SENTHIL NATHAN K
Director - SAP Practice
Summary
Business Transformation Lead for various Pharma/Health care sector across Asia pacific region. As a director with vVolve I have worked on various areas of SAP such as IBP, Ariba, S/4HANA Transformation (Brownfield, Bluefield & Greenfield implementations) Grow with SAP and DSC related products such as EWM & TM. Associate director in KPMG with overall 18 years of experience, I have managed to establish SAP practice in KPMG Singapore, which includes establishing Go-to-Market Strategy, collaboration with strategic partners, Team building & pre-sales/sales activities. Worked on various RFPs for open tenders (both Government & Private MNC firms). I am accustomed to dealing with executive level Business process owners on discussions related to strategic business goals & Target operating model alignments.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
5
5
Certifications
Work History
Director- SAP
vVolve Management Consultants
10.2021 - Current
- Responsible for leading SAP Practice in vVolve focusing on SAP S/4HANA, Ariba, Digital Supply chain products – IBP, EWM and TM, both Rise with SAP & Grow with SAP related engagements
- Oversee Project Delivery & solution SME for all procurement, Supply chain and logistics solutions
- Work with Clients in identification of Areas of improvement, Identification of Solution, budgeting, Business case development & solution implementation
- Program director for end-to-end project deployment (S/4HANA, Ariba & Supply chain solutions)
- Managed to setup practice & delivery team for S/4HANA Migration which includes brownfield, greenfield and hybrid Implementations with centre of excellence setup for each Line of Business
- In-depth Delivery & solutioning experience in Ariba (Source to Pay), IBP (Demand Planning, Supply response & Inventory Optimization), S/4HANA migration projects
Program Manager
KPMG Service Pte Limited
03.2018 - 09.2021
- Involved in Operating Model integration between the client and the acquisition
- Was representing Client's Supply chain SME for Asia pacific region & played a crucial role in defining Target operating model for supply chain track
- Overall Project delivery lead of Integrated SAP S/4HANA for Asia-pacific Region
- Helped setup a sub-con manufacturing facility for the client's operations in Turkey
- Establish Contract with the vendor, setup trade flow for purchase of raw materials from their affiliates and SOP for manufacturing finished products in the sub-con facility
- Setup a new trading entity in China to establish domestic sales in China market
- Formulated, designed, and developed long-range working capital cost reduction plans & improving fulfillment in the region
- Sourcing of vendor for third party logistics provider service
- Lead the assessment of IT capabilities of all the participating vendors and provided the feedback
- Prepared master service agreement for 3PL integration with client's SAP system IT project, clearly defining the scope and timeline
- Sourcing of IT vendors for GTS system implementation for the client
- Financial benefit of over $100 million USD by setting up a trading entity in China, which is considered Strategic growth market for the client in this region
- By performing Make or Buy analysis, setting up of Sub-con manufacturing facility in Turkey has gained around $6 million USD per annum on tax benefits and by improved customer fulfillment
- Managed multiple strategic projects with numerous sub-projects or workstreams.
Associate Director
KPMG Services Pte limited
11.2015 - 09.2021
- Lead and handled complex IT & business transformation projects for various MNCs
- IT sourcing & multiple supply chain and procurement related projects aimed at developing strategic and tactical business process improvement initiatives
- Developed Target operating model, Developed Business & IT Strategy Road map for large scale organizations, IT procurement including vendor Selection, product selection, and RFP Process for large transformation projects
- Experience in Value stream mapping, Data mining & Visualization especially in the areas of procurement & supply chain activities
- Developed impactful SLAs and KPIs for supplier performance, spend analysis and bench-marking
- Conducted IT audit & validation of Business process controls & feedback on improvement measures
- Led teams of up to [Number] personnel, supervising daily performance as well as training and improvement plans.
Engagement Manager/Project Manager
KPMG Services Pte Limited
09.2017 - 03.2018
- Lead business process re-engineering program of procurement, real estate operations (which includes leasing, facility management, space management, project management, and investment portfolio management) and marketing & sales activities
- Assess IT landscape & Integration architecture includes evaluation of cloud vs on-prem solutions, landscape design, complexity assessment, Co-existence strategy etc
- Provided recommendations on target operating model, system requirements & process/policy changes
- Developed System evaluation framework & supported assessment process
- IT Procurement which includes preparation RFP & performed vendor selection, onboarding and vendor management
Project Manager & Solution Architect
KPMG Services Pte Limited
09.2016 - 12.2017
- Helped setup a Zero-GST warehouse facility in Singapore and manage the customer requirements across this region
- Setup centralized procurement process for all indirect purchase across the region
- Initiated Collaborative Forecasting and replenishment planning techniques (CFRP) across all the affiliates across APAC region which has yielded considerable amounts of savings in working capital
- Considerable reduction in working capital by reducing the holding inventory by improved forecast accuracy, reduced inventory & by setting up vendor managed inventory (VMI)
- Established a centralized purchase organization which acts as SPOC for all in-direct purchases across the region
- Initiated strategic sourcing and established contracts with global suppliers to fulfill across the region
Project Manager
03.2017 - 09.2017
