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LALIT MENGHANI

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

** ***** ** *********** ********** and sales experience with formulating digital strategy and implementing large scale digital transformation solutions to solve complex business challenges and achieve positive business outcomes.

• Business Consulting Sales and Delivery Partner with overall account management and business development responsibilities. Proven expertise to manage P&L and achieve targets on a consistent basis.

• Building new practice offerings and growing the practice through industry partnerships. Responsibilities include product management, recruiting, training and building a team of professionals for the practice.

• Trusted advisor for client senior executives and C-suite for meeting their strategic goals and objectives and solving complex business challenges.

• Design and sales of large-scale business transformation solutions ($MM) involving the use of latest technologies

(Advanced Analytics, AI, Machine Learning, Automation, IoT, Blockchain) leading to positive business outcomes.

• Analyzing and solving complex business problems and operational challenges across industry verticals such as CPG/Retail, Aerospace, Electronics, Energy, 3PL and Health Care.

• Deep domain expertise and experience with Digital Strategy and Transformation within Supply Chain and Procurement Operations across all functions (Plan, Source, Make, Deliver, Service).

• Governance and program management of large scale client engagements with teams spanning multiple geographies. EDUCATION

GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY – ATLANTA, GA

M.S. – Industrial and Systems Engineering (2001-2003) GPA: 3.63 UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI – MUMBAI, INDIA

B.S. – Production Engineering (1995-1999) GPA: 3.9 CITIZENSHIP UNITED STATES (USA)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ASSOCIATE PARTNER, IBM – ATLANTA, GA

04/2019 – PRESENT

• Business Sales and Delivery Executive within the IBM Global Business Services (GBS) Supply Chain and Procurement Consulting Retail/CPG practice.

• Trusted advisor for client senior and C-suite executives for meeting their strategic goals and objectives and solving complex business challenges.

• Digital/Cognitive Transformation for clients utilizing Cloud, Advanced Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Automation, IoT and Blockchain.

• Strategy Consulting focusing on cost reduction and business outcomes to drive long term growth and profitability.

• Utilize IBM Sterling and Watson suite of products to achieve business outcomes for Retail/CPG clients.

• Building new practice offerings and growing the practice through industry partnerships. Page 2 LALIT MENGHANI

SENIOR MANAGER, ACCENTURE – ATLANTA, GA

09/2016 – 04/2019

• Design and sales of large scale $MM innovative supply chain and procurement digital transformation solutions involving the entire portfolio of Accenture offerings.

• Process Design and blueprinting to analyze business requirements and operational challenges and define organizational strategy and future state operating model for clients across industry verticals such as Aerospace, Electronics, Energy, Health Care, 3PL and CPG/Retail.

• Utilize Accenture and third-party tools/software, Advanced Analytics, Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and Machine Learning techniques to increase operational efficiencies and impact business outcomes across all supply chain functions Plan, Make, Source, Deliver and Service (Demand and Supply Planning, S&OP, Logistics/Transportation Optimization, Inventory Optimization, Forecasting, Retail/Merchandising Analytics, Order Management, Distribution/Fulfillment, Direct and Indirect Procurement Operations, Sourcing and Category Management, Warranty and Service Optimization, Supply Chain Control Tower/Diagnostics).

• Act as a trusted advisor to client executives, provide thought leadership and collaborate with them to achieve their mid to long term corporate strategic goals and objectives.

• Design solutions and formulate response to RFP documents to delineate the solution, methodologies/tools involved and net projected savings. Business Case and Value Proposition preparation to delineate transformation journey map and associated costs and savings. Participate and lead Orals sessions with prospective clients to present and discuss proposals.

• Plan and lead due diligence activities prior to contracting, negotiating and deal shaping for opportunities upon proposal selection. Formulate and finalize the scope of work (SOW) and other contract documents prior to contracting. SENIOR MANAGER, PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, MANHATTAN ASSOCIATES – ATLANTA, GA 02/2014 – 09/2016

• Building the Professional Services practice at Manhattan Associates for the WMS and Billing Management product. Responsibilities include product management, recruiting, training and building a team of professionals for the practice.

• P&L ownership with forecasting and achieving revenue targets for the team.

• Business development activities with the sales team for recommending best fit solutions for prospective clients, respond to RFPs, collaborate with prospects for initial scoping and drafting proposals including detailed project implementation plans, budgeting and scope of work documents.

• Act as a trusted advisor to client executives providing strategic and operational thought leadership for meeting their near to mid term business goals.

• Governance and Program Management for multi-million-dollar client engagements with complete ownership for managing the implementation and delivery of multiple supply chain execution products across multiple sites and geographies (Warehouse Management System (WMS), Transportation Execution, Order Management, Slotting Optimization, Billing Management, Trading Partner Management, Supply Chain Business Intelligence – IBM Cognos)

• Act as a mentor for junior project managers and design leads within the group to train them for senior leadership roles in future. Facilitating and planning knowledge sharing sessions to increase and diversify the knowledge base within the team.

