PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• Competent Professional around 14 years in progressively responsible positions with professionally managed companies.
• Over all 14 years of experience as a Senior Consultant with a perfect blend of functional and technical knowledge in analysis, design development, implementation of various business applications using SAP.
• Well - qualified professional with 9 years of experience in Warehouse Management, Material management, Sales and distribution and Logistics execution in discrete and process industries
• Worked on WM, IM, MM, PP, SD and LE transportation configurations
• 5 years of experience in SAP R/3 ABAP/4 Programming for various modules. Involved in implementation/upgrade and maintenance of SAP R/3 modules SD, MM, PM, PP, QM, IM, WM and FI/CO.
• Hands on experience in SAP PI
• SAP SCM 9.0 EWM100, EWM110 trained
• Worked on various implementations, Deployments, Upgrades and Production Support projects. Good working exposure on remedy, HP QC, batch job set up tools and Solution Manger.
• Good Expertise in ALE-IDOC for 3PL interfaces
• Extensive functional background in IM, MM and WM modules configuring warehouse, storage type, storage section and storage bin. Extensive experience in Stock placement and Stock removal strategies.
• Extensive knowledge in integrating WM with IM, PP, QM and in shipping process.
• Expertise in Batch management, Storage unit management and Handling unit management
• Extensive experience in implementing Radio frequency Solutions for SAP Warehouse management
• Worked on EDI mapping for transactions set like EDI 850, 855, 856,810, 753,754, 846 and 211.
• Worked on Non SAP warehouse management systems Like Manhattan associates and RedPrairie
• Expert in developing GS1-128 pallet, carton and shipping labels using SAP and Zebra solutions
• Worked on Various Enhancements, Conversions, Forms, Interfaces, and Reports, User/Customer exits, BADI’s and BAPI’s
• Worked on Labor management, slotting and kitting
• Project implementation skills include Requirements gathering, AS-IS and TO-BE documentation, Functional and technical specifications, Data migration, Customization, Configuration and SAP Best practice methodologies across diverse manufacturing industries and Distribution centers.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and ability to in corporate new skills quickly.
• Good Exposure and Experience in client facing engagements, delivery front and Leading Team.
• Working as a Lead Consultant and get the deliverables to be complete on time from the team
• Recognized as a hands-on, pro-active troubleshooter who can rapidly identify business problems, formulate strategic plans, initiate change and implement new processes in challenging and diverse environments.
• SAP certified on LE-WM and ABAP modules.
• Having good experience in supporting the integration and user acceptance testing.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Saint Joseph, MI

SAP WM-MM Design Lead

Responsibilities:

• Worked as a Lead Consultant and get the deliverables to be complete on time from the team.
• Project management: Project kick off-Preparing Business blue print, Project schedule & timeline monitoring, UAT coordination
• Direct the delivery of process transformation, technology initiatives and change management
• Held meetings with different user departments to assess their demands and documented them accordingly
• Configured discrete production order types, work centers, routes, ATP check rules
• Developed functional documents to upload independent requirements and download reservations and dependent requirements from/to I2 planning system from SAP R/3
• Maintained purchase info records, source list’s
• Configured scheduling agreements to procure components
• Configured FRC, JIT releases for vendors
• Developed ALE interface to capture serial numbers and handling units for outbound deliveries
• Material Master interface, Ship Confirmation from 3PL partner.
• Open PO upload to 3PL, Goods Receipt interface, Shipment Level Notification (SLN).
• Delivery level ASN, PGI Confirmation, Daily Inventory Report (tool).
• Developed interfaces to transmit and receives master data business transactions for kitting like Bill of material BOM, kitting production order(Make to Stock) and production order confirmation
• Worked on cutover activities like maintaining and extending material master, BOM, scheduling agreement migration from legacy system to SAP R/3, pricing and source list and SAP JOB scheduling
• Supporting Post Go Live Activities.
• Reprocess failed Idocs
• Worked on issues logged by business on Support tracking with HPQC.
• Worked on issues required break fixes
• Categorizing the issues related to break fixes and enhancements and functional issues depends on the issue and working on it.

Confidential, Saint Joseph, MI

SAP LE WM-IM Design Lead

Responsibilities:

• Developed Business Blueprint, Setup Configuration, Unit Testing &UAT
• Configured Shipping points, transportation planning points, transportation zones Shipment types, Modes of transport and shipping Point determination
• Developed configuration functional specification documents
• Configured new routes and defined the route determination process for outbound deliveries
• Developed interfaces to integrate with third party systems like Penske JDA, BTF Breakthrough fuel, Cass- automatic payment
• Configured loading building and stop sequence in for LTL shipments
• Wrote FS for developing VICS BOL and packing slip
• Configured shipment cost documents and determine and updated the cost from external sources
• SME in SAP R/3 transportation/Shipping

Confidential, Greenville, OH

SAP WM-IM consultant

Responsibilities:

• Conducted SAP workshops with business team
• Drafted Business Blueprint, visio flow diagram and design document
• Setup Proto Typing in Test client
• Involved in requirements gathering and prepared Business process documents, Realization,, Testing and during Go-live phases of the project
• Defined storage types, Picking areas and Storage bin Nomenclature as per Business Needs
• Activated Storage unit management across all the warehouses for managing full Pallets
• Defined Staging areas, Doors for staging and Loading the Pallets during picking
• Configured Staging areas and Doors determination for Deliveries into TOs
• Configured Cross docking solution for all the warehouses
• Setting up Automatic TO for replenishing fixed bins as a back ground job which Runs in regular intervals
• Customized Warehouse Management RF screens to automate picking of Deliveries and Handling Units.
• Designed and implemented the cross Docking requirement for Back Orders.
• HU management and Parcel tracking set up.
• Proposed and configured Dynamic Cycle counting for all the storage types as a part Of physical inventory process
• Configured Advanced Picking and put away strategies for the inbound and outbound goods flow into the Storage types and Bins.
• Proposed and Configured RF queue management for their out bound and Replenishment Process which involves defining queues by forwarding agent and respective Door
• Written Functional specifications for custom RF Screen developments
• Coordinated with Basis for activating service which connects between the RF devices and SAP server Via ITS mobile
• Developed trade partner specific GS-128 carton/pallet labels
• Supported Data team for effectively loading Warehouse Master Data
• Implementation of Manhattan WMOS 2006 for 6 RDC’s in US
• Configured picking and putaway’s to receive and ship the product efficiently
• Performed slotting to rearrange the product in active areas based on order forecast and volumes of the product
• Conducted Workshops for business team managers
• Conducted weekly meetings with core business team / Interface team in US to clarify the issues raised by AMS partners
• Facilitate meetings between consultants and Business process owners.
• To ensure project Timelines and also furnishing weekly status to PMO
• Worked on interfaces like material master, delivery, shipment, goods issue, goods receive and post Inventory changes
• Configured Manhattan WMOS system according to business requirements
• Developed WMOS interface to labor management to capture warehouse transactions
• Performed task execution time study and created stand tek time for the tasks
• Wrote functional specification document to develop VICS BOL and GS1-128 carton, shipping labels
• Testing the MOD’s and interfaces, capture the test results and raise defects to concerned teams
• Assist business team sole day to day WMOS issues
• Developed a process to capture serial numbers for inbound and outbound shipments
• Involved in making key business decisions
• Implemented kitting for the small pack orders
• Implemented VAS for outbound shipments, like gift wrap, gift message, retail price tickets and security tag’s
• Identified GAP’s in WMOS system and developed requirement documents(MOD’s)
• Developed FS document to create shipping, pallet labels
• Developed PLC interfaces like pallet builder, carousel auto picking systems
• Rate shopping logic developed in WM system to determine the carrier for TL/LTL/Small pack shipments
• Developed FS document for custom ALV reports for inventory reconciliation
• Developed FS document for custom IDOC’s to transmit/receive the routing request(EDI 753/754) data
• Developed FS document for various user exits to populate the additional data and perform required validations for inbound and outbound IDOCs.
• Small pack: Developed interface with Confidential - SmartPost to manifest the shipments data and to print shipping labels

Confidential, Beaverton, OR

SAP WM/LE Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Providing detailed documentation of Gap requirement mentioning all the feasible options to meet business requirement.
• Involved in meetings/discussions with architects and business users about solutions and there probable down streams.
• Outbound Transportation Process (Small Parcel) With Connect Ship freight forward integrators for Transportation with Carriers with UPS, Confidential etc.
• Provided WM expertise in Designing solutions and Business process.
• Developed complex transactions for WM go-live with limitations in 4.6C
• I have been instrumental in providing my previous expertise on WM to help overcome some critical concerns and use right concepts especially in Outbound Picking. I have been involved in all the activities from Inbound to Outbound.

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

SAP WM/LE Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Implemented WM module using ASAP methodology
• Configured warehouse management settings with various Storage types, Sections, storage bins and quant.
• Configured the system to optimize material flow using different Put-away and Picking Strategies.
• Defined stock placement strategy as near picking bin with a fixed bin in material master.
• Configured delivery split
• Implemented batch management, serial number capturing for the outbound deliveries configured interleaving process to optimize the warehouse resource utilization
• Preparation of Integration test scripts for testing, End user, presentations and creating documentation Involved in Go-Live and also in post-production support of the Project.

Confidential, Benton Harbor, MI

SAP SCM Techno Functional Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Developed and designed Custom workflows
• Developed Interfaces (RFC’s) to create STO from third party system
• Provide Technical/Functional support to the Shipping, Warehouse and Sales department Teams
• Involved in resolve Whirlpool trade partnersEDI/Shipping compliance’s issues
• Involved in implementing SAP SD/WM configuration settings for Rollout project.
• Created functional requirement documents for ASN (EDI 856), Invoice (EDI 810) mappings
• Map EDI inbound and outbound transactions to/from SAP IDOC format for integration with R3 application logic.

