Martin Barkman
SVP, Global Head of S/4HANA and Digital Supply Chain Solution Management
SAP
Martin Barkman is senior vice president and head of solution management for SAP S/4HANA and Digital Supply Chain. Martin’s global organization owns the growth strategy of SAP’s enterprise management, finance, and supply chain solution portfolio, which encompasses cloud software for R&D/engineering, enterprise resource planning, finance & risk, service & asset management, supply chain planning, manufacturing, logistics, and quote-to-cash.
Martin joined SAP in 2013 following SAP’s acquisition of SmartOps Corporation, where he served as CEO. Founded in 2001, SmartOps was a venture capital backed, leading supply chain technology company that pioneered software for multistage, stochastic inventory optimization and machine learning based demand sensing. Prior to becoming CEO in 2012, Martin was Executive VP of Global Operations for SmartOps, where he led worldwide business development, sales, marketing, alliances, professional services, and customer success.
In his career, Martin developed a broad technology and management experience through roles ranging from corporate strategy consulting at McKinsey & Company to product supply and manufacturing management at Procter & Gamble. In 2022, Martin was named by Supply Chain Digital as a top 10 supply chain global influencer.
Martin earned his B.S. in Chemical Engineering with Distinction from Cornell University and later an MBA in Finance as a Palmer Scholar from the Wharton School at The University of Pennsylvania.
