PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• A dynamic professional with 9+ years of extensive experience as an SAP PP - PI/APO & MDM Consultant in full life cycle implementations (E2E), support, rollout, optimization and Upgrade projects.
• Certified Solution Consultant - SCM Planning & Manufacturing ECC 6.0 (Certification conducted by SAP AG)
• Skilled in SAP MM, SD & QM modules.
• Skilled in SAP APO with Core Data Interface (CIF), Live Cache, DP, SNP, GATP, BW and Integration Models.
• Architecture of the integration of the system SAP ECC with the system SAP SCM (APO)
• Skilled in SAP APO DP, SNP - MPOS, Planning areas, Planning books and macros,
• Expertise in SAP APO DP, SNP - Planning methods
• Got trained from SAP AG on SAP GATP module and supporting extensively APO GATP - MATP, RBA, CTP & PAC.
• Implementation experience of SAP solutions in Oil and Gas, Consumer products, manufacturing, Gear Box, electronics and Beverage industries.
• Expert in business process analysis, GAP analysis, solution design, configuration and post implementation support.
• Hands on experience with all stages of E2E implementation project i.e. project preparation, business blueprint, realization, final preparation, go-live and post go-live support using ASAP Methodology.
• Worked extensively on configuring, managing and defining PP organizational structure.
• Proficiency in PP Master data-Material Master, BoM, Work Centers, Routings, Production Version.
• Expertise in MRP - MRP areas, MRP types, MRP groups, MRP controller, lot size procedures, special procurement types, firming type, planning time fence, planning horizon.
• Extensive experience working with Demand Management (DM) - planned independent requirements (PIR), planning strategies for Make to Stock (MTS) and Make to Order (MTO).
• Skilled at Forecasting - Total consumption and Unplanned consumption.
• Complete knowledge of PP life cycle - planned orders, production orders, shop floor control activities, production reporting and confirmations.
• Proficient in writing Functional Designs (FD), Request for Enhancement (RFE).
• Well versed with Repetitive Manufacturing elements such as rate routing, planning table, REM profile, production version and back flushing.
• Strong experience in the SAP PP - PI module along with integration experience of Material Management (MM), Sales and Distribution (SD), Quality Management (QM) & Plant Maintenance (PM)
• Extensively worked on Solution Manager, LSMW, BDC, eCatts, MS Excel.
• Organized workshops to train business teams and end users, Shop Floor & Manufacturing experience.
• Excellent communication with proven leadership skills and a team player with result-oriented attitude.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Operating Systems: MS DOS, Windows (2000/ NT/ XP/7), UNIX, Linux.

Tools: Visio, MS Excel, Word, Power Point, MS Office.

Programming Languages: C, C++, VB.

Databases: Oracle 9i, 10g, 11g.

ERP: SAP SCM 5.0 & 7.0, SAP R/3 4.7, My SAP ERP 5.0, SAP ECC 6.0Solution Manager, ECATTS, PI, MM, SD, ABAP, APO, BMC RemedyAFM, PLM, SAP PM, SAP S/4 HANA, BODS.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

SAP Functional MDM - PE, Atlanta, GA

Environment: ECC 6.0

Responsibilities:

• Extraction of all Global, Extension, BOM, Recipes & Production Version file of CCR data from BODS specific to a bottler.
• Transformation of extracted data per mixing data standard
• Transformation of BoM file per Mixing instructions
• Transformation of Recipes per line base on the capacity of the bottle
• Review of all the global parameters per data standards per bottler
• Transform and review plant level data standards per bottler
• Worked with Consolidated, Great Lakes, United, Florida, Southwest etc. Bottlers across United States for North America deployment
• Travelled to Bottlers location for supporting the deployments and trained users on various objects
• Shop floor Activities & Manufacturing
• Worked on the reformulation of Coke Zero sugar, Sprite etc.
• Based on the mixing instruction worked on calculating the Syrup base quantities
• Worked extensively on the various syrups recipe mixing instructions recipe management.
• Created LSMW where ever needed for loading the data
• Worked on loading Dry Run, Production loads
• Participated in scope session for deployments
• Worked on delta loads for Dry run and Production runs
• Extensively supported post Go-Live issues

Confidential

SAP PP PI Consultant, West Caldwell, NJ

Environment: SAP R/3 4.7, ECC 6.0

Responsibilities:

• Worked extensively on different clients testing the business process for PP - PI
• Created master data - Master Recipe, Production version, Resource etc. in sandbox, Dev & Quality clients
• Worked on preparing the E2E scripts with different processes involved by interacting with business users.
• Testing E2E process flow in Quality environment and fixing the upgrade bugs and integration issues.
• Testing, Documenting all the test results
• Provided end user training on new environment ECC 6.0

Confidential

Application Expert, Alpharetta, Georgia

Environment: SAP ECC 6.0 & SAP SCM 7.0

Responsibilities:

