EXECUTIVE PROFILE:

• Confidential is a high performing professional with over 30 years of global business experience including over 20 years of experience in IT including SAP Project Management and Delivery, Business process improvements and adopting industry best practices, Deep experience in hands - on SAP consulting, Pre-Sales and Solutioning, Providing thought leadership, Stakeholder relationships and communications and Portfolio Building.
• SME with diverse experience and multiple end to end SAP implementations in various vertical industries particularly Automotive, Manufacturing, Hi-Tech and Financial Services.
• Project Manager with a strong reputation for managing global complex projects with diverse team structure and establishing trusted long lasting relationship with the client project team including the stake holders.
• Responsible for providing executive leadership and direction in establishing and leading the SAP practice.
• Providing strategic direction and vision by developing global roadmaps for clients on SDLC projects involving complex IT and Business initiatives.
• Demonstrated success in Client Engagement and Relationship Management, Focused Discovery Workshops, Effective Blueprinting and Validations, Demos and Sales presentations with “C” level executives and Process owners.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

SAP PROGRAM MANAGER

• Program management of global SAP programs in CRM, SCM,EWM, Vistex, MDM, Info Steward, Reporting and Integration with ECC on HANA
• Developing long term SAP strategy and Roadmap for the region and globally
• Developing Project Charters and Project Portfolios
• Establishing global template for all SAP programs
• Establishing Project Governance and stakeholder communications
• Identifying and managing assignment of project resources
• Project planning and delivery including periodic status updates with escalations and risk mitigation plans
• Initiating and Maintaining Vendor relationships and supplier contract management
• Developing templates and processes and approving tools for project governance
• Leading Workshops for requirements gathering and blueprint finalization

Senior Manager

• AS-IS workshops and documentation
• TO-BE workshops and documentation
• Business requirements gathering workshops
• MDM and EAI selection process
• Blueprint design workshops
• Documentation of gaps and approaches to address the gaps
• Business Process Master List
• Finalizing RICEFW list
• Realization phase deliverables
• Unit, Integration and User Acceptance Testing
• Support Data load activities
• Cutover and Preparation for Go - live
• Hypercare support
• Solution Manager
• Support to Change Management, Security, End user Training

SAP Practice Lead

As Practice lead was responsible for the overall performance of the SAP Finance practice. Key responsibilities included Executive program management and Delivery, Maintaining client relationships, AMS contracts, Business development, Establishing new logos and Extending existing footprints. Program Management for multiple IT projects across different industry verticals in Automotive, Manufacturing, Finance, Banking, and Chemicals implementing SAP and Oracle applications. Responsible for project management, resource staffing models, Budgets, Governance procedures, Change Management, Reporting templates, Project status update with Stakeholders. Project management and delivery clients include a major OEM Construction and Agricultural equipment manufacturing company, Major Chemical Company, Major Global Banks, etc. implementing core ECC, BW and integration with Oracle applications. Performed active hands - on SAP support in configuration, testing and user training. As Practice lead was responsible for responding to RFPS s, drafting MSA, SOW, Contracts, leading Sales pursuits, Client presentations, making strategic decisions for the practice, building and maintaining a strong pipeline of leads and developing portfolio of offerings. Responsible for the development and execution of Business plan, participating in sales calls, Solutioning and Estimation and closely monitoring the updates and reporting the results. Responsible for strategic hiring, retention and mentoring for the practice. Conducting effective Orals by leading, preparing and contributing as a key player.

