Vivek Kalchuri
PUNE
Summary
A qualified Technocrat and a certified Project Management Professional having over 20 years of rich experience with deep domain and technology expertise with practice management activities including, Project management, Solution Architect, Project delivery, Pre-sales, Delivery Management, Capability building and Resource management. Successfully delivered 6+ SAP projects globally covering Implementation, Support and Rollouts, Testing & Migration. An innovative thinker with the ability to envision and create successful outcomes in complex situations. Now seeks senior level leadership challenges in Project Management function.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Delivery Manager
TCS
2 2022
- Develop and implement activities related to end-to-end project management, including project plans and estimates, scoping and requirements through implementation
- Manage several projects in parallel (multi-project management)
- Vendor coordination during projects execution
- Work proactively with customers and maintain relationships with stakeholders
- Establish a working atmosphere as part of the project delivery process, which supports collaboration and information sharing.
SDM/Project Lead/Lead Consultant
WIPRO LTD.
05.2018 - 02.2022
- Worked as SDM in ABB Account
- Taking care of three landscapes: Germany, North America & AMEA T&M
- Portfolio includes Invoicing, resource management, people management, Incident Management, Service Management
- A capable and committed Delivery Manager with proven ability to deliver projects successfully in the agreed deadlines
- A capable and committed Delivery Manager with proven ability to deliver projects successfully in the agreed deadlines
- Worked as a Solution Architect from Offshore for PSI Project
- Effectively managed Client & internal Stakeholders team, Cross Organizational team members to ensure delivery of all milestones in a multi-vendor environment
- Interacted with the internal technical team, guided them with proper logic and solution approach to complete the FIORI development within stipulated time frame and with minimal defect
- Successfully completed the UAT and Documentation reviews with few iterations
- Travelled to Client’s site during Realization phase and Received Clients appreciation for successfully completing the UAT phase along with proper end-user handling
- Projects to Credit: ABB Information Systems Ltd (DE), Chevron Inc
- (U.S.): Interface with PLM (Enovia) & SAP, Chevron Inc
- (U.S.): Fiori development for E-BOM tool, Chevron Inc
- (U.S.): Fiori development for E-Inspection tool, Chevron Inc
- (U.S.): COA Automation.
SAP Sr. Project Manager
ITC Infotech India LTD.
04.2013 - 02.2018
- Managing to plan, direct, and coordinate the activities of the program to ensure that goals or objectives are accomplished within prescribed time frame and funding parameters
- Responsible for directing the activities of the team for functional, technical, data migration & testing activities and led the PMO to meet the program milestone deliverables as planned
- Involved in monitoring, tracking & reporting project status/progress and reporting to program directors and maintaining communications with all concerned
- Spearheading stakeholder management, from the top-level to the business super-user level, to identify the project issues so that project, cooperated with client PMO and sponsors
- Providing a clear vision of the project objectives and motivating the project team to achieve the same by creating conducive project environment that enables peak performance by team members
- Involved in project execution planning and compliance of budgeted cost, designed schedule, performance & quality parameters and risk identification/mitigation planning
- Projects to Credit: RSPL Limited Kanpur (U.P.) - S4 HANA 1610 Greenfield implementation covering 3 LOBS of FMCG, FOOTWEAR & DAIRY BUSINESS, ILTD & ABD Guntur (A.P.) - S4 HANA 1511 implementation covering 2 LOBS of Tobacco Leaves and ABD (Agro Business Division), LRBD (Lifestyle Retailing Business Division) Gurgaon- SAP ECC 6.0 IS RETAIL implementation for Wills Life Style & John Player.
SAP Senior Consultant
Ernst & Young LLP
03.2012 - 04.2013
- Collaborated the execution process with cross functional project teams and provided updates/adjustments to project plan as necessary to ensure the project continues to meet key deliverables
- Involved as an Integration Manager ensuring smoothness between SAP ECC & APO Integration and addressing to MDM related issues
- Responsible for resource estimation for project team, allocated responsibilities, delegated authority and motivated the team members to work together on the project
- Projects to Credit: Reliance Industries Limited, Mumbai – Implementation of SAP SCM 7.0 for the Petrochemicals sector comprising of Polymers, Polyester, Chemicals and Intermediates Businesses, Mercedes Benz India Ltd
- Pune – SAP ECC 6.0 implementation in Paint Shop Unit.
SAP Senior Consultant
TATA TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
07.2011 - 12.2011
- Creation of Change Request and documentation
- Preparation of Functional Specification as per the customized transactions
- Test Case Preparations and Interaction with Key Users
- Interaction with developers on various customized developments
- Projects to Credit: TATA-JLR Project Pune- Support project of SAP ECC 5.0 for the Automobile sector.
