SUMMARY:

• SAP Solution Expert for SAP PP QM PM with S/4 HANA Fiori experience
• Narayan is result driven SAP Solution Consultant with 19 Years of total experience that includes 5 years of maintenance & shop floor production experience in the Steel Industry and 13 years of SAP Functional Consulting experience in SAP PP, QM and PM at expert level.
• He has client facing consulting experience on SAP PP for Process Industry (PI), Repetitive Manufacturing(REM), Discrete Manufacturing, PPDS and Product Costing.
• He has worked on Fiori on HANA as a UX Lead and functional expert.
• He has completed 4 - E2E PP & QM implementation, 2 -E2E PM implementation, 1-SAP Fiori implementation and several other short term projects in SAP like 1-upgrade from ECC 5.0 to IS-Retail for PP, QM & PM, rollouts & testing projects for range of industries covering Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical, Food, Construction, FMCG.
• He has extensive experience working with closely integrated SAP systems (like SAP ECC, APO-PPDS, BW, GBT, GTS, XI-PI/PO, MDG, FIORI on HANA etc.) and non-SAP systems.
• He has 5 years of production shop floor experience in Steel Production in different departments (Blast Furnace, Hot Rolled Mill, Noamundi Iron Ore and West Bokaro Coal Mines etc.) covering Business Reengineering, Process Standardization, Continuous Improvement, Debottlenecking, Total Productive Maintenance, 5S, KAIZEN, cost control, capacity planning, performance measurement and quality control etc.
• He has also demonstrated excellent stakeholder engagement and customer service skills at previous clients with global presence.
• Narayan has experience working in diverse geographies on several short term/long term assignments in USA, China, Dubai, Muscat, Hong Kong, and Australia.
• He has gained functional experience in integrating MES to SAP ECC using SAP MII with SAP OEE add-on.
• He has implemented and supported SAP Fiori on HANA as UX Lead & Functional Expert for Process Order Management with SAP India in Confidential Australia.
• He has conducted Business Workshop on SAP Modules like PP, PM, QM, PS, MM & Costing for requirement gathering and presenting SAP Best Practices on processes with various roles.
• He has configured & designed SAP system to support business process relating to Production Planning & Execution, Quality Management, Plant Maintenance, and Project Systems.
• He has extensive Manufacturing Master Data design experience for PE & QM objects such as Material Master, BOM, Resource, PV, MIC, Inspection Plan, Inspection types, Code group, Selected sets, Sampling Procedure, Sample Drawing Procedure, Certificate profile etc. These master data support many standard & customized PE & QM functionalities for Dairy & Bakery products such as Ice Cream, Milk, Flavored Milk, Yoghurt, Cheese, Butter and Dairy Ingredients (Milk Powders, Protein Concentrates, Probiotics etc.), Furniture Products and Manufactured Products.
• He has extensively worked with Process Instruction Sheet and X-Step for process order processing in SAP as well as integrating MES system via Process Message generation with integration component PI/PO.
• He has extensive experience in designing, implementing & supporting Quality Management functions such as Batch Blocking on expiry, Twin Reservations to support hot shipping, Automatic UD, Copy Results for M2M & B2B transfer, Early Lot Creation, Sample Management and Campaign Management.
• He has extensively Designed and Functional Specification written to support functionalities & reporting of Food, Pharmaceuticals, Dairy, Manufacturing and Construction Industries.
• He has extensively designed & managed 3PL interfaces (Hamilton Grant & PSI) with SAP for manufacturing master data (PP) such as material creation/change and BOM creation and change.
• He has extensively designed & managed 3PL interfaces such as LABWARE, eQual with SAP in Quality Management function for result recording and sample management.
• He has expertise in 3PL solutions comprise of mapping & automating the communication between SAP and 3PL’s & End Customer via EDI transactions both inbound and outbound.
• He has designed and managed interfaces for UHT plant (of Dairy industry) Palletizer which involves middleware MOM (Message Oriented Middleware), EIG (Enterprise Integration Gateway), WonderWare Avalon, SAP XI-PI and its monitoring of sent & received messages to SAP ECC in multi-vendor environment.
• He has extensively worked on EWM-QM integration for project Solo with EWM implementation for two of the NZ warehouses (N027 & N028) in Confidential .
• He has extensively worked with various SAP-APO components such as PDS, CIF, GATP & PPDS providing inputs to PE for various functionalities such as order planning & creation, availability check.
• He has extensive experience in working with HUM, Batch Management, RF handheld device interfaces & Logistics Execution (LE) process.
• He has extensive Maintenance Organization Structure and Master Data design experience to support Preventive, Corrective, Breakdown and General Maintenance with SAP EAM solution. Designed & developed maintenance processes with SAP objects like maintenance notification, maintenance order, and refurbishment order, spare part planning, warranty claims, maintenance plans, serial number management, external service management & calibration process.
• Extensively worked to develop and support BW report for Maintenance, Production and Quality & Material Management Stream in coordination with BW Consultants.
• Solid expertise in WRICEF development and support while working in the areas of Implementation, Maintenance and Support projects.
• Proven experience in RFC, BAPI, ABAP Objects, ALE/IDoc, Logical Database, User Exits, Enhancement Framework, BADIs and Formula & Derivation Tool (BRF+), ABAP Proxies, Web services using WSDL/XML with PI/PO.
• Experienced in Data Migration and Data Uploads using Batch Data Communication Program (BDC’s), BAPI and Legacy System Migration Workbench (LSMW)
• Extensively worked with ticket management tools like Service Now for managing Enhancements, Incident, Service Request, & Problem Record.
• He has worked with governing change & release management process with SAP Solution Manager App ChaRM.
• Proven experience in collaborating with the business teams and users to analyze business requirements; Proficiency in preparing Functional specs, Technical design, conducting Training and Knowledge Transfer.
• Extensively worked to generate multilingual (Chinese, Indonesia Bahasa) SAP reports like COA, Production performance reports etc.

