VENKATA PANIDRA VINAY KUMAR KOPPOLU

• Spearheaded the democratization of supply chain financial data by designing scalable data transformation pipelines, reducing manual reporting efforts and enabling on-demand dashboards for a 360° view of financial performance.
• Optimized supply chain financial planning by enhancing AOP and forecast processes through automation, improving data quality, and accelerating real-time insights, leading to a 30% increase in forecast accuracy and a 25% reduction in planning cycle time.
• Led the development of supply chain financial analytics, integrating transformed data across Snowflake, SAP, and cloud platforms to refine sales forecasts, cost analysis models, and procurement intelligence, reducing spend and improving cost allocation efficiency.
• Architected customer and product profitability analysis, aligning financial objectives with scalable data models and automated workflows, reducing manual effort by 50+ hours per month and enhancing reporting accuracy.
• Delivered prescriptive and predictive analytics for supplier pricing, purchase price variance (PPV), and bill of materials forecasting, optimizing procurement decisions and reducing logistics spend by 12%.
• Designed and implemented workflows to monitor pricing trends, warehouse utilization, and transportation efficiency, identifying cost-saving opportunities and reducing unplanned spend.
• Developed interactive financial dashboards by integrating data from multiple enterprise systems, eliminating 100+ manual reports annually and significantly reducing reporting cycle times.
• Partnered with Sales and Product Management teams to enhance financial planning accuracy through automation, cutting report generation time by 60% and improving decision-making.
• Collaborated with finance, procurement, and operations teams to enhance profitability through scalable financial modeling and reporting solutions, increasing operational efficiency.
• Designed and implemented robust, scalable data models and ETL processes, streamlining data transformation and governance across Snowflake, Power BI, and SAP ECC/S4HANA, reducing data processing time by 35%.
• Presented financial insights and performance reports to senior leadership, driving strategic initiatives, KPI tracking, and enterprise-wide data transformation.

• Led requirement sessions with stakeholders across organizational levels, documenting business processes, data flows, and business rules to drive clarity and alignment.
• Identified business objectives and future-state opportunities, conducting in-depth GAP and risk assessments to optimize system performance and minimize disruptions.
• Designed and implemented scalable enterprise architectures, collaborating with cross-functional teams to iteratively test and refine solutions for optimal performance.
• Created work breakdown structures, timelines, and sprint planning roadmaps, managing product and release backlogs in Agile/Scrum environments using ServiceNow.
• Worked closely with data Engineering teams to define critical data fields, supporting BI reporting development in SAS, Oracle Analytics (OBIEE), and Tableau.
• Developed data migration strategies, overseeing data extraction, profiling, cleansing, deduplication, validation, and ETL execution to ensure accurate data movement.
• Designed impactful Tableau dashboards with custom charts (bullet charts, heat maps, doughnut charts, cross tabs, and maps) to provide executives with meaningful insights.

• Designed and implemented 30+ KPIs for the Global Supply Chain Scorecard, enabling data-driven decision-making and performance tracking.
• Developed forecasting models to improve cost predictability in supplier pricing, logistics, and warehouse operations, enhancing procurement efficiency.
• Managed work breakdown structures, sprint planning, and product backlogs using Agile/Scrum methodologies to ensure timely project execution.
• Created User Stories, BRDs, and Functional Design Documents, while performing source-to-target data analysis to support business objectives.
• Developed Proof of Concepts (PoCs) for KPIs and presented them to key stakeholders, refining insights to meet business expectations.
• Collaborated with BODS and HANA developers to build BODS jobs, HANA objects, and BI views in Business Objects, optimizing data transformation processes.
• Created custom scripts and standardized templates for efficient data extraction, loading, and processing, improving data accuracy and reliability.
• Designed user-friendly interfaces in Microsoft Master Data Services (MDS) to streamline source data management for business users.
• Worked across SAP HANA, SAP Data Services, Microsoft MDM, JIRA, Clarity, SQL, MS Access, SAP BOBJ, Tableau, and Power BI to develop and optimize analytics solutions

Led requirement sessions, documenting data flows and business rules for the Data Center for Future and Enterprise Tech Refresh project.

Created work breakdown structures, sprint planning roadmaps, and product backlogs, managing project execution using Agile/Scrum with ServiceNow.

Defined data requirements, workflows, mapping, and conversion rules for EAMS integration into multiple downstream systems for seamless operations.

Developed User Stories, BRDs, and Functional Design Documents, performing source-to-target data analysis and business rule definitions using SQL Developer.

Conducted effort estimation and migration roadmap planning, automating grouping to streamline app migration using key application parameters and impact modeling.

Designed and implemented data governance frameworks, defining roles, responsibilities, and processes to ensure data integrity and compliance.

• Implemented Product Master, Item Master, Menu Master, and Vendor Master as part of a comprehensive multi-domain master data management (MDM) initiative.
• Led requirement-gathering sessions with stakeholders across all levels, documenting business processes, data flows, and business rules for alignment and clarity.
• Worked closely with Product Managers, POS systems, e-commerce teams, and third-party vendors to identify bottlenecks and drive the implementation of improved processes and policies.
• Defined data workflows, mapping, and conversion rules for seamless STEP integration with downstream systems, enabling better data synchronization across platforms.
• Defined reporting requirements for STIBO STEP Platform, ensuring proper data mapping and integration into the data warehouse for executive reporting via Tableau.
• Designed Logical Data Models containing business elements, relationships, and detailed definitions, ensuring alignment with business data requirements for accurate reporting and decision-making.
• Established data governance frameworks and quality control processes to ensure data integrity across the system and facilitate accurate business analytics.

