Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Accomplishments
Core Competencies
Total Experience
Fusion Cloud ERP/SCM Experience
Oracle Application EBS R12 and 11i Experience
Other ERP and Domain Experience
Timeline
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K ANIL KUMAR

K ANIL KUMAR

Hyderabad

Summary

Accomplished IT leader, offering 30+ years of expertise in Oracle ERP (Cloud/EBS), BaaN (Infor), and industrial domains, seeks an Associate Director role in a consulting environment. Proven ability to deliver complex ERP/SCM solutions, drive innovation, and maximize client value within the Information Technology sector.

Overview

32
32
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
16
16
Certifications
3
3
Languages

Work History

Sr. Delivery Manager/Sr.Solution Architect/Associate Director

Oracle Solutions and Consultancy
05.2019 - Current
  • Responsible for overseeing project lifecycles, expanding ERP practices, delivering Oracle Solutions, managing multiple projects, managing project finances, and advising clients on technology strategies.
  • Directed the full project lifecycle, encompassing initiation, planning, execution, and closure, ensuring projects aligned with client objectives, timelines, and budgetary constraints.
  • Cultivated and expanded the ERP practice, focusing on Oracle ERP & Supply Chain Cloud implementations and support, thereby strengthening service offerings.
  • Spearheaded the delivery and implementation of Oracle Solutions, driving technology adoption across client environments.
  • Oversaw numerous simultaneous projects, collaborating extensively with project managers to ensure alignment with strategic client and project goals, fostering operational efficiency.
  • Monitored project financials, meticulously tracking budget adherence and revenue recognition to optimize resource allocation and financial performance.
  • Advised clients on technology strategies, providing expertise to solve complex challenges and optimize business processes.
  • Achievements:
  • Instrumental in enhancing the Oracle Solutions portfolio, contributing directly to increased client satisfaction and project success rates.
  • Increased efficiency of project delivery by streamlining processes and resource allocation in multiple projects, optimizing project outcomes within allocated budgets.
  • Maximized budget utilization and revenue recognition through diligent project management and effective financial tracking.

Independent Cloud -EBS Application Solution Architect

Oracle Solutions and Consultancy
03.2019 - 10.2022
  • Responsibilities included providing advisory services, responding to client requests, guiding transformation initiatives, mapping efficient applications, conducting architectural discussions, and improving supply chain efficiency.
  • Rendered expert advisory services to clients, solving complex issues related in Oracle Cloud SCM and Oracle EBS applications.
  • Responded to client requests (RFIs and RFPs), creating comprehensive documentation for effective project management.
  • Applied supply chain expertise to guide cloud transformation initiatives, using industry best practices to maximize system integration and efficiency.
  • Improved Oracle Cloud / EBS application flows by analysing business requirements and mapping processes, creating efficient and integrated solutions.
  • Orchestrated in-depth discussions to create and implement application solutions, resulting in improved supply chain data analysis.
  • Improved supply-chain efficiency for discrete manufacturing by applying augmented business analytics, including Oracle BI and OBIEE.
  • Achievements:
  • Successfully facilitated and provided solutions to a number of client requests, which resulted consistently positive feedback from clients and improved business relationships.
  • Orchestrated a number of process improvements, which improved the efficiency of each project and expedited supply chain activities with Oracle and EBS applications
  • Successfully applied key supply chain expertise that improved integration and efficiency of a number of critical business systems

