8/12/2019 pk-sf-resume-06_13

1/4

Prashant Kulkarni, Supply Chain email: nuovo7@hotmail.com; phone: 949-742-2003

ObjectiveAs a trusted advisor, successfully lead clients to conceptualize & deploy innovative and creative business solutions thatbring substantial value to them and improve their market presence and competitiveness.

Summary

Over 20 years of industry and consulting experience in project management, Sales & Marketing, ERP (SAP)implementations and solutions consulting

Bring Big 4 consulting and Fortune 500 experience

Provided successful leadership on several full life cycle Business Transformational and Global SAP ERPinitiatives

Led Order to Cash (OTC) competency within SAP SCM practice of PwC; responsible for group of 30 ~ 35 OTCconsultants for coaching, staffing and their overall developmental needs

Partner with clients to establish transformational Business Roadmap to support achievement of short andlong term business goals along with technological changes

Effectively communicate amongst client teams, account teams and solution teams to provide exceptionalclient experience that not only supports solution delivery but also supports overall execution of accountstrategy.

Effectively manage stakeholder communication, C-level communication and escalations, and regularengagement communication to successfully manage the change

Lead and direct teams that are responsible for requirements analysis, business blueprint, businessapplications development, deployment & cut-over planning and post implementation support

Manage all aspects of engagement including project planning and scheduling activities, scope and budgetmanagement, risk and risk mitigation plan, issues management and resolution, staffing needs and projectgovernance

Extensive experience of managing on-site and virtual teams on post go-live support, SAP instanceconsolidation, security, upgrades, hot pack applications, custom development and OSS.

Highly experienced in designing integrated end-to-end business solutions using e-commerce tools, B2Bportals, multiple channels management aspects, 3rdparty systems and bolt-on applications along with SAPECC

Adept in managing configuration/development of complex business solutions using SAP ECC suite andextended SCM suite; specifically worked on SAP Sales & Distribution, Logistic Execution, Transportation, PP-Sales & Operation Planning, Credit Management and SAP CRM

Business Transformation and ERP (SAP) projects experience spans across Aerospace, AutomobileComponent, Consumer Electronics, Consumer Durables, Entertainment, Food processing, Hi-tech, Industria

manufacturing, Life sciences, Medical Devices manufacturing, Media, Retail, Specialty Chemicals andTrading industries

Worked on projects in Canada, Germany, India, Japan, Malaysia, Middle East, Mexico, UK and USA on SAPas well as non SAP project assignments

Responsibilities Include

Business Development; develop and maintain long term relationship with clients (external and internal) Network with C-level and down and maintain strong relationship with clients and to develop domain

knowledge Solution Design and Delivery (including onshore offshore delivery model, virtual teams) Team and Practice development select, staff, build and develop teams, motivate teams and provide

coaching to team members; team to develop demos and pilots with latest SAP applications Thought Leadership - Develop a Point of View (POV) on customer's industry business challenges, speak at

conferences, collaborate with clients for presenting at external events Develop methodology and tools

Recent Employment History and Select project experience

I) Director, Advisory Services, PricewaterhouseCoopers - From July 2011 Manager, Advisory Services, PricewaterhouseCoopers - From June 2009 to June 2011

Engagement DirectorGlobal Entertainment company: Led a team of PwC and client personnel for assessment of BI /BW security for a major Entertainment and Media company. I managed a team of security specialists which conductedan overall assessment of clients security configuration, Access Control, User Provisioning process, and securitylandscape and provided recommendations for improvements.

Engagement Director - Major Retailer: Led a strategic business transformation initiative for a major specialty retailer

