PROFESSIONAL PROFILE:

• Confidential has more than 12 years of experience as a Supply Chain Solution Consultant.
• He has delivered end to end enterprise wide solution that included Application Design, Solution Configuration, Application Testing and Deployment of SAP SCM/APO applications in the areas of Supply Network Planning (SNP) and Production Planning/Detailed Scheduling (PPDS).
• He is subject matter expert in Supply Chain Planning and Execution and specializes in Business Process Transformation and Supply Chain Modeling using SAP ECC and SAP SCM/APO. He has delivered multiple SAP ECC and SCM business process & IT implementation leveraging geographically diverse global delivery team.
• In addition to consulting, Confidential has industry domain experience in Production Planning & execution having served as an industry professional in discrete manufacturing.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Dallas, Texas

Senior Consultant - SAP APO

Responsibilities:

• APO Module Consultant for the Implementation and Roll Outs for SNP
• Successfully completed all the phases of the project viz. Plan, Analyze, Design, Build and Test phases of the project.
• Successfully lead SNP roll outs for various business units with 4 waves.
• Modeled complex Shelf Life based planning and Deployment Planning using SNP in APO for the Food and Beverage division.
• Played an important role as a team member of the supply team in understanding the client's complete business requirements independently for the SAP APO tool by interacting closely with the client/ business users resulting in well documented detailed business requirements for each business processes.
• Have been instrumental in translating customer business requirements into application and operational requirements utilizing all standard configuration options available.
• Has played key role in communicating the functional requirements to development teams in coming up with innovative and effective customized solutions to gaps identified during blueprint phase of the project.
• Lead and conducted various configuration workshops during build phase of the project.
• Successfully delivered High Quality Functional Specification around Developments on GAPs, Configuration Test Plans, Functional Unit Test Plans during blueprint and build phase of the project.
• Lead and mentored team members within the project about the client's industry and business processes and proactively supporting their day to day work in terms of analysis, design and testing during build phase of the project.

Confidential, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA

Senior Consultant - SAP APO

Responsibilities:

• APO Lead for Enhancement, Support and Roll Outs.
• Providing functional and technical subject matter expertise with regards to SAP architecture as it relates to SAP SCM process and technology.
• Evaluate, recognize the need and establish change initiatives to meet business/technical needs.
• Lead development efforts estimation and preparation of a detailed Functional Specifications for RICEFs(Reports, Interfaces, Conversions, Enhancements, and Forms)
• Identify and resolve project-related issues. Communicate Project status to key stakeholders. Participate in application support effort as required.
• Been Subject Matter Expert (SME) for SAP APO SNP and PPDS.
• Service Level Agreements (SLA) metric preparation in identifying service level deviation, Root Cause Analysis and Processes Improvements.
• Leading, Team building, Motivating and delegating the efforts of a team toward accomplishing a common goal.
• Redesigned the Core Interface for an effective Integration Model Setup and CIF queues monitoring and error handling.
• Automated the process chain job monitoring process to remove a manual intervention.

Confidential

Consultant - SAP APO

Responsibilities:

• Providing functional and technical subject matter expertise with regards to SAP architecture as it relates to SAP SCM process and technology.
• Evaluate, recognize the need and establish change initiatives to meet business/technical needs.
• Redesigned Subcontracting Planning process using Product Data Structure with a minimal master data setup.
• Developed a report to show the consistency of master data setup for subcontracting planning process.
• Lead development efforts estimation and preparation of a detailed Functional Specifications for RICEFs(Reports, Interfaces, Conversions, Enhancements, and Forms)
• Identify and resolve project-related issues. Communicate Project status to key stakeholders. Participate in application support effort as required.
• Service Level Agreements (SLA) metric preparation in identifying service level deviation, Root Cause Analysis and Processes Improvements.
• Leading, Team building, Motivating and delegating the efforts of a team toward accomplishing a common goal.

Confidential

Consultant - SAP APO

Responsibilities:

• Modeled complex sequencing rules for production planning scheduling for Ethylene Co-Polymer business unit through various Business Requirements gathering sessions, repeated workshops with the client. Demonstrated APO solution through interactive sessions with the client. Prepared “As-Is”, “To-Be” and Blue Print documents.
• Lead APO team towards successful implementation of End to End APO solution. The solution comprised mainly CTM in SNP, Campaign Planning and Block Planning solution in PPDS.
• Successfully completed all the phases of the project viz. Plan, Analyze, Design, Build, Test, Cut Over, Go Live and Post Go Live Support.
• Conducted various trainings for end-users.

Confidential

Consultant - SAP APO SNP and PP/DS

Responsibilities:

• Module Lead for End to End APO SNP and PPDS implementation.
• Effectively gathered Business Requirements through repeated prototype sessions from the client prepared “As-Is” and “To-Be” documents.
• Successfully built a prototype demonstrating APO solution through interactive sessions with the client.
• Successful implementation of End to End APO solution comprising mainly of Optimizer in SNP, Campaign Planning in PPDS.
• Successfully completed all the phases of the project viz. Plan, Analyze, Design, Build, Test, Cut Over, Go Live and Post Go Live Support.
• Worked on Integration of legacy systems and Interfaces to SAP.

Confidential

Assistant Plant Manager

Responsibilities:

• Organizing, Controlling & evaluating the operations of a Manufacturing Establishment.
• Developing & implementing plans to efficiently use materials, labors & equipments to meet production targets.
• Assessing issues, problems and opportunities visible inside the company as well as identifying process improvement areas.
• Initiating process improvement techniques such as Six Sigma & SQC for increasing the efficiency of the process.
• Managing and monitoring the performance of multi-skilled work force and conceptualizing need-based training programs for performing maintenance operations.