SUMMARY

• 11 years of IT Experience as a Sap Functional consultant focus on MM/SRM/MDM Modules.
• Organized and Result oriented. Excellent communication, presentation, negotiation, administrative, analytical and customer service skills with strong team commitment.
• In depth knowledge of ASAP methodology all the way from business blueprinting to go live and Support.
• Migration experience of Material Master Data and Transactional data from legacy to sap system using LSMW and BDC.
• Experienced in writing functional specifications for various RICEFW objects identified during the business blueprint Phase.
• Good cross functional experience between MM, IM, SRM, MDM, WM, and QM integration.
• Extensive experience in design, configuring, testing, documenting of MM/SRM/MDM modules.
• Proven Expertise for Gap Analysis and created Sap Gap document to identify a solution to bridge the gap.
• Implemented SRM business scenarios Self - Service Procurement (SUS), Plan driven procurement (PDP), Service Procurement using Classic and Extended Classic. Configured mapping the Organization structure, Supplier self-services (SUS-SRM, SUS-MM scenarios), SS (Strategic Sourcing: Sourcing Cockpit, Bidding Engine), SRM-MDM, Catalog Content Management (CCM).
• Configured shopping carts, purchase orders, confirmations, invoices, vendor lists, Vendor Organization structure and user administration, Master Data Replication, Bidding and, Process controlled and application controlled workflow.
• Excellent technical exposure in BADI, BAPI, LSMW data uploads, ABAP queries, EDI/IDOC’s, enhancements, debugging, batch job programs, report programs and Smart Form programs
• Extensively worked on the SRM middleware for downloading the master data from the backend systems like ECC. The initial download and delta download of Product master, Business partners using the middleware adapter objects. Downloading the configuration data like Product category, organization Structure.
• Extensively worked on Process controlled workflow (BRF framework) and the Application controlled workflow
• In depth knowledge of Direct and Indirect Procurement, Plan Driven Procurement.
• Hands-on experience in configuration & integration of all the MM Sub-modules like Organizational structure, Purchasing, Consumption Based Planning, Inventory Management & Physical Inventory, Logistic Invoice Verification
• Gathered requirements for various documents like info records, outline agreements,
• Worked extensively with purchase orders, Purchase requisitions, goods receipts & defined number ranges, release procedures for these documents.
• Knowledge in Interfaces, Conversion programs, BAPIs, EDI, IDOCS.
• Worked on IDOC (810,850,855,856) Integrated EDI with SAP.
• Worked extensively on pricing procedures, supplementary pricing procedures and setup Scales for purchasing master data.
• End to End Implementation experience in PTP (Procure to pay)
• Experience of Conducting numerous information gathering & end user training sessions.
• Experience in troubleshooting problems, solving issues, end-user training and support to end-users

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operating Systems: Windows NT, 98/2000, XP, Vista, windows7

Sap: (R/3 4.6B, 4.6C, 4.7, ECC 5.0, 6.0), SRM 5.0, SRM 7.0, MDM 7.1

Office Tools: MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Visio, lotus notes, snag it

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Wichita KS

MM lead consultant

Responsibilities:

• Chairs weekly sessions with Super Users/Local Process Owners reviewing status of all SAP IT activities for their primary module areas (SRM/MM). (Projects, Enhancements, Incident tracking) as well as major milestones and expected deliverables (i.e., template release testing, minor release activities,)
• Perform problem root cause analysis to implement solutions that prevent problem reoccurrence
• Lead the development and system integration for all procurement technology enablement initiatives.
• Handle a pipeline of numerous tickets, in terms of problem-solving skills to analyse business requirements and translate them into SAP system-supported solutions
• Strong change management, business process mapping and re-engineering experience.
• Skilled in problem/incident management, SLAs - Service Level Agreements and full lifecycle system support
• Responsible to monitor the P2P process triggering from PM.PP all the way to invoice verification.
• Hands on experience with Sap evaluated receipt system (ERS).
• Acting as a liaison between business and IT support team for Major, Minor Enhancement and Projects.
• Providing production support for various IDOC processes including inter-company invoices and supplier invoices.
• Create and delivers training materials as needed to foster a more effective use of SAP systems by the user community.
• Responsible of master data maintenance such as material/vendor masters, info records, source lists, purchase orders, service contracts and scheduling agreements
• Proven record in setting up the entire purchasing cycle with purchase requisition, purchase order with contracts & scheduling agreements for transactions processing as per the business requirement
• Lead team in different purchasing processes (i.e. Material sourcing, contract management, pricing, requisitioning, approval strategies, purchase orders, supplier releases and EDI)
• Responsibility to maintain condition types, access sequence condition tables and condition records from purchasing perspective.
• Creating and delivering training materials as needed to foster a more effective use of SAP systems by the user community.

