SUMMARY:

• 16+ years of extensive SAP consulting experience with complex SAP implementations; 14+ SAP system go lives; 10 full cycles with 7 Rollouts and 3 Greenfield
• 10 years ensured success of multi billion business transformation programmes implementing large scale SAP projects in Blue Chip and Fortune 500 Corporations covering globally 60+ Countries with 100+ live business units
• 6 years acted as a principal ERP solution adviser with roles such as Enterprise Architect / Solution Architect designing robust SAP solutions primarily in logistics domain with strong focus on tax, corporate and industry compliance (such as GMP, GxP and FDA)
• Implemented 2 successful SAP project for US based branch offices of Global Corporations such Constellium and Confidential
• Analytical mindset with ability to break down complex problems in to interrelated executable pieces. Top - down approach for positioning of overall Enterprise Architecture with capability to deep dive into fine details
• Ability to articulate clearly by stripping down technical and business buzzwords. Capable to read between the lines and understand nuances beyond the words
• Exceptional in liaising between business and IT by providing synthesis various technical and industry specific information to simple messages for various groups of people including non-technical audiences
• Led and provided influence various group and networks of people including change requests forums, product owners, architects and delivery teams for various aspects of solution implementation such as master data, CRM, Web, software development, reporting, integration and security
• Enthusiastic, open and positive, with excellent team player and communication skills; ability to build relationships on all levels of teams, across professional, social and cultural boundaries
• Strong in SAP Activate and SAP Best Practices driving agile adoption of SAP S/4HANA offerings delivered out-of-the-box
• Innovation driven mindset constantly analysing and searching for disruptive competitive advantage to challenge status quo by implementing bleeding edge technology and business solutions
• Developing innovative solutions by utilising emerging technologies to enable competitive advantage in digital economy by extending processes and data flows beyond traditional ERP landscapes. Technology stacks include SAP and non SAP solutions for Big Data, IoT, Machine Learning, Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and Predictive Analytics
• Multi-dimensional skill set for configuration and customising across various SAP modules and solutions with technical and business process driven excellence in Sales and Order Fulfillment (SD),, Procurement (MM), Finance and Controlling (FICO General ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Fixed Assets), PP - productions planning, PS - project sytem, CS - customer service, Inventory (IM); SAP MDG, Ariba and Concur
• Recognised as a top ranked SAP Architect by passing 8 SAP SE certifications in SAP S/4HANA (Simple Finance & Tech); SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Sales & Distribution; SAP MM, SD, CRM, FI; SAP Enterprise Architecture; Microsoft Azure Cloud Foundation
• Exceptional technical knowledge and expertise with SAP system configuration, functional specification writing for developing reports, system enhancements and user exits; integration and interface building with legacy and non-SAP systems
• Experienced in SAAS Cloud integration with REST, API, JSON, webservices such as Concur, Ariba and other providers
• Strong in software development life cycle management with waterfall and agile methodologies
• Certified as SAP Enterprise Architect (TOGAF and SAP Enterprise Management Framework) with focus on Service Oriented Architecture

PROFILE:

• Skilled in architecting processes between SAP and Microsoft technologies such as Dynamics AX, CRM; Power apps and bespoke .Net applications
• As ERP Solution/Enterprise Architect facilitating holistic view on processes implementation enabling efficient flows by breaking cross-functional and cross-teams silos.
• Strong management and leadership skills with ability to establish productive collaboration between business process owners, SAP teams and third parties
• Excellent organisation and time management skills, able to manage multiple tasks and work under pressure to meet demanding and challenging deadlines
• Sound knowledge and industry experience of business process implementation in the following industries: Fast Moving Consumer Goods ( Confidential ), Pharmaceuticals, Mining, Engineering, Manufacturing and Oil & Gas
• High level end to end design experience of full project cycles from requirements gathering to hypercare including business analysis, solution blueprinting, technical and functional design, configuration, testing, training and support for large complex projects with global implementation sites
• Skilled Exception in business requirements elicitation with top-down and bottom-up approaches for conducting various workshops during project live cycle including SAP Explore workshops ensuring “adopt, don t adapt” principle is met.
• Passionate about workshops and training preparation/delivery; able to present materials by initiating motivation and consciousness understanding
• Keen on technical and business process efficiency by constantly analysing and proposing continuous improvement initiatives
• Enthusiastic, open and positive, with excellent team player and communication skills; ability to build relationships on all levels of teams, across professional, social and cultural boundaries

