Senior Manager Middle East

Kavita Srinivas Addagatla Mobile: +1-630-***-****

Senior Manager – Big Four, SAP Consulting Email: *********.***@*****.***

Professional Summary:

Kavita, a seasoned Senior Manager at Big 4 firms worked exclusively in the SAP practice, based in Dubai. She brings over 14+ years of experience across the Middle East. Her expertise lies in leading project delivery using diverse methodologies, consistently prioritizing business value and stakeholder management. Experienced management consultant with a focus in the Energy (ONG & Power & Utilities) & Public sectors.

Kavita's proficiency extends to digital transformation, technology cost reduction, and program/ project management. She boasts a proven track record in meticulously handling large, complex and high-profile engagements. Her talent lies in building strong relationships across all levels, particularly in nurturing client at the C-level. Additionally, she is skilled in sales cycles, including sales, pre-sales, proposals, bid management, and contract management, showcasing her ability to lead solution workshops effectively with clients.

Until last Oct’24 she was working with Deloitte (ie) for almost 2+years, Kavita also honed her skills at EY and PwC in Dubai, accumulating 5 years and 1 year of experience respectively. Managed multiple projects in the Middle East region, she has spearheaded SAP pipeline management within the practice.

Education:

B.Tech in Electronics & Communications Engineering from JNTU-Hyderabad, India

Key Achievements:

Awarded with the prestigious “Shukaran Star Award” for Outstanding Performance at Ernst & Young

Achievement in Business Growth Revenue at Ernst & Young, Major contribution to receiving the “Highest S/4 HANA Move Revenue in 2020” & “Best Cloud JPR Partner in 2019” award from SAP in MENA

Played a vital role in winning a large transformational SAP project at major clients like ARAMCO, Arabian Drill, PDO, ENOC, DEWA, ENEC, KIPIC, SEC, ARAMCO, ADNOC, Eli Lilly etc.

Areas of Expertise:

SAP Program/ Project Management

SAP Activate/ Agile Delivery

Digital Transformation

Change Management

Working Experience:

Deloitte ME, Dubai, UAE June ’22 – Oct’24

Senior Manager – SAP, Middle East

As a Senior Manager within Enterprise Technology & Performance Portfolio, in Deloitte SAP practice Middle East led large SAP Digital projects using the SAP Activate/Agile Methodology to implement SAP S4HANA & Cloud suites. Participated in sales pursuit efforts as a team lead and develop relationships with client stakeholders also established and maintained status as a trusted advisor.

Drilling Company: As Program Manager, managed the SAP S/4 HANA greenfield implementation project where the scope includes, FICO, EAM, SuccessFactors, PTP, OTC, EWM, TM, EPPM, GRC, Concur and FieldGlass. Responsible for orchestrating the entire implementation process, from planning and design to the execution. The primary role includes developing a comprehensive project plan that outlines key milestones, deliverables, and timelines. Build a roadmap for the Client’s program sponsors and stakeholders, guiding them through each phase of the implementation and help them to build their own CoE.

Government R&D Firm: Advise the client on leading practices and technology/industry trends, build lasting relationships, and manage day-to-day interactions with Client executives and sponsors. Managed and led a large SAP S/4 HANA Transformation project with different vendors. The scope has the core modules of S/4 HANA, FI, MM, SuccessFactors and Ariba in phase 1 and phase 2 including SAP EPPM and Automation. Was responsible right from Project estimation, Requirements gatherings, Gap analysis, Realization, Testing, Training, Go- live and Hypercare support. Also played the role of the Change Manager assisting the client in the change impact and the firm-wise communications related to the SAP S/4 HANA Implementation.

Government and Public Sector: As a Project Manager was responsible for delivering the SAP S/4 Hana Solutions, led both the functional/technical design and deliverables, reporting back to the Business and IT stakeholders. Handled the project at various aspects of the phases including ‘as-is’ and ‘to-be’ business processes and SAP legacy system usage. Conducted workshops for requirement gatherings and performed fit gap analysis. Scope includes S/4 Hana Digital Core (FI, MM, Refx) along with SuccessFactors and Ariba.

Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC) ME, Dubai, UAE July’21 – May’22

Senior Manager – SAP Consulting, Middle East

As a Senior Manager in SAP Practice Enterprise Consulting, I was supporting PwC’s consistent growth by bringing on to

the table my Project management skills, Business Development and Pre-sales. I led the SAP practice operations when PwC acquired a local SAP Partner company.

Responsible for establishing and managing client relationships with the key decision-makers

Work closely with the project team to help them meet all proposed project performance and expectations

Contribute to go-to-market and internal initiatives that drive the growth of the practice, efficiency and profitability, quality improvement, and increased knowledge of internal consultants.

