SUMMARY:

• Over 20 years of IT with in 10 years of experience as functional consultant in SAP Advanced Planner & Optimizer (APO) and SAP Production Planning (PP).
• More than four year of experience in SAP - SCM.
• Worked in two 3 life cycle implementations, one upgrade project.
• Hands-on experience of ASAP methodology with experience in all phases of Project implementation-Preparation, Business Blueprint, Realization, Pre-go Live, Go Live and Post live Support.
• Experience in Supply Chain Planning Concepts and Processes include Designing, Developing, Configuring, Testing, Implementing and supporting all aspects of the Core Interface (CIF), Demand Planning (DP), Supply Network Planning (SNP) and Production Planning & Detailed scheduling (PP/DS)
• Knowledge of various Forecasting static model and forecast technique.
• Experience in configuration and implementation of DP Info Cubes using Administrative Workbench, Generating and changing Characteristic Value Combination, Planning books, Planning Areas, macros and creating Statistical Forecast.
• Maintained Time bucket profiles, Forecast profiles, planning versions, promotional Planning, life cycle management and “Like” Modeling.
• Created SNP Master Profile, SNP heuristics, Optimizer and Capable to match (CTM) techniques.
• Configured Rules based ATP checks, Product allocation, Transportation & Shipment Scheduling and Backorder Processing
• Maintained CIF Integration Models for Master and Transaction Data transfer between R/3 and APO. Mass Maintains of Master Data in APO.
• Experience of development activities WRICEF
• Monitoring of application error using the qRFC monitor
• Experience in creating test scenarios, manage testing, and develop user documents and training of new solution.
• Clear under stand of business process and modeling it using ARIS
• Excellent analytical & communication skills and ability to interact with business users. Able to translate business requirements into deployable business solutions and work in team environment.
• Having strong management, administration, problem solving and decision-making ability.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

ERP Applications: SCM APO 3.1, 4.0, 5.0.7.0, SAP R/3 4.6C, 4.7, ECC 5.0, 6.0.7.0

Programming languages: C, JAVA, SQL.

Business Process Modeling Tools: ARIS, MS VISIO

SCM Tools: Supply Chain Guru, MS Access, MS Project,TORA

Other Tools: MS Office, MatLab, ProEngineering, AutoCad, AutoDesk inventor

MS Products: Microsoft Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint, and Visio.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Raleigh, NC

SAP APO Consultant

Environment: SAP SCM 7.0

Responsibilities:

• Conducted Solution adoption workshops (SAW) to US,Canada and Puerto rico Pharma Markets and show cased existing Consensus Forecasting(CF) DP template.
• Gathered all new rquirements (out of the tamplete requirements)for the Pharm markets.
• Configured all template configuration for Demand planning including new masterdata setup, new sales history flow from ECC to APO, all required selection profiles, mass processing actitvites, background jobs, alert profiles, new master and univariate profiles, all Ztables, process chains and new reports.
• Extensively worked with markets on data migration, converted history and forecast data from source system format to GSK APO system format.loaded in to GSK APO system in all different environments like Dev, Quality, pre production and production systems.
• Successfully configured new enhancements according to new requirements in to the existing template.
• Created new test cases for new enhancements in ALM and executed the test cases as part of different testing process.
• Involved unit testing after 1st dry run of data migration data in Dev system, responsible for in all transportation process from Dev to production.
• Involved in Marek preparation (MP) testing along with Market Super users in Quality system after successful dry run-2 of data migration data.
• Involved in Day in Life (DIL) testing along with Market Super users in pre production system after successful dry run-3 of data migration data.
• Involved in user training for all 3 different markets CF Demand planning users.
• Prepared all ramp up and ramp down activities as part of cutover process and executed successfully along with the Market Super users and all users.
• Successfully completed all go live activities and supported 1st month and 2nd month forecasting cycles and addressed all issues as part of ELS period for all 3 Pharma markets(US, CA and PR).

