Sr. Sap Data Specialist, Project Manager And Ewm Consultant Resume
Saint Louis, MO
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
ERP: SAP (3.1I, ECC 6.0, 5.0, 4.7, 4.6B, R/3), EWM, 9.0, 9.1, 9.5, S4 HANA, Vantage 6.0
Operating Systems: Windows 7, 8, 10 Vista, XP, 2000, NT, 95
CAD: AutoCAD, Solid works, Pro - E
Office Tools: Office 365, SharePoint, MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Outlook, Access, Communicator, Lotus notes
Testing Tools: Quick Test, Data Quality, Load Runner, Win Runner, HPQC, Uperform for training documentation
SUMMARY:
- Over 14+ years of SAP functional experience with IM SCM LE with 5 full life cycle implementation.
- Proficient in implementation methodologies like ASAP methodology and Solution Manager.
- Excellent experience in all the phases of SAP implementation starting from Project preparation, Business blueprinting, Realization, Training, Go-live and Post implementation support.
- Having in-depth knowledge of project landscape.
- Strong functional experience in customizing, implementing and integrating SAP - IM/MM/WM with other modules like P2P, QM, PP, SD and Logistics Execution (WM, WMS, shipping, deliveries etc.)
- Expertise in handling interfaces between SAP & other systems.
- Hands on experience in configuration & integration of all the MM Sub-modules like Organizational structure, Purchasing, Consumption based planning, Inventory management, Logistic invoice verification.
- MM-Purchasing: Expertise in configuring material master, vendor master, partner schema, purchase requisition, purchase order, pricing schemas.
- Expertise in designing scenarios like outline agreement, source list, Purchasing information records, quota arrangement, vendor evaluation.
- Proficient in customizing Goods Movements, Stock Transport orders, Subcontracting, Consignment processes, Physical Inventory in Inventory Management.
- WM/WMS - Storage Types, Bins, Sections, Placement and removal strategies, SLED in WM, Posting Changes, Replenishment procedures, Deliver Process and Physical Inventory.
- Involved in Data Migration relating to Material and Vendor Master Data.
- Knowledge of ETL tools and how to execute the whole ETL process.
- Experienced with direct RF solution using SAP console - verification profiles, RF menus, Barcode scanning, Screen management and RF queue management to improve efficiencies with placement of stock and material deliver to production floor.
- Effectively analyzed and mapped complex business processes using the best business practices.
- Excellent project management and customer relationship skills. Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Proven leadership skills and team player. Ability to work in multi-tasking and changing environments.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Confidential, Saint Louis, MO
Sr. SAP Data Specialist, Project Manager and EWM consultant
- Involved in all master data loads in EWM system for current EWM rollouts going on at Nestle-Purina, like Bin creation, Warehouse Product, PSA (Production Supply Area), Fixed Bins, Initial Inventory Loading, CIF, Monitoring Inbound and Outbound queues.
- Responsible for approving workflow for Master data creates and changes.
- To ensure that the Global definitions and guidelines are followed.
- Leading Master data projects that partner with Global Headquarters like EWM, GLS.
- Provide Production and testing support for master data workflows at global and local master data levels.
- Working as business analyst to solve production issues and deliver business solutions.
- Involved in MDR quarterly release.
- Working knowledge of SAP workflows, IDOC flow and split architecture for MDR/SDR/SOS/FI/COM box.
- Working on analyzing the data and creating mass update tickets where data is inconsistent to get the data in sync.
- Analysis performed using Excel formulae and Access query database.
- Working on Data quality reports and KPI’s.
- Making sure that the SLA is met on the tickets and Workflow approval process.
Confidential, King of Prussia, PA
Sr. SAP MM/WM/LE Application Specialist
- Conducted Business Blueprint workshops with business people to gather business requirements.
- Created Business process diagram during Blueprinting phase.
- Created functional specifications for various RICEF objects that were identified during the business blueprint stage.
- Utilize Crystal Reports, SQL Server Management Studio, and Excel to report and analyze business data.
- Baseline configuration including creating and assignment of plants to company code, storage location to plants.
- Configured material master based on the material types and made certain fields mandatory according to client requirements.
- Configured vendor master data like vendor account groups, partner functions etc.
- Prepared documentation for mapping rules to migrate vendor master through LSMW.
- Worked on solution manager for documentation maintenance and configuration activities.
- Set up quota arrangements with vendors for purchase requisitions/orders, scheduling agreements, MRP.
- Set up info records for subcontracting and consignments to meet certain core business requirements.
- Extensively worked on EDI transactions using ALE and IDOC interfaces for purchasing activities between the SAP and Non-SAP systems.
- Conducted Delivery item category configuration for automatic delivery processing.
