SUMMARY:

• Confidential has over 17 years of SAP Project experience in various industry sectors viz., Manufacturing, Airlines, Confidential, Retail, Automotive, FMCG, Electrical/Electronics Manufacturing, Pharmaceuticals, Mining Industry, Food Processing, CPG(Consumer Packaged Goods), Oil and Gas. He has very strong knowledge in Material Management (MM), SRM, Ariba, WM, and Logistics Execution (LE), IS Aerospace and Defense, and IS Retail. He has worked as Project lead, Team lead, and functional consultant for various phases of SAP implementations. He has excellent experience in SAP Data conversion projects for companies like Walmart and American Airlines. Confidential has successfully implemented SAP Best Practices across various industries.
• During his projects he has worked as Solution Architect and functional consultant for various phases of SAP implementations (Analyze, Design, Build, Test,, and Deploy) and Global Rollouts. Extensively used SAP Activate, and ASAP methodology. Experience in SAP Activate, Agile and lean implementation based on SCRUM methodology. He is an expert in using HPQC System.
• He has over twenty six years’ experience in the analysis, design, development and management of information technology and personnel. Confidential has successfully implemented systems in government, finance, manufacturing, utilities, pharmaceutical, distribution, Oil and Gas Mid - Stream and Down Stream, health care, and . He also possess strong knowledge of SD, QM, PP, LE and WM.
• Confidential has SAP S4/HANA Simple Logistics 1709, 1610, and 1511 implementation experience in Sourcing and Procurement and Warehouse Management and experience with SAP Fiori. Confidential has participated in SAP America green field implementation projects including RFP at major clients and QA review sessions.
• SAP Certified in SRM 7.0 and SCM (Material Management)
• Solution Architect and Project Lead Experience in
• SAP Full life Global green field implementation projects
• SAP Upgrade projects
• SAP Support Projects
• Integration of SAP to Non-SAP Systems, and Ariba.
• SAP projects related to identifying effective controls to IT operations, business processes, security and data integrity for the SAP applications in Oil and Gas Companies. Expanded to new accounts leveraged on existing clients.
• Confidential has excellent leadership qualities including mentoring, coaching and team building. Always took active role in implementations and executing the engagements.
• With vast experience in business (automotive industry) and information technology Confidential brings versatility in identifying business requirements for clients and providing clear solutions.
• Managed ERP services and development plans.
• Prepared detailed project plans. Established project standards and procedures
• Establish project communication mechanisms. Manage Issue Resolution Process
• Coordinate and conduct regular reviews with project teams and with Steering Committee
• Direct client needs assessments, delivery, and management of delivery of services
• Develop and implement Project Plans and provide regular status reports to customer’s management
• Proactively identify project risks and develop mitigation strategies.
• Ensure availability of resources for project team
• Review progress of project and ensure attainment of project goals and milestones
• Manage customer expectations
• Address opportunities to provide services to customers for Software services, using the On-site/Off-shore model. Managed and enhanced clients’ relationship
• Involved in Proposal Making, Proposal Review, and Pre-sales activities.
• Identify and build long-term business relationships with new target clients and key executives
• Various stake-holder’s Expectation Management
• Classic and Extended Classic Scenario Setup - Integration with ECC
• Extensive experience with Shopping Cart configuration, Purchasing Documents, Central Contracts Management, Supplier Collaboration, Supplier Catalog via OCI, and Sourcing Cockpit .
• Upgrade experience of SRM 5.0 to SRM 7.0 EHP2 - Enhancement Package for SRM 7.0
• NetWeaver Business Client (MWBC) and Enterprise Portal (SAP NETWEAVER 7.4)
