SUMMARY:

• Well - qualified professional with around 9 years of experience in Warehouse Management, Material management and Logistics execution in discrete and process industries.
• 3 full life cycle implementations using ASAP methodology for systematic and structured SAP project implementation in Production.
• In-Depth Cross functional experience in SAP modules- WM,SD,PP and MM .
• Successful in solving new challenges and gaps; to meet the requirements of clients.
• 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.
• Expertise in Batch management, Storage unit management and Handling unit management

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Primary skills: SAP WM,SD,MM,IM,LE,RF SAP R/3 4.6, 4.7, ECC 6.0

Applications: SAP GUI 6.40, 7.00,7.10,7.20

Secondary Skills: C, Arena Simulation, AutoCAD, Minitab, HPQC, Remedy

Office Products: Ms-Office, Ms-Visio

Project Mgt.: Ms-Project Professional

Groupware: Ms-Outlook Express, Lotus Notes

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Fort Myers, FL

SAP MM/SD/WM/Logistics Integrations Lead

Environment: ECC 6.0

Responsibilities:

• Establish interface between different ERP systems SAP and JDA and 3P warehouse management system PKMS via EDI
• Pick Ticket Interface between SAP and WMS based on the output from the Sales Orders.
• ORDERS05 IDOC configuration and mapping to support the Interface with Logistics service providers and Vendor Management system.
• Configure and Maintain GTS system to provide USA HTS and DT Codes information required during pricing calculation for order processing.
• Enhancements to automate existing process - Auto cancel interplant orders which were short shipped, auto update Sales order quantity based on the ASN (EDI 856) during Drop-Ship process.
• Involved in requirements gathering and Functional Spec. design as a part of continuous process improvement.
• Provide solutions and implement best practices around SAP IDOC (EDI communication), Inventory Management, Purchasing, Sales, Logistics execution and Pricing.
• Bring strong Functional and technical acumen in the stream of Supply Chain including all aspects of SAP SD/MM Modules
• Establish/Maintain EDI communication with other 3P systems based on the existing business process.
• Worked on Technical aspects and also troubleshoot, document RCA and recommended short and long term strategic problem solving.
• Responsible for requirements gathering and functional design of enhancement of Physical Inventory postings from PKMS to SAP, conversion/processing of XML inventory file into IDOC and inventory adjustments in SAP.
• Responsible for leading the Testing phase for different projects - Unit, Integration, UAT and Load testing. Developed Test scripts and scenarios required for various testing phases, uploaded and executed in HP ALM.
• Responsible for providing status updates on the testing cycles to the stake holders based on the progress reported by the Analyst and QA team.
• Work with SAP Projects with in Supply Chain, Logistics Business Area of CHICOS FAS Confidential .

Confidential, Burlington, MA

SAP MM/PP/WM/QM Integrations/Testing Lead

Environment: ECC 6.0(SAP MM/PP/WM Implementation)

