ADNAN KAZMI
Business Analyst
Manchester,UK
Summary
Business Analyst, Analytical and results-focused professional with years of experience in business analysis and administering projects. Proven track record of implementation of operational assessment and conducting functional requirement to achieve measurable and sustainable results using lean and continuous improvement methods. Ability to identify and implement best practices to constantly improve the functions and teams. Possess excellent project management and communication skills with the capacity to drive the delivery of end-to-end solutions to realize significant service improvements. Proven skills in: Business Analysis Lean Methodologies/JIT Project Administration Data Analytics Process & Value Stream Mapping Continuous Process Improvements Problem Solving Waste Identification & Elimination Agile Scrum, Requirement gathering, System Requirement Specification (SRS), User acceptance criteria and user Acceptance Testing (UAT)
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Business Analyst
Gate Group Ltd
Kings Cross
09.2019 - Current
- Facilitating and leading discussions to determine and understand stakeholder’s requirements and expectations through group-based scoping sessions, workshops or one-to-one interviews
- Documenting functional requirements, data requirements and “as is” & “to be” processes clearly and concisely, translating these into clear user stories and acceptance criteria and managing the product backlog
- Analyzing recommended solution options to establish which option(s) best fits stakeholder’s requirements within scope and budget
- Identifying and promoting opportunities to continually improve delivery of stakeholder requirements
- Responsible for building highly collaborative internal and external stakeholder relationships
- Key Contributions:
- Delivered ERP program (MS Dynamics 365) to eliminate duplications of processes, improved data quality for reporting and to provide greater alignment between business and software
- Managed data integration between Salesforce CRM and MS Dynamics ERP system
- Implementation of warehouse management app to reduce material variances after packing, reduction in food wastage and to increase capability of generating real time run rates.
- Managed quality and transfer of source data to Microsoft Dynamics.
- Worked with team colleagues, internal IT and vendor partner to troubleshoot system issues and verify timely completion of upgrades, resolutions and maintenance tasks.
- Created workflow diagrams and Gantt charts to clearly demonstrate processes and timelines.
Project Manager
Alpha LSG Sky Chefs
London
02.2018 - 09.2019
- Manage short term projects and specific workstreams of larger projects as required, agreeing project scope, deliverables and success measures with project leads and stakeholders
- Conduct operational assessment to understand current state and propose suitable solution(s) for ideal future state
- Collaborate with stakeholders for elicitation of business requirement
- Key Contributions:
- Conducted gap analysis for all departments in order to identify gaps from MVS (minimum viable standard) and formulated action plan with stakeholders to bridge gaps
- Implementation of scanning app to improve On Time Delivery between internal departments
- Implementation of regional performance dashboard for senior leadership team to have better visibility of performance KPIs for all units in UK
- Review of existing forms with stakeholders in various units for MDC (Mobile Data
- Collector) to customized forms to user requirements
Continuous Improvement Manager
Alpha LSG Sky Chef
London
01.2016 - 09.2019
- Identify opportunities after reviewing existing processes in place in order to reduce demand of space capacity, foot print, hours and improve cycle time
- Liaise with stakeholders, identify project champion, lead project while setting objectives for project champion and setting milestones for project
- Measure process in place using process mapping, identify non-value-added activities in process using value stream mapping
- Key Contributions: Reduced 30% labor cost and 75%-foot print by directing and executing project on implementation of improve equipment packing process, using lean methods
- Created and maintained smooth flow of material within department by applying on time in full using SIPOC, improving movement of goods from 60% to 80%
- Identified waste in existing process and introduced new process, resulted in 15% improvement in run rate by eliminating waste within existing process and (£195,000) 100%-foot print reduction from Assembly area.
Education
Diploma - Strategic Management Leadership
Brighton School of Business Management
Super Badge - Lightning Reports & Dashboards Specialist
Trailhead By Salesforce
04.2001 -
Super Badge - Salesforce Security Specialist
Trailhead By Salesforce
04.2001 -
Skills
Strategic planning
Affiliations
Scrum.org The home of Scrum, Salesforce
Timeline
Business Analyst
Gate Group Ltd
09.2019 - Current
Project Manager
Alpha LSG Sky Chefs
02.2018 - 09.2019
Continuous Improvement Manager
Alpha LSG Sky Chef
01.2016 - 09.2019
Super Badge - Lightning Reports & Dashboards Specialist
Trailhead By Salesforce
04.2001 -
Super Badge - Salesforce Security Specialist
Trailhead By Salesforce
04.2001 -
Diploma - Strategic Management Leadership
Brighton School of Business Management
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