- Conducted warehouse visits to visualize physical warehouse and configured the WM module interface with MM by defining storage types, storage sections, storage bins.
- Configured different put away and picking strategies.
- Configured automatic creation of transfer requirements, transfer orders using reports RLAUTA10 and RLAUTA20.
- Set up RF transactions to facilitate faster and efficient warehouse processes according to the business needs.
- Defined RF menu, RF queues and assigned users to queues and set them up in different warehouses.
- Customized GR, GI for production as well as sales order.
- Customize settings in warehouse to allow different inventory methods.
- Extensively worked on stock transport orders with delivery and movement type configurations.
Confidential, Allentown, PA
SAP IM PP Lead Consultant
- Full life cycle implementation with detail blueprint phase implementation and gathered requirements from business units for analysis and Business process design.
- Created master data like vendor master, quota arrangement, info record, source list, condition types and condition records.
- Worked on MM scenarios including Purchase requisitions, Purchase orders, Consignment & scheduled lines.
- Configured the purchasing cycle including purchase requisitions, vendor evaluations and purchase orders with release procedures to suit client requirements. Prepared documents for the procurement to pay of consumable and direct materials.
- Streamlined issues between procurement and account payables including master data issues and communication issues.
- Worked on SD - MM-LE - WM integration for sales order process.
- Worked on RICEF objects and wrote FS for all the RICEF objects.
- Worked on Automatic Batch determination strategies in deliveries.
- Implemented SAP WM with storage unit management for serialized profile materials.
- Implemented SAP WM with fixed storage bins.
- Implemented release strategies for Purchase requisition and Purchase order involving reading of org structure for 5 levels of approvals using workflow.
- Configured custom program for automatic delivery creation and transfer order for consignment returns and customer returns process
- Configured WM interfaces with IM, Shipping and Production modules.
- Configured Storage Types, Storage Section and Storage bins in the warehouse. Enhanced the storage type search criteria according to the requirement.
- Worked on pricing procedures with the end users in creation of condition records.
- Involved in Configuration of shipping for Route determination, shipping point, shipping conditions, Shipping types & means of transport.
- Extensively worked on EDI transactions using ALE and IDOC interfaces for purchasing activities between the SAP and Non-SAP systems.
- Implemented IDOC process for integration of SAP system with PKMS for deliveries and warehouse management functions including goods receipts, goods issue, cycle counting and inventory adjustments.
- Functional specs were written for data migration.
- Worked on HP quality center for testing purposes.
- Wrote LSMW for uploading source list.
- Worked in Implementations as well as support after Go-Live.
Confidential, Toledo, OH
SAP SCM LE Consultant
- Full life cycle implementation with detail blueprint phase implementation and gathered requirements from business units for analysis and Business process design.
- Was involved in project landscape discussions including refreshes, testing and upgrades.
- Created master data like vendor master, quota arrangement, info record, source list, condition types and condition records.
- Created Purchase Organization for different areas and assigned Purchase groups.
- Worked on MM scenarios including Purchase requisitions, Purchase orders, Consignment & scheduled lines.
- Implemented ASN(advanced shipping notification) and delivery tracking for Logistics
Defined message output types for purchasing documents; tested print layout and set up e-mail and fax communication mediums
- Inventory Management Process including Goods Receipt, Damaged Goods, Goods Receipt from Production, Inter-warehouse transfer, Storage Location to Storage Location Transfer, Provision for Stock, End of Period Valuation and Period End Closing.
- Configured WM interfaces with IM, Shipping and Production modules.
- Configured Storage Types, Storage Section and Storage bins in the warehouse. Enhanced the storage type search criteria according to the requirement.
- Worked on pricing procedures with the end users in creation of condition records.
- Involved in Configuration of shipping for Route determination, shipping point, shipping conditions, Shipping types & means of transport.
- Extensively worked on EDI transactions using ALE and IDOC interfaces for purchasing activities between the SAP and Non-SAP systems.
- Defined RF menu, RF queues and assigned users to queues and set them up in different warehouses.
- Configured Lean warehouses in several plants.
- Functional specs were written for data migration.
- Worked on HP quality center for testing purposes.
- Worked with IT team as well as plant leaders in order to cleanse the data to the expectations of the client as well as incorporating the IT deployment team’s requirement.
- Lead the effort first hand to identify the GAP and Risks of the existing data and defined the need to transform the data for easy and risk free deployment.
- Extracted data from SAP 3.1I system transformed the data as per the requirements and loaded the data into ECC 6.0 using ETL tools.
- Worked on cleansing the master data like Material Master, Purchase Info Record, Source List, BOM, Master recipe etc.
