Prabha Karan

Product Data Management Engineer with 10+ years of experience at HP Inc., specializing in BOM governance, ECN/CR lifecycle management, SAP/Windchill data accuracy, and cross-functional coordination. Demonstrated expertise as a Subject Matter Expert driving data integrity, NPI readiness, and change management efficiency. Proven track record of improving BOM accuracy, reducing cycle time, and enabling global engineering teams.

BOM Analyst / Change Coordinator / SME / Product Data Management Engineer at HP Computing and Printing Solutions Pvt Ltd (2014-07 – Present)

• Manage end-to-end Engineering and Production BOM (EBOM/MBOM) creation, maintenance, validation, release, and lifecycle governance across multiple hardware product programs.
• Lead complete Engineering Change Management (ECR/ECO/ECN/CR) processes, coordinating engineering releases and configuration updates across SAP S/4HANA and PTC Windchill, ensuring data accuracy, compliance, and timely implementation.
• Support Configure-To-Order (CTO) PLM activities by managing configurable product structures, CTO BOMs, option/variant data, feature mapping, hardware configuration management, product variant releases, and product configuration readiness for global manufacturing.
• Coordinate and collaborate with R&D, Hardware Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Factory Engineering, Supply Chain, Sourcing, Quality, and Global Operations teams to align product data, ensure accurate BOM releases, and resolve engineering and manufacturing issues.
• Maintain and govern product master data, BOM structures, engineering records, and configuration updates in SAP S/4HANA and PTC Windchill PLM, ensuring data integrity, compliance, and configuration control.
• Drive New Product Introduction (NPI) readiness through part creation, BOM release, BOM validation, configuration verification, product configuration validation, and master data setup across PLM and ERP systems, supporting manufacturing readiness.
• Serve as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for BOM governance, Product Data Management (PDM), CTO PLM processes, and Engineering Change Management, providing training and process guidance to global teams.
• Perform data quality audits, root cause analysis, and corrective actions to improve BOM accuracy, eliminate data inconsistencies, and strengthen master data governance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to troubleshoot product data issues, optimize workflows, support continuous process improvements, and ensure manufacturing readiness through effective BOM and master data governance.
• Improved BOM accuracy by 20% through structured validation frameworks and data quality initiatives.
• Reduced Engineering Change (CR/ECN) cycle time from 15 days to 6 days, significantly improving turnaround time.
• Successfully supported 10+ New Product Introduction (NPI) programs with accurate BOMs, CTO configurations, and product master data.
• Standardized BOM, PDM, and CTO PLM processes as an SME, improving team productivity and knowledge transfer.
• Enhanced SAP S/4HANA–Windchill PLM data synchronization, reducing manual rework, data discrepancies, and escalation volume.
• Contributed to Configure-To-Order (CTO) product launches by ensuring accurate configurable BOM structures, option management, and manufacturing readiness.

Bachelor of Business Administration in Computer Applications