Summary:

• Senior SAP Functional Consultant with over 13 years of experience in 6 full life cycle implementation in MM,WM, PP modules.
• Over 16 years of functional experience in material management.
• Experienced in Integrating MM with other modules like SD/ PP/ FICO/ PM/APO Modules.
• Strong experience in Configuration in MM-Procurement (Purchasing, Sub contracting, Scheduling agreements, contracts (3rd party processing), W.M,RF,Inventory Management, Account determination for goods movement, Pricing, and Logistics Invoice Verification.

Education:
B.S in Mechanical Engineering
PG Diploma in Computer Applications

PROJECT EXPERIENCE:

Project # 1

Client : Confidential, Location : Woburn, MA Duration : May ’12 to Till Date Title : SAP MM,PP Lead Business Analyst Consultant

The client is a world leader in serving science and has implemented SAP globally like Asia, Europe,Australia,Brazil and USA. The mission is to enable their customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.

• As a MM &PP Modules team lead and Business Analyst support account managers in their decision making by carrying out research analyses and recommendations.
• Observe the Standards and Procedures established by the project office.
• Develop testing strategies and verification scenarios..
• Validated new business processes with Business process owners
• Organised and supervised the SAP R/3 Configuration based on operations processes.
• Identified integration points of external systems to SAP R/3
• Coordinated the execution of tests and integration within the modules of MM and PP..
• Updated documentation in accordance with corporate standards
• Provided User Support.to Brazil user on P.O. pricing and implementation issues
• Administered SAP system of MM, PP and FI covering Accounting,Procurement,Sales,Controlling and Production Planning with users
• Provided support in trouble shooting of users, printing services, data interfaces, data anomalies, user mistakes on daily basis by extensive use of MS Excel and Access.
• Led testing, customization and implementation...

Environment: SAP R/3 6.0 implementation of MM/SD/FI/CO/PP Modules.

Project # 2

Client : Confidential, Location : Fort Washington, PA Duration : Aug’10 to Dec’11 Title : SAP MM,IM, WM, Consultant

The client is a leader in manufacturing consumer health care products..

Role:

• Involved in integrating with Manufacturing execution system(MES) and electronic batch record(EBR).
• Defined for both SAP(ERP) and MES layers and various layer 2 systems.
• Integrated and tested both SAP(ERP) and MES systems.
• Involved in understanding of what the components in each layer provides..
• Configuration and validation of EBR systems
• Provided SME on various initiatives for both deployment and strategic plans for multiple GBU’s.
• Participated in meetings and communicated to all levels in a logical, concise complete manner.
• Gathered user requirements in relation to controlling, recording and monitoring manufacturing activities.
• Participated in meetings for process improvement discussions with the manufacturing, engineering and quality business partners
• Well demonstrated knowledge seeking across IT organizational boundaries in the performance of daily work
• Participated in functional requirement sessions with business and IT teams.
• Participated in functional unit testing plans, integration test scenarios and test cases as well as executing units test, integration and end to end tests with system owners for all assigned work.
• Created and documented training materials to end users..

Environment: SAP R/3 6.0 implementation of MM/SD/FI/CO/PP Modules.

Project # 3

Client : Confidential, Location : Orlando, FL Duration : Jan’10 toJun’10 Title : SAP MM,IM, WM,QM, Business Analyst Consultant

The client is a leader in power generation.
Role:

• As a MM,IM,WM, &QM Modules team lead and Business Analyst support account managers in their decision making by carrying out research analyses and recommendations
• Participate in development projectsas advisor in the areas of business and systems use..
• Observe the Standards and Procedures established by the project office
• Track business needs during development phases.
• Identified and documented the strategic orientations and project scope..
• Identified the needs of stakeholders and impact on the company.
• Identified and translated business constraints in collaboration with technical team..
• Provided technical presentations and consultation with success to close contracts.
• Administered data including data conversion, database initialization and mass update..
• Successfully customized and implemented..
• Supervised and customized data interfaces between purchasing,logistics and accounting..
• Accomplished implementation of 2 SAP systems MM and WM at purchasing department
• Provided support in trouble shooting of users, printing services, data interfaces, data anomalies, user mistakes on daily basis by extensive use of MS Excel and Access
• Led testing, customization and implementation

