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Arunkumar Thirunavukkarasu
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South Croydon, United Kingdom
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Versatile IT Professional with vast knowledge of End to End Supply Chain processes spanning over 16 years and covering Six lifecycle implementations
Embrace new technologies with expertise in harmonising solutions across regions
Propose solutions under pressure and proactively manage situations to remain focused on priorities
Embrace new technologies with expertise in harmonising solutions across regions
Propose solutions under pressure and proactively manage situations to remain focused on priorities
Markets
United Kingdom
Denmark
Industries
Language
English
Ready for
Larger project
Ongoing relation / part-time
Full time contractor
Available
My experience
2014 - ?
job
UAT Manager
GlaxoSmithKline plc.
Pharmaceuticals
* Defined the policies and processes to be used during the various test phases of system change. Retiring GSK's bespoke solutions and existing legacy systems used for Indirect procurement and replacing them with standard harmonised solutions for North America and United Kingdom across multiple entities - Consumer, Pharma, R&D, Viiv and Corporate
* Coordinated resources, track progress and issue management (including leading the triaging of issues into defects, new requirements, data set-up, user error etc)
* Liaised with work-stream team leads and key business stakeholders to gain issue resolution for applications including Workday, SAP, Concur and Ariba
* Provided regular progress statistics/reporting to senior stakeholders Obtain required sign offs from business/key stakeholders
* Lead a diverse team of people from various countries - USA, Europe, Malaysia and India for the largest SAP implementations in any industry
* Provided regular MI in terms of test progress, defects raised/closed, tracking against milestones under highly regulated environment (GxP, SOX)
* Supported go-live (process, system, data etc), by working closely with Training and User Support specialists and key business stakeholders as required
* Defined the policies and processes to be used during the various test phases of system change. Retiring GSK's bespoke solutions and existing legacy systems used for Indirect procurement and replacing them with standard harmonised solutions for North America and United Kingdom across multiple entities - Consumer, Pharma, R&D, Viiv and Corporate
* Coordinated resources, track progress and issue management (including leading the triaging of issues into defects, new requirements, data set-up, user error etc)
* Liaised with work-stream team leads and key business stakeholders to gain issue resolution for applications including Workday, SAP, Concur and Ariba
* Provided regular progress statistics/reporting to senior stakeholders Obtain required sign offs from business/key stakeholders
* Lead a diverse team of people from various countries - USA, Europe, Malaysia and India for the largest SAP implementations in any industry
* Provided regular MI in terms of test progress, defects raised/closed, tracking against milestones under highly regulated environment (GxP, SOX)
* Supported go-live (process, system, data etc), by working closely with Training and User Support specialists and key business stakeholders as required
Support, Manager, UP, Processes, GXP, USA, Go, Issue management, Workday, SAP, Pharma, Statistics, Test, Management, R, Procurement, Training
2013 - 2014
job
Test Manager
Sony Europe Limited.
Consumer Electronics
* Partnered with the business community to understand the release, define the testing scope, create the tests, provide the traceability to requirements, support the test execution and post-production testing
* Facilitated User Acceptance Testing sessions for global transformation program - standardised financial and commercial processes, systems and data
* Worked concurrently with BAU teams to support UK and US businesses under tight schedule
* Drove the business requirements by running workshops with business users and compiling blueprint for system development and configurations and test cases
* Partnered with the business community to understand the release, define the testing scope, create the tests, provide the traceability to requirements, support the test execution and post-production testing
* Facilitated User Acceptance Testing sessions for global transformation program - standardised financial and commercial processes, systems and data
* Worked concurrently with BAU teams to support UK and US businesses under tight schedule
* Drove the business requirements by running workshops with business users and compiling blueprint for system development and configurations and test cases
Test, Workshops, Test cases, Transformation, Support, Community, Electronics, Testing, Test manager, Development, Production, Processes, Manager
2011 - 2013
job
Test Manager
Univar Europe Ltd.
UK, Sweden, Spain, France
Univar Europe Ltd Chemicals
* Lead the test team through aggressive test cycles; deploying and managing the appropriate testing framework and tools to meet the testing mandate
* Accountable for continuous improvement of test methodology and best practices to support User Acceptance Testing
* Executed all aspects of managing User Acceptance Team including task assignments, scheduling, estimates and team morale.
Univar Europe Ltd Chemicals
* Lead the test team through aggressive test cycles; deploying and managing the appropriate testing framework and tools to meet the testing mandate
* Accountable for continuous improvement of test methodology and best practices to support User Acceptance Testing
* Executed all aspects of managing User Acceptance Team including task assignments, scheduling, estimates and team morale.
Continuous improvement, Test, Support, Testing, Test manager, Framework, Manager
2011 - 2011
job
Test Co-ordinator
Birds Eye/Iglo.
Food Production
* Ensured system requirements met relevant business requirements and is understood and acceptable to business stakeholders after adopting Birds Eye Iglo (BEIG) standardised business processes to Findus Italy after its purchase from Unilever
* Compared Findus organisation's current and desired future states to identify differences to be addressed
* Co-ordinated UAT Test Data, UAT Test Environments, UAT Test team & UAT Defect Management activities
* Ensured system requirements met relevant business requirements and is understood and acceptable to business stakeholders after adopting Birds Eye Iglo (BEIG) standardised business processes to Findus Italy after its purchase from Unilever
* Compared Findus organisation's current and desired future states to identify differences to be addressed
* Co-ordinated UAT Test Data, UAT Test Environments, UAT Test team & UAT Defect Management activities
Management, Test, Organization, Production, Processes
2007 - 2008
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Business Analyst
Motability Finance.
Financial Services
Analyst
2006 - 2007
job
Business Analyst
Hewlett Packard Asia Pacific.
Hewlett Packard Asia Pacific Information Technology and Services
Technology, Analyst, Asia
2004 - 2006
job
Lead Analyst
SAP AG.
Germany, India
SAP AG Computer Software
SAP AG Computer Software
SAP, Analyst, Software
2002 - 2004
freelance
IT Consultant
HCL Capital Market Services.
Financial Services
IT Consultant, It
My education
2018
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2020
Imperial College Business School
MBA, Business
MBA, Business
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