Benhur Edla
Project Management Operations Mgmt.
Summary:
Highly skilled and results driven professional with more than 10 years working in cross-functional environments globally. Graduated from UCLA in Project Management Certification and is well-versed in all aspects of project management from inception to completion and a PMP aspirant. Exceptional written and oral communication skills. Natural leader driven to motivate teams to achieve project goals and targets while under pressure. Competent in analyzing data for trends and performance and monitor progress. Successful at project & work flow planning, coordinating and executing. Boosts productivity and performance through innovative management and mentor-ship.
Skills:
Planning & Communication Operations Management
Risk Management Business Process Re-engineering
Reporting & Quality Auditing Workflow Documentation & Data Analysis
Capacity & Resource Management Process Improvements
Stakeholder Management Lean Six Sigma
Analytical & Problem Solving Agile & Scrum
Education:
Project Management - University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - 2016
Master of Business Administration - Wesley PG College, Osmania University - 2005
Bachelor of Computer Applications - Noble Degree College, Osmania University - 2003
Technical Skills:
Business Tools - Ms-Project, Ms- Visio, Ms-Office, Sales force, CA Agile Central, Google Docs
ERP - Oracle in Procurement & Order Management
Total Experience Summary: Tenure: Sept 2004 – Nov 2014
Company: GENPACT
Client Job Description Designation Duration
Google --- Operations & Projects --- Assistant Manager --- Jul 2012 - Nov 2014
GE Healthcare -- Operations & Projects --- Assistant Manager --- Nov 2011 - Jun 2012
GE Healthcare -- Re-engineering Projects --- Assistant Manager --- Jul 2010 - Oct 2011
GE Healthcare -- Team Lead - Operations --- Business Analyst --- May 2008 - Jun 2010
GE Healthcare -- Planner & Buyer --- Process Specialist --- Sep 2004 - Apr 2008
International Work Experience:
Client Site Customer Engagement Type Year & Duration
San Francisco, US -- GOOGLE --- Process Transitions --- 2013 - 6 weeks
Swindon, UK --- CATALENT --- Re-engineering Project --- 2011 - 3 Months
Hino, Japan --- GE Healthcare --- Re-engineering Project --- 2011 - 3 Months
Hino, Japan --- GE Healthcare --- Re-engineering Project --- 2010 - 3 Months
Milwaukee, US --- GE Healthcare --- Process Transitions --- 2010 - 3 Months
Certifications:
Project Management:
Project Management Certification - University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA Extension)
-- Awarded Best Simulated Project in class
Supply Chain Management:
Senior Professional in Supply Management - (SPSM) – Next level Purchasing – US
Orientation Program on Supply Chain Management - Indian Institute of Materials Management
Basics of Supply Chain Management - Module 1 in CPIM – APICS
Oracle Applications in Supply Chain Management -- Genesis Software
Lean Six Sigma:
Six Sigma - Green Belt trained and tested
Lean Tools Trained
Detailed Work Experience: PROJECTS
Project 1: Material Waste Reduction Project Catalent - Swindon, UK (Jun’11 -Sep’11)
Role: Junior Project Manager
Requirement gathering and scoping of the project
Coordinate with different cross-functional teams to execute project plan
Facilitated project communications on progress/performance reporting at all levels
Performed Gap Analysis for Plan vs. Actual Overuse
Customer engagement and Root Cause Analysis to understand the vital causes for overuse
Data analysis to identify trends & variance
Performed base lining and standard work process documentation
Executed a sub project to reduce the machine calibration time and material usage
Ensure Compliance to Good manufacturing Practices (GMP)
Report to Senior Project Manager and other stakeholders on the project progress
Impact:
Saved 360 hours of production time annually and released capacity of £ 9 Million
Reel change project impacting reduction of £ 210K of material overuse annually
Received “Individual Excellence Award” for exceptional performance and driving the Waste Reduction Project in UK in Nov 2011
Project 2: Global Order Fulfillment Project - Hino, Japan - GEHC (Jul 2010 - May 2011)
Role: Regional Project Lead for Asia-Pacific
Collaborate with cross functional teams & Stake holders to drive Project deliverables
Performed business process mapping and analysis to identify the Current State Gap-Analysis
Customer engagement to understand roadblocks and inefficiencies and scope out improvement areas
Set clear expectations and goals for project teams
Track project progress against timeline, milestones and revise as needed
Performed process benchmarking exercise and data analysis for variance and trends
Exception management in terms of Commercial and Fulfillment Risk
Conducted Future State Assessment and requirement gathering for the proposed new tool
Driven process improvements and mapped the functional solution to the technical solution
Facilitated project communications on progress/performance reporting at all levels