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for successful Implementation of various modules in SAP - Purchasing, Warehousing, Production Planning and Logistics Execution for all the locations within USA.
• Conducted Business workshops to perform Gap analysis and requirements gathering, Documented the Operating Procedures and prepared BPP’s to customized solutions within SAP.
• Configured Request for Quotation (RFQ), Purchase Order (PO) and Purchasing Info record, Source lists, contracts, scheduling agreements, release orders, quota management, Info Records for Standard, Consignment, and Sub-Contracting.
• Configured system for MRP Prerequisites, Consumption based MRP configuration, Reorder point planning, MRP area, Execution message setup and lot sizing calculation.
• Responsible for designing interface between Demantra and SAP to load Forecast on a specified timely scale.
• Design Kitting Process using Purchase Order (Subcontracting type) with 3PL integration. Implemented EDI 850, 860 & 944 with 3PL to perform Keurig Brewer Kitting process with variety packs.
• Experience with Third party Dropship, Scheduling agreements, Forecasting and planning to create the schedule lines, variant conditions, scales for Info-records in Make to Stock environment.
• Worked on BOM explosion to create requirement for Purchasing and Production, Conversion of planned order to Purchase requisition or Production order and MRP with parameters.
• Developed custom reports and interface between Peoplesoft and SAP to reconcile the JIT signals and analyze inventory transactions - Raw material consumption in PSA (PS) and FG receipt into SAP. Customized SAP Pick for production process to create an auto TO based on the inputs from PS - JIT Tool.
• Responsible for defining/developing various Inventory Transactions- inventory control, management processes); transportation (TL, LTL, parcel, intermodal), EDI integration and issue resolution; quality/lot/batch management; contingency planning; master data management
• Responsible for maintaining master data and system configuration required to support Physical Inventory process - Annual Physical inventory and Cycle count based on the material types to meet the business needs
• RF Transactions- Inbound receiving, Put away, pick for production, Issue to production, Return from production and Physical Inventory.
• Involved in EDI mapping sessions- EDI 204, 214, 850, 888, 940, 850, 947, 856, 944, 945, 846 also includes defining segments for new fields and corresponding output types.
• Configuration of the system to create shipments based on the consolidated EDI 945 (confirmation per BOL/MBOL) and trigger EDI 856 (ASN) respectively.
• Defined customized order type to differentiate between order for which the ASN is to be sent at Delivery level or at Shipment level.
• Developed a customized program to split the parent delivery created for an order into multiple deliveries depending on various Truck Load Building calculations - Considering various classification characteristics.
• Developed a custom report to provide visibility of the Document/Inventory status over the contract manufacturing process.
• Created LSMW to update the existing material determination records for particular determination type which will not be required to be converted to SAP material number’s.
• Migration of Data from company’s Legacy system to SAP system using LSMW
• Regular training for the key users and end users on SAP functionality's and navigation through screens. Responsible for documentation and end user training manual.
• Defect Management: Performed various tasks which include error identification, resolution, process improvement and other advisory services.
• Defined Test Scenarios and Scripts and successfully executed using HPQC at test cycles ITC1, ITC2 and UAT, Also worked on defect resolution during the testing phase.

Confidential, Bellevue, WA

SAP MM/SD/WM/QM - Sr. Systems Analyst/Testing Lead

Environment: ECC 6.0(Design and Implementation)

Responsibilities:

• Implemented MM and WM module using ASAP methodology
• Identified the gaps between business requirements and SAP delivered functionality for Materials management and Warehouse Management modules.
• Set up the Organization Structure for MM module. Conceptualized and Customized settings in MM Enterprise structure: Plants, Storage Location and Purchase Organization
• Configured Material Master Records: Created screen sequences, field selection for data screens, industry sectors, material types, number ranges, material groups, etc
• Changed the field status of the material master records as per the business requirements
• Bonus buy Customization based on the material grouping in order to apply additional promotional coupon during POS.
• Configured Article Master and Assortment list, Surcharge conditions that is applied whenever the sale cost of a material is being calculated.
• Configured material type attributes and assigned number ranges Setup and use of different material types like ROH, HALB, FERT, DIEN, LEIH, NLAG, etc.
• Carried out split valuation of materials based on valuation category
• Configured Material Master with default data for purchasing documents using purchasing value key
• Configured Vendor Master Records: Created vendor account groups, number ranges incoterms, text types, purchasing groups, partner determination, and payment terms.
• Setup Release procedures for various purchasing documents like RFQs, Purchase Requisition, Purchase Order and Contracts.
• Configured MRP reorder points, plant parameters Configured message types for purchasing documents
• Customized the price determination process by defining condition types, access sequences, calculation schemas and schema determination using condition techniques
• Created outline agreements: Scheduling agreement delivery, contracts-value and quantity based contracts
• Configured warehouse management settings with various Storage types, Sections, storage bins and quant.
• Configured the system to optimize material/Product flow using different Put-away and Picking Strategies.
• Defined stock placement strategy as near picking bin with a fixed bin in material master.
• Picking strategies including Standard Strategies First-in first-out (FIFO), last in first out (LIFO), Partial Quantities first, Picking by Shelf life Expiration Date (SLED) based on different storage type.
• Designed the system to handle several palletization (SUT) profiles.
• Configured Control parameters for Transfer Request/Transfer Order (TR/TO). Setup and developed WM interface with IM, MM, PP, QM and SD.
• Worked extensively on inbound shipment processing then GR confirmation, out bound shipment processing for deliveries (MM-WM Interface) and 2-step picking.
• Performed Physical Inventory count in storage bin level.
• Implemented/Configured RF Queues, Assigning Users to different RF Queues, Custom Mobile Data Entry screens and activated RF monitor. Mobile data entry standard transactions and custom transactions like: Put away / Picking by Delivery, Physical Inventory and Transfer Order confirmation.
• Design of Organization Structure: Configuration of plants, storage locations, purchasing organization, and purchasing groups.
• Master Data Setup: Vendor Master, Material Master, Purchase Info Records, Source List, outline Agreements, Contracts, Physical Inventory, Output Condition Records, and Purchase Condition Records.
• Business Process Analysis and Configuration of MM Purchasing Documents: Purchase Requisitions, Quotation, Purchase Orders, Outline Agreements - contracts (quantity & value), scheduling agreements.
• Performed requirements gathering, writing functional specs, perform and test configurations to address new business requirements as identified.
• Created procure-to-pay test scenarios using Mercury test director and all the documentation was done by using Info Pak.
• Procurement: Implemented inter company stock transport orders & monitored transit STO’s, created new delivery type, and document types.
• Configured and owned several release strategies for purchasing documents
• EDI: Worked on EDI 850, 860 and 810.
• Batch Management: Batch specifications, create batch master record, batch status, quality to unrestricted, batch determination inventory, production and warehouse management
• Data Migration: Created LSMW for various inventory/purchasing document Loads and perform periodic mass maintenance of data.
• Worked on development ABAP queries. Worked with developers and provided functional specifications and pseudo code and tested the technical specification and released them to production
• Workflow: Mapping business workflow, programming attributes, methods and events
• General Reports: Run material reports plant wise, carry out physical inventory & reconciliation, in transit reports for STOs, and release strategy status reports.
• Configured inventory management for GR, GI, transfer postings, reversal of materials from production to inventory and return to vendors.
• Provided post implementation support to the end users for MM related scenarios of SAP from the legacy practice.
• Help desk support to the end user’s questions, problem analysis, suggestions, configuration update, testing, documentation, and fixing troubleshooting problems.

Confidential, Burlington, VT

SAP MM/WM/ILE Consultant

Environment: ECC 6.0(Production Support)

Responsibilities:

• Assisted Client core team in help desk and post go-live activities.
• EDI: Resolved issues on EDI 850, 860 and 810.
• Proposed Solution for changes to the standard RF transaction-Pick for delivery to make it user friendly.
• Conducted level 1 and 2 training for the core team members of PP/MM related operations.
• Batch Management with external batch numbering- Setup batch determination and batch check strategy.
• Worked on resolving issues and training the users in the process of delivery for STO, IBD and OBD.

Confidential, King of Prussia, PA

SAP MM/PP/WM/QM Lead Consultant

Environment: ECC 6.0(Implementation)

Responsibilities:

• Implementing Materials Management (MM), Warehouse Management (WM) and Production Planning(PP): Planning, design, development, configuration and Support.
• Involved in business user requirements and developed functional specifications using ASAP methodology.
• Configured and created some of the basics in WM- Storage types, sections, bins, bin types, Storage unit types, Movement types IM&WM.
• Configured different Putaway and stock removal strategies based on the requirements. Putaway - FIFO (First in First out based on the GR date), Stock removal strategy - SLED (Shelf life based on the expiration date).
• Configured auto creation of TO (Transfer Order) and PCN (Posting change Notice) based on the movement type.
• Written Functional specifications for custom RF Screen developments which involve Productions process(PP)- Pick for production, GI for Production (goods issue), Return from production, GR against production order (finished goods full and partial move
• Internal Warehouse transactions (WM) - Bin to Bin transfer, SU-Split, SU-Inquiry and Bin Inquiry, Label reprint.
• Custom transaction for Stock transport (MM) - GR by STO (retain SU when shipped from a WM managed location)
• Other modifications to the standard SAP delivered RF transactions for Physical Inventory and pick for delivery to make it is user friendly.
• Customized process to retain the SU in the system when the stock is moved into the production supply area (non-SU managed location within the warehouse).
• Based on the materials priority Physical Inventory (PI) settings were made for both continuous and cycle counting -ABC Indicators were maintained respectively.
• Custom LM51 transaction for the SU managed in Interim storage locations based on the SU. Automatic creation of Inventory count document based on the SU scanned(RF), enter the results and clear difference depending on the custom tolerance limits.
• Functional specification for Custom RF transaction to count the stock in non-SU managed locations based on storage Units.
• Responsible for Master Data conversion and Created LSMW for effectively loading the mater data- inventory load (IM and WM) as a part of cutover activities.
• Defined Critical objects for Warehouse Activity Monitor and effectively guided Business in monitoring their all Warehouse Movements.
• Defined print code and Print settings in such a way that automatically labels are printed to the printer configured based on the settings to the Storage type and the print code assignment to the movement type.
• Developed Test scenarios for unit testing, coordinate and involved in Integration testing. Documentation of test scripts, test cases, procedures worked on solving and creating Test Incident Report (TIR).
• Customized MM functionalities: Master Data Material Master, Service Master, info records, source lists, Consumption Based Planning, purchasing, and Inventory Management.
• Configured purchasing organization, purchasing groups and pricing & other Purchase functions.
• Configured the Inventory management of goods at the points of receipt and issue for all stock categories and special stocks viz. consignment, third party, and sub-contracting.
• Created physical inventory settings, documents, posting differences, inventory sampling and cycle counting.
• Configured vendor master partner functions.
• Configured tolerances and limits in purchase orders and created scheduling agreement and contracts.
• Configured Inventory Management Parameters for all goods movements like goods receipts, goods issues, reservations, GR for blocked stock, goods return
• Configured release strategy for purchase requisition and purchase orders as per the approval hierarchy of the client
• Unit test for distribution process pricing, delivery outputs and reports.
• Configuring document types for purchasing documents like RFQ, purchase requisition, purchase orders.
• Assisted in system settings that are relevant to the maintenance of conditions and price determination in the purchase of materials
• Automatic determination of GL accounts, mapping valuation classes to GL account
• Designing Core User and End User Training strategies and training documentation with tools like RWD U-perform - documentation of User training guides and Work around process for some of the commonly occurring issues.
• Assisted the project lead in preparing various documentations and also conducted seminars and training sessions
• Developed and worked upon various test cases and scripts and tested various scenarios using various testing tools such as HPQC

Confidential, Houston, Tx

SAP MM/SRM Lead Consultant

Environment: ECC 6.0(Implementation and Support)

Responsibilities:

• Implemented SRM business scenarios like Self-Service Procurement, Plan driven procurement, Service Procurement using Classic, Extended Classic and Standalone deployment. Configured mapping the Organization structure, Supplier self-services (SUS-SRM,SUS-MM scenarios), SS (Strategic Sourcing: Sourcing Cockpit, Bidding Engine & Live Auctions Cockpit), SRM-MDM, eSourcing & Catalog and Content Management.
• Participated in requirements gathering/workshop for identifying/designing the custom processes for North America Locations and written all the Business Process Documents and Procedures Covering the Scope of the project.
• As an onsite team lead Interact with the Business users to know the process flow and advocate appropriate solutions for issues involving SAP SRM / R/3 implementation / support.
• Configured Purchase Requisition(PR), Request for Quotation (RFQ), Purchase Order (PO), and Purchasing Info record, Source lists, contracts, scheduling agreements, release orders, quota management, Info Records for Standard, Consignment and Sub-Contracting
• Configured account determination for goods movement, pricing, and logistics Invoice Verification for accounts payable.
• Carried out split valuation of materials based on valuation category
• Configured the process of incoming GR’s directly to interim storage area, Bin creation for them dynamically, put away strategy to move Material from Interim storage location to destination Storage location with automatic Stock Transfer Order (STO) creation.
• Resolved minor fixes related to Self-service procurement, Workflow, Strategic sourcing, SUS -supplier self-service, CCM -catalog content management, contract management, indirect and direct procurement.
• Responsible for various enhancements which include setting up the new sourcing contracts, Release strategy, Sub-Contracting PO process, new plant-plant transfers and SRM OCI interface to access vendor catalogs for operations.
• Designed the Technical Solutions for WM inbound and out bound Logistics Processes for the North America requirements taking the Global template into consideration.
• Written Development specifications for Complex Enhancements and Reports which were needed and made sure everything is developed and Moved into Production without any discrepancies.
• Responsible for Designing and developments for all the Output PDF forms triggering from Shipments which includes Bill of lading, packing list, Pick list
• Configured procedures for defining Packaging instructions at different levels in the business flow.
• Worked on physical inventory, cycle counting, analyzing the count results, posting of difference in the system.
• Defined Critical objects for Warehouse Monitor and effectively guided Business in monitoring their all Warehouse Movements.
• Responsible for defining the procedure for cutover activities like Inventory load with batches and without batches labeling the warehouses.
• Worked with variant configuration of materials, which include make to stock and make to order to optimize the procurement of the configurable materials.
• Configured Inventory Management Movement types, GR, GI, Transfer posting and Stock transport order (STO).
• Prepared functional specifications, interfaces, custom reports based on user requirements and coordinated with ABAP Programmers.
• Designed Integration scripts for integration testing of MM-WM Interface
• Tested purchase requisition cycle, request for quotation cycle, purchase order cycle, outline agreements, sub-contracting, goods receipts and issue cycles using HPQC
• Knowledge transfer and documentation.

