SAP HCM VP of Implementation and Sourcing

SAP Human Capital Management (HCM) Professional with more than 12 years of achievement providing technical and business leadership in the implementation and support of SAP HCM solutions. Committed to continuous improvement of Human Resources systems and processes through project planning, system and process analysis, program specification, development, maintenance, support to achieve effective HCM business solutions. Proven record of providing leadership of system and process initiatives between HCM Leaders, HCM business owners, Information Technology (IT) Project Management Office and all levels of IT personnel. Well versed in facilitating large groups from these areas in the identification and evaluation of solution options, providing systems support and analysis to leverage technology and meet the needs of HCM Departments and users of HCM information systems.
Well versed in all phases of the systems life cycle including as-is business process analysis, as-is system process analysis, business process blueprinting, system configuration, data conversion strategy, integration testing, cut-over preparation, end user training, and go-live activities as well as post go-live system and end user support

CORE COMPETENCIES

Team Leadership • Program/Project Management • Conversion Strategy Development • Configuration Management • Requirements Definition • Resource Planning • Prototype Solution Creation • End User Training • Conceptual & Detail Design • Data Conversions • Data Mapping • Best Practice Identification & Definition • Business Process Design • Change Control Management • Strategic Sourcing • Business Process Outsourcing • Operations Re-Engineering • On-site/Off-shore Delivery Management • Vendor Management

SAP EXPERTISE

Personnel Administration • Organization Management • Benefits • Time Management • HCM Security Administration • MSS/ESS

Technical Skills

• Languages / Development Software’s: SAP R/3 HR 4.0, 4.6B, 4.6C, HTML, VB, VBA
• Operating Systems: WINDOWS 98/95/2000/2003/NT/XP
• Reporting / Designing Tools: Crystal Reports 7.0, MS Visio.
• Additional Skills: MS-Office Suite (Word, Excel)

Accomplishments - Solely Responsible for

• Creating SAP HCM/CRM/BODS/BOBJ/ByDesign Practice for Sapta Global Inc.
• Creating On-site/Off-shore model for Sapta
• Partnering with Idhasoft (SAP HCM/BODS/BOBJ/CRM)
• Partnering with GlobalReact (SAP ByDesign)
• Partnering with KGISL (DBLuminous)
• Creating & Managing accounts like J&J, Bloomberg, Medco, Accenture, Idhasoft, NYPA, Kean, Cognizant, Mahindra Satyam., State of SC & State of NC through RFP Process (Sourcing SAP Resources).
• Assigned SAP ByDesign Certification process to Sales, Pre-Sales, and Technical Consultants as a part of Partnership/Implementation Process.
• Process of getting Technical Consultant SAP ByDesign Certification.

Experience as a SAP HCM VP of Implementation and Sourcing

Confidential, 2007-Present
Woodbridge, NJ

Serving as Program & Project Manager for enterprise initiatives with SAP HCM/BOBJ/ ByDesign technology components. Ensure maximal efficiency and effectiveness in integrity, maintenance, enhancement, integration, metric generation, and utilization of the company’s SAP HCM systems to achieve current and future business needs. Provide application, process, and technical guidance to internal and external clients while developing and managing a HCM technology team at the corporate level.
Prioritize HCM/BOBJ/CRM Technology projects and allocate limited HCM/CRM Technology staff resources and funding among simultaneous and competing business requests for system changes to ensure the highest benefits of SAP HCM system and technology enhancements. Lead teams of business users and IT resources in on-going maintenance and enhancement of installed SAP HCM/CRM functionality encompassing personnel admin, organizational management, compensation, benefits administration, MSS/ESS, time management, training administration, e-recruiting, business warehouse, workflow, and employee interaction center.

