SUMMARY

• Experienced in SAP specializing in Production Planning (PP), Materials Management (MM), Quality Management (QM), Controlling and ABAP query.
• Full Lifecyle implementation in Global projects in South America, North America, Europe, Asia.
• Migrated data from legacy systems and to the SAP system by using Legacy system migration workbench (LSMW).
• Responsible for serving as an SAP production planning functional specialist on an implementation of SAP PP/MM/SD and financial planning.
• Experienced in SAP standard Batch management, Batch management and Text batch processing.
• Worked extensively with the MM, WM, and SD teams to integrate those modules with PP.
• Responsible for gathering documentation, implementation, testing of their assigned area functionality and coordinating all applicable areas of functional overlap
• Created and managed master data for material master records, BOMs, Work centers, Standard values and Activity types, Routings, Planned and Production orders, all MRP functionality and execution.
• As a Functional Consultant on PP Team, responsible for review of As - Is business processes for Material Master, Bills of Materials, and Routings across all business units and product lines
• Configured background jobs for MRP Run and special procurement keys to take care of the planning and production issues
• Trained end-users on process flow, stock/requirements list, planned order conversion, use of various movement types for different purposes.
• Performed single-item single-level/multi-level MRP runs and monitored MRP/Stock requirement list-individual display and collective display.
• Configured Repetitive Manufacturing (REM) and Make-to-Stock from Demand Loading to Back flushing settings to match the customer requirements.
• Interacted with ABAP/4 consultants for data migration and report development activities
• Participated in uploading data from multiple legacy systems to R/3 to create a single integrated system to manage all transactions across an extended supply chain.
• Successfully completed the full cycle implementation using ASAP methodology.
• Actively worked with different teams in setting up organizational structure and global settings for PP module using IMG.
• Worked extensively on sales and operation planning (SOP) and demand management.
• Created detailed specifications for the processing of Inbound and Outbound EDI transactions.
• Organized the merger and clean-up of Master data and transaction data.
• Act as a Project management for the logistics area
• Experienced in testing tool PANAYA, configured and connected it to SAP. Responsible for authorization, presentation, and testing assistance.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Languages: C, C++, JavaScript

SAP Versions: ECC 6.0, S/4 Hana

Modules: PM, MM, QM, SD, PM

Office tools: MS Project, MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint

Database: Oracle 9i, Oracle 10g,

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Minong, WI

SAP Production Planning Lead/PM

Responsibilities:

• Primary responsible to ensure SAP Production Planning implementations meet business expectations and is compliant with Client Global Template and SAP Best Practices
• Responsible of SAP Production Planning module lifecycle management as member of the SAP CoE (Center of Excellence) Americas.
• Produce and maintain the Client Global Template business process documentation, configuration, WRICEF functional and technical specifications, testing scripts, user guides, etc.
• Responsible for delivering Production Planning module solution in rollouts, enhancements, upgrades, etc.
• Implemented projects Globally in (South America, North America, Europe) following the Global template.
• Apply SAP ASAP and Activate (Waterfall and Agile) methodologies and adheres to Our Client organizational standards.
• Configure the Production Planning module and coordinate the configuration of the integration with the other SAP modules: CO, MM, QM, IM, etc.
• Developed an internal tool called TYFOON+ for automation creation Project, Purchase order, Service entry sheet using Excel sheet and create a batch job for Evaluated Receipt settlement. (ERS)
• Developed internal tool in SAP called SULPRICE for automatic creation of Project, Purchase requestion, Bill of material, Routing.
• Developed SAP tool for Crating Cockpit as a replacement to Standard crating to meet the requirement of Global entities.
• Configured Radio Frequency (RF) device for the Shop floor labors for Goods movement and confirmation.
• Configured the exited custom Application MOBISYS (used for processing SAP transaction data) and connect it to SAP.
• Acts as quality assurance SAP expert in Production Planning module.
• Responsible for Change and Incident Management of Our Client Global Template
• Acts as liaison with Global Process Owners, Demand Managers, Project Management Office and business stakeholders to evaluate requests, ideas, initiatives, elaborate business cases and propose solutions compatible with Our Client Global Template and SAP Best Practices
• Supervise consulting partner localization configuration and enhancements.
• Responsible for the unit testing of Production Planning module, support the scope, planning and execution of the integration testing, user acceptance test acting as defect resolution responsible
• Responsible for the support function for Production Planning module according to ITSM SLAs
• Plan, track, and report Production Planning module activities, deliverables and milestones.
• During projects, rollouts, enhancements, change requests, provide training to key users, deliver demos, simulations and produce videos, presentations, user guides
• Support the selection of external and internal consultants, knowledge transfer, onboarding of consultants, knowledge transfer and handover of new functionality delivered by external business partners.
• Assist SAP CoE Head, SAP CoE Design Leads and SAP CoE Project Management in all aspects related to Production Planning module.

