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Niketan Shet

ERP Manager
Pune

Summary

An accomplished IT professional with 14 years of deep expertise in Oracle JD Edwards ERP, project management, and people management across the banking, finance, and commerce sectors. This background provides a unique blend of financial acumen and strategic management skills, fostering proficiency in both technical and leadership capacities.

Expertise in strategic ERP implementation is a cornerstone of this professional profile, marked by adept deployment of systems that streamline and enhance financial operations while ensuring data integrity. Experience covers the full lifecycle of software projects, from inception through deployment and ongoing maintenance, consistently achieving outcomes that surpass organizational objectives.

In recent years, the role has evolved into leadership positions, managing significant IT projects and directing cross-functional teams toward major improvements in operational efficiency. This leadership is characterized by rigorous project management and robust analytical problem-solving abilities, effectively addressing and overcoming complex challenges to ensure successful project delivery and superior team performance.

With a commitment to staying abreast of the latest technologies and industry trends—including AI, ChatGPT, Co-pilot, Power Apps, and Power BI—there is a continuous pursuit of professional development to enhance organizational value. Excellent communication skills are crucial in forging strong collaborations with all stakeholders, driving successful implementations. Furthermore, a dedication to educational leadership means actively training team members and users, thereby maximizing system functionality and fostering a collaborative work environment that cultivates high-performing teams. This professional stance not only delivers on technical mandates but also enhances strategic business initiatives, making a significant impact on overall business success.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Certifications
3
3
Languages

Work History

ERP Manager

Vanderlande Industries Pvt Ltd
09.2022 - Current
  • Leading ERP Team for India and working closely with counterparts on co-ordination, communication and collaboration.
  • Working as people manager for India team and project manager for globally spread team.
  • Working with Internal customer for designing of new process, existing process improvement, automation and JDE related requirement gathering and enhancement.
  • Implemented agile and scrum in the team and trained team from time to time on agile methodologies.
  • Working on cost saving by building an internal team and reducing dependency on vendors.
  • Managing and successfully delivering projects with budgeting, planning, development, and delivery.
  • Managing Vendors, work distribution, resource planning and payments and billing.
  • Contributor for formulation and implementation of IT strategy and company level strategies.
  • Demonstrated clear leadership and ability to influence and persuade to both business and technical resources.
  • Assisting senior management to formulate polices for well being for employees as well as company.
  • Encourage team members to work as high performing team and deliver with impacts. As well as motivating team to adopt new skills.

Challenging Projects Delivered:

  • HPS Database Change as a Project manager
  • E-Invoicing - EDICOM - Italy, KSA as IT side Project Manager
  • Time Entry Process Improvement as a Project Manager
  • Bulk Payments Mechanism as a Project Manager
  • Workday - Passport Expiry Reminder as Assistant to Project Manager

Additional Responsibility:

  • Acting as Extended Leadership Team for India where I work on policy formation at company level.

JDE Finance Consultant

IBM India Pvt Ltd
09.2017 - 09.2022

Worked as a part of CORE Team and was responsible for below tasks:

  • Responsible for technical enhancement to be performed under JDE.
  • Involved in End-to-End implementation of Rewrite project for custom processes like Stamp and Pay/Sampling
  • Involved in customization of Speed status change application, Work with payment application, bank reconciliation process
  • End to end delivery of new custom report to show Payment Details of Invoices (It was useful for auditors as well as End users)

Worked on local enhancement for 25+ sites:

· Involved in creation of CCRB, AS IS & TO Be documents, Funding approval, FUT, UAT, PROD deployments.

· Involved in creating of menu/versions and promoting it to PROD. Involved in scheduling jobs, moving jobs from site level to instance level, scheduler optimization etc.

· Involved in updating small setups like Pay instrument setup, Payment terms, Tax Setups, Custom Matrix, Updating Data selection and PO values in PD using Emergency ID

Worked for End user Support:

· Addressing and resolving tickets on JDE AR/ AP or any finance related issues

· Supported for Z processor issues, month end, annual close issues, security issues etc.

· Working on AP/AR Z tables and EDI batches and clearing them if found with errors.

· Training users for recurring issues to avoid unnecessary tickets.

Challenging Projects Delivered:

· North America JMPC Draft Project

· Sampling K2 Rewrite Project (Moving integration partner).

· Payment Details Report (Linkage between Invoice and Payment)

· Mass Update mechanism – To update fields of Address Book, Supplier master etc.

Placement Consultant/Officer - Assistant Professor

Modern College Of Arts, Science And Commerce
03.2013 - 09.2017
  • Worked as Placement consultant cum officer and placed more than 10 students per year in different organizations.
  • Worked as Assistance professor and taught to more than 500 students per year
  • Trained senior staff member for using technology and implemented use of computer
  • Taught more than 20 commerce subjects for Under graduate and post graduate students.

Officer M-0

TJSB Sahakari Bank Ltd
06.2010 - 06.2012
  • Solving technical queries of customers for more than 50 customers per day.
  • Having experience of handling customers including Account opening, closing, Clearing, Cash Management, Locker Operations etc with 100% accuracy.
  • Having experience of Audit Compliance up to 95% complaint.
  • Conducted regular reviews of operations and identified areas for improvement and worked with IT to improve processes and implemented it.
  • Involved in UAT and made sure to test all cases with 100% Accuracy.
  • Gathered, organized and input information into digital database and converted manual task to automated.
  • Evaluated staff performance and provided coaching to address inefficiencies
  • Mentored junior staff members, helping them develop their skills and advance in their careers

Education

Masters in Commerce - Business Administration

Pune University, BMCC College
Pune
06.2009 - 05.2011

Skills

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Certification

PMP - Project Management Professional

Affiliations

Member of Project Management Institute (Pune Chapter).

Timeline

PMP - Project Management Professional

03-2024

ERP Manager

Vanderlande Industries Pvt Ltd
09.2022 - Current

Professional Scrum Master (PSM I)

09-2022

Product Owner (PSPO I)

09-2022

JDE Finance Consultant

IBM India Pvt Ltd
09.2017 - 09.2022

Placement Consultant/Officer - Assistant Professor

Modern College Of Arts, Science And Commerce
03.2013 - 09.2017

Officer M-0

TJSB Sahakari Bank Ltd
06.2010 - 06.2012

Masters in Commerce - Business Administration

Pune University, BMCC College
06.2009 - 05.2011
Niketan ShetERP Manager