About

Nitish Reddy is a Business Analyst at Vedanta Resources Limited, where he works with the Chief Procurement Office in the Group Commercial function, spearheading the set-up of PMO for the commercial organization. With a PGDM in Business Analytics from Praxis Business School, Nitish has knowledge in statistical analysis, data crunching, and familiarity with machine learning models for predictive analytics. In his current role, Nitish is responsible for driving strategic cost optimization initiatives by conducting market studies and data analysis. He identifies key areas where the business can optimize costs and helps the company gather data at the group level to analyze for business insights and data-driven decision making. Nitish also drives digitization and automation of processes and implements them by working closely with technology partners and businesses. He identifies and manages the implementation of strategic initiatives around inventory management, digitization, and automation through internal/external benchmarking, extending the best practices across the group. Prior to joining Vedanta Resources Limited, Nitish worked for Infosys as a Software Test Engineer and System Architect in the Distribution Strategy Team, where he worked on the compensation calculations of the Financial Representatives of a top U.S. insurance company. He automated the compensation calculation and payment in Mainframe and Java Batch Applications and developed and executed business scenarios possible while in production. Nitish also developed UNIX scripts for scheduling/execution of applications (JAVA batch, Mainframe Batch), developed and tested client UIs and reports to track their performance using Selenium automated testing frameworks. Nitish holds a PostGraduation in Business Analytics from Praxis Business School, a Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Electronics and Telecommunication from Sathyabama University, a CBSE in Science from Sri Chaitanya College of Education, and an ICSE from Little Flower School. His tech stack includes skills in test, ML, Java, SQL, SDET, Selenium, UI, and Senior Software Engineer. With almost 6 years of relevant experience, Nitish is a skilled and knowledgeable business analyst who is passionate about driving strategic initiatives and optimizing costs for businesses.