Chakradhar Paparaju
Saint Charles,MO
Summary
Experienced IT professional with over 15 years of expertise in leading and executing SAP implementation projects. Demonstrated skills in aligning with business requirements, managing stakeholders, and delivering within scope, schedule, and budget. Proven track record of translating business needs into technical solutions that align with organizational objectives. Strong background in leading requirements gathering, fit-gap analysis, and implementing SAP solutions. Extensive knowledge in production support, troubleshooting, and system integration across SAP modules and non-SAP applications. Highly skilled at managing cross-functional teams, fostering stakeholder relationships, and driving continuous improvement in SAP OTC/B2B processes and integrations. Architectural professional with extensive experience in leading large-scale projects and delivering high-quality design solutions. Known for strong focus on team collaboration and achieving results, adaptable to changing project requirements. Skilled in project management, sustainable design, and client relations.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
4
4
Certification
Work History
Lead Architect SAP OTC and B2B integration/Senior B2B Business Analyst
Bayer Crop Sciences
04.2022 - Current
- Led strategic planning and implementation of SAP solutions within the order-to-cash area, ensuring alignment with business goals and IT strategy
- Collaborated closely with business stakeholders to gather requirements, conduct fit-gap analysis, and design technical solutions that optimize OTC processes
- Worked with team responsible for development, functional unit testing, and user acceptance testing for SAP OTC and B2B functionalities
- Oversaw production support activities, implementing incident and problem management processes to maintain system stability and enhance operational efficiency
- Built strong relationships with business leaders and IT teams, serving as a trusted advisor and driving consensus on solution design and implementation
- Conducted proof of concepts and prepared solution options for new business requirements, presenting Collaborated with cross-functional teams including SFDC, B2B, and integration teams to design and implement efficient data exchange integrations
- Provided leadership and mentorship to team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning and development
- As part of SAP EDI/B2B project, involved in Design and Development phase of project to transform current approach to process automation and data exchange sharing with customers for EDI 867
- Expanded current EDI capabilities for customers, and open capabilities for automation of PO (EDI850), Order Response (EDI855)and Billing (EDI810) transactions
- Being Subject matter/process expert for a designated process
- Conducted several IT workshops about the current and future EDI needs
Lead ERP Implementation/OTC Analyst / B2B Business Analyst
Monsanto
01.2010 - 04.2022
- Designed and configured SAP Order-to-Cash functionalities, including sales order processing, delivery, billing, pricing, revenue recognition, and payment solutions, ensuring alignment with business requirements and SAP best practices
- Led requirements gathering sessions, conducted fit-gap analysis, and translated user requirements into functional design specifications
- Managed development, functional unit testing, and user acceptance testing (UAT) for SAP OTC processes, ensuring successful project delivery and stakeholder satisfaction
- Provided expert guidance on SAP OTC impacts due to system changes and enhancements, collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams in SFDC, BI, Integration, and other modules
- Supported various types of implementations, including enhancement/support projects, new development projects, and third-party package software integrations
- Mentored team members, fostering a collaborative environment focused on continuous learning and professional development
- Played a key role in designing and implementing SAP solutions for order-to-cash processes, focusing on solution updates, maintenance, upgrades, and configurations
- Enhancements: EsTO stock transfer process (dealer to dealer transfer process)
- Designed and implemented this project is to send goods between dealers
- Which omitted lot of manual work for the COS and represented ln over ~$300K savings annually
- Worked on requirement gathering and preparing functional specification documents
- Performed end to end testing and documented the issues
- Prepared Training documents for customer/Dealers
- Customization of Sales Documents viz., Quotation, Sales order as per the requirements
- Developed a custom order create program which will create Admin Sales orders and Admin Returns
- PCI (Product Cost Information) Project
- This project is to send product cost estimates to customers in XML format
- Has a lot of process improvements delivering ~50% increased productivity
- Gathered requirements and prepared functional specification document
- Collaborated with business users to gather all test scenarios to work with the testing team and build test scripts to increase work efficiency by 30 percent
- Worked closely with ABAP team and PI team to finish the project in a timely manner
- Simplified proper unit testing and end to end testing from three different systems to ensure connectivity and interface is working correctly
- Implemented process saves tedious manual work and approximately $50 to 60K per year
Senior SAP SD/EDI Consultant
Abbot Labs
06.2008 - 05.2009
- Company Overview: Nutrition Dept
- Played a key role in configuring and maintaining SAP SD/MM master data and ensuring seamless integration with Finance and SCM modules
- Collaborated with business users to understand issues and new requirements, conducting proof of concepts and presenting solution options to enhance operational efficiencies
- Documented process flows, requirement documents, functional design documents, and test plans for enhancements and projects, ensuring clarity and alignment with project objectives
- Facilitated meetings and collaborated with external consulting companies to streamline project timelines and deliverables
- Audited functional specification for new developments and validations
- Reviewed design documents, technical specs, master data migration activities, test design and execution phase of SAP Scenarios
- Presented solution design and functional specifications for approvals
- Coordinated for UAT sign off from the business
- Maintained configuration documentation up to date
- Adhered to customer policies and standards
- Communications responsibilities with key users from client businesses
- Provided final business sign-off results to be published to key stakeholders with GO/NO recommendations
- Nutrition Dept
ADVANSOFT WORLWIDE INC.
