Kumaran Singaravelu

As a Principal Enterprise Architect and Specialist Leader, Kumaran has over 20+ years of professional services experience in implementations and digital transformation in SAP and SAP S/4HANA space. Well experienced in S/4HANA Enterprise Architecture, Roadmaps and Strategy, S/4HANA Implementation/Upgrade/Technical migration, Enhancements and Optimization, Template based Global/Local Rollouts, SAP S/4HANA Data and Analytics, Agent-led tool chains (Signavio, LeanIX, Cloud ALM, Tricentis etc.), Business Process Modelling and SAP BTP.

SAP Supply Chain Architect: Most recently, facilitated and worked on blueprint documents for functional requirements and technical specifications relating to architecture, conducted FTS, As Is and To Be FTG sessions, design, and roadmaps in Planning, OTC, PTP/STP, EWM, Supply Chain, Plan to Produce, Logistic areas.

Provided Solution

Leadership to the team, resolved complex scenarios, and drove decisions for all processes, business, functional and technical scenarios.

SAP Functional: 20+ years of experience implementing SAP, SAP S/4HANA Cloud, SAP S/4 On-Premises systems, worked extensively on architectural needs across the application portfolios supporting business processes: SAP S/4HANA Supply chain, SAP S/4HANA Order to Cash, SAP S/4HANA Procure to pay, SAP S/4HANA EWM (WMS/WES/WCS) and TM, SAP S/4HANA Plan to Produce/Manufacturing. SAP S/4HANA Transformation: 8+ years of experience transforming SAP ECC to SAP S/4HANA. Six end to end Implementations.

Green/Blue/Brown Field implementations; Public Cloud, Private Cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP) and Rise with SAP. SAP Cloud - SAP Data Analytics Architecture, SAP Datasphere architecture, SAC, Datasphere, Data Engineering. SAP business AI, SAP BAIM, SAP Commerce Cloud, SAP CPQ, SAP Ariba, SAP BTP components, AWS, MS Azure, GCP.

SAP Integration: Experienced in SAP BTP, CPI, APIM, SAP-SAP/SAP-NonSAP Integration. Extensively used ‘on premise’ middleware platforms like SAP PI/PO and cloud middleware platforms like SAP CPI/BTP, Dell Boomi, APIGEE, MuleSoft for the interfaces.

SAP Platform Architecture: 8+ years of experience in Platform Sizing & Infrastructure, designing HA, DR environments, Capacity planning in AWS, MS Azure, GCP and Rise with SAP.

Principal Consulting Leader / Senior Enterprise Architect (SAP S/4HANA Supply Chain) - Agavat

(2023-06)

Specialist Leader, Enterprise Architect, Senior Principal Consultant with a focus on EA strategy, tactical, design and development of SAP S/4 (Hana Cloud and on premises) processes and SAP S/4Hana interfaces for Customer.

