SUMMARY

• More than 6 years of work experience as EBS functional consultant, includes experience in implementation, Roll out of R12 and 11i Applications, Upgrade, Production support roles
• Extensive experience in implementing, configuring, integrating, managing and supporting Oracle e - Business Suite Applications from 11.0.5 through R12.1.2.
• Specialized in Procurement which includes Purchasing, iSupplier, iProcurement, Sourcing, Contracts, Contract life cycle management (CLM), Supplier Life Cycle management (SLM)
• Purchasing: Document types, Item security, Approval hierarchy, accounting & purchasing options, templates, document management, conversions, ASL, sourcing rules, WF customizations, account generator changes, buyers setup etc. iSupplier: Supplier Registration (By Invitation, Bulk Invitation, Self Service Registration, Prospective Supplier Registration), Supplier Data management, Suppler notifications, RF, RFQ, PO, Shipments, Invoice, Supplier Schedules, Supplier Forecast communication, Document changes, iSupplier portal security, supplier user management, supplier registration. iProcurement: Catalogs, Global Blanket Agreements, Catalog management, Category mapping, Content zones, Punchouts, requisition approval, services procurement, charge account WF changes etc.
• Sourcing: Events, RFI templates, Bidding activity template, Requirements setup, Even rules management, Supplier audit templates, link to online contract authoring.
• Contracts: Repository contracts, Online Authoring of contracts, Contracts Templates, Deliverables, Clauses, Numbering system, Contract approvals, Contacts conversion, Enterprise search.
• SLM - Supplier Life Cycle management: Supplier DQM rules, Merges, DE duplication, Mass communication, Supplier data cleanup, supplier user management.
• Business Process Re-Engineering, Process/Needs/Gap Analysis, End-user system Training & Support.
• Supported and analyzed various business systems and applications by working closely with various functional departments to identify, define, document, analyze and translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Developed and formulated solutions to evaluate alternative approaches, to solve business problems within the scope of Oracle e-Business technology stack.
• Supported the deployment of new or modified business systems using Oracle Applications and processes through change management activities, including developing systems monitoring tools, formal and informal communication, end-user training and procedure documentation.
• Experience in Business Requirements gathering, GAP Analysis, Test Plan Preparation, Unit Testing, Functional Architecture, System Integration testing, UAT, Go-Live preparation and Production Support.
• Skilled in Configuring the application based on solution design, performed gap analysis and designed workaround solutions. Excellent knowledge on Functional Analysis and Implementation, Techno/Functional analysis on Interfaces/Legacy conversions, Views, Reports.
• Prepared high-level functional design documents like AIM docs, MD50 for forms, reports extensions, CV docs of Conversion, from one Legacy system to Oracle Applications, Loading Data in to Interface Tables, Handling the Errors.
• Coordinated Functional testing, performance and load testing, regression testing, and QC testing.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Clarence, NY

Procurement Functional Lead

Responsibilities:

• Modules: Purchasing / Procurement Contracts / Souring /Complex Approvals Implementation Using AME.
• Implemented Bidding / Auctions end-to-end process Setup
• Buyer’s Work Center Document Style Setup for procurement contracts
• Multi-Org Access Control Setup
• Online Contract Authoring Setup
• Standardized contract processes: created quality contracts faster and reduced risk by implementing enterprise standards, policies that govern their use, and tools to allow flexible administration
• Reduced time-to-contract—cut negotiation-cycle time with a flexible workflow and revision process that makes legal and commercial terms immediately visible to selected parties
• Driven contract compliance—track compliance and reviewed the contract details throughout the entire contract lifecycle
• Identified custom components in 11.5.10.2 and analyzed for R12 fitment
• Finalized Pre & Post upgrade steps for all the SCM and MFG modules.
• Functional Testing of Standard Functionality and Test the Customizations.
• Procurement contract approval WF customized to use AME approval engine
• Customized AP & PO Workflow to support complex Position Hierarchy
• Used Production Rules for Custom Validations & Applied Custom Holds when Invoice is Auto Rejected based on the Custom Validations.
• Custom Time Out Feature and Custom Validation during Escalation.
• Approval Limits Based upon different Payment Method.
• Ability of the Users to pick different Hierarchies for submitting the Invoice for Approvals.
• List Modification Rules for Maintaining Exceptions.

