SUMMARY

• More than 7 years of extensive experience in SAP Materials Management, Warehouse Management and Inventory Management modules as SAP Functional Consultant
• Core Industrial and Manufacturing background with exposure to manufacturing environments, Purchasing Procedures
• Hands - on experience as SAP Functional Consultant in three full life cycle implementation as well as up-gradation and production support
• Involved in all phases of a life cycle implementation, including blueprinting, gap analysis, mapping, design, configuration, testing, go-live, user training and post production support
• Good understanding of Industry best business practices and sound knowledge of SAP R/3 MM/WM/IM module Version 4.7 and ECC 5.0, ECC 6.0 versions including complete customizing
• Integrated various modules like SD, PP, QM and FI with MM, IM, and WM module from conception to go-live and support activity during various stages of the project
• Strong ability to translate business requirements into configuration and development requirements and write functional and technical specifications
• Understanding & analyzing ‘AS-IS’ Business Processes and mapping ‘TO-BE’ processes. Finalizing the Business Drivers and project scope for the client by mutually agreeing and signoff on deliverables for the project
• Involved in entire Plant setup process for Procure to Pay cycle
• Experienced in Split valuation, Batch management, Serial number management, Vendor evaluations, Source list, Purchase info records and Invoice verification
• Experience in configuring WM and IM modules for movement types, Physical Inventory, cycle counting, and creation of bins, transfer requirements and transfer orders
• Extensive experience in configuring Vendor master, Purchase requisitions, RFQs, Quotations, Purchase orders, Release Procedures, pricing conditions, Sub-contracting, Consignments, Outline agreements (Contracts and Scheduling agreements) and output determination
• Experience in configuring RF devices and mobile data entry
• Experience in new functionality like Storage Units, Handling Units and RF Solution/SAP Console, Bar code/label printing: enhancement by linking WM/IM transactions; PO put away in warehouse; Warehouse bin-to-bin movement
• Experience in configuration of shipping functions considering Shipping Point and Goods Receiving point Determination, Scheduling, Route Schedule, Delivery Types, Item Categories and Transportation Zones
• Experience using SAP tool LSMW and debugging ABAP, writing functional/technical specifications for customized transactions and functional exits
• Experience in Data Migration from Legacy system to SAP for up gradation / new implementation / integration, import of data from any other external system to SAP
• Experience in functional designing and interfaces EDI / IDOC with external vendor systems
• BDC(Batch Data Communication) using both session and call transaction methods,SAP Script, ABAP/4 reports (Classical & Interactive)
• Good knowledge aboutUSER EXITS, BADI and BAPI
• Experience in preparing Functional Specifications, Integration Pass Testing Scenarios, Prototypes and End-User Training documentation
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, analytical, and leadership skills, a team player, with problem solving skills, project management capabilities, planning, and implementation expertise

TECHNICAL SKILLS

ERP systems: SAP R/3, 4.7, ECC 5.0, ECC 6.0

SAP: MM, IM and WM

Computer Languages: C, C++, VB 6.0

Operating Systems: Windows 95, XP, VISTA, NT, Mac OS X

Packages: MS Office, MS Project, Lotus Notes, Remedy

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Exton, PA

SAP MM/WM Functional Consultant

Environment: ECC 6.0

Responsibilities:

• Post go live support, following deployment of ECC 6.0 global project in the US, Canada and Mexico covering more than 20 manufacturing, sales and distribution sites
• Creating new User Procedures and process documentation to create Purchasing documents followed by training end users
• Worked with Business teams to understand the business process and specific business needs
• Working with end users offering post go live support and assisting them in issue resolution
• Fixing basic functional issues, and working with the appropriate business and technical teams for further issue resolution
• Identifying the gaps and suggesting necessary enhancements for transaction data and master data
• Configuration of MM module with the following functionality: Material Master, Vendor Master, Source Lists, Purchase Requisitions, RFQ, Quotation, Contracts, Purchase Orders, Outline Agreements, Release Procedures, Good Receipts from Purchase Order, Logistics Invoice Verification
• Extensively worked on BOM purchasing, Non BOM purchasing, Framework PO, PR Workflow, PO Workflow, Inter company and Intra company Stock Transport Orders
• Creating customized reports requested by business using SQVI
• Supplied both technical, functional and business process expertise for all areas of the Purchase to Pay process
• Involved in pre and post go live Ramp up and ramp down activities
• Involved in configuring WM and IM modules for movement types, Physical Inventory, cycle counting, and creation of bins, transfer requirements and transfer orders
• Conducted End to End business process simulation testing for specific business processes
• Involved in business meetings and actively participated in making decisions of configuration settings
• Created FSD (Functional Specification Document) based on approved requirements
• Involved in the training and documentation of Outbound delivery process using UPS WorldShip 9.0
• Inventory adjustments using Physical Inventory at Warehouse Managed location and carried out physical inventory at Inventory Managed storage location level
• Worked with end users in processing incoming IDoc from distributors to create Sales Orders
• Regular training for the key users and end users on SAP functionality's and navigation through screens. Prepared documents and end user manual for training

