SAP CRM Solution Architect

& Project Lead

 

Profile

Ø  12+ Years of experience in SAP with more than 14 end-to-end implementations in CRM, R/3 (Sales, Customer Service, Projects) and BW

Ø  7 Years of experience in SAP CRM involving more than 8 implementations for Major Clients including Upgrades

Ø  Expert in leading SAP CRM Projects with experience in all phases from Business Case Preparation until Go-Live & Support

Ø  Hands-on Configuration expertise in various areas of CRM including Marketing, Sales,  Service, Campaign Mgmt, Customer Interaction Center (Web Client and Win Client) and  Trade & Promotion Management (TPM)

Ø  Strong and extensive back-end experience in R/3 (Sales, Customer Service, Projects and BW/SEM)

Ø  Ex-SAP Employee

Ø  Served as a Subject Matter Expert and Independent Advisor to several Clients on Implementation Strategy, Solution Design, Scope Management and Risk Management

Ø  Extensive experience in interacting with Top Management & Key Decision Makers.

Ø  MBA in Sales & Marketing

 

SAP CRM Hands-on Skills:

Ø  CRM 2007 Experience

Ø  Marketing and Campaign Management

Ø  CRM Sales

Ø  Interaction Centre (CIC) – Win Client & Web Client

Ø  Complaint Management and Case Management

Ø  CRM Service

Ø  Trade & Promotion Management (TPM)

Ø  Internet Sales (ISA) & Internet Pricing Configurator (IPC)

Ø  Account and Contact Management

Ø  Activity Management, Lead Management and Opportunity Management

Ø  Middleware, PCUI Configuration

Ø  Territory Mgmt

Ø  Incentive & Commission Management (CRM and R/3)

Ø  Integration to Mobile Sales, Channel Mgmt

SAP R/3 and BW:

Ø  Core Skills in R/3 - SD, MM, LES, LIS

Ø  Integration skills in R/3 – CS, PS, PP-SOP, FI-AR, FI-AP, COPA

Ø  BW/SEM (Certified in BW)

 

SAP Consulting Experience Details:

 

 

Client:         A Major Fortune 100 Client

Role            Solution Architect  

Duration      2008

 

Solution Architect for the Solution Design of a CRM Revamp initiative, managing a Team of 7 Consultants and with overall responsibility for the SAP Solution Design.

 

Responsibilities

 

Ø  Worked on successfully turning around an existing ‘low adoption’ Solution into an User friendly/High Adoption Platform that can support future Growth

Ø  Solution Architect for the Re-launch Design and Development

Ø  Managed a Team of 7 Consultants to deliver the design and development of this re-launch for a User Base of 1500+ Users

Ø  Plan, Estimate, Budget and Manage the Development Scope across various phases

Ø  Subject Matter Expert and Mentor for the Consulting Team with overall Responsibility of End Solution Design and Configuration

Ø  Hands-on guidance with key parts of the Solution

Ø  Trusted advisor to Client on Methodology and Risk Areas

Ø  Work with Business to provide input into Best Practices and share Success factors and User insight from other Projects

Ø  Conducted and Provided assessment on Performance Improvement and Scalability Risks.

Ø  Provided several Performance and re-design recommendations that have been  implemented to success

 

Client:         A Major Manufacturing Company

Role            Solution Architect and Project Manager

Duration      2007 – 2008

 

Scope – (CRM 5.0) SAP CRM Interaction Center Web Client, Account & Contact Management, Activity Management, Service Management, Knowledge Management, TREX, Install base Management

 

Responsibilities

 

Ø  Solution Architect with overall Responsibility of Blueprint Solution

Ø  Developed the Blueprint Design to be realized by a Team of 7 Consultants/Developers

Ø  Hands-on work with key parts of the Solution in CRM IC Web Client

Ø  Provided Project Management for the Delivery of SAP CRM Phase 1 of the implementation which involved a new Data Centre and a CRM Installation from Scratch

Ø  First SAP CRM Implementation for Client and guided them through each and every aspect of project

Ø  Directly Responsible for the overall successful delivery of the Project and managing Delivery Risks

Ø  Achieved a smooth and successful go-live coming under the scheduled Time and within Budget

Ø  Achieved a high Customer Satisfaction with the Customer

Ø  Managed the On-shore and Off-Shore Consulting/Development Teams

Ø  Primary Consultant to the Client for Planning, Implementation and Deployment of the Overall CRM Program

Ø  Advisor on the Scope and Solution Mapping across the Roll-Out Phases

Ø  Responsible for monitoring the Consulting Budget

Ø  Multi-Vendor, Multi Team, On-Shore – Off-Shore  Project Environment

 

 

Client:         A Major Manufacturing Company  

Role            Solution Architect and Project Lead,

Period         2006-2007