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Sridhar Dawady

Austin,USA

Summary

Accomplished Sr. Manager at YETI Coolers, adept in leading SAP global innovation with a proven track record for SAP OTC projects. My strategic vision and team management skills have consistently delivered project success and operational excellence. Versatile manager with background in coordinating diverse teams and managing complex projects. Skilled in strategic planning, operational improvement, and fostering collaborative environments. Demonstrated ability to enhance efficiency and productivity while maintaining high standards of quality. Successfully implemented innovative solutions that resulted in positive organizational changes.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work History

Sr. Manager, SAP Applications

YETI Coolers
04.2022 - Current
  • Leading SAP global innovation team for YETI Coolers focusing on SAP OTC Projects like aATP, IBP, Adyen integration, Rise Migration, Amazon FBM automation, Commercial invoice automation.
  • Responsible for major YETI projects and minor enhancements, managing offshore production support team for daily production support activities
  • Planned and led team meetings to review business results and communicate new and ongoing priorities.
  • Identified and pursued new business opportunities to expand market presence and revenue streams.
  • Coordinated with internal departments to ensure successful execution of projects according to timeline and budget constraints.

SAP OTC Lead

General Motors
Austin, TX
06.2013 - 04.2022
  • Leading a GM Global Innovation team for SAP OTC projects which primarily focuses on large to medium project and minor enhancements
  • Responsibility includes project planning, finalizing the project scope, interlocks with verticals organization, SAP Order to Cash team formation, leading blueprinting activities requirements gathering sessions, provide solution design consultation to functional resources, SD/MM/FI configurations, working with developers, test planning, end user training planning, go live and post go live support
  • GM Defense Project (Jan 2021 – ongoing): Order to Delivery Lead for GM Defense project
  • Working closely with PWC consultants and DASSIAN consultants
  • Defined project epics and user stories creation for Phase 1 for contracts, pricing, and billing
  • Configured SAP system for Contract and Project billing functionalities
  • SAP Solution for Future of Retail Project (July 2020 – ongoing): Leading the project for Vehicle Incentive transformation from legacy systems to SAP Vistex solution using agile project methodology
  • Actively leading on user story creation sessions, backlog refinement, Sprint planning, working on user story tasks and end user demo
  • New Trade flow Project (Sept 2019 – Feb 2020): Order to Cash project lead for new trade flow for importing vehicles and parts from different countries
  • Project scope includes complete order to cash process including purchase order, goods receipt, invoice receipt, delivery, goods issue, billing, accounting and customer payments
  • E-Bike Project (February 2019 – July 2019): Project lead for e-Bike Europe project
  • GM started selling e-Bikes to 3 European countries Netherland, Belgium, and Germany
  • The scope of the project is to set up end to end OTC process in SAP
  • Managed a team of five consultant to make project go live successfully in time
  • Configured SAP SD functions (Sales Order type, Billing Type, Pricing, Output, Forms etc.)
  • Andean Project (March 2018 – Feb 2019): Project lead for 20 OTC resources working on this project
  • Scope of the project is to implement GM South America Andean countries (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, and Uruguay) Vehicle Sales and Incentive process to global eSAP system
  • Lead the onsite blueprint sessions in Bogota, Colombia
  • Generated DML (Developers Master List) for this project and directly contributed in process designs for many SAP functions (eBilling solutions, invoice forms, approval certificate, credit management, Vehicle Pricing, VIN Creation, Various reports, and interfaces with GM Financial System, Global Warranty System, GEPARA, SAP Portal etc
  • Prepared the SD/MM configuration item list and assisted functional resources in configuration when necessary
  • Korea Project (Feb 2017 – Feb 2018): OTC Project lead
  • Project to implement complete Korean vehicle solution to global eSAP
  • Major functional areas worked are order to cash (sales order, delivery, invoice), product costing, materials management (defining vehicle material master, purchase orders, invoice receipt) etc
  • Project put on hold after renegotiation with Korean government when most of the FDD (Functional Design Document) were completed and development was about to start
  • Suite on HANA upgrade (August 2016 – Dec 2016): Key OTC member for Suite on HANA technical upgrade for existing ECC system
  • Analyzed existing process and lead regression testing effort involving 10 OTC functional resources
  • Received SAP Fiori training
  • Singapore TradeCo (October 2015 – June 2016): The project is to design TradeCo process in global SAP system to support vehicle imports to GM South America region
  • Worked as OTC lead for this project to design new process with 5 functional resources from different teams
  • Functional areas worked: A new order to cash process involving sales order, scheduling agreement, delivery schedule, MIGO, delivery, PGI and billing for ADBB (Annual direct business benefit) over US$ 10 Million per year
  • India Technical Center project (Oct 2014 - August 2015): OTC Lead for TCI project to migrate from SAP R/3 4.6 to ECC 6.0
  • Lead the project with 7 OTC resources working on end to end order to cash process
  • Implemented sales order, delivery, and invoice process for different businesses like AC Delco parts sales and battery sales
  • Implemented official document number functionality for India and recently modified new tax structure
  • Area worked: Sales order types, pricing, delivery types, output forms, invoice types, official number range, invoice reports, and interfaces
  • The project went live successfully as planned with no post go live issues
  • Non-Vehicle project (June 2013 – May 2014): Worked as a key resource to migrate order to cash functionality (sales order, billing, and cash applications) to SAP from NVBAR (Non-Vehicle Billing and Account Receivables) system
  • Project went live successfully as planned
  • Area worked: Sales document types, pricing, billing types, invoice forms, interfaces

