VISHNU BABU A R
Business Analyst - Functional Lead
Chennai,TN
Summary
Analytical & results-oriented Business Analyst with around 5 years of experience in driving Discovery Analysis & End-to-End Project Delivery for complex projects. Skilled in user research, market analysis, and system integrations, with a proven track record in developing PRDs, optimizing processes, and managing cross-functional teams.
Focused on driving product development, collaboration with teams & analyze market trends to deliver successful & customer delight digital products.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Lead Business Analyst
Saint-Gobain India IT
Chennai
11.2022 - Current
- Led end-to-end product lifecycle management for a B2B SaaS platform integrating Warehouse Management (WMS), Manufacturing Execution (MES), and Quality Management (QMS) across 15 manufacturing sites serving 2,250+ active users.
- Developed product KPIs, operational dashboards, and analytical reporting solutions using Power BI, SQL, and Advanced Excel, enabling data-driven decision-making across operations, warehouse, production, and leadership teams.
- Conducted product analytics, user behaviour analysis, and root cause analysis to identify process bottlenecks, improving inventory traceability by 55% and increasing enterprise-wide data visibility through product segmentation.
- Collaborated with Product Managers, Business Sponsors, Engineering, QA, UI/UX, and Solution Architects to define product strategy, prioritize roadmap initiatives, and translate business requirements into scalable product solutions.
- Authored comprehensive Product Requirement Documents (PRDs), User Stories, Acceptance Criteria, Process Flows, Functional Specifications, and analytical business requirements using Agile methodologies.
- Spearheaded 85+ SAP IDoc/API integrations, partnering with internal and external technology teams to build scalable data exchange frameworks supporting product reporting and business intelligence.
- Contributed for a B2C SaaS Digital product in Saint-Gobain Weber India Asia Pacific
Business Analyst - SaaS Product
Saint-Gobain India IT
Chennai
09.2021 - 11.2022
- Represented as the Functional In-charge for Business critical - Supply Chain Module in the Global Roll-out of LAMA, a web app, in Dabrowa, Poland, & supported for its Hyper-care for short-term on-site.
- Addressed the User queries & Change Requests adhering to SLAs, with quality deployments & Ticket closure and thereby ensuring deployment success rate of 98%.
- Elucidated Business logic & requirements to the development team, addressing all the digitization challenges & reduced development cycle time by 15% ensuring alignment with business objectives.
- Collaborated with the International Deployment team, ensuring smooth Go-Live for 3 National (Chennai, Pune, Bhiwadi) & 2 International (Poland
- Kenitra) launches.
- Undergone detailed classroom induction on various Business Models and processes at World Glass Complex in Saint-Gobain, from the Senior Management Team across 6+ Business units.
- Designed Reporting Dashboards to track operational KPIs and product performance metrics. Automated Daily Flash Reports for stakeholders, driving data-driven insights to improve productivity and operational excellence.
- Assisted in planning & coordinating product launches, including go-to-market strategies & leveraged best practices and emerging technologies to keep the product competitive and innovative.
- Consulted the Global B2B SaaS product in Saint-Gobain Sekurit, Europe Region
Education
MTech - Data Science & Engineering
Birla Institute of Technology & Science
03.2026
BE - Mechanical Engg
Alagappa Chettiar Govt College of Engg & Tech
06.2021
Skills
- Gap Analysis
- Product Requirements Gathering
- Requirement Elicitation & Collaboration
- Functional Prototyping
- User Research
- Market Research
- Vendor Management
- Business Process Modeling
- Product Management (B2B & B2C SaaS)
- Agile Project Management
- Negotiation Skills
- Data Modeling
- Facilitation Skills
- A/B Testing
- Mixpanel
- Agile & BABOK principles
- SAP ECC
- Advanced Excel
- PowerBI
- Python
- SQL
- Jira (Agile Project Management tool)
- Figma
- MS Visio
- ServiceNow
- Balsamiq
Certification
- Inductive Automation Ignition credentials IA University
- Problem Solving Through Programming in C NPTEL (IIT Kharagpur)
- Programming in C++ NPTEL (IIT Kharagpur)
- Programming, Data Structures & Algorithms Using Python NPTEL (CMI, Chennai)
Accomplishments
- Module Lead in Global Roll-Out - Poland: Successfully contributed to smooth Global Rollout of LAMA (WMS App) at Dabrowa in Poland, leading Shipping Functionalities.
- Institute's Gold Medalist in UG: Achieved Institute's Top Academic credits (CGPA 9.21/10.00) & received Certificate of Excellence.
- State Topper in NPET Test conducted by Engineering Council of India (ECI): Achieved Top rank in Tamil Nadu State in National Proficiency Test in Mechanical Engg.
- Top Performer in Project Presentation solving Real-time Use Cases: Awarded First place in Project Presentations developing prototype solutions addressing real-world problems through cost-effective & sustainable solutions.
Hobbies and Interests
- Reading Philosophical Books
- Playing Volleyball
- Jogging
Timeline
Lead Business Analyst
Saint-Gobain India IT
11.2022 - Current
Business Analyst - SaaS Product
Saint-Gobain India IT
09.2021 - 11.2022
MTech - Data Science & Engineering
Birla Institute of Technology & Science
BE - Mechanical Engg
Alagappa Chettiar Govt College of Engg & Tech