SAP Test Lead/Manager

Krishna Bedadala

**** * ******* *****, ******, IL 61615

Phone: 425-***-****, Email: *******.********@*****.***

SAP QA/Technical Manager – SAP S4 HANA Functional Modules / Test Management

SAP Certified (FICO) Professional having over 18 years of SAP R/3, ECC and S/4 HANA, including 6+ years of FICO, 5+ years of SAP BI/BW/ BPC and 8+ years in SAP business analyst and SAP testing activities for modules like FICO, PS, SD, CRM, MM, PP. PLM, Windchill, EWM, HR, SCM, Concur, BI/BW and BPC with multiple Full life cycle implementations.

Experienced in all stages of project life cycle performance, Project Preparation, Blueprint, Realization, Testing, Training, Go Live and Support using ASAP and Activate methodologies and provided standard and customized cost-effective solutions.

Having good exposure to Generative AI and machine learning technologies.

Recognizing the importance of private infrastructure for consistent AI performance and desired outcomes

Strong background in gathering business requirements, GAP analysis, writing functional specifications and configuration, writing test cases and documenting results.

Having good exposure and hands on experience on SAP CRM and Salesforce modules.

Expertise in configuration and customization and testing of FI (GL, A/P, A/R, AA), BPC (Model, Dimensions, Environments), SAP SD (Order Management, Pricing and Billing) CRM (Order Management, Pricing and Billing). MM (Procurement) and Identify gaps, issues, and work around solutions.

Expert in managing test coverage for end-to-end business processes like Order to Cash, procure to pay and Record to Report.

Implement SAP S4/Hana system solutions utilizing the system development lifecycle and project management methodologies.

Experience in leading multiple Testing teams and deliver quality products by implementing Testing standards and processes.

Extensive experience migrating the legacy applications into SAP S4 Hana platform.

Execute automated test scripts for Functional, integration, and regression testing.

Having good exposure on AI, Machine Learning, IOT and Big Data technologies applicability for the latest SAP test activities and implementations.

Design, build, and maintain automation scripts using tools like Tricentis Tosca, UFT, Work soft Certify, or other SAP-compatible testing tools.

Having good exposure to SAP Fieldglass Vendor management system. SAP Fieldglass solutions are helping businesses manage flexible workforces better and faster with greater insight, control, and saving.

Proficient in all levels of test phases with profound SAP ECC knowledge to successfully support delivery Quality implementation across all test phases.

Having good knowledge in SAAS, a cloud-based software model. Worked on SAP cloud technologies.

Experience leading and reviewing test cases with extensive knowledge in S/4

Experience in supporting business users during UAT efforts.

Provide Leadership and guidance in a QA/Testing Department or practice. The goal is to improve and optimize the software quality management experience within an organization by building strong, motivational, self-directed teams and implementing quality standards and automation where feasible.

Regularly revisit SAC, HANA Cloud and BDC test cases and strategy to incorporate the latest product functionality

Identify, document, and track defects through the full lifecycle

Improve test coverage, reliability, and execution performance

Collaborate with DevOps engineers and product teams to define test strategies

Good exposure to Property & Casualty Insurance from basics to advanced concepts, valuable insights into various policies, coverages and regulations.

Worked on Home Owners, Commercial auto and liability insurance and coverages like flood and earthquake insurance for customers.

Strong and proven management skills for Testing, Quality & integration teams

Good experience with FDA rules and regulations and strictly adhered to cGMP and 21 CFR Part 11 electronic signature verification and validations.

Having good exposure to IQ, OQ and PQ documented verifications and validations for the Pharma industry.

Collaborating with Business Analysts, Project Leads and IT team to resolve issues and ensure solutions are viable and consistent.

Involved in cutover activities of projects for different clients for the smooth moving of the code and apps into production systems.

Agile/Scrum environment, Software Testing Process, Activate Methodology, Reporting, Documentation and Release Management, which include Analyzing Business Specifications, developing and managing the project test efforts.

Co-ordinated with business and IT leadership for UAT approvals and other approvals necessary to move configuration/code changes into Production.

Involved in design and test phase of T-Mobile channel processes, inventory visibility in store, order execution and fulfillment from store.

Involved in Support team for AFS and IS retail modules, handling day-to-day issues in global environment.

