SUMMARY:

• Successful leader with 20 plus years experience in the Supply Chain Process and Technology fields
• Expert in taking business goals and requirements and then crafting SAP SCM solutions to support increase productivity and cost savings.
• Aptitude and know - how to guide clients through effective and efficient blueprint and design workshops to ensure best practice solutions that require minimal enhancements.
• Verified SCM team lead and architect that has brought to the finished line complex global implementations
• Drove all phases of project such as configuration, unit and integration testing scenarios and development to successful completion cutting across language and cultural barriers
• Demonstrated project and change management skills to ensure projects are on time and within budget.
• Achieved significant costs savings internally and externally while enabling customer service level improvements.
• Proven ability to communicate and create consensus across different functions, ideology and geography
• Expert at developing supply chain best practice processes for demand/supply balancing, SOP, IBP, transportation planning, production planning, shop floor control, master data management and procurement.
• Specializes in configuring SAP SCM with extensive experience in DP/SNP/PPDS/ Confidential /SPP, ECC PP/MM, and IBP S&OP
• Seasoned in documenting and in transferring solution knowledge directly to the client to ensure continuation of the design

INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE:

• Consumer Packaged Goods
• Food Industry
• Government Sector
• Confidential
• Paper
• Telecommunications
• Utilities
• Industrial Products

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

AP SCM Consultant

Responsibilities:

• SAP SCM troubling shooting, ECC, APO, BW
• Involved with day to day support issues
• Involved with Planning Master Data such as Material, BOM, Routing
• Documenting data flow from APO to BW and then to the cloud
• Managing issues that arise and driving them to resolution

Confidential

SAP SCM Lead Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Configure and Design PPDS S4 and aATP
• Involved with Subcontracting design
• Involved with Planning Master Data such as Material, BOM, Routing and Work Center
• Guiding the Client through FIT/GAP workshops
• Managing issues that arise and driving them to resolution

Confidential

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• MM/PP Specialist
• Leading Cutover Activities
• Leading Change Management Activities
• Identifying Gaps in Current Processes between new Design
• Guiding the Client through process delta’s and how to overcome them
• Managing issues that arise and driving them to resolution
• Giving classroom training to up to 20 participants
• Identifying issues with current design and creating change requests
• Managing Post Go Live Support and Issues

Confidential

APO SCM 7.1, ECC 7.0

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for mapping business requirement to APO SNP and DP functionality
• Created Process Flows, Fit/Gap and requirement gathering. Workshops
• Lead Change Management and Process Design workshops
• Lead the Master data workshops, collection, cleansing and setup
• Developed BW functional Specs and responsible for BW cubes in DP
• Responsible for writing SNP and DP functional specs.

Confidential

SCM Architect

Responsibilities:

• SAP SCM Design lead for APO upgrade and re-implementation
• Blueprint Scope included DP, SNP and revisions to current PP and MM solution.
• Guided Client through Requirements Gathering, Blueprint, Build, Test Cycle, for Go Live and Post Go Live.
• Key and trusted member of the Project Planning team and provided project budget which was approved based on my estimates.
• The project scope was to redefine the sales and operating plan, master scheduling, material requirement planning and vendor managed inventory.
• Early in the Project, Highlighted, Documented and Communicated Change Management Topics that included but were not limited to User and Organizational Readiness, ECC Master Data requirements for APO, Business Process Definition and Project Plan definition and Management.
• Lead the Project Scope Definition and Budgeting Sessions that were based on the business requirements that drove the scope definition.
• Identified potential ways to achieve the desired scope and timelines while staying within the agreed budget or timeline.
• Personally configured SNP and DP Solution that consisted of Planning Areas, Planning Books, Data Views, Macros etc. and configured the CIF - Core Interface between ECC and APO.
• Provided Updates to the executieve leadership on project progress, areas of concerns and presented solutions on how to achieve the desired goals of a timely implementation
• Additionally, heavily involved with master data, change management, business process definition and training.
• Lead the Master Data design and covered work centers, production versions, bom, routings and material masters
• Responsible for the APO master data such as the APO product specific master data fields, means of transport, planning time streams and handling resource
• Created and Demo IBP S&OP functionality