Principal Product Manager

Oracle India Development Center
04.2016 - 03.2019
  • Responsibilities included product management, developing launch deliverables, gathering requirements, designing solutions, creating documentation, generating product roadmaps, and coordinating sprint planning.
  • Directed SCM Cloud product management activities, aligning product strategy with market needs and technological advancements.
  • Created and presented launch deliverables, ensuring effective communication and product positioning to stakeholders.
  • Gathered and analyzed product requirements, identifying gaps and opportunities for enhancement to maximize product value.
  • Designed detailed product specifications by collaborating with engineers, developers, product managers, and stakeholders to ensure project scope accuracy.
  • Crafted support documentation, training modules, and certification programs to drive comprehensive understanding and adoption.
  • Generated product roadmaps via conducting comprehensive market analysis to position products in cutting-edge status with product benchmarks.
  • Coordinated with engineering teams to prioritize backlog requirements and sprints using Agile SCRUM methodologies to meet product deliverables
  • Achievements:
  • Successfully lead a number of cross-functional projects and teams, which resulted in improved product design and performance.
  • Performed requirements gathering meetings that increased efficiency with meeting team deliverables.
  • Drove product understanding and adoption by creating and implementing training modules and documentation

Sr. Lead consultant

Oracle Consulting Services (NAC/GSD)
04.2008 - 04.2016
  • Responsibilities included providing consulting, studying requirements, enhancing applications, overseeing the processes of implementation, and supporting sales.
  • Delivered expert consulting services to North American Clients of Oracle, which increased customer satisfaction and produced effective solutions.
  • Examined and studied key business requirements and needs, providing comprehensive analysis and planning to create comprehensive and detailed project plans.
  • Enhanced application processes, including mapping business processes to flows to create strong solution designs.
  • Oversaw the full lifecycle of implementation, including upgrades and development, ensuring that projects were accurately aligned with original parameters.
  • Supported presales activities by giving comprehensive support so that management was able to create accurate and successful forecasts based on data.
  • Achievements:
  • Improved customer satisfaction scores for a wide range of North American projects by solving complex needs with innovative solutions.
  • Ensured that projects were accurately completed.
  • Consistently analyzed a wide range of complex business needs of clients to improve success

Manager

Intelli group Asia Pvt Ltd
06.2004 - 01.2008
  • Responsibilities included overseeing project delivery, directing requirements studies, designing solutions, supervising business process re-engineering, managing client engagement, and participating in business development activities.
  • Oversaw the delivery of Oracle EBS projects, ensuring solutions aligned with business requirements.
  • Directed requirements studies, performing gap analysis to align application flows with business processes.
  • Designed solutions and architectures for Oracle EBS implementations, ensuring scalable and robust systems.
  • Supervised business process re-engineering efforts to optimize efficiency and effectiveness.
  • Managed client engagement, fostering strong relationships and ensuring customer satisfaction.
  • Participated in business development and pre-sales activities, to support new project acquisition.
  • Achievements:
  • Improved project delivery times by implementing efficient study and analysis techniques during implementation.
  • Implemented successful Oracle EBS implementation strategies and techniques that streamlined business practices.
  • Facilitated business development and new project acquisition by providing support/expertise as pre-sales team member.

Asst Manager /Sr. BaaN ERP Analyst

Solix Technologies Inc
01.1998 - 01.2004
  • Responsibilities included engagement management, implementation consulting, supporting business development, and managing sales bids for ERP solutions across US and APAC market.
  • Provided engagement management and solutioning expertise for Oracle EBS Applications and BaaN ERP implementations.
  • Engaged in implementation consulting, providing guidance on best practices and effective system configuration.
  • Supported business development activities, including pre-sales efforts and new product/solution initiatives.
  • Composed strategic initiatives in sales bid management for Oracle EBS Applications and BaaN ERP, primarily for US and APAC-based clients.
  • Achievements:
  • Supported the closure of key service sales by aiding product innovation
  • Orchestrated and supported inside Sales by identifying/pursuing key opportunities with prospective customers

Manufacturing Engineer

Rane Engine Valves Ltd
06.1996 - 08.1997
  • Responsibilities included Workflow enhancements, improvements in processes that created a efficient manufacturing setup
  • Established process sequences for manufacturing, creating efficient workflows.
  • Implemented process improvements, resulting in increased production speed.
  • Managed production scheduling and capacity requirement planning processes, that improved workflow efficiency.
  • Coordinated with MIS to enable Inventory and Production Planning Legacy systems development, improving organization workflow capabilities
  • Achievements:
  • Successfully applied process sequences for effective and efficient manufacturing practices.
  • Successfully coordinated with key stakeholders on implementation requirements .
  • Oversaw key MIS practices that improved workflow capabilities.
  • Enhanced production workflow capacity