Having good Experience with SAP S/4 Hana and Azure cloud migrations. Successfully implemented SAP Finance and Procurement modules in S4 HANA.

Expert in managing and coordinating E2E integration, Validation, roll out testing with on site-offshore model with multiple SAP major releases and worked on Test Estimation, Planning and Scheduling, Test Strategy and Plan creation. Coordination, Stakeholder management, escalation management

Having good knowledge in SAP IS retail and supported Utilities companies like Puget Sound Energy.

Having good exposure with Logistics Execution and Shipment processes.

Experience in coordinating all team test events, documented and reported all team test results, identified required corrective actions, and participated in engineering and formal tests. Responsible for upper feature level system documentation & new product development, test case development and execution.

Involved in gathering business requirements and coordinating with business and development teams for their speedy implementation.

Experienced in SAP BPC 7.0, 10.0 Net Weaver and Microsoft versions in planning and consolidation.

Daily management of test execution includes conducting daily status meetings, managing and adjusting schedule as needed, generation of daily/weekly status reports, liaison with management, technical/functional teams and test leads.

Having good exposure on the Effort estimation for cost, time and completion of all activities with high quality and efficiency.

Explore test data and work with functional and other data teams to get test data for smooth execution of test cases in QA environment.

Having good exposure to SAP HANA, BW/HANA and SAP Cloud platforms.

Involved in Hypercare support for all the projects released into production system.

Managed the onsite and offshore resources providing the tasks and getting status on daily basis for the smooth running of testing activities for the completion of the project.

Having good exposure to On premise, Public and Private cloud implementation of SAP projects.

Integration of FI with MM and SD with Procure to Pay and Order to cash Cycles.

Involved in Production support by working on normal, medium, and critical incidents.

Experienced in Agile methodology of development for SAP implementations. Having good knowledge on JIRA tool and Confluence for sprints and Scrum usages.

Experienced in testing activities like Unit Testing, Integration testing, Functional Testing, UAT testing for SAP modules like FICO, SD, CRM, HR, MM, EWM, BI/BW and BPC.

Having Good exposure to test management tools like HP ALM, ADO, qTest, Atlassian JIRA and Confluence. Also have good exposure to automation tools like QTP, UFT, OpenText, LoadRunner, Neoload, Work Soft Certify, Tricentis Tosca etc.,

Strong people skills and ability to work with all departments and levels within the organization. Ability to work in a team and manage multi-task in a fast paced, deadline driven environment.

Roles and Responsibilities as SAP Project/Test Manager:

Ensure adoption of SAP best practices, agile methodology, activate methodology and tools.

Involved in project Initiation, Planning, Execution, Monitor & Controlling, and Closing phases.

Conducted the stake holder’s meetings timely, and delivered the projects on Time, and on Budget

Ensure coverage of full quality assurance, maintenance, managed services projects with more than 90% availability.

Integration of SAP with sourcing and procurement tools like Coupa, Ariba etc.

Deliver the project or solution as per the baseline scope, cost & schedule. Maintain high team & customer satisfaction levels.

Lead testing activities across phases including Unit Testing, System Integration Testing (SIT), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Regression Testing, Performance Testing.

Manage test cycles, defect tracking, and reporting.

Owning of Continuous integration, deployments, and testing (CI/CD/CT)

Managed Development & QA Team (functional, automation and mobile)

Good exposure in implementation and support of SAP MM, AFS, IS retail modules with experience in the fashion, consumer goods and Auto components industry.

Helped the customer upgrade their tool set across automation, Quality management, and adopt to latest practices in SAP like cross-browser testing and on premise and cloud-based applications and automation in most cross functional applications.

Organized a reusable repository of automation assets used by AMS team across applications and improved productivity by 10%.

Standardized test templates like estimation templates, reporting templates, test management tools, test case templates, test plan templates etc.,

Able to gain customer satisfaction by ensuring zero defect leakage.

Gained customer confidence through a balanced mix of delivering to customer satisfaction, team play, conflict management.

Proficient in handling Key Performance Indicators and Metrics as per the requirements.

Deliver the project or solution as per the baseline scope, cost & schedule. Maintain high team & customer satisfaction levels.

Manage the entire testing lifecycle, including Unit Testing, System Integration Testing (SIT), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), and Regression Testing.

