SUMMARY:

• Self motivated SAP functional Analyst over 15 years of experience in the Software Development Industry working on a variety of projects ranging in both size and scope involving Analysis, Design and Development.
• Experience in SAP Implementation, Rollout, production support and enhancement project with work experience on SAP R/3 4.6, 4.7 and ECC6.0.
• Worked on integration projects of third party Tools with SAP such as MII, Teamcenter, Kronos, Maestro and BAAN.
• Developed Batch jobs for master data update, to extract data from SAP system to send reports to internal business users and external customers and background jobs for transaction data.
• Extensive work experience in consumer goods, chemical, pharmaceutical, Bakery industry and engineering.
• Performed various roles like Functional Analyst, application Designer, Team lead, Module lead, Support analyst, Subject matter expert in 5 different projects.
• Managed team of 7 members for support project and worked along with them in resolving incidents and service request using BMC remedy and SRM tool. Migrated changes to production using change request.
• Prepared Business blue prints, configuration User manuals, test scripts,Technical specification and change request documents.
• Carried out unit testing, assembly testing and product testing in development and quality systems along with business users.
• Excellent cross module experience in SAP quality management, SAP plant maintenance, materials management, Sales & distribution, costing and warehouse management module.
• Implementation of the PP process for make to order and make to stock process, MPS and long term planning.
• Experience in implementation of production planning processes like repetitive manufacturing, discrete manufacturing and process industries (PP - PI) in conjunction with Batch management, classification systems, serialization of product, MRP, shop floor execution(production execution) and Engineering change management.
• Configuration of process industry solutions, handling recipe management, resources, resource networks, order type configurations, designing PI sheets.
• Scheduled many end user training sessions on Demand management, MRP, shop floor control Repetitive manufacturing, Discrete and ECM.
• Worked on master data of PP BOM, Routing, work center or resources and the production version.
• Carried out Audit for SAP PP module in the system to see proper usage of the system.
• Configured plant, Plant parameters, and Order types, number ranges for order types, special procurement types, MRP areas, order type dependant parameters, control key, MRP controller, standard value key and factory calendar.
• Good experience on development of reports using SQVI and infoset queries for extraction of data from SAP system and used these tools for development of Reports in Production planning and quality management.
• Developed LSMW to upload data to the production system for BOM & work center.
• Master data validation and correction based on product cost collector and standard cost estimate run errors of materials during implementation to fix the cost of product.
• Worked on interface issues between PP & MII, reprocessing Inbound and outbound Idocs after correction and bug fix to run the business application.
• Integration part of MM purchase requisitions, purchase orders, STO, subcontracting, outline agreements, purchasing info record, physical inventory, special procurement keys.
• Expertise in Configuration of QM in procurement, production, Sales & distribution.
• Designed, Implemented and Configured Inspection Lot Creation, Results Recording, Defects Recording, Inspection Lot Completion, and Sample Management for Quality Inspections
• Configured and Implemented Quality Certificates, Recursive inspection, and source inspection.
• Configured the QM master data Sampling Schemes, Sampling procedures, Dynamic modification rules, master Inspection characteristics, Inspection methods, Classes, QM procurement Activity through control keys, Inspection Setup, Inspection plans.
• Sample management.
• Configured and set up automatic UD process by background job.
• Setup control keys required for the QM order.
• Set up the Business process for Recurring Inspection and Background job for Recurring Inspections.
• Developed Quality notification process for return to vendor for company and vendor owned stock.

OTHER SKILLS:

• Excellent Presentation, Communication(Written and verbal) and interpersonal skills
• Excellent time management skills and multitasking abilities
• An Excellent domain knowledge of consumer goods, electronics and pharmaceutical industries.
• Have an ability to quickly integrate into and work in teams
• Have a quick learning curve, and can adapt quickly and work with any software package
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team
• Excellent leadership skills. Ability to handle a team - conflict management, motivation skills, planning and Organizing, crisis management
• Excellent problem solving skills
• Excellent Client interfacing, Negotiating and Assertiveness skills.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Skill: SAP Production planning and QM

Responsibilities:

• Suggested and Configured material availability checking rule for order control during the order creation and release, since business wants to check the material availability without RLT at order creation and by considering with RLT at order release. Since they have longer gaps between order creation and release.
• As per the business needs implemented subcontracting process using production order process by maintaining control key for external operations with vendor storage location within the plant.
• Implemented a standard SAP process for kitting the materials to the individual work center in production orders by activation of PP-WM interface and maintaining relevant configuration in WM to support the production process.
• Implemented the process of material staging or pull list since business wanted to pull the material from the main store to production store location instead of consuming material from the main store, for this implemented process by using pull list either by creating a stock transfer reservation or direct stock transfer posting where it creates material documents after posting the materials.
• Implemented planning table usage for repetitive manufacturing process and also Business wanted to see the production quantities in pieces on the planning table instead of hours required for production. For this changed the capacity evaluation unit of measurement from HR to PC to display planning quantities in numbers to avoid confusion of evaluation of planning table results to end users.
• For one of the business requirements of production order where they want to procure material and keep the stock at least 10 days before the production order start date to avoid shortages on the shop floor, for this we setup lead time offset in bill of material to trigger requirement date earlier than the order start date.
• Scheduled Business user training program in production planning and quality management module.
• Development of customized program and utilization of standard enterprise resource planning applications of SAP to schedule, Monitor and Bug fix the batch jobs for master data update, to extract data from system to send Reports to internal business users and external customers and execution of transactions in background by scheduling programs.
• The below batch jobs are run in the following areas of production planning and quality management module.
• Material requirement planning profile to update the planning data. Deletion of planned independent requirement data.
• Material requirement planning run to plan the material based on the forecast and to generate the requirements for the raw materials and schedules the production activities for the semi-finished and finished assemblies.
• Mass conversion of planned orders to production orders.
• Release of orders.
• Material availability check for orders, WM staging of materials, picking materials to order, printing of shop floor papers, confirmation of orders, technically completion of orders and closing of orders.
• Master production scheduling report.
• Material requirement planning controller and Goods receipt report. Results recording and usage decision of inspection lots.
• Recurring inspection lot of materials.
• Material defect report to vendors, where material is rejected because of a vendor's fault
• Implementation & Roll out projects of SAP production planning and quality management processes in new plants, setting up of huge amounts of master data like Bill of material, work center, routing, production version, inspection plan, master inspection characteristics and inspection plan using quadrate Tool.

Confidential

Skill: SAP Production planning and QM

Responsibilities:

• Provided production support in the areas of production planning for process industries, warehouse management and Quality management modules.
• Helped users in resolving issues on process order, control recipe generation, process messages and PI sheets, process order confirmation, Batch management and printing of shop floor papers.
• Worked on incidents like Handling unit management as they used HU for finished goods, HU packing, HU label printing, cancellation of HU and adjustment of packed quantities in HU.
• Quality management issues like MIC’s, in process inspection, inspection planning, inspection lot, inspection types.
• Resolved the issues related to label printing for purchase order goods receipt and partial quantity transfer from bin to bin, transfer order, picking and put away strategies and transfer order confirmations.

Confidential

Skill: SAP Production planning and QM

Responsibilities:

• PP Process: implemented & supported on PP-PI (production planning for process industries) and quality management.
• Developed Z-reports and functionalities for generation of certificate of analysis, technical data sheet, copy of inspection results from one lot to other lot.
• Worked on support and maintenance of quality master data like MIC’s, master inspection plan, sampling procedures, inspection method, quality certificates, Periodic inspection for shelf life material, catalogs and code groups.
• Supported on process order, PI sheet, Batch management, and certificate of analysis and worked on data flow issues between SAP, MII and other third party software like WM6.
• Worked with senior functional consultants and ABAP technical consultant for finalizing the business process application development and effectively analyzed and resolved process level issues to ensure quality delivery of product and excellent application performance.
• Responsible for designing and building SAP system for SAP production planning.
• Finalized basic requirements for SAP implementation like master data, configuration data and cutover data.
• Carried Unit test and Integration test along with the business team.
• Prepared End user training documents for all the standard and customized transactions in production planning area. Scheduled and conducted end user training programs.
• Managed a team of 7 including onshore and offshore. Presented excellent management skills in managing the team, arranging trainings, appraisals and leadership activities.
• Provided support for issues related to batch jobs of material requirement planning, order closing and MII related batch jobs.