8/12/2019 pk-sf-resume-06_13

2/4

Prashant Kulkarni, Supply Chain email: nuovo7@hotmail.com; phone: 949-742-2003

Managed a team of PwC and client personnel with US onsite and virtual teams working from India and China. AsEngagement Director, I managed all aspects of the project including project plans preparation, addressing staffingneeds and recruitment, project execution activities, scheduling and budgeting activities, managing scope changes andchange orders. I was responsible to drive overall development, quality and timely deliverables and deploymentactivities. Coordinated teams including offshore and virtual teams; drove issues listing for their resolution in a timelymanner; provided periodical updates and reports on project progress to Steering Committee and project stakeholdersmanaged risks and risk mitigation tasks. I was responsible for leading change management activities amongst theclient organizational departments and led a team of trainers during the entire transformation. Also led post go livesupport team and put a support response plan for the client after PwC's roll off.Engagement Manager Global Specialty Chemical Company: Provided leadership to a large global Specialty Chemicacompany on their Transportation Optimization initiative. This was a Global initiative to assess current Transportationprocesses; design and implement standardize global solution which encompassed multi-modes of transports, freightrating and all related development using SAP ECC 6.0 functionalities.

As Engagement Manager, I managed all aspects of the project including project plans preparation, addressing staffingneeds and recruitment, project execution activities, scheduling and budgeting activities, managing scope changes andchange orders, periodical updates and reporting project progress to Steering Committee and escalation of project riskrelated issuesOrder to cash (OTC) Lead Major Consumer Durable company: Managed a team of PwC, client and third partyconsultants for SAP implementation for a leading Consumer Durable Product company. Led the OTC team whichgathered business requirements, performed fit-Gap analysis for SAP implementation, conducted client workshops fornew process designs, provided solutions / designed new Business Processes for end to end Order to cash processes anddelivered complete re-designed OTC business processes blueprint for this global, large consumer durables company.

Managed the client and PwC teams that were tasked to identify and seek key decisions on new designs, identify andspecify individual RICEF-W requirements, Key Data elements, identify changes required in organization and trainingneeds for Customer Facing client's business units. Under my leadership the OTC team delivered quality designs whichalso included special business processes such as Product configuration and B2B integration with SAP ECC.Customer Relations / Order-to Cash Lead: Managed Customer Relationship (CR) / OTC team for a leading precisionequipment manufacturer company on Global SAP systems instance consolidation initiative. This initiative was taken

by the client to consolidate two SAP systems used by their US and International business units (in Europe and Asia). Iled a team of consultants and client personnel that provided Approach, Methodology and project plans for instanceconsolidation activities; helped the client to identify various business scenarios to consolidate, identify detailedconfiguration and RICEF changes needed, identify organizational elements of change such as Training and ChangeManagement. Also managed various PMO activities such as providing status reports, managing scope / budgetchanges, issues resolution and escalation, identifying and mitigating project risks and addressing staffing needs.

II) Manager, SAP Practice, BearingPoint

From Aug 2005 to June 2009

Order Management LeadMajor Aerospace & Defense client (2000+ users): Responsible for leading a solution teamof 12~15 consultants and client resources. The responsibilities included driving business and technology solutions;project planning and timeline definitions; project scope management, tracking and managing open issues, statusmonitoring and reporting; coordinating with cross functional teams for issues resolution and integration points,planning and coordinating cutover and change management activities, ensuring timely and quality project deliverablesare met; presenting solution to business owners and client key personnel and sign-off. Managed SAP systemconfiguration, enhancements and testing, and go-live.Order-to-Cash (OTC) Lead -Major Ethnic Grocer: This full cycle and Greenfield implementation included activitiessuch as: quotation management, order and fulfillment management, pricing strategies and configuration, billingintercompany sales and stock transport orders. Ensured timely and quality project deliverables were delivered.Presented business solutions to owners and client key personnel and sign-off. Managed SAP system configuration andenhancements, testing, and go-live.

III) Sr. Consultant, Deloitte from Jan 2005 to Aug 2005

Health Care CRM implementation Assisted a global SAP CRM implementation for a leading Health caremanufacturer. During this project, worked closely with client and other teams to blueprint and design of integratingSAP R/3 and SAP CRM master data, Sales orders, prospects and Opportunities. Also worked on implication ofintegrating Outlook contacts / calendar with CRMProduct Development coordinator for Media Giant Worked as Product Development coordinator for Global SAPimplementation (1000+ users) for a leading Media client. The role included overall co-ordination within crossfunctional teams for completeness of product (SAP processes). Managed issues tracking and driving resolutionsmanaged coordination with Product development & Testing teams for Integration testing and User AcceptanceTesting; Overall ownership of OTC Business Processes and their implementation using SAP; worked closely with

