Vivek Ravindra

Tenacious, approachable, and insightful IT professional with ~10 years of progressive experience in SAP with significant exposure in Sales & Distribution (SD); deft at project management, systems engineering, contract management, and stakeholder engagement. Successfully supported the implementation of strategically focused projects worth multi-million dollars; proven experience analysing existing systems, gathering requirements, preparing proposals, and formulating blueprint frameworks. SAP Certified Associate and Certificate Foundation Associate Proposal Management Professional; enthusiastic and composed with demonstrated skills in time management, work task allocation, and management of multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment. 

A strong team player and strategic leader; inspire and support teams in achievement of goals. Demonstrated high level IT skills especially in SAP, business process design, application development, Agile methodology, and global implementations. Backed by highly-developed interpersonal skills, provide outstanding outcomes, exceeding client expectations. Deft at deploying analytical skills in negotiation contracts, on-boarding clients, and leading projects end-to-end; provide strategic direction to deliver continuous improvement and customer satisfaction.

Project Lifecycle Management | Influential Strategic Leadership | Service Delivery | Continuous Improvement | Risk Management & Feasibility | Requirements Gathering | Negotiation & Conflict Resolution | Quality Assurance | Technology Transformation | Innovation & Cultural Change | Supply Chain Management (SCM) | Agile Methodology | Budget Management | Resource 

Management | Business Continuity 

• Define and communicate roles for project team members (functional-technical).
• · Work with vendor and technical resources to develop project plans, detailing work break down structures and critical path.
• · Ensure that requirements are contained within defined scope.
• · Perform risk management planning, risk identification and mitigation.
• · Manage stakeholders and external supplier deliverables.
• Provide project leadership by adhering to standard departmental policies, processes and documentation guidelines for project delivery
• Ensure sign-off on all major system deliverables by stakeholders.