PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• Over 18+ years of experience in SAP technologies with specialties in SAP SCM APO and PP/DS on S/4 HANA 1610 and 1709.
• Delivered SCM APO solutions to a broad range of multinational client’s business focused on CPG, Paper, Defense Electronics, Steel, Automobile, Bio - Medical and Chemical industries.
• Extensive expertise Core Interface (CIF), Supply Network Planning (SNP), Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling (PP/DS), Supply Network Collaboration (SNC), Demand Planning (DP), Advance Planning and Scheduling on S4 HANA 1610 & 1709, IBP for S&OP 17011 and PP-PI.
• Worked with Make-to-Stock, Make-to-Order, and Planning with Final Assembly scenarios.
• Hands-on experience with SNP Heuristics, Optimizer, Heuristics and optimizer-based Deployment, Transport Load Builder (TLB), Capacity Leveling and Safety Stock Planning.
• Experienced in implementing interactive and background PP/DS planning runs using PP Heuristics, Detailed Scheduling Heuristics, and PP/DS Optimizer. Worked with Planning Procedure, Characteristics Based Planning (CBP), Capable to promise (CTP), Block planning on VC and CDP configuration schemas, Deployment and Capacity leveling functionalities.
• Configured Work Areas, Propagation Range, Strategy Profile and Optimization profile. Defined DS Planning Board Profile and Overall profile.
• Worked on Supply Network Collaboration Processes like Purchase order collaboration, Release process, ASN processing, Master data, Alert notifications, planning collaboration etc.
• Hands on experience with CIF, SNP, PP/DS and SNC enhancements and alert profiles configuration.
• Extensive hands on experience in configuration and execution of Advance planning and Scheduling on S/4 HANA 1610 and 1709 and hands on execution experience of FIORI apps for planning and scheduling.
• Experienced in Statistical Forecast profiles (Univariate, MLR, and Composite), Life Cycle Planning, Promotion Planning, Alert Monitoring, Data Re-alignment, Process Chains, Mass Processing, Loading data from an Info Cube into a Planning Area (PA) and backup of PA.
• Generated CVC’s, Initialize/de-initialize PA, Version Management, Time Series Consistency Checks and release of forecast from DP to SNP.
• Extensive working knowledge on SNP, PP/DS and SNC master data (Resource, PPM, PDS, Quota arrangements, transportation lanes).
• Extensive working knowledge in Production planning business function relating to process and Repetitive manufacturing.
• An organized professional with sound consulting and project management experiences along with conceptual, analytical, communication and interpersonal skills.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, East Chicago, IN

SAP Sr. Solution Architect SAP PPDS

Responsibilities:

• Supporting current SAP PPDS solution and development and enhancement requests.
• Conducted blueprint workshops for the upcoming PP/DS on S/4 HANA 1709 solution implementation and Data migration requirements.
• Risk assessment conducted for existing custom developments and proposed alternative approaches in line to the new S/4 HANA 1709 system architecture.
• PP/DS Solution configured on S/4 HANA 1709.
• Implemented block planning with Variant configuration.
• Designed and developed the order prioritization development that influence the planned order prioritization as per the allocated capacities as per the given combination of product, plant, customer and resource for the given period.
• Configured PAL functionality on aATP module of S/4 HANA 1709.
• Built the test cases for the altered/ newly tailored functionalities.
• Defined and Conducted Quality testing.
• Supporting the IBP S&OP solution build on S/4 HANA 1711.

Confidential, King of Prussia, PA

SAP Sr. Solution Architect

Responsibilities:

• Conducted As-Is, To-Be workshops and sprint workshop sessions with the business users, in finalizing the requirements and user acceptance of blueprint, solution prototype, and Integration Testing.
• SAP PP-PI & PPDS Solution design and Solution Configuration
• Custom developments and Enhancements: functional specification, development coordination and functional testing of the developments.
• Set-up of Master Data for SAP PP-PI & PPDS.
• Configured PP/DS Alert Profile, Work Area, propagation range, strategy profile, maintained Optimization profile. Defined DS Planning Board profile, the Overall profile, Firming, Pegging, Setup times, converting planned orders in PP/DS, Product view, Product planning table, Detailed Scheduling Planning board and PP/DS optimizer.
• Customized and executed PP/DS for Make-to-stock production scenarios, Setup Matrix for PP/DS optimizer and designed Block Planning based on PDS and non-configurable material.
• Designed, development coordinated and successfully tested enhancement objects relating to planning and scheduling.
• Development coordinated in setting up of FIORI apps and Tiles for planning and scheduling functions.

