Saurabh Kumar
SAP Program Management, SAP Subject Matter Expert, SAP Certified SD Consultant
Noida
Summary
SAP Program Manager & solution architect with over 15 years of functional expertise in SAP ECC, S4Hana (both private & public cloud implement). Proven track record in leading end-to-end implementations, migrations, and complex digital transformations across diverse industries including Retail, FMCG, Steel, and Infrastructure. Expert in bridging technical solutions with business objectives, backed by 3 years of domain experience in Sales & Marketing and 6 years of dedicated Project Management experience in both public and private sector SAP implementation
Core Competencies
- SAP Expertise: SAP SD (ECC & S/4HANA), Cross-functional integration (MM/FI), Solution Architecture, and SME leadership.
- Project Management: 6+ years leading PMO activities, project bidding, budget estimation, resource planning, and execution.
- Full Lifecycle Delivery: Involved in 6 end-to-end implementations and 3 S/4HANA migrations from discovery/pre-sales to go-live.
- Leadership: Skilled in mentoring cross-functional teams, client communication, and stakeholder management.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Associate Director, SAP Enterprise Solutions
Grant Thornton Bharat Limited
05.2025 - Current
- Being part of SAP practice build up i am currently involved in pre-bids& biddings, Program management on ongoing implementation projects, resource management & project financials.
- Have been involved in presales functions namely customer discovery, requirement analysis, solution scoping, estimating cost & efforts, refining & submitting bids
- Involved in setting up internal SAP audit services framework for a comprehensive & risk based SAP audit. Part of strategy team to develop the roadmap, framework, defining audit methodologies.
- Partnering with cross-functional team to strengthen automation & AI offerings in SAP solutioning approach.
- Involved as SME for complex solutioning in SAP SD.
Manager, SAP SD / Project Management office (PMO)
PwC India
08.2023 - 05.2025
- Involved in preparation of Project plan and project charter in project preparation phase.
- As project manager Involved on resource mobilization, effort estimation, project budgeting, risk management, Gap analysis, cutover plan, config of preparation of various documents on project. As project manager i have been involved in project go-live and post go-live support
- I have been involved on presales functions such as RFP validations and project estimations
- As project manager I have been involved in projects as techno functional capacity and have been adept across SAP Logistics modules such as SD, MM, PP, FICO. I am well equipped to lead and provide subject matter expertise to team members.
Tech Lead / Project Lead
Tech Mahindra Pvt. Ltd.
01.2019 - 08.2023
- Developing the project plans and coordinating with all concerned entities to ensure efficient S/4 Hana Migration project and support.
- Served as ASAP methodology expert managing projects right from planning, blueprint, realization, deployment and Go-Live.
- Present weekly status reports to the client and management.
- Giving guidance and support to team member’s
- Implementation, AMC and support projects handled with approach of meeting SLA’s and other relevant targets of price and cost effectiveness.
- Cut Over activities.
- Writing functional specification for customized programs/reports and enhancement testing and transportation.
- Post GO-Live Support
- Resolving Incidents in a time bound and effective manner on Support projects.
Manager - SAP
Essel Business Excellence Services Ltd (EBEX)
05.2015 - 12.2018
- Reviewing enterprise structure, benefits realization strategy, business process design documents and baseline configurations.
- Analyzing, designing and configuring SAP Sales and Distribution functions to meet client’s requirements.
- Delivering of projects within timescales.
- Resolving operational and technical issues of SAP & other ERP’s before they get out of control.
- An in-depth understanding of operational policies, processes and methodologies.
- Prepared user manuals and imparted training to business process owners.
- Integration of SAP with another ERP.
- Managing several SAP projects concurrently.
- Making sure that all SAP solutions are resilient, fit for purpose and supportable.
- Giving guidance and support to team members.
SAP SD Consultant- Solution Delivery
Intellect Biz-ware Pvt. Ltd.
