Irfan Karim
Head of SAP Delivery at Jaffer Brothers (Pvt) Limited- Claim this Profile
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Jaffer Brothers (Pvt) Limited
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Pakistan
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International Trade and Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Head of SAP Delivery
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Apr 2023 - Present
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SJG Pharma
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Karāchi, Sindh, Pakistan
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Head Of Information Technology
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Jun 2020 - Feb 2023
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Herbion International
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Pakistan
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Alternative Medicine
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200 - 300 Employee
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Nov 2016 - Feb 2020
Global IT Leader- Leading Global IT teams & IT Ops across PAK, US, CAN, Malaysia and CIS Countries.Responsible on the following actives:Ensuring Optimal cost of ownership of IT hardware and servicesLowering cost of operations through IT enablementEnsure tech systems and procedures lead to outcomes in line with business goals.Manage IT and development team personnel.Approve vendor negotiations and IT architecture.Implementation of agreed solutions within budget, scope and scheduleEstablish IT policies, strategies, and standards.Develop and approve technology futures and budgets.Managing the SAP support team.Ensuring systems are managed efficiently, are resilient, are backed up appropriately and that a DR Support process and incident management.Ensure security of data, network access and backup systems.Audit systems and assess their outcomes.HIGHLIGHT OF ACHIEVEMENTS• Help Desk formation & Support Mechanism • Rebuilding of entire Herbion IT infrastructure and established Herbion own Data Center. • Reduced overall IT Cost upto 30 to 35% annually as compared to previous• Led the implementation of Track & Trace/Marking & Serialization system (Russian Compliance)• Business Analytics (Web based Dashboards and Reports• Managed Backlog data entry • In-house support for all implemented modules• In-house SAP learning and team improvement• In-house 2 manufacturing plant rollouts completed• In-house SAP rollouts 5 companies at Russian location • In-house Implementation of Material Ledger• In-house Implementation of Cash Management • Re-structuring of CO module• Designed / generated Financial Statement Version • Landscape synchronization (QAS & PRD)• Gape analysis & Business process re-engineering (as needed) Show less
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Sep 2014 - Nov 2016
SAP Leader- Leading SAP IT team & Managing entire SAP Support desk, Change Management, Enhancement, Development, Improvement & Innovation, Business Process Re-engineering and Change Request.
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Abacus
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Pakistan
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Managing Consultant
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Mar 2008 - Sep 2014
Experienced as a SAP MM/WM consultant and have also worked on some areas of other SAP modules including FI, CO, EP, BO, BI, PP, SD, QM and HCM. Highly knowledgeable with the integration with cross-functional modules mentioned above. Involved in SAP projects and instructed SAP Academy. Strengths lie in heading SAP, systems management, process analysis, technical support, and communication skills. A fast learner, proactive, organized, and works well under deadlines and extreme pressure. Bring strong strategic analysis to identify issues and find workable solutions. Skill Set Years of Exp Total Industrial Experience: 16 Total SAP experience: 13 SAP MM Functional: 13 Number of Implementations Involved: 11 Number of completed full life cycle implementations: 7 Support project : 4 Show less
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Dewan Mushtaq Group
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Pakistan
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Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
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200 - 300 Employee
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SAP Support Consultant
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Jan 2005 - Feb 2008
Responsible on the following actives. • To gain a detailed understanding of the SAP system R/3 4.7 in order to maximize the benefits to the Resource/Service Centers. • Provide first line support and on-the-job coaching/mentoring for all users within their department for the identified SAP role. • Provides first line support for all users within their department for their identified role(s) e.g. purchasing and finance. This includes SAP and the associated business processes. • Provides informal, one-to-one coaching for other users for their identified role. • Attends additional training (or uses computer based training) provided by the SAP Project team. • Provides feedback and input on user documentation to SAP project team. • Involved directly in user acceptance testing of the system (using QAS). • May identify other users to assist in acceptance testing. • Attends and takes an active part in user groups • liaises closely with SAP Project team contacts • Actively involved with SAP upgrade(s). Post-live: • Prepared the strategy of legacy die-down activity. • To solve the issues of data posting in SAP to different group companies. • Check and verified the users required authorization of SAP transactional code. • To work out on changes/amendments in SAP for group companies. • Monitoring of backlog data entry • Plan visit to different group companies to resolve critical issues • To maintain CRFs (Change Request Form)/Issues status. • To provide the training of SAP to End Users. • Gathered system requirements for End User to Super Users and designed and implemented training. Show less
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Inventory Controller (Pakland & Saadi Cement)
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Feb 2002 - Dec 2004
Responsibilities as Inventory Controller. • Supervise inventory management related (Hattar,Dhabeji plants) staff of 20; Train, schedule, evaluate and delegate responsibilities- monitor work done and give final approval upon completion. • Coordinate procurement and delivery of supplies including Raw Materials, Packing Materials, Tools & Tackles, and Stores & Spares. • Receive bills of lading and resolve discrepancies with original orders. • Input receipt of materials and monitor inventory via CRT. • Interpret government rules and regulations regarding ordering and receipt of supplies; Ensure proper application of all other procedures and policies. • Review damaged item listings, determine whether to repair, and ship to repair shop. • Complete financial paperwork ensuring orders are within budgetary requirements. • Complete paperwork for inventory, shipping, purchasing, accounting, and end-of-month reports. Show less
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