Manufacturing executive

Tecumseh Products India Ltd
11.1993 - 05.1996
  • Responsibilities included material planning, working together with other stakeholders, taking part in certifications such as 9001 processes
  • Directed Material Requirement Planning (MRP) activities, ensuring optimal inventory levels to meet production demands.
  • Coordinated with PPC and purchase departments, ensuring seamless workflow.
  • Participated in the implementation of ISO 9001, supporting adherence to quality standards.
  • Achieved production targets by adopting practical planning and scheduling strategies, demonstrating project workflow capacity.
  • Controlled rejection rates and attained set rejection cost targets, which improved the company's quality and effectiveness
  • Achievements:
  • Successfully improved output for quality scores with key quality ISO certification
  • Strategically met planning needs by implementing schedules with PPC and other key stakeholders

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical

Osmania University
01.1989 - 01.1993

Business management

Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta
05.2017 - 10.2018

PG - AI,ML & Data Science

Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
01.2022 - 01.2023

Skills

Technical Skills: Oracle Cloud/Fusion(Rel7 to Rel 13,24D), Oracle EBS 121x to 122x, Oracle EBS Inventory, Oracle EBS WMS, Oracle WIPPS, Oracle EBS Cost Management, Oracle Order Management, Oracle MRP/MPS, Oracle EBS Demand Planning, Oracle EBS ASCP, Oracle Cloud Fusion FSM, Oracle Cloud Fusion SCM, Oracle Cloud Fusion PLM, Oracle Cloud Fusion PLM/PDH, Oracle Cloud Fusion Supply Chain Planning

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Certification

Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate (Google - 2023)

Accomplishments

  • Recognized as Project Manager for GE –Plastic Project for successful project delivery.
  • Received Appreciation certificate for implementation of SEI-CMMI, demonstrating commitment to quality standards.
  • Received Best ERP Implementor Recognition Awards for Clients
  • Saronix Inc, Milpitas,USA
  • Affina Inc
  • Knoll Inc,USA
  • Sony Computer Entertainment America
  • Bic Graphics,F,USA

Core Competencies

Solution Designing & Architecting, ERP Implementation, ERP Migration & Upgrades, US Onsite and Offshore Project Experience, Oracle Integrations with Legacy Systems, Oracle Augmented Analytics with AI ML, Presales, Oracle Project & Delivery Management, Oracle Project EBS Implementation Methodologies UOM, Oracle Project Cloud Rapid Implementation Methodologies

Total Experience

  • Anil Kumar has strong 30+ years of Oracle ERP(Cloud/EBS), BaaN (Infor) and domain Industrial experience in Overseas US/APAC/India with professional education BTech from Osmania University , Business management (EPBM) from IIM- Calcutta and Post Graduate in AI,ML, Data Science from IIT Madras.
  • His 30+ years of experience which includes 24+ years of Oracle Apps experience in Business requirement Study, Requirement gathering, Gap analysis, mapping business process to application flow, Solution designing, Architecting for the Implementation, Upgrades, development, Integration & Automation, Augmented Analytics and Presales of Oracle EBS and Cloud Fusion ERP/SCM application Projects for US Client’s.
  • He has US onsite experience of 6 years with US Visa (H1B-6 years & L1-6 years) and total 20 years of US onsite-offshore experience.
  • Extensive experience in business process re-engineering, client engagement and managing delivery of projects in on-site /offshore model.
  • Excellent Project management and Delivery Management skills in delivery the projects using PMP-PMI, Agile SCRUM ,Oracle Implementation methodologies AIM, OUM, Fusion Cloud Rapid Implementation, OBA and configuration tools like Oracle iSetup,Oracle cloud FSM .