MANAGER, PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, MANHATTAN ASSOCIATES – ATLANTA, GA 02/2009 – 02/2014

• Lead Architect/Design Lead for complex multi-site, multi-product enterprise wide supply chain systems implementations (Warehouse Management System (WMS), Transportation Execution, Order Management, Slotting Optimization, Billing Management, Trading Partner Management, Supply Chain Business Intelligence – IBM Cognos) aligned to client strategic goals and objectives.

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• Manage portfolios specific to the implementation of Enterprise Level Supply Chain planning and execution systems. Manage cross functional teams spread across different geographical areas for multiple projects.

• Formulate project implementation strategy and prepare project plans, service agreements, budgeting, resource plans and scope of work documents. Project control and management throughout the entire implementation cycle from design to go-live.

• Product Management role in collaboration with the R&D team to incorporate enhancements and new functionality into the Manhattan Associates integrated supply chain solution suite.

• Formulate and implement organizational process improvement suggestions for achieving high quality deliverables.

• Maintain staff by recruiting, selecting, mentoring and training employees. Accomplish staff results by communicating job expectations, planning and monitoring, mentoring and appraising job results. Conduct project and annual performance reviews for direct reports and project team members.

• Setup monthly revenue targets for projects and communicate achievements to the senior leadership team. SENIOR CONSULTANT, PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, MANHATTAN ASSOCIATES – ATLANTA, GA 02/2007 – 02/2009

• Lead Consultant for the Implementation of Enterprise Level Integrated Supply Chain planning and execution systems

• Lead the project initiation kick off meeting to review client business and propose a best fit solution.

• Prepare and deliver a high-level solutions summary document to fulfill client business requirements and goals.

• Formulate an implementation strategy, go-live conversion plan and risk assessment.

• Discuss and prepare the EDI interface mapping documents (832, 940, 945, 943, 944 etc.) for communication between the Manhattan and client ERP systems like SAP, Oracle and other host systems (Warehouse Control Systems).

• Define, configure and present the Conference Room Prototype (CRP) to all levels within the client organization.

• Analyze gaps and develop detailed functional specifications for customizations identified during the design phase.

• Installation, configuration, training and testing the system at client sites. Implement the go-live conversion plan and provide post implementation support.

• Collaborated with the Research and Development team at Manhattan Associates to integrate Slotting Optimization and Billing Management with the Warehouse Management System. ANALYST, PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, MANHATTAN ASSOCIATES – ATLANTA, GA 02/2004 – 02/2007

• Prepare technical designs for the development of customizations to the Warehouse Management System.

• Develop and test system customizations using C#, J#, XSLT, ASP .NET, XML, SQL, JavaScript, Crystal Reports for client implementations. Modifications include developing COM+ Applications, Windows Services, UI modifications, custom ASP.NET web pages for RF based Windows CE devices, integrating with ERP applications using EDI standards

(940,945,943,944, 832 etc.) and WCS/MHE’s/Pick to Light systems using an SOA based integrator.

• Train new hires on the development tools and best practices within Manhattan Associates. SOFTWARE ENGINEER, DATAFORENSICS – ATLANTA, GA

01/2003 – 02/2004

• Design and develop Mobile Windows 2003 based integrated digital mobile data collection software using Visual Studio .NET 2003, Pocket PC 2003 SDK, SQL Server 2000 and Microsoft IIS.

• Design and develop mobile handheld PDA applications (PConcrete, MiniLogger, PWell) for field test data collection on handled mobile devices using Palm OS, Code Warrior and VC++ 6.0. Design and development of data transfer modules to sync data from mobile handheld devices to the database server using VC++.

• Implement a neural networks based soil test simulation tool using Visual Basic 6.0. Design and develop desktop applications for database management using Visual Basic 6.0. Create software installation kits using Installshield. Page 4 LALIT MENGHANI

GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT, GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY – ATLANTA, GA 07/2001 – 12/2002

• Design and develop mobile handheld PDA applications (PQuake, PDamage, PLog, PSoft) for civil engineering field data collection using Palm OS, Code Warrior and VC++. Design and develop a GIS extension using Arcview GIS 3.2 for mapping and querying of the data collected during field reconnaissance. SYSTEMS ENGINEER, TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES – MUMBAI, INDIA 07/1999 – 07/2001

• Design and develop a library of COM based data mining engines using VC++ integrated with MS Office (Excel) using VBA.

• Pilot implementation of Systemwalker an Enterprise System Management tool (Fujitsu) used to effectively manage the IT resources of the company.

INTERN, LARSEN AND TOUBRO LIMITED – MUMBAI, INDIA

07/1998 – 12/1998

• Process planning and control for manufacturing of heat exchangers. Design and fabrication of ovality measuring gauge. Design of a welding fixture to minimize distortion during welding, CNC machine programming. Conduct statistical process control study and analysis of mechanical tube expansion process in the tube to tube sheet joint of heat exchangers.

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