- Wrote LSMW for uploading source list.
- Effectively wrote access database queries in order to transform the data per clients transformation rules so that the data load would not fail.
- Was a part of team to lay down the transformation rules for each field for NFG materials.
- Set up planning areas, Master Planning object structure, Planning books, Data views.
- Created and Maintained Integration models to transfer Data between ECC and SCM-APO.
- Set up CIF for transferring master data (product and locations) using CIF.
- Resolved CIF Queue errors and maintained system integration
- Maintained period factors, Safety stock settings on Product Location Master.
- Developed functional designs, functional unit testing plans, and integration test scenarios as well as executing the tests.
- Involved in data loads and validations
Confidential, Perrsyburg, OH
Sr. SAP IM LE Consultant
- Configured RF devices.
- Upgraded RF guns from old Telnet application to new SAP software.
- Was member of ITF(Inventory to Fulfill) team.
- Configured Logistics Invoice Verification for procure to pay process and tested the integration with FI.
- Configured settings for Goods Issues, Goods Receipt, and Movement types in Inventory Management as required by business logistics
- Involved in cut-over activities like setting up RF devices, maintain RF users in RF queue management, maintain number ranges for TR, TO, Quants etc.
- Helped core users during go-live and production support to enable users to fully use SAP process, reports and functionalities.
- Involved in supporting multiple plants while go-live and production support phase.
- Worked on support for Inbound Deliveries, Outbound Deliveries and STO functions on RF devices.
Confidential, Santa Clara, CA
Sr. SAP IM MM Consultant
- Implemented, configured and maintained IM MM-PP/WM for Applied Materials (a high Tech company manufacturing machines for chips manufacturers.)
- Re-designed process of purchasing by bringing controls in purchasing to ensure contracts are adhered to close interaction with business for accessing their needs on regular basis. Also text based Purchasing was configured to assign the cost of MRO purchases to Cost centers & Project networks.
- Configured multiple WM and IM movement types, Picking and Put away strategies for storage type search and section search.
- Configured WM interfaces with IM,SD and QM modules
- Streamlined issues between procurement and account payables including master data issues and communication issues.
- Configured and setup complete warehouse for VMI process.
- Configured inter company stock transport orders.
- Created plants and activation of MRP for business needs.
- Supported subcontracting process including drop shipments.
- Managed SAP interface with Oracle, i2 and other back office applications.
- Developed functional and technical specifications for uploads and downloads of data to/from SAP in Materials management area.
- Provided active production support for issues related to Materials Management, Inventory Management and interface data transfers including any customization requirements.
- Monitored and coordinated with offshore team for daily production support activities.
- Troubleshoot production problems, configured issues through issue escalation and prioritization.
- Performed continuous configuration enhancements and production support maintenance for MM module to meet business needs for multi plants.
- Developed interface program specification for upload of data from/to i2 and SAP. Performed multiple Data uploads for various requirements using LSMW.
- Streamlined data flow of cost center accounting for Finance form MM side.
- Recommended and developed inventory management reports to give operational visibility to business.
Confidential, Plano, TX
SAP MM/WM/IM Consultant
- Conducted Blueprint workshops to gather business requirements and make the client familiarize with SAP processes.
- Prepared templates for migrating legacy data from the Sybase and Oracle systems for vendor master, purchase order output determination.
- Prepared documentation for mapping rules to migrate vendor master through LSMW.
- Worked on solution manager for documentation maintenance and configuration activities.
- Configured different account groups based on internal/external number ranges, views and field selections.
- Worked on third party drop ship orders and creation of purchase order based on item category determination in sales orders.
- Worked in enhancing the program for conversion of purchase requisitions into purchase orders based on rules defined by the business.
- Configured additional purchase order document types required by business to place orders with vendors.
- Created class, characteristics and assigned configuration profiles to materials for variant configuration.
- Created functional specifications for various RICEF objects identified during the business blueprint stage.
- Analyzed EDI mapping templates for gaps and suggested fields in the IDOC segments to cater for orders placed via EDI.
- Identified fields on IDOC segments to capture unplanned delivery cost during invoicing process.
- Worked on handling unit management (HUM) which includes packaging instructions & packaging materials set up to create handling units, packaging during inbound and outbound deliveries at warehouse management level.
- Created specifications for purchase order output forms and packing slips for outbound deliveries and also capture additional field requirements as required by the client.
- Created specifications for custom reports and also worked with the BW team in assisting them in determination of SAP fields required by BW reports.
- Coordinated with ABAP and XI teams for enhancements and interfaces.
Confidential, Rockleigh, NJ
SAP MM P2P Consultant
- Configuration and testing of Warehouse Management (WMS) module interfacing with MM, PP and SD module.
