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Sales Manager

Location:
West Palm Beach, FL, 33414
Posted:
March 28, 2011

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RISHI ANDAY

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***********@*****.***

727-***-****

CRM Solutions Architect/ Functional Lead

CRM Solutions Architect/ Functional Lead with a broad background in Management Consulting

Services, e Business Technology, Project Management, Program Office and Project Development.

For more than 10 years, Rishi has provided strategic business and technical vision, best Practices,

project management and solutions development for Senior Management, ERP implementations,

shared service center designs, CRM implementation, infrastructure and information technology

planning .

A career dedicated to successfully managing projects that solve business

challenges using technology in major corporations. Consistently recognized for

understanding and leveraging information technology to meet business

requirements, improving expense ratios, and providing customer service.

Skills and General Experience

Oracle Functional Consultant with more than 10 years of in depth experience in all modules

involving Quote to Order and Order to cash flow ( from point of sale to final payment) in oracle

eBusiness Suite specializing in Oracle Sales Online and Oracle iStore applications

Excellent oral and written communication skills; both interpersonal and presentation level

Excellent organizational skills ; Managed large and small on site, virtual project and

outsource management teams optimizing for cost, compliance, efficiency and

performance

Process analysis and re structuring for streamlines business and IT operations.

Vast experience with implementation of CRM and Financial Reporting applications,

specifically Oracle iStore, Oracle iSupport, iPayment,, Order Capture, Marketing Online,

Quoting and the underlying modules (Inventory, Order Management, CDH, BOM,

Advanced Pricing)

Highly creative and customer oriented, with an overall understanding of the “Big Picture”.

Experienced with various software development methodologies and Software Development

Lifecycle. (AIM, AGILE)

• Expertise in CRM service modules, Customer Data Hub, Sales and Service Contracts, Installed Base,

CRM Foundation, Tele service, Field Services, Depot Repair, Istore, Advanced Collections and

Incentive Compensation

Professional experience

September 2010 Present

School Specialty is an education company serving the prek 12 market with supplemental learning

products, school furniture, children's publishing and specialized buying services. Focus is

designing, developing and marketing innovative products, services and ideas that help teachers

engage and inspire students of all ages and abilities. School Specialty approaches school districts

and school administrators through their sales force of over 300 professionals, the Education

Essentials general supply catalog and the School Specialty Online education site, (a B2B business

to business portal).

Sr. Functional Consultant

Oracle iStore, Order Management,Advanced Pricing and Reporting

• Defined Project Scope, Objective and Approach that supports business goals in

collaboration with senior management and stakeholders.

• Provided strategic recommendations for modifying business processes and prepare “To

Be” business model as per the reengineered processes.

• Studied and analyzed cross functional / cross module (Finance and Order Management )

integration requirements and configure solution prototype accordingly

• Worked with business users on iStore Enhancements Requirements gathering, scenario analysis sessions and managed the client’s expectations by performing

map/gap analysis and gap justification processes

• Created Detailed Requirements gathering documents (BR100), functional

documents (MD050’s) and acted as an SME for the development team during their

development efforts.

• Provide strategic recommendations for modifying business processes and prepare

“To Be” business model as per the reengineered processes.

• Identified certain gaps and suggest workarounds / customizations for functionalities

not available in the standard product.

• Studied and analyzed cross functional / cross module (Finance and Order

Management ) integration requirements and configure solution prototype accordingly

• Designed and Generated weekly revenue report which summarized the sales

through various channels

May 2006 – August 2010

Office Depot has historically grown by acquisition and, as a result, has many disparate systems,

globally. They decided to consolidate and utilize a single global instance of Oracle to streamline

their global operations, allow them to add more companies with a global template and achieve

‘best in class’ customer service. 50% of their corporate revenue is derived from their

eCommerce business with myriad websites tied to different business and country based entities.

They purchased the Oracle eBusiness Suite, Oracle Financials and Oracle CRM Suite to

accomplish their goals. They are retaining their current eCommerce systems but need to

consolidate them and blend them into the Oracle systems with a global template for all websites.

Functional Lead / QA Lead Oracle CRM

Customer Data Hub and Trading Community Architecture, Oracle Sales Online, Territory

Manager, Siebel CRM – On Demand

• Led requirements gathering scenario analysis sessions and managed the client’s

expectations by performing map/gap analysis and gap justification processes.

• Managed solution design process (BP 080) which involved business process design for

sales

Prospect – Lead – Opportunity Customer

Customer – Lead – Opportunity Sale

• Led implementation of Oracle Sales Online application for OfficeDepot Sales

Organization which is being currently used by 1300 Sales reps across US serving around

200k Contract Customers .

• Worked on creating custom data models for sales organization which generated leads

against Prospects and existing Customers

• Worked on design of “As Is” and “To Be process” flows for global contract customers,

commercial customers and consumers

• Worked on structuring of the Oracle TCA and Customer data hub to enable web users,

super users and mega users (and mega buyers) to be captured within the Oracle eBusiness

and CRM modules.

Created and managed project timelines and adhered to customer and company budgets

Implemented solutions for customers to monitor, manage, and successfully report

against their business processes

Documented customers repeatable processes and incorporate technologies to automate

them by leveraging workflow tools

Software technologies include: SOA based software, SQL databases, Oracle databases,

SaaS for data hosting and XML.

