultants.

Consultant

E&Y
06.2000 - 09.2000

Analyzing client-s business process with respect to scope for cost reduction and4or process improvement. Designing system for Product Costing of products. Due Diligence audits. Specific assignments of determining the effectiveness of client-s software in carrying out business transactions and points of control system. Proposing client-s the best practice business process to improve overall efficiency. Client-s worked with:

Ispat Industries Dolvi, Mumbai and Nagpur

•BALCO (Korba)

•Balmer Lawrie (GreaseDiv) Kolkata India 'India Foils Kamarhati, Taratala

Hyatt Regency KolkataV

Red Ceramics Kolkata Genesis Hospital Kolkata

Management Accountant

Worthington Pumps
09.1995 - 06.2000

Factory Accounts

Management Accounting

Reporting

Year End Closure

Vendor Management

Cash Management

Costing

Education

PMP - Project Management

PMI
Kolkata, India
04.2001 -

SAFe 6, Practice Consultant - AGILE

Scaled Agile Inc.
Kolkata, India
04.2001 -

SAP S/4 HANA Financial Accounting 1809 - SAP S/4H FI

SAP AG
Kolkata, India
04.2001 -

PGDBM - Finance

IISWBM
Kolkata, India
04.2001 -

Bachelor of Commerce -

Calcutta University
Kolkata
04.2001 -

Skills

Managing releases

Timeline

Release Manager (Wipro)

Estee Lauder
02.2019 - 01.2024

Project Manager (Wipro)

Philips Medical Systems
09.2012 - 01.2019

Lead Consultant

HCL Technologies
03.2012 - 08.2012

Lead Consultant

ITC Infotech
07.2011 - 03.2012

Senior Manager ERP

Adhunik Group
01.2011 - 06.2011

Application Consultant

IBM India
06.2008 - 12.2010

PMP - Project Management

PMI
04.2001 -

SAFe 6, Practice Consultant - AGILE

Scaled Agile Inc.
04.2001 -

SAP S/4 HANA Financial Accounting 1809 - SAP S/4H FI

SAP AG
04.2001 -

PGDBM - Finance

IISWBM
04.2001 -

Bachelor of Commerce -

Calcutta University
04.2001 -

Business Analyst

VISA Steel
06.2000 - 03.2008

Consultant

E&Y
06.2000 - 09.2000

Management Accountant

Worthington Pumps
09.1995 - 06.2000
Arindam SarkarRelease Manager