SUMMARY:

• 15 years of SAP Supply Chain/ Production Planning/QM/IM consulting - architecting and delivering sap solution (Greenfield and template implementation, rollout and support projects) to global organizations in Food Processing, Automotive components, Engineering, Chemicals and Packaging industry.
• 12+ years of business/ functional experience in Automotive, Light engineering, Consulting and IT service industry. Managed and delivered projects/operations significantly improving plant performance measured against Delivery, Inventory Turnover, Labor Productivity, Logistics System Improvement and Customer Satisfaction.
• Hands on with KAIZEN, TQM, SMED, TQC, BPR and other global practices leading towards achieving world class manufacturing conditions.
• Received best case study by IIIE for “Improving Production System Effectiveness-A Case Study” in 1989.

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS:

SAP Consulting:: End to end implementation, rollout and support projects in SAP using ASAP methodology or client specific methodologies, good grasp of business processes, conducting and facilitating requirement gathering workshops, prototyping, fit-gap analysis, requirements mapping and tracking, solution design, unit, string and integration testing, UAT, RICEF, Functional design of Interface with MES, Production Support, Project Management and People Management. SAP skill area includes PP (Discrete, Repetitive and Process), QM, PP-WM and Integration with CO, MM, SD and WM.

Operation Management: Managed and delivered creditable outcome in manufacturing environment through enhanced production system leading to improved profitability, better working conditions and highly satisfying customers.

Business Development: spearheaded business development functions for IT organization and successfully established product and services among corporate and government customers, build and strengthen existing and new partnerships with product developing organizations for representing them in India.

Academic Engagement: Organized and conducted many executive programs on computer aided factory layout, organizational redesign and Value Engineering.

Soft Skills: Posses soft skills like Strong Work Ethic, Positive Attitude, Effective Communication, Team Player and Flexibility/Adaptability.

Team Management: Managed team size of up to 30 members. Project Progress tracking and reporting. Coordination across team (s) and location(s) for the execution of task and activities.

Issue and Risk: identification, recording and analysis leading to resolution and mitigation.

SKILL:

Production Planning Module: Hands-on experience with Material Masters, BOMs, Work Canters/Resources, Recipes/Routings, Production Version and PRT’s. Change control of Master Data with Engineering Change Management (ECR/ECO), Resource Network/Hierarchy, APO integration, Demand Management Covering Make to Stock, Make to Order, Long Term Planning and MRP (MRP and Consumption Planning). Capacity Planning and leveling.

Material Management: Goods Receipt, Goods Issues, Stock Transfer, Physical stocks, Batch determination, Output determination, Subcontracting, RF Transactions. Physical inventory.

PP-CO Integration: Design, configuration of work center/ resource parameters to capture required cost details. Design, configuration of BOM and Routing/Recipes to capture Material and operational direct/indirect) cost to support organizations costing requirements. Co-Product and Bi-Product design.

Shop Floor Control: Production/Process Order Maintenance, Production Scheduling Profile, Order Release, Shop Floor papers, Order Type parameters, Confirmation Parameters, Process Management. Back flushing, COGI (Goods Movement Error Processing.

Engineering Change Management (ECM): ECN, ECO in BOM, Recipes.

Quality Management Module: Inspection Plans, Inspection Types, Material Master, Inspection Characteristics, In process and Post process inspection, Inspection Lot processing, Results Recording, Notifications and Usage Decisions, Quality Info-records.

Batch Management/Serialization: Defined and Configured for Production and Repetitive process, Batch Classification, Batch Determination. Batch Derivation. Serialization Profile.

Handling Unit Management: HUM in Discrete and Repetitive mfg, Generated customer labels at HU creation during production.

PP WM Integration: Control Cycle, Production Supply Areas, Pick and Crate parts, Transfer Orders, Activating PP interface with WM.

PP-APO : ECC Master data (Material master, Resources, Recipes) integration with APO.

FRICE: Build, tested and implemented functional specs for Shop Floor Papers, WIP Labels, HU Labels, Enhancements, Use Exits, OEE Reports, BI Driven Report, Interface for PLC/Legacy Systems, Functional specs for Interface with MES in PP and PP PI module and Batch Jobs.

HP Quality Centre (HPQC) (Mercury Test Centre): Authored and executed Test Plans within the Mercury HP Quality Centre Application. Development of material using U-Perform, creation of data for user, Conducting workshops, end user .