Confidential, Houston, TX

Managing Consultant SAP APO PP/DS, PP-PI, CIF & IBP and ECC on HANA

Responsibilities:

• Post go-live issue fixes and system stabilization.
• Master data fine tuning, implementation gap fixes and solution stabilization.
• Stabilization and adjustment of production planning execution process, from the application transition from legacy planning tool named Picasso to SAP APO.
• Configuring control keys and additional operations in line with SAP APO scheduling specific functions.
• Fine tuning recipes, BOM structures and by custom reports to in corporate the scrap material in to planning scope and facilitate the top management to identify actual yield of finished product and scrap against the raw material consumption.
• Configuring DS planning board profiles and customizing Planning procedures.
• Designed and developed the enhancement requirements in the area of Product view, DS Planning board, CIF Queues and CIF reconciliation.
• Supported IBP Demand planning data cut over and job monitoring activities.

Confidential, Sunnyvale, California

Principle consultant/Architect

Responsibilities:

• Validate and deliver the enhancement requests from the NA, Asia and EMEA business units.
• Identifying the performance intensive processes, propose better solution and implement the proposed solution in SAP APO DP, SNP and CIF

Confidential

Principle consultant/Architect

Responsibilities:

• Configuring the Demo solutions relating to Confidential .
• Providing presales solution support.

Confidential, Beaverton, OR

SAP SCM APO SNP Principle consultant/Architect

Responsibilities:

• Providing test plan and test scripts.
• Providing solution quality audit.
• Resolutions to the defects identified during the solution testing

Confidential, Southfield, MI

SAP SCM APO CIF, SNP & SNC Principle consultant/Architect

Responsibilities:

• Conducted blueprint workshops in the process of defining To-Be business process and blue print design and acceptance.
• Establish a To-Be process flow based on business requirements and current legacy system Limitations.
• Conducted the solution prototype workshops to demonstrate solution design and SCM APO software capabilities in network distribution and deployment planning.
• Analyzed integration points and developed specifications for interface requirements and module functionality. Provided directives to the client master data team in master data requirements gathering and data setup and cutover activities.
• Conducted power user, successfully delivered the solution and providing post go-live support.
• Delivered the functional development specifications for various enhancement requirements relating to CIF, SNP, SNC and GATP.

Confidential, Morristown, NJ

SAP SCM APO CIF, SNP & PP/DS Functional Lead Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Conducted As-Is, To-Be workshops and sprint workshop sessions with the business users, in finalizing the requirements and user acceptance of blueprint, solution prototype, and final solution acceptance.
• Set-up of Master Data for Supply Network Planning and PP/DS planning. Configured SNP planning runs (Heuristics), Core Interface (CIF), Safety Stock Planning, Deployment, and TLB.
• Executed SNP runs with SNP Heuristics, Deployment, and TLB. Assigned TLB profile to the Transportation Lane.
• Configured PP/DS Alert Profile, Work Area, propagation range, strategy profile, maintained Optimization profile. Defined DS Planning Board profile, the Overall profile, Firming, Pegging, Setup times, converting planned orders in PP/DS, Product view, Product planning table, Detailed Scheduling Planning board and PP/DS optimizer.
• Customized and executed PP/DS for Make-to-stock production scenarios, PP/DS Heuristics, Net requirement calculation, Lot-size calculation, Source determination, and Setup Matrix for PP/DS optimizer.

