Sap Management Consulting/solutions Architect Resume
MI
SUMMARY:
- Over 15+ years in SAP Consulting including Functional experience in Production Planning PP, Purchasing, Logistics & SCM/APO Demand Planning (DP), Supply Network Planning (SNP), Core Interface (CIF), Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling (PP/DS), GATP and TM. Sales & Distributions, Process Design and supporting major proposal efforts in the supply chain areas.
- Hands on expertise in SAP best practices including: Implementations, Rollouts, Upgrades, Migrations, Year - End projects, Interfaces & Support Projects.
- Five (5) full cycles of SAP R/3 implementations with ASAP Methodology and extensive background in production support and upgrade of MM, PP, PP-PI & SD modules in Versions 4.6c, 4.7, ECC 5.0, ECC6 & S4 HANA.
- Experienced in SAP BW for s/4 HANA and migrating standard SAP Models to In-memory optimized models and Performance testing.
- Hands on experience of s/4 HANA reporting and HANA live system to extract and import the delivery unit.
- SCM Expert having provided SAP APO consulting services. Responsible for the delivery of SAP projects and contributing to practice and business development. Supply chain planning and optimization systems, process re-engineering, electronic procurement and other package-based solutions as a subject matter expert. Provided leadership to ERP driven organization transformation initiatives.
- Expertise in SAP R/3 in Sales & Distribution (SD) - Sales Order Processing (OTC), master data configuration, Availability Checking, Pricing, Revenue mapping with GL accounts, Sales Promotion and Sales Deals, Contracts & Rebate agreements, Output Determination, Product proposal, Free goods, Purchase Orders, Purchase Requisitions, Stock Transport Orders, Outbound and Inbound Deliveries, Picking, Packing, Transfer Order, Goods Issues, Goods Receipts, Billing, Batch Management, Variant Configuration, Route Determination, Inventory Management, Warehouse Management, Sales Information System (SIS).
- SAP Pricing skills include defining condition types for price elements in business transactions, defining condition tables to store and retrieve condition records for different condition types, defining access sequence for valid condition records, condition maintenance, using release procedures to create condition records, defining pricing scale (absolute and percentage scaling), special pricing functions, pricing analysis and running pricing reports.
- Rich experience in all aspects of project work: Requirements gathering, Design, Configuration, Unit testing, Integration testing, Documentation, Data Conversion/Migration, End user Support and Training. Experienced in Business Process Analysis and Configuration.
- Completed end-to-end SAP APO implementations providing industry and supply chain expertise across many industry verticals.
- Configuration of Inventory Management Movement Types, Number ranges for material document of Goods Receipt, Goods Issue, shelf life check for movement types and Stock Transfers- inter and intra company.
- Experienced in the SAP MM- WM with knowledge of cross-functional modules such as Sales and Distribution (SD) and Quality Management (QM).
- Setting up Test Scripts for the various testing cycles by understanding the various Business Processes. Testing the scenarios during each phase of the testing cycles such as Integration testing (PIT), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Regression testing and Live environment simulation (LES).
- Configurable Materials BOM and Routing, Variant Class, Characteristics, Characteristics Values. Assigned Object Dependencies, Preconditions, Actions, Selection Conditions, Constraints and Procedure to Configurable Profile.
- Worked in discrete manufacturing, production process industry (PP-PI) and repetitive manufacturing environment.
- Designed and Configured the Plant Parameter for Quality Management.
- Configuration of PP-MRP processes, production orders, process orders, repetitive manufacturing, classification, batch management, capacity planning, demand management.
- Worked on MTS (Make-to-Stock), MTO (Make-to-Order), Make-to-Order for Configurable Material, Stock Requirement/ MRP Lists, variant configuration, super BOMs, phantom items. Experience in SAP Management leading SAP Technical Teams & SAP Functional Teams.
- Defining Supply Area, Control cycle, Kanban correction, Kanban Control board, Defining Kanban Strategies for the business process, JIT, Kanban Evaluation, Kanban with MRP and Kanban without MRP.
- Managed SAP Functional core modules such as: Configuration activities, Business Process Mappings, Business Process Design, Functional Specifications, Functional/Technical Testing.