Project Methodology : Confidential Express Solution, ASAP

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Lead SAP PP/QM Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed PP module design as implemented in one of their business line which produces variety of packed meet.
• The raw meat is procured and cut/sliced and packed in saleable packaging.
• The current design uses Co-Product structure in Bill of Material, interfaced with .NET based execution system.
• The business users in Finance department of the company have been facing issues pertaining to consumption and production reporting against the Process Order resulting in un- allocated variances.
• I examined their current design, manufacturing execution process/procedures and organizational constraints and recommended changes in Design to address their reporting issues.

Confidential

SAP Manufacturing Lead

Responsibilities:

• Project Scope includes Demand Management, Long Term Planning, MRP, Consumption based planning, Back-flushing, In-process Inspection and In-coming inspection and Inspection at GR in automotive component manufacturing environment.
• Leading team of PP and QM consultants in providing production global support to users in covering Production Planning and QM modules, guiding other support team members in addressing production issues and user requested enhancements.
• Managing SLA’s and support management issues.

Confidential

SAP PP/QM/IM Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Process Design, Configuration, Testing, facilitating user acceptance test (SAP-MES Interface) and production support in Production processes of Coffee/ Tea production, Repacking, Refurbishment of Maintenance items, R & D and Trial processes.
• QM process (procurement and manufacturing), Subcontracting process between vendor and among plants, material movement from warehouse to shop floor and back to warehouse.
• Guiding users in processes of Procurement, stocking and consumption of spare parts. Integration of PP, QM and IM with MES.
• Development of reports for production (this includes customer driven reports), batch trace, inventory and shipments. Guiding users in using standard SAP reports.

Confidential, Chicago, IL

SAP PP-PI/QM/IM Solution Architect

Responsibilities:

• Articulate Integrated solution for FTS (forecast to stock function) stream
• Design and configuration of BOM, Resource, Recipes to meet CO requirements.
• Custom program to link SFG with FG orders to support Linked Order design. (Linked order design was conceptualized to mimic Collective Order without std collective order conditions)
• Custom Transaction to collect machining and labour time for batch of production and subsequently distributing such collected time for each process order while executing confirmation.
• Custom Scheduling tool facilitating users to convert sales orders, due for delivery in a given week days range, to process orders and interactively schedule/sequence such process orders.
• Cutover Activities pertaining to Physical inventory, initial stock upload, smoke test.
• Custom development for executing Mass Goods Issue.
• Extensive Hyper care ( post go live) support to help users in using SAP, Batch management at receiving, goods receipt and Goods Issue ( Batch determination) Batch traceability, Batch guiding users in clearing COGI errors etc.

Confidential, Milwaukee, WI

SAP QM/ PP-PI Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Deep engagement with business representatives and leading to design of Master Data Bill of Material, Resources, Resources Hierarchy, Resource Network, Resource Classification, Recipes, Production Versions, Inspection chart to facilitate Planning and Execution in ECC, MES, INFORAS and APO.
• Blue print of QM module for in- process manufacturing and interface specs with MES.
• Interface specs for PP PI with MES.
• Master Data conversion specifications and guiding Business representatives in building master data load files where ever required.
• Complete Base Line configuration and unit test.

Confidential, San Leandro, CA

SAP PP-PI Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for designing configuring, testing (unit and integration), processes to support product cost structure as defined for global requirements and implementing new design to plants in phased manners to all the Confidential plants, to users on changed transactions and processes and hyper care.
• Functionality includes configuring new order type (Production, Sanitation, R &D and Repacking), restructuring master data (Recipes, Resources, and Resource Hierarchy), collective orders, costing and capacity formulas, Confirmation Enhancements.

Confidential

Sr. SAP PP Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Manage, deliver and consult SAP solution in Supply Chain domain focusing on Production Planning function of manufacturing industry.
• Worked globally engaged with clients and designed and build SAP solutions for Production and Inventory management tightly integrating with SAP other core modules.
• Manage “SAP” support center at client’s location.
• Managed offshore team to support SAP instance on ongoing basis.

