Kanak Shukla

A German luxury automotive brand that globally manufactures and delivers premium Cars & Vans.

• Proven track record in SAP BW and SAP BI tools by using SAP BW on HANA, B4 HANA, Native HANA, Analysis for office, Fiori, SAP Analytics Cloud, SAP Datasphere etc
• Have been responsible for end to end development, testing and maintenance that includes mapping business requirements, translating them into functional specifications, designing custom solutions and documenting technical design.
• Worked on one big initiative to establish effective data governance across departments using SAP Analytics Cloud, incorporating Data Analyser feature.
• The success of this initiative was duly acknowledged by both product owners and managers of all departments
• Having hands on SAP Datasphere.
• Have been working on creating graphical models using HANA Views and consolidating data from BW to harmonize strategic data
• Worked on the implementation of a big project 'WIPPS- Vehicle Master Data' independently, navigating through intricate configuration challenges to integrate non-SAP data into BW system using ABAP
• Developed sophisticated model, leveraged Fiori for user interface providing access to modify some KPIs and efficiently routed the data to Kafka.
• Evaluated business processes, identifying inefficiencies and recommending targeted improvements.
• Mentored junior consultants, provided guidance & support for professional development. and provided comprehensive training in monitoring, developing, and designing efficient models.
• Built strong relationships with clients, fostering long-term partnerships and repeat business.
• Directed onsite training for business users to maximize productivity.
• Applied analytical thinking and problem-solving skills to tackle support incidents based on priority, ensuring timely and successful issue resolution.
• Worked as a Scrum Master in SAFe methodology & also worked as a RTE to facilitate the ART.

An American manufacturing company that predominantly sells audio equipment

• Expertise in analyzing, designing, developing multiple projects in SAP BW on HANA and reporting on Web application designer to have visual representations of data and linked them with C4C Portal of CRM, further providing end-user support including training and documentation explaining the data architecture.
• Streamlined decision-making processes with the creation of advanced reporting tools and dashboards for senior management.
• Engaged in comprehensive testing processes, including unit testing, integration testing, regression testing, user acceptance testing, and performance testing, in preparation for the production go-live.
• Increased user satisfaction by optimizing existing BI systems through performance tuning, troubleshooting, and bug resolution.
• Hands-on BW/HANA: ADSO, SLTs, HANA Views, and Analytic privileges
• Created Power BI Dashboards using HANA Database, Web Sources, File, Sharepoint, Snowflake
• Having basic knowledge of business objects: Scheduling, monitoring, checking failures
• Proactively involved in daily operational support, concurrently providing training to new team members in both project support and development activities
• Applied analytical and problem-solving skills to address support incidents, ensuring timely resolution of issues.
• Boosted operational efficiency by automating routine tasks related to data extraction, transformation, loading, and report generation processes.
• Improved overall efficiency by mentoring junior developers in best practices for BI development and report writing.
• Certified Scrum Master. Holding experience in Agile methodology (JIRA/KANBAN/RETRIUM/Azure DevOps /Confluence / Service Now) and worked as a Scrum master of 2 teams.

India's largest retail company that delivers fashion and lifestyle brands.

• Involved in multiple full cycle SAP BI developments from requirement gathering, planning roadmap, design and development, testing, go-live and post production support phases.
• Have been a part of HANA upgradation project from 7.3 to 7.4.
• Implemented a major project for Supply chain Management that includes replenishment and procurement quantities, transportation, warehousing etc.
• Implemented end to end Retail business flow enhancing the data from 2 servers and build multiple reports for business.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to identify business requirements and translate them into technical specifications.
• Served as a subject matter expert for all BI-related topics, providing guidance and support to key stakeholders throughout the organization.
• Provided timely responses to ad hoc requests for information from management staff, allowing for informed decision-making based on accurate data insights.
• Developed strategic reports for executive decision-making using advanced data visualization techniques.
• Supported end-users in understanding complex datasets through effective training sessions and documentation materials.

Retail supermarket PG store providing fresh foods and daily essential products.

• Expertise in delta failure issues, broadcasting and creating workbooks, process chains.
• Worked on basic data models of building Infoobjects, DOs, Infocubes, and Be queries
• Have worked on approximate 25 Rollout projects which involved testing, creation of authorization objects, maintaining master data, reconciliation of data across all modules.
• Supported end-users in understanding complex datasets through effective training sessions and documentation materials.