George Kurian

Director Process Improvement @HP Hood LLC

US

Leader of the Process Improvement department that collaborates with IT and business to implement ERP and to support business process improvements across all areas of the business, including corporate functions, plant & warehouse operations• Led successful full-cycle SAP S/4 HANA & SAP EWM implementations across manufacturing plants and warehouses, completing all phases on-time and under budget, with high user satisfaction and no missed production or shipments• Served as the primary liaison between executive leadership, the business teams and the technical implementation team, translating strategic business goals into system requirements• Conducted comprehensive current state & future state gap analysis for plant and warehouse operations, identifying critical process redesign opportunities addressed by the SAP solution• Established key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to monitor the effectiveness of new SAP-enabled processes, reporting performance directly to the leadership team• Developed and executed a comprehensive Change Management strategy and training program for over 150 end-users, achieving high user adoption within the first month post-go-live• Managed relationship with Systems Integrator (SI), ensuring adherence to project scope, quality standards, and budget constraints• Reduced inventory discrepancy between the ERP and WMS by at least 20% and established practices to sustain high inventory accuracy, thereby reducing safety stock and inventory held on hand• Mentored the Process Improvement managers and analysts on methodologies, enabling the team to independently lead by developing their skills in defining a problem, getting to the root cause and determining appropriate practical solutions

MES College of Engineering, Kuttippuram

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.)

Binghamton University

Master of Business Administration (MBA)