Confidential, Dallas, TX

SAP Senior WM-IM Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Inbound processes implemented include receiving with POs/inbound deliveries, custom placement strategies, receiving into bulk/case/active pick locations with RF directed putaway
• Involved in BTO(Build to Order) project design, development and testing phase
• Implementation of Storage Unit management based storage types, pick points and interfacing with HUM/Serialization
• Setup Kanban control system and interfacing with WM for material staging for production
• Outbound fulfillment activities include wave picking, interfacing with outbound shipments, staging to multiple doors, implementation of fixed/2-step picking, directed picking using picking areas and bin sorting techniques
• Implementation of cross-docking functionalities to reduce warehouse processing and increase system throughput of goods from receiving to shipping
• Setup RF based processes to minimize errors in warehouse activities using scanning and bar-coding. Minimize user interaction with RF screens to improve user productivity

Confidential, Richmond, Virginia

MM / WM Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Understanding the client’s business process requirements.
• Configuration of Organizational structure related to Material Management Module based on the business blueprint.
• Worked on End to End configurations in Materials Management & Inventory Management.
• Customized Master data related activities vendor master, Material master, PIR.
• Release procedures for purchasing documents, Goods Receipt processing, Goods Issue processing and Transfer posting processing.
• Integration of MM with FI for material valuation and automatic account determination of G/L accounts.
• Special Scenarios like Third party PO processing, Subcontracting, Kanban, Vendor Consignment, Return Order processing. Performed the configurations on integration part of SD and MM.
• In depth knowledge on cross functional modules SD, PP, QM and MRP process.
• Configured Warehouse Management settings with various storage types, sections and storage bins and there structure and worked on configuring Good Movements, Movement Types and Warehouse Structure along with definition of the Put away and Pick strategies.TR, TO and TC process in stock placement and removal processes.
• Configuration of pallet strategy and FIFO strategy with high rack, shelf and pick mat storage. Stock Replenishment in the warehouse, Fixed Bin Replenishment etc.
• Worked on Handling Unit Management process and configuration setup.
• Involved in Inbound logistics Process and Outbound process with Shipping and Transportation.
• Preparing Functional specification documents for development / Master Data migration.
• Preparation of Integration test scripts for testing, End user, presentations and creating documentation Involved in Go-Live and also in post-production support of the Project.

Confidential, Houston, TX

SAP MM-IM Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Developed a tool to automate the material master updating Process.
• Developed the (MM) Material Management processes for Workflows in Purchase Requisitions (Release), Purchase Orders, Requests for Quotes, Material Master Changes, Route Referral, etc.
• Configured Stock Transfer using Stock Transfer Orders.
• Created Request for Quotation (RFQ), issued RFQ to the vendors, and entered Quotation against RFQ.
• Created Outline agreements, Scheduling, Delivery Forecast and Contracts.
• Configured Split Valuation, Valuation types and defining valuation classes.
• Customized screen layouts for purchasing and inventory management transactions.
• Configured messages/output types for different purchasing documents.
• Configured Plant parameters availability check.
• Configured the Pricing procedure for various scenarios in the business process.
• Involved in creating Physical inventory document, entering physical inventory count and posting the difference and clear the stock difference in Inventory.
• Worked on Batch Management-Batch determination for inventory management, warehouse management, and batch determination strategies.
• Worked on serial number management.
• Developed Workflows in the (PM) Plant Maintenance area for Service Notifications.

Confidential

SAP Techno Functional Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Extensively worked on various data conversion/load program and supported the Migration of application from Mainframes to SAP.
• Designed and developed new custom online transaction that will act as a wrapper on the standard delivery split (VLSP)
• Created Various ALV Reports on PP, FI, HR, MM, PP and MM modules.
• Worked on LSMW’s data migration to upload the data
• Developed custom RFC function modules to interface with B2B sales website
• Worked on data dictionary to create custom tables, data elements, domains, lock objects and search helps
• Investigated and recommended application of OSS Notes for performance improvement
• Developed various custom screens using module pool programming
• Worked on RFC to load the data into PA0105 table from the Active Directory.
• Worked on User exits, Customer Exits
• Worked on BAPI’, BADI and work flows
• Developed strategy for User Exit for new material matching based on customer material number and multiple UPC standards
• Worked on BADI’s to customize the SAP standard functionality.
• Developed the Cycle count scheduler application. It’s very tricky application as we need to ensure the schedule the cycle count evenly for material having various indicators (A,B,C and D)
• Modified Sap Standard programs as per customer requirements.
• Designed new layout sets and modified existing layout sets as per the customer requirement.

Confidential

ABAP Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Developed Interfaces to Migrate Legacy Data into SAP Application, for various modules.
• Developed Simple and interactive ALV reports on various modules.
• Developed Simple and ranked list using SAP queries.
• Involved in Extraction, Transformation and Loading of Data (ETL) - preparing SAP R/3 for SAP BW.
• Worked on the SAP Script/ Smart form layouts sets in MM and FI/Co Modules. This will be used in the Cheque printing, billing document and invoice. Customized standard layout set as per the client’s requirement.
• Developed Custom screens using module pool programming technique.
• Used performance analysis tools on various objects to diagnosis poor performance and turnaround
• Research and installation of OSS notes
• Preparing Technical Specifications Document.