SUMMARY

• SAP Functional Consultant with over 8 Years of strong Experience in Production Planning and execution with profound integration experience with MM, QM, and WM.
• Excellent business and organizational knowledge of various industries like Food & Grocery, Pharmaceutical, Manufacturing, Chemicals, Electronics and Automobile.
• Involved in 3 Full life cycle implementation projects, upgradations, roll - out and support projects.
• Strong knowledge and excellent command over ASAP methodologies - Scoping, Business Blue printing, Realization, Final Preparation, Go Live and Support.
• Experience in working across different vertical environments like Discrete, Repetitive and Process manufacturing
• Expertise in Master data such as Material master, Bill of materials (BOM), Work centers, Routing’s, and Production versions.
• Expertise in PP configuration of Flexible planning, SOP, Master data, Demand management, Material Requirement Planning (MRP), Master Production Scheduling (MPS), Shop floor control (SFC), Product costing, Capacity planning, Production orders and Order settlement.
• Expertise in writing functional specification report’s for configuring material master data, production order’s and BOM.
• Expertise in PP-PI configuration for Process Orders, Process Instructions, Control Recipes, PI sheets, XML style sheets, layouts, Process Messages and XSteps.
• Proficiency in Repetitive Manufacturing elements such as rate routing, planning table, REM profile, product versions and back flushing.
• Expertise in Material Management (MM) configuration of Enterprise structure, Material Masters, Vendor Masters, PO order types, Release Strategies and Account Determination.
• Experience in Inventory Management such as configuring Movement Types, Physical Inventory, Goods movements - Goods Issue, Transfer Posting and Goods Receipt.
• Experience in QM areas such as Quality Planning, Quality Inspections, Quality Certificates, Quality Notifications and Master Inspection characteristics (MICs).
• Knowledge of Integration with MES systems. Developed test scenarios/scripts for Unit, Integration, and Acceptance Testing and used testing tool HPQC.
• Sound Knowledge on Data analytics, performed Data upload, Data conversions and Data Cleansing.
• Worked on P2P cycle. Configurable knowledge in Purchase requisition, Source determination, Vendor Selection, Purchase Order, Inbound Delivery, Goods Receipts, and Invoice Verification.
• Worked on order to cash (OTC), a subsequent transfer order with Batch management, Post good’s issue (PGI) of SD modules.
• Worked in areas of WM and SD at point of integration with PP.
• Experience working with Master data using Batch Data Communication (BDC) programs and Legacy System Migration Workbench (LSMW) with the help of ABAP team.
• Proficient in gathering requirements from end users and transforming the requirements into functional documents in RICEFW components.
• Been through different support levels (L1, L2, and L3) during technical support stage after go - live and Hyper Care.
• Experience in performing user training, developing documentation on SAP processes and issues, cutover activities and in all levels of support. Trained end users and conducted work shop in production planning, Master data, MRP and shop floor control.
• Ability to establish and manage professional interpersonal relationships, effective communication with team members and clients. Profession of goal oriented work habits, strong analytical thinking, multi-tasking and problem solving skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

ERP Packages: SAP R/3 ECC 6.0

Middleware: XIPI, XIPO, MES

Database: Oracle, MS Access, SQL Server 2000

Operating System: Windows, UNIX

Application Software: Microsoft Office, Advanced Excel, MS Project, MS Visio.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Long Island, NY

SAP PP Analyst

Environment: ECC 6.0, Marel Innova.

Responsibilities:

• Gathered Requirements from business and prepared design documents for warehouse and plants operations involving configuration, enhancements (e.g. RF scanners, solution approach for SKU Auto weighing & Auto Labelling identification) and reports.
• Most of the design details included in the Marel Interface, Equipment master data, RF Scanners, STO and Inventory Management.
• Recently implemented SAP barcode system using SAP Console (SAP's native RF solution) for the MTO Sku’s.
• Label design for Production orders, Tray, SKU final sale labels, screen design for RF gun for barcode and printer settings to Forms/Label printing.
• Worked on Zebra Printers, configured printers and RF Guns, Serial Number Management, Tray and Tote Management.
• Hands on Experience on Marel Innova Auto weighing & Auto labeling machine.
• Migrated Data from Marel to SAP using IDOCS. Good understanding on MIF & JDBC connectors.
• Worked on ATP Check, defined Put away, and picking strategies.
• Conducted warehouse visits to visualize physical warehouse and configured the Put to tote interface with WM by defining Tray types, Totes & storage bins.
• Worked on MTS (Make-to-Stock), MTO (Make-to-Order), Make-to-Order for Configurable Material, Stock Requirement/ MRP Lists, variant configuration.
• Worked extensively on the User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Regression Testing & Integration testing and Point of Failure Mechanism.
• Customized reports with new business process covering RF Functionalities (Label, Tray, Put to tote, picking, Loading, Shipping) placement strategies based on shipment, packing and delivery for the new warehouse.
• Developed Functional Specs and Test Scripts for SAP - Marel Interface.
• Interacted with technical consultants (ABAP) to prepare custom reports and enhancement.

