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Rugved Deshpande
Mumbai
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Summary
Experienced with SAP system analysis and business process optimization to support organizational objectives. Utilizes analytical skills to identify and resolve system inefficiencies, enhancing operational productivity. Knowledge of SAP modules and their integration ensures effective project execution and stakeholder satisfaction.
Overview
5
5
Certification
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
SAP Business Analyst
Jaguar Land Rover
Solihull, United Kingdom
06.2023 - Current
- End-to-End Implementation of SAP S/4HANA Transportation Management and Yard Management
- Business Requirements & Collaboration: Liaised with key business stakeholders to gather and document comprehensive business requirements for the S/4HANA Transportation Management (TM) and Extended Warehouse Management (EWM), ensuring alignment with JLR's logistics and transportation objectives.
- Freight Unit & Order Optimisation: Implemented S/4HANA TM functionalities to optimize freight unit creation and consolidation, enhancing load planning efficiency and reducing transportation costs. Utilized S/4HANA TM's advanced algorithms to enhance transit time calculations, leading to more accurate delivery estimates and improved customer satisfaction. Configured transportation lanes and zones within S/4HANA TM, streamlining route planning and improving delivery accuracy.
- User Acceptance Testing (UAT): Developed detailed UAT test cases in JIRA encompassing all test scenarios. Conducted thorough testing to validate system functionality and performance.
- Coordinated defect triage sessions, prioritizing and tracking issues to resolution on JIRA, ensuring timely fixes and reducing impact on project timelines.
- Training Material Development: Created comprehensive training materials and videos on SAP Enable Now, including user manuals and quick reference guides, to facilitate smooth adoption of the new system by end-users.
- Provided post-go-live hypercare support by addressing user queries, monitoring system performance, and ensuring system stability during the operational phase.
Supply Chain Intern
Omega Engineering W.L.L
Doha, Qatar
08.2021 - 12.2021
- Directed end-to-end supply chain operations - including sales order processing, bookkeeping, purchasing, tracking, and credit applications—while coordinating client relations, order fulfillment, inventory optimization, logistics scheduling, and supplier communication to achieve 0% stock wastage across branches
Assistant Manager - SAP TM Functional Consultant
Reliance Industries Limited
Mumbai, India
07.2018 - 07.2021
- Interfaced with cross-functional team of business analysts, developers, and technical support professionals to compile comprehensive requirement specifications for new applications.
- Prepared detailed reports on project specifications updates, progress, conflicts, and team activities to facilitate informed decision-making.
- Designed functional specifications and built interfaces with external as well as internal systems as per the solution.
- Played a key role in creating new techniques in SAP Warehouse Management platform to ease the warehouse and logistics process, saving 30% of the operations time.
- Created Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), Conducted User Acceptance Tests, Pilot roll-out, provided training to users and resolution of issues to ensure timely delivery of the project.
- Managed software testing team to design and develop robust solutions that met client requirements for functionality, scalability, and performance.
Project Trainee
Bosch Limited
Nashik, India
06.2017 - 07.2017
- Investigated solar energy integration with SCADA technology, researched Bosch’s core operating areas to align projects with company objectives, and led cross-functional coordination - monitoring concepts, facilitating team meetings, analyzing project data to improve forecasting, and ensuring adherence to timelines and quality standards.
Intern
Ashida Electronics Private Limited
Mumbai, India
12.2016 - 01.2017
- Collaborated with quality control and production teams to test material designs and review products (relays, injectors, voltage stabilizers, power circuits); assisted in design compliance checks, supported market research on emerging technologies, and streamlined cross-functional workflows to enhance communication and efficiency.
Intern
Radel Electronics Private Limited
Bengaluru, India
06.2016 - 07.2016
- Developed and implemented manufacturing standards, collaborated with a 5-member team to produce PCBs and identify electronics machinery for DRONA development, assisted in component design compliance, resolved technical issues with engineers, and researched market trends to support product innovation.
Education
MSc - Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Cranfield University
Cranfield, UK09-2023
BEng - Electronics Engineering
University of Mumbai
Mumbai, India08-2018
Skills
- Technical Skills: SAP S/4 HANA, FIORI, SAP Data Analysis, SAP ERP 760, Tableau,
- Project management
- User acceptance testing
- Business process improvement
- Test case scenarios
- Basics of ABAP
- Process optimization
- Data analysis
- Process mapping
- Microsoft Office Suite
Interests
Individual Interests: Reading Books, Acting in Skits and street Plays, Singing Classical & Light Music, Script/Content Writing
Certification
- SAP S/4 HANA Cloud Private Edition, Transportation Management, SAP – September 2024
- GS1 UK Certification, GS1 – November 2022
- Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, KPMG - October 2020
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, KPMG - July 2020
- Supply Chain Logistics, Coursera - June 2020
- Building Tomorrow’s ERP with SAP S/4HANA, SAP - May 2020
- SAP ABAP Programming for Beginners, Udemy - May 2020
Languages
Languages: Fluent English
Timeline
SAP Business Analyst
Jaguar Land Rover
06.2023 - Current
Supply Chain Intern
Omega Engineering W.L.L
08.2021 - 12.2021
Assistant Manager - SAP TM Functional Consultant
Reliance Industries Limited
07.2018 - 07.2021
Project Trainee
Bosch Limited
06.2017 - 07.2017
Intern
Ashida Electronics Private Limited
12.2016 - 01.2017
Intern
Radel Electronics Private Limited
06.2016 - 07.2016
BEng - Electronics Engineering
University of Mumbai
MSc - Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Cranfield University