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Methodologies: SAP Activate, EAF, TOGAF, ASAP, Waterfall and Agile

SAP Functional core: SD, MM, LE, WM, IM, FI-GL, FI-AR, FI-AP, FI-AA, CO

Applications: S/4HANA On-premise and Cloud; SAP versions from SAP R/3 4.6 to ECC 6 with EHP 7.0; NetWeaver PI/XI/PO, Solution Manager, SAP CRM, Ariba and Concur; Microsoft Azure Cloud, Dynamics, CRM and Power Apps

Technology: ABAP Workbench, Data Dictionary, Workflow, Reports, Interfaces, Conversions, Exits, BAPI, BAdIs, API, EDI/ALE, RFC, OSS notes, SAP Netweaver, Webdynpro, Workflow, HTML5, SAP UI5, OData, FIORI, BRF+

Interface: SAP Webservices, EDI/IDOCs, Enhancements, SOAP, WSDL, JASON/XML, EDI ANSI X.12 formats, EDIFACT

Tools: MS Project, SharePoint, HP ALM / Quality Center, MS Visio, ARIS; e-learning systems including SAP Enable Now

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

SAP S/4HANA Solution Architect

Responsibilities:

• Bridgestone Mining Solutions SAP S/4HANA involved as Solution Architect
• Designed integrated cross module solution involving (SD, MM, FI, PTM, EAM and RTS). Special focus on whole supply chain flow and RTS (Request to Service) processes; various costing processes (overhead, standard and actual) in finance. Multi country greenfield (AU and PNG).
• SAP S/4HANA system configuration; Wrote functional specifications for mission critical elements in MM and PTM streams which required special attention; Reviewed and signed-off 30+ functional specification for all project steams ensuring overall solution integrity and completeness
• Held a set of deep dive workshops on integration between Microsoft Dynamics CRM and SAP SD Order fulfillment. Prepared in-depth solution document for interface build and system remediation
• Executed design thinking workshops in the RTS functionality to come with prototype of the mobility solution for service processes. Designed and signed of integration between SAP and Microsoft Power Apps business applications
• From end of Realisation phase hold additional role as Data Migration Lead. Managed 44 master and transaction data objects migration between Microsoft Dynamics AX, SQL data bases and spread sheets to SAP. Ensured ETL process data integrity, initiated technical and business sensitive check for data validation and cleanse. Used SAP Eclipse, SAP S/4HANA Migration cockpit, LSMW and MS Excel
• SIMEC (iron ore and coal) mining SAP S/4HANA project involved as Solution Architect (SD, MM, FI, PTM and EAM) with special focus on commodity sales and pricing. Quality assured conference pilot SAP S/4HANA system prototype.
• Kyocera SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud 1905 (Enterprise Management edition) implementation project. Held workshops, project milestone review and solution advisory.

Confidential

SAP Solution Architect

Responsibilities:

• Redesigned metal procurement solution to meet key business requirements such as business process efficiency, cost traceability and audit compliance for two business units that deal with semi-finished aluminium products and recycled aluminium
• As the goal of the project was to decommission 3-tier landscape (2 SAP and 1 bespoke Microsoft .Net business application), architected single SAP system solution with limited disruption to the current core processes in the main SAP system.
• Realised metal procurement process utilising mainly standard and some custom functionality for: purchase orders, provisional and final invoice, subsequent debits; fright costs calculation; intercompany procurement of metal products; highly complex metal commodity procurement pricing with integration to stock exchange data; inventory management; interfaces between transport broker

Confidential

SAP Lead Consultant S/4HANA on-premise and Ariba

Responsibilities:

• Managed distributed team of 14 people (4 onsite and 10 offshore). Architected holistic solution by designing and aligning processes for MM, FI, Fixed Assets and Tax on the requirements gathering and first part of the design phase on the project which corresponds to more than 65% of overall project scope. Until the last quarter of the project was leading two teams MM and Fixed Assets
• Orchestrated global and local processes with focus on alignment, efficiency and reusability
• Signed off 60 functional specifications (20 local and 40 global) for SAP and non-SAP system development of interfaces, reports and enchantments. Wrote 10 functional specifications.
• Led SAP S/4HANA and Non-SAP systems functional configuration and enhancement for the following areas:
• SAP MM: S4 procurement, Ariba (contract management and purchasing), Concur, VIM (OpenText), FI-AP, Payments, SAP BCM, Special AP transaction flows and integration with OneSource tax engine
• Waived requirement for two-way interface for special AP transactions. Incorporated all specifics transactions and calculations in SAP system with subsequent data extract to the reporting system
• Ariba and S4 process designed following processes, master data and interfaces:
• Interfaces with 2 Ariba Cloud separate SAAS realms. Main Ariba system as a global system for contracts and purchasing (buying); another Ariba Cloud a local system for contract management
• Provided change management for Ariba network enablement and suppliers on boarding
• Designed processes for different type of supplier invoices such as Ariba business network, Ariba Light and Non Ariba vendors
• OpenText Vendor invoice management (VIM)
• Lead design of the non-PO procurement process and workflow which covers firm wide 3K+ users
• Lead deployment of the OpenText OCR components with relevant configuration and customisation
• Delivered key design milestones outside MM:
• SAP FI (FI): 90+ company codes and 6 APAC countries holistic design for consolidation, statutory and tax business requirements
• SAP FI-AA: fixed asset accounting with tax specific depreciation calculation and reporting for multiple countries, fiscal year variants and currencies. Waived requirement for external system for depreciation calculation by employing latest SAP S4HANA functionality for multiple fiscal requirements. Designed comprehensive report to make reporting on such depreciation
• Architected holistic intercompany migration process for 400K+ legacy documents (AP and AR) with focus on the integrity and 100% reconciliation by utilising BODS, MS Excel and SQL
• SAP SD: integration aspects of the intercompany and special procurement flows

Confidential

SAP Trainer - SD

Responsibilities:

• Conducted comprehensive training for 4 business users with aim to train to the level of super users
• Prepared SAP training system with relevant master and transactional data setup
• Troubleshooted minor system glitches and addressed several bugs to central team
• Achieved conscious understanding SAP processes in order to cash with special attention to complex topics such as order fulfillment pricing, available to promise rules and automation (batch jobs)

Confidential

SAP SD Senior Functional Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Supported global template deployment in 3 manufacturing sites (1 in Australia and 2 in Singapore)
• Managed SAP SD - (order to cash) domain implementation in a strictly regulated GMP, GxP and FDA environment
• Conducted workshops, fit gap analysis, SAP system build and configuration; user training
• Facilitated template adoption, master data gathering and project documentation update
• Focused on global availability to promise functionality of SAP APO-GATP for intercompany processes
• Ensured comprehensive testing of cross module scenarios with SAP MM an SAP APO for stock transfer order intercompany and intracompany processes
• Managed close integration with SAP WM team for warehousing and inventory management processes
• Configured SAP EDI ALE and utilised SAP PI/XI for interfaces messages with logistics control centre
• Ensured faultless project rump up by comprehensive testing of various SD processes including interfaces: material master, customer, stock order and sales order confirmations; dispatch advise
• Led master data collection, transformation and load for SD
• Conducted formal SAP system testing (IST, UAT) and key user training

Confidential

SAP Master Data Lead (MM SD FI)

Responsibilities:

• Supported business as usual activities of master data team focused on logistics and finance master data
• Led master data cleansing project focused on harmonisation of SAP MM/SD and FI (AP/AR) master data (vendor, customer, material, GL)
• Analysed master data for inactive and duplicated records, cleansed business sensitive fields
• Scrutinized 10M+ transactional and 25K+ master data records for 20 business units
• Compiled comprehensive 10 reports on the current and target master data state
• Used advanced MS Excel skills for data cleansing and manipulation
• Updated SAP system by using mass maintenance transactions