Confidential, Mount Prospect, IL

SAP SCM APO DP Consultant

Version: SAP ECC 6.0, SCM 7.0

Responsibilities:

• Performed AS-IS/TO-BE Study with core team members and presented reports after completing GAP Analysis
• Design Business process BluePrint
• Created Design documents and built prototype and executed development work for the entire APO-DP module
• Configured SCM APO DP Module using Solution Manager, Created IMG objects through Solution Manager tool and attached the client specific Config docs for DP, trained them on Solution Manager functions and benefits
• Designed the integration of APO BW with SEM - BPS (Business Planning and Simulation) and facilitated data transfer back and forth from APO - BPS on specified levels which is seasonalzed on a weekly level while capturing the Disaggregation proportions
• Created APO-BW Design documents, Configured APO BW Administrator workbench, Info-objects, Info-sources, Transfer structure and Communication structures, Transfer rules and Updates rules, responsible for the entire data mart set up for APO BW
• Configured Extraction Structure to extract Planning results from Time series Livecache for purposes such as Forecast error reporting, Storing planning results and provide Sales forecasts
• Configured navigational attributes for Location in Demand Planning, Maintained and generated Demand Planning master data, Created Master Forecast profiles, worked with Univariate, Multiple Linear Regression(MLR) /Casual and Composite forecasting methods, Maintained Forecast drivers in Interactive Demand Planning
• Worked on forecast error analysis using MAPE and MAD for forecast accuracy measurements, configured the trend dampening profiles and assigned it to the Univariate forecast profile, Configured Promotion Planning functionality, Like Modeling, Phase - In Profile and Phase-Out Profile
• Set up Background jobs, Mass processing, Set up variants to transfer the Demand forecast results to SNP.

Confidential, Plains, NY

SAP SCM APO DP, PP/DS Consultant

Version: SAP ECC 6.0, SCM 7.0

Responsibilities:

• Transfer of Master Data and Transaction Data from ECC to APO by Integration models
• Maintain Integration models and variant in ECC
• Monitoring and error handling of data transfer in qRFC
• Principal resource for designing and implementing core features in the APO DP module
• Created Info cubes, Multi cubes, Update Rules, Export Data Source, Info packages.
• Involved in the Creation of Master Planning Object Structure, Planning Areas, Characteristic Value Combinations (CVCs)
• Created Time Series Objects, Storage Bucket profile and Planning Bucket Profile for monthly buckets and weekly buckets
• Defined planning books and Macros for interactive planning and Defined Macros to perform calculations to carry out tests, and created Alerts.
• Created Planning books and Planning versions
• Maintained Planning calendar, maintained the planner responsible, Maintained APO Product parameters individually, Mass maintenance for products and maintained resources.
• Work with forecast model like seasonal, trend forecast model for group of products.
• Configured navigational attributes for Location in Demand Planning
• Configured PP/DS Alert Profile, Work Area, propagation range, strategy profile, maintained Optimization profile.
• Defined detailed Scheduling Planning board profile and detailed scheduling Overall profile.
• Created Period - Oriented planning in the product planning table.
• Conducted production planning runs.
• Maintained PP/DS Master data such as Resources and PPM
• Maintained Detailed scheduled Planning board profile.
• Planning parameters settings, Defined Alert profile, Maintained strategy profile, Maintained time profile, Maintained optimization profile and Defined propagation range
• Maintained PP/DS heuristics, Product Planning Table configuration
• Created Process chains and batch jobs for the smooth and efficient functioning of batch environment and provided greater control to users thus facilitating execution of ad hoc activities
• Created Period - Oriented planning in the product planning table.

Confidential, Joplin, MO

SAP SCM APO DP, PP/DS Consultant

Version: SAP ECC 6.0, SCM 7.0

Responsibilities:

