SAP Centre of Excellence (CoE)

Establishing a SAP Centre of Excellence for a Global Pharmaceutical Leader

A leading pharmaceutical company embarked on a 10-year global SAP transformation roadmap and required a centralised SAP Centre of Excellence (CoE) to drive standardisation, agility and domain-specific excellence across all business units. 

About us

At Trillion, we are committed to revolutionising our clients' business processes by fusing the power of SAP with human expertise.

With real-world experience in global SAP programmes, we understand the complexity of change at scale. Trillion provides expert guidance across the SAP lifecycle - from design and implementation to optimisation and support.

Trillion delivers a wide range of freelance SAP experts to support the build and scale of the Centre of Excellence. Key roles include SAP FI/CO Consultants, SAP Treasury Consultants, SAP SD/LE Consultants, and an SAP MM/QM Consultant with GxP-compliant delivery experience.

We also placed an SAP TM Consultant specialising in controlled substances logistics, SAP GRC and UAM Consultants, SAP Tax & Onesource Specialists, SAP FSCM Consultants, and Vistex Consultants. Beyond SAP, we provide Workday Consultants and experienced SAP Project Leads and Managers to ensure strong programme governance and end-to-end delivery capability.

Building a Global SAP Centre of Excellence for a Leading Pharmaceutical Company

A leading pharmaceutical company embarked on a 10-year global SAP transformation roadmap and required a centralised SAP Centre of Excellence (CoE) to drive standardisation, agility, and domain-specific excellence across all business units. 

The Challenge

The brief: build a flexible, expert-led hub of freelance SAP professionals covering all major functional and technical areas- finance, supply chain, manufacturing, security, analytics, regulatory compliance - within a tightly controlled time and budget window. 

Our Solution 

Trillion Consulting worked as a strategic partner to the client’s SAP transformation leadership and procurement teams, delivering a tailored, phased model that combined deep SAP domain expertise with agile freelance resourcing. 

SAP experts deployed

30+

Over 30+ freelance SAP experts deployed.

Retention
94%

94% consultant retention rate over a 12-month period.

Vector (5)
Driving standardisation, agility and domain-specific excellence.

SAP CoE

CoE fully operational and aligned with global programme goals
100%

Let’s connect to talk about your needs

Want to explore how Trillion Consulting can help you build your own SAP Centre of Excellence? 

Leon Steffen

Trillion Practice Lead

Leon is committed to enhancing a trillion business processes by fusing the power of SAP with human expertise.

Contact our Expert

Meet the rest of the team.

Jack Duffy

Senior SAP GTS Consultant

Jack has helped numerous enterprises streamline their global supply chain, ensure regulatory compliance, and enhance operational efficiency.

Andrew Larholt

Co-founder

Andrew is the co-founder of Trillion. With over 20 years of SAP experience, he understands the huge potential of SAP implementation.

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