Hi, I’m
Hari Krishna Acharya
Product Management I Customer Engagement I Presales & Solution Consulting In Transportation Management Systems, Logistics, Freight & Supply Chain Visibility.
Hyderabad,TG
Summary
12+ years of experience in product management & solution consulting in building & Implementing SaaS based TMS with exposure to Best-of-Breed applications like 4S Control Tower, Oracle Transportation (OTM), Kewill TMS, BluJay TMS, TMSFirst & Blue Yonder.
10+ years of experience in customer engagement, client interaction & customer success in logistics & 3PL industry.
Overview
23
years of professional experience
2
Certifications
Work History
NewAge Software SolutionsHyderabad
Product Director
01.2022 - Current
Job overview
- New Product development for 3Pl Industry requirements.
- Led team of product managers, product owners and UX.
Blue Yonder, JDA SoftwareHyderabad
Product Director
05.2021 - 09.2021
Job overview
- Identify new opportunities for product enhancement.
- Customer engagement, solution positioning & escalation management.
- Engaging in presales & solutions team activities as industry expert
BluJay Software SolutionsHyderabad
Product Owner Manager
03.2019 - 04.2021
Job overview
- Transformation of old age TMS product to new technology.
- Instrumental in building Cloud based Control Tower system for providing logistics visibility and on-boarded carriers, customers.
- Led new initiatives like Hackathon, Knowledge Sharing platform & Team building events.
TMSFirst Hyderabad
Director - Product Management
05.2017 - 03.2019
Job overview
- Defined Requirements on Trucking and Fleet management modules on Salesforce Platform
- Interacting with potential customers on product usage in NA Region.
KPIT Technologies Limited, OTM ImplementationHyderabad
SME/Practice Manager
05.2012 - 05.2017
Job overview
- Program Management/Customer engagement for OTM Implementation projects
- Manage Centre of excellent by appointing/mentoring pool of consultants for OTM Practice
- Collaborate with Oracle & external vendors for effective project implementations
- Effectively Managed & Implemented 4 OTM Projects in APAC Region.
Four Soft Software SolutionsHyderabad
Presales & Solutions Manager
06.2008 - 04.2012
Job overview
- Acted as SME/Business consultant for Transportation & Logistics, Supply Chain Visibility Products
- Presales activities - RFI/RFP's/ Product demos to potential customers, Lead & Organize POC's
- Propose best practice and latest industry requirements for product enrichment
All Cargo Global Logistics Limited I LCL Logistics I Atlas Logistics I Dreams InternationalNagpur
Logistics Industry Experience
04.1999 - 06.2008
Job overview
- Maintained friendly and professional customer interactions.
- Created strategies to develop and expand existing customer sales, resulting in increase in annual sales.
Education
HyderabadTelangana
PGDCA
Skills
Product Management
Strategic planning
Customer Engagement
Presales & Solutioning
Product Positioning
Transportation Management Systems
Visibility & Control Towers Systems
Oracle Transportation Management System
Kewill TMS
Carrier & Customer On-boarding
Practice Management & COE
Team Building & Collaboration
Hiring & Grooming
Innovation & Digitalization
Logistics & Transportation Domain
Freight & 3PL Domain
Timeline
Product Director
NewAge Software Solutions
01.2022 - Current
Product Director
Blue Yonder, JDA Software
05.2021 - 09.2021
Product Owner Manager
BluJay Software Solutions
03.2019 - 04.2021
Director - Product Management
TMSFirst
05.2017 - 03.2019
SME/Practice Manager
KPIT Technologies Limited, OTM Implementation
05.2012 - 05.2017
Presales & Solutions Manager
Four Soft Software Solutions
06.2008 - 04.2012
Logistics Industry Experience
All Cargo Global Logistics Limited I LCL Logistics I Atlas Logistics I Dreams International
04.1999 - 06.2008
Hyderabad
PGDCA
Personal Details
Date of Birth : 12th Dec 1974
Location Preference : Hyderabad (Open for relocation to countries in APAC & Middle east regions.