Confidential, Jackson Michigan

SAP MM Lead Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Configured and implemented vendor evaluation successfully as per business requirement which will serve as a pilot project for the rest of the roll out. Created new Sub criteria for standard POs and service POs according to client specifications.
• Defined new payment terms for procurement vendors per Business requirement.
• Redefined the scoring method for sap provided sub-criteria as per business guidelines for vendor evaluation
• Configured and implemented the release strategy successfully for purchase requisitions with classification.
• Worked with ABAP programmer for custom RF transaction and assigned that transaction code to the RF menu, also set up standard RF transactions as per the business needs.
• Configured price determination schema defined condition types with access sequences, calculation schemas and condition tables.
• Extensive involvement during the Integration testing phase in preparing test data, maintaining Error log and resolving bugs to stabilize the Procurement functionality.
• Test case design, Review of Test cases and Test Execution, Tracking bugs and Presenting Test results.
• Created training material, held training sessions with end users to familiarize themselves with the new system.
• Active participation during the UAT and Go-Live phase, solving the issues reported by the client’s team. And by end users during Hyper care.

Confidential, Sunnyvale California.

MM/SRM Lead

Responsibilities:

• Handling daily support activities to meet the requirements to solve issues/tickets as per SLA (Service Level Agreement). Using service now ticketing system.
• Support and development for issue resolution related to Master Data like Material master, Vendor master, Info records. Source List, Quota Arrangement. Product categories replication.
• Responsible for ERS and Consignment processes as production support team member.
• Involved in the upgrade project form SRM 5.0 to SRM 7.0
• Involved in Application controlled workflow configuration using BRF - Defining Events, Expressions, Process Schema, Process Levels for Shopping Cart approvals, and Purchase Orders Process.
• Implemented the N-Step approval workflow for approval of shopping carts and invoices for indirect materials.
• Approval of shopping carts, contracts, catalogs using workflow. One step, two step and N step approval process.
• Extensively worked in SRM MDM including importing and mapping products, contracts, suppliers from the SAP SRM system.
• Implementing the solution for catalog searching and transferring from SAP MDM catalog repositories for the applications in SRM system
• Prepared functional specifications for application development / enhancements. Prepare a detailed test script. Carry out unit test on the test server, update test results in the test script.
• Issues related to EBP, Shopping cart creation / change / delete trouble shooting. Processing of the error shopping carts, workflow analysis and troubleshooting, manual forwards of work items.
• EBP Organization structure (PPOMA BBP) updates thru HR org structure in R/3. Analyse and troubleshoots the Org structure issues. Updates the customized tables in EBP for the correct routing of the workflow related to shopping carts.
• Responsible to update the catalogs used for shopping carts as per Business requirement using sap MDM 7.1
• Design and Implementation of SRM Supplier self-services (SUS) process including Business partner administration, processing of purchase orders, confirmation, advanced shipping notification, Goods receipt, Invoice, credit memos, Evaluated receipt settlement.
• Replicate the initial vendor data during the upgrade and Define/scheduled the batch job for vendors Synchronization with Backend System on a periodic basis.
• Setting up basic data, address, function, responsibilities, extended attributes. Checking data consistency. Transferring Product categories, plants, storage locations from back-end or local systems. Defined and replicated SRM Organization structure from the SAP R/3 system into SRM 7.0
• Having very good knowledge of user administration.
• Worked with ABAP programmer for custom RF transaction and assigned that transaction code to the RF menu, also set up standard RF transactions as per the business needs.
• Involved in Maintaining Master Data in SRM System - Product Categories, Product Master, Service Master Uses CRM Middleware Settings, and Vendor Master Data.
• Worked on Supplier Selection Process and replicated the Business Partners from EBP to SAP SUS
• Coordinate with HR to analyse and troubleshoot HR Organization structure to replicate into the EBP Organization structure.
• Providing support for purchasing documents like Purchase Orders, Purchase Requisitions, RFQs, Contracts, Scheduling Agreements.
• Change Management Co-ordination to implement the enhancements and small project implementation for Confidential