• Configuration of Shopping Cart, Confirmation, and Invoices
• Supplier Collaboration
• Solution Manager
• SRM One Client
• SAP Portal Roles
• SRM Org Structure - HR Structure
• SOA- Service Oriented Architecture
• Contract Management
• Service Procurement
• Esourcing and Ariba.
• Sourcing and Bidding
• Open Catalog Interface for Punch-out Catalog.
• SRM User Interface Add on - OCI 5 (Open Catalog Interface) for cross catalog search (internal and external)
• Expertise in successful implementation and customization of all VIM components - Archive Server, Document Pipeline, Automating invoice data entry using ICC- Optical Character Recognition (OCR), OT Web & mobile Approval Portal, Enterprise Scanner, OT Image Viewer, Exchange Link & Desk Top linkBADI/BAPI and other custom enhancements
• Worked with Fit Gap Analysis - RICEF objects including ABAP objects
• Web Dynpro
• UI Technology
• Configuration of buttons/columns in POWL
• Business Objects Field properties
• Adding a custom field in a business object
• Hiding a Tab in Business objects screen
• Moving/Adjusting Fields in the Business Object UI
• Team Purchasing shopping cart and purchase order processing
• Process Controlled Work Flow Configuration
• BRF - Business Rules Framework workflow
• Work Flow Diagnosis and Trouble Shooting
• MDM
• MDM Servers: Console, Data Manager, Import Manager and Syndicator
• Data Cleansing for Material Master using Business Object Data Integrator
• MDG
• Master Data Governance
• Initial and Ongoing Synchronization
• Explicit
• Implicit
• Ongoing -Automatic
• Ongoing-Manual
• SUS - Supplier Self Services
• Supplier Self Registration
• MM SUS Scenario
• SRM SUS Scenario
• SRM 7 - Supplier Portal Functionality within SRM SERVER
• RFX
• Auction Postings
• Purchase Orders
• Invoices
• Procurement to Pay areas (Direct and Indirect (IM&S) - In Direct Materials and Services)
• Inventory Management
• Physical Inventory Counting
• Warehouse Management
• Handling Unit Management
• Product Costing
• External Services Management
• Variant Condition in Pricing Configuration
• SCM - Supply Chain Management
• MRP
• Storage Location Based MRP Areas Configuration
• Purchasing Documents: Purchase Requisition, Purchase Order, RFQ, Out line agreement, and Scheduling Agreements
• Vendor Discounts
• Integration of Zycus procurement tool with SAP
• Bill of Materials
• Variant BOMs
• Multiple BOMs
• Material BOM, Equipment BOM, and Functional BOM
• Valuation and Account Assignment
• VMI - Vendor Invoice Management
• SAP Query and SAP Quick Viewer
• Plant abroad functionality
• Extensively used HP Quality Center, HP Load Runner with SAP Solution Manager - Unit Testing, System testing, Integration testing, Regression testing, UAT - User Acceptance Testing, and Performance Testing.
• Extensively used SAP Info pack to create procedure documentation by running and recording various SAP transaction utilized by different clients.
• CATS - SAP Cross Application Time Sheet integration to SAP MM with Service Entry Sheets.
• The recording of SAP transactions captures each step and converts the processes in formatted documentation. These documents, when published, provide an on-line, web-based, quick system for end users providing the most current support documentation directly within each transaction.
• Master Data Conversion
• Conversion activities of master, dependent and transactional data
• Owned and implemented the methodology for conversion and delta process
• Use of LSMW to create and load various master data into SAP
• Change Management
• Manage and streamline changes to products, procedures, processes, and equipment.
• Motivate employees to communicate change requests using the intuitive user interface.
• Monitor and organize reviews, approvals and other actions necessary to implement the change (for example, update documentation, materials, or master data).
• Use customized templates to decrease implementation and adoption costs.
• Ensure employees follow company/industry-specific change procedures to ensure safety compliance and reduce incidents.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential - TN