Confidential,Detroit, MI

Deployment Manager for SAP HCM project. Managed the planning and oversaw execution of the technical environments, process readiness, user setup, transports, configuration dependency, backups, training, site readiness and organizational change activities.
Project Manager for SAP HCM project. Created and managed the work plan and resources for the implementation of PA, OM, and Benefits Liaison with the corporate level Project Management Office (PMO) for issue resolution, scope definition and deployment activities.
Project Manager for an SAP Functionality Feasibility Study. Managed team to determine requirements, identify gaps, offer mitigation strategies and deliver implementation options for replacement of decentralized Time management and Payroll legacy systems. Coordinated resources and developed project schedule, methodology, project templates and final report.
Developed Project Plan and SOW for $1.5 Million and the team size was 12

Confidential,San Diego, CA
Program and Project Architect for SAP related efforts. Provided guidance and support to in-progress Project Managers in the areas of project planning / project tracking, status reporting, issue management, risk mitigation and role definitions. Managed internal team to create PMO charter, competency definitions, prioritization roadmap and roles & responsibilities matrix.
The budget of the project was 2 million and the team size was 16

Confidential,CA
Program Manager for the implementation and continued use of SharePoint as the primary repository for process documentation. Responsible for managing and projecting estimated-to-complete figures (ETC) for budget of $3.8 million. Responsible for all client side communication including status reports, methodology presentations and project audits. Project Manager for the implementation and continued use of SAP’s Solution Manager as the primary repository for process documentation. Responsible for 16 direct reports mapping 1,000+ scenarios, business process procedures, functional specifications and technical specification into a uniquely developed process map within SAP’s Solution Manager.

Confidential,MN
Program Manager, currently in the pre-sales process, presented HCM (PA/OM/Benefits/Payroll/Recruitment/ESS/MSS) demo, provided details Project Plan with estimated Sources, Time & budgets, likely closure of $1.5 M.

Individual Consultant Experience 2000-Present

Confidential,NJ Duration: Jun 2011- Present
Role: SAP HCM Lead Consultant
BD is moving its Payroll Vendor from NGA to ADP.

• Created Project Landscape and Scoping.
• Created Conversion/Interface Strategy documents as per ADP Global Gateway View format.
• Architecture/Design of extract programs/reports to extract data in ADP global View format.
• Created Global Templates for Conversion/Interface Mapping (IT0000, 0001, 0002, 0006, 0007, 0008, 0009, 0027, 0034, 0105, 0207, 0208, 0209, 0210, 2006 & 2007).
• Written Functional /Technical Specs to create ABAP/4 programs
• Listed the process for the job to run IDOC to feed the data from SAP to ADP.
• Created Variants for Deduction and Earnings to cross check the data between SAPS to ADP through HR Audits.
• Verified reports for SAP master data changes during each pay cycle.
• Written Functional/technical Spec to create LSMW to migrate IT1613.
• Interfaces – Taleo, Kronos, E-Time and Aon Hewitt.

Confidential, Duration: Sep 2009 – Present
Role: SAP HCM Lead Consultant

• Worked on Requirement Gatherings
• Directly worked with HR team in Regions to discuss and finalize all the GAPS and to come up with the final configuration design.
• Handled Workshop sessions for the Global meet at Head Quarters, walk through of the Global design approach
• Involved in developing the Organizational Structure, by depicting the department-to-department relationships.
• Maintain and create relationships between organizational units, positions, jobs, and assign cost centers to departments.
• Involved in setting up an org plan which defines relationship between org units giving special attention to the cost center hierarchy and the reporting structure being followed at the client.
• Defined and maintained master data pertaining to PA and OM.
• Configured and maintained features like ABKRS.
• Maintain table entries in table T588M for defaulting info type screen values for US entries.
• Configured Enterprise structure, personnel structure, pay scale structure and wage type structure using IMG.
• Configured Infogroups and Personnel Actions.
• Configured the List of Values for all the PA Infotypes.
• Scoping the work around Work Schedules, Absences, Absence Quotas, Absence Eligibility and quota processing rules for all countries/ Regions
• Environnent: SAP ECC 6.0