Provided estimates, productive deliverables within timelines & Risk management by identifying risk areas and mitigation plan.

Providing metrics, periodic reports to the executive management.

Hands on experience in green field and brown field implementations, global production support engagements and global rollouts.

Actively managed testing teams for upgrade and migration projects for S4 HANA implementations.

Co-ordinated with Functional teams to make sure Engineering changes flow into SAP manufacturing process successfully with SAP PLM and Windchill integration.

Manage testing teams, assign tasks, and ensure timely delivery of testing milestones.

Collaborated with the sales team to understand the customer requirements.

Ensure all company policies, processes, methodologies, governance identifying, escalating non-compliance & best practices, Maintain the Resource tracking, status reports, work plans, proposals, CRs.

Utilized OpenText, LoadRunner as performance testing tool for covering load and performance testing.

Involved in SAP Greenfield, Brownfield and Bluefield implementation of projects.

Focus on efficiency improvements through automation, reusability, and continuous upgrade in technical, process and skill abilities.

Submit detailed test reports, metrics, and dashboards to stakeholders.

Ensure documentation of test results, issues, and lessons learned for continuous improvement.

Implement and manage test automation tools and frameworks (e.g., HP ALM, JIRA, Octane Pro, qTest, Tosca).

Ensure integration of test tools with SAP environments for smooth execution of AUT.

Supported the testing teams with training on innovative technologies and setup internal/external trainings to meet the demands and requirements from the customers.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

SAP FI

G/L, AP, AR, AA, PS. R2R

SAP CO

CCA, OM, IO, PCA, PC

SAP BPC

Environment, Model, Dimensions, Reporting Planning and Consolidations.

SAP S/4 HANA

On Premise, Cloud Implementations

SAP CRM, SD, MM

Sales, Service, Marketing, Billing and Pricing, Procurement and Inventory management, Coupa, Ariba etc.,

Testing Tools

Quick test pro, UFT, Work Soft Certify, Load Runner, Test director, Quality Center, HP ALM, JIRA, Tricentis Tosca, QTest, Confluence, Solution Manager, CALM, LoadRunner, Neoload

SAP EWM/WM

Picking, Packing, Load, Shipping, TU, PGI. RPGI.

SAP

R/3, ECC5.0, ECC6.0, ECC6.0EHP 3, S/4 HANA BW3.5, BI7.0, BPC7.0,10.0, IS Retail, SAC, Manufacturing (PP, PM), SAP IS retail

ETL Tools

Erwin, Business Objects, COGNOS, INFORMATICA.

SAP BW/BI

Info objects, Info cubes, ODS, BEX reports, Business Objects

Professional Experience

Caterpillar, East Peoria, IL, Trilogy IT Solutions Inc (Jun 2025 – till to date)

Environment: SAP Manufacturing, Order to Cash, Procurement, Finance, HR, GTS, Active Directory, SCM, SAP PLM, and Procurement & Inventory Logistics. SAP S4 HANA, SAC, Agile and Activate Methodology, Cloud Implementation, Octane Pro, qTest and Tricentis, Neoload, tools for total test management for Bluefield implementations.

Responsibilities: SAP Product/Program Manager

Involved in end-to-end business processes and SAP S4 HANA migrations for FICO and Procurement modules.

Understand customer landscape, pain points, opportunities for consolidation, standardization and upgrades in SAP environment.

Ensuring that every project within the program contributes to the overall business case and ROI.

Prepared all the test Strategies and plans, Test scripts preparation, Loading the scripts into Octane Pro and following on their execution.

Managing relationships with third-party consultancies and SAP itself to ensure Statement of Work (SOW) compliance and software delivery.

Identifying talent gaps and ensuring the right functional and technical consultants are assigned to high-priority workstreams.

SAP Agile methodologies followed with Activate methodology for project deliverables.

Identifying "red flags" in the integration or data migration phases before they delay the entire program.

Overseeing the high-pressure period when the business switches from legacy systems to SAP, ensuring minimal operational downtime.

Enhancements and Bug fixes. Covering full SIT and UAT activities and working with functional and development teams for fixing the defects identified during executions and taking the entire testing activities smoothly.

