ROHIT RAJ MK
Project & Portfolio Manager
Bangalore
Summary
- PMP certified Project Management Professional with over 10 years of rich onsite and offshore experience in Project & Portfolio Management, Delivery Management, Program Management, and Team Leadership.
- Skilled in planning, scheduling, budgeting, stakeholder engagement, compliance, risk management, and customer relationship management, with a creative and results-driven approach.
- Successfully delivered 50+ projects across IT, manufacturing, and healthcare, ensuring 95% on-time completion while maintaining budgets and quality standards.
- Managed projects and programs valued between $500K - $5M, optimizing resources and ensuring high ROI through effective planning and execution.
- Led and mentored teams of 100+ professionals across geographically diverse locations, driving efficiency and high-performance cultures.
- Expertise in cost optimization, resource allocation, risk management, and governance, ensuring smooth execution from initiation to closure.
- Proficient in Agile and Waterfall methodologies, balancing flexibility and structure to meet business objectives.
- Strong experience in service delivery, SLA management, and stakeholder communication, aligning projects with business goals.
- Adept at developing project timelines, risk management plans, and budgets to enhance project success rates.
- Recognized for mentoring and upskilling junior project managers and teams, improving overall team productivity and efficiency.
- Award-winning Project Manager, honored with Best Project Manager (Q1 & Q2, 2022) and recognition for portfolio optimization and strategic contributions, and received a Spot Award for exemplary support to the DDIT RQS Steering Committee.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
PROJECT MANAGER
MERCK KGaA
03.2023 - Current
- Executed Healthcare and Life Science IT solution delivery for business, managed PPM tool projects for New Product Introduction and Integrated Supply Chain management group.
- Create project charters, plans and schedules to align goals and ensure funding limitations, allocation of resources are addressed before project execution.
- Monitor project progress, identify risks and issues, and implement appropriate mitigation strategies, manage SOWs and contracts, make sure accruals are filed with finance.
- Lead daily standups with project teams and attend meetings with senior leadership and business stakeholders to review project status, updates and milestones.
- Supported the DDIT RQS Steering Committee with portfolio-level planning and forecasting of projects to ensure strategic alignment and resource readiness.
GLOBAL PROJECT MANAGER
SARTORIUS GmbH
08.2021 - 03.2023
- Coordinated and executed Engineer-to-Order (ETO) and complex customer projects, ensuring timely delivery and quality compliance.
- Planned and facilitated project meetings including technical discussions, internal reviews, customer kickoff sessions, and project governance reviews (PGR).
- Organized and supported Customer Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) and Site Acceptance Tests (SAT), ensuring alignment between customers and service/testing teams.
- Executed projects in compliance with quality regulations and company standards.
- Maintained and updated project data in SAP Project Builder (CJ20N), including milestones, activity forecasts, and confirmation/closure of completed tasks.
- Managed project finances by analyzing key performance indicators (KPIs) such as ZPST reports, tracking plan vs. actual costs, and implementing corrective actions to stay within budget and schedule targets.
SR. ENGINEER PROJECT MANAGEMENT & TECHNICAL SERVICE
BIOZEEN
05.2015 - 07.2021
- Conducted internal and client-facing Kick-Off Meetings to align on project scope, timelines, and key deliverables.
- Coordinated cross-functional teams to monitor project milestones, track schedules, and ensure timely client approvals.
- Prepared and distributed Minutes of Meetings, followed up on action items, and ensured cross-team accountability.
- Managed material planning and procurement tracking in coordination with the purchase team to prevent delays.
- Developed and implemented risk mitigation plans for anticipated delays, ensuring continuous client communication and issue resolution.
- Monitored overall project progress, compiled biweekly client status reports, and supported the Project Manager in key decision-making.
- Visited domestic and international sites to perform Site Acceptance Tests (SAT) after successful Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT), ensuring smooth project handovers.
- Delivered after-sales support through efficient spares management and timely material delivery, ensuring high client satisfaction.
- Coordinated project lifecycle from requirement gathering, automation design (PLC/HMI/SCADA), procurement, installation, to FAT/SAT/validation.
- Led on-site project execution for multiple biotech and refinery clients, overseeing the engineering and re-engineering of end-to-end process systems.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to manage the design, development, and implementation of PLC, HMI, SCADA, and automation systems, ensuring seamless integration with bioprocess operations and control requirements.
- KEY SITES FOR FACTORY ACCEPTANCE TESTS (FAT) / SITE ACCEPTANCE TESTS (SAT) COMPLETION:
- SERUM INSTITUTE OF INDIA PVT INDIA LTD. - PUNE
- CENTRO DE INGENIERIA GENETICA - CUBA
- BILTHOVEN BIOLOGICS - NETHERLANDS
- ADCOCK INGRAM CRITICAL CARE - SOUTH AFRICA
- CTC BIO - SOUTH KOREA
- SHANGHAI SHEN LIAN BIOMEDICAL CORPORATION - CHINA
- HIPRA - SPAIN
- SANOFI - HYDERABAD
- BIOVAC - ISRAEL
- APROGEN - SOUTH KOREA
- ZYDUS LIFESCIENCES LTD. - AHMEDABAD
- BIOCON - BANGALORE
- DR. REDDY'S LABORATORIES LTD. - HYDERABAD
OPERATOR
NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORK
05.2015 - 07.2021
- Operated and maintained Nokia FRGT modules, ensuring efficient setup & operation within production processes.
- Conducted routine inspections and troubleshooting to identify and resolve issues, ensuring minimal downtime.
Education
Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Jain University
01.2026
Bachelor's degree - Commerce and Business Administration
IGNOU
01.2024
Diploma - Mechatronics Engineering
NTTF
01.2015
Skills
- Project Lifecycle & SDLC
- Agile & SCRUM
- Stakeholder Management
- Client Management
- Budget & Resource Management
- Vendor Management
- Risk & Issue Management
- Change Management
- Requirements gathering
- Project planning & tracking
- Portfolio & Process Improvement
- Team Building & Leadership
- Microsoft office
- SAP
- MS PROJECTS
- JIRA
- Smartsheet
- Service Now
- MS Visio
- Visual Studio
- KPI & Metrics
- Portfolio & Project health dashboards
Certification
- PMP Certificate, PROJECT MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE (PMI)
- AGILE SCRUM MASTER (ASM), EXIN
- Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt, OTIFAS
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM), SCRUM ALLIANCE, In Progress
- SAFe 6 Practitioner, Scaled Agile, Inc.
Accomplishments
- Got appreciated by senior management during the global townhall conducted in Dec 2020 as the Best Project Coordinator in the company due to my phenomenal performance in getting the ACTOVERCO project done on time.
- Represented the team when regional head from the UK visited the department by explaining end-to-end process flow to them.
- Developed or implemented new procedures or systems, Worked on special projects (Covid Project)
Languages
English
German
Reporting And Analytics
- KPI & Metrics
- Portfolio & Project health dashboards
Timeline
PROJECT MANAGER
MERCK KGaA
03.2023 - Current
GLOBAL PROJECT MANAGER
SARTORIUS GmbH
08.2021 - 03.2023
SR. ENGINEER PROJECT MANAGEMENT & TECHNICAL SERVICE
BIOZEEN
05.2015 - 07.2021
OPERATOR
NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORK
05.2015 - 07.2021
Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Jain University
Bachelor's degree - Commerce and Business Administration
IGNOU
Diploma - Mechatronics Engineering
NTTF