Sagar Sharma
Delhi
Summary
Seasoned Application Development Manager with comprehensive experience in leading cross-functional teams and managing a diverse range of software development projects. Strong knowledge in implementing strategic plans, improving operational efficiency, and introducing process improvements. Noteworthy ability to drive project completion through effective leadership and team collaboration. Demonstrated history of delivering high quality application solutions that meet business needs.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Application Development Manager
Accenture
11.2022 - Current
- Oversaw multiple projects as Offshore Manager for retail client, ensuring smooth operations.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to define project requirements and scope.
- Managed cutover planning sessions with stakeholders from client IT, Business, and Accenture leads.
- Prepared cutover plans for Switzerland, Italy, Slovenia, and Hungary rollouts.
- Directed execution of cutover activities during SIT, UAT, and production go-live phases.
- Supervised over 100 resources, coordinating resource planning and role identification.
- Led recruiting initiatives within Accenture to address staffing needs for ongoing projects.
- Collaborated with onshore project leadership to provide status updates and resolve challenges.
- Participated in design phase, gathering requirements and conducting solution design sessions.
- Established project timelines and allocated resources effectively within teams.
- Fostered a collaborative environment to encourage knowledge sharing among staff.
- Identified potential risks associated with application development projects and developed mitigation plans accordingly.
Application Development Assoc Manager
Accenture
07.2021 - 11.2022
- Contributed to end-to-end process optimization focused on streamlining client processes.
- Coordinated defect management as primary point of contact for SIT/UAT updates.
- Managed trial migration load activities across teams to ensure timely completion of tasks.
- Led material migration team in transferring master records from legacy systems to S4 HANA.
- Oversaw both migration and functional teams to enhance operational efficiency during transitions.
SAP MM Senior Consultant
Deloitte
06.2019 - 07.2021
- Off-shore lead for vendor master and procurement, leading team of 10 consultants.
- Direct interaction with client and involved in insight, validate and align sessions with client.
- Key responsibilities – Understanding client current vendor master, procurement processes and providing SAP S4 solution to meet the requirements.
- Worked on POC’s and client demos.
- Identifying and creating user stories as per the current client processes and doing FIT/GAP analysis.
- Worked closely with the legacy team on master data conversion – Identifying the business rules for the transformation of the legacy vendor data to S4 HANA, doing mapping of legacy fields with S4 HANA.
- Closely worked with Ariba SLP and MDM Teams to design the end-to-end vendor master creation and change process.
- Writing Functional Specification Documents – Conversion, Enhancements, Interfaces.
- System Configuration – Vendor account group, Business Partner Grouping, BP- Vendor synchronization, partner functions, payment terms etc.
- Functional Unit Testing for development objects – Conversion, Enhancements, Interfaces.
- Worked on the Cut Over activities – Manual Configurations, Variant set up, Variable maintenance, validating source extracts, Validating Pre-load and post load reports, coordinating with source, conversion and business team for conversion.
SAP MM Consultant
Deloitte
12.2015 - 06.2019
- Led SAP S4 HANA implementation project, establishing enterprise structure for purchase organization and plant.
- Configured business partner settings, including grouping and master data synchronization between vendor and BP.
- Developed vendor records using transaction code BP in SAP S4 HANA system.
- Designed and tested vendor creation solutions through Master Data Governance (MDG).
- Set up materials management configurations, including purchase order document types and release strategies.
- Created functional specifications for custom objects and conducted functional unit testing.
- Developed encryption logic for securing sensitive customer information using HPE Voltage server.
- Ensured authorized visibility of decrypted values for key customer fields.
SAP MM Senior Associate Consultant
Infosys Technology
04.2012 - 11.2015
- Study the in depth direct and indirect Procurement process of TNT.
- Maintenance of User Attributes.
- Analyzing Shopping Cart creation issues.
- Setting up MM related configurations in system.
- Vendor upload in ARIBA (Ariba Supplier Network).
- Handling Goods receipt and Invoice Verification.
- Writing functional specs for custom objects and doing functional unit testing.
Operations and Maintenance Engineer
Bharti Airtel
06.2009 - 06.2010
- Setting up of Airtel DTH Headend System at Manesar Gurgaon.
- Downlinking the signals from broadcasters processing, encrypting them and then broadcasting to subscribers.
- Handling and Maintenance of various Headend Equipment used in signal compression and processing – Encoders, Multiplexers, Decoders and Modulators.
- Working on Cisco Switches.
- Interacting with UK based service provider Tandberg for continuous system improvement.
- Ensuring smooth 24
- 7 operation of Headend System.
Education
PGDM - Marketing, Operations
Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management
03-2012
B.TECH - Electronics
HMR Institute of Tech& Management GGSIPU
06-2009
SSC -
Cambridge School
Delhi03-2005
HSC -
Cambridge School
Delhi03-2003
Skills
- Project management
- Application development
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Risk assessment
- Resource allocation
- SAP S4 HANA
- Migration strategy
- Team leadership
- Problem-solving aptitude
- Interpersonal communication
- Multitasking Abilities
- Team building
- Decision-making
- Excellent communication
- Cutover Management
SAP MM Skills
- Master Data Management – Material Master, Vendor Master, Purchase Info Record.
- Purchasing – Purchase Requisitions, RFQ’s, PO’s, Source Determination, Vendor Selection.
- Inventory Management – Goods Receipt, Goods Issue, Stock Transfer, Physical Inventory.
- Logistics Invoice Verification.
- SAP Retail – Generic articles, Variants, Single articles, Display articles, Listing, Assortment.
- SAP Enterprise structure configuration.
- Configuration of document types, creating and assigning Number Ranges.
- SAP S4 HANA Business Partner Set up configuration – BP Groupings, BP Role, CVI Integration.
- Release procedure configuration, MM Pricing configuration., Valuation & Account Assignment.
- Special procurement processes like vendor consignment, sub-contracting, stock transport order, third party order, Service Procurement.
- Idoc setup and monitoring. SAP Batch job setup.
- SAP Fiori Applications.
- SAP MM Integration with SD, FICO.
- Writing Functional specification documents, doing functional unit testing, integration testing etc., Worked on Objects related to - Reports, Interfaces, Conversion, Enhancement and Forms.
Timeline
Application Development Manager
Accenture
11.2022 - Current
Application Development Assoc Manager
Accenture
07.2021 - 11.2022
SAP MM Senior Consultant
Deloitte
06.2019 - 07.2021
SAP MM Consultant
Deloitte
12.2015 - 06.2019
SAP MM Senior Associate Consultant
Infosys Technology
04.2012 - 11.2015
Operations and Maintenance Engineer
Bharti Airtel
06.2009 - 06.2010
PGDM - Marketing, Operations
Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management
B.TECH - Electronics
HMR Institute of Tech& Management GGSIPU
SSC -
Cambridge School
HSC -
Cambridge School