Kavita Varahabhatla
Bengaluru
Summary
Dynamic and results-driven Program Manager with over 23 years of experience in program management and strategic planning.
Adept at leading cross-functional teams, influencing business decisions with data-driven insights, and articulating complex ideas to senior leadership.
Exceptional skills in standardizing program management practices in ERP solutions, Cloud, Digital transformations.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Manager
Envista Holdings
06.2017 - 03.2024
- Standardized and implemented effective program management practices across multiple high-impact projects like the warehouse management project for all its Picking/Putaway/Cycle count processes that resulted in 200% increase in picking efficiency, 50% reduction of supporting headcount, generated a revenue of 150K per annum.
- Managed a complex, large-scale project encompassing nine operational units across North America and Europe involving custom solutions for inter-company, drop ship and standard sales order flows for their newly launched aligner products, driving revenue growth and profitability across North America and Europe regions.
- Spearheaded the company’s first B2C project initiative to sell disinfectants and other products via Amazon, during the COVID pandemic, diversifying revenue streams during a challenging business climate.
- Led the CASI project which automates the Packing and Ship-confirm process for all their small/medium packages and eliminated the need for any manual intervention. It resulted in a 25% reduction in the headcount who could be utilized in other areas.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams, including the business users/Technical team/Support Engineers, Business Intelligence Engineers/Analysts, to deliver the high impact projects.
- Facilitated strategic discussions with senior leadership, contributing to roadmap development and long-term planning.
Project Lead
Tech Orbit
12.2014 - 06.2017
- Led a huge project to customize the transportation system (Oracle Shipping) by integrating it with a third-party system called QAD Precision. Many features like rate-shopping for freight rates, re-packing for Hazmat goods, generate shipping documents, etc.
- Developed comprehensive project plans that clearly outlined objectives, timelines, budgets, risks, and success metrics for all stakeholders.
- Developed and implemented program management frameworks, improving project efficiency and team collaboration.
Project Lead
Deloitte Consulting
05.2010 - 06.2014
- Led the team to design and build a B2B website for Electronic Arts used globally by its retailers and distributors to place orders for EA products which has resulted in a tremendous increase in the revenue for the client.
- Managed a project to implement the EDI features to ensure seamless and collaborative communication with our customers for information/documents like the Purchase Orders/Shipping notices/Invoices giving us a competitive edge and generating more revenue.
- Led the VPA (Vendor Purchase Agreement) project where any transaction whose Gross Profit margin is below the predefined low margin threshold will be flagged for Audit by the Finance team. This has resulted in streamlining the organizational processes.
Oracle Analyst
Masco Services (now Tru Team)
08.2007 - 10.2009
Oracle Analyst
Covansys Inc
07.2005 - 07.2007
Oracle Analyst
Oracle India Pvt Ltd.
06.2004 - 07.2005
Oracle Analyst
Optimum Solutions
07.2003 - 06.2004
Consultant
GE Capital
01.2002 - 07.2003
Consultant
ObjectSmiths Inc.
01.2001 - 08.2001
Programmer
Seranova Ltd.
12.1999 - 12.2000
Consultant
SQL Star International
08.1998 - 12.1999
Education
MBA -
University of California
Los Angeles06.2024
Master of Science - Computer Applications
Andhra University
Visakhapatnam1997
Skills
- Project Planning
- Project tracking
- Project Management
- Strategic Planning
- Stakeholder Management
- Executive Leadership
- PMP Certification
- AWS Cloud
Timeline
Project Manager
Envista Holdings
06.2017 - 03.2024
Project Lead
Tech Orbit
12.2014 - 06.2017
Project Lead
Deloitte Consulting
05.2010 - 06.2014
Oracle Analyst
Masco Services (now Tru Team)
08.2007 - 10.2009
Oracle Analyst
Covansys Inc
07.2005 - 07.2007
Oracle Analyst
Oracle India Pvt Ltd.
06.2004 - 07.2005
Oracle Analyst
Optimum Solutions
07.2003 - 06.2004
Consultant
GE Capital
01.2002 - 07.2003
Consultant
ObjectSmiths Inc.
01.2001 - 08.2001
Programmer
Seranova Ltd.
12.1999 - 12.2000
Consultant
SQL Star International
08.1998 - 12.1999
MBA -
University of California
Master of Science - Computer Applications
Andhra University
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