Confidential, Denver, CO

SAP WM/MM Functional Consultant

Environment: ECC 6.0

Responsibilities:

• Setting up of MM Master data and Warehouse master data
• Coordinated and performed successful analysis, design, configuration, testing and implementation of SAP WM application module
• Involved in the setting up the warehouse management organizational structure, global settings and various basic functions in WM module
• Configured WM structure by defining Storage Types, Storage Sections, Bins, Quants
• Structuring medium to complex warehouse and defining movements (Inventory tracking) within warehouse
• Involved in configuring of Batch Management, Goods Movement, and GR, GI, Stock Transfer, Reservation and physical inventory in both IM and WM
• Configured the PO printing process to print PO based on Purchasing Groups. Create access sequences to meet the requirements
• Set up process to move stock from non-HU location to HU managed location
• Implementation of Radio Frequency (RF) and bar coding Technology with Handling Unit Management (HU)
• Configured Vendor master including Vendor consignment stock and Evaluated receipt settlement
• Worked on various Purchase documents like Purchase Requisition, RFQ, Schedule Agreements, Contracts, Purchase Order, Goods Receipt, Goods Issues, Transfer posting and Invoice Verification
• Assigned Partner Schemas to Account Groups and defined Permissible Partner Roles
• Created Custom Report to list the stock with Storage Location and Stock Type (Unrestricted, Restricted, QI, and Blocked) on any given day
• Involved in configuring Material Requirement Planning (Consumption based Planning-Forecast/Reorder point and MRP procedures)
• Configured Stock transfer for 1-step transfer posting and 2-step transfer postings
• Integration with QM for Master Data Maintenance and In-process Inspection
• Defined Release procedures with characteristics for Purchase orders
• Defined new condition types and Pricing Procedures for different vendors, which were based on the purchasing area and material price
• Configured Automatic account determination for posting to the respective GL accounts with new movement types established for custom material types
• Created new User Procedures to create Purchasing documents followed by training end users.

Confidential, Austin, TX

SAP WM/MM Consultant

Environment: ECC 6.0

Responsibilities:

• Developed the different phases of the ASAP methodology in correlation with the other members of the team and the project leads in planning the scope of the project, providing documentation, defining business scenarios and providing support
• Involved in BPR and AS-IS and TO-BE processes, Gap Analysis and other MM configurations.
• Involved in business meetings and actively participated in making decisions of configuration settings
• Involved in flow chart documentation, presentation to the management team
• Designed and described Functional Specifications for various interface definitions with critical legacy system analysis with data mapping and unit test plan
• Created FSD (Functional Specification Document) based on approved requirements
• Configured various Material types and Material groups and configured Vendor master records and partner functions
• Defined Valuation Classes, Valuation Types, and Valuation Groups for Valuation areas
• Involved in the customization of IM and WM functions of Goods Receipt, Goods Issue, Stock Transfer, Transfer Postings, Reservations, Physical Inventory, Batch Management and Special stocks
• Processed materials with Shelf Life Expiration Date (SLED) and Serialization in the WM system
• Maintained Plant Parameters, created Material, extended material to all Storage locations, created Bill of Material, created subcontracting contract for Finished Material, standard contract for Bulk Material
• Defined storage types, storage bins and storage sections
• Used custom Mobile data entry screens for plant requirements
• Configured control parameters for TR/TO and configured storage type search, storage section search, storage bin type search strategies
• Configured the physical inventory settings and carried out physical inventory at storage location level
• Developed interfaces for RF devices via SAP web console. I.T.S. mobile to integrate RF devices into SAP WM module and worked on SAP interface with RF guns
• Customized Warehouse Management RF screens to automate picking of Deliveries and Handling Units, using hand-held and vehicle-mounted Radio Frequency terminals
• Involved in developing functional specification for Radio Frequency devices
• Responsible for Performing Goods Receipt, Goods Issue and Stock Transfer by managing materials stock on quantity and value basis
• Customized settings for Batch Determination and MRP procedures
• Coordinated with ABAP team for enhancements and interfaces

Confidential, St. Louis, MO

SAP WM/MM Functional Consultant

Environment: ECC 6.0

Responsibilities:

• Worked with Business teams to understand the business process and specific business needs
• Customized and configured Stock Transport Orders (STO) for transfer of stock between the plants. Responsible for setting all the parameters, supplying plant, receiving plant and shipping point determination
• Configuring automatic conversion of Purchase requisition to Purchase order
• Configured settings for ENJOY transactions (MIGO)
• Configured Vendor Master: Created vendor account groups, partner functions, number ranges, purchasing groups
• Integrated Warehouse Management System via other components such as Inventory Management and Shipping
• Managed complex warehousing facilities including custom designed storage areas, high rack storage, bulk storage, fixed bin storage and other commonly used storage areas
• Carried out Split Valuation of Materials based on Valuation categories, Origin, Procurement and Batches
• Defined control parameters for warehouse number, number ranges for transfer requirements, Transfer orders, Storage units, Handling units, physical inventory documents
• Configured settings for physical inventory for cycle counting in WM and IM
• Setup stock transport order for plant-to-plant and inter-company stock transport order
• Interfaced WM-IM for creation of interim bins and movement types
• Worked on the Handling Unit functionality that constituted automatic packing using packing instruction determination and output determination
• Configured schedule line agreements, delivery schedules, purchasing and shipping notifications
• Configured Output Determination for Deliveries and Billing Documents, Shipping Points, Shipping Conditions and Shipping Point Determination, Configuration of Shipping and Transportation activities like Processing Deliveries
• Configured various business processes in WM integration with IM, QM, PP and SD Modules
• Developed, customized RF transaction for production order confirmation, label scanning
• Worked on output devices like Intermec type label printers
• IDoc types defined for data, such as purchase orders, invoices, GR, GI which was broken down into more specific categories (message types)
• Set up Release strategies for purchasing documents with classification and Work Flow
• Configured control parameters for TR/TO and configured system directed put away and pick strategies using location and product dimensions, also defined picking strategies such as LIFO and FIFO
• Test scenarios for unit testing and co-ordinate and participated in integration testing activities

Confidential, Evansville, IN

SAP WM/MM Functional Consultant

Environment: ECC 6.0

Responsibilities:

• Configured the organizational structure for MM Purchasing Organizations, Plants and Storage Locations
• Assisted in the definition of key business process issues within and across key business process areas as part of Global Template Design Phase and developed the detailed TO-BE process and prepared business blue print, scope document and work plan for the implementation of SAP
• Configured Warehouse Management settings with various storage types, sections and storage bins and there structure and worked on configuring Good Movements, Movement Types and Warehouse Structure along with definition of the Put away and Pick strategies
• Worked on Capacity check, Two-Step picking, Negative stocks and Zero stock check
• Configured different Picking and Put away strategies like stock removal, stock placement, fixed bin storage, next empty bin, addition to existing stocks and bulk storage
• Customized Warehouse Management RF screens to automate picking of Deliveries and Handling Units, using hand-held and vehicle-mounted Radio Frequency terminals. Multiple distribution centers and a variety of work practices were supported
• Configuration of MM module with the following functionality: Material Master, Vendor Master, Source Lists, Purchase Requisitions, RFQ, Quotation, Contracts, Purchase Orders, Outline Agreements, Release Procedures, Good Receipts from Purchase Order, Logistics Invoice Verification, configured automatic posting, set tolerance limit, block invoice, release invoice, Output Determination and Pricing Procedure using Condition Technique
• Worked on Batch Management using Batch class and characteristics, Batch classification, Batch Split and Batch Traceability
• Inventory Management Process including Goods Receipt, Damaged Goods/Discrepancy Goods Receipt from Production, and Storage Location to Storage Location Transfer, Goods Issue, physical and annual inventory documents with automatic zero stock check display
• Was involved in legacy data extractions and file creation, validation of those extracts and load using LSMW
• Uploaded Customer, Pricing, and purchase info records from legacy system to R/3
• Involved in the Data Migration Activities of Master Data, Transaction Data and Initial Inventory Upload
• Regular training for the key users and end users on SAP functionality's and navigation through screens. Prepared documents and end user manual for training

Confidential, Stamford, CT

SAP WM/MM Functional Consultant

Environment: ECC 6.0

Responsibilities:

• Involved in Business Blueprint preparation, AS-IS study, design of the TO-BE process and gap analysis
• Responsible for Project Preparation, Blueprint, realization, go live and production support phase
• Responsible for customization of the MM and WM module and integration with other modules
• Configured the Put away and Picking strategies to optimize material flow
• Involved in flow chart documentation, presentation to the management team
• Involved in configuring and testing WM movement types to enable integration between Inventory Management and Warehouse Management
• Configured the inventory management - Goods receipt, Goods issue, Transfer posting
• Involved in basic configurations of defining storage locations, warehouse, Storage types, Storage Sections, storage bins and appropriate assignments and created new purchasing organization and purchasing groups
• Configured all transactions of procure to pay process from Purchase Requisitions to invoice verification
• Implemented Invoice Verification including parking of Invoices and Integrated with FI/CO for accounts payable
• Configured Purchasing process including Purchase Requisition (MRP), Purchase Requisition (Third Party), including Purchase Order (MRP), Purchase order (Third Party), Purchase Order (Stock and Non-Stock), Scheduling Agreement, Contract
• Configuration of Invoice Verification, Credit Memos, Subsequent Debits & Credits, Taxes, Foreign Currency, cash discounts
• Involved in the day to day support activities like solving tickets in material handling, warehouse management, production order, procurement, inventory management
• Worked on building queries for custom reports and configuring Inbound and Outbound EDI Messages for purchasing functions (purchase order and PO acknowledgement, PO change and change acknowledgement)
• Involved with Reports, Interfaces, Conversions, Enhancements and Forms
• Trained users for all purchasing and WM functions also provided post Go-live support for MM and WM

Confidential, Holland, MI

SAP WM/MM Functional Consultant

Environment: SAP R/3 4.7 to ECC 5.0

Responsibilities:

• Designed and described Functional Specifications for various interface definitions with critical legacy system analysis with data mapping and unit test plan
• Investigation to determine if the user exits and system modifications implemented by client in the 4.7 system are still required in the ECC 5.0 system
• Involved in Variant Configuration like creation of characteristics, class and assign them, configure profile and assign class, serial number profile, configuration material and assign the class to it, BOM and assign the object dependencies and attach the material in the configuration profile
• Configured Vendor master including Vendor consignment stock and Evaluated receipt settlement
• Integration with QM for Master Data Maintenance and In-process Inspection
• Integrated with FI CO for product cost controlling provides a basis for material valuation
• Set up WM - PP interface for GR from production and Material staging, IM-WM interface for various movement types, output determination in WM, Set up wave picking, set up goods movements for different delivery types and resolved unit of measure related issues
• Worked on Handling Unit Management which includes packaging instructions & packaging materials set up to create Handling Units packaging during Inbound and Outbound deliveries at Inventory management and Warehouse Management level
• Defined Release procedures with characteristics for Purchase orders
• Configured Scheduling agreements with release documentation made for JIT and Forecast Delivery Schedules
• Defined new condition types and Pricing Procedures for different vendors, which were based on the purchasing area and material price
• Configured Automatic account determination for posting to the respective GL accounts with new movement types established for custom material types
• Configured Inbound, Outbound IDocs for DEBMAS, DESADV, ORDERS, ORDRSP, and ORDCHG
• User training, managing the issues and resolving them

Confidential

SAP MM/WM/IM Analyst (Support)

Environment: SAP R/3 4.7

Responsibilities:

• Carried out the mapping exercise of the customer requirements with a view to completing the Procure to pay process
• Configured and coordinated in setting up organization structure related to purchase organization and storage locations, assigned purchasing organization to company codes and plants and assigned plants to company code
• Setting up screen layouts for purchasing documents like RFQ, Quotation, and PR’s, PO’s and developed enhancement for quotation comparisons and configured the Inventory Management of goods at the points of receipt and issue for all stock categories and special stocks
• Set up new purchase groups, release procedures for purchasing documents and used LSMW extensively for uploading and maintaining master data for Materials, Vendors, Info records and BOM
• Configured WM / IM movement types, Placements strategies, picking, packing, shipping, decentralize warehouse, returnable packaging and defined storage types, storage sections, storage bins and number ranges in various warehouses
• Custom software was also written for barcode analysis, for automatic creation of Transfer Orders triggered by SAP delivery screens, and additional standard (non-RF) screens for maintenance and support purposes in the warehouse office
• Resolved issues in inventory by using Batch Management, handling of special stocks and creation of new locations for business gaps

Confidential

SAP WM/MM Analyst (Support)

Environment: SAP R/3 4.7

Responsibilities:

• Coordinating all Purchasing Department activities like Vendor development, Sending Inquiries, Receiving quotations, Obtaining Purchasing Committee approval and finalizing vendor, Order Scheduling, Placement, Expediting, and vendor correspondence for time bound realization of a required material
• Was involved in initial Blue Print Session and requirement gathering
• Created RFQ, Source Lists Purchase Info Records, Purchase Requisitions, Purchase Orders, Vendor Evaluation, and GR/GI
• Worked on processing of transfer postings and special stocks in Inventory Management such as sub-contracting, third-party and vendor consignment
• Managed complex warehouse structures and processed all relevant postings and transactions such as Goods Receipt, Goods Issues and General Stock Transfer
• Created physical inventory settings, documents, posting differences, Annual Inventory, Inventory Sampling and Cycle counting
• Provided end user training and supported the staff with regular purchasing activities and Warehouse Management with, put away, picking and packing