SUMMARY

• A results oriented SAP functional consultant with a proven excellence to design, develop, architect and deliver software solutions.
• Successfully delivered solution in the Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical, Retail and Chemical industries.
• A very good configurator, architect, team lead and mentor with high career aspirations. Have a very strong business background with manufacturing industry experience to complement SAP implementation skills
• SAP functional consultant with over 11+ years of experience including business consulting and over 11+ years of SAP functional consulting. Successfully Delivered applications as a Team Lead, business analyst, subject matter expert (SME) and production support engineer.
• Expertise in SAP PP & PP - PI/QM with touch points in SD, PM, MM FI/CO and WM.
• Extensive experience in Global SAP R/3 Project Implementation, roll out and Go-Live Support, upgrades as well as production support.
• Involved in ASIS, Blueprint and Gap analysis.
• Involved in three major implementations and two support projects, which has master and transactional data migration from legacy to SAP, interfaces with legacy systems, claim systems and other web portals.
• Major business domain knowledge includes Supply Chain Management, Production Planning and shop floor execution (Forecast to Stock), Quality Management, purchase to Pay, Logistics Execution, Warehouse Management.
• Manage the deployment of entities into SAP, Perform detailed design and local fit gap.
• Worked as a lead engineer in implementing master and transactional data migration from legacy systems to SAP, developed interfaces to legacy systems.
• Worked as leading developer on the projects - SAP Data Migration and Cutover experience for manufacturing industry.
• Extensive experience in Pharmaceutical cGMP process and regulations.
• Very Strong in following SDLC. Implemented projects using waterfall and agile methodologies.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• SAP R/3 - 3.0E, 3.1B, 4.0B, 4.5B, 4.6B, 4.6C, 4.7, ECC5.0, ECC6.0
• SAP ABAP Programming, SAP Solutions Manager, SAP Tutor, Remedy Action Request System
• Documentum, HP Quality Centre 10.0, ASSENT, CA Tool, Issue Manager and @TEST
• MS-Office Applications, MS-Project and Visio-2003.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Houston TX

SAP PP-PI/ QM Functional Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Working on AXIALL ONE Merger Project
• Configuring the system for PP/PI and QM
• Production planning, Material master setting, BOM, Routing, control key, material type assignments, MRP settings, Resource, process order, confirmation, GR.
• Creating X steps for Process intersection and configuring PI sheet.
• Working on BETECH LIMS interface, Amber Road (Trade completes) and TM1 interface.
• Creating new RECIF, Test case, Teat condition, Test script.
• Performing END to END testing, Function testing and UAT. configuration and QM Master Data like code and code Group, QM Work Canter, QA Info record, Quality Plan, Class Char. & MICs relation to copy inspection results to Batch class, sampling procedures to determine sample qty.
• Creation of User Manual and User Training

Confidential

SAP PP-PI/ QM Functional Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Working on OMP namespace implementation project. production planning, Material master setting, BOM, Routing, control key, material type assignments, MRP settings (MTS / MTO Scenario), Resource, process order, confirmation, GR,
• Maintained multiple Production Versions based on lot sizes defined by the business.
• Created new Material Types and its attributes based on the business needs.
• Defined work centre categories, capacity categories, shift sequence, standard value keys, capacity and scheduling formulae.
• Implementing SAP PP/QM module to 2 new plants in Europe, configuring the system, creating master data, developing interface, testing, setting up background job and user training.
• QM configuration and QM Master Data like code and code Group, QM Work Canter, QA Info record, Quality Plan, Class Char. & MICs relation to copy inspection results to Batch class, sampling procedures to determine sample qty.
• Working on eLims interface and ETS interface.
• Creating new RECIF, Test case, Teat condition, Test script.
• Performing END to END testing, Function testing and UAT.

Confidential

SAP PP /QM Functional Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Implementing SAP Production planning in Leola and Mason Plant.
• Configuration of PP and PP Master Data like Bill of Material (BOM), PP Work Center, Routing, Rescheduling, MRP and MPS parameters, MRP controllers, MRP groups.
• Configured Production Order Types, Confirmations, Operations, Status Profile, and Selection Profile, defining print control, Order costing, and Production order type Dependent Parameters, Production Scheduling
• Successfully lead the efforts of merging of two divisions and have streamlined S&OP, Manufacturing and QM process, which involved over 70 subcontractors and vendors and interface for automatic postings of transactions in SAP.
• Successfully completed solution definition phase involving demand planning, MPS, MRP and refurbishment process.
• Designed complex process of managing the forecast in the form of planned independent requirements (PIRs) with active and inactive versions to tracking and managing demand from various business units.
• Complete end to end process design and implementation starting from Long Term Planning, Demand Management, sales order ATP, transfer of requirements and netting in demand planning, production planning and shop floor execution.
• Working with development team on custom development. Creation of Functional documents, Testing and Creation of User Manual and User Training

Confidential

SAP PP/PE/QM Functional Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Configuring PP Master Data like Bill of Material (BOM), PP Work Center, Routing, rescheduling, MRP and MPS parameters. MRP controllers, MRP groups.
• Configured Production Order Types, Confirmations, Operations, Status Profile, Selection Profile, Defining print control, Order costing, and Production order type Dependent Parameters.
• Configured REM profile, planning table, reduction strategies, back flushing. Worked on the Product Cost Collectors in Repetitive Manufacturing for Make-To-Stock Production.
• Custom development of Mater planning, sequencing, FG release, Batch Genealogy and Batch Classification update.

