Waseem Rasheed is a strategic IT leader with over 21 years of experience leading large-scale SAP implementations, IT transformations, and business process reengineering projects. He has extensive experience implementing SAP modules across multiple industries and managing teams of over 60 people. Currently he is the General Manager of Information Services and SAP Program Director at Tapal Tea Pvt. and Nandos, where he is leading the company's transformation to an SAP-based enterprise and various IT infrastructure projects.

1. Core Competencies
Strategic Planning & Execution
IT Infrastructure Management
Business Process Re-engineering
Global Rollout – ERP/Oracle SAP
Systems Integration
Vendor Management
Delivery Management
Project Execution
Team Management
Profile Summary
Accomplished Technology Strategist offering over 21 years of incisive
acumen in innovation, leadership & strategic direction of COEs
Skilled in directing spectrum of services ranging from enterprise solution
architecture, best practices delivery, global SAP implementations, IT
transformation, IT infrastructure and business application design & delivery
Accelerated significant growth in business turnover & EBITA, by creating
pragmatic IT strategies
SAP Platinum Techno-functional Program Director with experience in front-
leading large SAP consulting projects
Proficiency in defining IT Roadmap as per FMCG industry for state-of-the-art
IT landscape for next 5 years
Excellent track record of setting-up Multi-site Facilities from scratch, including
IT Infrastructure across global locations
People-friendly, collaborative & approachable leader with experience in
adapting technology expertise to business vision and mission
Extensive industry and consulting experience with best practice financial,
supply chain processes in repetitive/process manufacturing and high volume
warehouse environments and logistics operations
A strategist & implementer with recognized proficiency in spearheading
business to accomplish corporate plans and goals successfully
Career Timeline
Certification
ITIL Certified
WASEEM RASHEED
A strategic planner with in-depth & core expertise in
leading Business Transformation Process and IT
Application Management along with rich exposure to
SAP modules and ‘go live’ support; targeting top-notch
assignments as C.I.O, GM IS, Head of IT, ERP Oracle &
SAP Program/Project Director with an organization
of high repute
waseem.rasheed.2005@gmail.com
+923018454369 /+923218222281
Meher Associates
IBM, Business
Partner,Karachi,
Pakistan
The Coca-Cola
Company, UAE,
Oman, Qatar &
Bahrain
Al Hokair Group
(Real Estate
Division),
Riyadh, Saudi
Arabia
1995-1997 1997-2005 2005-2006
The Coca-Cola
Company,
Lahore,
Pakistan
2007-2008
Orient
Electronics,
Lahore,
Pakistan
2009-2013
Asian Food Pvt.
Ltd., Lahore,
Pakistan
2008-2009 Since 2013
TapalTea Pvt.
and Nandos,
Karachi,
Pakistan

2. Education
MS (Computer Science) from PIMSAT University of Management, Karachi, Pakistan in 2002
PGD (Computer Science) from Institute of Computer Sciences Petroman, Karachi, Pakistan in 1994
B.A. (Economics) from Karachi University, Pakistan in 1992
Notable Accomplishments across the Career
Merit of executing the following:
o 5 Cycles of SAP ECC 6 All-in-One Implementation for Mayfair Textile, Asian Food Industry, Orient Group, Coke
International & Tapal Tea Pvt.
o 5 Cycles of Scala/Epicor and Mainframe System & Bottlers Accounting and Sales Information System (BASIS)
Implementation for Coke International Pakistan, UAE, Oman, Bahrain & Qatar
o 2 Cycles of Oracle-Enterprise-One for Al Hokair Group Real Estate Division (Arabian Center & Haifa Al Jazira ) across
Saudi Arabia
o 2 Cycles of Sales Analytical Tool Margin Minder for Coke International Pakistan & UAE
o 2 Cycles of USGAAP Consolidation Project for Coke International Pakistan, UAE, Oman, Bahrain & Qatar
o 1 Cycle of FINPACK – Financial Reporting Pack Project for Coke International across Pakistan
o 1 Cycle of Road Show Project (GPS based Dispatching Management) for Coke International across UAE
o Various Cycleof ICT Projects (Network Revamp for LAN/WAN, Hardware Upgrade, Data Center Revamp, DR Site Revamp,
Established 24*7 Services Desk to effectively support end-users)
Work Experience
Since Dec’13 with Tapal Tea Pvt. and Nandos, Karachi, Pakistan as General Manager Information Services & SAP
Program Director
Key Result Areas:
Spearheading company transformation into SAP based enterprise class organization for maximum retention
Conceptualizing & facilitating enterprise wide information to re-engineer business processes especially SAP Change
Management and IT Infrastructure
Supervising & managing 60+ SAP Components which include MRP Material Requirement Planning, AOP Annual
Operating Plan, SNOP & RSF, Master Data Cleansing, Demand Management, Forecasting Modeling Automation, and so on
Establishing & maintaining the Center of Excellence in IT to manage post go live support issues and empower end-users
to handle day-to-day operations by managing 10 different vendors
Evaluating operations reliability by implementing various ICT projects such as Hardware/Network Upgrade Projects,
Data Center/DR Revamp Projects, and so on
Performing other activities such as:
o Analyzing bottleneck of SAP Hardware Landscape
o Upgrading entire landscape SAP, Microsoft and others solutions
o Assessing data center health check with IBM and HP, and preparing & presenting the reports to the management
o Administering network revamping across all locations for all local LAN & WAN
Conducting penetration and applying patches in order to secure enterprise wide vulnerabilities; directing License
Compliance GAP for SAP (500+ users) and for Microsoft (500+ users)
Streamlining end-to-end stakeholders from shop floor to top floor
Key Projects:
SAP Maturity Assessment; SAP Steady State Action Plan; SAP Implementation Gap Analysis
State-of-the-art Data Centre for primary site & DR site to provide 24x7 nonstop support
CoE (Centre of Excellence) for SAP Post Go-live Support, SAP Change Management & IT Operations Support
Centralized Master Data Governance to Control Information Integrity
Revamp entire network to connect all factory and distributors from HO for seamless execution of IT/SAP Operations
Implement Cloud based Google Apps for Emailing and Corporate Portal for Policy Governance
BI: SAP BW for ERP Data Marts, 200+ ABAP reports were replaced BO Explorer- Slice/Dice Tool
BO Dashboards to map 100+ industry standard KPIs along with what if planning features
Material Ledger for Transforming of Actual Costing, Actual Margin and Actual Bom
Upcoming Projects:
SAP Business Objects (Phase 1 is delivered)
SAP BW (Phase 1 is delivered)
Secondary Sales (Phase 2 is underway to roll-out nationwide 300+ DB)
Predict Analysis / SAP Lumira (Phase 1 is delivered)
BO Self-services
Mobile Apps / SAP Fiori Apps
ICT & Governance Projects
IT Budgets & Cost Tracking