- Partners with and develops /builds relationships with the Customers, merchants and buyers to create value relationships, facilitate the integration of products and services, oversee the sharing and analyzing of data, troubleshooting issues and lead process improvement projects
- Self-motivated with excellent Consulting Skills not limited to Analytical, Communication, Interpersonal, Presentation, Leadership Skills and proven ability in Competitive environment.
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
ERP: ERP Central Component (ECC 6.0 & 7). S4 HANA, Solution Manager.
ERP: SAP R/3 4.5B, 4.6c, 4.7, SuccessFactors.
Methodologies used: ASAP (Accelerated SAP).
Accounting: Book Keeping, Tax, Auditing, Profit & loose statement
Operating Systems: MS Windows 2000/98/95/XP/Vista/8, UNIX, Linux.
Programming Languages: C, C++, Java, and SQL.
MS Office: MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Project, MS Excel.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Confidential,Dearborn,MI
SAP Management Consulting/Solutions Architect
Responsibilities:
- Set up Planning areas, Master Planning Object structure, Planning Books, Data views, Selection IDs, Time Bucket profiles, Storage Bucket profiles, Planning Calendar, Macros, Statistical models, Activity Profiles, Release profiles, background jobs, process chains and Alerts.
- Worked on HANA Views, Optimizing Data loads with the use of SLT and minimizing HANA space.
- Analyze business requirements, provide scope/schedule estimate and then implement the solutions either directly through systems configuration or translation of business requirements into clear and unambiguous functional specifications.
- Set up the supply chain model (work areas-location, products, resources, PPM, transportation lanes and quota arrangements).
- Worked on Integrate SAP S/4HANA with SAP BW platform with guidance on how to set up the integration and pre-built content delivered with SAP BW environment.
- Enhancement & AMS related task management for SAP BW/HANA systems. Its Multi system environment with user all over the globe with local and common objects embedded into system for reporting purpose. Improving system performance for better output. Exporting data to other system for reporting purpose. Making Audit related data available to Auditors.
- Working with MM Purchasing (P2P), ESM, and Logistics Invoicing.
- Interacted with key users to prepare the AS-IS document and then prepared the TO-BE document as per business requirements during the Blue print phase of the project.
- Gap analysis has been carried out to find the interfaces, middleware's needed to do the data migration as well as to understand and identify the custom development objects required during implementation.
- Worked in both discrete and repetitive manufacturing environments with MTS and MTO scenarios.
- Configured Planning with final assembly and Planning without final assembly strategies as per business needs.
- Configured master data's such as Material master, Bill of material, work center, Routing, Production version and Product cost collector.
- Defined MRP controllers, MRP types, Special procurement types, purchasing group, and Production schedulers.
- Configured Material Availability Check, Capacity Availability check-Capacity Evaluation and Capacity Levelling.
- Worked with configurable materials and Variant Configuration, maintaining dependencies for BOM items and Operations in routings along with conditions records, class, characteristics, and configuration profile.
- Involved in setting demand management functions and MRP parameters like planning horizon, creation indicators such as purchase requisition, delivery schedules and MRP list, planning mode, and Scheduling. Created Users, Roles, Privileges, Packages, Schemas as part of HANA Security and Development.
- Designed and implemented SAP HANA data modeling using Attribute View, Analytic View, and Calculation View.
- Responsible for arranging the training on the overall Material Management functionality in ECC 6.0 including setup Material master, Vendor master, Contracts, Info records, Pricing Condition records, BOM and release strategy.
- Set up supply chain Engineer and the basic settings for SNP like the Optimizer and the Heuristics.
- Process purchase order, from RFM and requisitions. Enter change orders, revision, Confirm PO. Expedite orders for Drawing, MMR, status report, test report, and pull material/commodity in, pushed material out.
- Worked on sales and operations planning (S& OP) - creation of info structure, planning hierarchies, Planning Types, Macros.
- Provided functional guidance to team to support QM integration within business.
- Configuration of PP-MRP processes, production orders, process orders, repetitive manufacturing, classification, batch management, capacity planning, demand management.
- Gathered business requirements, prototyped, and architected the SAP-FICO solution for the master data, contract management, service order processing, middleware, and pricing/billing.
- Managed delivery of SAP development objects. Coordinated communication with off-shore delivery centers, provided guidance to functional designers, and reported metrics to senior leadership.
