Project Manager

Srinivasa Yeruva Koteswara

SAP project Manager

Email:***********@*****.***

Phone: +91-953*******

Experience and Skills Summary:

Experience:

Result oriented and passionate project manager having 12 years

IT experience of successfully leading all phases of complex

and cross-functional implementation of SAP R/3 technologies

using ASAP and Agile methodologies. Proven experience in

project planning, implementation and execution. Proven ability

to support multiple projects with medium to high complexity.

Consistent track record of on-time and on-quality delivery.

Proven ability in scheduling, effective resource allocation,

Risk mitigation, requirement change management, leading the

team, work collaboratively with business there by adding value

to the business and customer satisfaction.

Lead a team of 30 plus members across all regions.

Having 6 years of US experience in leading projects

implementation with reputed clients HP, Colgate, Lennox, and

Novelis.Astellas Pharma.

Managed 3 full life cycle end-to-end SAP implementations.

Managed larger technical and functional teams successfully

during multiple implementations.

Proven ability to work in environments that use tools involved

in estimation and project planning, as well as issue tracking,

documentation and presentation.

Proven ability to multi-task and establish priorities.

Excellent interpersonal, oral/written communication and

organizational skills.

Proven ability to provide direction to others and influence

decisions made,

Proven ability to negotiate with stakeholders in order to move

initiatives forward,

Sufficient background to understand the technologies and

technical issues involved with SAP projects and to anticipate,

identify, and manage resolutions of critical obstacles.

Responsible for customer Satisfaction, resource utilization,

project profitability and quality and Process management.

Provides direction for a project team in all the project

phases. Closely monitors of critical aspects of project

critical paths.

Risk analysis and mitigation skills. Successfully managed

RFPs, Risk Mitigation, Requirement Change requests, tracking

project deliverables.

Performed the majority of the project management functions of

the user groups including: coordinating, organizing, planning

and scheduling, communicating, tracking accountability,

ensuring documentation, monitoring and evaluating, problem

solving and technical assistance.

Managed Project management tasks with the focus on quality,

time and budget, as well as the respective pre-sales

activities (quoting) and hand-over to the support team.

Managed high level and complex system projects and/or process

changes.

Leading the project from inception through all phases of a

project leading to a successful implementation

Knowledgeable on technology landscape and how other systems

are integrated with it

Skilled at SAP cutover activities - understanding of the SAP

transport processes and conversions

Drive UATs including fundamental understanding of solution to

help create scripts as well as drive adoption

Drive project teams to produce excellent results by analyzing

and understanding customer needs and helping the team work

together effectively.

The ability to quickly build and maintain positive

relationships with team-members and stakeholders.

PMP training completed

Technical Competencies:

MS Office.

MS Project.

Project management methodologies, techniques and tools.

Information technology applications, systems and processes.

Change management techniques.

SMART goals

WBS

GANTT schedule

Cost Benefit Analysis.

Soft Skills:

Strong leadership skills and able to motivate teams.

Ability to identify and implement process and/or application

improvements.

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Able to work on multiple simultaneous tasks with limited

supervision,

Quick learner, motivated self-starter.

Excellent customer service, interpersonal, communication and

team collaboration skills

Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to influence

and lead highly diverse cross functional teams or non-direct

reports.

Effective Resource utilization.

Good interpersonal skills and organizing skills

Effective communication.

Customer focus

Adaptive communication

Flexibility

Business savvy.

Result oriented

Project : HP /Russia Cluster 4 Bangalore

Role : Project Manager April 2013 till date

Description: Main objective of the Cluster 4 project is to

improve Russia Services business platform to enable HP Russia

to operate as a legally compliant buy-sell entity. The

improvement is achieved through the implementation of HP

standard IT systems architecture with retirement of legacy

applications.

This is includes establishment of the necessary business

processes supported by robust IT technical solution to enable

legally compliant local buy/ sell in local currency with

direct ship capability.

Key Achievements:

Lead the project implementation at HP for Russia.

Lead a team of 30 consultants and developers.

Key Responsibilities:

Organized and Lead the Scoping, analysis workshops with

business.

Worked with Business and IT for finalization of statement of

Work.

Developed the project plan with key milestones and approval

from key stake holders.

Worked on timely project resource allocation with relevant

skillset.

Developed detailed project plans and manages all

implementation processes including budget analysis, resource

allocation, progress tracking, monitoring change control

process, testing, documentation, training and on-time delivery

within budget constraints.

Driven key meetings and workshops to achieve the outcomes

within the deadline.

Organized and conducts project/program meetings.

Keep team members informed and stake holders informed of key

development, program, decisions and issues and changed to the

project changes.

Ensuring the project plan reevaluated, renegotiated at regular

intervals to accommodate new requirements to the project.

Monitoring and timely resolution of issues by follow up using

action item tracker.