• Extensively supporting APP / SRQ / CQR tickets with in the SLAs defined
• Extensively supporting SAP APO Demand Planning, Supply Network & GATP modules
• Currently working on SAP SNP optimization project - Requirements gathering stage
• Supporting SAP PP & APO issues for Confidential complex processes for plants
• Supporting BT Business for PC1, APO GATP process
• EZ Labels (3rd party software) Interface for generating custom labels triggering from SAP. worked on setting up PRT for generation of EZ labels
• Product Traceability - Complex development to capture S/N capture for Header, Component S/N
• Compas Support for Panel Board and Switch Board
• SME for a ‘Worksoft’ to automate the scripts
• Extensively worked in testing business process for Spiridon, PC1, APO & S/4 HANA upgrades
• Worked on R/3 HANA upgrade.
• Lead for SP upgrade project for manufacturing team.
• Supporting all the custom objects for within Confidential
• Projects worked on are: Goliath Implementation, Upgrades - R/3 & APO,
• Lead for SAP PP, PM & QM for Winergy implementation
• Participated in requirements gathering with the business at client location.
• Worked with uses in Shop Floor in manufacturing plants.
• Worked on Solution Concept document with current process and aligning processes according to standard Spiridon manufacturing models and proposing solutions.
• Configured PP in Spiridon system for the business requirement.
• Configured master data, Demand Management, SFC.
• Configured demand management - planning strategies for MTO, requirement types, MRP elements, basic and lead time scheduling, strategy groups, MRP controllers, plant parameters, and lot size calculations, planning horizons, material availability in blocked and stock in transit.
• Configured SMK, capacity categories, standard value keys, control keys, task-list types and usages for routings.
• Worked closely with business to get more details on Product Traceability changes
• Integration testing, UAT, User training
• Training the users, cut over activities, Go-live and Post go live support.

Confidential

SAP Enterprise Solutions Specialist, Tampa, Florida

Environment: SAP ECC 6.0

Responsibilities:

• Uploaded customer BOM to test the functionality of mapping tool.
• Tested the functionality of BoM Restructuring tool.
• Tested the functionality of DIR report.
• Worked on delta scripts for bug fixes.
• Created test data to test the accuracy of the objects developed.
• Worked on testing complete functionality in E2E script.
• Worked on testing the validations in Mapping tool and BOM restructuring with different test data.
• Prepared and tested scripts for authorization roles.
• Provided status updates in daily stand up for assigned project plans and schedules.
• Participated in sprint planning every 2 weeks.
• Completed classroom training on Agile principles and practices workshop.
• Trained on lean six sigma managerial concepts.
• Cut over activities and data migration
• Created Engineering BOMs and CDL BOMs also updated Material BOMs as a part of data migrations.
• Updated and created BOM Header revisions, DIRs and Document structures.
• Learning Management System training.

Confidential

Senior IT Analyst, Houston, TX

Environment: SAP ECC 6.0

Responsibilities:

• Participated in requirements gathering, blueprinting and aligning processes according to standard manufacturing models (global templates).
• Configured PP in new clients.
• Configured and created BoMs, work centers, routings and extended the material master records to include work scheduling, MRP and forecasting views.
• Configured PP demand management - planning strategies for Make to Stock (MTS) and Make to Order (MTO), requirement types, MRP elements, basic and lead time scheduling, strategy groups, MRP controllers, plant parameters, and lot size calculations, planning horizons, material availability in blocked and stock in transit.
• Configured schedule margin keys, capacity categories, standard value keys, control keys, task-list types and usages for routings.
• Activated MRP for plants and created planning files and scheduled regenerate and net change planning, worked on MRP exception messages, rescheduling horizons.
• Created profiles for production order confirmations including final and partial confirmations.
• Troubleshoot EDI-IDOC issues with ABAP team.
• Worked on production order release strategies, availability check for components, scheduling of the production order, printing shop floor paper i.e. time tickets, move tickets and material pull lists, defining production schedulers, scheduling profiles etc.
• Executed the shop floor activities including creation of orders, conversion of orders, printing of shop papers, goods movements, order confirmations, availability check, allocation, and capacity checking.
• Configured planner’s workbench in repetitive manufacturing and staging of materials.
• Interacted with ABAP team for custom transactions, custom business processes programs and Z tables.

Confidential

Environment: SAP ECC 6.0

Responsibilities:

• Worked on configuring organization structure and maintenance of general setting for a plant.
• Configured settings for master data, demand management, capacity requirements planning, MRP settings, Shop floor control (SFC),
• Performed functional integration testing (FIT) on business scenarios using ECATTS and documented the test results.
• Prepared master data files i.e. MARA, MARC, DIR, Engg BoM, Plant BoM, WC and Routing using MS office & MS Excel
• Master data uploads using LSMW in development, quality clients.
• Onsite end user training.
• Conducted Unit Testing and User Acceptance Testing.
• Cut over activities and post go-live support.