• Working as an SAP S/4HANA Supply Chain Enterprise Architect for a Fashion products manufacturing/retail company. SAP S/HANA Rise with SAP 2023 FPS03, SAP 2025 FPS00.
• Role -SAP S/4HANA Enterprise Architect – Involved in End-to-end Solutioning in SAP S/4HANA, Integration and Cloud, Business Architecture for an End-to-End Business Scenarios, Integration Architecture, Governance and Strategy for deployment & testing.
• Conducted Fit-To-Standard/Fit-To-Gap workshops in Sales, Procurement, Planning, Manufacturing/Plan to Produce, EWM. Conducted workshops in AVC, aATP, SAP Fashion and mentored the functional team on the Fit to Standard implementation process. Used SAP Signavio, LeanIX, Cloud ALM for process orchestration and automation.
• Involved in the Key Design Decisions, End to End process implementations in OTC, PTP, Plan to Produce, EWM, TM, Maquila MX processes and SHIP Linux/Vertex/partner interfaces with EDI protocols.
• Integration design and leading development with 200+ SAP/SAP; SAP/NON-SAP interfaces using SAP BTP, SAP CPI, APIs (WSDL/ODATA).
• Involved in Realize phase validation, SIT & UAT validating all FTS business cases used.
• Worked as an SAP S/4HANA Supply Chain Enterprise Architect for a Fire & Safety products manufacturing company. SAP S/HANA Cloud Public Edition 2502.
• Role -SAP S/4HANA Enterprise Architect – Involved in Business Architecture for an End-to-End Business Scenarios, Integration Architecture, Governance and Strategy for Deployment & testing.
• Conducted Fit-To-Standard/Fit-To-Gap workshops in AVC, STP, LTC, TM, PTF workstreams and mentored the functional team on the Fit to Standard implementation process. Used SAP Signavio, Visio, Cloud ALM for process orchestration and automation.
• Involved in the Key Design Decisions, End to End process implementations in OTC, PTP, EWM, TM, Plant Abroad, Maquila MX processes and SHIP ERP/Vertex/Salesforce/partner interfaces with EDI protocols.
• Worked as an SAP S/4HANA Supply Chain Enterprise Architect for a Railroad Transport company. SAP S/4 Cloud SAP On Rise.
• SAP S/4HANA Enterprise Architect for a Railroad Transport company– Involved in Business Architecture, Information System Architecture, Technology Architecture, Governance, COE and Best Practices setup.
• Closely collaborating with the team on the design, implementation and roll out of the distinct phases of the SAP S/4HANA transformation and implementation.
• Help Customers building Global COE and best practices for SAP S/4HANA Practice.
• Involved in the Design/Analysis sessions of SAP S/4HANA OTC, PTP/STP, MTD, SAP S/4 HANA Cloud PCE/Public Cloud, On-Premises (Supply Chain and Manufacturing); Ariba Spend, Ariba Business Network/Ariba SCC, Sap LBN.
• Architected and implemented SAP Datasphere, SAP Analytic Cloud, SAP Data Intelligence and SAP BW/4 and its process/data interfaces with SAP and NON-SAP systems.
• Worked as a Cross-Module Supply Chain Functional/Solution Architect for a Steel Manf Fujitsu Customer. Involved in the following activities as part of customer engagement. SAP S/4Hana Private Cloud, SAP On Rise.
• Enterprise design and development of SAP S/4 supply chain, Manufacturing with SAP DMC, OTC, PTP, EWM and its process interfaces, with an additional responsibility for the project delivery.
• Conducted Fit-To-Standard workshops with the business SMEs, collecting, and reviewing business requirements/scope, recognizing gaps in business processes, Fit-To-Standard/Gap analysis, creating functional designs, creating WRICEF’s/RICEF’s, liaising with SAP development team. Used SAP signavio for process flows and Cloud ALM for process orchestration.
• FDS, TDS, CDS, Test plan/test cases, SIT/UAT results review/endorse and help the sprint development process.

Specialist leader (SAP S/4HANA Supply Chain, Cloud & Integration) - Deloitte

(2022-04 - 2023-06)

Specialist Leader, Enterprise Architect, Principal Consultant with a focus on EA strategy, tactical design and development of SAP S/4 (Hana Cloud and on premises), SAP Hana processes & interfaces and SAP on Cloud services.

