Global Implementation Manager / Staff End to End Solution Architect (Global Logistics Orchestration-GLO, TMS, TMSFF, SCPM/Collaboration) - Professional Service
E2Open India
- Current
PRADEEP KUMAR KODANGIL
Lead Solution Architect, Project Management, Delivery Management
Hyderabad
Summary
Experienced Business Solution Architect and Project Management with top-notch implementation and project management abilities. Highly organized, methodical, and skilled at overseeing daily milestones across high-performance teams. Well-versed in End to End Solution Architect, Project Management, Delivery Management, planning and deployment.
Work History
Sr. Project Manager & Business Analyst
Shipco/Scan-IT
Asst Manager – Business Consulting & Project Project Management Logistics – TMFF & CT
BluJay/Kewill India
Supply Chain & Logistics Manager with UK Group of Companies, Tiruppur, India. Key Accounts Head – SCM & Logistics Operations
U K Group
Logistics & Supply Chain Manager
U K Groups
Documentation & Logistics Executive
M/s. U K Groups
Education
MBA - Supply Chain Management
National Institute of Retail Management
Bangalore 04.2001 -
Skills
Project Planning
undefinedCareer Highlights I T
Currently playing a Key role as a Global Implementation Manager & Solution Architect to manage the global Implementations of BluJay/E2O Products of GLO – (Global Logistics Orchastration), TMS, TMFF and SCPM/Supplier Collaboration Portal right from Solution design phase until implementation including the Project Management and delivery. Played an Important Role as Sr. Project Manager/Business Analyst for NVOCC Product and managed a 12 member scrum team. Played Major Role in BluJay/Kewill as Asst. Manager – Business Consulting and Project Management for Logistics and Courier products, Supervision of Overall Project & Business Analysis to fulfil the Customer Requirement and Satisfaction within the Organization’s Policy and Limitations. Expertise knowledge in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Route Optimization, Workflow Management and Alert & Event Management, Resource Management, Resource Planning, Leading the whole Team. Fair knowledge in “As Is Study”, “To Be Process” solutioning, Solution Design Documentation (SDD) etc., Fair knowledge in E2Open Products such as GLO, SCPM , TMFF, TMS4S etc.,. Fair knowledge in Project Management implementation. Fair Knowledge in Cloud Implementation. Fair knowledge in product development life cycle for projects from scratch, project management for functional, follow and consolidate all functional resources in the single pool and drive them towards the project goals within the timelines.
Career Highlights Non I T
Played a major role in Supply Chain, Logistics & Retail Merchandising (SCM) managing overall Logistics, Sourcing & Merchandising Operation. Functional Skills IT – Project Management, Solution Consulting & Account Management. Solution Design, Solution Configuration Documentations, Business Process Study and Mapping, Business Analysis, Process reengineering, Requirement gathering, Gap Analysis, Effort Estimations for the requirements and Project. Domain expertise in Supply Chain, Shipping & Logistics Industry (Air, Ocean & Road Freight) Managing the end to end Project Implementation, Customer Account Management and responsible for the entire customer egagements. Handle the internal and external teams to track the deliverabls are on target, Escalation & Risk Management,. Execute & manage the project right from sales handover via standard implementation process (Enable, Mobilize, Analyze, Design, Configure & Validate and Launch) and Control the Project within the Budget. Preparing the SOW, Work Order, Cost Management, Risk Mitigation Plan etc., Maintain the estimated hours vs actual utilized hours, identify scope creap, align with the customer, manage scope changes wherever needed. Preparation of SDD, Functional Specs Documents, Conducting feasibility studies and Change Requests. UAT Testing, E2E Testing & Implementation support, EDI Integration and XML Messages. Knowledge in SDLC & Filling of RFI & RIQ, Project Management for functional needs. Working knowledge of Agile & Waterfall Development Model to ensure the project deliverables throughout the project life cycle. Fair knowledge in Logistics Products, Track & Trace Visibility, Workflow Management, Milestone Management, Alerts and operations. Handling Regional customers for Track & Trace Visibility. Conduct Workshops, Understand customer’s complex business scenario and their requirements. Explain the benefits to the customers in real business using applications. Understanding both business process and technical solutions, combine them together and provide solutions to the customer. Managing Global Training along with the global implementation team for Various TMS Proejct
Product Development Expertise
BluJay/E2Open Products: Leading Implementation suit project of Forwarding application – TMFF & KF (Air, Sea & Road Freight Modules), CT and Third Party Financial System (Sage) for US Customer Migration from BluJay/Kewill Legacy products to BluJay Solutions. Responsibilities include Solution Overview preparation, Get approval from the Product Manager and other stakeholders across various region, Review of Stories prepared by the BA Team, guide them towards the right direction to achieve the final goal. Ensure enough Epics/Stories are available for the upcoming sprints, Manage Sprints from business requirement emerges. Billing and Receivable Management System (BRMS). Designed and Implemented a complete new Product for the Billing and Receivable Management system for South Asia’s Leading Courier Service Provider (Blue Dart Express Limited). Performed Business Requirement gathering, System Study, Business Process Reengineering, Business Process Mapping, Designing the Product by addressing all users’ pain areas, Business Requirement Documentation, Document Sign offs, Prototype approvals in terms of designing products, conducted user awareness workshop for all stakeholders of the project. Performing project management for functional activities of this project and driving all resources towards the project goals within the timeline. Optimizer:. Designed and modelled a new application (Shipment Planning & Analysis – BI Tool) to plan and analyze the International shipment with least Cost. Handled the complete product development right from the analysis till the release.
