Swapnil Thakare — Associate Partner

• Visionary technology executive with over 18+ years of extensive experience in driving strategic IT transformation and solution delivery across diverse geographies including the US, UK, EU, LATAM, APAC, Australia, New Zealand, Israel, and India. • Currently leading a comprehensive portfolio of SAP solutions across core business functions: Manufacturing (PP, QM), Commercial (SD, APO, GTS, SCP), Logistics (MM, IM, WM), Finance, Procurement, and MDM/MDG—focused on enabling automation, digitalization, and agile delivery at scale. • Trusted advisor to global C-level stakeholders—adept at shaping strategic vision, driving enterprise innovation, defining product roadmaps, and implementing emerging technologies to maximize business value and system performance. • Demonstrated excellence in managing complex IT program lifecycles including global SAP implementations, workload migrations, and service delivery, ensuring compliance with security, risk, and audit frameworks across industries. • Proven track record in end-to-end program leadership—spanning planning, execution, inter-functional coordination, governance, and resource optimization for successful technology transformation outcomes. • Strategic thinker with entrepreneurial drive and lean disciplines skilled at crafting and executing transformation strategies that are actionable, fundable, and measurable, delivering tangible business results. • Inspiring and inclusive leader with strong mentoring capabilities—committed to cultivating high-performing, motivated teams and fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation. • Demonstrated ownership of complex SAP landscapes and end-to-end responsibility for application lifecycle, governance, and optimization. Adept at leading large, cross-functional teams and managing multi-million-dollar IT budgets to drive operational excellence and digital innovation. • Experienced SAP leader with deep expertise in SAP Application Management and Support, overseeing complex, business-critical landscapes across global enterprises. Skilled in managing end-to-end application lifecycle, including incident and problem management, service delivery, release management, and continuous system optimization. • Demonstrated ability to build and lead high-performing support teams, manage SLAs, drive root-cause analysis, and implement ITIL-based support models. Adept at aligning support operations with business needs while maintaining compliance, security, and audit standards across multiple regions and industries.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Healthcare and Consulting expert with extensive SAP solutions experience.

Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Experience: 18 yrs 11 mos