SUMMARY

• Around 7 years of IT experience as SAP PP functional consultant with SAP PI, SAP APO/SCM integration experience.
• Expertise in implementing ASAP methodology, and Significant experience with involvement in various stages of implementation right from Business Process analysis, Blueprinting, Realization, Go - Live & Production Support including Configuration, Upgradation, Customization, Master Data Setup and Data Conversion, As-Is and To-Be designing, customization post live production support, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), User training and documentation.
• Experience in diverse Industrial sectors such as Manufacturing, Hi-tech, automotive industries.
• Worked in Discrete and Repetitive manufacturing Industries.
• Strong configuration and implementation experience of PP master data such as Bill of Materials (BOM), Routing, Rate-Routing, Work Center, SOP and other PP application like Demand management, Planning strategies, Lot sizing procedures, MPS and Material -requirement Planning (Safety Stock and Time Fence).
• Experienced in design and conceptualization of various planning strategies, Make-to-order, Make-to-Stock, Planning with Final Assembly, Consumption based planning, etc.
• Worked on Repetitive manufacturing applications such as Production version, Product cost collectors, Back Flushing.
• Worked on various projects involving, Designing, Developing, Configuring, Testing, Implementing and supporting of SAP APO Demand Planning (DP), Supply Network Planning (SNP), Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling (PP/DS), Core-Interface (CIF) and End user testing.
• Worked on Rework order process without material and with trigger point.
• Post implementation support for PP with emphasis on MRP, Purchase Orders, Stock Transport Orders, Production orders and Goods Movement.
• Experienced in Inventory Management, Goods Receipt, Goods Issue, Reservations, Movement Types, Stock Transfer order, Purchase order, etc.
• Knowledge about PI Configuration: Resources, Master Recipes, Batch Management, Classification, SLED, characteristics and Process order.
• Understanding of various Forecasting static models and techniques
• Data Migration from Legacy system to SAP for upgrade / new implementation / integration, import data from any other external system to SAP using LSMW.
• Master data - Configuration and maintenance of BOM, standard parameters of Work Center, routing/rate routing, work-center formulas.
• Sales and Operations (SOP) - Worked on Information structure, key figures and characters. Configuring Level-by-level planning, flexible planning and product Group planning.
• LTP- Creation of planning scenarios, transferring to the operational data, Creation of PIRs, creating and releasing planning scenario, defining demand program and versions.
• Demand management, MRP planning, generating PIR’s, CIR’s. Maintained master data for MRP like defining MRP Controllers, Check MRP Types. Conversion of planned procurement proposals into production order/purchase order.
• MPS-Total planning run, configuring planning time fence, processing the planning results interactively and evaluating the MPS run.
• Configuration of planning strategies Make-to-Stock (MTS), Make-to-order (MTO), Consumption based planning.
• Configuring requirement type and requirement class for the planning strategies.
• Configuration of order type parameters, order type dependent parameters, scheduling parameters, availability parameters, confirmation parameters and print control parameters.
• Implementation of Repetitive manufacturing, creation of master data, production version, rem profile, edit costing run and back flush.
• Batch Management and Batch Classification. Use of Batch search strategy. Created Characteristics, Classes and maintained Batch Management for Materials. Similarly prepared functional specifications for technical Consultants

TECHNICAL SKILLS

ERP: SAP R/3 4.6c, 4.7, ECC 5.0 6.0, SAP APO/SCM 4.0, 5.0, 7.0

Operating Systems: Windows, UNIX, MAC OS

Management Tools: MS Word, Excel, MS Project, iWork, Visio

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Florida

SAP Production Execution and PPDS Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Rollout of Process manufacturing, strategies for business requirements.
• Trained end users in creation and confirmation of Process orders for Syrup and Finished Goods.
• Created Functional Specification documents to Material Master, Bill of Material (BOM) and Routing extension and upload programs. (Function Module & BDC).
• Configured MRP type for syrup, MRP Controller, Schedule margin key.
• Worked on settlement profile, settlement strategy and settlement rule for process orders.
• Worked with FI team in creating guidelines and training for Product Costing.
• Defined ABC Indicators to identify Raw, Semi- Finished and Finished goods.
• Assisted with Variant Configuration.
• Set up the supply chain model, locations, products, transportation lanes, quota arrangements and External Procurement Relationships with the TP/VS team.
• Working with the APO team for GAP Analysis and also for TO- BE process for implementation of PPDS.
• Working with the WM team for Inventory Reconciliation of Finished Goods.
• Worked with the BASIS team and IT team on issues of Intelligent Pallet Label, basically PP-PI issues.
• Working on various external procurement relationships such as Info Records, APO Scheduling agreements and OLTP Scheduling agreements.
• Creation of Test cases in HP Quality Center, End to End scenarios testing in Development and Quality Assurance Environments.
• Regression testing the existing functionality after upgrading the environment with Enhancements and Support Packs.

