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Currently working as a SAP Program Manager (director PMO) for the client as well as VP SAP Solutions for a boutique retail IT organization. Worked as an executive (hands on) at a consumer retailer in the past. Versatile IT and seasoned Senior SAP IS Retail & SAP ECC Professional with over 20 years of total experience including...

Currently working as a SAP Program Manager (director PMO) for the client as well as VP SAP Solutions for a boutique retail IT organization. Worked as an executive (hands on) at a consumer retailer in the past. Versatile IT and seasoned Senior SAP IS Retail & SAP ECC Professional with over 20 years of total experience including 15 years of Retail IT/SAP Retail. Worked previously with SAP, IBM, Accenture, HP etc at various capacities as a contractor or FTE. Experience of handling program with heterogeneous landscape and projects. Specialties: Solution Architecture, IT Strategy, IT Roadmap, Project Management, Business Process Mapping, Conversion/Cut-over, Testing & Training, Production Support & Upgrade. a. SAP IS Retail, AFS (deep product & configuration knowledge) b. SAP OTC, P2P, WM (SAP MM certified in 2004), SM, FICO (strong on config incl. design) c. Strong in integration across SAP & Non-SAP Applications - FICO, SRM, CRM, APO, SNC, PLM, PI/XI, SM, HCM, PM, BI, Hybris, POS c. Experienced in Retail, Mfg, CPG, Utility, Pharma d. Certified in HANA Elite Event (participated in hands-on workshop), Trained in HANA - road map of POSDM with HANA e. Non SAP Applications- POS, JDA, Kronos, PeopleSoft, Java, .Net, Php, Websphere, Power Builder, Linux/Unix/Windows platform etc too in multiple projectsSAP Retail Solution Architect / PM @ Responsible for big picture retail solution & its successful delivery involving multiple components in a complex landscape. Responsible for project planning, program roadmap planning, partnering with key stake holders of the project such as IT leaders, business SMEs, business leaders and project team. Led team of consultants and business analysts. Worked on review, design & re-engineering of various processes and SAP Retail implementation involving Non-SAP systems, heavy SAP configuration & testing for following modules. a. POSDM b. POS Integration - strategy, design and implementation c. Pricing & Promotions and Master Data Team d. DC Planning & Supply Chain e. Store operations, f. Replenishment, g. Inventory management & WMS h. Extensive data conversion work i. Several FICO areas j. Evaluation of Hybris, CAR on HANA, F&R Other activities: project management, team management, resourcing, followed ASAP methodology and worked on end to end cycle of projects/roll outs. From 2012 to Present (3 years) NJVP SAP Solutions ( IS Retail / ECC / AFS) @ Roles: SAP Retail Solution Architect for retail client Program Director - Client SAP Practice Lead - McKinsol From July 2007 to Present (8 years 4 months) nj, usaFounder/ Enterprise Architect @ Worked to set up business processes, governance model, IT strategy, E-Commerce & retail process, corporate strategy for multi-center (8 states) education company. From January 2009 to Present (6 years 10 months) greater new york city areaIS Retail Expert @ SAP IS Retail Implementation & Integration with POS/POSDM/AFS Worked around Retail Master Data, Merchandising & Planning, POS to ECC data flow etc Managed a part of conversion / cutover plan. From October 2011 to August 2012 (11 months) OHChair - Project Management Institute (Retail CoP) @ Jan 2007 to Oct 2009 - Vice Chair Oct 2009 to Mar 2012 - Chair (volunteer work) Handling team of senior project management professionals from all around the world, Strategy & planning, business plan, budget, communication plan Attending Leadership meetings, leadership & knowledge workshops all around the world. Conducting webinars From 2009 to March 2012 (3 years) STS Conversion Lead (Contractor) @ - Source To Settle (STS) Conversion/Cutover - review/planning /design/execution - MM/AP & RTL/ETL - Handled team of functional, data analyst and developers From February 2011 to July 2011 (6 months) VP - SAP & Business Applications (SAP Retail Solution Architect/Project Manager) @ Reported to CIO. Multiple roles & responsibilities in small environment, starting from handling & managing project, strategy, planning to working as architect and rolling up sleeves to deliver solution in SAP (includes significant configuration too). Teams handled: Merchandising, Sales & Pricing, WM/RF, FICO, SM, ABAP, SM, POSDM, BI, Basis, Vistex, PI/XI, POS & Integration. Responsible