• Designed and implemented comprehensive analytical solutions to support Supply Chain reporting, enabling better decision-making across the business.
• Created rich, interactive dashboards that provide deep insights into key supply chain metrics, improving visibility and alignment across teams.
• Developed vendor scorecards to measure and track supplier performance, ensuring better procurement and partnership decisions.
• Delivered actionable spend analytics to identify cost-saving opportunities, optimize supplier contracts, and improve procurement strategies.
• Designed sales planning and demand forecasting reports, enhancing visibility into future sales trends and helping optimize inventory management.
• Created sales compensation reports that align sales targets with business goals, ensuring accuracy and transparency in performance-based incentives.
• Worked closely with Product Managers, Supply Chain, Finance, and Sales teams to ensure alignment on reporting requirements and the effective delivery of insights.
• Utilized business intelligence tools like Tableau, Power BI, and SAP to deliver scalable, data-driven solutions that improved reporting accuracy and business decision-making.

• Extensively analyzed internal and external quantitative data to assess sales forecasts, profitability, productivity, and project management performance against budget and plans.
• Developed PASA standard process with the implementation of IBM Doors NXT & RTC, enabling streamlined tracking of project activities and providing clear status updates through interactive dashboards.
• Managed project areas, team structures, timelines, and planned backlogs (product, release, sprint) using IBM RTC and Agile/Scrum methodologies to ensure timely delivery and team alignment.
• Utilized SQL queries to extract budget and project data from the in-house financial system (EARS), creating budget waterfall charts for quarterly integrated management meetings.
• Collaborated with various teams to design data-driven solutions and reporting mechanisms that aligned with business objectives, enhancing visibility and decision-making at all levels.
• Defined and designed Tableau views (e.g., resource, memory, GPU) from logs of In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) systems to support decision-making and optimize system performance.Created analytical visual dashboards for the One Connects platform, analyzing various logs (crash, system, error, boot events) from the IVI system to enhance troubleshooting and performance tracking.

• Identified key development objects (reports, configuration items, etc.) to align with existing business processes, ensuring seamless integration and optimized system functionality.
• Led the management of enterprise master data (Material Master, Vendor Master, BOM, Customer Master) supporting Supply Chain & E-commerce processes, ensuring data consistency and integrity.
• Configured Material and Vendor Master Data and developed custom reports based on critical parameters (Material Types, Vendor, Pricing Conditions), improving visibility and data access across teams.
• Configured Purchasing Document Types and tailored screen layouts for Purchase Orders, ensuring efficient procurement processes and enhanced vendor management in SAP MM.
• Integrated MM with QM, FI, CO, SD, and PP modules by establishing effective movement types, ensuring smooth data flow across SAP modules and optimizing business operations.
• Developed data mapping strategies from various sources to destinations, designing robust business rules and logic within the data governance framework, ensuring data accuracy and consistency.
• Created detailed Business Process Models (BPMN) in MS Visio and developed mock procurement reports and analytical dashboards, presenting key insights to the executive council for decision-making.
• Defined the logic for supply chain reports (Spend Analysis, OTIF, Vendor Performance) to evaluate supplier risks, contract performance, and identify cost-saving opportunities within procurement and sourcing.

• Led the optimization and automation of Procure-to-Pay (P2P) processes for both direct and indirect procurement, ensuring improved workflow efficiency, reducing lead times, and minimizing operational costs.
• Successfully implemented SAP Supplier Relationship Management (SRM), integrating it with existing systems to streamline procurement operations, enhance supplier collaboration, and ensure seamless order management and payment processing.
• Worked with cross-functional teams to gather business requirements for P2P processes, defined data mappings, and ensured smooth integration between SAP SRM and other systems, ensuring consistency and accuracy.
• Designed vendor scorecards and conducted in-depth supplier performance evaluations, assessing risks, compliance, and overall performance, leading to better supplier negotiations and reduced procurement risks.
• Developed spend analytics solutions leveraging data visualization tools to track procurement trends, categorize spending, and identify opportunities for cost reduction and process improvements.
• Identified areas of maverick spend and implemented strategic sourcing strategies based on data-driven insights, which resulted in significant cost savings and more efficient supplier selection.
• Established governance frameworks for P2P processes, ensuring policy compliance, streamlining approval workflows, and enforcing best practices across procurement activities, leading to improved control and transparency.

• Collaborated with product managers, supply chain teams, and external vendors to ensure the tool met business requirements, enabling better decision-making and a more responsive supply chain ecosystem.
• Led the design and development of a central-level parts planning tool for HP products on an E-commerce platform, enhancing the accuracy and efficiency of supply chain operations across multiple channels.
• Developed and implemented forecasting functionalities to predict part requirements, ensuring sufficient inventory levels to meet customer demand and prevent stockouts.
• Designed sourcing and allocation modules within the tool, optimizing the distribution of parts to ensure timely fulfillment and maintaining a balance between supply and demand across the network.
• Integrated transshipment functionalities to ensure seamless movement of parts between different locations, reducing delays and improving the overall responsiveness of the supply chain.
• Enhanced the supply chain network's efficiency by ensuring that parts were distributed based on real-time requirements and forecasts, improving lead times and reducing excess inventory.
• Worked closely with cross-functional teams to integrate real-time data, providing actionable insights into parts availability, demand trends, and supply chain performance.
• Created dynamic dashboards and reports to monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) like forecast accuracy, inventory turnover, and on-time delivery, providing stakeholders with visibility into the tool's effectiveness.