Rob Pagba

Over 20 years of broad and extensive IT experience – 9+ years in consulting and the rest in Corporate IT – leading international and local programs and projects, coaching and enabling teams, partnering with business, developing roadmaps, managing budgets, and leading and partnering with SIs. Delivered business transformations in different capacities: started out as Functional Consultant and Account Manager, and progressed on as Project and Program Manager for major corporate initiatives. IT Business Partner for Manufacturing, Integrated Planning and Logistics, and International operations looking after the implementation of enabling technologies. IT Lead for vendors, contracts and budget management for outsourced services delivered by over 130 FTEs. Responsible for annual budget maintenance. Project/Program Manager for 10 end-to-end SAP implementations in the Philippines, China, Pakistan, Indonesia and Vietnam. PMO Lead for a multimillion USD business transformation program in Indonesia involving greenfield implementation of SAP S/4 HANA along with Coupa Spend and Procurement, and SO99+ Demand Forecasting, which was delivered together with local partners in Indonesia, and remote teams/partners in Singapore, Australia, Malaysia, and the Philippines Certified SAP Activate Project Manager Certified in Coupa Expense Mgmt Comfortable with ambiguities; experienced in senior stakeholder and vendor management Certified in ITIL Foundation for IT Service Management. Experienced in setting up Service Management process post implementation, from developing the RFPs through vendor evaluation and contract negotiation up to transition to steady state environment Implemented, as a Project Manager and/or Functional Consultant, over 10 non-SAP ERP systems (BatchMaster Enterprise, Sage MAS 500, SAP Business One) Led multi-cultural teams from the US, China, Pakistan and Philippines in rolling out SAP ECC and SRM to 4 sites in China (Shanghai, Suzhou, Guangzhou and Zhangjiagang) and 1 in Pakistan, for a US-based and NYSE listed chemicals manufacturer; and led PH and US teams in developing the Global Template for 3 distinct businesses (Agri-Chemicals, Specialty Chemicals, Lithium) of the same organization Participated in over 100 bids and proposals activities including oral presentations and solutioning exercises both in the Philippines and abroad (United States, Israel) Obtained first industry experience as Production Supervisor for a leading FMCG company for 2 years Passed the Licensure Exam for Chemical Engineers in the Philippines in Nov 2000