- Assessment of current state business process, pain points through various techniques such as gemba walk, value stream mapping workshop, interviewing etc
- Define Target operating model for finance, supply chain and customer relationship operations based on industry standards and client specific business needs
- Prepare Business requirement documents
- Performed product evaluation and System integrator (SI) evaluation
- Short listed products and SI based on desktop screening
- Prepared RFP based on Business requirement documents
- Released RFP to shortlisted Product vendors and SI
- Worked closely with all short-listed vendors on legal/statutory compliance, RFP clarification, RFP response review, RFP response clarifications etc
- Contract management, setting up KPIs, supplier performance evaluation on periodic basis, Pricing negotiation, SLA review and financials follow up
Supply Chain Transformation Lead
KPMG Services Pte Limited
11.2015 - 03.2016
- Scope of this transformation project includes assess the current state IT applications, business blue print for to-be process, system selection & RFP approach
- Study the As-Is processes, pain points
- Assess the requirements list, propose recommendations on To-Be Process
- Define Process maps for To-Be Process
- Finalize Business requirements list
- Support IT Procurement for the client
Senior Consultant
North Consulting Group
06.2015 - 11.2015
- Define To-Be process based on leading industry practice
- Validate the system setup in accordance with business requirement
- Supply chain advisory support to ensure the smooth transformation into new ERP system
Senior Consultant
North Consulting Group
08.2014 - 05.2015
- SCM advisory support on costing model for e-waste recycling process
- Perform standardization & harmonization of operations & logistics functional areas across various divisions
Senior Consultant
Shell info-Tech
02.2014 - 11.2014
- Project Manager- Roll out EAME
- Coordinate with functional, finance & technical team
- Project management, client management, budget tracking & project schedule tracking
- Resource management, risk management & tracking
Procurement & supply chain Consultant
Sanofi Pharmaceuticals limited
02.2011 - 10.2013
- Manage overall SAP logistics related requirements for APAC region
- Involved in the development of in-house tool for demand planning & forecasting across the global requirements
- Various roll outs across the region including roll out to recently acquired companies in Vietnam, Australia, and Japan
Consultant
Infosys Consulting Ltd
08.2008 - 02.2011
- Track lead for Demand to consume track for regional roll out in APAC region for 11 countries
- Blue printing, build, design & Post implementation support
Associate Consultant
Spectra soft Technologies limited
07.2007 - 08.2008
- Define To-Be process based on leading industry practice
- Build the system, Unit Testing, System Integration Testing
- Training, User Acceptance Testing, Data Migration, Go-live & Support
Executive
Nicolas Piramal India Limited
03.2006 - 07.2007
- Involved in Erection and commissioning of the project, validation and production
- My role involves monthly production plan, RM requirement computation, man power scheduling, Critical problems trouble shooting, GMP compliance, interacting with Quality Assurance department, maintenance and safety department
- Month End Activities, Product Costing, stock Reconciliation, New Master data creation in SAP
Executive
Orchid Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals Limited
01.2003 - 03.2006
- Worked as Executive in Solvent recovery unit
- Job involves recovery and reuse of solvents using unit operations like Distillation, Extraction and filtration techniques
Education
MBA - Supply chain management
Guglielmo Marconi University
Italy 09.2017 - 01.2019
B. Tech - Chemical Engineering
Bharathidasan University
India 01.1998 - 05.2002
Skills
Project management
undefinedCertification
PMP Certified
Key Accomplishments
- Financial benefit of over $100 million USD by setting up a trading entity in China, which is considered Strategic growth market for the client in this region.
- By performing Make or Buy analysis, setting up of Sub-con manufacturing facility in Turkey has gained around $6 million USD per annum on tax benefits and by improved customer fulfillment.
Notable Experience
- Sanofi Pharma, Regional Supply Chain & logistics Solution Consultant, Supporting 21 countries across Asia-Pacific (JP, KR, CN, TW, HK, TH, VN, PH, MY, SG, ID, ANZ, IN, MM, LA, KH)
- Zuellig & DKSH, Supply Chain Advisory
- Cardinal Healthcare, Inventory optimization
- Leo Pharma, Regional Rollout of SAP
- Biosensors, Implemented SAP for 5 countries in EAME region (CH, DE, FR, IT & NL)
- Allergan, Overall Program lead for S/4HANA implementation across Asia-pacific region & New Entity setup in China
- Sysmex Asia Pacific, Regional Supply Chain Advisory for 7 Countries (SG, MY, ID, PH, IN, TH & VN)
Timeline
Director- SAP
vVolve Management Consultants
10.2021 - Current
Program Manager
KPMG Service Pte Limited
03.2018 - 09.2021
MBA - Supply chain management
Guglielmo Marconi University
09.2017 - 01.2019
Engagement Manager/Project Manager
KPMG Services Pte Limited
09.2017 - 03.2018
Project Manager
03.2017 - 09.2017
Project Manager & Solution Architect
KPMG Services Pte Limited
09.2016 - 12.2017
Associate Director
KPMG Services Pte limited
11.2015 - 09.2021
Supply Chain Transformation Lead
KPMG Services Pte Limited
11.2015 - 03.2016
Senior Consultant
North Consulting Group
06.2015 - 11.2015
Senior Consultant
North Consulting Group
08.2014 - 05.2015
Senior Consultant
Shell info-Tech
02.2014 - 11.2014
Procurement & supply chain Consultant
Sanofi Pharmaceuticals limited
02.2011 - 10.2013
Consultant
Infosys Consulting Ltd
08.2008 - 02.2011
Associate Consultant
Spectra soft Technologies limited
07.2007 - 08.2008
Executive
Nicolas Piramal India Limited
03.2006 - 07.2007
Executive
Orchid Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals Limited
01.2003 - 03.2006
B. Tech - Chemical Engineering
Bharathidasan University
01.1998 - 05.2002
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