SAP Principal

Responsibilites:

As SAP Principal was a key member of the SAP Solutioning and Go - To Market Practice. Responsibilities included maintaining, enhancing executive client relationships and providing executive delivery oversight. Project Management for clients in the automotive sector which included an OEM and a Tier One auto supplier implementing ECC 6.0, BW. Responsible for leading sales pursuits in the various vertical industry sectors including Automotive, Manufacturing and Hi-Tech. Establishing and developing strategies with the Sales and Industry teams to penetrate into new logos as well as extending the existing footprints. Resource staffing planning and pricing on SAP consulting projects as well as on Staff Augmentation assignments. Pre-qualification of Sales pursuits and providing Solutioning proposals for ECC, SRM, CRM, BW, BO, BPC and AMS. Responding to RFI s and RFP s, Proposals, SOW's, Contracts by leading and driving the sales cycles and providing SME inputs and effectively positioning solution portfolio offerings. Part of the SAP Practice Solutioning team that effectively closed out a large deal with a major manufacturing company with a TCV of over $ 20 mil. Developing price to win approach with differentiators and value propositions. Leading and preparing for Orals.

Confidential

SAP Practice Delivery Director

• Financial Services Company implementing ECC 6.0, BPC, BI, BO, IFRS & SRM for the US and UK
• City providing utility services supporting ECC 6.0. IS - U/CCS, Solution Manager, BI, CRM.
• Technology Service provider implementing HCM ECC, Ehp4 for North America
• High-Tech Manufacturing Company implementing ECC, SRM, BI, BO, HCM for the US and Canada
• Pharmaceutical company implementing HCM for the US.

SAP Application Service Manager

As SAP Application Service Manager, responsible for planning and executing a roadmap for multiple SAP end to end initiatives for the US and Mexico within a global SAP program utilizing a global template. Responsible for identifying local and legal requirements specific to each location. Led project activities from investigation, evaluation, implementation, optimization deployment and support. Responsible for project planning, execution, monitoring, controlling and deliverables. Performed hands - on SAP configuration, testing and user training. Initiated and led Project Governance Meetings, SAP Workshops, Work package Issue log Meetings. Developed SAP IT team and established SAP Organization with Business process owners and users. Established regular update meetings with Steering committee and Project sponsor. Led and driven workshops to finalize complex business processes in the areas of Project systems (PS), FI/CO, Procure to pay (MM), order to cash (SD) and Produce to make (PP). Involved hands-on SAP in configuration, testing and user training. Provided Strong leadership skills, Logical thinking, and Analytical skills. Responsible for establishing SAP COE to provide for AMS production support strategy and design of help desk.

Confidential

Project Manager

Confidential Controls is a global company offering products and services to optimize energy and operational efficiencies of buildings, automotive batteries, electronics and interior systems for automobiles. As a global Team Lead was responsible for global deployments in North America and Europe and for establishing AMS production support and enhancements for SAP Competency center. Established and led a large diverse team of individuals both on site and off shore. Hands - on configuration in FI/CO including foreign currency valuation, Profit center derivation and reclassification, Inter and Intra company transactions, Trading partner and Trading partner profit center accounting, Maintaining Exchange rate types and rates, Product costing. Identified localization issues and RICEFW elements for each deployment. Involved in the design of the chart of accounts according to US and Local GAAP requirements. Integration of the end to end Order to Cash Application process and Procurement to pay cycle. Led workshops for finalizing design on SAP automotive functionalities in ERS, Self Billing, Retro Billing, Remittance advices, Positive pay, EFT and EDI. Supporting Month end close and interfaces between SAP and QAD legacy system.

Confidential

SAP FI/CO Team Lead

Responsibilities included conducting Requirements workshops, Design workshops, Blue print process, Configure, Build & Test, Integration & Regression Testing, User Acceptance Testing, Cutover activities, Training, Post Go - live support, Knowledge Transfer. Also involved in Pre-sales cycle for the Joint Venture initiatives. As a Team lead was responsible for hands-on configuration in FI/CO including GL, AR, AP, AA, Cost center Accounting, Product costing and Profit center. Involved in the preparation and execution of Integration test catalogs and test scripts in the Order to cash, Procurement to pay and Plan to make process including SAP automotive functionalities in ERS, Retro Billing, EDI Remittance Advices, Self-Billing process.