Relationship management with clients and effectively guiding

teams during the project development life cycle, and

delivering the product within time, cost and quality

parameters.

Ensuring that project steps are in alignment with business

objectives, on-time and within budget.

Risk Mitigation planning by identifying and minimizing it.

CR management

Project : Wipro/UI Connecticut

Aug '12 to Mar 2013

Role : Project Lead

Description: This project is to implement SRM, SNC, and ECC

6.0 at UI plants in North America for supplier procurement,

Warehouse management.

Key Responsibilities :

Lead and facilitated business workshops in gathering of

business requirements and finalization of scope,

Developed project plan and approval of the project plan with

the key stake holders.

Worked with other managers for the resource allocation to the

project

Keep team members informed and state holders informed of key

development, program, decisions and issues and changed to the

project changes.

Keep the client informed of the project progress regularly.

Promptly addressing the issues raised by the client and work

with project team to ensure that the issues were resolved.

Organized, facilitated and ensuring follow up action on

issues.

Ensuring the project plan reevaluated, renegotiated at regular

intervals to accommodate new requirements to the project.

Communicate regularly with Project Management to ensure that

the requirements were met.

Manage client expectations

Manage conflicts,Multi tasking

Manage relationship with key partners

Environment : SRM 7.0,ECC 6.0,SAP E sourcing 5.1

Project : Novelis 2.0 Novelis Inc./IBM, Atlanta

Aug '11 to Aug'12

Role : Project lead

Description: This project is to implement SNC, ECC 6.0 at

Novelis plants in North America and Canada plant all over

North America .Novelis outsources majority operations to

contract manufactures. Procuring FGI from MPa (Manufacturing

Partner) for replenishment to Region DC to minimize inventory.

Novelis implemented subcontract manufacturing and Supplier

network inventory processes.

Significant achievements.

Successfully delivered the project within the deadline and

accommodate additional requirements by the client.

Project responsibilities:

Develop project plan and plan with the resources, time lines.

Review the project plan with the client and get feedback and

make changes accordingly.

Ensure that the project deliverables are met and resource

allocation to the project.

Keep team members informed and state holders informed of key

development, program, decisions and issues and changed to the

project changes.

Ensuring the project plan reevaluated, renegotiated at regular

intervals to accommodate new requirements to the project.

Environment : ECC 6.0,SNC 7.0,SRM 7.0,PI 7.3

Project: Lumens EMEA, IWS; HP,ALPHARETTA March '10 -

Aug'11

Role: Project Lead.

Description: This project is to implement SNC, ECC 6.0 at HP

Europe and Asia Pacific. The process of HP procuring FGI from

an HP MPa (Manufacturing Partner) for replenishment to Region

DC or fulfillment to customer orders and minimize HP

inventory. The business process for host pen consignment will

be based on a B2B relationship between HP and the MPa. . It

included implementation of MM, SNC SD, FI, PP, and SCM. PDM,

XI. HP implemented 3POP process at the tax factory to create

the Trade PO based on the IC Sales Order.

Key achievements.

Developed project plan and planned the resources and time

lines with shorted possible time lines and least cost.

Responsibilities: Facilitate requirements discussions to help

bridge gap between SAP resources and the business

Review the project plan with the client and get feedback and

make changes accordingly.

Interact with line managers to ensure that the resources are

met.

Running of the project.

Ensure that the project deliverables are met.

Lead the End to End implementation identifying gaps, business

blue printing, and designing, developing and implementing the

solution.

Regular monitoring and guiding the team in resolving the

issues and the design is meeting the business requirements.

Lead UAT workshops as well as cutover planning and migration

planning

Environment : ECC 6.0,SNC 7.0,XI 7.0

BHP Billiton,Texas

Apr'09 - Mar '10

Role : SAP Lead

Description: This project is to implement SNC 5.0 ECC 6.0 at

Lennox companies in North America. This project is to

implement SAP, SRM, and SNC implementation and bring suppliers

into this process.

Key Responsibilities:

Conducts all project management tasks to ensure schedule,

cost, and quality goals are achieved. This includes detailed

project management plans, schedules, status reports, roles

& responsibilities list, risks, issues, monthly budget

forecasts, and project documentation. Reports on the status,

issues, key activities and any changes to the overall project.

Identifies and communicates resource conflicts.

AOL LLC,AOL WAY Ashburn, VA

Apr'07- Mar'09

Role : SAP lead

Project : Platform A

Description:

This project is to implement MM, FI, SD, AP, and SRM 5.0 in

AOL all across north America. This is aimed at providing

operational efficiency by integrating data across business

units and to be flexible enough to integrate with new systems.

It reduces system maintenance cost by standardizing business

data.

Responsibilities:

Lead the full life cycle implementation from scoping studies

to post go live production support.

Participated and facilitated business workshops in gathering

of business requirements, requirement and fit gap analysis.