• Worked with third party vendors like Trillium on strategy for data cleanup and data de

duplication efforts.

Managed QA Team and tracked defects and issues via the use of Mercury Quality

Center

• Worked on Requirements Gathering and involved in setting up CRM On demand for

Telephone Assisted Manager Project

March 2005 – April

2006

Principal Consultant

Customer Data Hub and Trading Community Architecture, Oracle iStore, Territory Manager,

Managed Services Implementation

Conducted I Store Techno Functional Deep Dive workshop for the client which

involved sales presentation of the product, followed by the functional discussion

and technical architecture discussions.

Conduct ed business requirement gathering sessions(BR 030) with SME’s and was

involved in the business process design(“As Is” and “To Be”).

Managed solution design process (BP 080) which involved business process design

•,functional design and the technical architecture design.

Managed the planning and timing for various instance migration to the Oracle

hosting Environment with the Oracle hosting team

Set up process for change requests and business case analysis

Conducted status meetings with and for management

Conducted risk and issues meetings with teams and management.

Platform was Oracle 11.5.10, using Oracle Hosting Services

TracFone® Wireless is the largest independent nationwide provider of Prepaid

wireless communication In the US .Established in 1996, the company was first to

introduce a pay as you go wireless service with no contracts,no Hidden taxes.

Consulting Project Lead November 2004 – March 2005

Oracle CRM Implementation, Content Management and Workflow

Managed the integration/Conversion strategy of Content Manager with existing

website in web logic allowing users to browse for phones and promotions on the

corporate website, the largest independent nationwide provider of prepaid wireless

communications

Solutioned and Designed the Custom Workflow Approval Process to Manage the

Changes by Segmenting the type of Change based on the Complexity of the Change

Managed the Team in Designing the Technical Architecture (3 Tiered Approach),

Requirements Gathering and solutioning and Interface Design.

Project Lead on the integration work that included custom JSP, Java and PL/SQL

coding to extend the Oracle Content Manager Module to interface with Clarify.

Worked on Project Charter Development, Resource scheduling, Budget Management

and Periodic updates to Senior Management on the health of the project and

deliverables

June 1999 – March 2005

Danka Office Imaging provides document solutions and related services and supplies in the United

States. They offer office imaging products and solutions, such as digital and color copiers, digital

and color multifunction peripherals, facsimile machines and software products. Danka also provides

various contract services, including professional and consulting services, maintenance, leasing

arrangements, technical support, and training services.

Project Lead /Solutions Architect

Oracle iSupport, Oracle iStore, Field Service, IVR, Territory Manager, Sales Online, Quoting

and Proposals

Set up processes, forms and procedures for Risk recognition and mitigation

Developed Transition and Training Plans

Led Requirement gathering sessions with Business for Trade Management and was

involved in functional setups .

Managed Implementation of iStore including setting up the minisite, product

hierarchy, relationships, prices, media objects, template mappings, and content

components.

Designed the look and feel of iStore using the Danka colors and logos.

Helped with the customization of the iSupport JSPs and adding new Java business

logic.

Managed the integration of iSupport and iStore allowing for one sign in.

Worked on design of custom pricing for the “Entitlements” based on the

Customer’s contracts with Danka.

Oversee technical architecture and overall solution of myDanka Release 2 project

Provide guidance on product functionality and best design for extensions

Update and validate project plan on a weekly basis working closely with Business

Users

Provide weekly updates on project progress and project financials to customer

Control scope of project and oversee submission of change requests when required

Oracle ISupport Subject matter expert

Helped with some of the initial work involved to change the look and feel.

Involved in testing the completed product with the Business user, validated test

documents.

Field Service:

• Technical Architect and Subject matter expert from design through

implementation.

• Performed and documented the analysis of the “FailFast” items. The document

included the “FailFast” item details, relevant out of the box iSupport

functionality, recommended extensions and assumptions

• Tasks included attending customer requirement meetings, conducting business

requirement meetings, documenting the LOEs for the extensions, and helping

with the project plan and task/resource assignments

Customized the Homepage, Service call flow to Resolution and created a module

where Customer can generate Reports..

Involved in Setting up the Roles, Responsibilities and permissions for different

types of Customers.

Led a team of 12 developers thru the complete release cycle. Trained team

members on the interface and customization process for different CRM modules.

Conducted code reviews with the developers.

Sales Online, Territory Management& Quoting

Involved in the Requirement Definition and design phase which included

meeting with the Business/End users and get the requirements and finalize on the

scope and design of the project and assist in preparing MD050 Document.

Worked on setting up the profile options, Security setups (Responsibilities, Menus

and functions) to make Sales Online Module work without affecting other

applications. Knowledgeable about the functionality of Territorial hierarchy, Mega

Processes, Campaigns, Lead import process, Opportunities, Forecasting

Techniques

Worked on Customizing intelligence jsp reports in Sales Online Which provides

Sales personnel additional information about the customers contracts,

expirations,MIF(Machines in field) reports and customized 360 view to suit

business requirements. Working on implementing the Campaign to Cash Mega

process (campaign Lead opportunity) and integrate quoting with the sales online

application. Working on lead import process which identified the various sources

of leads.

Worked on Implementing Configurator for Sales Force where Sales Person can

configure the machine and produce a quote to the customer.

EDUCATION:

Bachelors – Computer Sciences Engineering

Bachelors – Naval Architecture



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