3. Network Revamp for Wide Area and Local Area and Internet
Data Center Revamp
DR Site Revamp
Nov’09 – Dec’13 with Asian Food Pvt. Ltd., Pakistan as Chief Information Officer & SAP Program Director
Key Result Areas:
Spearheaded & delivered 3 full-cycle SAP all-in-one ECC 6 to Text Tile Spinning, Confectionary and Biscuits Business Unit
in 7 months
Engaged in financial controlling, S&D, production planning & execution, quality management, plant maintenance,
material management, cash management, recruitment, human capital management and BI for operational/
profitability analysis
Identified & provided permanent solution of production bottlenecks; ensured enhanced inventory control, resulting in
more rapid stock turnover and less wastage
Facilitated better decision making due to quality information obtained from real-time data
Significant Accomplishments:
Successfully increased the operational efficiency in the product supply chain execution
Single-handedly developed & deployed centralized and more precise procurement procedures
Played a pivotal role in achieving the following:
o 10% reduction in inventory levels
o 30% less time in sourcing materials
o 30% less time from purchase to sales contract
o 5% shorter production cycle
o 60% faster production of reliable reports i.e., visibility of
production variance
Feb’08 – Oct’09 with Orient Electronics, Lahore, Pakistan as Head of IT & SAP Project Manager
Key Result Areas:
Delivered the following:
o 2 full-cycle of SAP ERP ECC 6 all-in-one across group within defined cost, scope and time (7 months)
o State-of-the-art data center for primary site & DR site to provide 24x7 nonstop support
o CoE (Centre of Excellence) for SAP post go-live support, SAP Change Management & IT Operations Support
Supervised 25+ IT & SAP Engineers working on SAP Business Transformation Project
Jan’07 – Feb’08 with The Coca-Cola Company, Lahore, Pakistan as ERP Manager
Key Result Areas:
Managed end-to-end Scala & Interface with SAP; and delivered SAP-MDM- master data management project for
consolidations of 300k+ material master across 10 plants
Mentored & monitored 10+ IT Engineers working on SAP MDM Project
Executed Consolidation Interface Project for USGAAP to Scala, SAP to DACCARS for Head Quarter Coca-Cola Atlanta
PreviousExperience
Jul’05 – Dec’06 with Al Hokair Group (Real Estate Division), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia as IT Manager
Aug’97 – May’05 with The Coca-Cola Company as ERP System Specialist/System Analyst
Deputation:
Aug’97 – Dec’02 Across Pakistan(8+sites)
Jan’03 – May’05 UAE, Oman, Qatar, & Bahrain
Jun’95 – Jul’97 with Meher Associates IBM, Business Partner, Pakistan as Mainframe Software Engineer
ProfessionalCourses/ Conferences
Attended several courses (local & international) and international conferences on PMP, ITIL, ERP, SAP, SAP Case Study, SAP
Business-Transform-Study (BTS) for Mayfair Group, ITS, Oracle, Scala and Project Management Framework & Methodology
Acted as SAP Key Note Speaker for success story of SAP ERP Implementation at Orient Group and Mayfair Group
PersonalDetails
Date of Birth: 3rd December1970
Languages Known: Urdu & English
Address: D83A, Navy HousingSchemePhase I, Karsaz, National Stadium Road , Karachi - 12, Pakistan