EXPERIENCE SUMMARY:

• He has more than 10+ years of experience in SAP Consulting with SRM & Ariba Implementation experience, including 3 SRM 7.0 Implementations with Ariba/ MM/Retail, 2 SRM 7.0 upgrades and also multiple production support experience along with project management expertise.
• He worked for clients from more than 40 different countries including North America, Europe & Asia. He is having very strong client & project management recommendations for his quality & hard work.
• He worked with multiple teams who are working from different locations as lead consultant. He has successfully completed multiple assignments as a team leader (management role). Some of his other strength is excellent client handling, new project (mid - size or small) proposal, client presentation, pursuit project proposal.
• He played vital roles during different client audits & SAP audits from a technical standpoint.
• Helping management team in client revenue, reporting to higher management, expansion plan preparation in AM account, recruiting consultants for various modules, cost negotiation with client management.
• Handled multiple SAP implementation projects using Waterfall methodology & pilot/ pursuit projects using Azail methodology.
• Ample experience in man-management and appraisal review process. He was involved with senior management regarding staffing related activity.
• Leveraging Capgemini methodologies, tools and accelerators to help management to meet company goals effectively.
• Responsible allocating, tracking, reporting and managing work of reports within the team.
• Actively participated in the hire and oversee performance appraisal, promotions and leave authorization for direct and indirect reports with the supervision of senior management.
• Involved in project financial and budgetary and contractual discussion without decision-making authority (mostly for a mentoring purpose).
• Expertise in handling Ariba, SRM, MM, MDM Project Implementation (roll-out projects, support, and maintenance, Data Migration, Test Management, Change Requests and Enhancements etc.)
• Expertise in implementation of SRM 7.0 with Ariba contract management system and Ariba spend reporting including SAP configurations and workflow implementation with BRF.
• Arriba network configuration & maintenance for purchase orders.
• Arriba catalog configuration & maintenance.
• SAP/ Ariba support & ticketing process.
• Ariba Catalog upload/ publish process using CIF template, worked with Ariba team to update Catalog subscription along with SRM MDM Catalog 2.0 & Ariba integration with SAP.
• Excellent technical & interface designing skill enabling Ariba/SRM integration with MM, FICO & other systems.
• Experience in pre-sales, and POC activities.
• Participated in multiple pursuit project and client demonstration.
• Knowledge & clear understanding SAP Enterprise (Syclo) apps - Inventory Manager & Mobilizing field work force for managing Work order and service order
• Strong experience in Requirement gathering, Blue Printing, Analysis, conceptualizing, configuration, implementation, Testing (Solution Manager), Data Migration (LSMW), ABAP debugging, Query building and Post Go-Live Support with Super User .
• He is a SAP lead consultant and with functional, technical expertise, specializing in consulting and supplier relationship management with management skills. He has a broad technical knowledge combined with outstanding analytical skills, able to break down critical business issues and explain complex concepts to non-technical individuals. He is an effective leader who can mentor individual professional improvement, establish and communicate team goals, manage team dynamics and maintain enthusiasm.
• Confidential on his earlier engagements has been involved in SAP SRM EBP, Ariba, MM, WM configuration/ support/ upgrade activities along with developments in the implementation upgrade and support projects. He has worked on the global SAP Supplier Relationship Management, Warehouse Management, Workflow, Suppliers Catalog Management & Master Data Management implementation projects in Retail, Oil & Gas, Power, Telecom & IT to manufacturing and engineering. His expertise having worked across countries will help him in understanding and catering to the client requirements better.
• Confidential is having a clear idea of SAP SRM, Ariba contract management & BRF workflows along with Ariba catalog & Ariba reporting solutions. During his last engagement, he had shown expertise in developing new workflow as per the business requirement & necessary customization of existing standard workflow by making the copy of the same.
• Confidential has good process knowledge & has an experience to Distributed Delivery Methodology (DDF) use of various templates for project documentations will facilitate the execution of this work on the project.
• Apart from the SAP knowledge, Confidential is having a clear architectural, functional & integration related understanding of SAP-Ariba hybrid eProcurement solution. He was the one of the Project Architect for GPS eProcurement solution during a development of this particular efficient automated & cost effective eProcurement solution. He also responsible for the techno-functional lead role during an upgrade of this particular tool.
• Confidential is also having some knowledge & experience of LSMW BDC & data migration activity as well along with Testing (HPQC), SAP Solution Manager, Tracking (SAP Solution manager, Microsoft SharePoint), Database (Oracle, SQL server). He has managed the entire testing process of multiple projects which a team from multiple locations. He is very efficient in work assignment & project handling in ‘Offshore Onshore' model.
• He is a SAP SRM 7.0 lead consultant with sufficient ABAP experience and hence aptly suited for techno-functional SAP SRM or procurement lead/ management roles.
• Various Industries
• New client communication, client negotion & various pursute project execution.
• Blue prienting of new project impementation plan.
• Review managing & performance review process handling.
• Resorce management, shift management, load distribution & managemnt status update.
• Managed multiple upgrade projects as project lead including coordination between team & client communication.
• SAP SRM configuration & integration with Ariba MM through PI.
• Client requerment gathering, & client demonstration.
• Workflow configuration for SAP SRM.
• Preparation of Functional/ Technical Specification.
• Estimation of the assigned modules.
• Preparation of UTP plan.
• Functional and Technical Analysis.
• Integration and system testing of the entire application.
• Accepting and prioritizing tickets.
• Integration and system testing of the entire application.
• Handling changes management and creation/ modification of existing or new object.
• Technical team leader in Upgrade (from SRM 4 to SRM 7) project. Advanced issues and customizing & integration.
• Client requirement understanding & preparing functional/ technical specification for enhancements.
• Feasibility checking & proposal of alternative permanent solutions to the client for critical business requirements.
• Preparation of solution plan for the different type of businesses.
• Active participation in project blueprint designing for new clients/ projects

