Ep 5 - How To Become an SAP Consultant with Toye Osasona

Jul 3, 2024

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This week we chat with Toye Osasona, an ERP IT Program Director with over 17 years of experience including Big 4 consulting roles. He's led full lifecycle #SAP implementations across supply chain management, order fulfillment, materials management, and more. With deep expertise spanning project inception to post-go-live support, Toye shares a masterclass in managing complex deployments. He holds an Executive MBA in MIS and Big Data Analytics, pursuing a PhD in Business Management. Tune in as Toye reveals his playbook to thrive as an SAP consultant through real-world case studies, mindsets for continuous advancement, and actionable advice to maximize career fulfillment in tech. To Sign-up for his SAP Masterclass, connect with Toye on LinkedIn @: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sapsdibitoyeosasona Follow me guys: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/juwonthetechie/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JuwonTheTechie Threads: https://www.threads.net/@juwonthetechie IG: https://www.instagram.com/juwonthetechie/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juwon-io/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@juwonthetechie Timestamps Intro - 0:00 Why SAP? - 1:45 What Is SAP? - 3:46 Resources - 4:29 Job Application Process - 9:20 Early Career Challenges - 10:50 Asking the Right Questions - 14:12 The Most Rewarding Part of SAP - 15:12 Salary Progression and the Road to Six Figures - 17:27 Pathways into SAP - 19:15 Advice for Transitioning Pros - 23:00 Succeeding in SAP & Skills Necessary - 24:11 Work-Life Balance - 27:22 Courses & Certifications - 28:57 Networking - 30:30 Diversity in SAP - 32:17 Most Important Lesson - 35:17 Starting All Over - 37:08 Timing the Next Move - 40:00 Dealing with Technical Jargon - 41:14 Entry Level Roles - 44:10 Full Life Cycle SAP - 46:38 Motivation to Grow - 49:00 Common Misconceptions about SAP - 51:59 Using SAP in Smaller Companies or Startups - 53:39 Other Solutions in the Salesforce Space - 54:45 Implementing SAP in Smaller Startups - 55:56 Toye’s Training Program - 56:45 Conclusion - 59:24