EXPERIENCES:

Confidential

SAP PP-PI, QM, LE Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Conducted workshop for MES interface design for process order components. Outbound Interface for sending process order, Inbound interface for consumption against process order, Goods receipt inbound interface for main product & by-product, Process order confirmation, outbound functional acknowledgment to MES.
• There are multiple MES systems which were under scope, those are Wonderware Fresh milk, Avalon Wonderware for cheese production and MES lite for Powder, Butter & Nutritionals production which are to be integrated to SAP ECC using SAP MII.
• Designed special procurement process for Cobram plant so that component can be procured in Cobram DC and get it consumed in Cobram manufacturing plant based on Special Procurement key and MRP covers this process.
• Advised and designed a process using variable size item, phantom BOM and Material Quantity Calculation to support tipping process in Nutritional Powder production.
• Correction advised to keep retention sample as by-product material in BOM in-spite it is same main product. By producing retention sample quantity as different material, it can be valued differently for financial accounting.
• Enhanced Dynamic Modification functionality of Inspection process for optimizing number of skipping of Inspection Lot.
• Implemented enhancement for campaign testing in which many process orders are executed in single production line on a particular day. Enhancement is to create an inspection lot which allows result recording and copy over result to other inspection lots created by process orders. This reduces the cost of multiple testing.
• Fit/Gap analysis for Outbound Logistics process which involve Milk Sale. GAP & FS Documentation which involve milk transfer and milk sale process involves configuration for output type generation for Milk Consignment Note & Safe Driver Plan printout to cover regulatory requirement on BOL.

