SUMMARY:

• TRANSFORMATIVE EXECUTIVE WITH A PROVEN TRACK RECORD OF SUCCESS IN DYNAMIC GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTS - leveraging an empowering leadership style, strong business acumen, and an innovative mindset.
• Enterprising personality with ability to simultaneously envision the macro and micro views and create roadmaps to success using industry best practices.
• Extensive consulting experience with SAP MM/WM/EWM/TM and integrated areas for driving IT innovation.
• 10+ years SAP experience as Functional lead in core areas of P2P, WMS & Logistics (SAP MM/WM/EWM/TM).
• Big 4 consulting experience. Led ERP implementations for Global fortune 500 clients.
• 4 Full Lifecycle implementation of SAP in the WM/MM/LE domain. Track record of 95% on time delivery.
• Experience developing leading industry specific S/4 HANA preconfigured solution for 1610/1709
• Achieved $500k+ in cost savings through clear strategy and client focused SAP technology transformations.

CORE COMPETENCIES:

• SAP Materials Management
• Agile Hybrid Implementations
• Client Relationship
• SAP Warehouse Management
• Scrum Master.
• Strategic Planning & Direction
• SAP Logistics Execution
• Team Mentoring & Coaching
• Risk Analysis/Mitigation
• SAP Transportation Management
• Integration/Cutover Leadership
• Project Management
• SAP MM-FI-WM-LE-SD integration
• Requirements Gathering/ Confidential
• Cross Functional Leadership

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

SPECIALIST SENIOR

Confidential, CHICAGO, IL

Responsibilities:

• Reported to Senior Managers and PMO of Global Client engagements and led sub teams of 2-6 onshore/offshore.
• Led the S/4 HANA 1610/1709 Confidential Preconfigured Solution COE initiative developing leading industry specific solutions.
• Direct engagement with Confidential Partners/Directors. Designed, Built and Presented client Demos for RFPs with success.

SAP CONSULTING

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Led the E2E S/4 HANA 1610/1709 Pre-configured solution for Design, Build and Demo phase.
• Enterprise Structure.
• EWM Inbound and Outbound processes.
• Intercompany STO. Transportation Master data/Planning/Execution/Freight calculation/Settlement.
• Build and test of warehousing solution for EWM scenarios like Putaway, Cage Picking, Replenishment, Physical Inventory, Serial Number Management etc
• Led client Workshops and Demo scenarios across phases using Fiori applications.

Confidential

WMS and P2P lead (EWM/MM)

Responsibilities:

• Led the E2E S/4 HANA 1709 transformation for a Hybrid Agile project. Confidential (CRP) sessions, Design, Build, Test and Sign-off for 5 sprints. Integration and Cutover Sub-team champion. Scrum Master for 1st level escalation.
• Conduct CRP workshops to decide the scope of solution and defining the business scenarios for US DCs
• Define the Proof Of Concept scope for the EWM and defining a gap analysis document
• Build critical EWM solutions for including Inbound, Outbound, Process Oriented Storage Control, Kitting, Reverse Kitting, Cross Docking, VMI, split valuated stock, etc
• Master Data. Purchasing. Inventory management. Valuation and Account Determination. Pricing. Service Master.
• CoManufacturing Shipment. ASNs via EDI. Outbound logistics. Freight order. Carrier selection. Freight charge Calculation.
• Designed the Interim state CoManufacturing Portal custom solution. Conversion and Cutover Sub team champion.

Confidential

Transportation lead

Responsibilities:

• Led the S/4 HANA 1709 transformation for a Hybrid Agile project.
• Best Practice approach with minimal customization.
• Confidential (ARIS Process Flows with Level 4 details including t-codes, dependencies, security roles, Fiori).
• Drove client Workshops with ‘Show and Tell’ Demos of Transportation functionality based on preconfigured scenarios.
• Prototyped Incompatibly process for Dangerous Goods with EHS integration.
• TM master data. Orders (OTRs, DTRs).Freight Unit Building. Delivery proposal. Planning (Lanes/Modes, Carriers, Freight Rates, Resources/Capacity). Routing. Rate Tables. Carrier (Tendering/Settlement). Bulk/Packaged/LTL/Parcel shipments.

