Partha Gopalakrishna

• Responsible for SAP portfolio across Consumer Good, Retail and Chemical industry verticals
• Customers include Keurig Dr.Pepper, Under Armour, Land O’Lakes, Axalta, Newmarket, Ashland, Campbell Soup, Corteva, Constellation Brands etc
• Core areas of focus includes advisory, SAP roadmap build and execution
• Delivery for major transformation programs using SAP Activate / RISE with SAP methodologies
• Budgeting, Planning and cost management for IT programs
• Stakeholder management
• Risk and mitigation strategies development
• Represent HCLTech in industry events and other external facing opportunities
• Program Director for large S/4HANA programs - develop roadmap, ramp-up team, track program status, identify risk and develop mitigation plans, project dashboard and presentation in QBRs
• Lead and develop the SAP Practice CoE team on new capabilities – BTP, Signavio, Lean IX etc
• Development and maintenance of key IT and business stakeholder relationships
• Oversaw talent acquisition efforts, attracting top talent from diverse backgrounds and skill sets while maintaining a rigorous selection process for continued excellence within the organization.
• Achieved departmental goals by developing and implementing strategic initiatives.
• Implemented data-driven decision-making practices to inform business strategy and optimize performance metrics across all departments.
• Established key industry partnerships, solidifying the company''s position as a market leader in its field.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to drive process improvements and innovation.

• Responsible for SAP portfolio across Consumer Good, Retail and Logistics verticals
• Customers include Ulta Beauty, Compass Food Group, SGWS, Hershey’s, Hallmark, Chobani, Costco, Fossil, Brown-Forman, Brewers company, Ralph Lauren, Levi Strauss, Agropur, Kraft Heinz, Mondelez etc
• Core areas of focus include S/4HANA advisory services – roadmap build and execution
• Delivery for major transformation programs using SAP Activate / RISE with SAP methodologies
• Help build Business Case for S/4HANA transformation and track value of SAP program
• Budgeting, Planning and cost management for IT programs
• Stakeholder management
• Risk and mitigation strategies development
• Represent HCL in industry events and other external facing opportunities
• Planning and deployment oversight for accounts within my portfolio
• Team development
• Program Director for large S/4HANA programs - develop roadmap, ramp-up team, track program status, identify risk and develop mitigation plans, project dashboard and presentation in QBRs
• Lead and develop the SAP Practice CoE team on new capabilities – BTP, Signavio, Lean IX etc
• Development and maintenance of key IT and business stakeholder relationships
• Alliance development with SAP and partnerships with various niche services firms / product companies
• Keep abreast of latest technology trends for the industry and provide direction for transformation programs
• Delivered SAP programs such as Global S/4HANA Template build and roll-out for a fashion retailer across US, Canada and Mexico
• S/4HANA Implementation for a beauty products retailer
• S/4HANA pilot implementation for a food distribution company
• S/4HANA Support for a dairy manufacturing company
• S/4HANA assessment for a roofing company
• SuccessFactors implementation for a beauty products retailer
• ECC upgrade for a Fashion retailer
• SAP Rollouts for a dairy manufacturing company

AI/ML use cases implementation using BTP for a fashion retailer

• Managed a SAP portfolio – responsible for North America SAP practice build, delivering SAP Services across all strategic industry verticals (CPG, Manufacturing, Telecom, Utilities, Railroad, Life sciences)
• Some of core areas of focus are: CoE build across North America
• Program Director for large S/4HANA programs - develop roadmap, ramp-up team, track program status, identify risk and develop mitigation plans, project dashboard and presentation in QBRs
• Building the next level team to drive critical programs
• Was responsible for SAP RISE offering globally for Tech Mahindra
• Participate in SAP events, webinars
• Alliance development with SAP and various niche services firms / product companies
• Worked with over 100+ customers/prospects across multiple industry verticals on various programs ranging from S/4HANA implementation, S/4HANA Application maintenance and support, S/4HANA Migration, Leanardo use cases, carve-outs, integration and automation use cases
• Some of the programs delivered during stint are as follows: Chemicals company – SAP Carve-out and Support, Medical devices company - ADM (including carve-out, cloud migration, automation and transformation), Large CPG company – Supply Chain transformation, Logistics company – S/4HANA assessment, Large global automotive – Global Warranty Program, Large wireless company – Track and Trace of devices using IoT, serialization, Automotive start-up – S/4HANA Greenfield implementation, Discrete manufacturing company – S/4HANA, Specialty Chemicals company – SAP and 100+ applications carve-out, Chemicals Company – SAP CPI Implementation, Oil and Gas Field services company – SAP CPQ Implementation, Chemicals Company – C4HANA Commerce Cloud - B2B Implementation, Global conglomerate – SAP Cloud Migration to AWS, Packaging company - Central Finance Managed Services, Industrial Manufacturing Company - Ariba Roll-outs, Discrete Manufacturing Company – ECC Upgrade, Global Managed Services for a large CPG company, S/4 implementation for a 2 pilot plans for an Industrial manufacturing company, CPI integration for a chemicals company, ECC upgrade for large financial institution, Data migration to SAP and SAP cloud migration to AWS for an Aviation company, Multi-year AMS for personal care major, S/4 conversion for a software distributor

• Company Overview: Altria Inc
• Is nation’s largest cigarette manufacturer and has the highest market share and revenues in the business
• It’s an operating company under Altria Inc
• Which also holds the UST and John Middleton operating companies
• Its products include the flagship Marlboro, Virginia Slims, Parliament etc
• Engagement Director for SAP portfolio
• Responsible for the relationship and growth of SAP portfolio within the account
• Delivered many programs such as ERP consolidation - Integrate Altria’s cigar and smokeless business unit’s functionalities into the existing SAP platform
• SAP upgrade and HCM implementation program
• Trade programs execution and enhancements to the CRM platform
• Mobile Apps design and development for various business units
• Cloud migration assessment for the IT landscape
• Modernization of the manufacturing applications
• Digital marketing solution
• Consumer engagement programs
• BI & Analytics programs
• Brand websites testing program

• Multiple roles (developer, team lead, project manager, engagement manager, account manager) focused on delivering value to various customers across industries.
• Enhanced operational efficiency by streamlining processes and implementing cost-saving measures.
• Managed complex budgets, ensuring optimal allocation of resources for maximum return on investment.