• OTC and Supply chain Architect working for biomedical companies, driving the overall implementation strategy, tactical and design related deliverables. SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud Edition, SAP On Rise. OTC and Supply chain Architect/Lead - SAP S/4HANA: Involved in the overall implementation strategy, tactical and design related deliverables in the areas of SAP IBP, Plan to produce/Manufacturing with SAP DMC, MRP, SOM, Inter/Intra company transfers, aATP (BOP, ABC and Product Allocation/Demand cont
• Complete Business Process Reengineering of Legacy ERP environment and implementing them on SAP S/4 2021 SPS F2. The functionalities configured and implemented are Order to cash, Procure to Pay, Stock Transfer STO, PO/SO scenarios, GTS, EWM, Logistics, SAP Supply Chain and SAP Ariba.
• Conducted relevant Fit-To-Standard workshops with the business team, collecting, and reviewing business requirements (L1/L2/L3 processes), recognizing gaps in business processes, Standard/Gap analysis, creating functional designs and functional mapping, undertaking CDS/configuration, creating WRICEF’s/RICEF’s, liaising with SAP development team, leading SIT, UAT and project cutover activities.
• All Process Interfaces related to SAP S/4 and legacy integration using SAP CPI and SAP CPI data services components [App 200+ OTC, Supply chain and Logistics related interfaces].
• Processes that are implemented are - Different SOM scenarios, third party dropship processes, Demand Allocation, Service and Repair, Inclusion and exclusion, 3PL/DHL shipments, Pricing/Service contracts, aATP BOP/ABC/Product allocation features, SO/PO scenarios, Debit/credit memos/Free of charge, Inbound/Outbound deliveries, IM/EWM processes, GTS and Shipexe interfaces, Package to Order, Stock Transport Orders and Outbound Delivery consolidation.
• Used SAP Signavio, LeanIX, Cloud ALM for process orchestration and automation tools. Involved in ITC, UAT, Business Cutover and Data conversion tasks.
• SAP S/4HANA System Integration Architect in Lockheed Martin (MFC division) as part of 1LMX localization for MFC business. SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud Edition, SAP On Rise.
• Involve in SAP S/4HANA integration architecture and its interfaces with Windchill PLM and MFC Apriso.
• Integration advisory methodology for Integration scenarios like Process Integration, Data Integration, Analytic Integration and mapping to an appropriate Integration Use case patterns and Integration Patterns.
• Integration design leveraging SAP BTP, Integration Suite, APIM, Enterprise messaging event mesh and SAP CPI; Interfaces design – Technical / Functional discussions around SAP S/4HANA interfaces.
• Used SAP Signavio, LeanIX, Cloud ALM SAP toolsets for process orchestration and automation.

Managing Enterprise Architect (SAP S/4HANA Supply Chain, Cloud & Integration) - Capgemini

(2018-02 - 2022-03)

Managing Enterprise Architect, Principal Consultant with a focus on EA strategy, tactical, design and development of SAP S/4 (Hana Cloud and on premises), SAP Hana processes interfaces.