Confidential, Reno, NV

SAP PP-PI/QM Consultant

Environment: ECC 6.0

Responsibilities:

• Worked as a Functional Consultant in Customization and Configuration of SAPR/3 for PP-PI and QM module.
• Analyzed the Business Requirements, studied the AS-IS Business Process, submitted a solution design involving the TO-BE Business flows, documenting the operating procedures and performed GAP analysis in the production environment.
• Responsible for creating Operations and Phases in Master Recipes by defining control keys, relationships between phases and standard values
• Maintained Parameters for both Plant and MRP group for Material Requirement Planning.
• Maintained the MRP, Forecasting, and Work Scheduling views in the material master.
• Configuration of Bi-Products, Co-Product, Control Recipes and Batch Classification.
• Configuration of Capacity planner, planner groups, formulas, resources. Maintained Production Scheduling Profile.
• Responsible for Creation of new Batch class characteristics. Created new Classes and assigned characteristics to the Classes.
• Converted planned orders either into Process Order or Purchase requisition. Worked on PI Sheets i.e. creating new Message Characteristics and Process Instructions.
• Configured PI sheet and maintained Process Management.
• Involved in integration with QM in assigning inspection types to material master based on in process inspection or goods receipt inspection.
• Created QM master data such as Master Inspection characteristics (MIC), inspection methods, characteristics, classes, certificate profiles and assignment.
• Created Inspection Plans, assigned Inspection Characteristics and Sampling Procedures to Inspection Plans. Worked on Result Recording and Usage Decision.
• Involved in Integration Test and Unit Test and integration test and assisted super users in UAT.
• Worked with shop floor activities including creation of Production orders, availability check, order release, Goods Issue, Goods Movement and order confirmation.

Confidential, Miami, FL

SAP PP/MM Functional Consultant

Environment: ECC 6.0

Responsibilities:

• Involved in full life cycle implementation. Performed Requirement Gathering and GAP analysis and authored design documents.
• Configured enterprise structure such as Plants, storage locations, purchase organizations and assignment.
• Configured Material types, number ranges, Material groups, Vendor account groups, number ranges, factory calendar.
• Configured MRP plant parameters, Production scheduling profiles, scheduled margin keys, standard value keys, and control keys.
• Involved in Master Data mappings of Material Master, Vendor Masters.
• Set default basic data, and capacity and work scheduling views and setup formulas and shift sequences for the resource/work center.
• Defined different production Order types, order dependent parameters, scheduling parameters and confirmation parameters.
• Involved in mappings of Material master and vendor master.
• Maintained Planned Independent Requirements by transferring data from Sales and operation Planning.
• Ran MRP total planning at plant level (online/background job), single-item multi-level for generating the planned orders and purchase requisitions.
• Production order release, availability check for components, scheduling of the production order, printing shop floor paper like Time Tickets, goods issue slips, confirmation slips.
• Worked on configuration of intra and intercompany STO, Consignment, Sub-contracting PO process.
• Configured PO documents types, number ranges, release strategies for the purchase order.
• Authored functional specifications for the custom developments.
• Involved in creation of LSMW for material master, Vendor master, source lists, Info records, BOM, routings and inventory data loads.
• Worked on BAPI PO GETDETAIL to display Purchase Order details in a standard SAP ECC.
• Developed test scripts for Procure to pay process involving Purchasing (PO), Goods receipts (GR), Invoice verification and Plan to make process involving MRP runs, Production order, Confirmations and Goods movements.
• Monitoring of end-user issues to identify and resolve both system and data errors during hyper care and post go live support.