06.2005 - 01.2008
SAP SD Functional
TURBO MACHINERIES Pvt. Ltd.
06.2003 - 11.2003
Programmer
INFOLINKS TECH. Pvt
03.2001 - 05.2003
Programmer
EUCLID INFOTECH Pvt Ltd
09.1999 - 02.2001
Education
Bachelor of Science (BS) - Computers (M.S.Cs)
Osmania University
Hyderabad, Andhra PradeshPost-Grad Diploma - Computer Applications
HANSA COMPUTERS
HyderabadSkills
- Strategic Planning & Implementation
- SAP Order-to-Cash (OTC) Solutions
- Business Requirements Analysis
- Stakeholder Engagement & Relationship Management
- Change Management
- Team Leadership & Mentorship
- Solution Design & Technical Architecture
- Project Management
- Production Support & Incident Management
- Cross-Functional Collaboration (SFDC, BI, Integration)
- Proficient in SAP S/4HANA
- Proficient in SAP SD/MM modules
- Proficient in SAP ERP (specific modules related to OTC)
- Project Management Tools (eg, MS Project, Jira)
- Data Integration and BI Tools (eg, SAP BW, Power BI)
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Certification
- SAP S4HANA Certified application associate - S/4HANA sales, 01/01/21
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM), 12/01/22
- PMP certified, 02/01/23
- Certified SAFe POPM, 02/01/23
Key Leadership Qualities
Deals with internal and external customers at all levels via telephone and email to ensure successful communication through active listening and thoughtful questions., Resolves in-depth queries in a methodical manner, independently and with internal and external business partners, to find appropriate resolutions and efficiencies., Enjoys sharing knowledge and encouraging development of others., Refined planning and organizational skills that balance work, team support, and ad-hoc responsibilities in a timely and professional manner.
Accomplishments
Certified SAP S/4 Hana sales and certified Agile POPM .
Languages
English
Full Professional
Telugu
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Lead Architect SAP OTC and B2B integration/Senior B2B Business Analyst
Bayer Crop Sciences
04.2022 - Current
Lead ERP Implementation/OTC Analyst / B2B Business Analyst
Monsanto
01.2010 - 04.2022
Senior SAP SD/EDI Consultant
Abbot Labs
06.2008 - 05.2009
ADVANSOFT WORLWIDE INC.
06.2005 - 01.2008
SAP SD Functional
TURBO MACHINERIES Pvt. Ltd.
06.2003 - 11.2003
Programmer
INFOLINKS TECH. Pvt
03.2001 - 05.2003
Programmer
EUCLID INFOTECH Pvt Ltd
09.1999 - 02.2001
Bachelor of Science (BS) - Computers (M.S.Cs)
Osmania University
Post-Grad Diploma - Computer Applications
HANSA COMPUTERS
- SAP S4HANA Certified application associate - S/4HANA sales, 01/01/21
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM), 12/01/22
- PMP certified, 02/01/23
- Certified SAFe POPM, 02/01/23
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