Nachiketa Sharma is a senior manager with over 15 years of experience in business transformation, project management, supply chain consulting, and IT strategy. He has led large projects and client engagements for many major companies in various industries. Some of his responsibilities have included managing teams, requirements gathering, process reengineering, and delivering projects on time and within budget. He holds an MBA and Bachelor of Engineering degree and has published several papers in international journals.

1. NACHIKETA SHARMA
844 786 0317/ 959 674 9524 •Nachiketa.Sharma@Gmail.Com •
302, The Pavilion, Masjid Banda, Kondapur, Hyderabad
Senior Manager, Business Transformation(SCM,Finance ,IT)
Seasoned Technology Leader in Enterprise &ERP Technologyseeking a challenging role in Enterprise Program Management,
Delivery &Strategy
Areas of Expertise
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 Project Management & Governance,Stakeholder
Management, Risk Management, Vendor
Management
 NPV, DCF, Break Even, Pricing Strategies
 Business Process Design/Business Process
Reengineering, Process Improvement
 Client Engagement/Relationship Management
 Product Roadmap, Portfolio Analysis
 IT Consulting, Pre Sales, Supply Chain Consulting
Career Progression
CANADIAN TIRE- TORONTO, CA 2015-2015
Senior Business Analyst
 Managed and led workshops related to gathering requirements with cross-functional stakeholders; built consensus
and managed conflicting requirement priorities; served as point of escalation for competing opinions within the core
group
 Led requirements analysis and validation efforts and drove the work plan for self and others
 Drove the decision-making process, was proactive in taking the initiative and led effort to identify and resolve
requirement issues
WIPRO TECHNOLOGIES–Columbus, OH 2012-2014
Consulting Manager, Business Application Services
Led a supply chain technology transformation engagement, reengineered global sourcing and procurement process.
 Provide industry best practices in Source to Pay, Materials Management & Demand Management. Improve business
processes by using Lean and Process Improvement frameworks (Anova, Fractals etc.)
 Define procurement process in light of new I.T. system. Closed defects ahead of schedule, saved 20% project effort.
 Reduce the expenses currently incurred on contingent work force to manage interco settlement processes. The effort
saved is approximately 20%
 Implement fully integrated system that enables inventory tracking across all Google & supplier locations.
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS- Denver, CO 2011-2011
Consulting Manager, Enterprise Solutions
Managed a supply chain transformation engagement, cross functional teams and streamlined theoperationsstrategy.
 Won and led $2Mconsulting engagementfor aligning procurement strategy with business strategy of Red Robin Inc.
 Positioned Cognizant as a trusted advisor by establishing relationships with CXOs, Vice Presidents and Directors.
 Carried out ERP assessments to align supply chain processes with overall enterprise system strategy that resulted
inthe client’s acceptance of the ERP product and downstream business for Cognizant At Red Robin Inc.
 Managedon time delivery with 100% customer satisfaction rating for business process designs within the overall
strategic framework of Ingersoll-Rand.
 Managed and engaged a global team of 10 consultants. Reduced turnover by 10% and improved productivity by
20%.
INFOSYS TECHNOLOGIES–SANTA CLARA, CA
Manager, Enterprise Solutions(2009-2011) 2006-2011
Consultant, Enterprise Solutions (2006-2009)
Led consultation and managedprocurement, sales and distribution processes of a Fortune 500 client.
 Sold $3Mstrategic consulting services to Cisco Systems, Inc.
 Studied supply chain identities for Cisco to implement policy framework;generated $1M repeat business for Infosys.
 Brought 15% process efficiency in expense procurement process of Emerson Process Management.

2.  Saved Emerson Daniel $2M by streamlining Procure to Pay and Plan to Manufacture processes.
 Published fourindustrypapers in the International Journal on Computing.
 Remotely managed global team of consultants and completed the engagement before deadline, released resources
ahead of time thus saving millions of dollars for organization and contributing to an 8% increase in profitability.
 Provided limited liability model advisory to Emerson Process Management, resulting in 7% cost savings.
WIPRO TECHNOLOGIES – SAN DIEGO, CA 2002-2006
Analyst, Enterprise Application Services
Providedconsultation in an enterprise-wide system transformation across a CPG supply chain.
 Led and designed order entry processes at Sony Electronics’ direct sales business; reduced service requests by
15%.
 Commended by the chief information officer of L.G. Electronics for implementingexport/freight processes.
 Remotely managed the helpdesk for Thames Water Utilities in U.K. Reduced the repetitive issues by 50% by utilizing
engaging communication ability.
EDUCATION
Simon Graduate School of Business - Universityof Rochester, Rochester, NY
Master of Science in Business Administration June 2012
 Meliora Scholar - received the highest scholarship in theMS program of 200 students.
 Simon Ambassador for MS Class of 2012. Creates Simon’s Brand Equity to prospective students.
 Member of the Simon Consulting & Operations Technology Association.
 Contributing writer to World According to Simon (WATS) magazine.
National Institute of Technology, Trichy, Tamil Nadu, India
Bachelor of Engineering May 2001
 Dean’s Merit Scholarship; ranked first in the class.
 Recruited from campus to join Wipro Technologies.
 Chairman of the Civil Engineering Association.
 Member of Entrepreneurship Development Organization which started an on-campus business venture.
INTERESTS
 Technology Innovation, Non Profit Engagement & Management, Public Speaking, Event Management
 Member of Digital Rochester - a forum for Rochester-based social entrepreneurs.
 APICS SCM Certified andOracle e-Business Suite Certified, Oracle Technology Integration Champion
 IT Strategy & Portfolio Analysis
PUBLICATIONS
 Decoupling Supply Chain of Hi Tech Manufacturer
Published in International Conference on ERP and SCM.It explores the various challenges faced by a bay area
based “Hi-Tech” manufacturer. The company was a “Configure To Order” manufacturer. This paper highlights
the approach in creating a “Build-To-Stock” supply chain. This paper is published in International Journal on
Computing.
Publication Link:Global Science & Technology Forum
 Scattered Identities- A Governance nightmare
A paper on Enterprise IT Governance is published in 'International Journal on Computing". This paper has also
been selected at "International Conference on IT Security" at Phuket, Thailand.
Publication Link:Global Science & Technology Forum
 Rising Phoenix from Ashes-Reinventing SCM security in Post 9/11 World
Paper talks about roadmap to establish SCM security. This paper talks about approach to implement various
SCM security initiatives, security elements and various regulatory bodies
Publication Link:Soft Copy
 Evolving trends in Supply Chain Technology
Paper talks outlines some of the key ERP trends from the past, present and future that businesses should
consider when choosing new software
Publication Link:Soft Copy