Confidential

SAP SCM APO CIF, SNP, PP/DS, DP & ECC PP Functional Lead Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Lead a support project executed in onsite and offshore model with a team of 6. Performed key responsibilities, like providing L1 and L2 solution support to business-as-usual, additional development requests, solution improvement recommendation, and version upgrade.
• Stabilized the SNP and Deployment optimizer issues and improved the optimizer solution accuracy.
• Improved the system performance by reducing the redundant data, batch jobs and the processes related to DP and SNP.
• Successfully delivered the usability improvement developments as additional development requests relating to CIF, PPDS, SNP and DP.
• Provided solution to the long-lasting CIF performance issues and proposed the solution to Optimizer overruns.
• Provided the solutions to the Production support issues relating to DP, SNP, PPDS and CIF and Optimizer.
• Restructured and provided support to Process chains, batch jobs Scheduling and monitoring for ad-hoc business requests.

Confidential

SAP SCM APO CIF, SNP, PP/DS, DP and ECC PP Functional Lead Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Successfully delivered Business Process design and solution blueprint and solution prototype for DP, PPDS & CIF implementation requirements.
• Identified the customization requirements in line with the business process requirements.
• Conducted the business process and blueprint workshops, delivered the business process document.
• Identified customizing objects for the business requirements and Prepared Functional specifications & test cases.
• Designed the Master data templates for SNP, PPDS and Optimizer.

Confidential

SAP SCM APO CIF, SNP, PP/DS & DP Functional Lead Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Conducted As-Is, To-Be workshops and sprint workshop sessions with the business users, in finalizing the requirements and user acceptance of blueprint, solution prototype, and final solution acceptance.
• Set-up of Master Data for PP/DS planning. Configured PP/DS planning runs (Heuristics), PP/DS Alert Profile, Work Area, propagation range, strategy profile. Defined DS Planning Board profile, the Overall profile, Firming, Pegging, Setup times, converting planned orders in PP/DS, Product view, Product planning table, Detailed Scheduling Planning board and worked on the enhancement objects related to Product view and worked on CIF inbound and outbound Exits.
• Customized and executed PP/DS for Make-to-order production scenarios, PP/DS Heuristics, Net requirement calculation, Lot-size calculation, Source determination.

Confidential

SAP SCM APO CIF, PP/DS and ECC PP& PI Functional Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Involved in As-Is, To-Be workshops and sprint workshop sessions with the business users, in finalizing the requirements and user acceptance of blueprint, solution prototype, and final solution acceptance.
• Set-up of Master Data for and PP/DS planning and configuring PPDS Planning and detailed scheduling (Heuristics), Core Interface (CIF).
• Configured Block Planning and CTP for CBP scenarios at APO.
• Designed and configured custom Planning and detailed scheduling heuristics.
• Defined, developed and tested the custom Trim optimization solution to the Paper industry using the block Planning and CBP scenario.
• Designed and developed the enhancement requirements in the area of Product view, DS Planning board, capacity reservation, CIF Queues and CIF reconciliation.
• Configured PP/DS Alert Profile, Work Area, propagation range, strategy profile, maintained Optimization profile. Defined DS Planning Board profile, the Overall profile, Firming, Pegging, converting planned orders in PP/DS, Product view, Product planning table, Detailed Scheduling Planning board and PP/DS resource planning table.
• Customized and executed PP/DS for Make-to-order production scenarios, PP/DS Heuristics, Net requirement calculation, Lot-size calculation, Source determination.
• Conducted end user and transition tasks.
• Master data and configuration functions of SAP APO and SAP ECC.

Confidential

Sr. Systems Executive

Responsibilities:

• Supported for, techno-functional requirements of APSSO, EASSO and AMSSO business units.
• Production support to all APO modules DP, SNP, PPDS and CIF.
• Create and maintain Process chains in DP, SNP and manage forecast jobs to APO and ECC.
• Maintain SNP Heuristics, Deployment and TLB profiles generating Stock transfer requisitions.
• Supported Optimization, Heuristics based planning jobs in SAP APO PPDS. Resolve Detailed scheduling planning board issues working with planners at plants
• Core Interface (between APO and SAP R/3) Analysis- Resolving issues of CIF Queues, consistency check on R/3 and APO.
• Developed an automated logic of incomplete master data identification, before the SNP heuristic run, to avoid the queue maintenance issues. This has been later rolled into the APSSO and EASSO business divisions.
• Provided technical specifications and support for the ongoing development requirements for APSSO, EASSO, and AMSSO supply and demand teams. Set up and monitor batch jobs and fix the failures.
• Responsible in enhancement developments relating to SAP APO and Production Planning.