Challa Ramarao

SAP specialist with 16+ years delivering and supporting SAP S/4HANA and ECC ERP solutions, including 9+ years of hands-on SAP MM and SD configuration across the full order-to-cash and procure-to-pay value chain. Strong record of analysing business requirements, designing and configuring system solutions, and supporting MM/SD modules in live, business-critical environments. Experienced across the complete lifecycle — requirements analysis, configuration, system testing, deployment, user training, troubleshooting and continuous improvement — working closely with business teams, developers and vendors to deliver reliable system enhancements.

Comfortable working independently and within cross-functional teams, with solid integration and ABAP-debugging exposure that accelerates root-cause analysis and issue resolution.

SAP MM/SD Specialist / Applications Manager — S/4HANA WEINERT Special Cables (Pty) Ltd · Brits, South Africa Mar 2024 – Apr 2026 • MM/SD configuration & support: Configured and supported SD (order management, pricing, credit check, delivery, shipping, billing) and MM (purchasing, inventory, invoice verification) on S/4HANA for an international cable-manufacturing group.

• Requirements & process improvement: Worked with business teams to analyse requirements, re engineer order-to-cash and procure-to-pay processes and improve system performance.
• Testing, deployment & training: Led SIT/UAT, managed deployments and delivered end-user training across SD and MM users; resolved system issues and root-caused defects.
• Updates, enhancements & vendors: Managed system updates and enhancements; coordinated developers, SAP partner and licensing vendors to deliver improvements and monitor performance. SAP SD/MM Lead Functional Consultant (OTC & Logistics) Accenture Technology (Client: Coca-Cola) · Johannesburg, South Africa Aug 2023 – Dec 2023 • Outbound systems & integration: Configured and supported SD with SD↔MM↔EWM integration for a high-volume FMCG environment — order intake, allocation, picking/loading, outbound delivery and billing.
• Testing governance: Designed and led Unit/SIT/UAT across order-to-cash and outbound delivery streams, ensuring solutions met business policy and internal controls.
• Functional design: Authored WRICEF functional specs (orders, deliveries, shipping outputs) and partnered with developers on interface technical specs.

B. Tech, Mechanical Engineering — Nagarjuna University (NQF Level 6 equivalent)