• Performed AS-IS/TO-BE Study with core team members and presented reports after completing GAP Analysis
• Worked as a functional consultant in implementing SAP SCM. Carried Roll Outs across other geographical locations
• Designed and configured complete data model (Info objects/Info sources/Source systems/Data sources).
• Configured Info cube and defined Planning Books and Macros for interactive planning.
• Created Master Planning object Structures, Planning Area, Characteristic Combination Master Data, Storage Bucket Profile and Planning bucket profile for monthly buckets and weekly buckets.
• Maintained Statistical forecast profiles and various data views as per business blueprint.
• Monitored exceptional or critical situations using Alert monitor.
• Created Proportional Factors to disaggregate CVCs from Aggregate to the Detail level.
• Performed Life Cycle Planning through Like Profile, Phase-in, and Phased-out Profile.
• Set up Release of Demand Plan to SNP.
• Maintained CIF Integration models for Master and Transaction Data transfer between ECC and APO.
• Maintained planning calendar, Planner Responsible and Creating variant for SNP Transaction Data Deletion.
• Set up the supply chain model (work areas-location, products, resources, PPM, transportation lanes and quota arrangements)
• Performed SNP runs using SNP heuristics, created cost and Optimization profile for SNP Optimizer.
• Work on Safety Stock planning
• Set up the deployment heuristic and created deployment optimization profile.
• Created and assigned TLB profile to the transportation lane.
• Maintained Detailed scheduled Planning board profile.
• Writing function designs (Function specs) and assisting with technical designs
• Developed user training documents and conducted Knowledge Transfer.
• Involved in system testing and post implementation support.

Confidential, North Carolina

SAP SCM PP APO Consultant

Version: SAP ECC 6.0, SCM 7.0

Responsibilities:

• Demand Planning: Supported the S&OP process using DP and SNP, performed enhancements in Dataview, DP graphs, Improved forecasting by selecting most appropriate models and the best Statistical parameters for Univariate forecasting
• Created new data views as per the requirement with selected KFs
• Creating and maintain Sourcesystem, Infosource, Infoarea, InfoCube.
• Create set of update rule for each InfoSource.
• Data transfer from BW.
• Improved DP Batch processes by designing Process chains for specific Processes
• APO SNP CTM: Worked on SAP APO SNP Capable to Match (CTM), Core Interface (CIF), Safety Stock Planning, Subcontracting and Deployment for Panasonic Consumer Electronics Division (PCEC)
• Creation and maintenance of all the Mass master data and Corrected Master Data related issues for - Product, Location, Transportation Lanes, Means of Transports, PPM, PDS
• Configured CTM Planning functionality, Set up CTM profile, Master data selection in CTM, Demand Prioritization using custom logic, conducted UAT for Demand prioritization, Set up the search strategy and Supply categorization processes, and analyzed the results of the CTM planning run
• Defined and streamlines Integration models for transferring Transactional data like Sales orders, PIRS from ECC to APO
• Debugged CIF related issues, Worked on CIF Error handling, and CIP Post processing, CIF reconciliation and Delta Reports, Well versed with Error Handling and CIF transactions
• Deep understanding of overall business process involving procurement planning process macros like 90-95 % rule
• Worked with the offshore team on a regular basis and worked as a liaison for onsite business team and offshore technical team
• Implemented SAP OSS Notes to fix live cache issues by running consistency checks
• Worked on Forecast consumption, carried out Procurement Planning process and Allocation Planning
• Executed Deployment Runs to determine the distribution of available Supply
• Created FSDs based on Business Requirements for SNP VMI involving macros to calculate No negative inventory carry forward and Constrained Sell through Plan
• Analyzed CTM planning results using SIM1, SIM2 and active versions by using Product View
• Experience with background job creation and maintenance, created variants while respecting dependencies, dealt with the Maestro scheduling teams
• Configured Safety Stock Planning and Validated Pool calculation which is a customized solution for calculating excess inventory based on user maintained master data
• Worked on enhancements like ETD to ETA conversion by changing the overall lead time to just Production horizon by making Transportation lead time as zero.

Confidential, Reston, VA

SCM 5.0, ECC 6.0

Functional Consultant APO BW, PP/DS

Responsibilities:

