Vihar Paturkar
Pune
Summary
Accomplished professional with nearly 18 years of experience in IT Program/Project Management, Product Management, Digital Transformation, and Project Delivery Management. Specializing in Waterfall and Agile methodologies, successfully managed and delivered 10+ SAP Greenfield implementations and S/4 HANA application and Integration ecosystem projects. Extensive product ownership experience in global supply chain solutions across IT, Automobile, Pharma & Agriculture industries. Excel in platform team leadership to ensure seamless delivery of technical and functional integration solutions. Skilled in leading cross-functional teams, fostering collaboration between Architecture, Security, Operational support, and Compliance teams while maintaining adherence to Security and Compliance policies throughout the program lifecycle.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Delivery Manager
Volkswagen Digital Solutions
02.2024 - Current
- Leading platform team initiatives, owning deliverables and milestones for global digital transformation programs in Technical and Functional management for S/4 Ecosystem & core extensions and connected systems
- Managing end-to-end product ownership for global Supply Chain solution using SAP EWM with focus on ecosystem management
- Maintaining transparent communication channels, ensuring tracking of management topics across cross-functional teams
- Ensuring implemented solutions meet functional and non-functional requirements while adhering to architecture design and architecture standards
- Validating services, solutions, platforms are fit for purpose and achieve business value and impact through continuous improvement initiatives
- Supporting continuous improvement of S/4 Ecosystem technical environment with proactive feedback and lessons learned
- Leading associates from different teams, ensuring collaboration between Architecture, Security, Operational support teams, Compliance, and program resources
- Ensuring adherence to Security and Compliance policies throughout product development lifecycle
- Supporting Release and Deployment throughout program lifecycle, ensuring seamless delivery
- Coordinating with middleware stakeholders to resolve related issues
- Managing roll-out strategies to Global Markets with offshore resource management
- Spearheading business transformation projects: analytics using SAP CAP framework, AI-Driven L1 Support Process, PoC on MDG for master data quality, EUDR solution using RESTful APIs
Application Lead - SAP
Syngenta Services Pvt. Ltd.
09.2017 - 01.2024
- Leading platform team initiatives for outsourcing services, owning deliverables and milestones from opportunity identification to performance measurement
- Spearheading transformational managed services programs across geographies with focus on S/4 Ecosystem & core extensions
- Managing successful delivery of managed services, ensuring technical and functional management across various programs
- Maintaining transparent communication channels with stakeholders, presenting Service delivery KPI’s, Project status dashboard, tracking management topics
- Building client relationships and managing stakeholder expectations with delivery excellence, ensuring solutions meet functional and non-functional requirements
- Ensuring services, solutions, platforms are fit for purpose and achieve business value and impact through continuous improvement initiatives
- Working with Service owners to review progress, ensuring adherence to architecture design and standards
- Monitoring projects status (resources, cost, risk, productivity) with focus on ecosystem management
- Reviewing third-party contracts, service level agreements while ensuring Security and Compliance policy adherence
- Performing review of architectural roadmaps, ensuring alignment across products and platforms within S/4 technical environment
- Supporting Release and Deployment activities, coordinating with middleware stakeholders to resolve related issues throughout program lifecycle
- Leading cross-functional collaboration between Architecture, Security, Operational support teams, Compliance, and program resources
Manager – SAP
Cognizant Services Pvt. Ltd.
03.2015 - 09.2017
- Managed overall transition of SAP AMS services from incumbent to Cognizant
- Assigned roles of Change and Incident Manager supporting outsourcing Partner contract administration
- Reviewed change implementations enforcing internal change management compliance and representing on Global CAB meetings
- Built strong client relationships managing client expectations with delivery excellence, Quality and timeliness
- Acted as escalation point for customers during emergency situations requiring immediate resolution
Advisory Consultant – SAP
SAP IBM India Pvt Ltd.
04.2010 - 03.2015
- Delivered SAP implementation and technical consulting services
- Managed project delivery ensuring adherence to quality standards and timelines
- Provided technical expertise in SAP modules and scenarios
Education
B.E. - Instrumentation
Amravati University
India01.2004
Skills
- Technical Competencies: Project/Program Management, Product Management, Delivery Management, Financials Management, Enterprise Architecture, Release management, Continuous integration
- Management Skills: Stakeholder Management, Risk Management, Vendor Management/Negotiation, Team Building & Leadership, Software Development Cycle
- Soft Skills: Communicator, Innovator, Thinker, Collaborator, Intuitive, Team Leader
Accomplishments
Winner of ITNEXT100 - "India's Future CIO" in 2022, recognizing outstanding leadership in
technology innovation and business transformation
Certification
- SAP MM certification - SAP
- SAP Activate Manager
- SAP eWM
Languages Known
English
Hindi
Marathi
German (Basic)
Timeline
Senior Delivery Manager
Volkswagen Digital Solutions
02.2024 - Current
Application Lead - SAP
Syngenta Services Pvt. Ltd.
09.2017 - 01.2024
Manager – SAP
Cognizant Services Pvt. Ltd.
03.2015 - 09.2017
Advisory Consultant – SAP
SAP IBM India Pvt Ltd.
04.2010 - 03.2015
B.E. - Instrumentation
Amravati University
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