SUMMARY

• 8+ Years of Extensive experience of SAP Production Planning and integration with SAP SCM and MM, IM, WM & QM modules.
• Experience in diverse industrial fields like Manufacturing, Medical Devices and Consumer products environments.
• Experienced in implementation using ASAP methodology and production/post - production support environments in a variety of industries.
• Good proficiency in business process analysis, gathering business requirements, GAP Analysis, Baseline and Final configuration, data migration, testing, Cut - off strategy, go-live and post go-live phase.
• Configurations and execution of Sales and operations planning (SOP), Demand management, MPS, Consumption based planning (reorder point, forecast based), Planning strategy (MTS, MTO) and KANBAN activities.
• Strong configuration and implementation experience of PP master data such as Bill of Materials (BOM), Routing and Work Center.
• Configured repetitive manufacturing application such as planning table production version, product cost collectors and back flushing. Involved in configuring costing variant and settlement profile for production orders.
• Worked in MM areas of Purchasing, Inventory Management, Configuration and Creation of Material Master, Vendors, Stock Transport Orders, Purchase Requisitions, Purchase Info Record, Source List, Scheduling Agreements, Contracts and RFQ.
• Knowledge of QM master data such as inspection plan, defect catalog and cause code. Worked with discrete manufacturing with in process inspection and inspection at GR.
• Expertise in gathering requirements from end users and transforming the requirements into functional documents in RICEF components.
• Extensive experience in using User Exit, User Training, Documentation, Go live, post implementation support mainly in PP including customization/configuration and Enhancement development. Generated SAP query reports and performed Data Migration using BDC and LSMW Procedure.
• Strong foundation of business processes, demand driven supply chain management coupled with excellent communication, presentation skills, and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent leadership qualities, systematic approach and ability to work effectively in a fast paced environment. Able to work independently and complete objectives within the deadlines.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

SAP Versions: SAP R/3 4.6, 4.7, ECC 6.0.

Workflow Tools: MS Office, MS Project, MS Visio.

Testing & Reporting Tools: HP Quality Center, UPK Developer, MS Excel.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Redmond, WA

SAP PP consultant

Responsibilities:

• Joined for the Production support role for the Microsoft Surface Hub Project.
• Modification of existing design to assist In-house manufacturing and new product launch.
• Worked with Demand Planners, Supply Chanel and Manufacturing team to ease the change management process.
• Worked through the requirement gathering phase and user sign-off.
• Assisted in SIT and master data validation activities.
• Conducted end user training and led UAT for the Planning and Manufacturing division.
• Documentation of Business processes, training material, test scripts and cut-over process.
• Post go-live support and issue resolution.

Confidential, Auburn, ME

SAP PP/SOP consultant

Responsibilities:

• Joined for the Production support role for the Confidential Industrial Solution Project Torque.
• Assisted in change management for various sites/business where end users were part of the transition from their legacy systems to SAP.
• Provided guidance, answer questions and perform troubleshooting and helped Super Users and End Users.
• Participated in end user training to support Instructors during classes and coordinated withGEProject Torque team members.
• Managed daily update meeting for all the plants to resolve post Go-Live issues.
• Responsible for 24X7 support for the extended period after Go-Live.

Confidential, Framingham, MA

SAP PP consultant

Responsibilities:

• Joined for the implementation project as a part of local team working with template team based out of France.
• Conducted workshops to review and validate business processes. Used Visio for mapping AS-IS and TO-BE flows.
• Assisted in creation and update of detail SOPs.
• Worked with Process stream leads to review existing training guides and use internal SOPs to create client specific training for Planning, Purchasing and Controlling modules.

Confidential, Peoria, IL

SAP PP/SOP consultant

Responsibilities:

• Joined for the Extended Production support role for Confidential Inc. and later worked as a part of Global Template Team.
• Was involved in understanding requirements for a division which dealt specifically with Hose assemblies.
• Developed functional specs for Serialization, custom label printing and HU. Modified layout to accommodate Zebra printers and Bar-coding.
• Worked extensively on Product service level management with Order management team to design an optimal solution.
• Worked closely with development team to create new T-codes and reports to facilitate the functionality.
• Worked on improvement project for updating BPP’s according to Business requirements using UPK developer client.
• Assisted in Go-Live activities over the cut over period.
• Helped Schedulers to validate the data and helped understanding basic production execution.
• Educated on differences in Legacy and SAP to explain the changes in production execution on shop floor.
• Assisted in setting up user specific setting for end users.
• Assisted in required master data and configuration changes.
• Also assisted in issues for IM/WM for internal movements and external deliveries.
• Before the end of 24X7 support submitted and explained the issue log and quick reference guide to all the key users for post Go-Live period.

Confidential, Piscataway, NJ

SAP PP consultant

Responsibilities:

• Involved in Full life Cycle Implementation of SAP ECC 6.0 as a part of Master Data Process team.
• Assisted in the creation, change and deactivation of PP, QM, IM/WM, Finance and SDMasterDataelements inSAPand peripheral systems.
• Worked on creating Business Validation Rules for various process teams and defect resolution related to these.
• Mapped the Business validation rules for UAT Pre-Load and helped the COGNOS team to get the output for these rules.
• Worked with middleware team (Web methods) to send the IDOCs from truth of source (SAP) to different destinations as required by Client.
• Reviewed and advised on proposeddatadesign additions, structural changes, value determinations, standards and conventions on systems.
• Assisted in ad-hoc/ cross-functional projects requiringmasterdataexpertise.
• Maintained and Created Functional Specification, process documents, training material and work instructions as needed.
• Validated and served as point of escalation for change requests.
• Worked with Q&C for pre-approval of all scripts, discussion about open change requests and moving the transport to production.
• Administered the Issue Tracking and Resolution process.
• Provided testing, training and cutover support formasterdatarelated system enhancements.
• Knowledge Transfer of RICEF objects to project support team.