Confidential

SAP Senior Consultant SD / SAP Team Lead

Responsibilities:

• Managed SAP template solution deployment for manufacturing and distribution subsidiaries of Confidential in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and Honk Kong. Focused on logistics execution a cross module functionality of SAP SD, LE and MM as well integration with EWM
• Managed distributed team of 12 people of consisting of Infosys, Confidential and 3-rd parties
• Executed SAP system configuration, functional specification writing and testing; Collection and validation of master data objects
• Ensured comprehensive testing of cross module scenarios with SAP MM an SAP APO for stock transfer order intercompany and intracompany processes
• Successfully managed challenging interface development plan with various teams and services providers preventing potential bottlenecks in solution scope and resource allocation
• Interface messages included simplified and handling unit (HU) managed inventory: master data, stock levels, HU split, shipping order and confirmation, dispatch advise, stock take and inventory corrections; transportation planning custom messages
• Wrote 18 interface specifications, tested and configured SAP EDI ALE and utilised SAP PI/XI
• Configured and tested batch management for SAP SD processes

Confidential

SAP Solution Architect

Responsibilities:

• Facilitated SAP system implementation primarily in Indonesia (key manufacturing facility) and the USA working on-site and remotely from Australia
• Ensured as SAP Solution Architect that core solution supports cross functional integration of all SAP modules (MM, WM, SD, LE, PP, FI, FI-AA and CO) for Indonesian business
• Performed fit gap analysis, business process alignment and optimisation, functional specification writing, user documentation preparation and training execution
• Led system testing IST/ UAT, data migration activities, transition and post golive support
• Provided helpdesk and 3-rd level support for live countries UK, Ireland and Indonesia
• Secured project success by offering SAP template enhancements to cater 10M+ yearly volume of 700 SKU assortment for outbound logistics in Indonesia
• Prevented a potential business show stopper by designing and deploying a holistic SAP solution for Indonesian bonded zone and tax office reporting. It featured 7 reports and output forms with SAP standard and custom build functionality having cross module data sets from logistics, sales, finance and FI-AA (fixed assets accounting)
• Significantly reduced processing time by 90% of quarterly full inventory stock take of 10K line records by introducing SAP mass generation of count sheets and batch input of stock count
• Blueprinted a redesign of pack bench solution with handing units (totes, boxes, pallets) and barcode scanning functionality to enable automation of 10 workplaces and removal of paper based packing process
• Reduced transportation costs by 10% for outbound logistics by implementing quantity rounding by totes for stock transport orders and direct sales processes
• Reduced purchase requisition lines by 30% as the result of fine tuning replenishment logic of MRP
• Optimized MM pricing procedure for intercompany freight and duty conditions maintenance
• Coached multiple super users and delivered training sessions for over 70 end users
• Built honest and reliable relations with various stakeholders taking into consideration of multi-cultural specifics
• Received positive feedback and recognition from senior executives as well SAP community

Confidential

SAP Solution Architect SD MM LE

Responsibilities:

• Analysed and proposed optimisation of centralised sales scenario with replenishment by STOs from 2 manufacturing group companies
• Incorporated in-house Confidential s Sales and Distribution (PSD) system for order entry and dispatch with SAP global template in logistics execution and inventory management processes by building new and fine tuning existing interfaces
• Fulfilled project scoping, business process re-engineering, solution architecture, system configuration, functional specification writing, unit and end to end process testing
• Coached 6 SAP MM SD LE team members; delivered key milestone presentations for local and global project leaders
• Took extra responsibility by providing 3rd level support to main project team at go live and hyper care phases of a juice production business unit
• Designed a robust solution for SAP-PSD interface with the emphasis on the integrity and scalability for high volume logistics of 30 distribution centres across Russia
• Designed and tested in total 10 reports and enhancements of SAP ECC, Netweaver PI/XI and PSD
• Ensured comprehensive cross module integration review between SAP MM, SD and PP
• Dramatically reduced time by 80% for reconciliation sales and logistics execution processes between SAP and PSD as the result of designing a SAP report for automatic documents and statuses verification
• Promoted and realised standardisation of logistics XREF mapping tables in collaboration with APO team
• Paid special attention on global availability functionality in SAP APO GATP and its underlaying master and transactional data integration
• Fulfilled comprehensive review of the SAP logistics master data (materials, customers and vendors) in order to support project success and cleanse master data bottlenecks
• Repurposed 3 full time employees in accounting by adopting and redesigning SAP Russian add-on correction tax invoice process and output form
• Delivered 2 weeks of a high intensive SAP consultant training for 6 Confidential s project team members. It featured a deep dive in SAP SD LE processes, functionality, configuration, tables and Russian add-on specifics
• Selected by HR and senior stockholders through business case scenario simulation games among 20 other candidates for leadership, communication and consulting skills
• Established positive and efficient working environment with local and global teams