• Client: Enterprise Solution Architect Supply Chain (SAP S/4HC Public Cloud & SAP CPI) in Automotive Industry.
• Worked as an Enterprise Solution Architect/Solution Lead with a focus on design and development of SAP S/4HANA Cloud functional processes and its integrations.
• Enterprise design and development of SAP S/4 supply chain, OTC, PTP, EWM/IM, Logistics, 3PL/EDI, PPDS functionality, and its process interfaces, with an additional responsibility for the project delivery.
• Conducted relevant workshops with the business team, collecting, and reviewing business requirements, recognizing gaps in business processes, Standard/Gap analysis, creating functional designs, creating WRICEF’s/RICEF’s, liaising with SAP development team.
• Enterprise architecture design work in SAP S/4 environment and enterprise applications.
• SAP S/4 OTC, EWM, Logistics and PTP Out of box features and its Process Integration with Front end Order Processing systems, Salesforce Order Processing system and Enterprise applications using SAP CPI/SAP BTP.
• Client: Principal Enterprise Architect Supply Chain(SAP S/4 On-Premises & Integration) in Retail/Services Industry.
• Worked as a Principal Enterprise Architect with a focus on strategy, tactical and transformation of SAP S/4 on Premise business processes and its legacy Integration points.
• Enterprise strategy, tactical and transformation activities with the overall project deliveries.
• Enterprise Architecture design work in SAP S/4 Environment and Application Areas. Conducting relevant workshops with the business team, collecting, and reviewing business requirements, recognizing gaps in business processes, Standard/Gap analysis, creating functional designs.
• SAP S/4 OTC, RTR, PTP, MTD, MDM, IM, SAP Ariba procurement and its Process Integration with legacy/front end order processing systems, Salesforce Order Processing system and enterprise applications.
• SAP Customer Activity Repository Cloud 6 FPS02 implementation and its Interfaces with Omni Channels POS, SAP S/4HANA; SAP Merchandise Planning, SAP Assortment Planning, SAP Promotion Management PMR, SAP Omnichannel Promotion Pricing OPP, SAP Allocation Management, SAP Replenishment Planning.
• Client: Supply Chain Lead (SAP S4HANA) in Fashion/Retail Industry.
• SAP S/4 Fashion OTC, PTP, Supply Chain for PVH Corp Business Processes; SAP S/4 Fashion process interfaces with legacy/homegrown systems like Manhattan WMS, GT Nexus, MAO, JDA Blue Yonder for Supply Chain and JDE functionality, Retail POS, Wholesale POS, Salesforce SFCC, SFMC, SFCC, eComm process automation.
• Facilitated and worked on blueprint documents for functional requirements and technical specifications relating to architecture, processes (As Is and To Be), design, and roadmaps. Maintenance of WRICEF’s, liaising with development team.
• Involved in functional design in Supply Chain, Order to Cash, Procure to Pay, SAP Integration, and business transformation. Led business requirements workshops with customers designing and roll out S/4HANA solution.
• Designed and implemented global template based on the best practices. Conducted relevant workshops with the business team, collecting, and reviewing business requirements, recognizing gaps in business processes, creating WRICEF’s/RICEF’s, liaising development team.
• Client: Cross-Module Functional Lead (SAP S4 Supply Chain) in Fashion/Retail Industry.
• SAP S/4 Fashion OTC, PTP and Supply chain Functional experience in MK; SAP S/4 interfaces with legacy systems like WMS, Retail POS, eComm POS processes.
• Facilitated and worked on blueprint documents for functional requirements and technical specifications relating to architecture, processes (As Is and To Be), design, and roadmaps.
• Involved in functional design in Supply Chain, Order to Cash, and Procure to Pay, Pricing, Logistics, SAP Integration, and business transformation. Led business requirements workshops with customers designing and roll out S/4HANA solution.
• Client: Solution /Functional Lead (SAP S4 Supply Chain) in High Tech industry.
• Implemented SAP ECC 6.0, MES, Teamcenter and Windchill PLM Processes and process interfaces for Copper Standard - High tech Industry, SAP S4 platform. Played an Enterprise Architect Role and automated all PLM, Teamcenter, SAP processes and process interfaces.
• Involved in functional design in Supply Chain, Order to Cash, Procure to Pay, SAP standard processes and its business transformation. Led business requirements workshops with customers to design and roll out S/4HANA solution.

Enterprise Architect - Walgreens

(2016-06 - 2018-02)

I worked as a Senior Principal and Enterprise Architect in a HR, Finance and Payroll implementation project and experienced in SAP Employee Central, SAP Employee Central Payroll, SAP finance and SAP Success Factor, SAP HCI and Software AG middleware platforms.

• Architecting SAP Success Factor Environment Architecture Strategy and Design, Solution Architecting SAP Success Factors (Mapping the process from As Is to To Be) workstream, processes, reports and process interfaces and touch points.
• Led business requirements workshops with customers to design and roll out SAP Success Factors.
• Design and implementation of global template based on the best practices. Provided strong functional understanding of S/4HANA. Understood the evolving SAP roadmap for S/4HANA and advised in S/4HANA adoption.
• SAP implementations SAP ECC, R/3, 4 years' experience in S/4HANA.
• Experience refining business processes and coordination of onsite/offshore mode. Provided integration and solutions architecture expertise for the future technology environment. Developed and implemented architecture strategies, as well as developing methodologies. Provided expertise on integration and application architecture, integration development initiatives, analyzing business requirements.
• SAP Success Factors Implementation, SAP Hana Cloud Integration (HCI), Software AG product suites were used for integrating SAP Success Factor with downstream systems like IDH/Hadoop/Terra Data, IBM Kenexa, Concur, AON/Alight, Fidelity, Kronos, all HR, and payroll systems.

Senior Architect – Back-to-Basics (SAP) - Wipro Inc.

