SUMMARY:

• An avid SAP practitioner with primary focus in Source to Pay, Supply Chain and Lean Manufacturing Solutions. His diverse experience of SAP Project assignments from Manufacturing, Oil & Gas, Distribution, Pharmaceutical and Logistics Companies in USA, EMEA & APAC is filled with both Functional and Technical expertise and actively pursues Supply Chain Optimization as core focus. Executed several SAP Accounts Payables Optimization Projects with extensive involvement in establishing 4 Financials Shared Service Centers of Excellence in Hungary & Singapore. Proven Track Record to Architect, Plan, Manage, Motivate and Deliver Business Solutions on Time. Thought Bank to Strategic Initiatives and Tech Savvy with keen interest in S/4 HANA, Big data, Internet of Things and agile platform to the emergence of new connected Enterprise Systems.
• Other expertise areas include - International and USA Payroll & Time Schema, HR PD Setup with Custom Org Relationships, SAP EFM by Open Text, HR PD objects usage in SAP Workflow, DoA with Auto-Access Rights Transfer using HR PA Events and B250 Relationships, Best Practice Policies in Personnel Administration and Development, Manpower Cost Planning from Payroll actuals, Off-cycle Payments, Travel Expense Reimbursements, Expat Allowances, Leave Processing, Allowances and Auto deductions from Payroll.
• Project execution experience in all phases of Design, Documentation, Development UAT and Deployment (< 2M budget with 5 to 20 Team Size)
• Presentations with Kanban Boards and Gnatt Chart Tools
• Business Process Modeling, Blueprinting with Stakeholders
• Extensive SAP ERP end-to-end Implementation Experience in areas of P2P, O2C and Supply Chain
• Extensive experience in collecting and mapping cross functional business requirements into Optimal Business Processes
• Configuration analysis in broad functional areas of SAP MM, SD, FI, PM, PS & HR
• Cross Functional Swimlanes in Visio, UAT & Steering Committee Presentations
• Audited Open Text Partner Implementations for SAP and guided the partner deliveries to SAP standards at several North and South America & EMEA deliveries
• Extensive knowledge in Open Text xECM Solution Landscape, Document Management and Engineering Change Management
• Hands-on Expertise in SAP Development (Classical ABAP, HR ABAP, ABAP Classes, SAP Web Dynpro, SAP Workflow),
• System Upgrades (SPAU Code Re-factoring, Enhancement Pack Testing & Implementation)
• SAP Implicit and Explicit System Enhancements, FI Validations / Substitutions / BTEs / User Exits & BADIs

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Sr. Managing Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Currently managing development of Artha IoT Analytics Dashboard Packages for Supply Chain and Health Care using Data Science algorithms for Out-Of-Box rapid deployment

Sr. Advisor

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Rejoined Qatargas after 14 years in 2000) as Sr. Advisor on QGMS Dashboards Project
• Conducted several Blueprinting Sessions around QGMS Initiatives, Secured Stakeholder Sign-offs on new SAP Accounts Payable Process and KPI Dashboards
• Reengineered MM Pricing Procedure with integrated Freight processing without using SAP TM Module. This included setting up new condition types and replacing the existing Accounts Payables process that required separate POs for processing Freight Invoices
• Managed VIMS Project (<1M) Implementation from Kick-off and assisted local in the development of revamped solution
• Resolved critical business issues with 3-way matching failures without posting the invoices into SAP with Price / Quantity blocks. The existing process, that was impacting Liabilities assessment when invoices were posted with blocks, was replaced with Intermediate document processing in SAP Invoice Management Add-on
• Introduced new e-mail channel for receiving vendor invoices to improve pay cycles and leverage cash discounts.
• Updated Purchase Requisition Release Strategies in line with SAP HR Org Position structure and merged PR, SES and Invoice Approval Processes under one Table of Financial Approvers (TOFA) maintained through external (Captaris) Portal based HR Solution.
• Automated SAP Access Rights Transfer through HR-PA Events when Delegations / Substitutions are setup through Captaris or SAP Inbox for the release and acceptance of PRs / SES / Invoices with VIMS
• Implemented new Service Entry Sheet Process for pro-active invoice verification replacing the manual verification by AP and architected Web Dynpro based UI for ML81N