Responsibilities/Deliverables:
Personnel Management and Org Management:

• Senior Consultant for Personnel Administration and Organizational Management. Full lifecycle implementation for 89 countries on a periodic roll-out schedule.
• Led PA, OM and Conversion towers for a full lifecycle Global Implementation for client
• Served as a Lead for administering the Personnel Administration processes using front-end portal for ESS/MSS/Workflow and backend SAP R/3 for a Business Transformation Outsourcing (BTO) project.
• Responsible for collecting and analyzing the current HR systems and translate the business requirement needs into a working model in portal and SAP.
• Responsible for designing, configuring, testing, cutover readiness and transition to support team the PA/ESS/MSS processes (On boarding, Employee Movement, Pay change, Personal Data Changes, Suspension, Terminations etc,).
• Planned and managed the Personnel Administration work plan, provided direction to team members, and created and presented the final deliverables.
• Worked closely with other teams (OM, Time and Payroll) to ensure that all integration points were identified and addressed.
• Worked with an external vendor (TALEO) for on boarding Process.
• Organized and led Design Workshops to collect business requirements of the current model, recommended appropriate system solutions based on the information gathered.
• Worked directly with the HR Senior Manager and HR IT Manager.
• Worked with the client in gathering requirements for Workflow processes (email notifications and approval notices) for all Personnel Administration PCRs.

Role: SAP HR Consultant
Responsibilities/Deliverables:

Personnel Management and Org Management:

• Handled Post upgrade scenarios like structure changes and configuration changes to make the current system up and running in ECC6.0 version from 4.7 versions.
• Ran all the required reports to fix the Info type updates for the Master data Info type records to be compatible in the new ECC6.0 box
• Analyzed the critical notes that need to be applied, specifically in PA & OM area (Ex: EEO Reporting) to updates the changes
• To Work on the required configuration updates in the new system compared to 4.7ver (Ex: changes in IT0077, Regulatory Compliance)
• Maintained Org Unit, Positions (vacant & Non Vacant), Jobs through Org Assignment.
• Maintained relationships in IT1001
• Updated configuration changes on the specific OM Objects included on the OM side in ECC6.0 like ‘Job Code’

Data Integration/Conversion
Designed, developed, implemented, managed standards/templates of departmental technical tools, such as LSMW, and data security access and control.
Managed change requests, document changes, and communicated changes to all process team, divisions, and interested parties. Answered end user questions and provided assistance to end users creating and changing master data. Responsible for data migration, data standards, data cleansing and data quality.

Project Description/Scope: PA, OM
Role: SAP HR Consultant/ Lead
Responsibilities/Deliverables:

Team lead for Personnel Administration, Organizational Management, and ESS, MSS. Full lifecycle implementation. Gather requirements and configure system in all areas of Personnel Administration, Organizational Management. Manage team of 3 consultants. Work with cross functional team members and leads to coordinate employee hire to retire lifecycle, payroll, time management, and ESS/MSS.
Configured Organizational Structure. Create additional Organizational infotypes (i.e. Planned Compensation, Cost Distribution, Account Assignment, EG/ESG) and custom relationships per court requirements. Configure enterprise structure and all relevant PA infotypes, infogroups, user menus, screen modifications, dynamic actions, features for courts. Create Functional Specifications and work with ABAP team to design, test and implement custom programs and interfaces.

Responsibilities/Deliverables:

Responsible for PA, OM and Time towers for a full lifecycle Implementation for Century. Supported the project from requirement gathering through configuration, testing, production and training.

Confidential,NYC, NY Duration: Nov 03 – Sep 04
Project Description/Scope: PA, Time, Payroll
Role: SAP HR Consultant
Responsibilities/Deliverables:

Developed, demonstrated, documented, and configured HR functional areas of personnel information, Salary slip in PDF, Direct deposit declaration, Appraisal cycle, Tax saving components declaration. Leave application with workflow to the first level supervisor and HR Manager.