Saravanan Sriramulu

About Saravanan Sriramulu

An accomplished, top-performing, results with respect oriented IT Management Professional and leader, passionate on developing information based business opportunities to achieve strategic business objectives. An engineering principal with strong management, statistical and research approach to manage and lead large Technology Operations and Business Service Organizations, guided by operational excellence principles. Successfully managed key enterprise architectures, Management Information Systems in supporting Business Return on Investment and created sustainable Business Impact. Experienced in managing global and local IT suppliers, driving Service Excellence, creating an IT security culture, governance & compliance through carefully negotiating strategic partnership contracts and Service Agreements. Core Competencies Management - Global IT Strategy & Planning, Digital Business & IT Transformation, Change Management, Business Services Management, IT Service and Supplier Management, Compliance, Contract negotiations, Service purchasing, Business Process re-engineering, Operational Excellence, Portfolio management, Business Solution development, Merger and Acquisitions. Global Product Portfolio Management, Global Product Landscape Streamlining, ERP Consulting - SAP EWM, MM, SD modules, Product, Project & Program management (PMO), Senior Stakeholder Management, Customer Integration Management, Professional Consulting Services (Presales & Project Delivery), Thought Leadership & Global Governance, Process Management, SLA Management, Strategic Business Planning & Development, Budgets, Cost Control, Team Leadership & General Management, Vendor, stakeholder review & management experience, global IT Governance, Cost Control, global steering boards, issue & project prioritization boards, training, mentoring, performance management, development, motivational & development feedback and staff appraisal career, Building, Leading and Motivating High Performing Teams.

Experience

1. Global Head - IT Materials Management

   DHL

   Jul 2011 — Present · SG

   Responsible for leading Global Materials Management Center of Expertise (CoE) in Customer Facing Solutions to combine expertise & knowledge to deliver innovative IT Services & Solutions for customers & business partners. Successfully lead and completed large Digital Transformation program for WMS on SAP EWM, a global WMS warehousing business globally. Successfully led global initiative amongst others in defining IT strategy, target operating model, implementation options/models, driving all aspects of defining Platform IT architecture, management of project portfolio, set-up of shared services and delivery, IT risk management, IT process improvements & SAP EWM Knowledge Management Portals. He efficiently managed BUILD of standard template solutions for faster deployment lowered costs of implementation.

Education

• Bharathiar University

  PhD, Management

  2008 — 2012

• University of Southern Queensland

  MBA, Information Systems

  2000 — 2002

• Bharathiar University

  M Phil, Management

  2006 — 2007

• PSG College of Technology

  B E, Mechanical Engineering ( Distinction )

  1990 — 1994