• As an APO functional consultant, responsible for business process study and requirement gathering
• Worked on design of Independent Demand, custom planning object structure and planning area
• Determined and created new Characteristics and Key figures based on the business requirement
• Configured PP/DS settings in APO.
• Configuration and troubleshooting CIF
• Worked with the external BW team to coordinate and repair, existing transport failures due to wrong design.
• Configured custom planning books and data views for various business roles
• Designed and configured Block Scheduling for Schedule Agreements scenario for the client.
• Applied and tested various forecasting methods and compared results, created various forecast profiles for forecast generation in background
• Developed custom macros to perform complex calculations and alerts
• Performed Like Modeling, Phase in/out for the new products in the different markets
• Coordinated Integration planning between DP and BW and releasing the plan to SNP and R3
• Created forecast profile, release profile, Location split table and Product Split table
• Setup CVC generation based on actual sales data captured in infocube
• Designed Forecast to Stock scenario (FTS) for product group.
• Performed unit testing and integration testing
• Conducted end user training and updated the technical documents
• Carried out Mapping of data source from R3 and CRM systems for the master data load in APO BW
• Extensive use of OSS notes to improve system performance

Confidential, Reedsburg, WI

Functional Consultant PP/MM

Responsibilities:

• As a PP functional consultant, responsible for business process study, GAP analysis and Configured of PP module and system testing.
• Responsible for configuration of enterprise structure i.e. creating plants, storage locations
• Production scheduling profiles, credit control area, purchasing organization and their internal assignment.
• Defined MRP groups and Controllers. Customized the Special procurement Types for RFQ/Quotations, Purchase requisitions and Purchase Orders.
• Defined Release Groups, Codes, Indicators and Strategies. Set up Stock Transport orders.
• Configured make to stock planning strategies, created bill of materials, routings and work centers.
• Created Outline Agreements - Scheduling - Delivery/Forecast Delivery, Contracts Value/Quantity
• Extended the material master records to include Work scheduling, MRP and forecasting views.
• In Invoice Verification, setup the Unplanned Delivery costs Postings, Dealt with Invoices when PO variances occurred, and Vendor specific Tolerances.
• Purchasing Requisition/Source of Supply Vendor Evaluation/Quotations/RFQ/Quotation Entry Analysis/PO/Automatic vendor known/Unknown, Confirmation, Release Procedures
• Trained in configuration aspects of production planning and production execution modules of SAP R/3, in the areas of BOM, routings, work centers, SOP, demand management, MPS, MRP, CRP and Production Orders.
• Handled a project, which includes configuration of the PP views, BOMs, routings, work centers, product groups, SOP standard planning, demand management, MPS and MRP.
• Executed production cycles and generated MRP lists, production orders and purchase requisitions

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Lead Consultant

Environment: Environment: Java, j2ee, oracle 9i and Eclipse, Windows NT

• Development, Testing and Maintenance: This application is used to facilitate the review and testing process and access and share nonconformance data much faster in TeraSoft Environment. Quality Assurance Manager (QAM) is a module in Nonconformance Management process in manufacturing domain. Nonconformance Management process is used to document and track quality issues by creating defect, Corrective Action and Assurance stamps.
• Quality process was maintained at the line item level. Creation of a Nonconformance record, adding line items to the record and then creating job orders for each line item were involved in this process. Those which did not have line numbers were tracked with serial numbers. The entire process was automated to be an online process.

Confidential

Senior Consultant: PeopleSoft Implementation for Tax management

Environment: PeopleSoft, c++, Db2, Websphere, Java, JSP, Windows NT, Mvs and Unix Sub-System

• Client Server and Web modules design, analysis and testing This Project is 3-tier web enabled Employee Roistering System. It consists of Human Resources management modules of PeopleSoft and custom modules for business logic and web based processing.
• Employee Benefits and Tax management, printing of Employee Salary and Entitlement certificates were some functions, which were customized. This application was developed as a replacement of legacy Employee Roistering System of Pitney Bowles Organization.

Confidential

Analyst /Programmer

Environment: Analyst /Programmer

• Design, Analysis and Development; This Project has been done for Honda, Canada. CSP (Cross System Product), completely it is a conversational program having MS library of IBM Utility. We rewrite these conversational programs in to pseudo conversational programs. We used MOVE and IF Commands and using start command transferals of XCTL.
• Downloading this program from network server by using transfer facility to my user-id. After coding we tested in module leader user-id. There are no primary and foreign keys.. Using EXP EDITOR we rewrite this programs and debugging line by line. We make maps in macros, 3000lines in each program, contain 3 or 4 tables, one or two screen depends and the total project having 178 programs, After debugging we compiled with DSN COBC1, and testing in module leader user-id.