- Performed assessment of business requirements, documented the findings, assessed scope of studies & suggested solutions through SAP for implementation and customizations
- Working as a team lead to monitor and manage the team members and solve their issues if needed.
- Successfully implemented the QM module with quality planning, inspections, digital signatures, audit trails, and batch status management.
- Generated Quality Notifications for the Non-Confirming Materials during procurement of materials from Vendor and during Production.
- Configured routing determination, MRP plant parameters, MRP groups, MRP types, lot size calculation, planned orders and movement types.
- Configured product costing maintaining overhead rate, BOM, assigning activity type to the cost center, and integrated with other modules like PP, MM.
Confidential,Farmington Hills,MI
SAP Management Consulting/Solutions Architect
Responsibilities:
- Worked as responsible member for SAP PP-PI track in different phases of the project plan beginning from Ideation, Proposal, Design, Development, Validation and Launch of the deployment project.
- Maintained and worked on inventory management with physical inventory.
- Hands on experience in Native HANA modeling. Created multiple schemas and table definitions. Experience in creating Attribute views, analytical view and calculated views. Good Knowledge in Direct Extractor Connections.
- Configured, Designed and Implemented Catalogs, Inspection Characteristics, Inspection Methods, Sample Determination, QM-Specific Data in Material Master and Dynamic Modification Rules.
- Worked closely with the business and project team members to evaluate business needs, defining and prioritizing requirements and agreeing process flows and analytical capabilities that align wherever possible with leading practice business processes.
- Working with MM Purchasing (P2P), ESM, and Logistics Invoicing.
- Customized IMG activities in procurement and inventory management processes, such as purchasing of non-stock and stock materials.
- Configured PPM/PDS explosion and scheduling, firming, pegging, setup times, converting planned orders in PP/DS, configured PPDS module including converted SNP planned orders into PPDS orders, exception groups in the PP/DS planning log, product view.
- Configured Demand management plant parameters such as MRP groups, MRP controllers, MRP types, and lot-sizing procedure.
- Configured, Designed and Implemented Catalogs, Inspection Characteristics, Inspection Methods, Sample Determination, QM-Specific Data in Material Master and Dynamic Modification Rules.
- Performed analysis on shop floor activities as per business process, configured and executed functions such as order creation, order release, availability check, shop floor papers, order confirmation, and order information system.
- Performed assessment of business requirements, documented the findings, assessed scope of studies & suggested solutions through SAP for implementation and customizations
- Working as a team lead to monitor and manage the team members and solve their issues if needed.
- Successfully implemented the QM module with quality planning, inspections, digital signatures, audit trails, and batch status management.
- Generated Quality Notifications for the Non-Confirming Materials during procurement of materials from Vendor and during Production.
- Configured routing determination, MRP plant parameters, MRP groups, MRP types, lot size calculation, planned orders and movement types.
- Configured product costing maintaining overhead rate, BOM, assigning activity type to the cost center, and integrated with other modules like PP, MM.
- Configured Production scheduling profile, Production Order Types and Automatic Purchase Requisitions from MRP and Goods Movements.
- Involved in the customizing and configuration of FI (New GL, AR, AP, FM, and AA), CO- Product Costing, CO-PA, Cost Center, Profit Center, and Internal Order.
- Configured and created- info records, Vendors, Stock Transport orders, Purchase requisitions, Customer and Contracts special stock like Subcontracting Purchase Orders.
- Configured and evaluated the cost centers, mapping with work centers, carried out product costing for different materials including semi-finished, finished, co-products etc.
- Involved in Unit Testing, User Acceptance Testing, Functional Integration Testing, Volume Testing and Performance Testing.
- Managed daily update meeting for all the plants to resolve post Go-Live issues.
- Created Chart of Accounts, asset classes, Master Data, Valuation, Asset types, allocations of number ranges and transfers of legacy data in Asset Management Module. Defined depreciation areas, depreciation terms, and periodic processing. I have also configured tax depreciation books.
- Configuring shop floor activities, production schedule profiles, automatic transfer order creation, scheduling, confirmation of production orders.
- Worked on sales and operations planning (S& OP) - creation of info structure, planning hierarchies, Planning Types, Macros.