Confidential, Midland, MI

SAP WM/LE Lead Consultant

Environment: ECC 6.0 (Global roll out Implementation)

Responsibilities:

• Involved in requirements gathering and prepared Business process documents, Realization, Training, Testing and during Go-live phases of the project.
• Implemented EWM module using ASAP methodology
• Configured Extended 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 which involve 2-step picking strategy and configuration of automatic packaging.
• Defined stock placement strategy as near picking bin with a fixed bin in material master.
• Configuration of Warehouse Tasks and Warehouse requests for stock removal with respect to inbound or outbound deliveries.
• Configured Wave Picking to combine warehouse request items and split items into waves based on the requirement- Product.
• Configured RFC destinations from SAP EWM to SAP ERP systems.
• Picking strategies including Standard strategies First-in first-out (FIFO), last in first out (LIFO), Partial Quantities first, Picking by Shelf life Expiration Date (SLED) based on different storage type.
• Designed the system to handle several palletization (SUT) profiles.
• Configured Control parameters for Tasks/requests (WT/WR). Setup and developed interface with IM, MM, PP, QM and SD.
• Worked extensively on inbound processing then GR confirmation, out bound processing for deliveries (MM-SD Interface) and 2-step picking.
• Performed Physical Inventory count in storage bin level.
• Implemented/Configured RF Queues, Assigning Users to different RF Queues, Custom Mobile Data Entry screens and activated RF monitor. Mobile data entry standard transactions and custom transactions like: Put away / Picking by Delivery, Physical Inventory and Transfer Order confirmation.
• Design of Organization Structure: Configuration of plants, storage locations, purchasing organization, and purchasing groups.
• Master Data Setup: Vendor Master, Material Master, Purchase Info Records, Source List, outline Agreements, Contracts, Physical Inventory, Output Condition Records, and Purchase condition Records.
• Business Process Analysis and Configuration of MM Purchasing Documents: Purchase Requisitions, Quotation, Purchase Orders, Outline Agreements - contracts (quantity & value), scheduling agreements.
• Created LSMW for various inventory/purchasing document Loads and perform periodic mass maintenance of data.
• Provided post implementation support to the end users for EWM related scenarios of SAP from the legacy practice.
• 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
• 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.
• Configured WM-PP interface for issuing goods towards production from storage bins Via replenishment.
• Written Functional specifications for custom RF Screen developments which involve Truck Building, Bin to bin transfer, Goods receipt for Production, Material Staging and loading and Physical Inventory.
• Provided Solution for the Inventory Migration into the Storage bin level as a part of Cut over activity which demanded in developing a custom program.
• Supported Data team for effectively loading Warehouse Master Data.