- Configured new warehouses, storage types, storage sections, storage bins.
- Implemented the procure-to-pay cycle and the whole WM module from goods receipts, put away in the warehouse, picking and replenishment of the stock in pick bins.
- Designed the interface between WM and PP by defining production supply areas, material staging and WM movement type for replenishment.
- Managed stock by transfer orders, replenishment of empty bins with stock put away and picking strategies.
- Design the processes for posting changes, storage location transfers, auto TO creation.
- Physical inventory in WM by configuring cycle counting.
Confidential, Marlboro, NJ
SAP MM IM Consultant
- Conducted Business Blueprint workshops with business people to gather business requirements.
- Created Business process diagram during Blueprinting phase.
- Created functional specifications for various RICEF objects that were identified during the business blueprint stage.
- Baseline configuration including creating and assignment of plants to company code, storage location to plants.
- Configured material master based on the material types and made certain fields mandatory according to client requirements.
- Configured vendor master data like vendor account groups, partner functions etc.
- Prepared documentation for mapping rules to migrate vendor master through LSMW.
- Worked on solution manager for documentation maintenance and configuration activities.
- Set up quota arrangements with vendors for purchase requisitions/orders, scheduling agreements, MRP.
- Set up info records for subcontracting and consignments to meet certain core business requirements.
- Extensively worked on EDI transactions using ALE and IDOC interfaces for purchasing activities between the SAP and Non-SAP systems.
- Conducted warehouse visits to visualize physical warehouse and configured the WM module interface with MM by defining storage types, storage sections, storage bins.
- Configured different put away and picking strategies.
- Configured automatic creation of transfer requirements, transfer orders using reports RLAUTA10 and RLAUTA20.
- Set up RF transactions to facilitate faster and efficient warehouse processes according to the business needs.
- Defined RF menu, RF queues and assigned users to queues and set them up in different warehouses.
- Customized GR, GI for production as well as sales order.
- Worked in integration with PP in defining production supply area, control cycle.
- Customize settings in warehouse to allow different inventory methods.
- Extensively worked on stock transport orders with delivery and movement type configurations.
- Performed unit and integration testing for key business processes.
Confidential, Bridgewater, NJ
SAP MM Consultant
- Configured RFQ, purchase requisition, purchase order.
- Defined document types, number ranges and maintained screen layout, text types for document types.
- Set up stock transport order.
- Maintained system settings for source determination (source list, quota arrangement), vendor evaluation and confirmations.
- Maintained settings for vendor sub-ranges in purchasing, Setup message determination process for communication with vendors in purchasing.
- Set goods receipt tolerance limits and field selection for goods receipt movement types.
- Maintained system settings valid for missing parts check at the time of goods receipts. Defined checking rules and assigned to transaction codes or movement types based on user requirement.
- Configured dynamic availability check for goods issue and transfer posting.
- Defined checking rules and assigned to transaction codes.
- Configuration of enterprise structure: Defined plants, storage locations. Configured purchasing organizations and purchasing groups to the needs of company codes and plants.
Confidential, Buffalo Grove, IL
SAP Master Data Consultant
- Warehouse Configuration
- Lean WM
- WM-PP Integration.
- WM-MM, WM-SD Integration
- Implementation of handling units in Warehouse to cater the business requirement during outbound and inbound processes.
- Handling Unit Management., in MM, SD, PP
- Bar-coding, SAP Console, RF - Developments were done to meet client’s specific requirements using Radio Frequency & Barcodes.
- Purchasing: Invoice Verification; Consumption based Planning.
- Used Workflow to cater to client’s business requirement in approval of external purchasing documents and invoice verifications.
- Manufacture part number and AMPL used to meet specific business requirements.
- Developed a web based application to provide specific supplier access and information: requisitions, open orders, rolling forecast (planned orders) etc.
- Transfer of documents with external vendors and other Siemens Group companies using email and EDI.
- Conducted workshops to gather user requirements. Gap analysis between Spiridon template and local requirements.
- Configured Master data related to WM & MM modules.
- Prepared project documents such as process design, business blueprint, configuration documents, functional specifications, test scripts, data migration templates.
- Configured SAP system based on the signed-off conceptual design.
- Performed unit and system integration testing on customized developments.
Facilitated master and transactional data migration.
- Post go-live support.
Confidential, Allentown, PA
Project Manager
- Overseeing all the projects that come in the company.
- Doing quotation and maintaining bill of materials for each project.
- Coordinating between purchasing, production, shipping & quality department to provide the customers with their parts in time and of high quality.
- Trained personnel to use ERP system (Vantage) in order to provide the management with data that helps them to analyze the job properly, deciding the profit/loss.