Confidential, Santa Clara, CA

SAP PP/APO

Responsibilities:

• Implemented Discrete Manufacturing with Make - to-Stock and Make-to-order strategies for business requirements.
• Trained end users in creation and maintenance of Bill of Materials (BOM).
• Created Functional Specification documents to Material Master, Bill of Material (BOM) and Routing extension and upload programs. (Function Module & BDC).
• Configured standard value keys, control keys, activity types and activity type formulas for Work Centers.
• Configured custom control key for routing to encompass auto goods receipt.
• Configured to upload documents and engineering drawings to Bill of Materials and routings. Production Resource tool. Document uploads routing.
• Configured custom production order types, order type dependent parameters, scheduling parameters and scheduling parameters.
• Configured MRP type, MRP Controller, Schedule margin key.
• Extensively worked with ABAP team for creation of a custom “Collective Time Entry” screen.
• Worked on settlement profile, settlement strategy and settlement rule for production orders.
• Worked with FI team in creating guidelines and training for Product Costing.
• Defined ABC Indicators to identify Raw, Semi- Finished and Finished goods.
• Created custom “Special Procurement key” for stock transport orders.
• Configured custom strategy group.
• Designed a Rework process for production order.
• Assisted with Variant Configuration.
• Set up the supply chain model, locations, products, transportation lanes, quota arrangements and External Procurement Relationships.
• Working on various external procurement relationships such as Info Records, APO Scheduling agreements and OLTP Scheduling agreements.
• Creation of Test cases in HP Quality Center, End to End scenarios testing in Development and Quality Assurance Environments.
• Regression testing the existing functionality after upgrading the environment with Enhancements and Support Packs.

Confidential, Gainesville, TX

SAP PP/APO Functional Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Involved in the study of ‘As Is’ business process and blueprinting ‘to be’ processes with gap analysis and identifying custom development objects for implementation.
• Responsible for customization of Discrete Manufacturing with Make - to-Stock and Make-to-order strategies according to the business requirements.
• Worked on and trained end users in building Material Master, BOM, Routing and Work Center.
• Defined Work Center categories, capacity categories, shift sequence and period pattern keys for estimating available capacity, work center formula and key for performance efficiency rate for costing
• Maintained plant parameters for MRP and defined MRP settings for Single item/ multi-level MRP runs and defined MRP types.
• Extensively worked with Shop floor Control (MES) activities and particularly with all phases in the Make - to - Stock scenario.
• Configured production order types and order type dependent parameters, Scheduling parameters for production orders.
• Worked on change management to track changes on BOM
• Configured the person responsible for production locations, capacity planner, production orders.
• Worked on SOP, Demand Management, MRP and MPS according to business requirements.
• Involved in the configuration of Master Planning Object Structure, Planning Areas, Characteristic Value Combinations (CVCs) and Master Data. Created Time Series Objects, Storage Bucket profile and Planning Bucket Profile for monthly buckets and weekly buckets.
• Set up Release of Demand Plan to Supply Network Planning (SNP).
• Ran the steps for production order execution process.
• Provided post-go-live support

Confidential, Germantown, TN

SAP PP Functional Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Assisted in defining scope of the project and implementation of SAP PP-PI with full cycle implementation using ASAP methodology.
• Involved in AS-IS and TO-BE Analysis.
• Worked on functional design to determine Functionality Gaps in Production.
• Responsible for Customization and Process Industry in PP module according to the business requirements and integration between various modules.
• Responsible for creation of Master Data including Material Master, Bill of materials (BOM), Resources and Master Recipes.
• Worked as a member of the configuration team, configured detailed design process for Master Data, Planning Functions (SOP, DM, MPS, MRP), Capacity Management, Operations Management and Production Control Functions using SAP Implementation Guide (IMG).
• Detailed Scheduling Activated for the planned orders, Rescheduling Parameters activated for the MRP groups.
• Worked extensively with the shop floor activities which included creation the orders, goods movements, operation confirmations and availability checks.
• Worked with on Batch Management for maintaining Batch Characteristics, Created Batches, Selection criteria for automatic batch determination and worked on Batch Determination Cockpit.
• Worked with Quantity Calculations and Active Ingredients.
• Configured standard Value Keys, Control Keys, and Resource Formulas as a part of master data set up.
• Defining available capacity profile, shift sequence and shift definition depending upon factory calendar.
• Responsible for creating operations in master recipes by defining relationship between phases and standard values.
• Customized Process Message Categories and Control Recipe destinations for the PI sheet.
• Customized Production scheduling profile, MRP Controllers and Process Order Types.
• Prepared Master Data including Material Master, BOM’s, Recipes, Resources and Production Versions.
• Performed Product Costing, Costing BOM’s and costing versions to achieve desired results with Costing Team.
• Performed in Process Inspection and Finished Product Inspection.
• Involved in the configuration of Quality Info records which are used for Vendor Evaluation.
• Coordinated and developed customized reports according to Business requirements.
• Interacted with client core team members and end users. Provided Post- Go Live support for smooth functioning.