Confidential, Cincinnati, OH

Lead Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Understanding and Gathering the requirement from business super users and document the same in Business requirement & analyzing the Gaps.
• Demonstrated application’s functionality, business processes mapped, configured and implemented.
• Responsible for Customizations of Advanced Procurement modules.
• Associating the Contract templates to Purchasing Document types and Sourcing Document types.
• Configuring the Contracts Clauses, Variables and Deliverables for Procurement contracts.
• Configuring the different Contract templates for various Client forms of agreements such as Master Service Agreement, Professional Service Agreement, Product and Service Agreement, Non-Disclosure Agreement, Statement of Work, Leasing agreement and so on.
• Configured Oracle Sourcing Application, developed documents BR100 Setup, BR30 Requirement Map and BP80 Future Process Document.
• Developed the Functional documents (MD050) for Procurement Contracts approvals, XML templates customization to meet the Client requirement, custom reports for Repository Contracts and Sourcing reports for saving trends.
• Configuration of Contracts expert to bring additional clause and enforcing the Client polices.
• Configuration of Secured Enterprise Search for Procurement Contracts.
• Involved in the Contract Conversion from existing Perfect Commerce Manager to Oracle.
• Demonstrated Oracle e-business Sourcing functionalities that empower buyers conduct complex transactions with ease aimed at considerable saving.
• Mapped procurement processes from RFI, RFQ, RFP, Auction streams to Purchasing. Incorporated business policies into Oracle Sourcing, integrated with other Advanced Procurement modules.
• Designed business process flow, presented Visual aids, PowerPoint slides and documents for users. Conducted work sessions with global stake holders, identified Sourcing requirements, and reviewed the procurement policies, processes and bottlenecks.
• Coordinated with cross-functional consultants to align, design, and implement an integrated Global e-Procurement solution.
• Configured the Custom responsibilities for Advanced Procurement modules.
• Responsible for Functional Set ups, Solution Testing and Functional Design of Extensions and Customizations.
• Created Test, Integration Test Plan, functional testing and User Acceptance Testing, training manuals.
• Involved in some activities for Oracle System Administration module such as Registering the Users and assigning responsibilities, printers in Oracle Apps.

Confidential, Chicago,IL

Lead Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Understanding and Gathering the requirement from business super users and document the same in Business requirement & Analyzing the Gaps. Responsible for Customizations.
• Set up of buyer less procurement process for frequently procured items through the internal catalog for iProcurement requisitions. Set up of ASL’s for iProcurement-requisitioned items with release generation method “Release using Create” enabling auto generation of Blanket Releases, Standard Purchase Orders against the Blanket Agreements and Catalog Quotations
• Restriction of Desk Top receiving for iProcurement requisition (expense) items by User Departments. All items are received at Stores and then issued to User Departments outside the system.
• Set up of ASL, Sourcing Rules, and Assignment Set for Inventory Min Max Planned Items with release generation method “Automatic Release” for auto generation of Blanket Releases and Standard Purchase Orders.
• Chose Group by option as “Vendor” to pick up the requisition lines through scheduled “Create Releases” program before the end of the day to optimize the Purchase Order costs. (Reduced number of Purchase Orders creation)
• Customization of Chart of Accounts LOV’s in iProcurement by configuring Regions in AK Developer and referring the custom views.
• Setting up REALMS to restrict access to items based on the item category to users based on the business requirements. Restriction of Express and Power check out process to selected users.
• Modification of PO workflows attributes enabling the auto generation of Purchase Orders for iProcurement Requisitions.
• Responsible for Purchasing and payables month end closing.
• Configuring the position based Requisition and PO hierarchies for approval management as per the Procurement Policies.
• Set ups for Conference Room Pilot (CRP) for Business Champions and core team members.
• Document interface, views and report requirements and testing of customizations.
• Set-ups for UAT and registration of all custom components during UAT in Test instance.
• Carried out User Training adopting the “Train the Trainer” methodology.
• Preparation of Conversion strategy documents and carrying out conversion activities prior to Go live.
• Custom Solution Design for Payable Invoice for over receipt quantities, Automatic substitute identification and replacing the line in Purchase Order after booking the PO and also before doing ASN.
• Provided production support for those divisions, which have implemented Oracle and supported implementation initiatives of new divisions.
• Provided solutions to all the business requirements and set up the same in the system and help the business users to understand the system and also involved in conducting CRP.
• Custom Back-to-Back process for a ATO item to meet the business requirement
• Developed Auto-reservation solution Design to meet the Business requirement.