Work closely with team members to identify business needs, determine target audience accounts, co-develop actions & timelines and align resources planning

SAP Alliance Management: Develop SAP and PwC Executive and field sales level relationships to align teams and grow market share.

Pipeline Tracking & Reporting: Maintain ownership of the book of Business (co-sell) between PwC & SAP.

Representing the “Women in Tech” Community for ME

Ernst & Young (E&Y), Dubai, UAE Aug’16 – June’ 21 Manager – SAP, Middle East

As SAP consulting manager, I ensure the delivery of the products or services from projects are to the appropriate level of quality, on time, and within budget, by the program plan and governance. Heavily involved in proposals and led many Technical & Commercial proposals and Client presentations extensively to the Oil & gas clients in the Energy Sector. Have supported the SAP Alliance ecosystem and managed the SAP partner relationship in the region.

Oil Refinery: Managed the delivery of the SAP S/4 HANA implementation. Responsible for business requirement gathering, blueprint design, and process design to SAP best-fit solution. The programme delivered enhanced ERP solutions for an Oil & Gas company. The scope includes S/4 FI, PS, MM, EWM, IS-OIL, PP, QM, OpenText, ARIBA, SuccessFactors, SAC, EnableNow). I was also tasked to manage project resources, including budget, timelines, and personnel. I was responsible to ensure that the project stays on track in terms of schedule and budget, while also effectively allocating resources to meet project goals. Liaise with various Key stakeholders, including business users, IT teams, and external consultants, to ensure alignment and collaboration throughout the project lifecycle.

Nuclear Energy: Heavily involved right from Identifying the Opportunity from Phase 0 to the SAP S/4 HANA road map journey. Worked closely with different work streams for process design and system implementation, change management, Data Migration and End-user enablement. Scope for S/4Hana includes S/4 Finance, PS, HR, MM, Ariba, SuccessFactors, and GRC. Managed the Key Stakeholder relationship and bridged Gaps to close the open Design and help explain the best way forward for their organization.

Oil & Gas: Project Manager for the SAP S/4 Hana Business Transformation and provided solution approach which includes SAP Core modules, IS-OIL GRC, BPC, ARIBA, IBP, and Successfactors. I was also part of the BD and Alliance team during the entire sales process, post-WIN was responsible for leading the Project as SAP Program Manager. I played a pivotal role in driving the project's success by effectively planning, coordinating resources, managing risks, and fostering collaboration among stakeholders.

Power & Utilities: Project and Team Management, as a PMO lead was responsible for delivery plan, resourcing and transitioning. As part of an engagement team, managed and delivered the HEC migration project - oversaw the solution design and implementation, and managed team activities and progress. The scope involves data centre migration & Hana upgrades with more than 26 different SAP Applications involving 130 plus systems. Migration from ECC to SAP HEC of all the modules including IS Utilities solution.

Al Bilad Arabia Co. Ltd (ABA) – Saudi Arabia Dec’11 to Mar’15

SAP PMO & Sales support - KSA

Maintaining the organisation's effectiveness and efficiency by defining, delivering, and supporting strategic plans for implementing new technologies.

Business Development, Sales, presales, Program Management

Rolled out Delivery Management Office (DMO), and resource Delivery model and managed metrics.

Worked on resource framework for reporting and metrics, support models, change management, communication, and training.

Developing project scopes and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility.

Systems of Strategic Business Solutions (SSBS) – Saudi Arabia Mar’10 to Nov’11

SAP Senior Associate - KSA

Delivered pre-sales and post-sales support as a PMO and coordinated with subject matter during the pursuit process.

Assist SAP Practice leader in the development of client proposals and presentations.

Technical Writing: Specifications, Solution Proposals, RFP’s, by collecting from the Vendors.

Continuously develop overall team performance, effectively utilizing team resources and implementing improvements

Drive weekly status reports of all the SAP ARAMCO Projects

Worked on CMMI-CAT 3 certification for the quality assurance of the delivered projects

Datamatics Technologies, India - Jun’04 to Jul’09 Software Engineer - India

Re-engineered customer account software systems used by US banking forms.

Collaborated in the development of in-house development of new banking software interfaces.

Modified Visual Basic applications for use in post-server builds for customizing builds.

Provided user requirements analysis, design and programming support for enhancement of Web application

PERSONAL DETAILS:

Nationality: Indian

Marital Status: Married with Two kids

Visa Status: USA L2 Visa

UAE Golden Visa

Linguistic Proficiency: English, Hindi, Telugu

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