Solution Architect

Environment: S4 HANA Simple Logistics (1511) - Sourcing and Procurement (MM)

Responsibilities:

• Configuration of Global Contracts - Configuration
• Plant Maintenance Work Order Enhancement to use Services - Enhancement
• Plant Maintenance Work Order integration with Procurement (Use of background batch job)
• Plant Maintenance Work Order Integration with CATS
• CATS integration with SAP MM - Service Entry Sheets (Use of background batch job)
• Set up of Service Master Data-Configuration/Data
• Set up of Service Conditions
• Set up of Evaluated Receipt Payment -ERS

Confidential - Walnut Creek, CA

Solution Architect

Environment: S4 HANA Simple Logistics (1511) - Sourcing and Procurement (MM) and SRM

Responsibilities:

• Confidential is currently working on Del Monte project as a Project Lead in the areas of MM, and SRM. He is Responsible for entire Solution Architecture and design of the system. He has Configured SRM, MM and QM areas. He has participated in roll out of the solution to newly acquired organizations. He was the key lead in Cut over Activities and Post Go Live Support.
• Integrated with SAP Ariba supply chain collaboration. Integration of master and transactional data between SAP ECC and SAP Ariba.
• Configuration of
• System Connections
• Backend Systems
• Logical Systems and RFE Connections in SRM Landscape
• Logical Systems and RFE Connections in ECC Landscape
• Align Unit of Measurement, Currencies, and Exchange Rates
• Technical Settings for Email.
• Jobs for scheduling reports
• Organization Management
• Organizational Structure
• Create Users
• Import users from other systems - ECC HR and maintain them
• Define Roles and integration of Business Partners into Organizational Management
• Define and assign roles
• Scheduling periodic comparison
• Locations and Business Partners
• Cross-Application Settings
• Master Data Replication
• Customize Material Replication in SRM
• Setting up of CRM Middleware Parameters
• Download Customizing objects and checking
• Supplier Data Replication
• Setting up of Organizational units Purchasing Organization and Purchasing groups.
• Business Scenarios
• Self Service Procurement Extended Classic
• SRM - Supplier Portal Functionality (POWL)
• View Purchase Orders of the particular Supplier
• View Invoices of the particular Supplier
• Shopping Cart Configuration
• Process Controlled Workflow
• Configuration of P2P area in MM including
• Contract, PR, PO Release Procedures
• MRP Setup for Externally Procured Material
• Physical Inventory Counting
• Setup of Master Records - Material, Vendor, Outline Agreements, Source Lists, Purchasing Information Records
• Set up of Subcontracting process, Vendor Consignment Process, Stock Transport Orders between plants.
• Used Service material type instead of Service Master
• Vendor Evaluation based on LIS
• Internet Application Components (IAC)
• Set up of External Services Management: Service Entry Sheets, and Service Conditions.
• Setting up of Product Hierarchies to classify products.
• Worked on price quotations defines as DCS-based market data: spot price quotations, price quotation for commodity futures, and price quotations of commodity future indexes
• Involved in end-to-end VIM implementation across all the landscapes of XOM including Upstream, Downstream & Chemicals.
• Designed an effective Invoice solution to the client in a highly customized and country specific environment using VIM.
• Lead the blueprinting sessions and created functional specs, VIM Business rules Swimlanes.
• Installed, Implemented and customized OpenText Vendor Invoice Management(VIM) & Invoice Capture Center (ICC) 7.0 SP3.
• Worked configuring ICC PO Applications, ICC Hotspots, ICC/OCR connectivity setup; Validation Clients setup; Recipient Data load.
• Worked on OCR for various complex invoice images, multiple vendor invoice templates and troubleshooting OCR adaptive recognition issues.

Confidential- Dallas TX

Environment: Implementation of MM, WM, and EWM 9.0

Responsibilities:

• Confidential is currently working on American Airlines project End to End project as a Project Lead in the areas of MM, WM, EWM, SRM and LE. He is Responsible for entire Solution Architecture and design of the system from inception to Go live and post go live support. He has Configured MM, WM, EWM, and LE areas. He has participated in future releases of the project and upgrade waves for the new fleet. Handling Unit Management-Picking and Production staging, GI and back flush for process orders, internal warehouse transfers, and physical inventory count in HUM locations. .
• MM configuration including Purchasing and Inventory and MRP.
• Configuration of Batch Management Shelf Life Management
• Valuation of materials at batch valuation type levels
• Use of EDI with external systems.
• Profit center determination in MM postings
• Configured Front End systems for Goods Receipt and Goods Movement for EWM and WM
• Configured customized solution for Mobile Data Entry for Put away, Picking, Cycle count, Shipping and transportation functions.
• Configured EWM - Inbound - Put away processes and Strategies, Process Oriented Storage Control, Layout Oriented Storage Control, Deconsolidation, Slotting and Rearrangement, Yard Management, EGI (Expected Goods Receipt), Quality Inspection; Outbound - Cartonization, Value added services, Wave processing, Kitting to stock/order, Picking Optimization; Evaluation and Planning-Labour Management, Warehouse Monitor; Physical Inventory: Cycle counting and continuous inventory.
• Configured WM - Organization Structure, Put away and Removal Strategies, Master data, Cycle counting, Label Print configuration, User exit for Put away Strategies, Automatic warehouse configuration with palletisation, configured Warehouse Monitor, worked with storage unit types and storage bin types, Defined the Storage type and storage section indicators for stock placement and stock removal purposes.
• Batch and SLED Management
• Worked extensively in various aspects of VIM 6.0 configuration including workflow configuration and Role resolution configuration.
• Creation of functional and technical specs, development of swim lanes after blueprinting sessions.
• Blueprinting of the Accounts Payable process and developed functional design document (FDD)
• Configuration of the VIM product based on the FDD which includes: Archivelink document types,content repositories, custom parking reasons, process types, duplicate check logic, BDC procedures.
• Worked on Configuration of VIM based on ICC Document types, Exception Flows and 3 way/2-way matching, integration of EDI to VIM IDOC's, custom parking reasons, duplicate check logic, VIM user exits
• Serialization and Equipment creation on receipt
• Coordinating with Offshore on daily basis for meeting the deliverables
• Configured the entire plant structure, storage locations based on the requirements.
• Approved Manufacturer/vendor part numbers: Configured AMPL - activate AMPL management, define AMPL profile.
• Configured P2P including AD Subcontracting process.
• Hyper care support process: Setup overall Hyper care support process including ticket management, managing support representatives, client acceptance to ticket closure.

Confidential - Allentown, PA

Solution Architect

Environment: Implementation of SRM 7.2, WM and MM in Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG)

Responsibilities:

• Confidential is currently working on Just Born project as a Project Lead in the areas of MM, SRM, and WM. He is Responsible for entire Solution Architecture and design of the system. He has Configured SRM, MM and WM areas. He has participated in future expansion of the project and future phases of implementation. He was the key lead in Cut over Activities and Post Go Live Support.
• Responsibilities in SRM:
• SRM - Supplier Portal Functionality
• View Purchase Orders of the particular Supplier
• View Invoices of the particular Supplier
• Shopping Cart Configuration
• Workflow
• SUS
• Profit Center determination in shopping cart
• SRM-MDM Catalog
• Product Hierarchy set up
• SRM Org Structure
• Master Data Replication

Confidential - Madison, WI

Procure to Pay Team Lead and Solution Architect SRM, MDM, and MM

Environment: Implementation of SRM 7.0, ECC6.0, and MDM, SRM 5.0 to SRM 7.0 Upgrade

Responsibilities:

• Confidential has worked with Logistics team in the areas of SRM - Hands on configuration; Design and development of Org Plan; Master Data replication; Design and development of workflow; Set up of RFC connections; Analysis of day to day reported errors and resolve; Design of POWL screen with Web dynrpo, Set up of MDM.MM -article master, site master, Purchasing (Purchase Requisitions, Purchase Orders, Contract, Source Lists, Info Records), External Services Management, Reservations, Confirmations from vendor, Inventory management, Physical inventory counting, MRP at Storage Location level planning, Consignment procurement process, Return Pos, Subcontracting and all relevant configuration activities. The implementation is big phased rollouts covering the entire USA. He was involved in providing step-by-step strategy for redesigning and transitioning to best business practices supported by SAP SRM and SAP R/3. This involved design workshops for Blueprinting, business process prototyping and configuration, integration testing, and developing material which led to effective knowledge transfer to core team members. Confidential also worked on Master Data Governance (MDG)-helped to ensure material and supplier master data quality and facilitated data validation and enrichment. Worked on Initial and ongoing synchronization between ERP and MDG. Confidential has successfully interfaced SRM system with two ECC instances. He has worked as Change Management Lead and developed material in Infopack.
• Confidential has worked on SRM - Supplier Portal Functionality which is the latest on SRM 7. As a SAP SRM supplier portal is included within the SAP SRM Server and used for RFx and auction posting by the supplier.