- Provided functional guidance to team to support QM integration within business.
- Configuration of PP-MRP processes, production orders, process orders, repetitive manufacturing, classification, batch management, capacity planning, demand management.
- Gathered business requirements, prototyped, and architected the SAP-FICO solution for the master data, contract management, service order processing, middleware, and pricing/billing.
- Managed delivery of SAP development objects. Coordinated communication with off-shore delivery centers, provided guidance to functional designers, and reported metrics to senior leadership.
Confidential, MI
SAP Management Consulting/Solutions Architect
Responsibilities:- Worked on Supply Chain configuration, defined MRP relevant floats for different plants.
- Developed test scripts for Purchasing (PO), Goods receipts (GR), Invoice verification and Goods Issues (GI).
- Enhancement/Development on HANA and Implementation on SAP BW on HANA (Source System - SAP CRM 7.0 and Client Legacy Non-SAP Application)
- Gathered the requirements for STO processes and worked with Senior MM and SD consultants for configuring the various scenarios of inter plant and inter company stock transport orders and took responsibility of implementation.
- Assisted with the functional design of workflow, forms, reports, interfaces, conversions, and enhancements in SAP MM functionality.
- Updated Vendor contracts, Request Setup of Capital projects AFE and WBS, provide charge codes.
- Detailed analysis of the Master Data both in R/3 and APO and the Integration Model so as to pinpoint the exact cause of the errors arising due to faulty master data like planning calendars, MRP type.
- Run purchase order reschedules reports e-mail and expedites Purchase orders, computerized inventory of all parts shipped and purchased. Ran weekly inventory report of all parts for each buyer
- Configured PPM/PDS explosion and scheduling, firming, pegging, setup times, converting planned orders in PP/DS, configured PPDS module including converted SNP planned orders into PPDS orders, exception groups in the PP/DS planning log, product view.
- Configured Demand management plant parameters such as MRP groups, MRP controllers, MRP types, and lot-sizing procedure.
- Configured, Designed and Implemented Catalogs, Inspection Characteristics, Inspection Methods, Sample Determination, QM-Specific Data in Material Master and Dynamic Modification Rules.
- Performed analysis on shop floor activities as per business process, configured and executed functions such as order creation, order release, availability check, shop floor papers, order confirmation, and order information system.
- Pricing: Configured complex Pricing, Pricing procedure, Condition types, Condition tables, and Access sequences, Condition Records. Thorough understanding of various pricing techniques.
- Collaborated with project systems team, assisted with definition and configuration of PS master data, project definition, work breakdown structure (WBS), WBS elements, Network, Network activities.
- Defined data fields for PP master data such as Material master, BOM, Work center, and Routing.
- Defined settings for transactional data, functionalities such as material requirement planning (MRP).
- Worked on assignment of fields to selection groups in master data, defined the data field properties.
- Prepared As-Is documents, performed workshops to demonstrate configured functionalities.
- Provided operational solutions in scheduling productions orders, optimizing lead time scheduling using suitable schedule margin keys (SMK).
- End-to-end Implementation, Rollout, Support, upgrade, enhancements and various areas with implementation of Sub-modules like General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, New GL functionality and Asset Accounting, New GL Migration.
- Work on developing a cross-functional solution on new roll outs. Developed user documentation and test scripts Facilitate testing and training sessions. Assisted in rolling out new functionality within the template.
- Developed conceptual design document for various in house small projects related to SAP enhancements
- Interaction with user and client to understand there requirement and concern over existing system to identify system improvement points
- Integrated the entire Purchase-2-Pay business process: Creation and maintenance of vendor master records. Vendor transaction processing (including invoices and payments) Integrated nature within the MM component, Invoice verification & Outgoing payment process.
- Provided strategic planning, expert advice, and consultation on the design and implementation of business applications, including but not limited to analysis, risk mitigation, functional design, reengineering, integration, execution, and organizational effectiveness.
- Defined PP and PS security requirements, maintained authorization profiles, activity groups/roles, and user maintenance.
- Tested functionalities for various business scenarios, include interface systems.
- Prepared configuration documents, test scripts, and performed unit testing with multiple business scenarios.
- Assisted Key Users in developed reference help desk for End Users in the plant. Prepared documents and manuals for training.