PRIOR EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Responsibilities:

• Initial knowledge transfer.
• A complete health checkup report of the existing system with multiple recommendations.
• Attended multiple sessions for global template design.
• Managing AM activity.
• Ariba network management.
• Ariba Catalogs management.
• Ariba upstream & downstream support.
• Network administration & interface support.
• New development & decommissioning of existing contract management process.
• New SRM integration with Ariba contract management system.

Confidential, Houston, TX

Responsibilities:

• SAP Ariba integration.
• Ariba spend-reporting.
• Functional Analysis & FS preparation.
• Preparation of Technical Specification.
• Estimation of the assigned modules/ developments.
• Modification of custom load programs as per business requirement.
• Transportation of queries till production environment.
• Traubel shooting for varies issues during data load using standard SAP SRM programs.
• Specific issue finding through functional analysis.
• Co-ordination between Client, offshore & onshore team members.
• SAP SRM full configuration & integration with MM through PI.
• Client requirements gathering & client demonstration.
• Workflow configuration for SAP SRM.
• Preparation of Functional/ Technical Specification.
• Managing testing activity after implementation.
• Defect log preparation.
• Leading project team during loyalty support for defect solving in an implementation project.
• Estimation of the assigned modules.
• Preparation of UTP plan.
• Functional and Technical Analysis.
• Integration and system regression testing of the entire application.

Confidential, Minneapolis, MN

Responsibilities:

• SAP SRM full configuration & integration with Ariba & MM through PI.
• Ariba contract management integration with Ariba catalog and Ariba spend report
• Complete implementation for SRM classic scenario.
• Complete SRM Org. structure preparation in the classic scenario from third part HR application (PeopleSoft).
• Client requirements gathering & client demonstration.
• Workflow configuration for SAP SRM.
• Preparation of Functional/ Technical Specification.
• Testing of SAP SRM after implementation.
• Defect log preparation in HPQC.
• Defect solving in SRM implementation project.
• Estimation of the assigned modules.
• Preparation of UTP plan.
• Integration and system testing of the entire application.
• Handling changes management and creation/ modification of existing or new object.
• Client requirement understanding & preparing functional/ technical specification for enhancements.
• Feasibility checking & proposal of alternative permanent solutions to the client for critical business requirements.
• Active participation in project blueprint designing for new clients/ projects.

Confidential, Houston, TX

Responsibilities:

• Client requirements gathering & client demonstration for new client.
• Client requirement understanding & preparing functional/ technical specification for enhancements.
• Feasibility checking & proposal of alternative permanent solutions to the client for critical business requirements for the new client.
• Active participation in project blueprint designing for new clients/ projects.