Confidential

Solution Architect (SRM)

Environment: Implementation of SRM 5.0 and Procure to Pay Lead

Responsibilities:

• Contributed in purchasing team in the areas set of Org Plan, Configuration, replication, Source determination, Catalog content management and workflow setup and SUS set up for suppliers. Error handling and analysis for post go live. Confidential has worked in UK and US for this implementation.
• Pricing: Worked on configurable user interface for pricing (CPE and CPF), used market data in commodity pricing engine (CPE) that is based on derivative contract specification (DCS)

Confidential

Manager/Sr Specialist and Procure to Pay Team Lead (SRM, and MM)

Environment: Implementation of ECC6.0 (All Major modules) and SRM 5.0 (EBP, CCM, SUS, Workflow, Bidding, Live Auction, TSW)

Responsibilities:

• Confidential was the Project lead of SRM, MM, and TSW implementing SAP solution to the world’s largest coal producer. He was involved in providing step-by-step strategy for redesigning and transitioning to best business practices supported by SAP R/3. This involved discovery workshops for Blueprinting, business process prototyping and configuration, integration testing, which led to effective knowledge transfer to core team members.
• Confidential was totally responsible for configuring the complex release strategies and global contracts. He independently handled and resolved various issues with PP, FI, QM and SD modules.
• Confidential has worked as Change Management Process Lead and Lead. He has developed material in UPK 4 (User Productivity Kit).

Confidential

Senior Consultant MM - IS Oil- Down Stream

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for entire configuration of Purchasing, Inventory Management, MRP, and Physical Inventory Count Areas

Confidential

Senior Consultant MM - IS Oil- Downstream

Responsibilities:

• Configuration Lead for SAP MM and WM areas. Configured and customized MM – Contracts, Subcontracting Process, MRP – Consumption based, Custom Material Types.
• Data Integration from legacy systems into SAP for Material Masters, Vendor Masters, and Customers.
• Change Management and activities carried out for all the user base.

Confidential

Team Lead – SAP Support for all Logistics Modules

Responsibilities:

• Team Lead for Purchase to pay team for SAP support.
• SAP post implementation support in North America region. Confidential was responsible for providing support in the area of Procurement, Inventory Management with Warehouse Management.
• Carry out root-cause analysis of the issues reported in the Incident Management Tool (Peregrine system) and provide resolution with adherence to service level agreement.
• Handling of change requirements in the area of new configuration settings - Movement Types, Purchasing groups & Release strategy workflow settings and Output management.
• Guide the team to write the function specs for FRICE objects.
• Prepared Knowledge Transition documents that helped in seamless handoff to client.

Confidential

Solution Architect

Environment: SAP Ver.: 4.7 (Enterprise)

Responsibilities:

• Managing Client Relationship. Collaborate with clients, Identify engagement follow-on opportunities
• Managing a team spread across SRM, MM and WM
• Working on Requirement Gathering, Business Process Blueprinting, Mapping business process to SAP, Proto-typing, GAP analysis and Strategy for closing these Gaps, Super-users, Handling Design related critical and urgent issues.
• Configuring and Implementing SAP based solutions
• Design and Implementation of custom, technology enabled business solutions
• Integrators between business needs and technology solutions
• Perform accurate analysis and effective diagnosis of client issues
• Recruitment Activities
• Project Management related activities
• Change control management
• Ensure process compliance
• of the client team, business process owners and power users.
• Configuration of all MM areas
• Use of ASAP methodology
• Integration testing preceding with cycle and string tests to validate business requirements
• Worked on various developments, interfaces, reports, forms.
• Customization of purchasing requests and purchasing documents with release strategy.

Confidential

Senior Manager

Responsibilities:

• Over 17 years of cross functional experience in automotive industry.
• Cross functional experience in the areas of
• Supply Chain Management
• Vendor development
• Vendor evaluation and audit
• Parts inspection
• Materials management
• Contract negations with vendors
• CKD (completely knocked down) and SKD (Semi knocked down) parts management
• Just In Time (JIT) management
• KAIZEN – Continuous improvement activities
• Internal and external Audits
• Sales and Marketing
• Quality Assurance /Inspection
• Development of distribution network infrastructure
• Channel Management
• Engineering
• Developed practical programs for cost reduction, complexity management, product development and profit increase.
• Instrumental in getting ISO 9000