- Intermediate Documents (IDOCS): Monitoring, Reprocessing & Manual Posting of IDOCS, Setting up Partner Profiles, Process Codes and defining Port.
- Conducted training sessions, provided end user training and prepared training documents.
- Architecting and delivering integrated planning and performance management reporting
- Assure coordination and excellent cross-group collaboration throughout the IT team by working closely with various groups including material management, sales and distribution, development, test, and support.
- Analyze business requirements, provide scope/schedule estimate and then implement the solutions either directly through systems configuration or translation of business requirements into clear and unambiguous functional specifications.
Confidential,MI
SAP Management Consulting/Solutions Architect
Responsibilities:- Worked closely with the business and project team members to evaluate business needs, defining and prioritizing requirements and agreeing process flows and analytical capabilities that align wherever possible with leading practice business processes.
- Configured various objects in Capacity requirements planning like formulas, availability check during order create and release, standard value keys, overall profile, shift sequences, scheduling parameters for planned and production orders, production schedulers and MRP controllers, order type dependent parameters, Production Order confirmation and Scheduling Margin keys.
- The QM processes included sampling using WM, inspection and digital signatures.
- Created and configured the Master data including the material master, master recipes and resources. Calculated capacity requirements for resources by using standard values and formula constants. Prepared As-Is business execution flow charts and discussed with other consultants to identify the gap from integration point of view.
- Realization of components in Production Planning.
- Worked on sales and operations planning (SOP) - creation of info structure, planning hierarchies, Planning Types, Macros.
- Defined MRP profiles, groups, MRP areas.
- Configuring shop floor activities, production schedule profiles, automatic transfer order creation, scheduling, confirmation of production orders.
- Configured repetitive manufacturing application such as planning table, production version, product cost collectors and cost estimate.
- Configured background jobs for MRP Run and special procurement keys to take care of planning and production issues.
- Responsible for preparation of data mapping spread sheets, functional design specifications for interface development, custom reports, enhancements and also upload master data uploads for BOM, Work Centers and Routings.
- Resolved MRP issues with relevance to scheduling dates of PO and planning file entry.
- Completing the FI configuration and writing detailed functional specs related (but not limited to) the following business processes: Banking. Included configuration and business processes for Cross Company Payments, Lockbox, ACH Payments and Bank Statements.
- Partners with cross functional teams to design and implement solutions that drive efficiency and meet business objectives and goals.
- Gathered business requirements, prototyped, and architected the SAP-FICO solution for the master data, contract management, service order processing, middleware, and pricing/billing.
- Implemented EDI/IDOCs functionality. Implemented interfaces to Intercompany vendors, interfaces to customer (Advance shipment notification) and also worked on interfaces to third party logistics providers.
- Participating in SOW creation and estimating under guidance from a Bid Manager.
- Carried out current business process study and Preparation of AS~IS document, Carried GAP study and prepared GAP analysis report Prepared TO~BE and Business Blue Print Document, Business data preparation & Management related to FICO Module.
- Provide IT Architecture and direction, identifying and implementing new products and technologies that enhance the Portal.
- Work with the customer to turn business requirements into successfully deployed reports and dashboards.
- Responsible for developing business process requirements with a client that utilize Success Factors Compensation module to support business needs. Developed and maintained, the configuration, functional design documents, and support role based profile changes.
- Extensively worked on Product Costing, configured Local and Group costing variants to create Standard cost estimates for finished products, Raw Materials and Semi finished products.
- Developed custom reports for production order status, for a report which lists available capacities and backlog of the load, a daily check list of production order quantity changes.
- Configured and created- info records, Vendors, Stock Transport orders, Purchase requisitions, Customer and Contracts special stock like Subcontracting Purchase Orders.
- Shop floor activities formula definitions, defining under delivery and over delivery tolerances.
- Worked on integration of QM functionality in manufacturing environment.
Confidential,Midland,MI
SAP Management Consulting/Solutions Architect
Responsibilities:- Worked as responsible member for SAP PP-PI track in different phases of the project plan beginning from Ideation, Proposal, Design, Development, Validation and Launch of the deployment project.
- Maintained and worked on inventory management with physical inventory.
