MUNEESH BATRA

Senior Manager Pharma & Medical Devices

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USA

Futuristic & Forward-looking leader, driving strategic initiatives in Procurement and Supply chain, financial analysis, compliance, leveraging 30 + years of experience in developing and executing Procurement management strategies and performance dashboards to support management decisions. Seeking senior leadership roles in Strategic marketing, Enterprise Data Management and Business Analytics within Banking, Financial services, and Healthcare sectors.

CORE COMPETENCIES

EDUCATION

2004: MBA in Information Management Systems from Western International University, USA

1992: Bachelor of Engineering, IE from Moti Nehru National Institute of Technology MNNIT India

CERTIFICATIONS

Risk Management, Financial & Healthcare – Harvard Business University

PGMP (Program Management) – PMI

PMP Project Management – PMI Digital Technologies – MIT

Solution Architect – Microsoft Azure

SOFT SKILLS

Negotiation & Conflict Management

Problem-Solving

Decision-making

Analytical & Critical Thinker

High Business Ethics

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

Jan’10- Dec 2013 Tata Consultancy, Blue Cross and Blue Shield PM Advisory

Jan’2000-Dec 2009 PM, NTT Pfizer Inc Data Inc.

PERSONAL DETAILS

Date of Birth: 3rd March 1969

Languages Known: English, Hindi

Address: San Ramon, California

Passport No.: 548650681

VISA: OCI

Marital Status: Married

Driving License: Yes

No. of dependents: two

Nationality: US Citizen

OCI No.: A3952932

PROFILE SUMMARY

An enterprising Business Program Management leader with a robust background in Procurement and Strategic Sourcing Supply Chain in Healthcare, Pharma and Medical Insurance offering expertise across Enterprise Programs and Product Development. I offer expertise in Data Analytics, SAP S4 Hana, ECC to SAP Data Migrations, ARIBA and conducting Strategic sourcing through impactful vendor seminars and technical discussions.

Robust acumen in spearheading strategic sourcing and Vendor management initiatives and technical sales efforts to manage contracts, develop Request for Proposals, Response to queries and comprehensive vendor performance dashboards and cultivate lasting business relationships with large customers.

Proven skills in shaping & executing the engineering strategy on a global scale; led and managed high-performing engineering team, driving innovation, and collaborating cross-functionally to deliver cutting-edge solutions.

Exceptional caliber in designing and developing Back end Schemas for Data base migration Vendor management and Supplyy chain management Processes and overseeing multi-year plans, driving Data Management projects on the SAP ECC to S4 Hana and SAP ARIBA side (Engineering, Procurement ) and serving as a key point of contact for the organization to innovate and expand product offerings.

Excels in developing new relationships, pioneering products, and leading the practice for training, coaching & mentoring.

Currently responsible for supporting Global Procurement & Supply chain Head market-focused and banking applications, and managing the global AI Procurement & Supply Management Migration Program & Product enhancements demonstrating strong leadership and project management capabilities in a global setting.

Leading Vendor Performance Data Management Practice teams in developing and researching new tools, supporting data Quality, Data Stewardship, adopting and developing new tools, conducting gap analysis to bridge the gap with target state systems and fullfill the systems requirements.

Gained Rich experience in a Leadership role within the engineering domain, preferably at a global level; Possesses strong technical background with a deep understanding of Procurement & Supply Management Migration, Schema Designs and Core Engineering principles and methodologies using ETL tools like Informatica, Snowflake, etc.

Demonstrated success in leading and developing high-performing engineering teams; proven record of delivering complex projects on time and within budget.

Reduced annual engineering operating costs by 200% through the implementation of streamlined processes and resource optimization.

Achieved a 90% increase in cost efficiency by identifying and eliminating redundant tools and technologies in the global engineering strategy.

Automated routine reporting tasks, saving 50 hours per week for the leadership team and improving data accuracy by 100%.

Recognized for setting up and implementing the ARIBA to achieve improved efficiencies and improve automation of processes and activities, resulting in enhanced productivity and efficiency.

