Manoj Kumaran
Managing Director @ Applied Materials | Business Support & Analytics
Applied Materials•San Jose, California, United States
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Extensive experience of driving transformation in multiple industries and delivery of business outcomes through effective program execution, collaboration with partners and technology guidance. Process & Solution Architecture - Managed portfolio and continuous process improvement programs for service and contract business for a leading conglomerate and Fortune 50 company. - Led several global strategy and roadmap initiatives to deliver long term vision and business outcomes to organizations with a global footprint. - Strong technical architecture and digital transformation experience in service industry. Application Portfolio & Program Management - Strong Portfolio Management experience including advisory role to PMO offices for large organizations. - Successfully managed large global accounts in the capital equipment and hi-tech industries including driving revenue and delivery targets with global delivery teams. - Experience with multiple program deployment methodologies including strong governance initiatives around organization readiness, risk management and business outcome measurements. Contact Center Operations - Managed customer experience initiatives for Contact Centers and Technical support operations for multiple global organizations. - Improved productivity and customer experience with optimizing processes and automation. - Managed several initiatives in customer experience improvement and customer 360 view in the hi-tech industry. Field Service Operations - Managed and drove digital transformation in Field service operations with global footprint to enhance productivity and improve customer commitment management for multiple global organizations in the capital equipment and hi-tech industries. - Led service operations strategy and design thinking to improve cycle time in the automotive industry in South America by enabling state of art technologies. - Led Service Strategy Assessment & Roadmap in the healthcare industry to transform their customer experience and enable their vision to be market leaders. Sales & Marketing - Led design thinking and transformation in corporate marketing to deploy digital solutions in the entertainment and hi-tech industry. - Managed a global team and drove design strategy, process architecture and deployment including Pricing enablement for go-to market strategies in the consumer electronics industry and a Fortune 50 company. - Managed customer experience initiatives to improve order cycle time and accuracy of distributor channel revenue for a Fortune 100 company in the hi-tech industry.
Career Timeline
- Applied MaterialsCurrentMay 2016–Present· 10 yrs 5 mos
- Managing Director, Business Support, AnalyticsCurrentJul 2022–Present
- Senior Director, Business Systems & Analytics2019–Jul 2022
- Director, Service Information SystemsMay 2016–2019
- May 2010–May 2016· 6 yrs
- DirectorMay 2010–May 2016
- Jun 2009–Mar 2011· 1 yr 9 mos
- Director, AdvisoryJun 2009–Mar 2011
- Jul 2005–Jun 2009· 3 yrs 11 mos
- Senior Manager Consulting Services2008–Jun 2009
- Manager Consulting ServicesJul 2005–2008
- May 2000–Jul 2005· 5 yrs 2 mos
- Systems ArchitectMay 2000–Jul 2005
- Jul 1997–May 2000· 2 yrs 10 mos
- ConsultantJul 1997–May 2000
- 1996–Jul 1997· 1 yr 6 mos
- Associate Consultant1996–Jul 1997
- Nov 1994–1996· 1 yr 2 mos
- Software EngineerNov 1994–1996
Education
B. Tech
Electrical & Electronics
B. Tech
Electrical & Electronics