Narayanan N

About Narayanan N

Over my career I have performed a variety of roles in Delivery, Consulting & Solutioning Since 2015, I have been the Digital Thread/PLM Solutions Lead for Retail & CPG where my responsibilities included : • Creation and implementation of strategy to generate business with target customers • Workshops at client / TCS Geos to identify offerings to overcome customer business challenges • Mind share and thought leadership to expand services across value chain with existing customers (E.g. Connected R&D, Digital Thread,) • Identify and drive automation and digitization in R&D and PLM Achievements : • Contributed to broad based growth of the PLM business in Retail and Consumer Goods segment Y-o-Y • Instrumental in leading the consultancy assignments and winning the Large transformation deals Other Responsibilities : • Governance and cadence with large programs • Proposals and Pre-sales Strength and Competencies: • Good ability to understand customer needs and recommend solution for pain areas. Ability to see the larger picture. • Domain knowledge on PLM and Digital Thread capabilities and implementation (in Retail & CPG – discrete & process) • Strategic consulting and Roadmap definition • Good communication skills and ability to articulate value to customers • Agile implementation skills • Business Acumen and Decision Making: Good analytical skills, I am good in identifying and connecting dots to arrive at the decisions. • Delivery & Functional Skills : I have unique skill in functional and domain & implementation of PLM projects along with Delivery management. With this unique nature of cross skills I ensured that all the projects are estimated with the right quality within the agreed timelines. With the knowledge of my technical skills, I work along with the team in addressing complex functional, implementation and troubleshooting issues on needed basis. • Talent Development: I have ability to identify right people best suited for the job. I have identified and groomed the right people and positioned them in accounts to form the backbone of winning teams. Proven the same consistently over the years.

Experience

1. Solution Director - Digital Thread

   Tata Consultancy Services

   Nov 2023 — Present

Education

• National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

  BE

  1995 — 1999