CAREER TIMELINE

INFOTECH

WORK EXPERIENCE (Recent 3 Organizations)

Since Jan’20, Delivery Manager IBM, Bristlecone Group USA

Key Result Areas:

Leading as the Global Product Owner for Delivery, focusing on Market and Banking Applications.

Orchestrating strategic initiatives, propelling growth, and overseeing the global SAP HANA Data Migration Program & Product enhancements, along with Finance operations aligned with cloud-based release FOR sap ariba and SAP S4 HANA Informatica.

Providing leadership direction, coaching, mentoring, motivating, training, and supervising to elevate team competencies.

Development and maintenance of Data migration strategy, KPIs and SLAs are met by the Groups’ Procurement & Supply Management Migration Team without impacting patient care, actively driving strategic initiatives for clients.

Engaging with Executive leadership in weekly, monthly, and quarterly business reviews, presenting accomplishments, operational health, and efficiencies by delivering Qualitative data.

Regularly engaging with vendors and stakeholders and supplier management teams, facilitating discussions for new contracts and renewals.

Steering bottom-line growth within SAP Supply chain Management Practice margin improvements, and effective right-shoring leverage across four locations in USA.

Leadership and Strategy: Developing and executing the global engineering strategy in alignment with overall business goals. Providing visionary leadership to the engineering team, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence.

Team Management: Leading and managing a diverse team of engineers, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives. Fostering professional development, mentorship, and a positive work environment within the engineering team.

Collaboration: Collaborating with other department heads, including product management, marketing, and operations, to ensure seamless cross-functional cooperation. Working closely with executives to provide technical insights and contribute to strategic decision-making.

Technology Innovation: Staying abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices to drive continuous innovation. Implementing processes to encourage a culture of experimentation and technological advancement within the engineering team.

Quality Assurance and Delivery: Ensuring the successful delivery of high-quality products and solutions on time and within budget. Implementing and maintaining robust engineering processes and methodologies.

Global Operations: Overseeing and coordinating engineering teams across different global locations in USA, UAE and Europe, ensuring consistency and efficiency in operations. Implementing strategies to optimize global engineering resources and talent.

Managing resources, hiring, restructuring updates, and addressing attrition for end-to-end support operations from Applications to Infrastructure services.

Spearheading the setup and implementation of the Robotic Process Automation factory, enhancing efficiencies, and automating processes.

Serving as a pivotal point of contact within the Data Integration Group, collaborating to develop requirements for enhancing the End User experience and performing SAP HANA Data enhancements for enterprise insights and fraud prevention.

Ensuring compliance with SDLC processes, maintaining financial variances below 10%, and leading Agile Squads within Fraud Prevention and Authentication projects as an Agile Scrum Master, driving AI and SAP HANA-based model development.

Crafting AI/ Fraud Prevention Data Management Roadmaps, user stories, and evaluating metrics and performance tools, conducting a comparative analysis of user experience, and offering data-based recommendations to executive teams.

Managing risks and planning mitigations across projects and portfolios, providing regular reporting for global onsite/offshore product delivery models.

Overseeing financial updates, tracking costs, implementing best practices, and collaborating with business partners to ensure seamless implementation of SAP S4 HANA Data Models.

Supporting IT development projects across the portfolio, addressing customer business problems throughout the phases of the customer engagement journey.

Jan’16-Dec’19 Senior Manager Cognizant Technologies, Novartis

Key Result Areas:

Strategized, fostered growth, led global Procurement Management operations and delivery, and cultivated robust customer relationships.

Orchestrated 50 + member team across 4 locations (US, EMEA, Canada, and India) dedicated to digital transformation.

Catalyzed business value by collaborating with senior IT executives, mapping capabilities, and empathizing with strategic goals.

Spearheaded RFP participation, proposal submissions, and pricing negotiations for Procurement & Supply Management Migration from legacy to Snowflake Cloud environment.

Managed vendor lists, facilitated Performance Dashboards, hiring, and navigated restructuring for a distributed team supporting end-to-end operations.