Confidential, Oak Brook, IL

SAP PP/ MM Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Closely studied the business needs, defined and prioritizing the requirements and had a close look on business process.
• Worked on Repetitive Manufacturing (REM) and Make to Stock from Demand loading to Back flushing settings to match the customer requirements.
• Defined MRP controllers, Planning strategies, lot sizing procedures and Standard Value key, Schedule margin key.
• Configured various objects in Capacity requirements planning, availability check during order create and release, standard value keys and scheduling parameters.
• Worked on Goods Issue and Receipt Postings, time ticket confirmation of Phases using Process messages.
• Configured PI sheets, process messages and process instructions. Implemented detailed scheduling, evaluation and leveling to allocate operations to resources.
• Worked on Purchase requisition, Purchase Order, vendor, release procedures. Defining number ranges for various purchasing documents.
• Assisted in bringing out the Business Process Procedures (BPP) for the purchasing cycle.
• Performed Inventory Management tasks through MIGO transactions, Reservations, Special stock procurement.
• Interacted with the Controlling team to resolve issues related to costing sheet, activity pricing, work center, activity type and product cost collector.
• Resolved MRP issues with relevance to scheduling dates of PO and planning file entry.
• Configured routing determination, MRP plant parameters, MRP groups, MRP types, lot size calculation, planned orders and movement types.
• Configured Production scheduling profile, Production order types and automatic purchase requisitions from MRP.
• Worked extensively on Sales and Operation Planning (SOP) and Demand Management.
• Defined Requirement types, Demand Management techniques, BOM Explosion/Routing selection.
• Created various standard Material Management (MM) documents which include Purchase requisition (PR), Purchase Orders (PO), Purchase Info Record.
• Creation and changes in release strategies in Purchase requisition and Purchase orders.
• Worked on Vendor Master, Source List and defined screen layout for Purchase Info Records.
• Defined number ranges for Purchase requisitions and Purchase orders.
• Developed custom reports for production order status, backlog of the load, list of production order quantity changes.
• Responsible for training my counterpart besides training and creating documents and presentations.
• Interacted with ABAP team to deliver the client requirements
• Performed data migration using LSMW for master records like material master, vendor master, purchase info record, open purchase orders.
• Worked with BASIS team regarding the issues on user access to setup enterprise profiles.
• Worked on unit testing, integration testing on various scenarios for the PP module.
• Developed the functional specification for the conversions and managed the data conversion for testing.
• Preparing testing documents for unit testing, integration testing before to approval of launch.

Confidential, Northfield, IL

SAP PP/MM Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Gathering requirements as per the business need and preparing Business Blueprint document. Identified the gaps and prepared Functional specification document.
• Prepared data mapping spread sheets, custom reports, enhancements, and uploaded master data for BOM, Work Centers and Routings.
• Responsible for configuring background jobs for MRP run Special procurement keys to resolve planning and production issues between different plants.
• Used various planning methods for MRP and total planning at plant level both online as well as background.
• Responsible for configuring Material Master, Bill of Material, Work Center, and Routing.
• Defined and maintained production lines, rate routings and assigned production lines to rate routings.
• Performed single-item, single-item/multi-level MRP runs and monitored MRP/Stock requirement list-individual and collective display.
• Worked extensively on configuring Sales and Operation planning (SOP) and Demand Management.
• Defined Requirement types, Demand Management techniques, BOM explosion and Routing selection.
• Created MRP element through MRP runs, basic and lead time scheduling. Also evaluating MRP results via MRP lists and Stock requirement list.
• Configuration for auto confirmation through barcode, goods issue, correction of errors in goods movement, confirmation of quantity through QM.
• Configured screen layouts material master (Purchasing view), vendor master, material types, movement types, goods issue and goods receipt.
• Worked on Procure to Pay (P2P) including manual and automatic creation of Purchase orders, invoice verification.
• Worked on implementing best practices for handling of purchase order, stock transport orders and scheduling agreements.
• Prepared testing documents for unit testing as well as integration testing.
• Performed unit testing, UAT on various process flows for both PI and MM modules.
• Co-ordinated the Go-live, provided Post go-live support and logging of production issues.
• Actively participated in resolving the data issues and conflicts within the functional team.

Confidential, Northfield, IL

SAP PP Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Requirement gathering and preparing Business blueprint document, identified gaps and prepared Functional specification document.
• Worked on Discrete manufacturing, repetitive manufacturing, process industries and variant configuration for automobile industries.
• Experienced in gathering requirements, Scoping, Configuration, Testing and handling post implementation project.
• Experienced in working with RICEFW objects and creation of functional design document for business requirements.
• Experience in PP module on the configuration and flow of processes- Demand Planning, work center, BOM, Routing and Material requirement planning (MRP).
• Rich knowledge in Material Requirement planning (MRP) and its configuration settings, serial number, defined MRP profiles, MRP groups, MRP type.
• Worked on creating and maintaining S&OP, Demand management, shop floor control.
• Expertise in configuring Process Management, Process Instructions and Process Messages including Process Order, PI Sheets and SAP PP-PI configuration.
• Expertise in procure to pay (P2P) processes and Order to Cash Processes.
• Experience in configuring material master, vendor master, purchase info record, purchase requisition, purchase order (Direct, Indirect, Service).
• Configured objects in capacity requirement planning like formulae, availability check during order create and release, standard value key, shift sequences, production schedulers, MRP controller and schedule margin key.
• Worked on MTS (Make to stock), MTO (Make to order), Make to order for configurable material, stock requirement/MRP lists, Variant configuration, super BOM's, phantom items.
• Configured and evaluated the cost centers, mapping with work centers, carried out product costing for various materials which includes semi-finished, finished, co-products.
• Configured KMAT materials with super BOM and routing, variant class, characteristics. Assigned object dependencies, preconditions, actions, selection conditions to configurable profile.
• Ability to create test plans, test case designs based on the business use cases.
• Design and development of custom reports and utility tools.
• Excellent analytical skills, to interpret and evaluate customer requirement and implement technical solutions and application in production support.