SAP
Zeeshan Irshad
Senior Manager Consulting
Schwieberdingen
Summary
Versatile Senior manager with 16+ years of experience in strategy, operations, manufacturing, supply chain, digital transformation, IT management, and SAP ERP. Proficient in planning, implementing, and overseeing initiatives to drive business growth and efficiency. Successfully completed 50+ projects in 21 countries cultivating an open culture that fosters the exchange of information. Pursuing new professional challenges with a growth-oriented company.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
10
10
years of post-secondary education
6
6
Languages
Work History
Senior Manager Consulting
Cognizant
11.2022 - Current
- Added 03 new logos to the current business line and established strong relationships with clients and stakeholders, ensuring long-term partnerships and repeat business.
- I am managing a team of 9 consultants including SAP, Service Now & Salesforce specialists cultivating a high-performance environment that boosted team efficiency and project delivery speed by 30%.
- Led consulting engagements focused on business transformation and strategic development for Fortune 500 companies, consistently achieving a client satisfaction rate above 90%.
- Managed several end-to-end sales processes /RFPs/SLAs/SOWs related documents for clients.
- Successfully completed several projects:
- 1. CM Project lead (Change Management & Org Structure in one of largest EU Pharmaceutical) resulted in 40% headcount reduction, 28% reduction on fixed cost, reduction from 5 to 3 shifts, initiated more-work approach resulting in 5 more projects in Europe and Asia
- 2. Agile Project Manager at Life Sciences client facilitating agile ceremonies (conduct daily stand ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews and retrospectives), backlog management, tracking progress & KPIs (monitor team performances using velocity and burndown charts), stakeholder communication, impediment resolution, CI and Agile tool management (JIRA & Confluence) and Leadership in scaling agile best practices using SAFe.
- Initiated and Developed the Strategy for SAP & IAM Offering to the clients and developed the best practice toolbox for Digital Transformation, Agile Methodologies & Intelligent Asset Management offering and internal training material.
Manager Consulting
Accenture
04.2018 - 10.2022
- Successfully completed several full life cycle projects (analysis, design & conception, Implementation, sustainability & Audit) using techniques like Brown/White Paper, RCA, Analytical/Critical Thinking, DiLo, Portfolio Restructuring, Quantitative Reasoning, Time/Motion Study, Data & Statistical Analysis, Bad Actors, OEE, WOM, 6Sigma, Ms.Visio, Lean Manufacturing, Shift Connector, IBM Maximo, SAP (PP, PM, MM, FICO & Ariba) etc for various industry sectors like Petrochemical, Pharmaceutical, Oil & Gas, Automobile, FMCG, Engineering & Technology etc
- Led several projects as a Project Manager, e.g:
- 1. Digital Program Manager for Global Digitalization Operations and Technology Project (PMO for a digital transformation program in one of the largest petrochemical company of the world), looking after 07 projects on a global scale within one program for all 69 plants, over 6000 people involved in change process, incurring €50M benefits, managing the project scope, milestones, risk management, org restructuring, complete transformation, resource and conflict handling (priorities, resources, schedules), building up and supporting the largest IT landscape of its kind with over 4,000 interfaces
- 2. MEX Project Leader- Manufacturing Excellence, in one of the largest oil and gas group in the world, resulting in €16.2M savings by developing the lean organization, SAP IBP/DS/PP/MM/FICO implementation, removing/merging reporting lines, OEE improvements:7%, increased reliability in production planning:15%, reducing working capital: 21%
- 3. OE Project Manager (Operation Execution Project in one of the oldest US Food Company), Project resulting in €12.9M savings generated through 12% increase in production, Managing product structures and BOMs,Integrate AI/ML driven predictive analytics for demand forecasting, and ensuring proper supply planning, production and capacity planning, developed dashboards and reports using Power BI and Tableau interfacing with SAP BW to provide actionable insights.
- Developed and integrated IT landscape with SAP interfaces and data items, harmonization of IT systems for one of the largest Petrochemical companies in Germany.
- Successfully developed procurement strategy and implemented SAP S/4 Hana (MM, PM) & Ariba, preparation of user documentation and transition of legacy systems in SAP for one of the largest automobiles companies in Germany.
- Initiated and Developed the Strategy for Digitalization Offering to the clients winning major projects and developed the best practice material for SAP, Digital Solutions, MRO Spares & Maintenance offering for clients and internal training material
- Acted as GEL (Global Expertise Lead) for SAP Services & maintenance ops line for 2 years.