Major Customer Implementations
- Landmark Group, UAE
- Trafigura Pte Ltd, Europe
- Otto AGN, Germany
- HCL, USA
- A.N Deringer INC, USA
- Farrrow Limited, USA
- Bahri, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Scandinavian Air Lines (SAS Cargo), Denmark
- Trust Forwarding Company Ltd, Denmark
- Geodis Wilson, Europe Region
- Scan Global Logistics, Europe Region
- Ceva Logistics, Europe Region
- American Cargo Express, USA
- Expo Freight Limited, India
- FlyJac Logistics, India
- Blue Dart Limited Express, India
Pre Sales Support
Business Analysis, Customer feasibility study for Product or Solution positioning, Business Process Reengineering to come out of customer pain points with the feasible solutions, filling of RFI & RFP, maintain good relationship with the prospects, Continuous follow-up, prepare the product presentation, explain benefits on implementing the solution in a prospect’s business environment, Industry study to identify prospective client, Schedule appointment with the responsible team for a proper decision making to sign the deal. Project planning and tracking. Schedule product demo to prospects. Managing good relationship with the strategic partners, Market research and development.
Functional Skills Non I T
Supply Chain, Shipping, Logistics & Forex Management. Managed Overall International Logistics and Supply Chain Activities, Interacting with Overseas offices/agents. Ensuring controls on International Logistics Activities and all documentations related to exports/imports. End to End control on all the Logistics Operational and Routing aspects. Coordinate with customs and various government authorities to claim the benefits as per the notification. Interfacing with Buyer/Customers, Vendors, Carriers & Consolidators for Booking, Approvals and Coordinations for shipment. Vendor management and freight negotiation, Carrier Contracts, Freight Contracts and others. Liaising with Clients, Client’s liaison office, Carriers, vendor and forwarder/consolidator related to Logistics. Responsible for Production Planning and Execution of Shipments from India. Obtain various import licenses from government authorities and follow through. Coordination of the Procurement Team and Manage the procurement & raw material inventory. Purchase Order Management from the Order Placement till final delivery. Responsible for Planning and Distribution of Materials from Warehouses. Follow up on entire Order execution by Time & Action Planning, Follow up on daily deliverable. Bank Negotiations, Forward Contract Booking & Interest Calculation for forex management. Maintain ledger for account Payable / Receivable. Foreign Remittance & L/C Opening against Import of Capital Goods, Accessories and Claim or Discount Settlement. Preparing and submitting required reports to managements on time. Overlooking the Pre and Post Costing to ensure to meet cost effective management. Organizational Business Process Management, Quality Process Management, Solution implementations etc.
Major Accounts Handled
- Dickies, United States of America
- Champian, United States of America
- Gear for Sports International Incorporation, United States of America
- Tesco, UK
- Speciality Merchandising Global Services, United States of America
- Diesel, Italy
- Landmark Group, Dubai, U.A.E
- Next PLC, United Kingdom
- Li & Fung & their all Major European Customers
- Sociad Textil Lonia, Spain
Academic Credentials
- Masters Degree (MBA in Supply Chain Management)
- Bachelor of Commerce (B Com)
- Diploma in Retail Supply Chain Management from National Institute of Retail Management, Bangalore
Professional Highlights
- 09/01/17, Present, Global Implementation Manager / Staff End to End Solution Architect (Global Logistics Orchestration-GLO, TMS, TMSFF, SCPM/Collaboration), E2Open India
- 03/01/17, 07/01/17, Sr. Project Manager & Business Analyst, Shipco/Scan-IT, Pune, India
- 12/01/10, 01/01/17, Asst Manager – Business Consulting & Project Project Management, BluJay/Kewill India
- 04/01/05, 11/01/10, Supply Chain & Logistics Manager, UK Group of Companies, Tiruppur, India
- 03/01/00, 04/01/04, Logistics & Supply Chain Manager, UK Groups, Tirupur, India
- 01/01/97, 02/01/00, Documentation & Logistics Executive, M/s. U K Groups, Tirupur, India
Timeline
MBA - Supply Chain Management
National Institute of Retail Management
04.2001 -
Global Implementation Manager / Staff End to End Solution Architect (Global Logistics Orchestration-GLO, TMS, TMSFF, SCPM/Collaboration) - Professional Service
E2Open India
- Current
Sr. Project Manager & Business Analyst
Shipco/Scan-IT
Asst Manager – Business Consulting & Project Project Management Logistics – TMFF & CT
BluJay/Kewill India
Supply Chain & Logistics Manager with UK Group of Companies, Tiruppur, India. Key Accounts Head – SCM & Logistics Operations
U K Group
Logistics & Supply Chain Manager
U K Groups
Documentation & Logistics Executive
M/s. U K Groups
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