Amitkumar Deshmukh

Project Management / SAP CRM Techno-Functional Consultant / Integration Expert.

Dallas, TX – 75063 +1-817-***-**** ad363v@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE:

Over 19 years of total experience in varied areas like IT, Business Development, Analytics and Managing Teams.

Over 12 years of experience in SAP software design, testing, analytics, and documentation, primarily with CRM, ECC, BW & APO modules.

Seasoned Project Manager with Emphasis on Project Planning and Scheduling, Stakeholder Communication, Risk Management, Change Management, Vendor Management, Post-implementation support and continuous improvement.

Experience in end-to-end life cycle Implementations with strong understanding of business requirements, business Process Flow and system analysis.

Worked extensively in several Developments, Production Support, Rollouts, new dimension projects like Cloud Implementations and FLP Implementation.

Implemented & supported SAP Trade Promotion and Optimisation – SAAS system.

Worked extensively on aligning local application landscape based on business requirements to improve business effectiveness and Global IT savings within the organization.

Prepared comprehensive test plans for introduction of new applications or functionality to ensure expected outcomes and to minimize risk of business disruption.

Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills and ability to develop simple, elegant solutions to tackle complex problems.

Outstanding interpersonal, Communication and presentation skills. Strong customer facing skills, client management, quick learner, analytical, and highly organized.

Skillset:

Project Management

SAP Integration

Team Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Budgeting & Resource Allocation

Risk Management

Data Analysis & Visualization

Cross-functional Collaboration

Agile Methodologies

Problem-solving

WORK EXPERIENCE:

General Mills (Major FMCG, Minneapolis, MN) Feb 2018 to Dec 2023

SAP Trade Analyst II (Consultant) / SCRUM Master

Client is a major FMCG player with hundreds of products in markets spread across all over the world. I primarily worked on 5 SAP TPM markets.

Environments: SAP CRM, ECC, BW, APO and AFO.

Responsibilities: Project Manager

I have worked on many initiatives like Performance Improvement, Project Documentation, Team Building and Resourcing based on Product Groups.

Delivered Projects with Agile/Kanban methodology within stipulated timelines.

Partnered with Business to prioritize work and delivered as per their expectations.

Published multiple reports like Status Report, Progress Report, Risk Register, Issue Logs, Budget Reports, Milestone Report, and Change Control Report.

Project 1: TM4 Project Delivery & SAP TPM Integration Testing

Successfully delivered the TM4 project, overseeing the transformation of BW Cubes to Advanced DataStore Objects (ADSO), resulting in a complete restructuring of the reporting framework.

Led the SAP Trade Promotion Management (TPM) integration testing, coordinating a team of 5 full-time equivalents (FTEs) providing guidance, support, and ensuring project milestones were met on time and within budget.

Project 2: Integration of SAP BW with Tableau for SRM Management

Spearheaded the integration project between SAP BW and Tableau for Strategic Revenue Management (SRM) purposes while using data from SAP TPM and SAP ECC.

Oversaw the persistence of data in SAP HANA View and its extraction by Tableau, enabling efficient data visualization and analysis.

Managed a team of 4 resources, delegating tasks, monitoring progress, and ensuring alignment with project objectives.

Project 3: Implementation of 3rd Party Trade Promotion Optimization Tool

Led the implementation of a 3rd party Trade Promotion Optimization tool, facilitating the integration of data from diverse sources including SAP ECC, SAP CRM, Nielsen Database, and MS Excel.

Coordinated a team of 4 resources, ensuring seamless data extraction, transformation, and loading processes.

Collaborated with stakeholders to define requirements, manage expectations, and deliver solutions that met business needs.

Gothenburg Energy, Gothenburg, Sweden

Sep 2011 to Feb 2018

SAP CRM-ISU Senior Consultant

Client is an energy producer distributor in Gothenburg. I worked on CRM-ISU integration providing implementation and enhancement support.

Environments: SAP CRM, ECC, BW, and AFO.

Responsibilities:

Worked on Project deliveries based on Agile Methodologies.

Worked on end-to-end implementation of SAP CRM. Moved System from CRM 4 to CRM 7 which was a complete overhaul from one order framework to Web UI based interaction Centre.

Requirement gathering, scoping, functional specifications, testing, documentation, and support.

Deep understanding on BSP Web UI design and implementation.

Issue resolution through system debug and guiding ABAP team on code changes.

Setup and resolve Middleware issues including Bdocs, queues setup, and iDocs.

Good understanding of Actions / Action Definitions and its config to trigger events.

Very good understanding of SAP CRM Service Contract, Business Partners, business agreements, and link with ISU through Point of Delivery (POD).

Lead functional team with 3 FTEs and POC for smartforms and related developments.

Manager (Business Development), TopSource Solutions Dec 2010 – Aug 2011

Manager (Business Development), TechProcess Solutions Jul 2009 – Dec 2010

Manager (Business Development), Osource (IN) Pvt. Ltd. Mar 2008 – Jun 2009

Responsibilities:

Developing strategies to promote services in a planned manner and creating business plans for new products (Marketing Management)

Assessing market opportunities & target market, and gathering intelligence on customers & competitors

Conduct SWOT analysis to understand strengths of firm over weakness of competitors to build marketing plan

Conduct sales and marketing calls to meet prospects (Lead Management)

Lead Generation, proposal drafting, contracts, negotiations & closures (Sales Cycle Management)

Maintain relationship with existing customers there by growing projects by an average of 10% Q-o-Q (Service Management)

Analyst, WNS Global Services India Pvt. Ltd. Aug 2005 – Dec 2006

Database reporting on Daily, Weekly and Monthly basis showing new accounts trends.

Follow-up with sales team for information on loan status and prepare loan execution forecast MIS for management meetings.

Successfully developed -Excel-VBA based system for valuation of pool of mortgage loans as per specifications provided.

To generate adhoc MIS using SQL/Excel/MS Access/Power point for management meeting.

Coordinate with stake holders to understand reporting requirements.

Presentation Graphics Specialist, Integreon Managed Solutions, India

May 2002 – Aug 2005

Business advisory providing company news runs.

SEC-filings or financial disclosure documents such as Annual or Interim reports.

Research Reports for M&A and Company Profiles using different databases.

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