Fusion Cloud ERP/SCM Experience

  • 12years of Fusion/Cloud ERP-SCM experience as Subject matter expert/Solution Architect / /Principal Product Manager in providing the solution and implementation of Fusion ERP/Cloud ERP Application requirements in the areas of Fusion/Cloud Supply Chain Management (SCM) applications (Rel7 – Rel 13 24D)
  • Oracle Fusion Cloud FSM
  • Oracle Discrete Manufacturing Cloud
  • Oracle Fusion Cloud Materials Management and Logistics
  • Oracle Fusion Cloud Costing
  • Oracle Fusion Cloud Order Management (Configurator, Pricing, Order Orchestration)
  • Oracle Fusion Cloud Product Hub
  • Oracle Fusion Cloud Innovation Management
  • Oracle Fusion Cloud PLM
  • Engaged and Experienced in the bid management and solution for Fusion RFP of Oracle consulting-NAC requirements
  • Lead consultant in designing, architecting and mapping the solution to migrate the Master data business objects from R12 and 11i Oracle EBS application to Fusion Rel 10. This Innovation solution was selected for COLLABORATE 16 – OAUG Forum
  • Worked as Principal Product Manager of Product Management/Strategy group of Oracle IDC for Oracle SCM Cloud SaaS Products and Build an Intelligent enterprise using prebuilt AI, data-driven cloud applications, and a comprehensive portfolio of infrastructure and cloud platform services with Oracle’s AI offering to helps organizations automate operations, drive innovation, and make smarter decisions securely for Smart Manufacturing

Oracle Application EBS R12 and 11i Experience

  • He has 24 Years of Oracle EBS Application experience in Manufacturing modules (INV, WMS BOM, WIP, Production Scheduling, CST MRP, MPS), Value Chain Planning (ASCP, Rapid Planning, APCC), Oracle Procurement (Purchasing, iProcurement, iSupplier etc..), Oracle Order management. His implementation experience covers all phases of OUM, requirement gathering, functional evaluation of business processes, mapping business processes to application flow, conceptualizing and preparing functional specification, implementing business centric application flows, designing /preparing custom requirement specification and testing implemented flows and custom objects.He is also a L4 Certified consultant in OBA (Oracle Business Accelerator).
  • Having end to end project implementation experience for 2+ projects – he is proficient in managing projects using OUM methodology to achieve timely completion of project tasks. His areas of expertise include implementation of business flows for functions of
  • Discrete Manufacturing – Demand to Build, Inventory to Fulfillment Flows
  • Discrete Planning – Concept to Release, Forecast to Plan, Plan to Release
  • Procurement Process – Procure to Pay Flows
  • Order Management – Order to Cash Business Flows.

Other ERP and Domain Experience

  • His 30+years of total experience also includes 4 years of Baan-ERP Experience in the areas of Manufacturing, Distribution and Supply Chain Solutions
  • 4+ years of domain experience in Discrete manufacturing industry covering all areas of Engineering, Production planning & Control and Quality.
  • Anil has good knowledge & understanding of ERP concepts, Project management of ERP implementation and SEI-CMMi Quality Standards.

Timeline

PG - AI,ML & Data Science

Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
01.2022 - 01.2023

Sr. Delivery Manager/Sr.Solution Architect/Associate Director

Oracle Solutions and Consultancy
05.2019 - Current

Independent Cloud -EBS Application Solution Architect

Oracle Solutions and Consultancy
03.2019 - 10.2022

Business management

Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta
05.2017 - 10.2018

Principal Product Manager

Oracle India Development Center
04.2016 - 03.2019

Sr. Lead consultant

Oracle Consulting Services (NAC/GSD)
04.2008 - 04.2016

Manager

Intelli group Asia Pvt Ltd
06.2004 - 01.2008

Asst Manager /Sr. BaaN ERP Analyst

Solix Technologies Inc
01.1998 - 01.2004

Manufacturing Engineer

Rane Engine Valves Ltd
06.1996 - 08.1997

Manufacturing executive

Tecumseh Products India Ltd
11.1993 - 05.1996

Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical

Osmania University
01.1989 - 01.1993

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