Project # 4

Client : Confidential, Location : Atlanta,GA Duration : Oct’08 toDec’09 Title : SAP MM,IM, Consultant

The Biggest Retail client having more than 1800 stores and one of the biggest home product suppliers with various departments

Role:

Role & Responsibilities:

• Created the business plan for the execution of the detailed design and the business process.Analyzing the and decomposing the business process. Documented the business process requirements.Maintained the Master data Participated in the Enterprise flow .
• Active participation in workshops and presentations Guided application to validated business processes and solutions with end User. Involved in various stages of implementation right from Blueprint, Gap Analysis to customizations, Go-Live, Post-Live, Production Support, User Training and Documentations
• Configured the settings for Material Master, VendorMaster, Customer Master, Information records & conditions
• Configured the Organization Structures – Setup Organizational Structure for Company with Plants, storage location, Purchasing Organization.
• Implemented and Configured new mobile technology for the SAP Retail Stores(SRS) and achieved features loke Manage P.O.s with distribution centers or external vendors, Manage Customer orders at service desk, and View goods movements..
• Implemented and configured in Retail Stores MIM and achieved the features like Customer Order Management at the Service desk.
• Configured the POS integration Inbound(POS DM to SAP) for article master data,Financial transactions,Inventory,EAN/UPCnumbers,Sales data,Customer data,Cashier data and Tender type data.
• Configuring POS DM integration with other SAP components for goods movement types,Values for category codes and Values for sales item category.
• Created and integrated for EDI,IDoc interfaces for Outbound message types and Idoc types,Inbound message processing and IDoc types
• Participated in the Unit testing and SIT and QA Review for the Test data

Project # 5

Client : Confidential, Location : Chicago, IL Duration : Nov’07 to Sep’08 Title : SAP MM/IM functional Consultant

OfficeMax is a leader in both business-to-business office product solutions and retail office products. OfficeMax delivers an unparalleled customer experience -- in service, in product, in time savings, and in value-- through a relentless focus on its customers. The company provides office supplies and paper, technology products and solutions, and furniture to large, medium and small businesses and consumers. OfficeMax customers are served byapproximately 40,000 associates through direct sales, catalogs, Internet and approximately900 superstores

Role:

• Collected requirements using Question and Answer database.Analyzed and decompose the Business Process.
• Conversant with Value SAP methodology and ASAP methodology.Develop Functional Technical specifications for Developers.Working with the Retail Functionalities on the Retail store.Prepared Documentation and training for the End-users.
• Retail store Authorization and security settings.Retail store and the Portal Link up with the R/3. Having a four Major ware houses (power max) and the STO will happen from ware house to destitution channel and there to Retail store.
• Configured Article Master Records: Maintained field selection for data screens, defined attributes for material types, output format of material numbers, material groups.
• Configured Site Master Records: Maintained vendor account groups, created number ranges for vendor accounts, defined account groups with screen layouts for vendors. Configured Outputs for Purchase Orders. Configured Condition types and Pricing Procedure for info records and purchase orders.
• Implemented and Configured new mobile technology for the SAP Retail Stores(SRS) and achieved features loke Manage P.O.s with distribution centers or external vendors, Manage Customer orders at service desk, and View goods movements..
• Implemented and configured in Retail Stores MIM and achieved the features like Customer Order Management at the Service desk.
• Configured the POS integration Inbound(POS DM to SAP) for article master data,Financial transactions,Inventory,EAN/UPCnumbers,Sales data,Customer data,Cashier data and Tender type data.
• Configuring POS DM integration with other SAP components for goods movement types,Values for category codes and Values for sales item category.
• Configured the master data including material master records, MRP views as per production scenario of Make-to-stock for the standard products.Follow up of the IDOC Flow from Powermax to store as well Power max to DC.Idoc follow up 850,856. Follow the production control process in place and the package name will be keyed in, in place of the DVK. UC4 Job Follow up for the production run.
• Solving the production tickets on Retail as well as the Replenishment.Communication handled by Production controlQuality review.