Confidential, Houston, TX

SAP MM/PP Functional Consultant

Environment: SAP ECC 6.0

Responsibilities:

• Configured and tested vendor master records, created account groups based on the type of control required, defined usage of partner functions and vendor sub-range functions.
• Converted planned order to the Production Order and Involved in Goods Issue, Confirmation and Goods Receipt.
• Characteristics and classes were reviewed and created for release procedures to RFQ/Quotation, requisition, purchase orders, contract and scheduling agreements.
• Configuring Inventory Management Parameters for all Goods movements like Goods Receipts, Goods Issues, Reservations, GR for blocked stock, Goods returns etc.,
• Creating storage location automatically for different movement types with Goods issue/Transfer posting and Goods receipt.
• Worked and mapped Goods Receipt, Goods Issue WM strategies for storage Bins and reference movement types with IM.
• Provided Support for SAP MM environment, troubleshooting transactional and master data issues and implementing timely resolutions.
• Inventory management: Goods Receipts, Goods Issues, Stock Transfers, Reservations, Consignment, Physical Inventory, Subcontracting.
• Customizing of organizational elements, material type and purchasing documents as per business Requirements.
• Worked on support tickets related to MRP Run; Single-item multi-level, MRP/Stock Requirement List; Individual display & Collective displays
• Resolved tickets related to Production orders, Material master, BOM, Routing and Production variances. Handling daily support activities, analyzing the incident tickets and providing solutions.
• Worked with business after go-live to raise Change Requests (CR) assessed its impact and implemented it to reduce business gaps.

Confidential, Foster City, CA

SAP PP/MM Consultant

Environment: SAP ECC 6.0

Responsibilities:

• Involved in Full life cycle implementation: Business blueprint, Configuration, Testing, Training, Documentation, Go-Live and Support phases of ASAP methodology.
• Involved in configuration of Organization structure such as defining Plant, Purchasing Organization, Storage location and assignment.
• Worked on the configuration of MRP Groups, MRP controllers, Special Procurement keys, Planning horizon, Purchasing Group and Planning calendar. Also responsible for defining strategy groups and assigning to MRP groups.
• Created MRP exception messages, rescheduling horizons, MRP list requirements and MD04 display parameters. Configured and executed MRP planning runs, net change planning, scheduling and MRP/Stock requirements list evaluations.
• Worked on planning strategies such as Make to stock (MTS) Planning with final assembly and Make to Order (MTO) planning without final assembly, MTO planning with planning material.
• Customized production scheduling profiles, control keys and production order types.
• Worked on execution of shop floor activities, which include conversion of planned orders to production orders, release, availability check, goods issue, order confirmations, goods receipt and order settlement.
• Worked on capacity requirements planning such as capacity evaluation and capacity leveling.
• Worked on Inter and Intra Company Stock Transport Orders, Physical Inventory and Third Party.
• Responsible for configuration of Cycle Counting and defining tolerances for physical inventory differences.
• Worked on Consumption based planning such as Reorder based planning and forecast based planning for raw materials.
• Prepared functional specifications and coordinated with ABAP team for custom reports involving a daily checklist of production order quantity changes, available capacities and backlog of the load.
• Conducted Unit test, Integration test and Regression test using HP quality center (HPQC) for tracking the testing scenarios and any defects accountability.
• Worked on LSMW for migration of Transaction data such as open production orders, open purchase orders, partial confirmations, and Partial goods receipts from legacy system to SAP.
• Responsible for user training and preparing documents for end users and super users.
• Involved in production support and troubleshooting of problems in production environment.

Confidential, Geneva, IL

SAP MM/PP Functional Consultant

Environment: SAP ECC 6.0

Responsibilities:

• Worked on Business Processes, mapped the processes and prepared templates in the Material Management Module.
• Configured different elements of Production Planning including Material Master, BOM, Work Center, Routing, MRP Types, MRP Groups, Plant Parameters, REM Cycle and back flushing.
• Maintained Planned Independent Requirements by transferring data from Sales and Operations Planning.
• Configured executed planning runs with technical and business information, processed planned orders, and MRP Stock/Requirements List evaluations.
• Configured other repetitive manufacturing functions, such as Production Versions, Rate Routings, Planning Table, and Product Cost Collectors. Configured Planners Work Bench (MF50) in repetitive manufacturing, Staging of Materials.
• Defined new business processes in production planning and KANBAN. Involved in triggering KANBAN signals for the replenishment of KANBAN quantity defined in control cycle and the production line via stock transfer with reservation. Configured Kanban board (PK12N, PK13N).
• Was also involved in adjusting the control cycles for increase and decrease of the production rate.
• Worked with shop floor activities including Creation of Production Orders, Availability Check, and Order Release. Also printing shop floor papers, Goods Issue, Goods Movement, and Order Confirmation.
• Configured and created- info records, Vendors, Stock Transport orders, Purchase requisitions, Customer and Contracts special stock like Subcontracting Purchase Orders.
• Configured screen layouts, data Screens, sub screens, fields, and field selection groups for Material Master.
• Defined Purchase Organization and Storage Locations, assigned Purchase Organization to Company Code, Plant and assigned Plants to Company Code.
• Make to order (MTO) by using strategy group 20, Make to stock (MTS) by using strategy group 50& 10.
• Configured new Availability Check Groups, Rules and Scope of Check for Production and Planned Orders.
• Worked on Purchasing Documents; requisition, source of supply, quotas, RFQ, Quotation Entry and Analysis, Vendor known/unknown, and defined Number Ranges for various Purchasing Documents and Confirmations.
• Worked on BAPI GOODSMVT CREATE to do goods receipt for purchase order after importing data to ECC.
• Performed Unit and Integration Tests of System Configuration and Functionality.
• Provided Go-live and post Go-live support.

Confidential, Newport, CA

SAP PP/QM/MM Functional Consultant

Environment: ECC 6.0

Responsibilities:

• Core team member, participated in requirements gathering, blueprinting, and aligning processes according to standard models.
• Configured MRP Types, made changes to standard MRP Types, created Lot Size Keys, and Planning File Entries.
• Generated PP Master Data, BOM, Routings, Work Centers, Schedule Margin Keys, Formula for Work Centers, Capacity Categories, Standard Value Keys, Control Key, Performance Efficiency Rates.
• Organized BOM Item Categories, Default Values for Item Status, BOM Status, BOM Usage, and BOM Alternative Determination.
• Configured Material Master, Vendor Master, Custom Material Types, Defining Material Groups, Material Status, and Unit of Measures.
• Maintained overall Plant Parameters, MRP Groups, Availability Check Rules, Scope of Check, MRP Controllers, and Special Procurement Keys. Defined BOM Explosion Control and Routing Selection.
• Defined QM master data setting in material master, catalogs, MICs inspection plan & sampling procedures. Was also involved with issues related to PP/QM and cleansing QM.
• Designed MRP Profile, Planning Table, Reduction Strategies, Back flushing.
• Created Production Order Types, Confirmations, Operations, Status Profile, Selection Profile, Defining Print Control, Order Costing, and Production Order Type Dependent Requirements.
• Worked on Capacity Planning and derived Capacity Evaluation, Capacity Leveling, and Capacity Requirements.
• Developed and configured pull list based event driven KANBAN process through MF60 and automate adjustment of KANBAN quantity based on job.
• Configured and customized KANBAN master data such as supply area, control cycle, replenishment strategies, and defined status sequence in customizing.
• Responsible for PO, PR, STO, Source List, Quota Arrangement, Purchase Info Records.
• Involved in designing Vendor Evaluations, Scheduling Agreements, and Consignment.
• Configured Conditions, Condition Tables, Access Sequences, Conditional Schemas, Price Determination Process, and Scope of List for Conditions.
• Conducted Unit Test, Integration Test, and User Acceptance Test. Prepared Training Documentation and User Manuals.
• Responsible for resolving monthly process order closure, handling units and inspecting lots issues.
• Worked after Go-Live and experienced in ticket solving in day-to-day operations.

Confidential

SAP PP Analyst

Environment: SAP R/3 6.0

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for designing an upgrade from ECC 5.0 to ECC 6.0 with other team members and communication of problems regarding the design documentation with the Team supervisor.
• Transferred material types and bill of materials. Maintained Work Centers for materials and Routings comprising of different work centers and activity types from legacy system to the new system using IDOCS.
• Responsible for installing for efficient assembly and material handling.
• Planned and executed workflow through operations maintaining schedule, quality, machinery, and labor Efficiency.
• Coordinated Material Requirements with Production Control and Material Master.
• Responsible for day-to-day documentation process and developed daily production schedules.
• Quality inspection, auditing and coordinated between scheduling and department leads.
• Documented inbound locomotives and administer worksheet files.