Business blue print design for the business processes to be

mapped into SAP.

Businesses process master list preparation

Integration test plan and test script preparation

Coordinating integration testing in ensuring that processes

are adequately tested in meeting the business requirements.

Preparation of functional specifications for ABAP development.

Planning and execution of Data migration and cut over

activities of master data and transactional data.

Participated in end user training and end user training

documentation.

Post implementation support in ensuring smooth running of

production system.

Responsible for on-going maintenance and enhancements.

Environment : ECC 6.0,SRM 5.0,XI 7.0

Colgate PALMOVLIVE INDIA

Jan'05 - Mar'07

SAP Lead - Golden Eye

Description: This project is to implement ECC 5.0 in all over

Colgate companies in North America. This is aimed at providing

operational efficiency by integrating data across business

units and to be flexible enough to integrate with new systems.

It reduces system maintenance cost by standardizing business

data. It included implementation of MM, SD, FI, PP, SRM and

SCM.

Responsibilities:

Coordinated supply chain team to meet the project

deliverables.

Participated and facilitated business workshops in gathering

of business requirements.

Did requirement and fit gap analysis.

Prepared Business blue print design for the business processes

to be mapped into SAP.

Prepared Businesses process master list.

Prepared testing plan and scripts and execute plans while

managing overall project test cycle.

Involved in documentation preparation.

Prepared integration test plan and test script.

Coordinated integration testing in ensuring that processes are

adequately tested in meeting the business requirements.

Involved planning and execution of Data migration and cut over

activities of master data and transactional data.

Environment: SAP 4.6C MM, ICH 5.0 IM, WM, SD,PP,PM,QM

IBM Global Services India LTD

Apr'04 - Jan'05

Role :SAP Consultant- MUS

Description: This project is implemented with SAP 4.7 modules

SD/MM/FI to integrate business Processes all over US in order

to have seamless integration of business process across shell

business units. This project is mainly aimed at getting

maximum cost benefit by reducing the raw material inventory.

This reduces the total life cycle the order response time and

procurement time and helps in faster decision making.

Responsibilities:

Implementation SAP R/3 modules in all over US and Europe.

Understand client's requirements.

Map the client requirements into SAP.

Understand MM As-Is processes of each Country.

Define to be processes of each Country & Prototype.

Implement MM Module Business. Process & SAP changes for every

Country.

Prosoft technologies

Jan'01 - Mar'04

Role :SAP Analyst

Description: This project is implemented with SAP 4.7 modules

SD/MM/FI to integrate business Processes all over US in order

to have seamless integration of business process across shell

business units. This project is mainly aimed at getting

maximum cost benefit by reducing the raw material inventory.

This reduces the total life cycle the order response time and

procurement time and helps in faster decision making.

Responsibilities:

Support SAP R/3 modules in all over US and Europe.

Understand client's requirements.

Map the client requirements into SAP.

Understand MM As-Is processes of each Country.

Define to be processes of each Country & Prototype.

Implement MM Module Business. Process & SAP changes for every

Country.

Environment: SAP 4.7, MM, IM, WM, SD, FI, PP

HBL Ltd. Hyderabad, India

Apr'98 - Jan'01

Sr. Materials Manager

Description: HBL Ltd is in the manufacture of Batteries for

various applications like Telecommunication, Defense, and

Railways in various product ranges of capacities.

Responsibilities:

Settling contracts with vendors for supply of goods at

reasonable price, good quality and delivery performance.

Price negotiations and terms and conditions with vendors.

Maintaining optimum inventory levels in stores there by

reducing cost of inventory without affecting production

Checking with Quality dept for the acceptability of materials.

To see that goods delivered from the vendor within time.

Informing account for blocked invoices in case of rejected

materials.

Releasing OK invoice for payment to finance.

Maintaining Material master data.

J.K.Files & Tools, Chiplun, India

Apr'96 - Mar'98

Materials Manager

Responsibilities:

Identifying sources for raw material with best quality and

cheap price.

Price negotiations and terms and conditions with vendors.

Maintaining optimum inventory levels in stores there by

reducing cost of inventory without affecting production.

Block listing the vendors for poor quality of materials.

See that the right material is available within right time to

production.

Informing finance of blocked invoices.

Maintaining Material master data.

Srikanth Engg Pvt LTd, Hyderabad, India

Jan'90 - Aug'94

Materials Manager

Description: Srikanth Engg is in the business of make to order

production of engineering jobs for clients. Clients provide

drawings. The company manufactures the tools, jigs and

fixtures.

Responsibilities:

Timely ordering of tools jigs and fixtures required for

production.

Selection of best material and vendor with reasonable cost.

Inventory Management.

Just in time delivery of goods.

Education

M.Tech in Materials Engineering from R.E.C. Surathkal, India

1994 - 96

B.Tech Mechanical Engineering from Nagarjuna university, India

1986 - 90

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