- Configured, Designed and Implemented Catalogs, Inspection Characteristics, Inspection Methods, Sample Determination, QM-Specific Data in Material Master and Dynamic Modification Rules.
- Worked closely with the business and project team members to evaluate business needs, defining and prioritizing requirements and agreeing process flows and analytical capabilities that align wherever possible with leading practice business processes.
- Created work centers, routings, production versions, Info records, cost centers.
- Configured various objects in Capacity requirements planning like formulas, availability check during order create and release, standard value keys, overall profile, shift sequences, scheduling parameters for planned and production orders, production schedulers and MRP controllers, order type dependent parameters, Production Order confirmation and Scheduling Margin keys
- Wrote function specifications for as per the business requirements for ABAP team.
- Involved in creation of operations and phases in master recipes by defining control keys, relationships between phases and standard values Configured Production Variants using material master formula within recipes.
- Implemented Detailed Scheduling, Evaluation and Leveling to allocate operations to resources Configured PI sheets, process messages and process instructions.
- Created and configured the Master data including the material master, master recipes and resources. Calculated capacity requirements for resources by using standard values and formula constants.
- Interacted with the Controlling team to solve issues related to costing sheet, activity pricing, work center, activity type and cost center assignment mapping, product cost collectors.
- Created training documentation and trained users.
- Collected Data from users before customizing.
- Provided support during and Post Go-live.
- End-to-end Implementation, Rollout, Support, upgrade, enhancements and various areas with implementation of Sub-modules like General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, New GL functionality and Asset Accounting, New GL Migration.
- Provided functional supply chain leadership to a Customer by forecasting supply and demand for products and integrating products and services. Responsibilities included leading change and process improvements, and building relationships to integrate services and operations.
- Assisted in the maintenance and data mining of information used to support the operational forecasting and planning processes.
- Driving effective implementation strategies that are based on valid, customer-specific technology value propositions and responsible for making strategies in increasing Diligent consulting capabilities in other ERP's/ tools supporting costing and decision making systems.
- Worked with inbound, outbound IDOC like 850 Order, 856 Shipment notifications, 810 Invoice.
- Managed a team of a large consultants to conduct Inventory, MRP, Purchasing, Quality, Production and Logistics process improvement workshops, document technical requirements, establish data governance organization, cleanse data and implement BI.
- Responsible for the business development activities of project planning, budget estimation and statement of work creation.
- Performed project planning, estimating, resource loading, scope and risk management.
- Developed Baseline Configuration by MRP Controllers, MRP Areas, storage location MRP per plant, Scope of planning for total planning, Special Procurement type, settings for Material creation, Product Hierarchy and configure settings and validate baseline. Led workshops in several cross functional (Supply Chain and Finance) areas that became the core of the global template. Profitability analysis and back flush process.
Confidential
Sr. SAP Functional Consultant
Responsibilities:
- Scoping sessions were conducted in the SOP (Product Hierarchy) Manufacturing Engineering, Materials and Capacity Planning, Production (Time & Attendance).
- Analyzed the Business process and documenting the AS-IS process, then from the available global template and standard SAP solution is provided in TO-BE process.
- Documenting and getting signoff the Business Blueprint Print document by the Process owners.
- Developed the design phase to design the system at detail levels as per TO-BE process like preparing the Process design for Material master creation, BOM, Resource, Master Recipe, ECN, MRP (consumption based planning, reorder point.
- Planning, safety stock replenishment & Forecast based planning) which includes the process description and Process flow chart.
- Understood the requirement of Reports, Interface, Forms and Enhancement and Preparation of Functional Specifications for RICEF Specifications in Production process.
- Worked on Control Recipes simulation in master recipe, control recipe monitoring, Reporting process messages through PI sheet.
- Developed Baseline Configuration by MRP Controllers, MRP Areas, storage location MRP per plant, Scope of planning for total planning, Special Procurement type, settings for Material creation, Product Hierarchy and configure settings and validate baseline.
- Worked on Goods Issue and Receipt Postings, time ticket Confirmation of Phases using Process Messages to the corresponding Message destinations.
- Configured and tested shop floor activities including creation of planned orders, conversion of planned orders, goods movement and order confirmations.