Confidential

Transportation lead

Responsibilities:

• Part of the Local solution verification, requirements gathering, design and system build.
• Small Parcel, LTL and FTL shipments with integration to XPS.
• Documents - Shipping Labels, Manifests, Export Docs, BOL.
• Dangerous/Hazardous Goods shipping documentation. End of Day - Manifest creation and transmission.
• All service and accessorial options.
• Domestic and International Shipping.
• Track and Trace. Rate Shopping.
• Enhancements - Site specific carrier label print for nested Confidential using pack station.
• Manual rate shop to display Carriers with freight costs and ranking.
• Route Determination for expedited shipments and logic to call XPS to re-determine Route.
• Shipment process - condition records for forwarding agents, shipment documents, shipment cost document.

Confidential

Logistics lead (WM/LE)

Responsibilities:

• Led ECC 6.0 E2E transformation for phased Rollout in US. Inbound and Outbound processes, Inventory adjustments, reconciliations, Fit Set Operations, STOs, Customer Returns process. Partial receipt of serialized materials.
• Ship under Quarantine for intercompany sales orders. Consolidated shipment and shipment notification via interface.
• Enhanced Route determination - Shipping condition per line item and new shipping point determination, Route based on seasonal temperature fluctuations, international shipments based on ‘final destination’.
• Delivery block for partial or zero pick. HU split for direct sales and consignment sales. Fit Set warehouse operations. New design to align with case picking of Fit Sets. Inventory automatic adjustments and reconciliations via interface. 3rd Party receipts with batch splits through interface. Putaway of Handling Units in a WM managed location for returns and printing the Confidential upon receipt. Read / Interpret ABAP codes and suggest code logic to programmers.
• Key design modifications/changes in the Customer Returns process for the spares/equipment returns for U-Part materials, scrapping process and subsequent return of the R-part.
• Resolved several interface issues with the external warehouse ensuring smooth operation and efficiency.
• Owned and delivered 28 Change Requests including identifying defects, FS updates/approvals, OQT updates/approvals, testing (screening and validation testing), OQT execution/approval, PQT execution and some of them requiring regression testing of entire script.

Confidential

Logistics lead (WM/TM)

Responsibilities:

• Led ECC 6.0 transformation for scope and design for phased Rollout in UK.
• Drove client workshops and requirement gathering sessions.
• Took point on Material master conversion requirements with cross team collaboration.
• Resolved process issues - Transfer Order split for Full and Partial Pallets and impacted processes using RF customization.
• Interface design issues for route determination regarding having the mileage calculator software Rand McNally.
• RF customization impact on partial cube (pallet) receipt. Goods receipt without order reference for split valuated material with valuation type.
• Route scheduling and analyzing the requirement to optimize the full truck (FTL) scenario requirement with Pallet variability.
• Transportation planning and shipment completion, Shipment costs calculation and Shipment costs settlement.
• Prepared the Business Process Flows based on the UK specific requirements, analyzed the Business architecture relating to SCM sub process scope and delivered relevant Process flows, created and closed RIDes and FS.

Confidential

Logistics lead (WM/LE/3PL)

Responsibilities:

• Global transformation from JDE to ECC 6.0 for EMEA, APAC, and AMER.
• Led Confidential workshops to document business requirements for external logistics within 5 business process blueprints.
• Fit-GAP analysis.
• Delivered 11 FS for conversions and interfaces. Led the effort in designing the interface for the 3PL for managing inbound logistics, outbound logistics, internal warehouse, warehouse master data and warehouse reporting.
• Designed Interface with external warehouse
• Purchase order advice, Stock transport orders, Advance shipment notification, Sales Order, Pack confirmation, Ship confirmation, Inventory Adjustments, Inventory Reconciliation, Batch status changes and Functional acknowledgements. Data mapping for all interfaces with 3PL and middleware (BizTalk).
• Visited client Warehouse in San Diego to understand actual warehouse processes, analyze gaps and to-be requirements and came up with design solution for configuration, which included the Warehouse Structure for Storage locations, Storage Types, Storage Sections, Storage Bins, Stock Putaway strategies, Batch determination rule and Picking Strategies.
• Designed the RF customization for inbound and outbound deliveries for pick, pack and ship confirmations and placement into the warehouse. Performed FUT and sign off.

