SUMMARY:

• Demonstrated leadership skills to collaborate with Project managers, Client technology teams and IT units to define and execute high quality programs for successful completion within the agreed scope, quality, budget and schedule.
• Multi Skilled on various Ariba On - Demand and On-Premise software solutions including Ariba Buying, Invoicing, Sourcing, Contract Management, SIPM, PCARD, Ariba Network and knowledge on SAP MM and JDEdwards ERP systems.
• Requirement gathering, analyzing the AS-IS and To-Be process, Define and freeze the scope for implementation, Preparation of Business Requirement Document (BRD), process configuration and Signoff.
• Experience with multiple Ariba Downstream and PCard deployments, eForm implementation and ERP system integrations
• Experience implementing Requisition and Invoice automation
• Implemented multiple Enhancements, Integrations and defect fixes.
• Experience in interface design in SAP PI, integrating Ariba with SAP MM, JDE, PIDX, Maximo. Developed design documents, Mapping Specifications
• Designed and developed various custom eForm in Ariba for Business Rules Automation, User Access creation, Supplier set-up and Groups, Roles and Permission creations.
• Designed and developed master data imports like Supplier, Accounts, Company Codes, GL’s
• Designed and developed scheduled tasks and integration events.
• Develop Test script, test plan and test the solution.
• Hands on Experience in tools Like HP ALM QC, SOAP UI, Remedy 7.6.
• Change management control and execution of project phases from initiation to project closure by ensuring customer satisfaction.
• Experience working in SDLC, Agile, and Waterfall project methodologies assisting customer in various phases of solution development and deployment.
• Played key roles as Team Lead, Technical Business Analyst, and Production support/QA lead and established credibility with the customer, treated expert and received excellent feedback always
• Co-ordinated External and internal audits and SOX control reviews
• Developed standard operating templates, procedures and work instructions. Also trained teams and mentoring new team members.
• Understands latest SAP Ariba Product innovations like Spot Buy, Guided buying, Supplier management, Sourcing etc. and keen to be part of Digital transformation to #MakeProcurementAwesome .
• Experience working on latest innovations like Robotics Process Automation, Block Chain and transformed the key Business Process using innovative technologies.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Ariba On-Premise Solutions: Ariba downstream 9r2, Ariba Upstream 9r2, Ariba downstream 9r1, Ariba Upstream 9r1, Ariba Buyer 8.2, Ariba PCard 8.1, Ariba Sourcing 4.4, Ariba ACW, Ariba Analysis, Ariba Network AN, Ariba Invoice Pro, APC

Programing Languages: C, C++, and Java

Data Bases: Oracle 10g, 11g, 12c

Other tools: Amalto, Remedy, Visio, Office, Connect Direct, Amalto, Remedy, Field Glass, Advance Microsoft Office, Putty, Toad, Ultra Edit, beyond compare, Eclipse, SoapUI, HP ALM QC, HP SDM

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Senior Functional consultant and Team Lead

Languages:Java, AQL

Tools: Ariba 9r2, SAP MM, JDE, Maximo, Amalto, HP ALM QC, Soap UI, Remedy and ER tool.

Contribution:

• Conduct Change impact assessment on new 9r2 downstream and upstream features and understand impact by enabling them to Business
• Enable new features with no or minimum impact to Business function
• Design new customizations to enable 9r2 features based on Client requirement
• Suppress features not meeting Client requirement
• Lead Business Analyst Team to develop test scripts. Assign tasks, monitor activities and test 9r2 system
• Identify defects arising in the system during to the Upgrade, fix, test and implement the defects.
• Communication to Business Units on 9r2 features, conduct BU design validation and engage in trainings.
• User involvement testing coordination and training
• Training material update with the new features
• Plan cutover and perform dress rehearsals. Perform sanity testing.

Senior Functional consultant

Languages:Java, AQL

Tools: Ariba 9r1, GPDA, HP ALM QC, Remedy 7.6 and ER tool.

