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Arvind Sahu

Stamford, CT • (c) 203-***-**** • adbrm1@r.postjobfree.com• www.linkedin.com/in/arvindsahu/ GLOBAL IT TRANSFORMATION LEADER

Accelerate rapid growth by optimizing existing IT systems and leading digital transformation Collaborative executive and trusted business partner, leveraging technology to drive sustainable business success. Hands-on IT leader and strategist, orchestrating global organizational transformations and rapid growth. Extensive experience in rollout and implementation of global applications and IT infrastructure with knowledge of a variety of business systems, including Finance, Sales, Field, Supply Chain, Distribution, Engineering, Manufacturing, and HR. Position IT as a strategic business differentiator with expertise setting up IT organizations from scratch. Broad industry experience includes CPG, Manufacturing, Media, Pharma, Distribution, Banking, Energy, and Big 4 consulting. PMP certified. Specialist Knowledge Areas

Enterprise Strategic Plng. Chg.Mgmt. Private Equity

Global Program Implementation Budget Ownership

Account / Contract Management Vendor Selection

PMO CoE Business Relationship Management

SDLC Agile Waterfall IT Governance ROI

Finance Operation Sales & Mktg Mfg. HR CRM

ERP SAP Dynamics365 JD Edwards Oracle EBS

BI Analytics BigData DW API Hadoop ECommerce

Cloud Security Service Desk Disaster Recovery

SOX FDA GMP HIPAA GAAP CMMI COBIT

Career History

BlueCrest Inc. (owned by Private Equity firm), Danbury, CT 2018 – Present Global manufacturing and distribution firm carved out from Pitney Bowes with revenues of $500M and 1,600 employees. VICE PRESIDENT IT (CIO)– SETUP IT ORGANIZATION DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION GLOBAL IT STRATEGY PMO Prepared and implemented IT vision and strategy and established an IT organization and global IT systems

(Applications, Infrastructure, Security, Service Desk, telephony) from scratch within a very tight deadline of 9 months. Work with business leaders to enable company to achieve its valuation goals.

• Consolidated from 57 disparate systems to 8 centralized and connected systems as solution architect. Included Salesforce, PLM (Windchill), Ecommerce, WMS, HRIS, Learning Management System(LMS), IoT and ServiceNow on Meraki network.

• Implemented centralized ERP system across 19 countries in a 9-month time frame reducing operating costs 40%, inventory costs 8%, and increased order fulfillment rates 20%.

• Improved scalability and lowered cost 20% by rolling-out hybrid cloud solutions (Azure cloud).

• Setup PMO from scratch. Rolled-out Agile Project Management Methodologies across the organization.

• Achieved revenue targets of ~$500M by digitizing processes across the board, including Operations, Finance, Manufacturing, Field Services Sales and Marketing, Engineering, and HR. News Corp, Wilton, CT and New York City, NY 2016 – 2018 Global mass media and publishing company with revenues of $10B and 28,000 employees. SENIOR DIRECTOR IT – BUSINESS ANALYSIS GLOBAL APPLICATIONS IT ARCHITECTURE PMO Implemented an IT strategy and Roadmap for business process flows. Recommended best practices, tools, and technology. Prioritised workstreams based on ROI. Managed $20M budget.

• Reduced costs 8%, increased sales revenue 3%, and decreased operation cycles from order to execution from 8 weeks to 6 weeks by consolidating application systems and infrastructure.

• Implemented ERP, BI, and Analytics (S3 / Redshift / Tableau), and cloud solutions (AWS), reducing cost 5%.

• Increased Field execution 2% by implementing mobile devices and applications for entire team consisting of ~4.5K employees across North America.

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Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits, White Plains, NY 2013 – 2016 Top-six US wine and spirits distribution and manufacturing company with revenues of $650M. VICE PRESIDENT IT (CIO) – DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION GLOBAL APPLICATIONS IT ARCHITECTURE PMO Led an IT organization of up to 30 to drive innovation as an IT strategic business partner for digital transformation. Developed and managed $12M annual IT budget in consultations with senior management.

• Supported rapid growth from $450M to over $650M with no increase in $15M IT operating budget by designing, presenting to board, and implementing a 3-year IT vision and strategy.

• Delivered over $20M of complex projects in 3 years that met ROI goals and mitigated risk with 25 employees and on and off-shore contractors. Setup PMO from scratch.

• Saved 18% by revamping ERP system on time and under budget and adopting best practices across Finance, Supply Chain, Sales, Marketing, Manufacturing, and EDI.

