VARUN VASSILY MONNIER
Program Manager
Kolkata,West Bengal
Summary
Experienced and innovative program manager with a strong background in project and product management. Demonstrated ability to build and inspire program teams, driving them towards successful project achievement. Skilled at implementing systems, executing programs, improving processes and software products through effective leadership.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Certifications
Work History
Program Manager
Amazon Stores CS
Hyderabad
07.2019 - Current
- Operate as Program Manager for APAC (Middle East, South Africa, India, Japan and China) and Product Manager for 6 out of 24 products available in current product suite offered by present work team (Galaxia+)
- Coordinated projects with cross-functional teams of Workflow, Capacity Planning, Operations and software teams for successful project completion within deadlines and budgets to launch products.
- Managed multiple strategic projects with numerous sub-projects or work-streams at world-wide (WW) CS level.
- Collaborated with business leadership to set priorities based on business needs, resource capacity and risk exposure.
- Established strong relationships with key stakeholders, ensuring support for program initiatives.
- Trained ~336 managers on project management, design thinking and problem solving at Amazon CS through Amazon Learning Academy in year 2024.
Financial Advisor Intern
DSP Blackrock Investment Managers Pvt. Ltd
Hyderabad
03.2018 - 06.2018
- Visited branches of 10 bank branches of HDFC Bank and Axis Bank to consult high value clients on mutual funds investment options under DSP Blackrock
- Interacted with Personal Bankers, Relationship Managers, and Imperia Relationship Managers to establish customer intimacy for financial advisory on mutual funds offered by DSP Blackrock
- Participated in Systematic Investment Planning (SIP) drives across small and mid level corporate organizations to educate employees on investment plans through mutual funds
- Assisted in portfolio management for optimal investment performance and risk mitigation.
Assistant Factory Manager & Tea Taster (Full Time)
McLeod Russel India Limited
Margherita, Assam, India
1 2014 - 2 2016
- Controlled manufacturing, processing and packaging of black tea
(Orthodox and CTC). - Restructured system of evaluating and generating reports for
demands of spare parts and machinery, thereby reducing lead time
of overhauling tea machinery. - Developed report generation systems to minimize cost of production
per kg of tea effectively and transport utilized for carrying harvested
tea leaf along with other field operations. - Audited entire estate on connected electricity load and recommended
solutions to minimize power usage which resulted in 9% annual savings translating to 80,000$. - Worked with a cross function team of auditors, soil specialists and senior operations managers to achieve Rainforest Alliance
Certification for year 2014 and re-certification in 2015 thereby
ensuring global level sustainable agricultural system on 946.43
Hectare tea estate. This allowed us to sell tea in Europe which required this certification for Orthodox black tea. - Managed Inventory system of raw materials of production and chemicals
for five tea estates under Margherita District.
Bearing Manufacturer Intern
Hindustan Machine Tools
Hyderabad
02.2013 - 03.2013
- Analyzed the manufacturing, heat treatment, and assembly operations of different types of bearings and their load carrying capacities.
Steel Coil Processing Trainee
Tata Steel Processing and Distribution Limited
Jamshedpur
07.2012 - 08.2012
- Conducted an audit on the stability gaps of the plant and provided recommendations to minimize the risks of accidents
- Worked with a team of apprentices on the autonomous maintenance of the steel coil slitting machine.
Mechanical Engineer Intern
Lift-O-Marine
Kolkata
01.2012 - 02.2012
- Executed lashing operations, fabrication of chain pads, links for cargo fastening, and anchor repairs; gas welding and arc welding of different ship motors and tin smithy for ship repairing.
Education
PGDM- Major in Marketing, Minor in Operations -
Institute of Management Technology
Hyderabad 06.2017 - 04.2019
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) -
Osmania University
Hyderabad 07.2009 - 03.2013
XII (ISC) -
St. James’ School
Kolkata 04.2008 - 03.2009
X (ICSE) -
St. James’ School
Kolkata 04.2006 - 03.2007
Skills
Project Management
Program Leadership
Decision-Making
Strategic Planning
Stakeholder Management
Stakeholder Communications
Product Lifecycle Management
Product Development
Product Vision and Strategy
Innovative thinking
Visual storytelling
Product description writing
SQL development
Certification
Six Sigma Certification Green Belt by KPMG
Technical Skills
- Programming Languages: SQL,C,C++ and Java
- Packages: Microsoft Office and Salesforce
- Design skills: User Experience Design - Adobe XD UI UX Design, IBM SPSS Statistics 22, Microsoft NAV ERP (basics), CAD, AUTOCAD, Petrol and Diesel Engines (Two-Stroke and Four Stroke), Air Compressors, Centrifugal and Reciprocating Pumps, Basic Water Turbines and pumps, Fabrication Tools, Lathe, Grinding and Milling machines, Gas welding, metal cutting and workshop tools, Slitting machines, Chasing and milling machines, 380 KVA, 250 KVA, 245 KVA Diesel gensets of Kirloskar and Crompton
Accomplishments
- Designed the playbook for Team and Operations Managers in WWCS which is the standardized SOP for all managers at L4/L5/L6 level 2023-2024
- Received the Employee of the year in 2022 for outstanding contribution in creating a broadcasting application for CS India using Chime
- Received the Business Enabler Award for 3 consecutive quarters in 2022 for driving the fixed term contract (FTC) management program in CS India for a head count of 10000 FTC associates.
- Received the MclEod Russel annual tea production award for manufacturing a total of 13, 82,816 kgs of tea in 2014 and 14, 23,313 kgs on an estimate of 13, 40,000 kgs of tea for the years 2014 and 2015 respectively within quality parameters specified by buyers out of 40 tea estates in Assam, India.
- Best player award at the All Assam 5-A-Side Football Tournament at Seleng, Jorhat for years 2014 and 2015.
- Most promising player at the Williamson Magor-5-A Side Football Tournament at Tingri, Dibrugarh in the year 2014.
- Represented the Assam Tea football association and secured Runners-up at the Quadrangular Football tournament at Calcutta (2014).
- President of the Student Council and Alumni Relations Committee , Institute of Management Technology, Hyderabad (2017-2019).
- Press release associate for the Media Relations Committee (currently), Institute of Management Technology, Hyderabad (2017-2019).
Current Job Accomplishments:
Previous Job Accomplishments
MBA College Accomplishments
Affiliations
- Methodist Mission India
- Rangers Club, Kolkata
- Institute of Management Technology Alumni
- St James’ School Alumni
- Upper Assam Golf Association (Margherita Club)
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 08/02/91
- Gender: Male
Languages
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Hindi
Advanced (C1)
Bengali
Advanced (C1)
Timeline
Program Manager
Amazon Stores CS
07.2019 - Current
Financial Advisor Intern
DSP Blackrock Investment Managers Pvt. Ltd
03.2018 - 06.2018
PGDM- Major in Marketing, Minor in Operations -
Institute of Management Technology
06.2017 - 04.2019
Bearing Manufacturer Intern
Hindustan Machine Tools
02.2013 - 03.2013
Steel Coil Processing Trainee
Tata Steel Processing and Distribution Limited
07.2012 - 08.2012
Mechanical Engineer Intern
Lift-O-Marine
01.2012 - 02.2012
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) -
Osmania University
07.2009 - 03.2013
XII (ISC) -
St. James’ School
04.2008 - 03.2009
X (ICSE) -
St. James’ School
04.2006 - 03.2007
Assistant Factory Manager & Tea Taster (Full Time)
McLeod Russel India Limited
1 2014 - 2 2016