Supply Chain Project

SAMIDHA PARAB www.linkedin.com/pub/samidha-parab-capm-

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OBJECTIVE

To seek a supply chain analyst/planner position in a progressive organization that provides me exciting opportunities to

exploit my knowledge and skills for achieving organizational goals as well as make a mark as a distinguished

professional

SUMMARY

Recent MBA graduate with over 6 years of experience as a business analyst of providing solutions to Fortune 500

companies such as eBay, IBM and TATA Consultancy Services (TCS) in the areas of Supply Chain Management

HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS

Results-driven achiever and effective team leader with exceptional communication and interpersonal skills

Exceptionally motivated self-starter and creative problem-solver who works hard and loves challenges

Proficient in Project Management (Scope statement, Scheduling with Gantt chart in MS Project, Cost

estimation, Earned Value Analysis, Risk management), Certified Associate in Project Management (PMI CAPM)

Advanced MS Excel skills (Pivot/Data Tables, Conditional Formatting, V/H lookups, Regression Analysis, Linear

Programming, Macros, VBA, What-If Analysis, Sensitivity Analysis, Monte Carlo Simulation)

Proven ability in Supply Chain Management (Vendor Management, Forecasting, Capacity and Aggregate

Planning using Linear Programming, Inventory Management (EOQ, Cycle/Safety Inventory, Aggregation))

Well versed with Business Intelligence i.e. data warehousing concepts and tools (SAP dashboard and report)

EDUCATION

MBA in Information Systems/Operations, College of Business - San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA,

USA

[Aug 2011 – May

Member of Beta Gamma Sigma GPA: 3.87/4.0

2013]

Bachelor of Engineering (BE) in Electronics and Telecommunications, University of Mumbai, Mumbai, MH, India

[Aug 2000 – May

Received JRD Tata scholarship Grade: Distinction

2004]

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Online Courses, Fundamentals of Business Analysis, University of California Irvine; MIT Open Courseware, Introduction

to Lean Six Sigma Methods, MIT; MIT Open Courseware, How to develop breakthrough products and services, MIT

[May 2013 - Present]

Sloan; MITx, The Analytics Edge, MIT

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

eBay Inc. San Jose, CA

Graduate Intern – Asset Supply Management, Data Center Operations [Jun 2012 - Aug 2012]

Gathered requirements by interviewing Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and prepared process

workflow as well as business requirement document (BRD) to implement a Single Source of Truth

(SSoT) used for streamlining forecasting, financial planning and budgeting processes

Participated in the software selection process of SSoT by evaluating multiple software vendors

Collected vendor spend data from SAP Crystal reports and analyzed data using advanced Excel skills

to explore various trends of data center commodities

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Created 2013 roadmap for all four commodities as well as Preferred Supplier List (PSL) based on

vendor spend analysis

Created Request for Information (RFI) matrix of vendors for comparing and evaluating various

commodity vendors

Automated the commodity ordering process using advanced Excel skills enabling increase in team

productivity by ~50%

Presented final findings to eBay’s Supply Chain executives and received recognition award for overall

contribution

Provided knowledge transfer of the most efficient vendor management and supply chain practices

IBM India Pvt. Ltd. Indianapolis, Atlanta (USA), Pune (India)

Sr. Business Analyst / Team Lead – Supply Chain Management [Jun 2007 - Jul 2010]

Led teams for the implementation of Enterprise Asset Management product (IBM MAXIMO)

Proactively supported project managers for conducting project management activities (e.g.

scheduling, resource allocation) and took the initiative of holding regular meetings with the clients and

project teams

Received an Asia Pacific Bravo award from IBM for excellent leadership skills

Led a development initiative (web service routine call) from onsite that resulted in a 50% reduction in

the development time

Completed full SDLC cycle (starting from requirements gathering to post go-live support) of

implementations for two major clients in USA

Conducted team building activities for boosting team morale that resulted in increase in team

productivity by ~60%

Trained team members on different technologies for their personal development that resulted in

reduction of project cost by ~30%

Created and reviewed functional / technical documents such as Business Requirements Document

(BRD), Functional Requirement Specifications (FRS), Technical Requirement Specifications (TRS),

Unified Modeling Language (UML) diagrams such as use case diagrams etc.

Performed Business Process Modeling (BPM) (as-is and to-be business processes) and gap analysis

Acquired professional certifications (SCWCD, MAXIMO 7)

TATA Consultancy Services Ltd. Arlington, Milwaukee (USA), Alliston (Canada), Pune (India)

Business Analyst – Supply Chain Management [Oct 2004 - Jun 2007]

Completed parts of SDLC cycle (requirements gathering, customization, testing and post go-live

support) for implementing IBM MAXIMO and conducted regular meetings with clients and project

teams

Created and reviewed functional / technical documents such as BRD, FRS, TRS, UML diagrams etc.

Involved in business development activities such as writing Initial Request for Proposal for some

clients

Automated the process of e-mailing report attachments thus saving almost 30% of daily time required

for manually attaching reports to e-mails

Solved defects and proactively conducted root cause analysis for finding sources of all the defects

that increased the performance of project support by ~40%

Conducted BPM as well as gap analysis and suggested process improvements that led to cost

savings

Took the initiative of reviewing deliverables of all the new functional requirements that resulted in

almost 50% reduction in rework efforts

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Selected to travel to client sites in USA and Canada for requirements gathering, testing and

conducting knowledge transfer sessions with business users

Acquired professional certifications (SCJP, OCA 9i, MAXIMO 5 and 6)

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Documentation Tools: Microsoft (MS) Word, Visio, PowerPoint, Excel, SharePoint, Project

Enterprise Solutions: IBM MAXIMO (EAM V4, 5, 6 and 7), SAP (ERP)

Data warehousing Tools: SAP- BEX, WEBI, Crystal Dashboard and Report, Cognos

Statistical Software: Minitab 16

Reporting Tools: Actuate, Crystal

Databases and Tools: Oracle 9i PL/SQL Developer, DB2, MS Access, and Toad

Internet Technologies: JavaScript, XML, HTML

Languages and Tools: JAVA, Eclipse 3.2

Testing/Defect Tools: Mercury Test Director, Remedy

Application Servers: WebSphere, WebLogic

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Actively involved in CSR activities at TCS and IBM

Participated in cultural activities (dance, fashion show) held at college and company festivals

Performed group dance on an Indian Television Show

Enjoy dancing, singing, yoga, cycling, hiking, cooking and traveling

Authorized to work in USA without any sponsorship

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