Confidential

SAP SD MM LE Consultant / Data Migration Lead

Responsibilities:

• Performed detailed review of Russian pharma-specific requirements in logistics which were realized in the SAP global template
• Managed data migration of 2 legacy systems (iScala and SAP) into target SAP environment
• Gathered requirements; created buffer tables and established conversion rules for master data and open items of SAP modules MM, SD, IM, FI-GL, FI-AP, FI-AR, FI-AA, CO
• Prepared technical data downloads and upload routines by using Excel, VBA, SAP LSMW and BAPI
• Performed data validation and sign-off with technical and content wise verifications
• Managed migration of the following data objects: customer, vendor, material, pricing, rebates, info records, listings, GL accounts, BOMs, routings; transactional data included open purchase and sales orders, stocks, GL account transactions, fixed assets and HR mini master
• Scoped and designed logistics requirements for integration with LSPs utilising SAP IDOC, XML, EDIFACT technologies of the existing and future interfaces
• Proposed a number of enhancements to obtain 100% stationary compliance for pharma specific reporting in SAP logistics (MM SD) including SAP batch management functionality
• Attained error-free reconciliation of 70K master data and open item migration

Confidential

SAP Solution Architect SD MM LE

Responsibilities:

• Assessed global template and scoped requirements in logistics to comply to strictly controlled import and pharmaceutical regulations in Russia
• As a part of business process reengineering mapped business processes to the global template solution
• Took sole responsibility for delivery of SAP MM, IM, SD, LE modules for Russian implementation
• Conducted project planning, workshops, fit-gap analysis, blueprint, configuration, functional specification writing, unit tests and UATs
• Managed 3 super users; prepared user documentation; delivered training; fulfilled 2nd level support
• Managed interface development with LSP (shipping order and confirmation) utilising SAP EDI and XML
• Designed and deployed in total 15 reports, outputs and developments for full legal and pharma conformity of company’s business
• Reviewed functional specifications for master data integrity of the customer, vendor and materials master, BOM, routings, pricing
• Employed SAP material batch management functionality for tracking import licensing and medical information from each incoming goods receipt to every outbound shipment
• Realised a vital enhancement of SAP MM, SD pricing procedures for calculating and controlling maximum pricing margin for products in the essential drug list that was rigorously controlled by authorities
• Recognised by business process owners and project team as a high achiever with attention to detail

Confidential

SAP MM WM Senior Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Participated in a large-scale SAP system implementation that featured multi clustered roll-out schedule with simultaneous go live of 3 countries
• Acted as a versatile resource primarily responsible for SAP MM, IM, WM, but also covering some SD, LE, PP processes
• Fulfilled (as on-site project team member) workshops, fit-gap analysis, key user training, unit tests and UATs, master data collection and helpdesk
• Performed (being a part of the central team) template configuration, functional specification writing, incident resolution, regression testing and request for change execution
• Led deployment of SAP MM IM WM (core template and country specific functionality) for 8 markets (Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, China, Netherlands, India, Thailand, Russia)
• Backed 18 SAP live countries for incident resolution and 3rd level support
• Noted by senior project management as an indispensable problem solver of major project showstoppers
• Built excellent relationship across implementation teams, business units and branch office personnel