Confidential

SAP PP-PI / QM Functional Consultant

Responsibilities:

• production planning, Material master setting, BOM, Routing, control key, material type assignments, MRP settings (MTS / MTO Scenario), work centre, production order, confirmation, GR,
• Maintained multiple Production Versions based on lot sizes defined by the business.
• Created new Material Types and its attributes based on the business needs.
• Defined work centre categories, capacity categories, shift sequence, standard value keys, capacity and scheduling formulae.
• Managing offshore functional and technical team, team size of 12 members.
• Created new Control Keys based on business needs to carry out milestone confirmation and automatic goods posting.
• Defined and configured Characteristics, Key Figures and its parameters, planning types and macros.
• Develop, verify, revise and submit customized contracts. Generated and managed long-term agreements.
• Worked in Interfacing SAP and MES system, configuring the system to send Master data and transaction data to MES system and also confirmation data from MES to SAP (Inbound and Outbound process), reconciliation of both the system.
• Designed and implemented custom interface between SAP and MES system to track production order progress and reporting with over 1 million records per year.
• Manage the deployment of entities into SAP, perform detailed design and local fit gap, Drive the Build, Test & train, and Deploy phases.
• Defined and configured new REM Profile based on business needs.
• Setup MRP Run parameters for background processing.
• Conducted Workshops for Business Process Owners (BPO) and Subject Matter Experts (SME) - in PP Master Data, Planning and Execution areas.
• Analysing the Technical ABAP code and Identifying the problem by debugging the code.
• Implemented Kanban system in manufacturing plant to reduce order cycle times.
• Designed the process, functional specifications for UD interface form SAP to third party tool, integrating QM objects and process flow.
• Maintaining QM configuration and costume development - Configure formulation based codes, selected sets, UD codes, Class Char. & MICs relation to copy inspection results to Batch class sampling procedures to determine sample qty. number of non-conform units.
• Worked with Web-methods team to ensure seamless integration.
• Understanding the client’s Business Processes and Quality Standards - Trouble shooting and new requirements mapping in to the system.
• Business process knowledge of various facets of Quality Management such as Quality Planning, Quality Notifications, Lot Sizing and Sampling Techniques, Statistical QM, Vendor Quality and Rating, Vendor Approval Procedures, Final Inspection, In-Process Inspection in repetitive / discrete manufacturing, Defects Analysis, Engineering Change Management, Customer return inspection and QM reports. Purchase order creation, Purchase requisition, Contracts, Scheduling agreement, Vendor master, Material master and Inventory Management.
• QM in Procurement and Supplier Quality (including Certified and Skip Lot)
• Created End User Training documentation and provided effective training to power users.
• Re-engineering of PP/ QM process for ECM functionality for approving Inspection plan and BOM, Expiry rejected report, inventory adjustment report, adding special MIC to Inspection lot and propose solutions, presentations to customer and convincing key stake holders.
• Involved in MES integration, Inbound, outbound, PI sheets processes for various plants. Sending the process message to MES system through IDOC and receiving Outbound message from MES to SAP update in PI sheet.
• Extensively worked in QM master Data Inspection Plans, MIC’s, QM work centres, DMR, Quality Info Record (QIR), Results recording and Usage Decision (UD)
• Defined Inspection Checkpoints, Inspection Lots Processing, Defects Recording (QM).
• Creation Functional Specification Document in Solution Manger.
• Creation of Requirement document, Test condition and Test script creation, end to end testing, Function testing and Defect in HPQC.
• Creation of End User Training document