Confidential, East Hartford Connecticut

MM/SRM Lead

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for daily support of the SAP SRM /EBP Scenarios and for procure to pay process.
• Shopping cart transfer issues with integrated MM system handled in Classic scenario for SRM 7.0
• Customized the setting for attribute, extended attributes, approval/spending limit, for the business partners in organizational
• Responsibility to Check consistency and user attributes for business users.
• Created users in the EBP System from the existing users of the SAP R/3 system and assigned to the organizational structure of the EBP system
• Configured SUS-MM scenario for direct material procurement and SUS-EBP scenario for indirect procurement.
• Involved in developing a custom email setting for reminding the managers to approve the shopping carts.
• Involved in an Enhancement sending a rejection email to the requester, if the shopping cart is rejected by any of the Managers.
• Configured all the background jobs for vendor updating, new vendor replication, and document transfer from R/3 system to SRM.
• Implementing the solution for catalog searching and transferring from SAP MDM catalog repositories for the applications in SRM system
• Key issues handled using report BBP GET STATUS 2
• Handling issues related to Shopping Cart / Workflow / Transfer of Documents to Backend / Confirmations
• Part of support team responsible for maintaining attributes for users in SRM server like company code, plant, Catalogs, Document types, Buy on Behalf, Product Categories.
• Responsible for error free Master data replication from ECC to SRM mainly Vendor replication, Organizational setting, Valid user data replication from HR to SRM.
• As company’s first step to start using The SPEC2K Interface for ATA SPEC 2000 which allows to process spares procurement as required by the ATA SPEC 2000 specification completely in SAP R/3 System Wrote functional Spec. For the following commands.
• Wrote Functional Spec. For a message database that will capture the Spec messages (Sap idoc) and Workflow the Error out Messages to responsible personnel.
• Set up info. Record, source list, Quota arrangement Vendor master according to SPEC2K standards.999
• Wrote functional specs for a project intended to migrate fields from legacy database (MS access) to Sap in Vendor master Using Vendor classification Approach.
• As a Team Lead had multiple sessions with business counterparts to gather requirements for Purchase to pay.
• Designed different templates (Issue Log, Decision Log, Action Log)
• Provide Multiple Presentations to business and explain them different possible solutions available in Sap for the purchase to pay process.
• Wrote Functional Specs. And configured the system to automate the procurement process PTP (Procure to pay) from MRP to the creation of the P.O using scheduling Agreement, Contracts and send it to the vendor using message type EDI .And all the way to LIV (Logistic invoice verification)
• Created new document types for Analytical and reporting purposes as per business need
• Configured EVO and EFB User Parameters As per business needs.
• Maintain Partner Profiles and set up master data for condition records and made it possible to send POs out using EDI for spec2k.
• Extensively worked on EDI transactions using ALE and IDOC’s interfaces for inventory and purchasing activities between the SAP and Non SAP systems.
• Set up quota arrangements with vendors for purchase requisitions/orders, scheduling agreements and MRP.
• Wrote functional Specs. And configure system for Pur. Req. Approval process for Non stock Items.