Introduced AI Data models, established Product hierarchies, and proposed solutions for HR vendor contracts in Procurement & Supply Management Migration.

Led successful engagements, including Snowflake Cloud Modernization, Chatbots Implementation, Predictive models, and Cloud migration.

Oversaw conflict management and alignment of processes, tasks, and deliverables for the Product delivery team.

Headed the SharePoint site migration program within Banking & Financial Services Practice.

Managed Business Proposals, Case studies, and SOWs with Partners from kick-off to completion.

Conducted workshops for Stakeholder communications, Business Requirements, and Enterprise-wide communications.

Conducted Contract negotiation for the group and Provided leadership direction, coaching for the team.

Ensured accountability for Deliverables in PMS Business Analysis, SIT Testing, and Performance Testing UAT Phases.

Directed the development of Business Requirements, Digital Strategy, Functional Testing, and Interface Quality Testing.

Led Sprint Ceremonies, collaborated on User Stories, Program Management plans, and adoption of SAFE practices.

Developed Financial Forecasts reports and Progress reports using Clarity for Agile Adoption across projects.

Managed a team of twenty-plus onsite resources, developed impactful Power BI reports for Supply chain Management operations.

Collaborated withAI Procurement & Supply Management Governance, Risk and Benefit Analysis.

Developed Project Risks Vs Benefit Analysis, Bubble Charts, Budget, and Cost tracking using Power BI and other tools and Collaborated with the Partners for providing Inputs for Pathfinder Reports, Gartner reports and Mackinsey Reports

Led the Enterprise Program for Consolidation of FICO and S4 Hana Applications on the Cloud and implemented Billing & Financial reporting.

Oversaw Functional Releases, Procurement & Supply Management Releases SAP S4 HANA & SAP ARIBa Data Migration, and Application Development.

Implemented Digital strategy for moving Billing and Customer-facing applications to a new Data center location.

Regularly presented progress to the Executive Team and Group CIO Office for Australia, Singapore, and Offshore operations.

Collaborated with Vendor Partners for Hardware and Software upgrades, VMware, and Storage Move.

Liaised with geographically distributed leaders for defining strategies for growth and transformations.

Led the team to achieve a CSI (Customer Satisfaction Index) exceeding 98%.

Furnished accurate and regular reports to senior management on service Procurement & Supply Management Migration delivery performance.

Jan’14-Dec’15 Program Manager NTT Data Inc., Kaiser Permanente Pharmacies

Key Result Areas:

Led a 10-million-dollar global SAP S4 Hana-based reporting Platform upgrade, harmonized customer Billing data and integrated business intelligence/AI Data marts into a unified Enterprise Reporting platform.

Developed AI Data releases and plans for application upgrades, supported the Global Director's and CIO's Offices.

Drove SAP HANA Procurement & Supply Management Migration delivery for data upgrades in Global Equinix Data center customers.

Integrated SAP S4 HANA Data for inbound and outbound into over thirty applications, including Billing, SFDC, CRM, Cap Logix, IBX Master, Single view, Vertex, Portals, Tibco, and Infrastructure upgrades post-M&A.

Collaborated with execution teams to devise and implement global release plans aligned with weekly, daily, and monthly schedules.

Managed resource lists, hiring, and navigated restructuring for employees and consultants across four locations, overseeing end-to-end support operations from Applications to Infrastructure services.

Implemented strategies to minimize application downtime during SAP HANA Data Migration installations, conducted SAAS upgrades, and published logistics reports.

Conducted weekly, monthly, and quarterly cross Purchases for the Entire organization and Develop Contract Management guidelines and Portfolio-level budget analyses, providing status reports to various stakeholders.

Developed a comprehensive negotiation guidelines, manual for Logistics and Procurement & Supply Management metrics and strategy for integrated applications and the organization's data.

Collaborated with Business Analysts and Data Analysts to establish algorithms and Procurement & Supply Management migration workflows.

Since Jan’20

Jan’16-Dec’19

Jan’14-Dec’15

Jan’10-Dec’13

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