02.2014 - 04.2015
- Participated in complete methodology of Project Management Life Cycle involving all phases of projects from project preparation to Post Go-Live phase.
- To-Be Design and BBP Sign Off.
- Sales Process design, new process development and mapping in system.
- Configuration of SD Enterprise Structure.
- Defining condition type, pricing procedure and its interface with FI. SD pricing procedure designing with condition type, access sequence, and account determination mappings.
- Master data upload.
- Cut Over activities.
- Writing functional specification for customized programs/reports and enhancement testing and transportation.
- Post GO-Live Support
Assistant Manager- IT (SAP SD Consultant)
Sahara Q Shop Unique Products Range Ltd.
06.2012 - 01.2014
- Participated in complete methodology of Project Management Life Cycle involving all phases of projects from project preparation to Post go live phase.
- Successful analyses of existing business processes & defined business requirements (AS - IS) and documented gap analysis against SAP functionality based on discussions with steering committee members.
- SD Implementation and post implementation support inhouse.
- Resolving incidents, issues based on SLA. Handeled Enhancements and New Project implementation post Go-live.
- Training to End user.
- Sahara Q Shop is the brand name of Sahara India’s mega Quality Consumer Merchandise Retail Venture.
SAP SD consultant
Xavient Informations Systems Pvt. Ltd.
01.2011 - 05.2012
- Handling Regular SAP issues based on SLA.
- Providing timely Solution to the end users.
- User Exits, routine creation, FS preparations for developments, forms and reports.
- Resolving, testing, training the users on various process developed.
Business Development Executive
Mittal Info systems Pvt. Ltd
03.2008 - 03.2010
- Business Development Manager for Delhi NCR
Territory Sales In-charge (West Mumbai)
Goodyear Tires
05.2007 - 02.2008
- Took care of retail car tire sales for western Mumbai (Andheri – Virar Region)
Education
PGDM - Marketing & IT
BIMHRD, Formerly ICMHRD, Pune
Pune01.2007
Bachelor’s in commerce - undefined
Dr. D.Y. Patil College, Pune University
Pune01.2005
Senior Secondary (12th) - undefined
Andhra Association, I.C.S.E.
Jamshedpur01.2002
Secondary (10th) - undefined
Andhra Association, I.C.S.E.
Jamshedpur01.2000
Skills
Diverse Industry Exposure: Textile, Dental, Power, Chemicals, Media, cement, Steel, Retail & other industrial Manufacturing industries
Certification
SAP Certification (SD Module) SIEMENS New Delhi. (July 2010) Certification ID: S0007562309
Interests
Playing chess, cricket, Reading
Timeline
Associate Director, SAP Enterprise Solutions
Grant Thornton Bharat Limited
05.2025 - Current
Manager, SAP SD / Project Management office (PMO)
PwC India
08.2023 - 05.2025
Tech Lead / Project Lead
Tech Mahindra Pvt. Ltd.
01.2019 - 08.2023
Manager - SAP
Essel Business Excellence Services Ltd (EBEX)
05.2015 - 12.2018
SAP SD Consultant- Solution Delivery
Intellect Biz-ware Pvt. Ltd.
02.2014 - 04.2015
Assistant Manager- IT (SAP SD Consultant)
Sahara Q Shop Unique Products Range Ltd.
06.2012 - 01.2014
SAP SD consultant
Xavient Informations Systems Pvt. Ltd.
01.2011 - 05.2012
Business Development Executive
Mittal Info systems Pvt. Ltd
03.2008 - 03.2010
Territory Sales In-charge (West Mumbai)
Goodyear Tires
05.2007 - 02.2008
PGDM - Marketing & IT
BIMHRD, Formerly ICMHRD, Pune
Bachelor’s in commerce - undefined
Dr. D.Y. Patil College, Pune University
Senior Secondary (12th) - undefined
Andhra Association, I.C.S.E.
Secondary (10th) - undefined
Andhra Association, I.C.S.E.