Contribution:

• Implement On-Demand SIPM and Sourcing solutions
• Evaluate different options for raising access to On-Demand solutions and implement
• User, Group extraction from On-Premise and loading into On-Demand
• Extract Sourcing templates and maintain in On-Demand
• End user training and communications

Business Analyst

Languages:Java, AQL

Tools: SAP MM, JDE, Ariba 9r1, GPDA, HP ALM QC, Soap UI, Remedy 7.6 ER tool, SSA

Contribution:

• Ariba downstream, PCard, Contracts deployment to multiple Business Units
• Coordinate with Business Units to understand the Business process and make necessary configurations and customizations to meet Business requirements
• Developed multiple new enhancements to meet Business needs, government regulations, tax requirements etc.
• Set up Business Unit and necessary mappings to support the deployment
• Maintain Master data in Ariba downstream including pulling data from ERP systems and configuring the data
• User Load, Supplier loads and mappings during Ariba deployments
• Maintain Catalogs for suppliers to support the deployment
• Enable Suppliers to transmit transactions through their systems to Ariba downstream and auto submit the same in Ariba.
• Test the integration with Ariba and ERP for the new Business Units
• PCard deployment to multiple new Business Units
• Build PCard to SAP integration for migrating the charges to SAP
• Monitor post go live issues and address the same for deployment go live

Senior Functional consultant

Languages:Java, AQL

Tools: Ariba 9r1 downstream, GPDA, HP ALM QC, Remedy 7.6 and ER tool.

Contribution:

• Design the eForm to define below Approval rules and automate the process
• Supplier Approver
• Compliance Approver
• Non-Catalog Approver
• Commodity Approver
• Cost object Approver
• Mimic the existing csv load approach to the eForm and replace manual maintenance of approval rules
• Build options to mass replace users, copy, modify, delete any approval rule
• Define groups to create and approve the eForm
• Design and test reports to access different approval rule record for review and maintain
• Coordinate with Client Technology team and roll out the eForm to Business units.
• Train the Business users to use the self-sufficient eForm to define their Business Approval rules
• Engage suppliers having XML integration with Ariba to leverage the new fields available in integration. Help suppliers to make changes to their integration and test.
• Roll out new templates to Suppliers and Business Units.
• Decommission old templates

Business Analyst and Test Analyst

Languages:Java, AQL

Tools: Ariba 9r1, SAP, JDE, Maximo and SAP PI, GPDA, HP ALM QC, Soap UI, Remedy 7.6 and ER tool.

Contribution:

• Business Analyst for Ariba upgrade from 8.2 to 9r1
• Rebuild and Streamline Client functionalities and their custom codes
• Adapt 9r1 downstream and upstream features where ever needed and Eliminate functionalities that are no longer needed
• Standardize functionalities, process and ERP data exchange interfaces
• Design and implement Auto transaction import from JDE ERP to Ariba downstream for reorder stock and maintenance orders.
• Design and implement Auto transaction import from SAP to Ariba downstream for reorder stock and maintenance orders.
• Design and implement auto transaction import from Amalto tool which uses excel based templates for Materials, Services, Quote requisition and Invoicing.
• Design and implement PIDX auto transition integration from various suppliers to Ariba downstream
• Design and implement a web based application EURO eForm(eProcurement User, Roles, Organization Process) used by both Internal and External users to request new eProcurement user ID, update existing user’s eProcurement access and reactivate an existing user account
• Improved transaction integration reducing opportunities of Ariba and SAP & JDE ERP to be out of sync
• Streamline user groups with roles and permissions
• Improved real time master data integration
• Design and implement Supplier set up eForm for creating and updating Supplier information in Ariba
• Design and implement BURPG (business units, roles, groups and permissions) for restricting the access and visibility to Ariba application by roles, groups and permissions
• Design and implement various major customization
• Individual role to develop WSDL structure and data conversion activities.
• Develop test scripts for various Ariba modules including Buyer, Invoicing, Auto transactions, approval flow, e forms etc.
• Design support Scheduled tasks for fixing the issues arising regularly in the system
• Design integration events for manual data loads
• Test Management in QC which includes requirement specifications, test planning, test execution and defect tracking
• Managing test team located in different locations and validating the test results
• Cutover activities during Ariba migration from 8.2 version to 9r1
• Handling the defects arising in the system and fix implementation
• Coordinating with other Business Analysts and validating the business needs
• Providing post go live support and handling the issues arising after Ariba upgrade
• Loading catalogs for Suppliers in Ariba system
• Migrating legacy service orders to JDE ERP and facilitating the suppliers to use these service orders while posting invoices.