Confidential, Torrance,CA

Lead Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Functional Consultant for Purchasing (PO), Receiving (RCV) and Responsible for Supplier master modules.
• GAP Analysis and GAP resolution for PO / RCV / INV
• Involved in setting up meetings with Business user to gather Requirements. Followed AIM implementation methodology
• Gap and Fit analysis done based on the business requirements.
• Involved with many Purchasing setups, Setup Payment Terms, PO Lookups, Purchasing Options, Buyers, Financial Options, Transaction Reasons, Receiving Options, Suppliers, Sourcing Rule, Position Hierarchies and Employees.
• Implemented Back to Back orders in Configured scenario where purchasing activity is involved
• Implemented the pick sources using the global sourcing rules.
• Implemented the transit time calculation using internal locations, regions and zones.
• Working on issues related to Freight Charges from suppliers.
• Implemented complicated receiving model for import supplier, and created process for multi stops deliveries implemented.
• Involved in the Creation of test script documents for CRP and UAT.
• Providing functional inputs to coordinate between client and Technical consultants related to application issues.
• Captured the business processes in form of scenario matrix for testing various process alternatives followed as part of Bill of Material/Work in Progress/Costing/Quality and Planning.
• Involved in setting up Out-Side processing flow.
• Involved in setting up Cost types, Future, Engineering and additional Cost types, Defined material sub-elements, Defined Overheads, Material overhead defaults, Defined Category accounts, Associate WIP account class with Category accounts.

Confidential, Santa Clara, CA

Responsibilities:

• Captured the business processes in form of scenario matrix for testing various process alternatives followed as part of order management/shipping/Purchasing/Inventory.
• Functional Consultant for Oracle implementing Purchasing, iSupplier, Sourcing & iProcurement modules.
• Purchasing setups and Order Management interface designs. Setup Payment Terms, PO Lookups, Purchasing Options, Buyers, Financial Options, Transaction Reasons, Receiving Options, Suppliers, Sourcing Rule, Position Hierarchies and Employees.
• Menu and function exclusion for different iSupplier custom supplier responsibilities & internal view responsibilities. Flag external responsibilities with profile options.
• Developed strategy for iSupplier user management by BG, Registration and approval management process developed, Defining Supplier Management groups in HR security profiles. Helped to create stripped registration page links for OU based or supplier group based hyperlinks on the external web pages by encrypting the organizations.
• Setting up Response Rules in e-Sourcing such as ‘Negotiation is restricted to invited suppliers’, ‘Suppliers are allowed to respond to selected lines’, ‘Suppliers are allowed to provide multiple responses’, ‘Buyer may close the negotiation before the Close Date’.
• Rules setup for Negotiations / Bids, to allow supplier to see other supplier's contract terms, notes and attachments, allow supplier to select lines on which to respond, Require full quantity setup, Allow multiple responses from suppliers, Allow multiple rounds of negotiation, Suppliers are required to lower the line price when submitting a revised response, allow manual close before the Close Date, Allow manual extend when the negotiation is open
• Designed and tested various test business case scenarios, unit testing and integration testing for various business flows.
• Validated Setup steps for Inventory like Inventory Organizations, Source Types, Item Templates, Category Sets, UOM, Classes and Conversions.
• Involved in the design of the Labels for the client for the inbound and outbound activities
• Involved in Assigning tasks to pickers, according to various business practices in UAT Server.
• Enabled the system to allocate material for picking (directed picking) by using Picking Rule.
• Enabled the system to suggest the label format and information content that are used to print a given label (compliance labeling).
• Developed process for weekly global supplier audit review on new/updated suppliers and sites
• Express Receipts disabled in Receiving for all orgs to meet the quality requirement