- Performed User Acceptance Testing for Order Confirmation, cancellation of Goods Issue & Goods Receipt with MTS, MTO, Process orders, BOM' s, Classes, Characteristics, conversion order creation and release, ECM with BOM, Resource & Master Recipe, Mass Processing, and Production orders/process order MTS & MTO.
- Designed solutions to meet business requirements for Quality Management and cross-functional processes for the business; integration with procurement, production, warehousing, and sales and distribution including Batch Management expertise.
- Actively involved in the unit testing, regression testing and end to end testing
- Configured the system to meet user requirements for inspections, certificate of analysis COA, and quality notifications.
- Involved in Transition Management activities like preparing training material; prepare trainers (super users).
- Responsible for leading day-to-day operations and support of SAP, delivering continuous improvement and root-cause analysis of complex problems and issues. Ensuring on-time execution of all deliverables working closely with all the teams in the matrix organization within the program.
- Identified functionality for post upgrade implementation to streamline business processes and developed best practice materials based on lessons learned.
- Creating, fixing, and maintaining master data: Material Master, Vendor Master, Batch Master, Purchasing Info Records, and Customer Master.
- Refining configuration of the SAP Logistics/MM functionality with integrated view of procure to pay process.
Confidential
Sr. SAP Functional Consultant
Responsibilities:- Performed assessment of business requirements, documented the findings, assessed scope of studies & suggested solutions through SAP for implementation and customizations.
- Worked with the master data team, in setting up master data such as BOM, Routing, and Production version.
- Created routing and work centers, defined work center formulas, worked on standard value keys, activity types.
- Configured master data in PP demand management function configured planning strategies for finished products and MRP parameters such as re-scheduling horizon, safety stock, and planning time fence.
- Configured various objects in capacity requirements planning like formulas, availability check, standard value keys, scheduling parameters for planned and production orders, production schedulers and MRP controllers, order type dependent parameters, production order confirmation and scheduling margin keys.
- Configured Production versions, REM profile, Rate routings, Planning table and Product cost collectors in Repetitive manufacturing, and estimated costing with Quantity structure.
- Defined control parameters for stock transfers in pull list with layout for pull list print lists.
- Defined period consideration for updating planning figures in Global settings for confirmation during Back flush.
- Customized separate back flushing process to post GR for critical functions with reduced production quantities and capacity requirements.
- System configuration and testing in the areas of New GL, AR, AP, CCA, CO-PC, and AA
- Configured Company codes, Posting Period variants, Fiscal year variants, Field status groups, Number ranges, Tolerance groups, assigning the variants to company code.
- Maintained customer master records, configured the system for daily accounting transactions, worked on closing procedures for post value adjustments and balance carry forward program in Account Receivable.
Confidential
SAP Consultant
Responsibilities:- Created Master Planning object Structures, Planning Area, Characteristic Combination Master Data, Storage Bucket Profile and Planning bucket profile for monthly buckets and weekly buckets.
- Created 'Bill of Materials' for finished materials and Semi-finished materials as per requirement.
- Configured background jobs for MRP run and special procurement keys to take care of the planning and production issues. Ensuring that the total deliverables in shape.
- Improved Business Cycle in PP involving -MRP- Planned Orders-Production Orders-Order Settlement.
- Worked with Master data Organization (MDO) group for solving the issues in post-production.
- Tracked the tickets and provided the support in timely manner.
- Creation and analysis of different standard orders and consignment orders.
- Maintained Sales and Operation Planning and Demand Management, Scheduling, Production Order Types.
- Dealt with Make to order and make to stock scenarios. Maintained Production orders, scheduling types and order types.
- Involved in the customizing and configuration SAP R3 modules: FI (GL, AR, AP, and AA), CO- PC.
- Reconfigured and maintained SLED date check and setup customer exit to check the SLED.
- Solved the issues related to Material master, Procurement master data; including vendor master, info record and Source list.
- Supporting the client for post-go-live issues in customer consignment and plant inventory control.
- Tracking the returnable packaging systems and the material sent to the customers, and within the plants by using batch management.
- Involved in creation of the sales orders and stock transport orders for deliveries, and posting the goods issues.
- Modification or doing enhancements in the current system thereby meeting user requirements by coordinating with development team.
- Documented the critical changes, trained the team members in the client team about the new system functionality, and tested the integration of FI/CO with various modules such as SD and MM.