Sr. Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Architected several VIM features including Intuitive SAP Portal based UI, HTML5 based UI for easy GR entry in lieu of MIGI, MIRO like ergonomic UI for VIM, Integration with EDI, Ariba and XML channels via SAP PI, Integration with External Tax Engines besides optimizing paper invoicing channel with Kofax and ICC Optical Character Recognition Engines. Acclaimed for developing Automated 3-way matching algorithm, Setting up Business Analytics foundation, Integration with Idocs, XML& Arriba channels, Integration with External Tax Engines and Auto-accrual of Gains and Losses in accordance with Price Protection agreements typical to Distribution Business, Best Practices to Service Entry & Acceptance, 3 Way Matching with GR-IV, Freight and Additional Cost Settlement Best Practice Scenarios and Accelerated Implementation Methodology in the 9+ years with Open Text.

Sr. Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Member of Core Team responsible for Key SAP Projects at Avnet & DHL
• Lead SAP Implementations in progressive roles with varying responsibilities in Process design, Discovery and Realization
• Prepared Project Documentation, and Conducted Code revisions towards successful IT audit approval
• Configured and mapped challenging business requirements in areas of MM, PP, PS, PM including HR Time Schema and MM Pricing Procedures to split Payment of Freight and Duties to applicable Freight Vendor or Facilitating Agencies
• Developed numerous SAP Workflow Solutions enhancing P2P & O2C with necessary Development Objects and SAP Workflow Templates
• Areas of Workflow Include - Automated Consignment Stock Transfer, Blocked Stock Resolution, Price, QTY Block Resolution in LIV, Order Fulfillment from Stock Availability across multiple Warehouse Locations, Customer Returns, Short Shipments and Back Order Processing,
• Developed numerous WRICEFs in MM, PM, PS, FI & SD with extensive use of BTE and BADI Enhancement Points
• Enhanced Standard R//3 Process Modal to transfer BOM data from R/3 to APO achieving a total of > 15 hour reduction of program runtime
• Architected SLDs under SAP NetWeaver Platform with PI, MDM, DMS, SAP Portal Components
• Architected / Developed Complex Custom Solutions like e-procure for RasGas on ColdFusion Platform with Web-UI integrated to Bills Of Material in SAP
• Implemented SAP Project Systems for Adriatic Sea LNG Platform Expansions with necessary WBS and Commitment Items for AFE Approvals and Fund Monitoring
• Developed 1st Best Practice Packaged Accounts Payables Solution (VIM 2.4.6) for Optura. The Package was later acquired by Open Text and currently being licensed by SAP as Invoice Management Solution
• Presented NetWeaver based Composite Application Initiatives for Rapid Development and Deployment of Enterprise Solutions to SAP Forums and participated in POCs with SAP Pricing Engine, SAP PLM, SAP MDM Ramp-up and Application Hosting Initiatives

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Blueprinted SAP Project Systems for Worldwide WFP Disaster Relief Projects (Delivery was completed by IBM due to Schengen Visa Expiration)
• Designed, and developed SAP - Lotus Notes DMS Integration for worldwide collaboration on F&A Projects
• Configured DMS with document info record status driven workflow tasks
• Customized DMS solution for projects entered in PS with documents residing in Lotus Notes through SAP workflow, T180 configuration and OLE
• Developed conceptual design of PD objects and HR Org Structure
• Implemented Requisition, Quotation and Purchase Order release workflows with personnel determination using Release Strategy

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Engineered major functionality improvements in the 2+ years on the project in cross functional development analyst role
• Carried out SAP system upgrade from 3.0f to 4.5b and rolled out new functionality in the area of FI, MM, PM & HR
• Implemented Travel management, Recruitment, Man power cost planning, Personnel evaluation and Off-cycle payments
• Introduced and Implemented SAP Workflow for Purchase Requisition and Invoice approvals
• Delivered numerous (200+ ABAP Objects) reports including two Dialog transactions- one for easy capture of payroll data and two for capturing catering/canteen usage and cost recovery from payroll.

Deputy Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Managed several Plant Commissioning, Maintenance and Capital Repair Projects in Thermal Power Plant, Raw Material Handling and Steel Melt Shop with Outstanding Turnaround Time and Safety Records.