Kellogg’s, Naperville IL, Wipro Technologies (Jan 2024 – Feb 2025)

Environment: SAP Manufacturing, Order to Cash, Procurement, Finance, HR, SuccessFactors, Active Directory, BI/BW/BPC, SCM, SAP SD(O2C), SAP PLM, and Procurement & Inventory Logistics. SAP S4 HANA, SAC, Agile and Activate Methodology, Cloud Implementation, Octane Pro, qTest and Tricentis Tosca, Neoload, tools for total test management for Bluefield implementations.

Responsibilities: SAP Test Manager

Involved in strategy preparation and overall testing activities for the projects Alebrije and Keebler.

Managing all test scripts and their upload into Octane Pro from SAP area. Connecting with all the testing/functional resources and completing the tasks on day-to-day project support.

Prepared all the test Strategies and plans, Test scripts preparation, Loading the scripts into Octane Pro and following on their execution.

SAP Agile methodologies followed with Activate methodology for project deliverables.

Enhancements and Bug fixes. Covering full SIT and UAT activities and working with functional and development teams for fixing the defects identified during executions and taking the entire testing activities smoothly.

Managed all the processes from SAP SD for Sales order, shipping, billing, delivery and payment.

Making sure all program activities are going on time with satisfactory performance and high quality. Supporting all business and functional teams for any of their Test Management activities.

Supported Hypercare and Cutover activities for all the deliverables into production system.

Representing all client related Project meetings and providing status updates on each project and deliverables on time.

Implemented and thoroughly tested all the PP and PM module end to end functionalities.

Managed thorough testing and validation for all Supply Chain functionalities of daily deliverables.

Covered total Defect Management by interacting with functional/dev teams.

Managed both onsite and offshore test teams for all testing phases and deliverables.

Maintained detailed documentation for all the major changes and developments from all projects.

Supported team with screen share for all complex and critical business scenarios for their understanding and proper client deliverables.

Covered end to business processes for O2C and P2P modules.

Prepared daily and weekly status reports and updated to the higher management progress and improvements from time to time.

Estee Lauder, Long Island NY, Wipro Technologies (Apr 2021- Dec 2023)

Environment: SAP B2R, O2C, P2P, D2B, HR, SCM, GTS, CONCUR, BI/BW, Procurement, Interface migrations, SAP IS Retail, S/4 HANA Finance and Procurement. SAP HANA Cloud, SAC, Manufacturing, PP & PM, Agile and Activate Methodology, SAP Public cloud, Tricentis Tosca, Cloud Implementation, Bluefield and Green field Implementation Jira, X-Ray, Confluence, qTest, SAP CALM, Tosca, Neoload, and Solution Manager.

Responsibilities: SAP Test Manager

Managing all regression activities from SAP area, particularly for new projects, Major and Minor

Enhancements and Bug fixes. Covering full regression test from Global regression activity.

Diligently working with AMS teams and checking with all P1 and P2 incidents and taking inputs in their fix and covering all testing tasks in Quality system before moving into production.

Prepared all the test plans, Test scripts preparation, Loading the scripts into Jira tool and execution.

Good exposure to lead cross-functional SAP teams to understand to be landscape/processes, develop and document testing requirements between systems and S4 HANA.

Supporting all the Enhancements with regression test coverage before moving into production system. All the test results and test artefacts are stored in JIRA tool.

Successful projects adopt existing, best-practice processes (public cloud) instead of trying to customize the system. Customizations should be limited to in-app extensions or Business Technology Platform (BTP) for gaps.

Built the regression test suite from old test scripts and made available for monthly Global regression activity. Continuously striving to add new functionalities into regression suite after supporting production releases.

The public cloud model requires adapting to automatic, regular, and often quarterly, software updates

SAP PLM functionalities ERPintegrated product data, manufacturing, compliance etc followed and validated in Supply chain management activities.

Synchronization of Materials, BOMs, Documents and change objects validated between SAP PLM and Windchill integrations.

PLM and Windchill integrations validated to avoid duplicates and free flow of engineering changes into SAP manufacturing.

Represented all internal and client management status meetings and provided all the details of the deliverables from time to time.

The primary challenges include managing organizational change, dealing with limited customization options, and ensuring the team is trained in the latest public cloud features

X-ray additive tool from JIRA utilized for identifying and fixing issues from SAP FICO.

