Zahid Iqbal, SAP SAC | BPC | BTP  Consultant

Zahid Iqbal

SAP SAC | BPC | BTP Consultant

Sadaqat Group

Location
Pakistan - Islamabad
Education
Master's degree, Electronics and Computer
Experience
20 years, 4 Months

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Total years of experience :20 years, 4 Months

SAP SAC | BPC | BTP Consultant at Sadaqat Group
  • Pakistan - Faisalabad
  • My current job since August 2020

• Managed all Green field Implementation Project activities with 12 team members for SAP Analytic Project.
• Discussion and Requirements gathering from higher management Directors and AVP for best optimization of Industry Business Process and Data visualization to explore history, optimize and plan for future.
• Responsible for overall reporting requirement of the organization on SAP reporting/analytical tool SAP HANA Studio, Information Design tool, Web Intelligence, Lumira, Analysis for Microsoft. SAP HANA XSA, SAP HANA Smart Data Integration.
• Designed Financial KPI dashboard for Directors
• Managed and implemented the Project to integrate third party (SCADA Software) SQL DB with SAP
SAP HANA DB to get the Production Floor data with SAP HANA Smart Data Integration Function.
Designed the Energy Management Reports and Dashboards. The Management optimized the utilization 30 % to save cost for energy consumption.

• Designed and Developed analytical and operational reports for SAP FI, SAP CO, SAP MM, SAP PM, SAP Warehouse HCM and SAP SD by requirement gathering from Higher Management
• Analysing the backend data model and proposing enhancements in order to create efficient BO reporting solutions with real time data updating.
• Tested and validated of the developed content to meet the functional specification for SAP Finance, Procurement, Inventory, Plant Maintenance, Sales and Distribution and other modules.
• Deploying the reports to the BO Platform and scheduling them based on specific time intervals and events.
• Managed day to day activities like monitoring, performance tuning, resolving issues, and optimization of reports.

SAP BI SAC BPC Consultant at ITQ Plus
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • My current job since January 2019

Working online to provide freelance SAP consultancy and SAP training.

IT Manager at SERAA Group
  • Saudi Arabia - Medina
  • December 2016 to December 2018

Positioned in a leadership role spearheading company IT strategy, process, and procedure development while in charge of major projects. Benchmark, analyse, and introduce improvements to support expansion of IT infrastructure, systems, and SAP systems. Lead a highly skilled staff including recruiting, selecting, training, and evaluating associates. Ensure optimal performance of SAP Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Services with expert Cloud Management and network infrastructure management. Craft IT policies and procedures, and guide IT Department operational and strategic planning encouraging staff innovation. Prioritize and allocate resources to ensure proper support for all IT areas and initiatives. Advise all company stakeholders on updates, service times, and usage best practices to provide a cohesive enterprise-wide approach to IT.
•Directing major SAP Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system implementation, coordinating with Finance Department for Value Added Tax (VAT) implementation per KSA Tax Rules.
•Engage with users to understand challenges they face, and assess effectiveness of solutions.
•Instrumental in slashing costs by over 60% for Brach VPN link, and other ongoing operations and systems upgrades.
•Created disaster recovery plan to recover data in less time following malicious attacks on Data Centres, and establish all disaster recovery and backup procedures for team managed systems.
•Able to complete SAP implementation 50% lower that projected.
•Adeptly manage Virtual Servers utilizing EXI and VMWare software
•Execute Cloud migration and management with IBM Cloud Services for Internet-as-a-Service (IaaS), and manage with team Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) in house.
•Planned and implemented the Secure Infrastructure with WatchGuard Firewall to control staff internet usage during office hours.
•Developed HR department processes and procedures to run payroll and data correction.
•Designed and implemented Finance department procedures for coordinating processing with the HR department.

SAP Project Manager at NATPET
  • Saudi Arabia - Yanbu
  • July 2012 to December 2016

Brought onboard to lead all SAP specific projects.
•Successfully completed an SAP Business Objects Dashboards project. Built highly targeted economic models based on business process and sensitivity analyses. Integrated SAP Business Objects Dashboard with spreadsheet modelling and decision analysis.
•Designed and launched an SAP training program for over 400 employees from all departments including Plant Maintenance, Procurement, and Production Planning. Program was instrumental in optimizing SAP system usage and performance. Successfully trained 7 SAP MM Certified Consultants, 6 HCM Certified Consultants, and 2 PM Certified Consultants.
•Conducted an enterprise-wide assessment of employee performance in preparation for a new Performance Management System. Created HCM PMS business blueprints, and designed, built, and configured SAP System.
•Led an SAP EHSM Incident Management Implementation project as an SAP Project Manager and SAP EHSM Consultant. Standardized business processes, created blueprint, trained end users, and provided go-live support to ensure smooth implementation.

SAP Consultant at XECA International for IT
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • December 2008 to June 2012

Travelled extensively to consult on projects for major clients. Created the material management (MM) process for SAP MM Modules
•Created the Material Management (MM) process for SAP MM Modules, and implemented the Plant Maintenance (PM) Module.
•Served as SAP Consultant (MM) for SAP implementation at Hidada Steel facility.
•SAP Consultant MM/WM for PM Module during SAP implementation project for NATPET.
•Expertly assisted Mohammad Al-Mojil Group (MMG) Construction Services with their SAP project.
•Functional Consultant for MM & CS Module during SAP implementation project for HEBA Fire & Safety Equipment.

IT Sales Excutive at Al Rammah International Comapany
  • Saudi Arabia - Khobar
  • December 2005 to December 2008

Focused on selling ERP and IT products to a diverse portfolio of clients. Conducted sales presentations, and demonstrated products. Added new accounts to continually build book of business. Attended trade shows, conferences, and meetings to generate new leads. Continually reviewed and assessed sales performance. Engaged in contract and package negotiations as part of closing sales. Achieved or exceeded sales goals regularly.
Led Aramco sales and projects in addition to managing all IT infrastructure projects

IT Sales Excutive at Sariya for IT
  • Saudi Arabia - Dammam
  • January 2004 to December 2005

Focused on selling ERP and IT products to a diverse portfolio of clients.

Education

Master's degree, Electronics and Computer
  • at Karachi University
  • January 1990

• M.Sc. Physics1990, from University of Karachi. • SAP Certified MM Consultant SAP Certified HCM Consultant SAP Certified TERP10 Consultant

Specialties & Skills

Master Data Management
Master Data
Manufacturing
SAP Application Consultant

Languages

English
Expert
Urdu
Expert

Training and Certifications

SAP TERP10 Certificate (Certificate)
SAP HCM Certificate (Certificate)
SAP Procurement Certificate (Certificate)
Date Attended:
July 2015