Environment: SAP R/3 6.0 implementation of MM/SD/FI/CO Modules

Project # 6

Client Confidential,
Location : Dallas, TX
Duration : Mar’07 to Oct’07
Title SAP MM/WM/IM Functional Consultant

The client is a leading designer, developer and marketer of branded equipment that enhances athletic performance and protection and related accessories for athletic and recreational activities.

Role:

• Full life cycle implementation of WM and IM.
• Defined organizational structure.
• Submitting business process blue print to client and sign off from business owners.
• Involved in Data conversion strategy for Master and Transactional Data using LSMW

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• Writing functional specification for customized programs/reports and enhancement testing and transportation.
• Unit and integration testing for key business process.
• Involved with Reports,Interfaces,Conversions,Enhancements and Forms where ever applicable.
• Involved with SRM and Integrated with SAP FI CO for funds management and accounts payable to vendor
• Integrated with ABAP consultants for barcode implementation.
• Developed interfaces for RF devices via SAP Console to integrate RF devices into SAP WM module.
• Involved in IM activities like goods receipts issues, physical inventory, scrap consumption and return to vendor and customers..
• Involved actively in split valuation and batch management
• Defined business rules for data extraction and rules for data transformation and data mapping using LSMW..
• Created and documented training materials to end users.
• Documented business processes and necessary transactions for end users in co-ordination functional/business analysts
• Go live and support.
• Location coordination/issues handling and resolution.

Environment: SAP R/3 ECC 6.0 implementation of MM/SD /FI/CO Modules

Project # 7

Client Confidential,
Location : Columbus, OH
Duration : Sep’06 to Feb’07
Title SAP MM/WM IM Consultant

The client markets over 200 products from school glues to arts and crafts to home repairs and wood working products.

• Full life cycle implementation of MM/WM.
• Prepared a detailed document for AS-IS study and developed the To-Be process to suit the companies objectives.
• Involved in business meetings and actively participated in making decisions of configuration settings.
• Coordinated and performed successful analysis, design, configuration, testing and implementation of SAP WM application module
• Involved in IM activities like goods receipts issues, physical inventory, scrap consumption and return to vendor and customers..
• Involved actively in split valuation and batch management
• Defined business rules for data extraction and rules for data transformation and data mapping using LSMW..
• Configured warehouse setup movements and its interfaces.
• Configured the system to optimize material flow using different put away and picking strategies.
• Designed functional and technical specifications for custom wave planning, wave release, picking, packing and replenishment techniques.
• Configured storage unit management and handling unit management.
• Involved with Reports,Interfaces,Conversions,Enhancements and Forms where ever applicable
• Implemented custom quality inspection considering different hold codes in the warehouse.
• Activated user exits for stock removal, control considering large/small quantities as removal strategy and allowing negative stock.
• Integrated with ABAP consultants for barcode implementation.
• Involved with SRM and Integrated with SAP FI CO for funds management and accounts payable to vendor
• Developed interfaces for RF devices via SAP Console to integrate RF devices into SAP WM module.
• Prepared detailed unit and integration test scripts.
• Involved in loading bin master data, WM views in material master, inventory load at storage location as well as at bin level.
• Review OSS notes, trained end users and assisted the documentation team.
• Created and documented training materials to end users.
• Documented business processes and necessary transactions for end users in co-ordination functional/business analysts

Environment: SAP R/3 ECC 6.0 implementation of MM/SD/ /FI/CO/ Modules

Project # 8

Client Confidential,
Location WICHITA. KS
Duration Mar’06 to Aug’06
Title SAP MM Lead Consultant

The client is in distribution of fuels and lubricants and implementing SAP IS OIL downstream. The client has nine locations in USA.Hampel oil offers delivery to the entire state of Kansa, Oklahoma, and parts of Missouri. The client has implemented SAP and presently ready to Go-Live.