Supported all the Cutover activities during SAP releases and migrations.

Managed the entire software Development lifecycle activities in SAP Cloud ALM.

Maintained detailed documentation for all the major changes and developments from all projects.

Full hands-on support to all SAP AMS Applications/modules for all test coverages before moving into production system. Build manual and automation teams from offshore for all deliverables.

Participating in client meetings, making updates, and providing status on projects daily.

Assigning tasks to offshore and taking status by end of the day. Providing KT with new functionalities and supporting team for resolution of severe defects.

Managed all SAP test cases and executions and defects using qTest from Tricentis.

Supported all the regression activities for Major, Minor enhancements, Projects and Patches and Bug fixes.

Involved in Sales and Distribution functionalities from Order to Cash. Also modified manual test cases into automation scripts for end-to-end process in SD.

Worked on Presales document for SAP S4 HANA success factors and presented the demo to the client business stakeholders.

Having good overview and functional knowledge on SAP GTS module for Import and Export business functionalities.

Handled missing, duplicate, and inconsistent data arising from different SAP modules.

JIRA test management tool is utilized for test scripts creation and execution. Also, total defect management covered in the JIRA tool.

Functioned as liaison between client and offshore team for all deliverables and status updates on the project management.

Prepared Pre-sales presentation for SAP SuccessFactors implementation and its test strategy for covering end-to-end testing activities.

Continuously supporting the team for their deliverables for all requirements and demands from the customer with excellent quality and high-performance products.

ULTA Beauty, Bolingbrook IL, TCS (Jul 2019- Jan 2021)

Environment: SAP S/4 HANA, FICO, AP, AR, GL, HR, Procurement, Interface migrations, SAP IS Retail, SAP Hybris, PP, PM, SAC, S/4 HANA Finance and Procurement and SAP GTS, SAP S4 HANA for Public & Private cloud, Agile and Activate Methodology, ADO, Tricentis Tosca, Jira, Confluence, SAP Greenfield implementations

Responsibilities: SAP QA/Cutover Manager

Prepared all the test plans, Test scripts preparation, Loading the scripts into Jira tool and

Execution.

Working with dev and test teams to move all interfaces into new SAP HANA Fiori Launch pad.

Identifying Gaps from Standard SAP applications and working with teams to develop custom code to fill the Gaps.

Deeply involved in security testing of all the Roles and Users created for the functionalities from

finance and Procurement. Diligently worked with security and Fiori teams to see that all tiles tested thoroughly in SQ1 environment.

Also involved in coordination work with dev and test teams to prepare all test scripts and

uploading them into Jira and preparing UAT test documents and get sign off from business teams.

Cutover Plan creation and management of all activities successfully to push the product into the Production system without any issues.

Gathering of cutover tasks from Business and technical teams and incorporation into overall plan.

Scheduling timelines properly in sequential order for all the functional dependencies during deployment.

Coordinating with all functional, technical, development teams to prepare a cutover plan for the new code/application process into the production system.

Driving training is initiated to business users before the go-live system is ready for operations.

Working with a technical team to improve the SAP performance of the newly built module to avoid lagging in the production system.

Tested all plant-based functionalities from manufacturing module.

Managing successful Iterative strategy for harmonization of Master and Transaction data.

Created project plans and proper communication plans between stakeholders and steering committee for effective deployment.

Maintained help desk tickets related to projects and followed up for resolution.

Tracked and provided daily metric reports on SAP critical tickets, driving critical issues to resolution.

Managed to prepare high level status reports on daily basis for the progress and issue fixes.

during SIT and UAT activities.

Involved in Hyper Care (support) of the project after go-live from Phase1 of the project.

Supported the 30+ days plan activities for the project after go-live.

Involved in all management activities from QA area to make sure that schedules, Quality, and

budget maintained on par with expectations for the successful completion of S4 HANA implementation.

Newmont Gold Corp, Denver, CO (Apr 2019-Jul 2019)

Environment: ECC 6.0, FICO, AP, AR, GL, MM, HCM, SuccessFactors, PI/PO, SAP SD, CRM, BW, SAP SCM Interface migrations, PP &PM, GTS, SAP SAC, S/4 HANA Cloud technology, HP ALM and Solution Manager, Tricentis qTest, Live Compare, Tosca, SAP Cloud Application Life Cycle Management, SAP Brownfield migration.

