Hi, I’m
Sathish Kumar Donthula
New Jersey
Summary
Technical Project Manager with hands-on experience delivering SAP S/4HANA and cloudbased solutions, specializing in SAP BTP, ABAP-led development, and SAP Integration Suite (CPI) programs. Strong in leading small to mid-size teams, coordinating onsite-offshore execution, and ensuring quality through automation-first testing and governed change management. Experienced in aligning technical delivery with business processes, supporting fit-to-standard adoption, and leveraging Cloud and GenAI enablers to improve productivity, documentation, and testing efficiency. Known for clear stakeholder communication, pragmatic problem-solving, and stable delivery in complex SAP landscapes.
Overview
18
years of professional experience
5
Certification
Work History
AccentureTokyo
SAP Manager | Technical Program Lead
06.2023 - 02.2026
Job overview
- Led large-scale SAP S/4HANA and hybrid cloud transformation programs for global enterprises including Toshiba, Canon Medical, and JFE across hybrid on-prem and cloud landscapes.
- Owned end-to-end delivery roadmap for multi-stream S/4HANA programs (1500+ custom objects), defining milestones, delivery plans, and dependency matrices while ensuring 100% milestone adherence.
- Acted as front-facing program lead coordinating cross-functional teams across SAP functional, ABAP, SAP Integration Suite (CPI), infrastructure, security, and platform engineering.
- Established structured RAID governance, readiness gates, and proactive dependency management, reducing post-go-live defects by 40%.
- Led SAP BTP-based extensibility and integration initiatives using Cloud Foundry and SAP Integration Suite, aligning solution architecture with enterprise cloud standards.
- Partnered closely with infrastructure and platform teams on environment strategy, transport sequencing, and disaster recovery validation, contributing to HA/DR readiness and structured cutover execution.
- Enabled SAP BTP platform capabilities and Joule AI adoption, driving AI-assisted insights, automation, and productivity improvements across SAP applications.
- Delivered Steering Committee and Leadership updates with clear articulation of risks, mitigation strategies, milestone health, and delivery forecasts.
- Drove consistent cross-team follow-ups, tracked action items, and ensured alignment across engineering and business stakeholders.
- Standardized Project Management assets (templates, checklists, accelerators) used across Japan delivery, enabling 20-30% faster project mobilization and consistent quality in design and development.
- Built automation using ABAP, CPI, and workflows that resulted in 10-15% effort reduction per release and reduced manual touchpoints.
- Stabilized transports, cutover planning, and hypercare, reducing post-go-live defects by 40% through clear migration sequencing and validation checkpoints.
- Improved ABAP program performance 1.5× through SQL trace, buffer optimization, and code redesign, resulting in faster and reduced batch runtimes.
- Designed and delivered complex PP configurations (MRP, BOM/Routing, Production Versions), RICEFs, FDD/BDD documentation, and SAP MII integrations improving shop-floor throughput and operational visibility.
WiproTokyo
Onsite Manager / Integration Manager
04.2021 - 05.2023
Job overview
- Led enterprise integration and cloud-based SAP programs across multi-region landscapes.
- Managed 500+ SAP CPI interfaces for Hanes (USA) in a multi-cloud landscape, achieving zero major defects during go-live. Introduced interface patterns and reusable schemas that reduced rework by 30-35%.
- Strengthened offshore coordination, expanding the delivery team and increasing project revenue and velocity through predictable delivery and governance.
- Led full data migration and cutover for Surgalign (S/4HANA on-prem). Achieved error-free loads, resolving mapping and validation issues and improving load cycles by 40%.
- Designed and deployed SAP-CPI-Kinaxis integration to streamline high-volume MRP processing, significantly reducing exceptions and planning efficiency improved by 40-50%, enabling stable end-to-end supply planning.
LTI MindtreeTokyo
SAP Sr. Project Manager
07.2006 - 12.2019
Job overview
- Delivered multi-country SAP ECC and S/4HANA rollouts across complex enterprise landscapes.
- Led multi-country S/4 and ECC rollouts for Yokogawa (Japan, USA, Europe, India) across multi-client landscapes with heavy custom code. Delivered all go-lives on schedule, reducing UAT/production defects by 65% through design standardization and review governance.
- Managed bilingual project delivery (EN-JP), conducting workshops, user training, and documentation that improved adoption and reduced translation gaps.
- Configured extensive PP modules (MRP, BOMs, routings, scheduling, production versions) and delivered custom ABAP/Fiori applications that improved production planning efficiency by 20-25%.
- As Chevron ABAP/PI Lead, designed integrations using SOAP, IDoc, RFC, and Proxy, stabilizing PI operations. Reduced PI defects by 65% and improved issue resolution times by 30% using monitoring automation, alert rules, and interface cleanup.
Education
Adhiyaman College of Engineering
B.E from Mechanical Engineering
University Overview
Skills
- SAP S/4HANA program delivery and support
- SAP PP
- SAP ABAP
- SAP Fiori/UI5 applications
- OData
- RESTful ABAP Programming Model
- Core Data Services
- SAP BTP-based extensibility
- SAP CPI-driven integrations
- Enterprise integrations
- Workflow-enabled business processes
- RICEF management
- SAP MII
- SAP MES
- Manufacturing and shop-floor integrations
- Data migration
- Cutover coordination
- Validation
- Delivery and fit-to-standard execution
- GenAI-assisted documentation
- Impact analysis
- Productivity enablement
- ABAP
- Java
- SQL
- REST APIs
- SAP BTP
- Tricentis TOSCA
- JIRA
- ServiceNow
Websites
Certification
- SAP Certified development specialist ABAP for HANA 2.0
- SAP Certified Application Associate - SAP S/4 HANA Production Planning and Manufacturing (1709)
- SAP Certified Development Associate - SAP Integration Suite
- SAP Certified Associate- Implementation Consultant, S/4HANA Cloud (Public Edition)
- SAP Certified Associate- SAP Cloud Application Programming Model
Onsite Travel And Client Engagements
Onsite Travel And Client Engagements
Extensive onsite experience across Japan, USA, Manila and India, delivering SAP S/4HANA implementations and integration projects for leading clients including Ajinomoto, Toshiba, Canon Medical, Yokogawa Electrical, JFE, Surgalign, Hanes, Chevron, and Johnson & Johnson.Personal Information
Personal Information
Title: SAP Techno-Functional Architect & Transformation ManagerTimeline
SAP Manager | Technical Program Lead
Accenture
06.2023 - 02.2026
Onsite Manager / Integration Manager
Wipro
04.2021 - 05.2023
SAP Sr. Project Manager
LTI Mindtree
07.2006 - 12.2019
Adhiyaman College of Engineering
B.E from Mechanical Engineering