Esli Richards: Independent SAP Architecture Expertise 

JNC is proud to announce Esli Richards as Lead for SAP Solution Architecture Services, strengthening our ability to help clients design, implement and manage future-ready SAP landscapes. 

As Lead Architect, Esli provides strategic guidance that bridges technical design, commercial optimization and SAP best practice, ensuring clients gain maximum value and resilience from their SAP environments. 

Independent SAP Architecture Expertise 

Modern SAP environments demand careful architectural decisions, from defining the right mix of SAP and non-SAP solutions to navigating cloud, hybrid and on-premise models. JNC’s SAP Solution Architecture Services are designed to simplify this complexity and ensure that every design choice supports long-term value. 

Under Esli’s leadership, JNC and ITAA helps organisations: 

  • Define the right SAP landscape through detailed architecture reviews and application selection. 
  • Align to SAP Activate methodology, ensuring solutions are efficient, scalable, and compliant. 
  • Optimize Bill of Materials (BoM) and Scope Item mapping to avoid unnecessary licensing costs or functionality required/not required. 
  • Deliver independent quality assurance, validating system design and integrations before go-live. 
  • Troubleshoot and resolve SAP issues quickly, maintaining momentum and minimizing delivery risk. 

Every engagement is rooted in JNC’s independent advisory model, combining deep technical insight with the commercial awareness that comes from decades of SAP licensing and audit experience. 

About Esli Richards 

With over 30 years of SAP experience, Esli Richards brings extensive expertise across SAP ECC, S/4HANA, SAP RISE, SAP Analytics Cloud, Ariba, BTP. He has successfully delivered multiple global SAP transformations for multinational organizations across many businesses sectors 

Esli’s background spans industries such as automotive, banking, commercial law, contracts management, distribution, FMCG, healthcare, hotel & leisure, manufacturing, retail, FMCG, pharmaceuticals and travel & tourism. He is known for his ability to integrate business strategy with technology, designing architectures that deliver scalability, automation and compliance. 

Esli’s specialist skills also extend to SAP document and process automation, data and document Archive management as well as integration architecture, Esli combines hands-on delivery experience with a pragmatic, outcome-driven approach. His leadership ensures JNC clients gain SAP environments that are both technically robust and commercially optimised. 

Commenting on his role, Esli said:

 

Through Esli’s leadership, JNC continues to help clients reduce risk, optimize spend and strengthen their SAP position, delivering measurable results from the foundation up. 

For more information about JNC’s SAP Solution Architecture Services, visit jncuk.com  

 

Author: Shannon Garner
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