Confidential

SAP PP-PI / QM Functional Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Providing Functional Consultancy on Module specific issues. Directly interact with customer and GQA.
• Providing Post-implementation support to the Eli Lilly Business for the SAP PP/ QM
• Implementation of GLIMs and Euro LIMs.
• Implementation of Change Requests, Enhancements to existing System functionality
• Developed New web service for Quality Module
• Handled PP/QM production problem requests following the operating procedures of CR (change request) creation/ approval, TCP (Test case plan) creation/ approval and transfer to production.
• MRP run set up, evaluation of results and transfer planned activity requirements. Worked on the lot sizes to reduce the setup activity requirements
• Under Batch Management worked on Batch Classification, Batch characteristics, Batch integration with SAP QM, Batch where-used list.
• Introduced scheduling agreement based on contracts with auto creation and updating of schedule lines after MRP runs. The total process flow cycle created, tested with required output types, documented and introduced in production environment.
• Assignment of Process Instructions to Destination, define Destination in Operations of Master Recipes, Phases.
• Goods Issue and Receipt postings, time ticket confirmation of Phases using Process Messages to the corresponding Message Destinations.
• Evaluation of PP-PI manufacturing cycle from Planning/MRP and process orders. Master Data set up for material master, BOM, Resources, Master recipe for lot sizes, selected standard value keys, formula set ups and control keys configuration.
• Implementation of Projects for new plants in Eli Lilly.
• Worked in Project like Right country right product, Temp and storage condition, and Reserve sample discard date.
• Facilitating Integration testing for new releases.
• Understanding the client’s Business Processes and Quality Standards
• Documentation of the issues being encountered along with their resolutions
• Resolving issues by using tools like Remedy, having the experience in using the tools like Documentum, Test Director, HP quality centre and Regules.

SAP QM / PP Functional Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• AS-IS Study and documentation.
• Interface with implementation consultants and end users.
• Preparing and uploading of Master Data.
• Confirming the functional catalogue, Preparing Functional Specifications
• Involved in Regression testing, end user training and supporting the end user
• Basic configuration settings, user manual
• Participated in integration testing.
• Coordinated in Data migration from legacy systems.
• Responsible for Migration of PP and Master Data using LSMW and BDC tool.
• Configured production version for repetitive manufacturing and worked with other repetitive functions like REM planning table, product cost collector and back flushing.
• Used various planning parameters and analysis reports for planning the MRP run. Also, worked on MTO planning for different production orders.
• Configured BOM, Routings, and Work Center and Cost Center in ECC 6.0 environment.
• Implementing Variant configuration, like configure material, Variant class, Master BOM, and Master Routing.
• Configured Plant parameters for Material Requirement Planning (MRP) such as MRP group, MRP types, MRP controller, Planning calendar, Planning horizon, lot-sizing procedure, and availability check for components.
• Actively involved in activity of Scheduling Background Jobs for MRP Run, Picking List for Kanban Replenishment and RAD Interface.
• Involved in unit testing as well as integration testing with different team member and module testing end to end processes.
• Trained end-users during pre-cutover training workshops for new functionality.
• Provided post go live support with continuously improving processes, multiple changes to BOM, Routings, day to day problems in scheduling, product costing, capacity scheduling.

SAP QM and PP Functional Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• As PP Consultant responsible for Implementation of SAP PP module.
• Studied the As-Is business process in detail with key user and mapped end to end process flow in accordance with Global Template.
• Explain and prepared business Blueprint document for existing functionalities and Coordinated with technical team in the developments of interfaces for their Planning, with R/3
• Involved in development of third party Interface with Shop Floor Control.
• Implementing Variant configuration, like configure material, Variant class, Master BOM, and Master Routing.
• Coordinated in Data migration from legacy systems, fit the data to SAP R/3 6.0 design.
• Worked on MTS (Make-to-Stock), MTO (Make-to-Order), Build to Stock, assemble to Order, Stock requirement/MRP Lists, MPS, Variant Configuration.
• Variant configuration for KMAT material. VC- Super BOM, Super routing, and Work center. Configuration of the system for end to end process starting for Sales Order to automatic assembly order creation to valuated sales order stock. Creation of Object dependencies (selection condition as well as constraint) to match the business requirements.
• Actively participated in implementing best practices - Planning and MRP Run, KANBAN Replenishment Strategy, and Product Costing.
• Configured production version for repetitive manufacturing and worked with other repetitive functions like REM planning table, product cost collector and back flushing.
• Configured Master data: BOM, Routings, Work Center, Cost center and in ECC 6.0 environment.
• Configured Plant parameters for Material Requirement Planning (MRP) such as MRP group, MRP types, MRP controller, Planning calendar, lot-sizing procedure, and availability check for components.
• Involved in unit testing as well as integration testing with different team member and module testing end to end processes.
• Trained end-users during pre-cutover training workshops for new functionality.
• Provided post go live support with continuously improving processes, multiple changes to BOM, Routings, day to day problems in scheduling, product costing, capacity scheduling.

Confidential

Asst. Manager- Quality

Responsibilities:

• Development and introduction of Green channel vendors.
• Introduction of self-inspection concept among vendors.
• Improvement of quality level through continuous vendor meet programs.
• Reduction in cost by improving the processes.
• Development of import substitutions.
• Ensuring the quality of export orders.
• Developed quality circle.
• Implementing 7 QC & process capability (Cp &Cpk) at vendor place.
• 5S activity in organization
• Gamba Kizan and Kanban implementation in organization.
• TPM activity in organization.