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Akshat Yadav LDN · UK

A strategic architect, not a slide deck.

Driving business and IT transformation for over two decades, Akshat specialises in designing scalable roadmap architecture, integrating end-to-end systems, and aligning digital initiatives with strategic objectives — leveraging frameworks such as RISE with SAP, while adhering to TOGAF-aligned architectural governance.

The track record is one of bridging business and technology with uncommon clarity: leading harmonised multi-model S/4HANA rollouts, challenging conventional thinking, delivering innovative and transformative results, and — above all — obtaining measurable business value. The work has spanned seven regulated industries, twenty-two countries, and programmes measured in hundreds of millions.

The next chapter extends that foundation. AI-focused digital transformation — chatbots, copilots, agentic workflows — built on the same architectural rigour that already runs the enterprise. Not AI for its own sake; AI that pays its own way.

Certification — 2023
Artificial Intelligence, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
Framework
TOGAF 10.0
SAP
Sales & Distribution — certified
Education
B.Sc. (Hons) — Oxford Brookes University
Selected career

Twenty-one years, one architectural philosophy.

A condensed view of engagements across FTSE, public sector and multinational programmes. Full history available on request.

Aug 2025 — Mar 2026
Enterprise / Solution Architect
HAVI Logistics
Joined as outside-in advisor on a high-risk multi-market go-live. Challenged the original timeline and re-engineered it into a pragmatic phased rollout — Belgium & Hungary in Phase 1, Poland in Phase 2 — significantly reducing business risk. Designed the SAP global template for fit-to-standard Order-to-Cash, freight billing, contract pricing and multi-leg fulfilment.
SAP S/4HANA OTC Transportation Global Template TOGAF
Nov 2023 — Jul 2025
Enterprise Architect
Centrica
Led the design of a unified global template across fragmented ECC6 landscapes. Harmonised Lead-to-Cash across multiple regions, strengthened architecture governance and compliance for the energy sector, and drove the migration path to SAP S/4HANA on RISE. Oversaw multiple rollouts and spin-offs.
SAP ECC & S/4HANA BTP Salesforce Azure Workday
Aug 2020 — Oct 2023 · Mar 2014 — Jul 2016
SAP Solution Architect
GE Healthcare, UK
Architected a comprehensive global Lead-to-Cash template. Designed key SD components and Advanced Variant Configuration (AVC) for configurable devices and kits. Integrated SAP PLM to govern EBOM→MBOM flow, engineering change control and document management. Led the global SAP ERP consolidation across 22 countries — overseeing multiple S/4HANA rollouts and spin-offs.
ECC & S/4HANA Life Sciences GTS PLM SOX & Export Compliance
Apr 2019 — Aug 2020
QTC Solution Architect
Arvato — Department for Transport (DfT)
Spearheaded the enterprise architecture and solution design on a greenfield S/4HANA 1909 programme. Built a clean-core solution from the ground up, configured a robust Quote-to-Cash with subscription billing and BRIM, and established a standardised template for deployment across DVLA, DVSA, DfTc and MCA.
S/4HANA 1909 BRIM Private Cloud Public Sector
Jul 2018 — Feb 2019
Solution Architect — SAP OTC, EMEA & Russia
Deloitte Netherlands & Belgium
Led localisation of global S/4HANA templates across HPE and Olin Chemicals. Engineered custom routines, Z-tables and user exits, plus EDI/IDoc integration for e-invoicing across Portugal, Greece, Spain and Italy — ensuring legal compliance and cloud readiness.
S/4HANA 1709 BRF+ RAR EDI/IDoc
2003 — 2018
Earlier engagements
Outokumpu · Danfoss · Glanbia · Teleflex · MSD · Stanley Black & Decker · Ideal Stelrad · Radisson
Fifteen years spanning SAP OTC, SCM and SD/MM consulting across Finland, Denmark, Ireland and the UK. Global template design, E-invoicing & GST rollouts, foreign trade and customs (GTS), variant configuration, revenue recognition and VAT / SOX compliance — across pharmaceuticals, chemicals, metals, manufacturing and medical devices.
SAP SD/MM/LE GTS Global Rollout Compliance

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