• Reviewing all the BPP for all MM transactions.
• Validation all BPP for MM transactions.
• Involved in configuration MM Purchasing Pricing, Contracts and also SD pricing and conditions.
• Configured Logistics Invoice verification and release of invoices blocked for reasons
• Configured Purchasing special procurement types.
• Configured Managing special stocks
• Configured 3rd party order processing with shipping notification.
• Integrated with FICO through PO Account assignment and purchasing.
• Participated in system testing and integration testing.

Environment: SAP R/3 ECC 6.0 implementation of MM/SD/ /FI/CO/ Modules

Project # 9

Client Confidential,
Location : ORVILLE, OH
Duration : SEP’05 to FEB’06
Title : SAP MM lead Consultant

JM Smucker is the market leader for jams, jellies, preserves, ice cream toppings and natural peanut butter in the United States located in Orville OH. The applications being used were Pricing Cost Book , Pricing Cost Work Sheet , Formulations , and PPIC.
The work involved interaction with the users to determine the changes in the business process for different applications and then interacting with the technical community to determine the mechanisms used in bringing about those changes.

• Participated in the Project Plan.
• Analised the Business process flow.
• Responsible for the execution of the detailed design and the company’s business process.
• Collected requirements using Question and Answer database.
• Analyzed and decompose the Business Process.
• Worked directly with client personnel and end users to obtain specifications and feedback.
• Article Master Records: Maintained field selection for data screens, defined attributes for material types, output format of material numbers, material groups.
• Site Master Records: Maintained vendor account groups, created number ranges for vendor accounts, defined account groups with screen layouts for vendors.
• Configured Outputs for Purchase Orders. Configured Condition types and Pricing Procedure for info records and purchase orders.
• Configured Purchasing Document Types, Texts and Number ranges for purchasing documents
• Configured the POS integration Inbound(POS DM to SAP) for article master data,Financial transactions,Inventory,EAN/UPCnumbers,Sales data,Customer data,Cashier data and Tender type data.
• Configuring POS DM integration with other SAP components for goods movement types,Values for category codes and Values for sales item category
• Actively participated in setting up the movement types for different process flows in the Business..
• Participated in the Quality testing .
• Created and documented training materials to end users.
• Documented business processes and necessary transactions for end users in co-ordination functional/business analysts

Project # 10

Client Confidential,
Location DENVER, CO
Duration APR’05 to Aug’05
Title SAP MM consultant

The client is oil refinery implemented SAP and wants to migrate data from legacy system using LSMW.

• Worked as a Data Conversion lead using LSMW for SAP MM purchasing and Inventory Management.
• Iidentifying process/configuration gaps between the 2 systems, existing and future, and possibly developing some training materials
• Defined the data migration strategy.
• Defined the input resolution.
• Defined the conversion approach for each item to be converted within that process area of MM module for manual conversions
• Defined the layout of the spreadsheet in which the data must be manually entered and providing instructions to the users on how to provide the manual conversion data
• Automated conversions, worked with the users to map the data elements from the Legacy system to the proposed system
• Documented the functional requirements for any ABAP or LSMW development that is required and worked with the developers to verify that the conversion programs work correctly.

Environment: SAP R/3 4.7 implementation of MM/PM/FI/CO Modules

Project # 11

Client Confidential,
Location Middleton, WI
Duration Dec 04 to MAR’05
Title SAP MM/IM/WM lead Consultant

The client is leading telephone industry and implementing SAP for their units (19 warehouses and 2 storage locations) and currently in testing phase.
Role:

• As a MM consultant involved in unit testing of WM-IM
• Unit testing of cell site components.
• Unit testing of components at warehouse.
• Involved in IM activities like goods receipts issues, physical inventory, scrap consumption and return to vendor and customers..
• Involved actively in split valuation and batch management
• Defined business rules for data extraction and rules for data transformation and data mapping using LSMW.
• Developing project plans and identifying risks.
• Interface from Unix to SAP in MM, IM and WM transactions
• Posting of results in SAP and creation of documents
• Integration test with SD and purchasing
• Integration test with FI CO for accounts payable to vendor

Environment: SAP R/3 4.7 implementation of MM/SD/FI/CO Modules