Responsibilities – SAP Test Manager

Involved in requirements gathering for all the R2R (FSD) Projects related to quality assurance.

Leading the team for all functional and technical solutions related to quality and providing KT sessions and guidance for all issues related to PI/PO Migrations.

Support and provide solutions to the incidents/tickets raised on the tool related to SAP PI/PO migrations for systems and interfaces.

Developed automation modules in Tosca tool for end-to-end business scenarios.

As a lead involved in all meetings with client-side management and functioned as bridge between client and vendor for the successful implementation.

All the business transactions are evaluated and validated from FICO, HCM modules from existing to migrating system.

Working with dev and test teams to move all interfaces into the new SAP HANA PO environment.

Build key status reports, matrices in HP ALM and test trending reports to key management including the higher management of the company.

Supported web, native mobile, desktop testing, and re-use of automated tests for load, accessibility, and security testing.

Also involved in coordination work with dev and test teams to prepare all test scripts and upload them into HP ALM and prepare UAT test documents and get sign off from business teams.

Managed test implementation of [Removed], FICO and MM and other integration applications with SAP.

Managed the onsite and offshore teams for the daily testing activities to run the project smoothly with high quality and good efficiency.

Coordinated with dev and test teams for writing, executing and defect management of the test cases of the application.

Caterpillar Inc, Peoria IL – TEKsystems (Jan 2019 – Mar 2019)

Environment: ECC 6.0, FICO, AP, AR, GL, MM, SCM, COUPA, HP ALM and Solution Manager, Quick Test Pro, SAP Brownfield and Bluefield Implementations.

Responsibilities – SAP Technical Lead

Managed the test phases and activities for the entire SAP COUPA implementation from end to end.

Implemented P2P cycle for direct Procurement for Manufacturing division and rolled out the solution to Procurement division with integration to PS, SD, PP and WM.

Validated Vendor and Customer related invoices generated in Coupa with back end SAP Finance systems.

Managed the entire defect management systems by raising the crucial issues in the SAP ALM systems and working with functional and dev teams for their fixing.

Setup lifeline bridge meeting for the issues resolution.

Generated execution and defect status reports from test management tool and sent the reports to all the stakeholders on daily basis.

Developed automation test scripts for the regression suite from QTP tool. Execute all the scripts for each release to make sure all functionalities are in tack and working as expected.

Caterpillar Inc, Peoria IL - Yash Technology (Aug 2017 – Dec 2018)

Environment: ECC 6.0, FICO, AP, AR, GL, MM, CRM, SCM, HR, PLM, HP ALM and Solution Manager, SAP Fieldglass, SAP Solution Manager

Responsibilities – SAP QA Lead / Manager

Prepared the Test Strategies and Plans for the SAP Finance and other integrated modules of all the project releases.

Worked on Business Process Reengineering in Procurement of Service and Tangible items.

Provided detailed test reports with findings and recommendations to the functional and development teams.

Leading the team for all functional and technical solutions related to quality and providing KT sessions and guidance for all issues related to Finance modules.

Reviewed test cases, requirements, defects, and test execution within Application Lifecycle Management Version.

Supported SAP Fieldglass VMS system for developing and execution of test cases for all functionalities.

SAP Fieldglass is a cloud-based vendor management system. Supported businesses to manage their external workforce. Helped businesses to find, engage, manage, and pay external workers and service providers.

Worked on EBOMs and MBOMs from Windchill to PLM manufacturing system to make sure all the products have good quality and performance in production system.

Windchill (PTC) and PLM integrations for free flow of all the materials, BOMS, Change documents into manufacturing area

Involved in management roles in the preparation of test strategy and test plan documents for the entire testing efforts of the project.

Support and provide solutions to the incidents/tickets raised on the tool related to SAP FICO/MM modules and interfaces.

Managed the team in providing tasks and getting status on daily basis to smoothly take the project into production with excellent quality and high efficiency.

To focus on areas with scope of improvements in the existing processes and system design by adding values.

Involved in configuration and customization activities for all the releases for different plants and sales areas.

Participate in CAB meetings to provide details of incidents and defects on critical issues to move the applications into production system.

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