Samit Manjure

Experience

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  Tech Mahindra

  Apr 1995 - Jul 1999

  Sr Programmer Analyst

  ◆ Member of core development team in London working on various releases of national telecom billing system used by British Telecom, UK to provide consolidated bills for larger corporate customers ◆ Worked on enhancements for Network Access Planning System used by British Telecom, UK to plan for future needs of different types of communication equipment used in the telecom network

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  Tech People Inc.

  Aug 1999 - Aug 2000

  IT Consultant

  ◆ Designed and developed reports for Medicare risk payment reconciliation used by Kaiser Permanente◆ Worked on performance tuning of some batch programs and enhancement of few online screens used by Target Corp.

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  Syntel (Client - Target Corp)

  Sept 2000 - Mar 2008

  Delivery Manager – Merchandising and Supply Chain Technology

  ◆ Led delivery of projects/programs for Merchandising & Supply Chain at Target Corp. as client ◆ Responsible for Account & Relationship Management, Business Development, Pre-sales Support, Competency Building, and Delivery of projects/programs for the client portfolio of Target Corp.◆ Led efforts to create proposals in response to RFPs, drove solution options, and presented proposals to client executive management that resulted in winning several critical projects for consulting company (Syntel)◆ Developed, coached & mentored high performance teams at onsite & offshore that consistently delivered projects & programs on time, within budget and with high quality, resulting in revenue & headcount growth for the account◆ Improved efficiency of onsite-offshore delivery model which resulted in savings of several thousand dollars annually by executing projects with over 80% resources from offshore from Design phase◆ Established & implemented project governance framework across many projects for offshore teams Show less

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  Target

  Apr 2008 - Oct 2016

  Senior Manager – Merchandising and Supply Chain Technology

  ◆ Responsible for initiation, planning, execution and management of projects/programs for the portfolio◆ Led delivery of several multi-year, multi-million dollar programs to support Enterprise Growth Initiatives for Merchandising & Supply Chain that drove profitable sales, reduced costs and optimized supply chain◆ Partnered with executive management for Technology Planning and Roadmaps, Business Case and Benefits, Project Prioritization, Chartering, Resource Planning, Financial Management, and Program Governance◆ Worked as Agile coach/change agent during company's transformation into Agile Software Development◆ Guided the team through adoption of Test-driven Development, DevOps, and Continuous Integration◆ Provided key contribution in the formation and subsequent operations of Centers of Excellence for Architecture, Engineering, Development and Testing groups at onsite and offshore locations◆ Managed and mentored cross-functional global teams at onsite, nearshore, and offshore locations helping company’s transformation into global delivery model leveraging optimal cost structure◆ Implemented process improvements to increase speed, reduce cost, and improve quality of projects delivery Show less

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  UnitedHealth Group

  Nov 2016 - May 2017

  Senior Manager – Big Data Technology

  ◆ Responsible for all the data ingestion into Data Lake from multiple sources for critical enterprise reporting◆ Created strategy and framework for data ingestion as well as for increasing Data Lake usage◆ Guided the team through adoption of Agile methodology and Scaled Agile Framework

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  JCPenney India

  Jul 2017 - now

  Senior Engineering Manager – Supply Chain & Enterprise Fulfillment Technology

  ◆ Ownership for delivering technology solutions for 50+ IT applications for Supply Chain & Enterprise Fulfillment portfolio consisting of Transportation, Warehouse Management, Material Handling, Distribution, and Customer Order Fulfillment capabilities◆ Responsible for annual operating plan for the team that aligns with the organizational direction◆ Partnering with executive management for Technology Planning and Roadmaps, Business Case and Benefits, Project Prioritization, Chartering, Resource Planning, Financial Management, and Program Governance◆ Responsible for hiring, on-boarding and growth of the team; Built the whole India team from the ground up in a short time while reducing dependency on contractors and in-sourcing knowledge to newly hired employees◆ Championing DevOps movement and adoption of Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment for the portfolio◆ Increased delivery efficiency by moving application delivery teams from Waterfall to Agile/Kanban methodology◆ Handling vendor identification, evaluation, selection, and Statement of Work with external technology vendors Show less