(2012-03 - 2016-06)

Client: Johnson & Johnson. Worked as a Supply chain Solution Architect/Functional Lead in SAP S/4HANA functional implementation and its process integration with legacy system.

• Solution Architecting SAP ECC 6.0 (Mapping the process from As Is to To Be) workstream/processes and its process interfaces with legacy/enterprise applications. Provided support and functional skills in Supply Chain, Order to Cash, Procure to Pay, Plan to Produce (SAP IBP Sales operation, demand, inventory, Demand planning and Mgmt., MRP, PP/DS), Logistics, EWM/IM managed warehouses and its operations, SAP Integration and SAP Process Automation.
• Led business requirements workshops with customers designing and roll out S/4HANA solution. Design and implementation of global template based on the best practices. Provided strong functional understanding of S/4HANA and S/4 Integrations with legacy and middleware platforms.
• Facilitated and worked on blueprint documents for functional requirements and technical specifications relating to architecture, processes (As Is and To Be), design, and roadmaps. Provided Solution Leadership to the team, resolved complex scenarios, and drove decisions for all processes, business, functional and technical scenarios.
• Experienced in refining business processes and coordination of onsite/offshore models, experience in facilitating and driving workshops/solutions with business users. Experienced in running international projects end-to-end from offshore. Experienced in building interfaces with external systems and middleware platforms from SAP S/4 using advanced level technology. Drove design, cross functional integration testing, project cutover, go live support and project handover to SAP production group.
• Client: Mylan Inc. • Senior Architect – SAP. Worked as an Enterprise Architect in Mylan while implementing global Supply chain processes. The business functionalities implemented are Supply Chain, Order to Cash, Procure to Pay, Logistics, EWM/IM managed warehouses and its operations.
• Followed the TOGAF framework while designing integration architecture, information architecture, application architecture, technology architecture and data architecture.
• I worked as an Integration Architect/Information Architecture and followed Enterprise Application Integration technologies and methodologies such as Publish-Subscribe, BPM/BAM, SOA Integration patterns and Managed File Transfers like MBox.
• Experienced in Pharma /Biotech IT/Corporate FDI Regulatory systems/IT Compliance.
• Client: Par Petroleum • Enterprise Solution Architect – SAP functionality and Integration. Worked as an Enterprise Architect in SAP ECC and SAP PI/PO integration architecture and information architecture implementation with a project delivery responsibility. Involved in cloud architecture, network and security architecture and storage architecture like SAN/NAS, virtualization.
• Environment Architecture Strategy and Design, Solution Architecting (Mapping the process from As Is to Be) workstream, processes, reports and process interfaces and touch points.
• Led business requirements workshops with customers to design and roll out; Design and implementation of global template based on the best practices; Provide strong functional understanding of SAP.
• Involved in SAP ECC and SAP PI upgrade and datacenter move activities. SAP ECC and SAP PI setups were moved from San Antonio DC to Houston DC. The SAP PI was upgraded from 7.1 to 7.31 as part of DC migration.
• Involved in integrations between SAP and Enterprise Applications like YAMB, TRACK, PDI, DTN using SAP PI 7.31 SP 8 components.
• Implemented SAP B2B, EDI transactions using SAP PI 7.31 SP 8 and B2B Add-on Adapter.
• Experienced in RESTful services, SOAP services and API Gateway tools like SAP PO and webMethods.
• Experienced in SAP PI 7.31 SPS 8; SAP ECC 6.x, HPQC and SAP Solution Manager; SAP PI 7.31 SP 8 was used for EAI and B2B interfaces.

Enterprise Solution/Functional Architect (SAP and EAI) - Genzyme Corporation

(2009-11 - 2012-03)

I worked as an Enterprise Solution Architect in SAP and was involved in Data Architecture, Application Architecture, Infrastructure Architecture while merging and acquisition of Genzyme Corporation by Sanofi.

