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Hemchandra Pandit Lokhande

Hemchandra Pandit Lokhande

Bangalore

Summary

18 Years 2 month in SAP (22 Years 6 months total professional work experience post MBA) Faster Learner and trusted for having the deeper understanding of SAP Solutions Proven leadership for solution and technological aspects of SAP Solutions Working as Regional Solution Architect covering Asia Pacific Japan (APJ) Region for Spend Management Solutions (SAP Ariba, SAP Central Procurement, Spend Control Tower, Category Management, DocuSign, Fieldglass, Taulia, etc) Supporting and captaining solution sales cycle from Process, Industry, Security, Technical, Extension and Integration aspects Trusted advisor for End-to-End Architectural discussions with Presales teams and with customer Building/ guiding for BTP extensions of Spend Management solutions Building PoCs and demonstrating the Spend Management related solutions Speaker in various Technical and business events like Teched and Spend Connect and various regional forums Sales Pay owner at Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) [SRM Move and Solex Solutions- DocuSign, Cellonis] [Year 2018-2021] Cloud transformation Architect with ability to influence both mid-level managers and C-level executives on a strategic vision for procurement transformation Deep understanding corporate procurement, sourcing, accounts payable, and finance processes Ability to articulate and present the value of SAP Ariba and Spend related products verbally, in writing, and via presentations to customer executives Ability to support multiple time zones, continents, and cultures Build high performing Teams in SAP Mentoring younger team members Partner Enablement and engagement MBA from Indian Institute of Management (IIM)- Mumbai with Engineering degree. SAP Certified and PMP certified

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience

Work History

Regional Architect Spend Management

SAP
01.2021 - Current
  • Regional Architect for all Spend Management related solutions
  • Solution Discovery, Demo, End-to-End Architecture, Security, Technical, Integration and Extensions of SAP Spend Management related solutions
  • Holding C-Level discussions if required for Security, Technical, Integration and Architectural aspects
  • Speaker at various SAP Flagship Events and Support Demand Generation
  • Guiding various MU Presales Teams and being Trusted Advisor on newer solution topics, building and helping PoCs
  • Mentoring Younger Team Members

Cloud Transformation Architect - APJ

SAP
03.2018 - 12.2020
  • Engage mid-level managers and C-level executives on a strategic vision for procurement transformation
  • Conduct workshops with SAP SRM. SAP SNC, Ariba on-prem customers prescribing them long – medium and shirt term cloud transformation path
  • Design and develop discovery packages, standard services offerings for customer cutover from SRM to Ariba SAP Cloud
  • Build and present the Business case for Procurement Cloud transformation
  • Owning the Sale Play of SRM Move and Solex Solutions like DocuSign and Celonis for APJ Region
  • Conducted Process mining workshops of Cellonis (Process Mining)
  • Engagement with SAP Ariba and SAP S/4 P&I organization for Gap Resolutions

Package Build Lead

SAP Labs
09.2010 - 03.2018
  • Package Build Lead (Solution Owner) for Various Rapid Deployment Solutions (RDS) of SAP
  • SAP SRM (Supplier Relationship management) RDS
  • SAP SLC (Supplier Lifecycle Management) RDS
  • SAP Ariba Integration RDS
  • SAP Extended Warehouse Management and SAP Transportation Management
  • As solution owner responsible for publishing SAP Notes and owning over Support Component of RDS Solutions from SAP
  • Enablement to SAP consulting teams- GD and Near Shore Centers and Partner teams for implementation content
  • Customer implementation Support using SAP RDS solutions
  • Recruitment & building high performing teams (Ariba Integration, LCM, IBU Chemical, S/4 HANA Extensibility teams, First Level Build Support)
  • Speaker at Teched and various SAP Labs Events

Principal Consultant – Solution Management

SAP Labs
06.2007 - 08.2010
  • Bringing the leadership for Solution Roll-in and roll-out activities
  • Creation of Global SAP Solution Demos & assets involving issues, pain points & business opportunities and value propositions of SAP Solution
  • Acting as a Solution Architect for SAP Solution Demos, Configuring SAP applications & creating the master data required for SAP Solutions
  • Field enablement for SAP Industry Solutions
  • Mentoring through conducting internal training activities in the areas of MM, SAP Supplier Network Collaboration, SRM

Materials Management Officer (Strategic Purchaser)

Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.
Mumbai
06.2004 - 06.2007
  • Procurement and Contracts for Mumbai High Oil Extraction Division (Contributing towards 70% of Oil Production for Nation)
  • Liaison with Govt Agencies, Central Vigilance commissions and Ministries
  • Instrumental on founding continuous innovation Group leading to various policy enhancements and changes
  • People Management responsibility for two Assistants

Manager-Demand Planning (National Demand Planner)

Ranbaxy Labs Ltd.
Mumbai
02.2004 - 06.2004
  • National Demand planner for 2 SBU of Ranbaxy
  • Represent region in the Global S&OP to discuss mfg schedule & purchasing plan.
  • Co-ordinate New Product Launch forecast
  • Measure Supply Chain KPIs and undertake Root Cause Analysis to improve performance
  • People Managers Responsibility for two officers (Executives)

Consultant (Technology Services)

Cap Gemini Ernst & Young Consulting India Pvt. Ltd.
02.2003 - 01.2004
  • Consulting for ERP
  • Blueprinting, Configuration, Go-live, post go-live Support
  • Training and Central Support to customers

Education

PGDIE (MBA) -

Indian Institute of Management (IIM)
12.2003

Bachelor of Engineering -

University of Mumbai
06.2001

Skills

  • Faster Learner
  • Deeper understanding of SAP Solutions
  • Proven leadership in SAP Solutions
  • Regional Solution Architect for APJ Region
  • Solution sales cycle support
  • End-to-End Architectural discussions
  • BTP extensions for Spend Management solutions
  • Building PoCs
  • Public speaking at technical and business events
  • Sales Pay owner for APJ
  • Cloud transformation Architect
  • Corporate procurement understanding
  • Mentoring younger team members
  • Partner Enablement
  • Procurement transformation
  • Solution architecture
  • Cloud strategy
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Systems integration
  • Demand generation
  • Team leadership
  • Mentoring others
  • Problem solving
  • Strong technical detailing skill
  • Project management
  • Strong conceptual and schematic design skills
  • Architectural design
  • Motivated self-starter

Phone

+91, 96060 78099

Websites

Linked Profile

https://www.linkedin.com/profile/preview?vpa=cxn1&locale=en_US

Achievements And Awards

  • Executive Director’s Merit Award Certificate in ONGC
  • Selected in ONGC through National Level Recruitment Procedure
  • All India Rank 104 in GATE-2001 Exam
  • 39th rank in S.S.C. examination in Mumbai Board
  • SAP team awards: Go-to person, Star of the Project, Best trainer, SAP value Award
  • SAP Field Awards, SAP Appreciate Recognitions

Timeline

Regional Architect Spend Management

SAP
01.2021 - Current

Cloud Transformation Architect - APJ

SAP
03.2018 - 12.2020

Package Build Lead

SAP Labs
09.2010 - 03.2018

Principal Consultant – Solution Management

SAP Labs
06.2007 - 08.2010

Materials Management Officer (Strategic Purchaser)

Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.
06.2004 - 06.2007

Manager-Demand Planning (National Demand Planner)

Ranbaxy Labs Ltd.
02.2004 - 06.2004

Consultant (Technology Services)

Cap Gemini Ernst & Young Consulting India Pvt. Ltd.
02.2003 - 01.2004

PGDIE (MBA) -

Indian Institute of Management (IIM)

Bachelor of Engineering -

University of Mumbai

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