Confidential

SAP Fiori UX Lead & Functional Expert for Process Order Management

Responsibilities:

• Conducted Business Workshop Explaining SAP Fiori advantages for businesses.
• Business Requirement gathering and synthesis is done to encapsulate various business functionalities required on Fiori App. These functionalities on Fiori was Batch Creation with Date of Manufacturing & Shelf Life Expiry Date, Accessing Created & Released Process Order, Confirmation, Goods Issue, Goods Receipt, TECO & Closing of Process Order.
• Functionality mapping were implemented to different roles like Production Operator, Production Officer & Production Supervisor. Viz. Release of Process Order functionality is only available to Production Supervisor via Fiori App.
• Many functionalities specific to Fiori App were implemented to improve UX viz. button to reverse Goods Issue, button to Lock & Unlock in-process inspection, icon used to show if batch is selected or scanned, icon showing if batch is blocked or available for use etc.
• Fiori specific statuses like New, In-Process, Error, TECO, CLOSE and Completed process order to improve visibility of objects to improve UX.
• Complex process of HU assignment for Goods Issue is simplified by providing simple & catchy button for assign, issue, reverse, de-assign HU to order.
• Fiori provided simplified way of packing & goods receipt of process order by simple buttons for pack order, unpack order, receive and delete HU.
• Fiori App provided simplified way of creating & showing shift notes for Production Operator & Supervisor.
• Performed Functional Unit Testing, supported UAT and User Training for Fiori App.
• Go live date - July 3, 2017.
• Hyper care & improvement for Fiori on Hana

Confidential

SAP QM-EWM Integration Expert

Responsibilities:

• EWM-QM integration with EWM implementation for two of the NZ warehouses (N027 & N028)
• QM process integration for EWM-Inbound processes.
• Developed interface for easy Stock Posting (Blocking, QI Retesting) in SAP ECC for HUM stock receipted and managed in EWM.

Confidential

SAP PPPI, QM, PPDS Functional Expert

Responsibilities:

• Worked closely with business to understand the process gaps and adjust/redesign the PPPI & QM solution.
• Improved X-Step for NZ plants.
• Worked on PP/DS functions: Product Master, CIF-integration model, planned order management, detailed scheduling board, Scheduling view, product view.
• Worked with Standard Heuristics for Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling with DS planning board.
• Was responsible for CPP monitoring, CCR monitoring, idoc monitoring.
• Managed MRP process for all manufacturing plants to generate procurement proposals for Ingredients & packaging materials using scope of planning.
• Improved DTS-Labware inbound interface to have interim result interface along with final one.
• Redesigned Pallet manager (ZPALLET MGR) to have business specific HU stock movement like Block to Block, QI to QI, UR to QI at HU level.
• Maintained maintenance master data such as functional location, Maintenance Plans, Single level plans, General Task Lists, calibration order type (PM05) setting as required.
• Designed, developed and supported MTC interface for milk receipt process for visibility of milk movement with date & time stamp in SAP.

Confidential

Solution Lead - PTM (SAP PP-PI, QM)

Responsibilities:

• Designed, maintained, managed changes for X-Steps template/PI Sheet for Production Execution processes.
• Manufacturing master data design for PE & QM objects such as Material Master, BOM, Resource, PV, MIC, Inspection Plan, Inspection types, Code group, selected sets, Sampling Procedure, Sample Drawing Procedure, Certificate profile etc.
• Designed and customized PE & QM functionalities for Dairy products such as Ice Cream, Milk, Flavored Milk, Yoghurt, Cheese, Butter and Dairy Ingredients (Milk Powders, Protein Concentrates, Probiotics etc.)
• Worked with many functionalities like Hot Shipping, Pallet Manager, Paired Reservation for ATP, Sample Registration for DTS (Dairy Technical Services), Label printing for Physical Sample, COA prints & digital signature, Classified Resource for UHT plant, Batch blocking for expired product.
• Implemented Engineering Change Management for PP master data maintenance.
• Configuration for changes in functionality, reports and enhancement.
• Responsible for Functional Specification design and development for new enhancements and reports.
• Managing 3PL interfaces (Hamilton Grant & PSI) with SAP for PP master data maintenance such as material creation/change and BOM creation and change.
• Designed and managed interfaces for UHT plant Palletizer which involves middleware MOM (Message Oriented Middleware), EIG (Enterprise Integration Gateway), SAP XI-PI and its monitoring of sent & received messages to SAP ECC in multi-vendor environment.
• Extensively worked with various SAP-APO components such as PDS, CIF, GATP & PPDS providing inputs to PE for various functionalities such as order planning & creation, availability check.
• Worked extensively with HUM, Batch Management, WM & RF and MM functionalities as integration function for PE & QM processes.
• Designed & Maintained batch management and classification system for entire project. Managed classes with class type 023/022, 011, 001 etc. and its related characteristics. Distribution of Class, Characteristics with dependencies using ALE across SAP landscape. Worked extensively with batch management with its functionalities.
• Test script finalization, conducting UAT for PE&QM and SIT for cross-functional processes. Defect resolution and its management with HP ALM app.
• Cut-over planning & its execution.
• Training and Demo to user on business process and PE master data on need basis.
• Advising on authorization objects and roles change for new and existing user.
• Governing change & release management process with SAP Solution Manager App ChaRM.