Confidential, Oxford, MS

SAP PP/SOP consultant

Responsibilities:

• Joined for the Production support role for the SPBU unit of Confidential Inc.
• Educated on differences in Legacy and SAP to explain the changes in production execution on shop floor.
• Communicated with the Security team with the early issues on user access to setup enterprise profiles.
• Managed daily update meeting for all the plants to resolve post Go-Live issues.
• Worked on COGI and resolved the assigned tickets for Production execution.
• Assisted in required master data and configuration changes.
• Responsible for 24X7 support for the extended period after Go-Live.

Confidential, Minneapolis, MN

Responsibilities:

• Successfully used ASAP methodology to upgrade legacy SAP release R/3 4.7 to ECC 6.0.
• Studied the existing 4.7 configuration setup.
• Identified the scope for upgrade.
• Identified additional requirements and configuration for the blueprint.
• Responsible to understand the business process and provide feedback on the same to the technical team for development of reports and layout sets.
• Devised an upgrade approach for the new functionality and enhancement along with additional RICEF objects.
• Guided in assigning any additional enterprise structure change.
• Helped and guided in decision making related to Back flush, auto replenishment, work scheduling, managing inventory at plant and distribution centers, identifying work in progress Stock.
• Configured PP to enable MES (Manufacturing Execution System) related functionality, PRT’s and Data Carriers.
• Evaluated MRP list and Stock requirement list for exception groups and provided a customized exception report.
• Resolved tickets with respect to TECO and deletion of production orders.
• Working on the process improvement and enhancement for Return-to-Vendor process through automated Quality Notification.
• Assisted in Creation of QM Inspection Lot, QM Quality Info Record, Inspection Plan, Master Inspection Characteristic, Sampling Procedure and Result Recording and Usage Decision for Inspection Lot, Quality Notification.
• Configured In-process inspection, automatic defect recording and quality notification.
• Worked with implementation and enhancement of web-based QNs for Supplier data input, and Serialization for internal part number assignments.
• Worked on enhancement with issues related to production order confirmation.
• Creation/Checking of additional functional specifications to meet new business requirements like Goods Receipt document for Purchase order, Bill of lading and packing list for delivery.
• Assisted in resolving issues related to helpdesk.
• Documented new configurations and master data changes.
• Trained end users and provided insight on the additional changes and enhancement available after upgrade.

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Responsibilities:

• Involved in Full life Cycle Implementation of SAP ECC 6.0.
• Identified the functional gaps and developed Function Specification documents for the enhancements.
• New material types, MRP types and lot sizes configured to meet business blueprint requirement.
• Configured order types, scheduling parameters, confirmation parameters, production scheduling profiles, lot sizing procedures.
• Worked on Variant configuration with planning strategy 25 (Make to order for configurable material).
• Created the Structure of Variant Configuration and maintained Characteristics, Variant Class (300 class type), Configurable Material (KMAT), Configuration Profiles for each Configurable Objects, Super BOM, Super Routing and Dependencies, Variant Tables, Classification of Components.
• Configured MM master data with all the information including material masters, vendor master, info records, and source list, contract and scheduling agreement.
• Worked with QM analyst to determine QM master data, MIC, Sampling Procedures, and Inspection Methods in Routing.
• Used LSMW for recording and uploading of the PP and MM master data.
• Trained users in configuration aspects of Production Planning, execution modules of SAP in areas of PP master data, demand management, MRP and Production Orders.
• Provided post go live support.

Confidential, Ludlow, MA

Responsibilities:

• 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.
• Interacted with core team members and plant managers to perform Gap analysis based on As-Is study reports.
• Defined enterprise structure for configuring plants, storage locations.
• Assisted in Flexible Sales and Operations planning with info structures and parameters.
• Configured Repetitive Manufacturing (REM) profile for a Make-to-Stock environment with planning strategy 40.
• Worked on MRP planning parameters, planning horizon and rescheduling horizon.
• Set MRP parameters for background job run.
• Defined and maintained production lines, PRTs, rate routings and assigned production lines to rate routings.
• Configured product cost collector.
• Created reservations, picking, stock values, consistency check and stock in transit, production staging and inventory tracking reports.
• Used pull list for material staging to identify if there are missing parts.
• Worked extensively on customizing KANBAN master data (for in-house items) such as supply area control cycle, replenishment strategies and defined status sequence.
• Trained Key Users and developed normal trouble shooting guide. Created training document as a part of production support team after Go-live.

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Worked as Production Engineer in Automobile assembly plant.
• Involved in updating and configuring Master Data, BOM, Production Version and PRT’s for the PP module.
• 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 and Goods Movements.
• Assisted in formulating test scenarios like Unit Testing, Integration Testing and developing test scripts.
• Identification of training needs and training to core users. Preparation of Customization document and user manual.