SYSTEMS ANALYST

Confidential, INDIANAPOLIS, IN

Responsibilities:

• Key focus areas: Led ECC 6.0 E2E transformation for a leading Railcar manufacturing firm. 24 plants and 2 full-fledged Warehouses in scope. Led client workshops. Fit-Gap analysis. Process Flows. Process optimization - Warehouse structure, Goods Receipt process, Stock Placement and Removal strategies, Goods issue to Production, Inbound and Outbound Deliveries, Shipping, Physical Inventory and Cycle Count. Designed the Enterprise Structure.
• Master data and other config - Storage types, Storage sections, Storage bin structure, Stock Removal/Picking and Putaway strategies, Immediate Transfer Order creation, TO Screen changes, Auto confirmation, Posting change notice and Material conversions. WM movement types and reference movement types. Route determination, shipping point, picking location for outbound shipments. Delivery item category determination, delivery pricing procedures. IM-WM Interface customization, Interim storage type customization, WM Movement type and Reference movement type . Freight costing, Freight Codes and Freight codes set for Transportation (Truck, Railroad shipments). Custom RF Console Menu for client’s WM/IM business processes. Designed goods receipt RF enabled programs for WM to receive by PO and PO line item, Location to Location transfer, Bin to Bin transfer with confirmations and Location inquiry by material.
• Configured the Special movement indicator (movement type 125) for specific client requirement of Putaway to Bin at Goods receipt using RF Gun. Physical Inventory and Cycle count process design for IM/WM locations.
• Master data - material master, vendor master, source list, info records and pricing. Release procedures, and release strategies. Variant Configuration. Access Sequence for Price determination, Condition types, Calculation Schema, Schema Group, Schema determination, Transaction event keys and Condition tables. Customized Physical inventory documents.
• STO scenarios and In-Transit Solutioning. Special stocks in IM like Subcontracting, Customer stock and Vendor consignment.
• Read / Interpret ABAP codes and suggest code logic to programmers.
• Unit testing / Integration testing for all key business processes. Performed Master Data load for Data conversion from legacy system to SAP for Material master, Vendor master, Info records, Source lists and Bin Master-Data using Winshuttle/LSMW. Created end user training documents (Business Process Procedures) with step by step guidance in using all relevant Procure to Pay and Warehouse Management transactions, Swimlanes and Configuration Documents.

SENIOR CONSULTANT

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Led ECC 6.0 WM/MM E2E Confidential, build, test/validate, cutover, go-live and support activities for the GSAP and 1SAP Global Rollout.
• WM master data. Re-Designed WM Layout, Inventory System and integrating it with PP, SD modules.
• Material staging into WM from PP Process Order. Designed the WM Replenishment process by replenishing the WM storage by using transfer requirement (TR). Set up a batch job to process Transfer requirements (TR) and created TOs with auto confirmation. Configured the Storage Unit number ranges and designed the user exit to allow SU number as external number (HU Number). Configured the master data and setup required for activating the Shelf Life Check during goods receipt and stock removal strategy in the Warehouse. Configured Dock doors, Picking areas, Storage Bin structure, Bin blocking reasons and Storage Type Indicators.
• Worked on Label printing during WM picking process. Worked on a Handling Unit based partial Pallet creation process and pick Pallet creation process involving multiple materials and batches. Worked on solutions involving the use of Handling Units as shipping units where the storage location is not HU mandatory and also worked on solutions where the storage location is HU mandatory and SAP warehouse managed.
• Read / Interpret ABAP codes and suggest code logic to programmers.
• Worked on Shipping, Delivery and Transportation with routes and route schedules. Shipment planning, Shipment costing, freight cost calculation, Automatic determination of GL accounts, mapping valuation classes to GL accounts. Implement Variant Configuration, Analyze and restructure attributes, validation rules and variables from legacy configurator into a VC model, Utilize variant tables, Constraints, Classification/BOM with Class items.
• Configured the Procure to pay process for Direct and Indirect Procurement and Service Entry Sheets involving IDocs. Maintained MRP plant parameters like MRP groups, controllers, types, calendar plans, lot-sizing procedure, component availability and checking planning horizon. Involved in configuration of Logistics invoice verifications, price control, valuated inventory and GR material blocking.
• Managed development and setup of EDI Messages like INVOIC, ORDERS, ORDRSP and DESADV for different partner profiles. Worked on setting up the ALE EDI/IDoc message processing for the R/3 interface with third party vendor portal Quadrem for external vendors and customer interface for getting inbound Advance shipment notification message. Part of Post go live support team in GSAP and resolved issues in Warehouse management, Procure to pay and XI interface involving IDocs with third party vendor portal Quadrem.