Confidential, Houston TX

SAP WMS Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Review business blueprint documents to understand the defined business Processes update them with Changes and Enhancements requested by the business during the course of Implementation.
• Thoroughly tested the custom programs and reports developed by the ABAP programmers as per business requirements and demonstrate them to business personals.
• As a part of Enhancements Design the custom logic for new business requirements and worked with the ABAP team to fulfil it within a short period of time.
• Extensively conducted training sessions for end users in WM functionality and acquaint them with the SAP standard/customized transactions.
• Worked with ABAP programmer for custom RF transaction and assigned that transaction code to the RF menu, also set up standard RF transactions as per the business needs.
• Wrote Func. Spec. for LT23 (Open TOs) and Man pick list (Manual pick list) enhancements as per business requirement.
• Worked with the ABAP team on the Manual pick list for Non-TRM sites and enhanced it according to business needs and test it extensively.
• Redefined storage bin type and Storage Unit Type search sequence as per new business requirement.
• Modify Strategy for Bulk Storage and redefined the Block structure (Block Struct)
• Provide Training to end user in system guided and user initiated cycle count procedure using RF menu
• Working in a decentralized warehouse system monitors the IDOCS and fix any issues causing the IDOCS to fail.
• Comprehensively tested the following functionality: Storage Bin Management, Warehouse Movements, Goods Receipts, Goods Issues, Put Away Strategies, Picking Strategies, Stock Transfers, Stock Transfer Orders (STO) Transfer Postings and Replenishments, Cycle counting procedures
• Extensively Worked on STOs (Stock Transport Orders) from sap system to non-sap and vice versa.
• Defined and implemented the solution for business in case of planned system down for maintenance and unplanned system down. (Business continuity Plan) that how to perform tasks manually and how to update system once up again.
• Extensively working with LPN managed SUs (Storage Units) and HUs (Handling Units)
• Extensively working with HUM (Handling Unit Management
• Thoroughly tested the stock transport order (STO) process with Handling Unit Management in a multi warehouse system.
• Coordinated with ABAP and XI teams for enhancements and interfaces
• Worked with Idocs serves as a medium between the warehouse and ERP. Monitored inbound and outbound both and reprocess the failed ones.
• Redefined the cross docking process from two steps to one step with (HUM) and trained end user how to use cross dock monitor (LXDCK )
• Thoroughly tested enhancements in put away and picking strategies and configured automatic creation of transfer requirements, transfer orders.
• Configured a successful WM-PP interface and Backflush Process
• After go live Travel between different sites as a part of the support and examine the defined processes.
• In depth Knowledge how to create resources in TRM using LRSW and LRFMD
• Analysed LINP, LINV, LINK inventory tables and VEKP, VEPO, VEVW for HUs analysis
• Thoroughly tested the end to end yard management process.
• Assisted Help desk in resolving tickets and other issues.

Confidential, Plano, TX

SAP MM/WM Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Conducted blueprint workshops to gather business requirements and make the client familiarize with SAP processes.
• Prepared templates for migrating legacy data from the Sybase and Oracle systems for vendor master, purchase order output determination.
• Prepared documentation for mapping rules to migrate vendor master through LSMW.
• Worked with solution manager for documentation maintenance and configuration activities.
• Configured different account groups based on internal/ external number ranges, views, and field selections and partner roles.
• Worked on third party drop ship orders and creation of purchase orders based on item category determination in sales orders.
• Worked on enhancing the program for conversion of purchase requisitions into purchase orders based on rules defined by the business.
• Configured additional purchase order document types required by business to place orders with vendors.
• Created class, characteristics and assigned configuration profiles to materials for variant configuration.
• Worked with ABAP programmer for custom RF transaction and assigned that transaction code to the RF menu, also set up standard RF transactions as per the business needs.
• Created spec documents for enhancements for capturing rejections by vendors through EDI and automate the reject process.
• Worked on the returns process for third party scenario’s involving situations where the returns were routed through the warehouse.
• Created functional specifications for various RICEFW objects identified during the business blueprint stage.
• Analysed EDI mapping templates for gaps and suggested fields in the IDOC segments to cater for orders placed via EDI. (810,850,855,856)
• Identified fields on IDOC segments to capture unplanned delivery cost during invoicing process.
• Created specifications for purchase order output forms and packing slips for outbound deliveries and also capture additional field requirements as required by the client.
• Created specifications for custom reports and also worked with the BW team in assisting them in determining of SAP fields required for BW reports.
• Coordinated with ABAP and XI teams for enhancements and interfaces

Confidential, Westlake, OH

SAP MM functional Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Interacted with business personnel on the client side to obtain information required to analyse and document issues on the SAP IS-Retail system.
• Studied business blueprint documents to understand the business functions and requirements.
• Worked on system performance issues pertaining to the replenishment (requirements planning) and analysed custom programs developed to streamline the process.
• Analysed forecasting data obtained based on sales pull of historical data from BW.
• Analysed and maintained custom tables developed by the business.
• Interacted with the BW team to obtain point of sale data and discuss interface issues.
• Documented issues related to physical inventory and cycle count process.
• Analysed unit of conversion issues with custom queries & tables and suggested suitable changes and conversion factors.
• Analysed ISEG, IKPF, MSEG tables to resolve physical inventory issues.
• Suggested suitable changes to be made on handheld devices for performing cycle counts.
• Analysed BAdI’s and custom queries developed to recalculate book inventory quantity.
• Interacted with ABAP developers to analyse and debug custom programs.
• Prepared and documented test scripts and worked with business to test different scenarios.
• Resolved issues pertaining to Stock transport orders and outbound deliveries.
• Worked on issues with vendor confirmations, order acknowledgements and suggested suitable additions and changes.