for eCommerce & non-SAP integration and custom development using non-SAP platforms. From July 2007 to February 2011 (3 years 8 months) NJSAP IS Retail Solution Expert (Contractor with Accenture) @ Worked on designing and realization of a. Solution for complex sourcing for perishables. b. IS Retail Master data c. Perishable Planning Workbench (end to end including coordination between offshore & onsite for KT & testing, Integration of PWB with JDA) d. Pricing & integration of PWB e. Test scripts (designing & coordination with offshore team) Worked on several design documents such as decision trees, BPRD etc From 2011 to 2011 (less than a year) Toronto, Canada AreaSCM IS Retail SCM Lead (Contractor - counter part of client's PM-SCM) @ IS Retail implementation on ECC 6.0 at Minneapolis Led the Supply Chain Team for Project Management, Blueprinting, Realization. Handled following teams IS Retail Master Data - Extensive hands on MM IS Retail - self managed WM IS Retail PP IS Retail APO IS Retail LE IS Retail Extensive hands on in AFS system for demo From February 2007 to July 2007 (6 months) Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul AreaSr SAP Consultant @ Sr SAP Consultant working as a contractor was responsible for IM intially and then P2P at one of the largest tobacco company at East Coast. Besides configuration, unit testing handled integration testing and offshore coordintaion. Worked on PM, EBP (Frictionless), GuiXT assignmets also. From August 2006 to February 2007 (7 months) SAP Consultant - MM Retail @ Worked on a retail project at Canada on behalf of SAP Canada as a contractor. From 2006 to 2006 (less than a year) SAP Lead - MM/SD, Conversion/Cutover & Integration Lead @ Employer: HP Global Handled project management, team of consultants for various modules, self managed SD/MM/Conversion. From 2005 to 2006 (1 year) Conversion Lead / P2P Lead @ Handled the roles of a. P2P Lead with heavy SD, PP & FICO integration b. Conversion & Cutover Lead c. Took additional responsibilities of client's FICO lead for AP, G/L, OBYC, payments Activities involved: project management, designing, configuration, testing, cutover & golive, prod support From October 2004 to September 2005 (1 year) Melbourne Area, AustraliaSr SAP Consultant / Project Lead @ Worked on global SAP projects such as a. Saint Gobain b. Nestle c. Philip Morris d. General Motors Responsibilities include project management, offshore delivery mgmnt, hands on work on SAP SD, MM, PP-PI, WM, RF, LE, Conversion and handled teams from almost all modules such as CRM, SRM, BI, ABAP, APO, PP... From 2003 to 2005 (2 years) Software Engineer @ SAP Testing and Data Conversion From 2002 to 2003 (1 year) Business Analyst - SCM Consultant @ Worked in Castrol secondary sales from Distributors to retailers. Previous Industry experience since 1994 at various positions such as manager - retail logistics, sales & service manager in auto parts. Started working on SAP since 1998 -99. From January 2001 to November 2002 (1 year 11 months) Spare Parts Manager / SME System Implementation @ Responsible for the spare parts distribution, planning and SAP Implementation as SME From October 1998 to December 2000 (2 years 3 months) DelhiArea Sales Manager @ Independently responsible for a regional office & P&L of a region. Worked on sales, distribution, IT/IS, accounting, team From May 1996 to October 1998 (2 years 6 months) New Delhi Area, IndiaSales & Service Engg @ Worked with Indian distributors From October 1994 to May 1996 (1 year 8 months) New Delhi Area, IndiaHANA Elite Event, HANA @ SAP Academy - HANA Elite From 2013 to 2013 Certification, SAP MAP @ SAP Academy From 2010 to 2010 W26POS, POSDM, Integration with POS (Triversity), PI @ SAP Academy From 2010 to 2010 SAP Retail Config Workshop, Retail Pricing Promotions - IRT320 (5 days course) @ SAP Academy From 2010 to 2010 AFS, SAP AFS SD @ SAP Education - AFS ECC 6.0 From 2009 to 2009 40 PDUs, Project Management @ PMI From 2008 to 2008 PGDBM, Systems & Finance @ Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta From 2000 to 2003 BE, Electronics Engineering (4 yrs BSc Engg) @ Aligarh Muslim University From 1990 to 1994 Anurag Varshney is skilled in: Supplier Management, Product Launch, FMCG, SAP, SAP Cutover, SAP IS Retail, SAP AFS, SAP Project Management, Program Management, Retail Master Data, SAP Implementation, Master Data, Retail, Supply Management, SAP R/3, Strategy, Integration, SAP ERP, Business Process, ERP, Business Analysis, CRM, SAP MM, Consulting, IT Strategy, Business Intelligence, Management, Solution Architecture