Confidential

SAP SCM Architect

Responsibilities:

• SAP SCM Design lead for Greenfield APO implementation
• Blueprint Scope included SNP Opt, PPDS, GATP, IBP, and revisions to current PP and MM solution.
• Current Phase consists of SNP and PPDS with changes to MM and PP.
• Guided Client through Requirements Gathering, Blueprint, Build, Test Cycle, for Go Live and Post Go Live.
• Key and trusted member of the Project Planning team and provided project budget which was approved based on my estimates.
• GMP processes were used
• The project scope was to redefine the sales and operating plan, master scheduling, material requirement planning and transportation processes across a Global Multi-Tiered Supply Chain
• Early in the Project, Highlighted, Documented and Communicated Change Management Topics that included but were not limited to User and Organizational Readiness, ECC Master Data requirements for APO, Business Process Definition and Project Plan definition and Management.
• Lead the Project Scope Definition and Budgeting Sessions that were based on the business requirements that drove the scope definition.
• Identified potential ways to achieve the desired scope and timelines while staying within the agreed budget or timeline.
• Personally configured SNP Solution that consisted of Planning Areas, Planning Books, Data Views, Macros etc. and personally configured the PPDS detailed scheduling board, heuristics, user profiles, etc. As well as the Alert Monitor and the CIF - Core Interface between ECC and APO.
• Provided Updates to the Leadership on project progress, areas of concerns and presented solutions on how to achieve the desired goals of a timely implementation
• Additionally, heavily involved with master data, change management, business process definition and training.
• Lead the Master Data design and covered work centers, production versions, bom, routings and material masters
• Responsible for the APO master data such as the APO product specific master data fields, means of transport, planning time streams and handling resource
• Created and Demo IBP S&OP functionality

Confidential

APO SCM 7.1, ECC 7.0

Responsibilities:

• Emergency Support for DP, SNP Planning, Deployment and Confidential .
• Guided Client through Post Go Live Implementation Issues that had brought the business to a halt and stabilized day to day business activities
• The project scope was to redefine the sales and operating plan, master schedule, material requirement planning and transportation processes. The solution consisted of DP, SNP CTM, Deployment and Confidential .
• Responsibilities included creating Confidential STO’s on a daily basis, managing stock outs at the DC, supporting the master planning process and changing the master data design and APO set up and DP support.
• Created subject matter and conducted webinars on SAP’s IBP S&OP tool and Demand Sensing. The purpose of these webinars was to educate clients on SAP’s new IBP offering, how it can integrate with an existing APO or ECC landscape and how to create a roadmap from APO to IBP.

Confidential

Solution Architect

Responsibilities:

• Solution Architect and Design Lead for a production planning process project in which PPDS was chosen as the solution engine for a large food manufacture
• Led workshops with client senior management and business process owners for the “To-Be” business process design, conducted group training and one-on-one training sessions
• Developed, designed, lead blueprinting workshops, configured APO and ECC PP and developed functional specifications according to business process needs.
• Error trapped and change SNP solution which included the Optimizer and DP configuration
• Provided solution to how the SNP opt handled Safety Stock
• Reengineered the sales and operating plan, master schedule, material requirement planning and detailed schedule processes while implementing PPDS and redesigning the existing PP solution and SAP master data structures
• Ensured that the project goals where achieved which was to bring visibility of plant activity to the corporate office, stream line, the S&OP and Master Planning Processes and improve customer order fill rates.
• Defined the SAP master data approach which included the ECC master data objects, such as boms, resources, and recipe as well as APO specific master data.
• As the project manager, ensured that the implementation was successful and implemented on time and under budget.
• Managed a team of 3 internal and external resources
• ECC Master Data Objects, BOMs with Phantoms, Resources, Recipe, Production Versions, Rate Formulas (Scheduling/Capacity) and Material Master.