Confidential

Environment: My SAP ECC 6.0, EP

Responsibilities:

• Gathered requirements from the business.
• Created an RFE on process map for SAP GP.
• Worked with EP team by giving inputs for the development of process flow in portal.
• Prepared PPT to elucidate complete business flow for Add-on orders.
• Upon business approval implemented GP process in portal by actively working with EP team.
• Conducted Unit testing.
• GAP’s were identified in UAT and worked on GAP’s.
• Gave end user training on GP flow.
• Cut over activities and go live.
• Post go live support
• Prepared Help documentation for IT Admin role and universal work list (UWL).

Confidential

Associate SAP Consultant

Environment: SAP ECC 6.0

Responsibilities:

• Involved in business case study, requirements gathering, scoping, blue-printing and realization.
• Preparation of AS-IS and TO-BE documentation.
• Business Blueprint preparation and Base line configuration.
• Actively involved in unit testing, integration testing.
• Performed final configuration and Testing.
• Creation of user authorization profile, Data migration, cutover simulation.
• Studied the business processes of the company in Project Preparation phase, understood the requirements of the client and mapped understanding into process flow documents.
• Mapped business processes into SAP and GAP’s in Blueprint Phase and notified to the client.
• Did baseline configuration in Sandbox and performed unit testing and integration testing in Realization phase.
• Responsible for the configuring Master Data, Bills of Material, Work Centers, Routings & MRP Settings.
• Responsible for Demand Management, Shop floor Control, Production order and Production order number ranges.
• Baseline the configuration for overall maintenance of plant parameters and MRP groups.
• Defined Material Types allowed for BOM.
• Worked on Setting for Material Requirement Planning & various Planning Strategies.
• Sample Master Data Collection, Validation.
• Uploaded Master Data: Material Master, Bill of materials, Work centers and Routings through BDC program developed.
• Actively involved in FIT GAP analysis and Business process design.
• Created Functional Specifications for development of reports as per user’s demand which is not handled in standard SAP.
• Involved in preparing test scenarios and helped power users and end users for testing. Also ensured the successful transportation of ABAP customization changes.
• Involved in client interaction. Handled the task of training power users and end user. Also worked on documentation for business users.
• Performed Unit tests, Integration tests, and developed test scripts for User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Designed and created user training manuals, process evaluation documents and evaluation procedures.
• Coordinated the Go-Live, provided post Go-Live support and logged production issues.
• Worked with team for 24X7 production support, alert monitoring and responded quickly to solve issues.
• Teamed with OSS group to solve problems that were discovered in implementation and support phase.
• Trained core users and end users.

Confidential

SAP PP Consultant

Environment: My SAP ECC version 5.0

Responsibilities:

• Maintenance of Master data which includes Material Master, BoM, WC, Routing.
• Bill of Material - Usage, Item category and Component scrap percentage.
• Work Center - Standard value key, Control key and Capacity formula.
• Routing - Operation details, overlapping and Operation scrap.
• Configured MRP types, MRP Controllers as per user requirement for plants.
• Worked on printer settings for production orders which solved major issues in SFC.
• Maintained navigation profiles for plants and Production Schedulers.
• Maintenance of MRP group, Availability Check and Planning Strategies.
• Worked on exception messages in MRP and stock requirement list.
• Creation of CRQ’s with detailed RFE’s for changing customized reports as per user’s request.
• Tracking incidents and CRQ’s with necessary action to minimize number of issues to null every week.
• Provided end user training using power point presentation for knowledge base.
• Provide diagnosis and problem resolution for incidents caused specifically by breaks in existing functional configuration and/or existing custom development
• Report Generation: Report generation based on new management reporting requirements as defined by service levels.
• Guided client on optimum usage of SAP to resolve the various business process needs.
• On-line Client support for the different plants.
• Handling query (Tickets) depending on the priority basis.
• Creating Z-Reports as per customer requirements with the help of technical team.

Confidential

Management Trainee

Responsibilities:

• Monthly/ Quarterly projection of raw material & capacity requirement.
• Weekly job/machine planning & ensuring material availability.
• Confirming scheduled dispatch dates to sales department.
• Job planning & machine scheduling for day-to-day production activities.
• Daily review of actual production & production plan & appropriate action.
• Monthly analysis of production/ production plan & sales plan.
• Co-ordination with production/ QA/ store/ dispatch/ R&D/ purchase/ sales & export departments.
• Inventory control.
• Supervised subordinates to perform their duties effectively.
• Supported to IT Dept. for developing new ERP system.
• Worked on extensively in taking daily production studies and increased production rate of the line.
• Worked closely with operators in taking hourly time study and increased efficiency of the operator as well production lines.
• Prepared OB for the new orders depending on the style of the T-shirt which effectively decreased production cycle time increasing the production.
• Increased capacity and efficiency of the operators by implementing kanban principles.
• Gave training for the trainee operators for new line.
• Performed quality checks and increased the efficiency of the operators.