8/12/2019 pk-sf-resume-06_13

3/4

Prashant Kulkarni, Supply Chain email: nuovo7@hotmail.com; phone: 949-742-2003

Technical Team for development of custom programs, interfaces, User Exits and enhancements

IV) Sr. Business Analyst, Mitsubishi from Feb 2001 to Dec 2004

SD Team Lead Major Consumer Electronics Company: Managed a team that ensured stabilized and timely SAPoperation for business use. Managed changes in SAP environment due to changing business needs, identifiedimprovements in business processes and related impact on SAP technical environment. Conducted feasibility studiesand proposed solutions for changing business needs. Managed configuration of SAP Sales & billing /Logistics

Execution/Inventory Management/Credit modules; also supported Materials Management, Purchasing, WarehouseManagement, and CO/PA sub modules when required; worked on special interfaces development as per requirementsworked on EDI mapping requirements for Scheduling Agreements, Sales orders, Shipping, Billing and inventorymanagement functions. Configured SAP Transportation functionality that included legs, load transfer points, routesshipment documents, and monitoring of shipment status. Managed development & implementation of SAP MobileData Entry project for Shipping/Distribution centers, Conducted SAP up-grade activities, service patch applicationsactivities, OSS notes applications, development and testing of interfaces to non-SAP systems. Helped establishingcompany-wide SAP security policies, programming standards, and IT governance. Provided leadership to in-houseand external consultant team on Role based security for company-wide SAP security reengineering project.

V) Independent Consultant June 1997 to Jan 2001

OTC Team Lead - Leading Food Processing Company: Developed and managed project plans. Conducted BusinessProcess Analysis and Blue Prints for SAP implementation. Customized SAP SD environment as per Blue print;conducted unit testing and helped in integration testing and user training. Defined security requirements andgenerating security profiles for SAP users. Prepared go-live plan and assisted in cut over activities.Team lead for leading Life Sciences Company: Conducted Business Requirement gathering and prepared business

blueprint; Configured SAP as per blueprint. Managed Unit testing and integration testing and coordinated integrationrequirements, training needs, and SAP security needs. Prepared Functional Design specifications for specialprogramming needs and for User Exits. Coordinated with technical team on custom development. Participated in go-live activities; provided post productive operational support and managed tracking and resolution of issues.

Education, certifications and Training

B.E., College of Engineering, Pune, India, with degree in Instrumentation & Control Engineering Certified mySAP.com SD consultant PMI Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) Training

SalesForce.com Development and Administration; Sales Cloud

SAP Sales and Distribution, Purchasing, and ABAP Development SAP GTS and SAP CRM configuration Leadership Development ;Building client relationships and client communications

Workshops, Seminars and Conferences

Process Control System for multipurpose pilot plant at National Chemical Laboratories, Spring 1994 Identifying Risks and Risk Mitigation strategies for Global systems consolidation projects - Advance

Technology Seminar (ATS), PMI, OC Chapter, July 2011 A unique Approach to implement SAP Freight Rating using Load Meters Invited to deliver the session at

2011 ASUG Annual Conference ** Best practices for program management processes - Advance Technology Seminar (ATS), PMI, OC Chapter

March 2012 Lessons for configuring SAP ERP to support the bundling of POs and STOs for faster fulfillment and lower

transportation costs SAP Insider SCM 2013 conference, March 2013 Special 2 Part Session on Variant Configuration SAP Insider SCM 2013 conference, March 2013 Lessons learned and key success factors for integrating non-Retail business unit into SAP IS Retail

environment at 2013 ASUG Annual Conference

Publications

Process Control System for Integrated Ammonia-Urea production Fertilizer India, 1994 Distributed Controls for Integrated Steel Plant co authored with Achyut Vaidya Steel India, 1995 Implementing SAP LIS / SIS in Production Environment June, 1999

Other Related Information

US Citizen

8/12/2019 pk-sf-resume-06_13

4/4

Prashant Kulkarni, Supply Chain email: nuovo7@hotmail.com; phone: 949-742-2003

References Upon request

** Did not speak due to emergency situation.