Chidambar Rao

Experience

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  Applied Materials

  Sept 2010 - Nov 2016

  Project lead, Global Trade Consultant at TCS contracted with Applied Materials

  • Responsible for ascertaining the functionality and attributes of high-tech products, assemblies, and components. • Generate the correct HTS code for a relevant country based on the functionality of components. Generate ECCN (Export Control Classification Number) by referring to CCL• Research US custom rulings, databases to take proper analysis-based decisions on HTS code• Verify on Export Control products (ITAR, EAR), ensure Proper Licenses and Permits, Customs Management, Broker Management, Duty Drawback etc• Part classification/ Coding based on the data quantified from the variousDatabases for generating US HTS (Harmonized Tariff Schedules) code• Overall Project Management, ensuring projects are completed as per SLA, Onsite-Offshore co-ordination.• Study of client Special Purpose machines, parts & Technology, Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) Parts, functional analysis for US Coding purpose.• Updating the team on any changes to customs regulations to incorporate changes in classification Show less

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  Hach

  Mar 2017 - Aug 2020

  Program Manager, Strategic Sourcing & Compliance Consultant at TCS contracted with HACH Company

  • Identifying Parts with potential savings, negotiating the prices with the current suppliers, getting Quotes from New suppliers, discussing terms and conditions like payment terms, Price guarantee, Transaction currency and lead times.• Assessing and Qualifying the New suppliers, Ensuring part specifications, Manufacturing process, Post treatments, Compliance certificates, Non-recurring tooling Costs• Introduce New Suppliers in Client Oracle ERP and Agile PLM upon Business approval• Placing the PO for first articles in oracle ERP. Executing the part qualification process by checking the performance, form-fit-function, dimension etc.• Facilitating Change Management through ECOs to add New suppliers to Oracle ERP and Agile PLM• Monitoring the Open Orders, BOH, Average Daily usage, and Estimated Annual usage to make a shift from current supplier to new supplier.• Provide Project schedule, estimated/Actual savings, Milestones, planning, allocation of resources, creating Burndown charts, risk assessment and weekly reports to Higher Management to showcase the overall project progress.• Coordinate between onsite-offshore teams and cross-functional teams like buyers, Planners, operations, manufacturing, compliance, artwork, IT, SDS, Routing, Costing and pricing teams.• Determine the family, usage and different ways of packaging chemical reagent products, kits, and components.• Review the country specific BOM’s which are ready to be loaded into the Agile PLM and Oracle databases. Check and validate Label requirements for any chemistry BOM based on its hazardous info.• Overall operation review with the client to assess and improve the process with regular stake holders review meetings. Show less

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  Tata Consultancy Services

  Aug 2020 - Oct 2023

  Project Manager, Scrum Master at TCS contracted with Pfizer

  • Managed the project by Migrating 40+ Markets sites (countries) from Legacy to NextGen along with applying redirects and Decommissioning the Legacy sites and older instances.• Managed Maintenance requests for HCP Portals through DMP SR’s using JIRA, Scrum Board.• Unpublishing the Upjohn content of 70+ markets sites (countries) with necessary approvals and setting the redirects to Viatris• Successfully developed and upgraded around 20 Websites like Comirnaty, Talking UC, HospitalUS chatbot API, Somatrogon, Zithromax, TicoVac etc. across different geographies.• Automated the collaboration and review process managed by the Legal Team which reduced time and effort, added more consistency and accuracy to the process.• Played major role in requirement gathering, Env setup, ensuring team has access to design, JIRA Board, Scrum Board, SharePoint and Dev/Stage/Prod envs.• As a Scrum Master, ensuring all the Scrum events like Product vision, Sprint Goal, Backlog refinement, Sprint Planning, Retrospective meetings etc are happening as per the standard Agile Practices.• Manage and track Project Schedules for at least 7-8 Projects simultaneously with a team of 10-15.• Onsite offshore coordination, Project status reporting, highlighting risk, mitigation plans, resource management and providing estimations to new projects. Show less

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  Publicis Sapient

  Oct 2023 - now

  Manager Agile Program Management

  • Managed the project responsible for developing Verizon Customer Order Management dashboard which helps review and act on pending orders• Currently Managing Migration Project from CIDB (Oracle DB) to Cassandra which includes migration and creation of similar APIs in Cassandra for Verizon customer.• Played major role in requirement gathering, Env setup, ensuring team has access to design, JIRA Board, Scrum Board, SharePoint and Dev/Stage/Prod envs.• Onsite offshore coordination, Project status reporting, highlighting risk, mitigation plans, resource management and providing estimations to new projects. Show less