Saumitra Chopade
Bridgewater,USA
Summary
Accomplished in leading IT transformations at Brother International Corporation, I excel in SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud and strategic planning. With a proven track record of enhancing productivity by over 30% and adept at team management, I bring a robust blend of technical expertise and leadership to drive significant business growth.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr. Manager, IT Product Owner
Brother International Corporation
Bridgewater, USA
07.2015 - Current
- Operate SAP-HANA ecosystem work items in factory model
- Manage internal resources and vendors required to keep the SAP-ERP Factory running at optimal levels
- Budget planning and management – both opex and capex
- Hire, promote and fire team members as per the needs of the organization and individual performance
- Manage resource capacity to meet the approved demand of work
- Ensure product platform stability and optimal performance as well as up-time
- Work with internal stakeholders to build and implement product roadmap
- Define / execute processes required to run the SAP-ERP factory
- Ensure process adherence, SLA adherence and manage KPIs
- Reporting on the factory performance and product performance on regular basis
Sr. Manager, IT Technical Project Manager
Brother International Corporation
Bridgewater, USA
07.2015 - Current
- Deliver the technical objects required to meet the project needs and design needs for the multi-year, multi-million dollar HANA implementation program
- Ensure quality deliverables within budget and on time for technical objects assigned to the internal IT team working on the project
- Provide oversight and report on progress of the work for this key transformation initiative of the company
- Ensure technical feasibility, maintainability of the objects being delivered
- Manage and ensure transition of the work items to the support team post golive and hypercare
- Work closely with the third-party vendors to ensure seamless delivery of the project work
Sr. Manager, IT PMO
Brother International Corporation
Bridgewater, USA
07.2015 - Current
- Help setup and define IT PMO structure as part of the organization change initiative undertaken by the VP of IT
- Defined 'day-in-life' process of a PMO project manager
- Defined processes and SOPs for various PMO activities such as: Project handover to support, Vendor management and contracts management process definition and templates definition, PM handover checklist, Governance framework – operational, PMO and strategic, Status reporting matrix and templates (weekly reporting, steering committee reporting and board of directors review reporting templates), Throughput reporting definition, Team Foundation Server for Agile work planning and execution, Integration of Team Foundation Server and Project Server for automating the task creation, time reporting functions
- Manage and lead large projects such as multi-million dollar/multi-year programs
- Manage day-to-day operations of Order-to-Cash portfolio
- Using Agile methodology, manage day-to-day operations for Order-to-Cash business portfolio
- Provide regular status reporting to the Sr
- Director and VP of IT on the overview and KPI matrix of the portfolio
Associate Engagement Manager, Life Sciences Practice
Infosys Limited
Bridgewater, USA
04.2015 - 07.2015
- Conceptualization of IT projects, building ROI and business case, create budget requirements, estimate spend, present and defend proposals for new projects
- Contract negotiation, revenue generation, P/L Management for assigned portfolio
- Hiring/firing skilled resources in order to maintain and manage skilled staff to deliver projects
- Plan, manage and execute portfolio of IT projects ranging from POC development to day-to-day production support work in the IT department
- Business development within the assigned portfolio
- Meet or exceed the revenue targets, build and manage pipeline to meet the targets
- Act as single point of escalation for all projects within the portfolio
Associate Practice Engagement Manager, SAP Practice, Life Sciences Unit
Infosys Limited
Bridgewater, USA
04.2014 - 03.2015
- Responsible for managing and deliverying variety of SAP-based projects/initiatives starting from regular day-to-day production support to complex implementations of SAP add-ons, modules
- Took over the challenge of managing smaller Life Sciences Customers on the East Coast with a total existing SAP-based portfolio of only 1.15 MUSD and then grow it to over 30% y-o-y in FY15 and beyond
- Responsible for a total team size of about 20
- Created pro-active business development opportunities in one of the accounts that can lead to over 4 MUSD downstream TCV if won
Associate Practice Engagement Manager, SAP Practice, Retail and Life Sciences Unit
Infosys Limited
East Hanover, USA
10.2012 - 03.2014