Confidential, Salt Lake City, UT

SAP APO Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Conducted AS-IS / TO-BE business process via client interviews and process workshops and configured the TO-BE business processes for Demand Planning.
• Conducted interviews with focus group to gather requirements and conveyed the same to technical team.
• Created Info cubes, Remote cubes, Multi cubes, Update Rules, Export Data Source, Info packages.
• Involved in the Creation of Master Planning Object Structure, Planning Areas, Characteristic Value Combinations (CVCs), Master Data and Time Series Objects, Storage Bucket profile and Planning Bucket Profile for monthly buckets and weekly buckets.
• Defined planning books and Macros for interactive planning and Defined Macros to perform calculations to carry out tests, and created Alerts.
• Developed Transfer Rules and Update Rules for ODS and Info Cubes.
• Studied forecasting process by carrying out forecast at different aggregation levels using different forecast models, and arrived at optimum solution by comparing the forecast
• Maintained CIF Integration Models for Master and Transaction Data transfer between R/3 and APO.
• Set up Release of Demand Plan to SNP.
• Ensuring Data continuity and quality between APO and R/3 using the CIF functionality
• Setting up of the Master data for SNP and creation of Planning version and Planning book
• Set up the supply chain model (work areas-location, products, resources, PPM, transportation lanes and quota arrangements)
• Perform SNP runs using SNP heuristics, created cost and Optimization profile for SNP optimizer.
• Created CTM model for key products
• Test scenarios were created to support the business requirements based on customer’s priorities
• Created and assigned TLB profile to the transportation lane.
• APO PPDS Multi-level production planning (optimize set-up and problem solving), Heuristic Run.
• Detailed Scheduling activities for optimal production sequence
• Master Data resources, PDS configuration.

Confidential

SAP PP consultant

Responsibilities:

• Successfully completed the full cycle implementation using ASAP methodology.
• Involved in study of complete business process and preparing AS IS and TO BE process and performed GAP analysis in the production environment.
• Performed configuration starting from baseline configuration to configuration of Material Master, BOM, Resources, Master Recipes, and MRP.
• Configured detail design process for planning functions like SOP, Demand Management and MRP using implementation guide (IMG).
• Defined capacity requirements for resources by using standard values and formula constants.
• Configured Flexible Sales and Operations Planning, created Info structure, Planning hierarchy, Plan type, transferred the plan to Demand Management.
• Responsible for the configuration of order types, scheduling parameters, production scheduling profile and lot sizing procedures.
• Provides advanced and basic safety stock methods considering multi-level supply chain networks and demand allowing flexibility when planning among different materials and components.
• Created planning areas, planning books with necessary macros to carry out the mid to long term supply planning.
• Involved in integration with QM in assigning inspection types to material master based on In process inspection or Post Process inspection.
• Configured Master Recipes with a Quality Inspection Characteristics and configured the inspection plan.
• Configuration of PI sheets, process messages for selected products.
• Designed manufacturing scenarios in PP-PI for Repetitive Manufacturing strategy, configured material master to include work scheduling, MRP and Forecasting views.
• Configured Repetitive Manufacturing functions such as REM profile, Planning table and Backflushing.
• Use of Production Versions for use of various alternative BOMs and multiple routings.
• Configured Product Cost Collector and Standard Cost Estimate.
• Worked with MM team in configuring Batch Management and automatic creation of batch serial numbers for traceability purposes.
• Worked on Batch Management that includes batch determination, batch split, batch classification and batch strategies.
• Created and maintained customer master records to support account receivables and account payables.