Impact:
$75 Million potential revenue acceleration for GE business by providing foresight for revenue realization
Instrumental in increasing visibility and accuracy upto 85% on revenue realization confidence percentage basis modalities and regions for Asia-Pacific
“Team Award” for the best Project of the year for the Global Order Fulfillment Project executed from 5 regions
Project 3: Obsolete Sales project - GE Healthcare
Role: Project Analyst
Enable project team to execute project plan, adhere to schedule
Collaborate with Manufacturing, Warehouse & Repairs teams
Buyer identification, sales and negotiation
Facilitated project communications on progress/performance reporting at all levels
Detailed Work Experience: OPERATIONS & Projects
Assistant Manager Duration: Jul 2010 – Nov 2014
Role: Operations Manager & Project Management
Client: Google & GE Healthcare
Drive Project/Transition Initialization, execution and reporting
Plan, Prepare and execute Schedule & resource plans to successfully meet timelines
Track & Analyze business and process/project metrics to present Updates & Reviews with both Senior Management and Clients
Analyze Scope for capacity & resource planning
Performed Risk Analysis and develop risk mitigation plan
Set clear expectations and goals for teams & track progress, conflict resolution
Assess resource skill set and profiles to align accordingly
Data Analysis to assess if project performance is in sync with SOW
Identified and driven process improvement ideas & Visual Management
Created end-to-end Process maps, flow charts and Standard Operating Procedures
Conducted Root cause analysis for process errors and establish mitigation plan
Identify and establish quality audit mechanism on business processes
Mentored, coached and trained 30 team members with career planning and development
Initiated Green Belt Project to establish Business Process Management Systems (BPMS) for Google Order Mgmt. process
Achievements:
Accelerated Business growth with an $ 576K in Annual Revenue
Successfully maintained the Attrition% below 6% versus a Target of 20%
Contributed to a high impact Repairs project for GE Healthcare - ~$3 Million USD
Received “Silver Award” in Apr 2008 for exceptional performance & multi tasking between Transitions & Operations
Awarded Best Operations Manager for Google Processes across the company vertical in 2013
Business Analyst Duration: May 2008 – June 2010
Role: Team Lead Operations - Handled 4 teams of 20 Associates
-Order Fulfillment, Material Logistics, Multi Vendor Parts & Part Sales Team
Clients: GE Healthcare
Track business and process metrics, analyze and present them during customer reviews
Requirement gathering for projects and transitions
Prepare and publish reports & dashboards
Train resources on the transitioned processes and document SOP’s
Executed Obsolete Part Sales Project: This project’s goal was to identify prospective buyers globally for selling obsolete inventory worth $ 10 Million
Perform Value Stream Mapping (VSM) for processes, facilitate and co-coordinate VSM workouts
Drive and mentor Lean projects within the teams while educating them on lean concepts
Place Purchase Orders or Internal Requisitions as per the manufacturing requirement
Handle stock orders on forecasted parts and order acceleration
Identify the scope for process improvements and report automations
Achievements:
Played a key role in successful executing the Project for Migration of processes for regions like, Mexico, France, Japan and three other regions in U.S.
Awarded with “Best Team Award” in 2009 for my team during my tenure as a Team Lead for exceeding expectations in process performance & customer delight
Awarded "Gold Award" in Apr 2008 for successfully Process Transition and Onsite Simulation
Drive process metrics to consistently meet targets
Process Specialist Duration: Sept 2004 – April 2008
Role: Parts Planner, Buyer & Expeditor
Clients: GE Healthcare
Plan and purchase & determine re-order point for consumable parts and ensure consistent on hand stock
Handle expedites for Shipment Status, Pricing, Lead time and Backorder Status
Coordinate with suppliers and warehouse to resolve issues pertaining to goods to be received into the warehouse
Analyze the causes for orders which have missed out the target span of 24 hours on Order Cycle time
Analyze and summarize the trend for different types of parts, the cause for delayed span and resolve them
Achievements:
Increased the warehouse auto release percentage from 33% to 40%
Contributed to the reduction of open PO backlog numbers from 700+ to 100 and revised the business metric of Order Aging from days to hours
Reduced order cycle time by ensuring optimum inventory
Awarded “Individual Excellence Award” in July 2007 for outstanding performance
Received recognition and award in Nov 2006 & Feb 2007 for exceptional performance
Oct 2005 - “Team Work Award” for excellent support to Multi Vendor Services from our Supply Chain Manager
Awarded “Best Debut Award” and “Best Team Award” in July 2007 for excellent performance