Intern Global Sourcing & Procurement (IT Services)
Allianz Technology SE
04.2017 - 09.2017
- Initiated & led the AZ Digital Transformation Process & got the CPO appreciation
- Engaged in Allianz Ariba Implementation through: Analyse (Ariba Spend visibility – Pre-packed reports & data export), Source (Ariba Sourcing – RFI, RFP, auction, saving tracking), Contract (Ariba Contract Management – Contract compliance, lifecycle, archiving of contracts), Procure (Ariba P2O – Catalog content & requisition approval), Ariba P2P
In House Consultant/Supervisor Supply Chain & HR
Attock Petroleum Limited
11.2010 - 10.2015
- SAP End-to-End / rollout project starting from Project preparation, Business Blueprint, Realization, Final Preparation, Go-live and Support
- Led the team of nine in cost reduction initiative that reduced labour cost by 12% and overtime by 26%
- Achieved record FFO sales in the year of 2012 i.e
- 442.78 million MT generating profit of $16.35M
- Optimized all the Logistics operations bringing drastic decline in incidents in the country, 35% drop in 2011, 58% drop in 2012 and 74% drop in 2013
Sales & Marketing Executive
Health Supplies General Trading Pvt Ltd
06.2008 - 05.2010
- Led several customer promotions & increased sales by 7% & 22% in the year 2008 & 2009, Initiated the (Central Warehouse Project) and Sales Strategy Project
Education
Master of Studies - Entrepreneurship
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, UK 04.2025 - 12.2027
Certified Data Management Professional - Data Science
DAMA International
USA 05.2024 - 01.2025
McKinsey & Company Forward Program -
McKinsey & Company
USA 01.2024 - 06.2024
Certified Product Owner/P.Manager/Scrum Master - Product Management And Scrum Master
Scaled Agile Incorporation
USA 04.2023 - 12.2024
SAP Certification in SAP ERP - SAP BW, SAP BO and SAP S/4 HANA
University of Duisburg-Essen
05.2017 - 03.2018
Master of Science - Business Consulting with Majors in Strategy & SAP
Hochschule Furtwangen University
Furtwangen Im Schwarzwald, Germany 05.2016 - 02.2018
MBA - Business Administration And Management
Karachi Institute of Economics And Technology
Karachi, Pakistan 08.2008 - 09.2010
Skills
Strategic planning
Personal Information
Nationality: German
Additionalinformation
Seminars and Conferences: Negotiating & influencing people, International SAP Conference on Manufacturing, Oil&Gas, Energy&Utilities, Enterprise portfolio & PMO, EAM SAP Conference, Leadership Conference, Data Science conference.
Linked In: Certified Manager Program, Gen AI, Digital Transformation Leader, SAP Master Skill for Tech Leaders, Digital SCM & KPIs
E-Cornel University, USA: Emerging Leadership Program by Cognizant.
Chartered Management Institute, UK: Member of CMI, UK.
Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, UK: Member of CILT, UK.
The Association for Operations Management, USA: International Member of APICS, USA.
The Global Data Management Community, DAMA International: International Member of DAMA
Scaled Agile Framework Inc: Member of SAFe Community
Software
Salesforce
ServiceNow
Ms office
Agile Methodologies
Timeline
Master of Studies - Entrepreneurship
University of Cambridge
04.2025 - 12.2027
Certified Data Management Professional - Data Science
DAMA International
05.2024 - 01.2025
McKinsey & Company Forward Program -
McKinsey & Company
01.2024 - 06.2024
Certified Product Owner/P.Manager/Scrum Master - Product Management And Scrum Master
Scaled Agile Incorporation
04.2023 - 12.2024
Senior Manager Consulting
Cognizant
11.2022 - Current
Manager Consulting
Accenture
04.2018 - 10.2022
SAP Certification in SAP ERP - SAP BW, SAP BO and SAP S/4 HANA
University of Duisburg-Essen
05.2017 - 03.2018
Intern Global Sourcing & Procurement (IT Services)
Allianz Technology SE
04.2017 - 09.2017
Master of Science - Business Consulting with Majors in Strategy & SAP
Hochschule Furtwangen University
05.2016 - 02.2018
In House Consultant/Supervisor Supply Chain & HR
Attock Petroleum Limited
11.2010 - 10.2015
MBA - Business Administration And Management
Karachi Institute of Economics And Technology
08.2008 - 09.2010
Sales & Marketing Executive
Health Supplies General Trading Pvt Ltd
06.2008 - 05.2010
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