- Responsible for managing and deliverying variety of SAP-based projects/initiatives starting from regular day-to-day production support to complex implementations of SAP add-ons, modules
- Managed one of the biggest Managed Services contract for the customers in this industry
- Increased account portfolio from 8 MUSD per year to over 15 MUSD years in the span of 18 months
Senior Project Manager, Sales, SAP Practice, Retail and Life Sciences Unit
Infosys Limited
East Hanover, USA
04.2010 - 09.2012
- Managed key relationships in the North Americas for Novartis – one of the largest SAP customers of Infosys
- Worked as part of the global account management team reporting to Regional Engagement Manager
Senior Project Manager, SAP Practice, Retail and Life Sciences Unit
Infosys Limited
East Hanover, USA
02.2008 - 03.2010
- Responsible for day to day project delivery for Novartis Pharma – USA team working out of the NJ region
- Successfully managed the project delivery with minimum escalations, within budget and with high quality
Project Manager, Technical Services, SAP Practice, Insurance, Healthcare and Life Sciences Unit
Infosys Limited
Basel, Switzerland
04.2006 - 01.2008
- Managed a team of SAP technical resources and delivery of technical services for the customer
- Hands-on technical objects delivery and review of the work being delivered by the junior members of the team
Programmer Analyst, Enterprise Services
Infosys Limited
Basel, Switzerland
12.2005 - 03.2006
- Work as onsite SAP ABAP developer as part of the global SAP ABAP team for Astra Zeneca customer in UK
- Delivered high quality SAP ABAP code with very minimal rework and defects injection rate
Programmer Analyst, Enterprise Services
Infosys Limited
Pune, India
07.2004 - 11.2005
- Manage ABAP team working from offshore and also participate in hands-on deliverables
- Responsible for overall delivery and quality of the deliverables being built by the offshore team
Systems Analyst, SAP Support Operations, Indirect Procurement Department
Eastman Chemical Company
Kingsport, USA
08.2001 - 06.2004
- Support SAP custom developments and transactions for the Indirect Procurement Team
- Manage day-to-day support requests for the team
Research Assistant, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and Technology (Virginia Tech)
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Rockville, USA
01.2000 - 04.2001
- Understand the requirements of the simulation design project for a shipyard
- Build simulations using leading simulation software to replicate the workforce management scenarios for various ship-wreck repairs and rebuilding projects
Education
Master of Science - Systems Engineering
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA, USA01.2001
Bachelor of Engineer - Mechanical Engineering
College of Engg
Pune, M.S., India01.1999
Skills
- SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud
- SAP ECC
- Program and project management
- Product ownership
- Budget and financial oversight
- Roadmap development
- Team management
- Resource planning
- Relationship management
- Partnership development
- Strategic planning
- Troubleshooting and problem resolution
- Property storage management
- Competitive program management
Experiencehighlights
20+ years, 17+ years, 10+ years, 12+ years, PM Elite certified (equivalent of PMP), CSM – Certified Scrum Master
Personal Information
Citizenship: US Citizen
Timeline
Sr. Manager, IT Product Owner
Brother International Corporation
07.2015 - Current
Sr. Manager, IT Technical Project Manager
Brother International Corporation
07.2015 - Current
Sr. Manager, IT PMO
Brother International Corporation
07.2015 - Current
Associate Engagement Manager, Life Sciences Practice
Infosys Limited
04.2015 - 07.2015
Associate Practice Engagement Manager, SAP Practice, Life Sciences Unit
Infosys Limited
04.2014 - 03.2015
Associate Practice Engagement Manager, SAP Practice, Retail and Life Sciences Unit
Infosys Limited
10.2012 - 03.2014
Senior Project Manager, Sales, SAP Practice, Retail and Life Sciences Unit
Infosys Limited
04.2010 - 09.2012
Senior Project Manager, SAP Practice, Retail and Life Sciences Unit
Infosys Limited
02.2008 - 03.2010
Project Manager, Technical Services, SAP Practice, Insurance, Healthcare and Life Sciences Unit
Infosys Limited
04.2006 - 01.2008
Programmer Analyst, Enterprise Services
Infosys Limited
12.2005 - 03.2006
Programmer Analyst, Enterprise Services
Infosys Limited
07.2004 - 11.2005
Systems Analyst, SAP Support Operations, Indirect Procurement Department
Eastman Chemical Company
08.2001 - 06.2004
Research Assistant, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and Technology (Virginia Tech)
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
01.2000 - 04.2001
Master of Science - Systems Engineering
Virginia Tech
Bachelor of Engineer - Mechanical Engineering
College of Engg
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