SAP PP Consultant
IBM INDIA PVT LTD
06.2006 - 06.2011
- Worked as Manufacturing Team Lead at offshore
- Built and managed Team of SAP PP consultants
- Responsible primarily for the work products in the area of SAP-PP/PI
- Responsible for delivery of all the work products related to either the GME or the sites
- Executed and assisted all types of testing in the project life cycle
- Assisted in developing solutions for gaps/developments
- Building, developing and maintaining the training environments and their solutions
- Work related to the data migration and cut-over activities as per the project requirement and plan
- Interacted with onshore/site/offshore team members on a need and requirement basis to ensure that all the work products are delivered in time and as per the desired quality
- Worked as a Senior SAP PP PI Consultant in the Central Team for Merck Da Vinci Roll out Project
- Perform a fit / gap analysis between the TEMPO template and local CMG business requirements
- Develop gap solutions related to Bio-Tech Products, Campaign Management, Process Orders, S&OP Planning, and MRP Planning etc
- Preparation of Test Sets & Cases in HP Quality Center
- Worked as a PP Lead handling a team of 12 members and also drafting the Change request’s and scope definition
- Preparation of functional specifications and additional design documentation (e.g
- Risk analysis) as outlined in the local validation plan
- Involved in monitoring, tracking and reporting project status/progress to senior management
- Recommending processes to improve quality and efficiency of project deliverables
- Projects to Credit: Pfizer Global Pharma- Global ERP implementation, Merck Da Vinci- ERP Roll out for 6 countries (Italy, Canada, Poland, Uruguay, Switzerland and USA), Merck AMS Tempo- AMS Support based out of Darmstadt Germany, Nestle Globe- AMS Support based out of Kolkata, GBSC- Global Business Solutions Center, SAP Best Practices deployable Asset Building for different SMB (Small and Medium Scale Businesses).
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering (B.E. Mech.) -
Faculty of Engineering, Pt. Ravi Shankar Shukla University
Raipur, ChhattisgarhSkills
Program Management
Project Management
Resource Management
SAP Activate Methodology
SAP S/4HANA
SAP FIORI
Support Services
IT Solution Deployment
Multi-Domain Expert
Pre-sales Support
Accomplishments
- Responsible for the recruiting, management and career development of consulting staff
- Monitored project activities, managing resource tracker, Effort estimation and Change Management activities
- Produced project status reports, managed team of 10-12 resources and resolved day-to-day issues well as authorized Statement of Work
- IS-RETAIL: Exposure in Garment Manufacturing, Article Master, Assortment planning, Merchandise category and Hierarchies
- SAP PP: Bills of Materials, Routing, Work Centre, MPR, Planning Strategies, Production Order, KANBAN Process, Subcontracting Process
- SAP PP-PI: Campaign Management, Master Recipe, Resource, Process Orders, Process management, PI Sheets
- SAP QM: Master Inspection Characteristics, Inspection Lot, Usage Decision
- Nominated as a Technical Panel for the Domain & Technical Interview which was organized by IBM Kolkata
- Official Trainer for SAP PP for Entry Level Trainee Programmers (ELTP’s)
- SPOT AWARD holder from ITC Infotech India Ltd.
Accreditations
- PMI certified PMP credential
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
- ITIL V3Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management
- SAP Certified Solution Consultant SCM-Manufacturing
- Practitioner for Program Management
- Certified P3 O Practitioner for Portfolio, Program & Project Offices Management
Previousassignments
- Bharat Aluminum Company Ltd. (BALCO), Asst. Manager, April 2005~May 2006
- SB Pumps Pvt. Ltd. (Jabalpur) (M.P.), Production & Testing Engineer, April 2002~April 2005
- Verny Containers Ltd., Hyderabad, Production & Quality Control Engineer, November 2000 ~ Feb 2002
Usb1
Valid till 2025
Personal Information
- Pan Number: ALWPK9591M
- Passport Number: Valid till 2029
- Date of Birth: 06/05/77
- Gender: Male
- Marital Status: Married
Timeline
SDM/Project Lead/Lead Consultant
WIPRO LTD.
05.2018 - 02.2022
SAP Sr. Project Manager
ITC Infotech India LTD.
04.2013 - 02.2018
SAP Senior Consultant
Ernst & Young LLP
03.2012 - 04.2013
SAP Senior Consultant
TATA TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
07.2011 - 12.2011
SAP PP Consultant
IBM INDIA PVT LTD
06.2006 - 06.2011
Delivery Manager
TCS
2 2022
Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering (B.E. Mech.) -
Faculty of Engineering, Pt. Ravi Shankar Shukla University