Confidential, Parsippany, NJ

Responsibilities:

• Functional Analysis & FS preparation.
• Preparation of Technical Specification.
• Estimation of the assigned modules/ developments.
• Coding of the assigned modules.
• Modification of custom load programs as per business requirement.
• Transportation of queries till production environment.
• Traubel shooting for varies issues during data load using standard SAP SRM programs.
• Specific issue finding through functional analysis.
• Co-ordination between Client, offshore & onshore team members.

Confidential

Responsibilities:-

• Extensive knowledge of SAP SRM MM WM and ERP functionality.
• Entire Workflow set up.
• Activation & necessary customization of standard workflows.
• Custom Workflow development for JV approval process as per the business logic along with rejection text. (Approval Workflow in FICO module for JV in transaction code FB50, FV50 etc)
• Custom Workflow development for PR approval process as per the business logic along with rejection text. (Approval Workflow in MM module for PR in transaction code ME54N)
• Custom Workflow development for AFE (WBS & CC) portal (approval workflow for project approval) process as per the business logic.(Project approval for custom application)
• Experience working with Capgemini customers worldwide on their implementations/support/ upgrade when working with Capgemini.
• Technical Analysis & TS preparation.
• Preparation of Technical Specification.
• Estimation of the assigned modules/ developments.
• Coding of the assigned modules.
• Preparation of UTP.

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Extensive knowledge of SAP SRM MM WM and ERP functionality.
• Experience working with Capgemini customers worldwide on their implementations/support/ upgrade when working with Capgemini.
• Functional and Technical Analysis.
• Preparation of Technical Specification.
• Estimation of the assigned modules.
• Coding of the assigned modules.
• Preparation of UTP.
• Integration and system testing of the entire application.
• Accepting and prioritizing tickets.
• Integration and system testing of the entire application.
• Change management & new functionality adoption as per business requirement.
• Technical team leader in Upgrade (from SRM 4 to SRM 7), Development, Support, and Maintenance project.
• Resolved over 800+ customer issues in SRM, SRM workflows, punch-out catalog & MDM catalog domain.
• Worked on different types of tickets raised by all the regions regarding GPS. We use to give solution according to the priority & within the time frame. Having experience in SRM workflows enhancement & maintenance.
• Played a key role in the SPAU/ SPDD as well as retrofitting activity and gap analysis for SRM 7.0 migrations.
• Handling (adopting/ discarding) standard error messages just by making IMG setting changes.
• Worked on authorization objects for different roles in PFCG. It’s a new feature of SRM 7.
• Enhanced/ modified few existing custom program according to the business view & to cover a wider range of business needs.
• Enhanced several standard reports according to the business requirements in SAP SRM.
• Enhanced several standard transactions & their functionality as per business requirements.
• Worked & familiar with SAP smart form & SAP script technology.
• Changes made to the PO layout (Smart from) according to the requirements from different regions.
• Worked & familiar with SRM BADIs & enhancement points.
• Aware of Organization Structure and necessary modification process as per business requirement.
• Understanding of organization structure & workflow relation. Having experience of new organization structure creation from root unit & maintenance activity of existing organization structure.
• Work experience of reorganization activity.
• Elementary knowledge of Webdynpro objects.
• Converted standard error messages into warning message just by making setting changes & without changes any code in SRM 7.
• Changes made in the program for user maintenance.
• Changes made in the confirmation reminder program and background job to restrict reminder emails before a particular date.
• Worked on a change request to restrict reminder emails for closed projects.
• Changes made in the system to add the functionality to send reminder e-mails for any changes or rejection of Shopping Cart by the approver.
• Required changes made to correct the e-mail content for new user creation.
• Changes made to correct the behavior of process purchase order transaction to display vendor data properly.
• Changes made in Confidential 'BBP DOC CHECK' to customize partial approval/rejection issue. Apart from that either debugged & made small changes in below BADIs in SRM. (BBP CATALOG TRANSFE, BBP CHANGE SF SC,BBP DOC CHANGE Confidential, BBP DOC SAVE CONF, BP OUTPUT CHANGE, & BBP SC MODIFY UI)
• MDM catalog setup/ installation for SRM 7.
• Changes made to changes in smart from layout selection for deferent regions using Confidential CHANGE SMARTFORM.
• Changes made in the transaction SOCO to display Purchasing Organization properly.
• Changes made to add the functionality to edit bill to address properly.
• As a Global Administrator team member, I am also a responsible person to make any changes in the Organization Structure of the GPS system.
• Created separate transaction for mass vendor list processing.
• The validation rule for postal code deactivation/ modification from IMG setting as per the business requirement.