Damian de Conno
Global Head of ERP Solution Design @BAT
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Global Head of ERP Solution Design @BAT
London, GB
Global Head of ERP Solutions at British American Tobacco | S/4HANA Transformation Leader | Future-Proofing the entire ERP Estate and Global Digital Core.Accountable for the global ERP Estate solution design at BAT, leading the vision and design integrity for our global, multi-year transition from SAP ECC to S/4HANA. This isn\'t just an upgrade; it is a fundamental re-alignment of our existing global operating model to drive agility, data transparency, AI and long-term enterprise value as we transform to multi-category company.Core Focus & Executive Mandate- Global ERP Solutions Ownership: Leading high performing teams accountable for the end-to-end solution design across the entire complex global ERP landscape, ensuring a \"Clean Core\" strategy that minimises technical debt, maximises scalability, enhances user experience, and lays the foundations for advanced AI capabilities and future SAP S/4HANA advanced functionality.Strategic Business Transformation: Partnering with Senior Executive Stakeholders and Global Functional Leads to migrate, remediate and re-imagine complex global business requirements into a robust, future-proof digital roadmap.Risk & Governance: Accountable for the ERP solution design process and design authority for a high-stakes, multi-year transformation, ensuring zero disruption to BAT’s global operations while migrating and transforming business-critical processes from an existing single global SAP ERP template across 140+ countries.Value Realisation: Driving the shift from legacy ERP systems to an intelligent enterprise, focusing on real-time analytics, process automation, and enhanced decision-making capabilities.The GoalTo deliver a world-class SAP S/4HANA environment that serves as a catalyst for BAT’s \"A Better Tomorrow\" strategy—modernising processes and simplifying our footprint with no business disruption while empowering our global markets with a high-performance digital core.
EDUCATION
University of South Australia
Bachelors , Economics
Photography Studies College (Melbourne)
Diploma of Photography, Photography
SKILLS
ABOUT DAMIAN DE CONNO
Respected, Senior Technology Leader with significant experience leading organisation-wide transformation initiatives. Recognised ability to combine strategic direction and commercial need with cutting-edge technological solutions. Competent enabler of Change with a warm engaging personal style, defines interventions gaining Board level buy-in, multiple stakeholder and third party engagement as well as defining high-performing delivery teams. Garners success leading by example with high levels of emotional intelligence and resilience to overcome challenges. Commercially and financially focused on delivering value to the business units managed, with the demonstrable ability to deliver value back to the business. Highly technical, which coupled with a sharp commercial mindset delivers groundbreaking projects, strategic re-direction, downsizing, detailed business case development, process re-alignment and complex project delivery. Develops, leads, influences and manages global multidisciplinary project teams ensuring corporate objectives are implemented and the best outcomes achieved. Inclusive in style, passionate advocate for diversity and inclusion, currently President of the BAT LGBTQIA+ global employee community.
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