Confidential, Battle Creek, MI

SAP MM/WM functional consultant

Responsibilities:

• To analyse the viability of implementing the sap MM/WM Studied the organization structure thoroughly
• Created and maintained the material and vendor master and incorporated all existing client records of the same into the system
• Worked and assisted in transferring master data from legacy system through LSMW.
• Configured the purchasing cycle including purchase requisitions, vendor evaluations and purchase orders with release procedures to suit client requirements.
• Developed source lists and MRP procedures based on consumption.
• Set up quota arrangements with vendors for purchase requisitions/orders, scheduling agreements, MRP.
• Prepared documents for procurement of consumable materials.
• Set up info records for subcontracting & consignments to meet certain core business requirements.
• Configured the system to process goods receipts with tolerances for over and under delivery and further carry out invoicing and verify the integrity with LIV using MIRO.
• Defined goods transfer into various stocks, created and confirmed transfer orders and postings.
• Adopted stock transfer order (STO) techniques to assist in plant to plant stock transfer
• Tested the integration between MM /WM, PP, and SD.
• Assisted Production support to resolve Production related issues,
• Coordinated with the ABAP team by preparing FDD’s to develop specific user exits as required by the client.
• Take part in the creation of physical inventory documents.
• Configured Logistics invoice verification with over and under the limits, and established ERS (Evaluated Receipt Settlement) for preferred vendors.
• Provided support and solved user issues, ensured configuration changes and ABAP development activities to fulfil the requirements

Confidential, Jackson MI

MM/IM

Responsibilities:

• Provided production support as a part of team in resolving tickets associated with purchasing activities and worked with Action Requests (ARs), System Incident Reports (SIRs) and Helpdesk (HD) tickets using the Remedy tool (Version 4.05.02)
• Prepared functional specifications for various enhancements and Reports.
• Worked as a part of a Production support team responsible for company’s Procure to pay process in sap.
• Defined valuation categories, valuation types for split valuation configuration as a new enhancement
• Redefine the Workflow extensively used to cater the client’s business requirement in approval of external purchasing documents and invoice verifications as per worked with ABAP programmer for custom RF transaction and assigned that transaction code to the RF menu, also set up standard RF transactions as per the business needs.
• Worked with EDI using GENTRAN translator and monitor Using WE02 and WE05. And Transfer of documents with external vendors using email and EDI. (810,850,855,856)
• Worked with the Business analyst to gather requirements for the processes need to be enhanced.
• Configured invoice verification for procurements- invoice entering, parking, cancelling, tolerance limits, releasing blocked invoices and automatic settlement of invoices though ERS functionality..
• Tested all configurations for important parameters related to MM/IM

MM Senior Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Defined the Organisational structure of a company as MM perspective.
• Defined purchase organizations, standard purchase organization, storage locations and assigned them to respective company code and plant.
• Configured the Materials Management module such as defining and assigning various components of the company and material master data, info records, source lists, Contracts in purchasing and inventory management
• Customized plant parameters for MRP and consumption based planning and defined MRP groups and controllers
• As per client requirements configured material types. And as per user requirements changed the field status of the material master.
• Configured New Document Types as per business need for reporting purposes and set up the purchasing document screen layout as per end user requirements.
• Configured goods receipt and issue for all stock categories and special stocks consignment, third party and sub-contracting, RTP.
• Defined Consignment process through the MRP run using Schedule Agreement and automate the process of settlement using MRKO.
• Configured External and Internal Purchasing document like Purchase requisition, Purchase orders, RFQs, Contracts.
• Defined number ranges for various purchasing documents. Release procedure for purchasing documents.
• Created Outline agreements- scheduling, delivery/forecast delivery, contracts- value/quantity based.
• Established the whole procurement cycle from automatic creation of requisitions through MRP run to invoice verification, custom RF transaction and assigned that transaction code to the RF menu.
• Created test Scenario and performed unit and integration testing.
• Worked with end users and prepared training material for Purchasing and Inventory Management process
• Trained users to go live and provided after go-live support.
• Involved in resolving help desk tickets as a part of Post Go Live Support.
• Responsible for interfacing with a FICO module to create relevant cost centres and posting procedures.
• Configured logistics invoice verification, blanket purchase orders and invoicing plans and obtained business sign-offs for same after justification of added benefits. .
• Implemented inter-company stock transport orders to facilitate material transfer within companies and also cross-companies.
• Prepared and executed unit and integration test scripts to test business procedures.
• Provided support from the war room to go-live phase.