Confidential

Solution Consultant

Responsibilities:

• APO PPDS Consultant for an Confidential implementation of PPDS while providing guidance for ECC master data setup for one of the largest Confidential companies in the world.
• Responsible for blueprinting S&OP Hana v2.0 and mapping interface requirements.
• Influence SAP in defining functionality in release of v2.0 in terms of functionality and scope by working directly with the SAP solution architect and SAP product developers

Confidential

Solution Consultant

Responsibilities:

• The Primary Consultant for the ECC PP, PPDS and CIF implementation and while providing guidance for ECC MRP, DP, BW, SNP and ECC master data setup for the largest mozzarella cheese manufacturer in the world.
• Analyzed business process needs and requirements and configured the SCM solution accordingly.
• Developed, tested functional specifications and worked with developers on enhancements to the CIF and PP/DS.
• He supported and error trapped DP/SNP S&OP process and the solution used ECC PPPI master data, Resources, Production Versions, BOMs, Recipes, etc.

Confidential

Master Data Analyst and Enterprise Structure Process Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Lead APO Consultant for the roll out of SCM master data objects, Product Master, Resources, Transportation Lanes, etc and was responsible for writing conversion approach and functional specification document in addition to reviewing the master data design and data cleansing approach for the largest Confidential company in the world.
• Promoted into the Enterprise Structure Process Analyst role which was responsible for maintaining the enterprise structure elements such as company codes, sales org, plants, purchasing orgs, etc. for a Confidential company with annual turnover of $71 billion.
• Responsibilities included updating the ARIS enterprise structure, auditing the SAP setup to ensure that it is aligned with ARIS and approving any subsequent changes.
• Demoed SPP

Confidential

Solution Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Lead APO consultant for US implementation of DP, SNP, PPDS, and CIF while providing guidance for ECC MRP, ECC master data setup and subcontracting processes for a well-known paint company.
• Drove workshops with client senior management and business process owners to define the “To-Be” business process design, conducted group training and one-on-one training sessions.
• Conducted change management workshops and was the APO project management lead.
• Led workshops to define the forecast, S&OP, material requirement planning process, master and detailed scheduling processes and analyzed business process needs and requirements while working within the global template for the SAP planning solution.
• Discussed and walked through GATP functionality
• Designed and documented the local configuration guide, wrote functional unit test scripts and provided training to end users on how to use APO and ECC.
• Created functional specifications and worked with developers when gaps arose between the global template and local business needs.
• Configured and managed PP/DS, SNP, and DP process chains and the CIF and ECC jobs.
• Created DP objects such as planning areas, planning object structures, planning book, data views and macros and configured the Alert Monitor.
• Ensured that the implementation was successful and implemented on time and within budget.
• Design the BW solution to support Demand Planning

Confidential

Solution Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Lead Consultant for implementation of Confidential while providing guidance for DP, SNP, PPDS and the CIF for the largest mozzarella cheese manufacturer in the world.
• Analyzed business process requirements and redesigned the transportation business process to have the technical transportation solution use Confidential optimizer.
• Blueprinted the Confidential designed, wrote Confidential configuration guide, configured Confidential and wrote functional specification to support transportation design.
• Provided input to the SNP-CTM, PPDS and DP designed.
• Wrote functional unit test scripts, provided training to end users on how to use APO and provided guidance on CIF best practices, configured and set up CIF.

Confidential

Solution Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Consultant for implementation of PPDS CTP with VC for Confidential and MTO and SNP Safety Stock and supported GATP for major paper manufacturer.
• Analyzed business process needs and requirements, assisted with analysis/re-engineering of business processes, system design and supported the PPDS optimizer. The design included block planning using CDP, characteristic based planning. Error trapped the design and recommended changes to support the current business process.
• Developed functional specs, wrote design documents and worked with developers under tight timeline to create or fix existing functionality. He supported production and testing environments by quickly analyzing the issue to determine root cause.