• Effectively used TOGAF framework, reference architectures and templates in all enterprise architecture design and development. Involved in cloud architecture, network and security architecture and storage architecture like SAN/NAS, virtualization.
• Involved in implementation of SAP OTC, PTP, Supply chain, EWM and logistic functionality with legacy applications like MES werum, Starlims, PRIMS, and PDS etc. Involved in Integrations between SAP, StarLIMS, MES and Mfg. Pro: Worked on PRIMS, Star LIMS, and MES Integration with SAP/Mfg. Pro. Followed Enterprise Application Integration technologies like Publish-Subscribe, BPM/BAM, SOA Integration patterns and Managed File Transfers like MBox.
• MES functional Interfaces implemented are Work Order, Work order Issue, Goods Receipt, Goods Issue, Inventory reconciliation, Goods Movement in shop floor, scale, Material/Qty/Batch updates/changes with ERP/SAP. Experienced in Pharma /Biotech IT/Corporate FDI Regulatory systems/IT Compliance.

Principal Consultant – SAP and Non-SAP Integrations - Software AG / WebMethods, Inc.

(2005-07 - 2009-11)

• Environment Architecture Strategy and Design, Solution Architecting.
• Implemented and experienced in all types of B2B Protocols like EDI/XML, EDIFACT, Rosettanet, CommerOne, Ariba, covering all kind of communication protocols like – Rest/WSDL/OData/XML over SFTP, AS2, HTTPS, etc. Process Interfaces of backend systems with External partners like Customers 3PL and Vendors External applications/systems like SFDC/Entefy/Vision etc. All Implementations were with SAP ECC Backend systems.
• Experienced in process interfaces between enterprise applications like SFDC, Salesforce, Catsweb, Trackwise, MES (Werum & Comstar), LIMS, PRIMS, PDMS, eLIMS, QIS, ETQ, ETS, Livelink, Plateau, PQMS, AON, Kronos, Fidelity, WMS, JDA, DOM, GT Nexus, Kronos; ADP, HR and Payroll system; SAP ECC, SAP S/4HANA to other SAP/Abap and Java stack applications like SAP APO, SAP BI/BO, SAP Ariba, SAP Hybris, SAP Success factor (Payroll and HR).

Principal Consultant – Supply Chain - Rapidigm Inc.

(2000-09 - 2005-07)

• Environment Architecture Strategy and Design, Solution Architecting SAP ECC (Mapping the process from As Is to Be) workstream, processes, reports and process interfaces and touch points. Facilitated and worked on blueprint documents for functional requirements and technical specifications relating to architecture, processes (As Is and To Be) and design.
• Provided support and functional skills in Supply Chain, Order to Cash, Procure to Pay, SAP Integration and SAP Process Automation.
• Led business requirements workshops with customers to design and roll out SAP ECC 4.6/6.0 solution.
• Design and implementation of global template based on the best practices.
• Provided strong functional understanding of SAP ECC and SAP Integrations with legacy and middleware platforms.
• Facilitated and worked on blueprint documents for functional requirements and technical specifications relating to architecture, processes (As Is and To Be), design, and roadmaps.
• Provided Solution Leadership to the team, resolved complex scenarios, and drove decisions for all processes, business, functional and technical scenarios.
• Drove design, cross functional integration testing, project cutover, go live support and project handover to SAP production group.

Associate Consultant – SAP and SAP Integrations - Wipro

(1997-07 - 2000-09)

Worked in Professional Services of Wipro and helped customers on various engagements as a project manager, tech lead, solution architect and project lead as a Value-Added Consultant in SAP and SAP interfacing project. Implemented SAP WM, MM, PS, QM, PP modules.

• Involved in collecting and reviewing business requirements, recognizing gaps in business processes, creating functional designs, data, and functional mapping, undertaking hands on configuration of SAP modules, creating WRICEF’s/RICEF’s, liaising with SAP ABAP developers, performing unit and integration tests, and analyzing results.
• Involved in IMG/CDS configuration and setup, running demos/POCs, conducting workshops during sprint sessions while requirement gathering, FDS preparation SIT/UAT and cutover activities in SAP WM, MM, PS, QM, PP modules.

MS - Industrial Engineering