Confidential

SAP PP- REM Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Helped business in China around global business process for PP, QM, MM and WM modules which were designed by Kernel Central Team at Netherlands.
• Helped business implement global business processes to China plant.
• Managed interfaces amongst SAP and non-SAP system such as i2, IMPULSE, ADEXA, DIM3, SFC, MARC-CS. Developed logics for field value mapping for Idoc.
• Structured PP master data, production version for repetitive manufacturing and worked with other repetitive functions like REM planning table, product cost collector and back flushing.
• Designed a simplified version of MFBF for shop floor people in machining lines where MES like ADEXA, DIM3 & SFC are unavailable.
• Test script design and execution.
• Data migration of master data and transaction data.
• Cut-over planning & successful execution

Confidential, San Jose, California

SAP QM Lead

Responsibilities:

• Configuration and master data settings for QM master data such as catalog, selected set, MIC, Material Specification, Inspection Plan, Recurring Inspection etc.
• As-Is study and QM process design, COA print setting etc.
• Test Equipment Calibration, Customer Complaint & Batch recall process setting and configuration.
• Maintaining Batch configuration and master data settings for batch managed materials and Batch Status.
• Worked with HUM for PP & QM.
• Managed class & classification system for entire project.
• Supported business on Go-Live & Early Life Support phase.

Confidential

SAP QM Lead

Responsibilities:

• Use of Class and Characteristics for maintaining shelf life expiry of Active Potency Ingredient (API) and Excipients Material.
• Maintaining Batch configuration and master data settings for batch managed materials and Batch Status as a tool to have electronic record based on FDA’s CFR 21 part 11 requirement.
• Deadline monitoring of batches so that expired pharma products get blocked 1 day before MLOR (Remaining Shelf life on Receipt) and supply of that is completely avoided.
• Configuration and master data structuring for QM master data such as catalog, selected set, MIC, Material Specification, Inspection Plan, Recurring Inspection etc.
• Designing & implementation of sample management process with sample label generation.
• Designing & implementation of different inspection types to support pharmaceutical product each stages of production & its movements.
• Designing & implementation for generation of Certificate of Analysis digitally signed based on CFR 21 part 11 requirements of electronic signature.
• Designed & implemented Dynamic Modification rules for procured secondary packaging materials along with CoA receipt confirmation for controlling financial payment to vendor.
• Designed & implemented integration between SAP & LIMS called Labware.
• Conducted FUT & system integration testing and supported full cycle of UAT and Regression testing.
• Performed Master Data migration via LSMW and BDC programs.
• End user training for business users and early life support.

Confidential

SAP PM Functional Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Analysis of Business Requirements, As-Is and To-Be Analysis for mapping SAP PM.
• Performing the necessary configuration to support the business requirements in SAP PM.
• Designed and developed maintenance planning process using maintenance plans and deadline monitoring process.
• Developing functional specifications associated with system enhancements (WRICEF) like integrating cut-planner software, maintenance order paper printing, pick-list printing.
• Facilitating conversions from legacy PM applications.
• Evaluating, implementing and supporting new developments / enhancements.
• Developing and executing unit-tests and integration test scenarios.
• Managing documentation including Process Design Documents, Work Step Instructions and Configuration / System, and training updates for SAP PM.
• Sales and operation planning with rough-cut capacity planning to decide the production quantity.
• Configuration for furniture manufacturing process like direct production functionality, variable size item in BOM for capturing the length and width of panels, different order types within a plant.
• Mapping of production cost centers, activity types, secondary cost element for manufacturing cost calculation. And, configuration for product costing (costing variant, valuation variant, quantity structure and date control etc.)
• Integrating with cut planner software, which uses variable sizes like length & width for different shapes. Used variable size item functionality of Material BOM.

