Ninad Ambekar

• Responsible for Fulfillment of Strategic Growth Organisation (SGO_ with 1500 Headcount, includes tracking Quarterly Demand forecast, monitoring pro-active hiring in alliance with SGO, managing demand Supply pipeline, tracking of resource utilization, Rotation planning, etc
• Bench Management to ensure relevant skills on bench and bench aging below the threshold level
• Work with business leaders in understanding the business and hiring needs, ensuring all channels of fulfillment (internal & external)
• Partnering with Delivery & Practice to ensure rotations are enabled for high tenured people
• Track & monitor key metrices like Bench Utilisation, Specialist utilization on a daily basis
• Ensure building and sharing insightful demand and supply data views which guides the Markets and teams to take the required actions for growth
• Provide Billing headcount Input to Practice for Revenue projection & give detailed week on week analysis for Headcount
• Tracking H1 utilization & Onsite pool
• Partner with Training team to ensure that Reskilling to be a strong supply channel and ensure that we have a robust method of training people into niche skills
• Initiated process improvements based on thorough analysis of internal operations data resulting in enhanced productivity levels.
• Collaborated closely with senior management on strategic planning efforts, aligning departmental goals with overarching company objectives.
• Streamlined processes for increased efficiency and cost savings within the department.

• Company Overview: Product based company
• Managing resource fulfillment for Icertis
• Liaising with Partner & Vendors for resource fulfillment
• Giving Billing Headcount inputs & Vendor resource details to Finance Team for Invoicing
• Conducting weekly meetings with stakeholders to have consolidated view about open requirements. Pipeline demands etc
• Liaising with recruitment team to ensure that the adequate supply is maintained

Resource Management:-

• Engage stakeholders to present forecast plan regarding client engagements, projects, technology, and headcount numbers to ensure fulfillment aligns with target rollover on milestones or phases
• Requirement fulfillment: Managed resource identification (release from existing assignments, location transfers/deputation if required, visa dependencies if any) to resource deployment for onsite and offshore
• Maintained utilization metrics at business unit level in alignment with corporate targets. Ensured consistent billability during project ramp downs and proactive management of project releases.
• Staffing review: Project staffing evaluated on regular basis relative to staffing plan to maintain integrity of headcount figures at project, client account, and vertical levels
• Rotation plan: Liaise with stakeholders concerning rotation plan reflecting annual workflows in partnership with Unit Head
• Bench Management: Connect with bench resources on weekly basis to give them full visibility on open positions, Pipeline demands & training need
• BU level reviews: Conducting BU level review of Critical requirements. Open positions etc
• Practice Staffing Responsible for fulfilling demands for Various practices like Oracle Apps, Business Intelligence, Microsoft, Salesforce etc

Workforce Management:-

• Responsible for staffing all the business requirements
• Interaction with US Sales team, Product Analysts to get the accurate & real time information
• Meet maximum possible staffing requirements internally; liaison with delivery Heads for internal swapping of resources across the company
• Plan for cross skilling & Upskilling of resources
• Work closely with Delivery SPOC to proactively identify demand in key technology and domain areas
• Close monitoring on Rampups & Rampdowns
• Support the staffing activity and connect with various stake holders for updating the demand reports. Work closely with recruitment team and enable them to create resource pipeline for any adhoc or planned ramp ups

• Responsible for staffing all the business requirements.
• Interaction with Delivery Heads, Project Managers.
• Maintaining Skills & CV repository for all Xpanxion associates
• Close monitoring on Rampups & Rampdowns .
• Effective bench management – Bench Aging, allocations, keeping bench within the permissible limits
• Monthly inputs to Finance department regarding billed & non billed headcount etc.
• Facing Internal Audit to ensure 100% process compliance.

Responsibilities:-

• Acts as central point of communication from offshore for all RMG related functions.
• Facilitating resource allocation for projects
• Facilitate staffing based on client needs
• Inputs to hiring on the basis of business pipelines.
• Interaction with the senior mgmt – VP, Sr. Project Managers, Delivery Heads and others for fulfillment of requirements.
• Plan with Account managers and Business Development Managers for Onsite Rotations.
• Co-coordinating for interviews from offshore for shortlisted associates (by client).
• Plan with Project Managers for Bench deployment.
• Close monitoring on Rampups & Rampdowns
• Work with other functions – on training needs for bench associates as per demand trend, Core HR on associate issue
• Work closely with Delivery SPOC to proactively identify demand in key technology and domain areas
• Maintaining contact data for all onsite - offshore resources.
• Maintaining Skills Repository Quarterly Updating CV Database.
• Monthly MIS report generation to give the Top Management a view of the current mix, allocations, Utilization and bench strength of the Organization.
• Facing internal as well as ISO Audits & achieving 100% Process compliance.

• Clients handled: - Zimbra Software, TCS, Thoughtworks, Mobily Infotech, Quinnox, Persistent Systems, Global Graphics, Vistra I Technology
• Responsibilities
• Worked on majorly in Banking and Messaging Domain.
• Good experience working for Product based companies.
• Very strong in referencing & Successful in achieving Targets.
• Worked on the below requirements
• C C++ On Unix
• Testing (Automation, Manual, Print Testing, Siebel)
• C#, ASP.NET
• Core java, J2ee