Confidential

Delivery Lead MTD (PP PI, PM, QM, IM/WM)

Responsibilities:

• SAP PP PI functionality has been implemented integrating it with Legacy system for palletization and Goods Receipt, Label Generation and Delivery.
• Delivered services for localization of Global template rollout which includes, Integration and regression testing, Defect resolution, Security Design, Data Migration, building data for PP and QM modules and hyper care.
• On-going user support for the production issues rose through Remedy Tool as service restoration or service request (New enhancements, changes which may lead to new configuration (includes configuration of PI sheets and CRD and FRICE) as the case may be.
• Participate in Change Board Meetings for prioritization of change requests.
• Managing development objects across team members, reporting remote team activity, guiding other team members on processes, issues etc.

Confidential, Jackson, MI

SAP-PP Lead

Responsibilities:

• Workshops on PP module and processes among process owners.
• As Is business processes. And design of To Be process leading to blue printing document identifying designed processes, Gaps and their proposed resolution.
• Configuring the System as part of Realization, building functional specs for required FRICE, Master Data Mapping with Legacy system. Unit Testing, Integration Testing and User Acceptance Testing. Functional design of Interface with PLC and SOP tools.
• Build Plan scope and assets for user, delivered among supers users.
• Final Preparation before go-live, hyper care support.
• Managing and reporting project progress, through team, cross functional, project level meetings.

Confidential

SAP SCM Solution Architect

Responsibilities:

• Managed project activity, task and coordination with business representatives and consultants for the completion of required task.
• Designed FTS ( Forecast to Stock) solution.
• As-Is processes were captured trough plant visit and discussions with business representatives.
• To Be processes were designed and blue print documents produced consisting of designed processes, Gaps and their resolution
• Configuring the system as part of Realization, building functional specs for required FRICE, there was no legacy system hence master data was built from scratch. Unit Testing, Integration Testing and User Acceptance Testing executed to validate the designed solution.
• Trained end users with designed solution.
• Accomplished task associated with Final Preparation before go-live.
• Provided hyper care support.

Confidential

Solution Architect

Responsibilities:

• Engages with client in scoping of exiting application landscape as used in their retail operation encompassing, Planning, POS, Receiving and Shipping, Customer Service etc. building bid proposal for supporting the entire application landscape with respect to Skills requirement, Number of FTE’s required for successful bidding.

Confidential, Milwaukee, WI

SAP Support Centre Manager

Responsibilities:

• Lead on-site team in Knowledge Transition activities, prepare KT plan schedule and report its progress and work to meet slippages and delays.
• Coordinate with offshore stream leads to ensure the progress of KT.
• Reviewing delivery artefacts like Application Information Document (AID) and guiding team their completeness.
• Closely work with Delivery Manager in building engagement process for medium and large enhancement project.
• Closely work with client process leads in requirement gathering estimation and validation for large and medium enhancements and roll outs requirements.

Confidential, White Plains, NY

SAP-PP Functional Lead

Responsibilities:

• Conduct validation work shop for the Confidential Express Solution demonstrating and explaining the standard functionality of PP module as delivered in the Express Solution.
• Objectively interact with the user groups in the validation workshop and capture the gaps in the standard solution and business requirement. Design “To be” processes including delta processes and identifying process gaps and their proposed resolution.
• Build Functional specification for Development, Reports, Interfaces and Labels.
• Configure, Test, demonstrate and build the prototype for the proposed solution.
• Integration of PP WM, activation, control cycles, production supply areas.
• Identified data requirements (Outbound and Inbound) and build functional specification for BOM, Planned Orders, Goods Issue and Goods Receipts to interface with Rockwell MES and SA. Executed and validated testing of the interfaces.
• Build assets for super user and end users using U Perform. Delivered
• Post go-live hyper support.

Confidential, White Plains, NY

SAP-PP/QM consultant

Responsibilities:

• Conduct validation work shop for the Express Solution demonstrating and explaining the standard functionality of PP module as delivered in the Express Solution.
• Objectively interact with the user groups in the validation workshop and capture the gaps in the standard solution and business requirement and design “To Be” processes with duly identified gaps and their proposed solution.
• Build Functional specification for Development, Reports, Interfaces and Labels (WIP labels and Shipment labels at Production.
• Configure, Test, demonstrate and build the prototype for the proposed solution.
• Post go-live hyper support.

Confidential

SAP PP-PI Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Domain Expert and consultant for PP module
• Facilitating CO and Other PP consultant in designing and integration.
• Conducting and monitoring Integration Testing and User Acceptance Testing
• Module Progress documents preparation and update to project manager
• Preparation of Customization Document.
• Managing Go live status and resolving issues arising out of integration.
• Hand Holding of End User.