Suraj Kodakanchi
South Carolina
Summary
Business Analyst with over four years of experience supporting supply chain and manufacturing operations. Strong background in requirements elicitation, stakeholder collaboration, process analysis, and system implementation support. Skilled at translating business needs into clear functional documentation and working closely with technical teams to deliver practical, scalable solutions.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Business Analyst
Gear head motors
India
01.2019 - 08.2023
- Gathered and documented detailed business requirements through stakeholder interviews, workshops, and working sessions, producing BRDs, FRDs, and user stories.
- Performed GAP analysis and current vs. future state process mapping using MS Visio to improve operational workflows.
- Collaborated with IT and operations teams to support ERP and Transportation Management System (TMS) enhancements.
- Developed KPI and operational performance reports using Excel and Power BI to support leadership decision-making.
- Coordinated User Acceptance Testing (UAT), prepared test cases, tracked defects in JIRA, and ensured requirement traceability through RTM.
- Facilitated cross-functional meetings between Supply Chain, Finance, and Operations teams to align business objectives and system capabilities.
- Conducted root cause analysis to address recurring operational and logistics issues.
- Maintained accurate documentation in Confluence and ensured compliance with SDLC governance standards.
- Supported vendor evaluation and business case documentation for process and system improvements.
Education
Master of Information Technology - Business analytics
Anderson university
Skills
- Requirements Gathering
- Business Process Analysis
- BRD & FRD Documentation
- User Stories
- Use Cases
- GAP Analysis
- Process Mapping (Visio)
- Stakeholder Management
- UAT Coordination
- Test Case Development
- ERP Systems
- Transportation Management Systems (TMS)
- Data Analysis
- KPI Reporting
- SDLC
- Agile
- Waterfall
- JIRA
- Confluence
- Excel
- Power BI
- SQL
- Microsoft Excel (Advanced Formulas, Pivot Tables)
- SQL (Basic Queries)
- MS Visio
- ERP/TMS Support
- Process Improvement
- Requirements documentation
- Change management and maintenance window execution
- Asset inventory and lifecycle documentation
Core Skills
Requirements Gathering, Business Process Analysis, BRD & FRD Documentation, User Stories, Use Cases, GAP Analysis, Process Mapping (Visio), Stakeholder Management, UAT Coordination, Test Case Development, ERP Systems, Transportation Management Systems (TMS), Data Analysis, KPI Reporting, SDLC, Agile, Waterfall, JIRA, Confluence, Excel, Power BI, SQL, Microsoft Excel (Advanced Formulas, Pivot Tables), Power BI, SQL (Basic Queries), JIRA, Confluence, MS Visio, ERP Systems, Transportation Management Systems (TMS), UAT coordination, SDLC governance compliance, ERP/TMS Support, Process Improvement, Requirements documentation, KPI reporting, Change management and maintenance window execution, Asset inventory and lifecycle documentation
Personal Information
Title: Business Analyst
Timeline
Business Analyst
Gear head motors
01.2019 - 08.2023
Master of Information Technology - Business analytics
Anderson university