Sr. SAP Functional Consultant

Hunter Douglas
Broomfield, CO
08.2011 - 05.2013
  • Company Overview: Broomfield CO
  • Major responsibilities include implementing new SAP projects, enhancement of existing functionalities, and break fixes in highly customized make to order environment
  • Implemented rebate functionality in Hunter Douglas for customers and vendors
  • Implemented Sales Order output determination replacing old customized sales order output process
  • Implemented SAP standard third party order processing for the first time in Hunter Douglas
  • Modified shipping notification program to make more frequent
  • Designed incompletion procedure for different sales order types (Repairs, Remake and Credit orders)
  • Added new routes for the different shipping points
  • Added new pricing condition type for promotion by enhancing existing custom process
  • Modified Invoice Output Form both in SAP and third-party invoice services (KUBRA)
  • Implemented SAP Payment card functionality for the customers
  • Resolved various issue tickets and worked on enhancements, tickets using REMEDY system
  • Worked on Address Verification Software – QAS during implementation in Hunter Douglas
  • Provided order to cash production support in highly customized SAP environment
  • Actively participate in Single Configurator project for various KMATs
  • Broomfield CO

Manager II SAP SD Lead

Amkor Technologies
Chandler, AZ
11.2007 - 05.2011
  • Company Overview: Chandler AZ
  • SD Lead for the development, maintenance, enhancement, and on-going production support of SD/MM modules within the SAP application for existing implementations and new Global deployments (partner SAP America)
  • Collaborated with internal customers, North America and Asia key stakeholders to define user requirements, assess available functionality and develop solution options
  • Performed functional-technical analysis and identified gaps in current business processes, while always ensuring that Global template requirements are not impacted
  • Configured, developed test cases, process flows, and defined data conversion processes
  • Post deployment support, analyzed and resolved system issues and configured the system as required in compliance with new business requirements
  • SAP Modules Supported: SD: New billing methods, sales orders, workflow, text determinations, Payment card processing, and PRD data conversion for the go live
  • MM: Developed interface between SAP SD and PROS pricing systems
  • Chandler AZ

SAP SD Senior Consultant

Daimler Trucks NA LLC
Portland, OR
10.2006 - 11.2007
  • Company Overview: Portland, OR
  • Responsible for the development, maintenance, enhancement, and on-going production support of SD/MM modules within the SAP application for existing implementations and new deployments
  • Collaborated with internal customers and key stakeholders to define user requirements, assess available functionality and develop solution options
  • Supported the testing and documentation for the development of new enhancements and Global customizing changes
  • Created change requests to resolve system gaps and configured the system as required satisfying identified business requirements
  • SAP Modules Supported: SD: Support request tickets, back order processing, created and run several CATT test cases, queries to generate various reports, new enhancement based on changed business scenarios
  • Portland, OR

SAP SD Consultant

Micron Technology
Boise, ID
06.2005 - 08.2006
  • Company Overview: Boise, ID
  • Managed the SAP System version 4.6, providing production support and handling new system developments
  • Supported Order Management (OM) team in analyzing, testing, and configuration
  • Wrote functional specifications, test scripts, and end user training material for order to cash
  • Implemented various system enhancements and defects project for MTI and Crucial Technology
  • Coordinated with FI and LE-SHIP team in different issues
  • Team member in quarterly release integration testing
  • Implemented various small projects for its bi-weekly change review board
  • Prepared test logs and training documents for the end users
  • Trained end users and super user for the system changes
  • Coordinated with EDI team for EDI interfacing sales orders
  • Configuration performed: pricing procedure, created various price lists, partner determination procedure, customer master configuration
  • Updated SD configuration documents
  • Boise, ID

Education

MS - Software Engineering

University of St. Thomas
Minneapolis, MN
01.2004

MBA - Sales and Marketing

Pondicherry University
India
01.2000

B.E. - Chemical Engineering

IIT Roorkee
India
01.1997

Timeline

Sr. Manager, SAP Applications

YETI Coolers
04.2022 - Current

SAP OTC Lead

General Motors
06.2013 - 04.2022

Sr. SAP Functional Consultant

Hunter Douglas
08.2011 - 05.2013

Manager II SAP SD Lead

Amkor Technologies
11.2007 - 05.2011

SAP SD Senior Consultant

Daimler Trucks NA LLC
10.2006 - 11.2007

SAP SD Consultant

Micron Technology
06.2005 - 08.2006

MS - Software Engineering

University of St. Thomas

MBA - Sales and Marketing

Pondicherry University

B.E. - Chemical Engineering

IIT Roorkee

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