Senior Functional consultant

Languages:Java, AQLTools:Ariba 9r1 downstream, Amalto, Fiddler, PIDX, GPDA, HP ALM QC, Soap UI, Remedy 7.6 and ER tool.

Contribution:

• Identify different fields which Business units uses frequently and can be added to Amalto templates which BU’s & Suppliers can leverage.
• Design the integration. Including building new templates, define SAP PI mapping for integration and Ariba design to handle new fields
• Test the new templates and integration
• Communicate to Business Units and Suppliers, engage them in UAT
• Engage suppliers having XML integration with Ariba to leverage the new fields available in integration. Help suppliers to make changes to their integration and test.
• Roll out new templates to Suppliers and Business Units.
• Decommission old templates
• Amalto automation solution deployment to new BU’s and suppliers

Senior Functional consultant

Languages:Java, AQL and Microsoft technologies

Tools: Ariba 9r1, Contract, PEGA 7.1, SAP PI, Connect direct, CHESM, Impact, GPDA, HP ALM QC, Soap UI, Remedy 7.6 and ER tool.

Contribution:

• Designed the custom solutions per customer requirement to integrate Ariba and Pega
• Manage change and defect management using enhancement tool and HP ALM QC.
• Strategized and Created test plan.
• Performed quality runs with TCOE and off shore testing team
• Conducted end user and production support team training sessions.
• Create road map and implementation plan for additional business units.
• Stake holder and business communication.

Senior Functional consultant

Languages:Java, AQL, Groovy

Tools: Ariba 9r1, GPDA, HP ALM QC, Soap UI, Remedy 7.6 and ER tool.

Contribution:

• Identify tables and fields to be renumbered
• Coordinate with developer to build renumbering scripts
• Develop report to validate before and after renumbering data
• Test the renumbered data and transactions using renumbered data
• Run multiple cutovers for renumbering data for different sites spread across geographies for almost 2 years
• Validate and sign off the renumbered data in Production during cutover.
• Collaborate with ERP team, Business Users to define the cross reference and perform renumbering

Production Support Analyst

Languages:Java, AQL

Tools: Ariba 8.2, SAP MM, JDE, Maximo and Tibco, Amalto, TOAD, Putty

Contribution:

• Design and implement enhancements to meet Business needs. Coordinate with Client Technology team, Business Users to understand the business requirements, design a solution, test and implement.
• Functional design documentation and Business requirement documentation.
• Fix any defects arising in Ariba and implement
• Manage Ariba integration with SAP and JDE ERP’s for master data and transaction data . Parameter maintenance
• Support integrations with other tools like Maximo, SSA, SIMS etc. and address any issues arising in the integration.
• Coordinate change management activities
• Identify and manage training requirements
• Coordinate with Business Units for all complex support resolutions and process improvements. Single Point of Contact for Super Users (OPCO Administrators).
• Ensure SOX compliance
• Provide solutions, support and resolve application issues for different Ariba modules
• New Business Unit deployments and configurations to support the deployments
• Catalog Management: Simple Catalog, Plant Specific Pricing, zero Priced Catalog, punch out Catalog
• Support Ariba downstream - JDE Integration