• Maximized analyst productivity 30%, identifying new sales opportunities and launching new brands by implementing BI, Analytics, Data Warehouse, Big Data (Hadoop) and Master Data Management applications.

• Increased sales revenues 5% – 10% and enabled instant access to information by digitization of sales force, deploying mobile strategy, and BYOD in tandem with CRM and Business Intelligence (BI).

• Generated revenue 3% in first year by initiating and rolled out E-Commerce as a new line of business for B2C sales.

• Reduced Planning Cycle times 25% by driving and implementing collaborative Sales Planning, Pricing, and Gross Profit Margin analysis applications in Sales and FP&A.

• Setup Disaster Recovery system on cloud, ensuring business continuity (BCP) with 99.95% uptime.

• Led virtualization and cloud (Azure) migration projects that reduced infrastructure costs by 46% and improved uptime from 89% to 99.99%. Implemented Office 365 for agility and digital transformation. Purdue Pharma, Stamford, CT 2006 – 2013

A leading global pharmaceutical company with revenues of $5B in revenue and 5000 employees. IT PROGRAM DIRECTOR – BI/DATAWAREHOUSE/ERP CRM PMO Partnered with C-suite and business users globally to manage their portfolio requests, set priorities, and ensure that systems were delivered within established timeframes and within budgets. Recruited and managed a team of 5 SAP professionals and several projects managers and business analysts across North America, Europe, and India. Managed budgets of up to $8M.

• Saved $5M annually with implementation of corporate-wide Business Planning and Forecasting solution. Hailed by SAP and showcased in many of their global presentations.

• Drove BI, Big Data, and SAP ERP footprint throughout all enterprise divisions, identifying and reporting on KPIs to analyze buyer and healthcare provider patterns, generate key financial statement, analyze adverse events, and acquire new customers.

• Saved $4.8M by developing and executing global BI strategy to move from continued licensing and maintenance of non-required software.

• Reduced equipment breakdowns and manufacturing disruptions 4% by setting-up work orders and MRP runs. Worked closely with R&D and manufacturing to provide IT support and Data Analytics in evaluation, development, and manufacture of new drugs and conducting clinical studies.

• Led migration of SAP environment to the cloud, increasing business agility and scalability, and setup DR on the cloud for business continuity reducing costs up to 10%. Integrated SAP HRIS portal. Arvind Sahu Page 3

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UBS AG, Stamford, CT 2004 – 2006

A premier global financial services firm with more than 60,000 employees. GLOBAL SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER - PMO GLOBAL BI / ERP / DATAWAREHOUSE Responsible for building an effective global ERP (SAP/BI) team of 50 employees as well as managing a portfolio of projects. Managed budgets of up to $3M.

• Built a global BI strategy and BI team for North America from scratch.

• Implemented an Enterprise Data Warehouse solution for the Finance Control Department, providing consolidation across multiple data warehouses and reporting solutions, and saving $10M in licensing and maintenance costs.

• Revamped SAP ERP system resulting in increased efficiency and decreased maintenance costs 10%.

• Saved $5M annually through the implementation of company-wide Planning & Reporting initiative. Early Career Experience 1996-2004

SENIOR MANAGER, BEARINGPOINT (KPMG CONSULTING), MCLEAN, VA Clients include: Johnson & Johnson, Unilever, HP

MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT, PwC, DELHI, INDIA AND DALLAS, TX CLIENTS: ABBOT LABS, SABRE, CITGO PETROLEUM, OIL & NATURAL GAS. A Passion for Learning and Professional Development MBA, Finance and Systems, Xavier Institute of Management, India BE, Computer Science, Utkal University, India

Big Data Expert 2018

PMP, PMI Institute, 2016

Six Sigma Certification, 2016

Agile Certified Practitioner, 2016

SAP (multiple modules) 2009-2016

ITIL Foundations Certification, 2013

Awards, Publications and Presentations

Presented on ERP Implementation and Cloud, Microsoft Ignite, 2019 Presented on Office 365 email migration, Gartner Symposium, 2017 Presented on Business Intelligence, BI Conference, Las Vegas; SAP and SAP Insider, 2011, 2016 Presented on Business Planning and Consolidation (SAP BPC), SAP Finance Conference, Italy, 2015 Best Employee Award: UBS AG, Purdue Pharma, 2013

Professional Affiliations

Member of PMI

Member of SIM (Society for Information Management) Member of Experify (Harvard Innovations Launch Lab) Member of APICS

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