Samiha Naz Mazumder
Strathmore,Australia
Summary
Experienced Project Planner with over 17 years of diverse expertise in project planning, project finance, resource allocation and governance. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams, deploy new tools and processes, and drive operational efficiency. Demonstrated success in handling large-scale projects, optimizing resource planning, and contributing to financial forecasting. Additionally, I have supported ANZA NEO Leadership team as Workforce Manager ensuring alignment with organizational goals through effective resource planning, forecasting, and improving operational efficiency in line with financial objectives.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Finance Administrator – nbn Fixed Wireless Program
Ericsson Australia Pty Ltd
06.2024 - Current
- Forecast and manage project finances, closely monitoring margins to ensure financial targets are met
- Cultivate strong customer relationships to secure approval for variations, ensuring timely final acceptance
- Prepare and submit quarterly financial forecasts to the regional team
- Lead the preparation and presentation of Operational Steering Group meetings to key stakeholders
Workforce Manager - MOAI NEO CU AUNZ Operations
Ericsson Australia Pty Ltd
09.2022 - 05.2024
- Forecast and plan operational resources to meet organizational goals and improve efficiency
- Accumulate and share resource demand with line managers to ensure timely resource onboarding
- Assist Project Managers with resource allocation and reporting, ensuring alignment with project timelines
- Prepare and submit Quarterly Headcount Forecasts, ensuring alignment with financial projections
- Improve the utilization of resource planning tools (Erimatch) to enhance allocation and efficiency
Project Planner - TPG Trial Service and Presales
Ericsson Australia Pty Ltd
06.2021 - 09.2022
- Assist Project Manager in managing project scheduling and tracked financial status, ensuring timely delivery
- Prepared Project tool and updated the Project Time Plan, highlighting dependencies to avoid delays
- Worked closely with the team leads to track project financials and expenses, ensuring adherence to budgets
- Present Monthly operational update to customer
Deployment Acceptance Lead & Variation Manager- nbn Wireless Program
Ericsson Australia Pty Ltd
01.2018 - 05.2021
- Led end-to-end Deployment Commercial Acceptance process, ensuring timely submission of sites for Final Acceptance
- Prepared and submitted Change Requests to increase customer PO value and recover costs for faulty equipment
- Managed variations for both nbn Expansion and Deployment Civil/ICIO projects
PSS Team Lead & Global Resource Manager (GRM)
L.M. Ericsson BD Ltd.
07.2014 - 12.2017
- Led a team of Project Admins and Method & Tools personnel
- Managed resource assignments and headcount forecasting for projects
- Worked closely with HR and Sourcing to ensure timely resource allocation
Global Resource Manager & Site Handler Administrator
L.M. Ericsson BD Ltd.
08.2011 - 06.2014
- Tracked local and Global resource assignments, optimizing resource utilization
- Trained project members on Global Chronos (Ericsson Internal tool for Project Management)
- Responsible for managing projects data and solve 1st level user issues in the tool (Site Handler)
Project Support Professional
L.M. Ericsson BD Ltd.
05.2010 - 07.2011
- Support Project Manager in tracking financial numbers of the Project to keep the margin as committed
- Responsible for monitored Actual Cost Vs Approved Budget to achieve good margin through the project
- Proactively discuss with the Project Manager if any Change Request is required and process the Change Request to Customer
SAP (MUS) and Site Handler Administrator
L.M. Ericsson BD Ltd.
01.2008 - 04.2010
- Design a database for all the roll out project in Ericsson Internal tool (Site Handler) for Ericsson Bangladesh
- To track the end-to-end site data and generate live report
- Responsible for managing projects data and solve 1st level user issues in the tool (Site Handler)
- Upload project resource hourly rates in SAP for Project Cost tracking
- Monitor resource time reporting for the Country Unit to recover cost on time from the project
- To verify all the resource are utilized efficiently
Project System Administrator
L.M. Ericsson BD Ltd.
05.2007 - 12.2007
- Managed time reporting processes and improved utilization and billability KPIs for Country Unit
- Trained employees and line managers on SAP time reporting processes
Customer Service Representative
Warid Telecom International Limited
10.2006 - 04.2007
- Handled customer queries and issues related to network and services
- Worked as part of the initial 400 employees during the company's launch in Bangladesh
Education
Master of Science - Computer Engineering
North South University
Bachelor - Computer Science
North South University
Skills
- Project Planning & Scheduling
- Financial Forecasting & Budget Management
- Resource Allocation & Workforce Management
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Process Implementation & Optimization
- Stakeholder Communication & Relationship Management
- Project Governance & Compliance
- Operational Efficiency & Performance Improvement
Professional Training Certification
- Project Management Professional (PMP) Certificate (inclusive of Agile), PMI
- PMP Exam Preparation Course, MetaPM
- Project Financial Training – Intermediate, Ericsson
- DISC (FUEL)
- XLPM Workshop for Project Managers, Greenlight
- Problem Solving & Decision Making, Holistic
- Pitch Ready, FUEL
- QTC/SAP for CPM, Semcon
- Finance for Non-Finance, Ericsson
- Site Handler Administrators Course, IS Tool
- Global Chronos, Ericsson
Timeline
Project Finance Administrator – nbn Fixed Wireless Program
Ericsson Australia Pty Ltd
06.2024 - Current
Workforce Manager - MOAI NEO CU AUNZ Operations
Ericsson Australia Pty Ltd
09.2022 - 05.2024
Project Planner - TPG Trial Service and Presales
Ericsson Australia Pty Ltd
06.2021 - 09.2022
Deployment Acceptance Lead & Variation Manager- nbn Wireless Program
Ericsson Australia Pty Ltd
01.2018 - 05.2021
PSS Team Lead & Global Resource Manager (GRM)
L.M. Ericsson BD Ltd.
07.2014 - 12.2017
Global Resource Manager & Site Handler Administrator
L.M. Ericsson BD Ltd.
08.2011 - 06.2014
Project Support Professional
L.M. Ericsson BD Ltd.
05.2010 - 07.2011
SAP (MUS) and Site Handler Administrator
L.M. Ericsson BD Ltd.
01.2008 - 04.2010
Project System Administrator
L.M. Ericsson BD Ltd.
05.2007 - 12.2007
Customer Service Representative
Warid Telecom International Limited
10.2006 - 04.2007
Bachelor - Computer Science
North South University
Master of Science - Computer Engineering
North South University
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