SUMMARY:

• More than 12 years of experience in SCM APO/PPDS /DP/SNP /gATP/ PP and supply chain management consulting.
• Over 6 years of Functional experience in the areas of Production Planning, Design Engineering shop floor management and Process Design.
• Worked on multiple end to end implementation and Global roll outs in Confidential, SNP, PPDS and CIF as well as ECC module in SAP PP and PP - PI.
• Worked extensively in SAP BW.
• Worked on gATP configuration for rule - based gATP (location and product substitution), product allocation and backorder processing
• Handled all phases of Implementation from requirement gathering, Fit Gap Analysis, Business Template preparation, Blue printing, Customizations, Testing, Go live, Post Go Live stabilizations and transition to Support Teams.
• Worked on Heuristic, Optimizer and CTM APO planning solvers, worked extensively on SNP and deployment optimizer result review and implementation.
• Worked on PPDS heuristic and optimizer.
• Has worked in client facing role in USA, Europe and Asia
• Worked on SDLC Agile methodology
• Certified SCM APO and SAP PP consultant from SAP AG.
• Handled and delivered multiple cross functional projects

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Proto typing of various scenarios as per business requirements for each projects.
• Validate the business requirements and finalise the blueprint in workshop all stakeholders.
• Creating Functional Specs and Approving Technical Specs for new developments / enhancements ( Confidential )
• Realization of finalized Blueprint (configuration / customization / custom developments function test and integration test)
• Cutover activities, dry run and process chain changes
• Training documentations and transition of post go-live activities to support teams
• Responsible for managing offshore teams and distributing work, conducting offshore-onsite meetings, ensuring timely delivery.
• Worked on business planning
• Working on complex system issues related to APO.
• Manage supply chain projects.

Confidential

Associate Project Manager, Atlanta, GA

Responsibilities:

• Worked as deployment lead for SAP APO SNP role outs in different business units.
• Worked on Integration project with parent Company.
• Worked with parent Company to come up with agreed supply chain design process.
• Responsible for requirement gathering from business process owners.
• Preparing FDs from the business requirements and carrying out feasibility tests.
• System configuration based on requirement which include planning area configuration, planning book, Data Views, Macro’s,CIF enhancement, Interface design with legacy system
• Worked on SNP optimizer input and output log enhancements to accommodate the changed business scenario.
• Integration with new ECC system with SCM system.
• Parallel run and model validation for end to end processes supply planning processes.
• Project planning timely delivery for all deliverable.
• Cutover planning and Go live activities
• Post Go live support and transition to support team .

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Onsite Team lead

Responsibilities:

• Validate the business requirements and finalized the blueprint in workshop with all stakeholders.
• Proto typing of various scenarios as per business requirements.
• Creating Functional Specs and Approving Technical Specs for new developments / enhancements ( Confidential )
• Realization of finalized Blueprint (configuration / customization / custom developments function test and integration test)
• System configuration based on requirement which include planning area configuration, planning book, Data Views, Macro’s,CIF enhancement, Interface design with legacy system
• Optimizer cost business rule design
• SNP Parallel run execution with business users and resolved issue during that process.
• Cutover activities, dry run and process chain creation/ changes
• Cutover planning and Go live activities
• Post go live support & transition to support .
• Business user training

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

APO Team Member

Responsibilities:

• Demand planning roll out for three business units
• Data modeling for sales history load from Legacy system it includes creation of info packages, DTP, end routine.
• Custom development to have sales history loaded to correct plant based on business requirement
• Mater data load from legacy system
• Mass processing job creation
• APO interface with BI for sales and forecast accuracy reports.
• Cutover planning and Go live activities
• Post go live support & transition to support .
• Business user training

Confidential, Atlanta GA

Onsite APO Team Member

Responsibilities:

• Involved in Implementation Confidential for North America including Canada Business unit.
• Involved in requirement gathering, requirement finalizing, blueprint design work shop
• Creating Functional Specs and Approving Technical Specs for new developments / enhancements ( Confidential )
• Involved in design of planning area, planning book and data views.
• Involved in interface design for sales history and forecast with legacy sales and forecast tool which includes Info objects, Info cube, info packages, DTP, Open hubs creations.
• Demand Management, Alert monitoring, Realignment, Promotions
• Release of Demand from DP to SNP and ECCBW cubes, Data Marts and Process chains set up.
• Function test and integration test.
• Involved in custom developments for sales history load.
• Involved in solution for forecast transfer to ECC & SNP.
• Involved in integration with BI for forecast and sales reporting.
• Involved in Master data and initial sales history load
• Involved in process chain design & creation
• Cut over planning, Go live activities, Knowledge transfer

Confidential

APO Team Member

Responsibilities:

• Worked on support incidence on DP, SNP and PPDS.
• Worked on CIF monitoring and reporting
• Worked on Confidential forecasting error evolution.
• Worked on forecast transfer to SNP.
• Worked on PPDS optimizer result review .
• Handling CIF, Master data, integration models and Queue related issues
• Development and unit testing of deliverables
• Responsible for the Testing of all the functionalities and developments at Offshore

Confidential

Onsite Team member for SAP PP/PI

Responsibilities:

• Interaction with the client to understand the business requirements and document the As-is business Processes involved during the Requirement gathering stage
• Process designing for different process according to business rules.
• Prototype designing for different business processes.
• Creating Functional Specs and Approving Technical Specs for new developments / enhancements ( Confidential )
• Configure planning in one plant and production in another plant scenario
• Configure collective order scenario for bulk and pack out material.
• Customization of PP module according to process designing
• Data migration technique using the LSMW and BDC program

Confidential

SAP PP Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Manage, sustain and maintain current SAP R/3 solution already implemented and implement new SAP R/3 solution for PP module.
• Regression testing and automation of the regression test scripts
• Analyzing test results, identifying issues and suggesting resolution
• Training the Core Team in the PP Functional area in SAP R/3.
• Provide business/functional expertise for specific process areas
• Define new SAP functional process improvements
• Configure Understanding Country specific Process and Configuration
• SAP - current and new functionality
• Advise users on how to perform specific processes or tasks within the system when local knowledge is unavailable
• Provide solution for queries logged by the client.
• Preparing test cases and documents required.
• Regression testing

Confidential

Dy. Manager

Responsibilities:

• Project to Control the Standard Deviation in Weight control of Cigarette.
• Wastage Control of Cigarettes Paper
• Instrumental in designing a new maintenance system of Packing Machines
• Modified and Implemented Operation diaries on Packing m/cuss to have better analysis of breakdowns and quality checks on hourly basis.
• Implemented 5 S in packing department
• Productivity Improvement, Optimization of man-m/c interface
• Daily monitoring SOP
• Request resolution.
• Executing and problem handling in MRP.
• Confirming production orders as per the production plans.
• Daily Generation of Production and Stock reports through SAP

Confidential

Senior Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Worked as shift manager responsible for total defect free production during shift.
• Production and maintenance planning
• Daily quality analysis with quality managers and during shift meetings
• Manpower management and proper allocations.
• Trouble shooting for injection moulding and high speed pick and place mechanisms.
• Process analysis for uniform distribution of dye on compact dics and analysis the silver and
• Liquor coatings on disc for proper functioning of CDR’S.
• Internal auditor for ISO 2000, EHS.
• Initiate the 5 S concepts in plant.