Confidential

Skill: SAP Production planning and QM

Responsibilities:

• Worked on plant setup configuration for nearly 300 plants in production planning and materials management area.
• Developed multiple reports using ABAP and SQVI queries for extraction & validation of configuration and master data. These tools helped in validation of data for around 180 to 200 plants within stipulated time of one week.
• Prepared functional specification along with ABAP technical consultant.
• Supported on issues related to inspection planning, Quality certificates and in process inspection.
• Responsible for designing and building SAP system for SAP production planning.
• Finalized basic requirements for SAP implementation like master data, configuration data and cutover data.
• Carried Unit test and Integration test along with the business team.
• During production support worked on many of the issues related special procurement key, quality inspection for goods receipt, factory calendar, shop floor control, batch management, STO’s
• Received appreciation from client for successful teamwork.
• PP Process: experience of PP-PI(production planning for process industries) handled issues related to process instructions, PI sheets and reprocessing of process messages.

Confidential

Skill : SAP Production planning

Responsibilities:

• Dynamically conducting interactive Joint sessions alongside with business users for requirements drill down and finalizing the business processes (AS- IS model) and preparation of business blueprint.
• Streamlining existing business processes and reports along with business process experts and scheduling final discussion with all business users.
• Worked with senior functional consultants and ABAP technical consultant for finalizing the business process application development and effectively analyze and resolve process level issues to ensure quality delivery of product and excellent application performance.
• Responsible for designing and building SAP system for SAP production planning.
• Finalized basic requirements for SAP implementation like master data, configuration data and cutover data.
• Carried Unit test and Integration test along with the business team.
• Developed LSMW for BOM and work center for Data migration.
• Prepared End user training documents for all the standard and customized transactions in production planning area. Scheduled and conducted end user training programs.
• PP Process: Implemented Discrete Manufacturing process

Confidential

Skill: SAP Quality management & PP

Responsibilities:

• Dynamically conducting interactive Joint sessions alongside with business users for requirements drill down and finalizing the business processes (AS- IS model) and preparation of business blueprint.
• Streamlining existing business processes and reports along with business process experts and scheduling final discussion with all business users.
• Working with senior functional consultants and ABAP technical consultant for finalizing the business process application development and effectively analyze and resolve process level issues to ensure quality delivery of product and excellent application performance.
• Carried out batch determination using characteristic values from quality inspections
• Transferred inspection results to batch characteristic values
• Manages the inventory of goods during the inspection and takes the goods being inspected into account for materials planning purposes
• Responsible for the configuration of output and profile determinations, and implementation of certificates of analysis
• Configured Inspection lot creation for goods receipt from a purchase order, inprocess inspection of production order, goods receipt from production, delivery to customer.
• Created Quality notifications for complaint against vendor, internal problems & complaint from a customer.
• Responsible for designing and building SAP system for SAP production planning.
• Finalized basic requirements for SAP implementation like master data, configuration data and cutover data.
• Carried Unit test and Integration test along with the business team
• Development of LSMW program for Data migration
• Prepared End user training documents and conducted end user training programs.

Confidential

Skill: SAP Production planning

Responsibilities:

• Dynamically conducting interactive Joint sessions alongside with business users for requirements drill down and finalizing the business processes (AS- IS model) and preparation of business blueprint.
• Streamlining existing business processes and reports along with business process experts and scheduling final discussion with all business users.
• Working with senior functional consultants and ABAP technical consultant for finalizing the business process application development and effectively analyze and resolve process level issues to ensure quality delivery of product and excellent application performance.
• Responsible for designing and building SAP system for SAP production planning.
• Finalized basic requirements for SAP implementation like master data, configuration data and cutover data.
• Carried Unit test and Integration test along with the business team
• Development of LSMW program for Data migration
• Prepared End user training documents for all the standard and customized transactions in production planning area. Scheduled and conducted end user training programs.
• PP Process: Implemented repetitive Manufacturing process.

Confidential

Skill: SAP P roduction planning

Responsibilities:

• Dynamically conducting interactive Joint sessions alongside with business users for requirements drill down and finalizing the business processes (AS- IS model) and preparation of business blueprint.
• Streamlining existing business processes and reports along with business process experts and scheduling final discussion with all business users.
• Working with senior functional consultants and ABAP technical consultant for finalizing the business process application development and effectively analyze and resolve process level issues to ensure quality delivery of product and excellent application performance.
• Worked on Engineering change management ECR, ECO
• Responsible for designing and building SAP system for SAP production planning.
• Finalized basic requirements for SAP implementation like master data, configuration data and cutover data.
• Carried Unit test and Integration test along with the business team
• Development of LSMW program for Data migration
• Prepared End user training documents for all the standard and customized transactions in production planning area. Scheduled and conducted end user training programs.
• PP Process: Implemented repetitive Manufacturing process.