Highly experienced and accomplished IT leader with a record of achievement improving business performance as a trusted consultant to companies in Technology, Financial Services, Pharma, Media, Oil & Gas and Food Products over 20 years.More than 20 years of experience in procurement domain using tools such as SAP Ariba, SAP MM and SAP SRM. Currently working in consulting, analysis, design, installation, and application support with deep expertise in the installation, configuration, customization, development, integration, upgrade, implementation and ongoing support of Ariba modules including Ariba procure to pay, Strategic Sourcing, Contracts and Integration with SAP S/4 ERP systems. Executed project initiations to implementations with a budget varying from $1M – $100M in procurement domain consisting of close to 10 onsite and offshore IT professionals. Created multi year product roadmaps of strategic opportunities to save spend and actively solicited with the business partners. Strong expertise in project management and program management.Provided consulting expertise to clients including Caterpillar, Deloitte Services, Hewlett Packard, Lincoln Financial Group, Schering-Plough/Merck, Time Warner Inc., Chevron, JP Morgan Chase and Computer Sciences Corporation in engagements lasting as long as 38 months. CORE COMPETENCIESSAP Ariba ★ Procurement Application Development ★ Offshore and Onshore Team Leadership ★ Project Management ★ Analytical Tools ★ IT Consulting ★ Client Engagement ★ Product Management