Confidential

SAP PP, QM & PM Functional Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Transferring configuration to IS Retail product.
• Data Migration for PP, QM and PM Master Data that include data upload object development using LSMW & BDC.

Confidential

SAP PM Functional Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Business process design for Fine Blank product and automotive parts in the area of Maintenance & Procurement process.
• Organized and maintained SAP PM Work orders. Overseen and participated in the upkeep of the SAP-PM structure and provided continuous improvements to the Preventive Maintenance program.
• Defined and configured the following technical objects.
• Defining maintenance plant, maintenance planning plant and work centers.
• Created measuring points and measuring documents needed for generators.
• Configuration of screen sequence, field settings & basic settings.
• Configuration of maintenance notification processing, order processing, planning and task lists.
• Process mapping in SAP for calculating the tool life of cutting tools used in press machine for producing Blanked products. Tools were mapped as Equipment with its Material code. Requirement planning of Tools i.e. number of tools required to produce required quantity of Blanked products by MRP.
• Configuring the SAP (PM) as per the requirements of the To-Be Processes. Areas covered include corrective maintenance, breakdown maintenance, preventive maintenance, refurbishment of repairable spares and external services.
• Master data maintenance - Equipment Master, Functional Locations and Work Centers, Creating structure indicator, superior FLOCs and hierarchy. Assigning object types, plant sections, work centers, functional locations.
• Understanding & Directing maintenance planning (Time base, performance base e.g. Hour/activity or Multi cycle plan). Also maintenance processing (Preventive Maintenance, Opportunity / Shutdown Maintenance, Predictive/ Corrective Maintenance & Breakdown Maintenance).
• Resolving issues in Service Order Processing, Contracts and Warranty Management.
• Configured SAP for Spare Part Procurement and Planning process, purchase process, stock transfers (intra-company), third party sales purchases, inventory management processes of MM module.
• I also received appreciation from the plant manager of facility and IT General Manager for outstanding performance during the Go-live.

Confidential

SAP PS Functional Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Business process design for Project System module, which includes project structuring, cost planning, budgeting, procurement of material and services for project and network, review and its progress monitoring.
• Customer projects (Construction services) and capital Investment projects for construction. In customer project I have implemented, Assembly processing for Network, variant configuration for network, Dynamic Item Processor to create Sales pricing & Quotation and Billing plan. Simulation project and quotation. Unit costing for WBS and network costing. Milestone billing, progress analysis with POC methods (Degree of processing and estimated quantity).
• Implemented Capital Investment projects using Investment Management function with Investment program, budgeting, appropriation request. The workforce planning for distribution of internal work among the employees working in the project.

Confidential

SAP QM and PP Functional Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Business workshop for core team members on SAP functionalities.
• Dairy specific business scenarios initial testing in SAP IS-Retail solution.
• Process understanding, process mapping and preparation of Business Blueprint document
• Preparation of Key Data Structure (KDS) for configuration of Production Planning - Process Industry.
• Providing solution of business scenarios like cream production as a co-product, material-quantity calculation and coverage of phases of pasteurization, butter-production etc.
• Configuration for mapping of business process as per Business Blueprint Document.
• Preparation of Functional Specification for development.
• Assisting in mapping of Quality Process requirement of business in IS-Retail solution.
• Preparation of Test Scenarios for Unit Testing and Integration Testing.
• Assisting technical team in Data conversion and uploading master data for PP, QM and PM.
• Assisting core team members in preparation of matrix for Roles and Authorizations.
• Managing and resolving the integration issues of PP & QM with Retail, CO, PM, QM and MM modules.
• Preparation of Cut-Over strategy for PP & QM.