SUMMARY:

• Highly skilled SAP SCM/APO Manager and Solution Architect with 17 years in - depth experience in logistics and supply chain processes as Forecast to Deploy (FTD), Order to Cash (OTC) and Schedule to Execution (S2E), 16 SAP projects with 9 Full Life Cycle implementations in countries as USA, Scotland, Norway, Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Argentina and Venezuela. Some of the benefits provided through Federico’s managed projects include 90% reduction in inefficiency-related logistics costs, 18% increase in sales forecast accuracy and $3 million generated in first year after implementation.
• Results oriented change leader with international experience as Manager, Functional and Technical Consultant including hands-on experience has taken the lead on architecture solution design for several projects, delivering adherence to business requirements and system.
• As areas of expertise into SAP SCM, Demand Planning and Forecasting, Supply Network Planning scenarios (Heuristics, Optimizer and CTM), Production Planning & Confidential Scheduling (Heuristics, Optimizer, Block Planning and Variant Configuration), Global Available to Promise (Product Availability Check, Product Allocation, Rules-Based ATP and Capable to Promise) and CIF improvements.
• Additionally, has plenty of knowledge on the integration of the functionalities mentioned above with SAP ECC, on modules like Production Planning (PP), Materials Management (MM), Sales & Distribution (SD) and Warehouse Management (WM).
• Plenty of experience and exposure to the use and implementation of BAdIs, BAPIs, User Exit and Enhancement Point in SAP (APO/SCM and ECC), ABAP debugging and Functional/Technical specification development.
• Industries as Discrete and Process Manufacturing, Chemicals, Pharmaceutical, Life-Sciences, Consumer Products, Agribusiness, Mill Products (Metals and Wood), Mining & Metals, High-Tech and Beverage are core competencies.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Global ATP-APO Solution Architect

Responsibilities:

• Solution Architect and lead role for European gATP Roll-Out Project for Confidential Laboratories considering multiple countries:
• Thorough knowledge of SAP SD business processes in order-to-cash, availability check in sales order and inter/ intra company stock transport order
• Availability check for stock, make-to-order scenarios
• Configuration in rule based and non-rule based available to promise (GATP)
• Configuration in Product allocation, planning books, planning areas and process chains
• Configuration in Transportation and shipment scheduling
• Configuration in back-order processing
• Configuration in batch determination with knowledge of batch classification
• Ship-complete and Sales BOM scenarios
• Thorough knowledge of CIF integration models and issue resolution for CIF queues
• Integration knowledge in SAP SD, MM, PP with APO
• Knowledge of user-exits and enhancements
• Creating functional specification documents
• Unit, integration and user acceptance testing

Confidential

SAP APO Supply Network Planning (SNP) and Production Planning & Scheduling (PP/DS) Solution Architect

Responsibilities:

• Supervises and work together with a team of 12 Consultants on a multi-site engagement defining strategies and planning processes for the new Personal Care Plant;
• Participated in workshops to understand the workflow of the as-is system and gather requirements;
• Preparing the FIT-GAP Analysis;
• Interacting the business users to understanding of process of Production Planning & Scheduling;
• Implementation of new Planning processes for the Distribution among Confidential Distribution Centers and Production Planning & Scheduling processes;
• Responsible for the configuration of the SNP Heuristics (Network) considering only internal network (Manufacturing Plants and DC's);
• Responsible for the configuration of the SNP Deployment Heuristic considering multiple different strategies for Push/Pull, Fair Share rules, Stock Transfer Horizons and ATD Receipt and Issue;
• Responsible for the configuration of the TLB in order to group together multiple STO's in order to compose a Shipment load (Full Truck Load);
• Prepared the LSMW for Master Data Uploads (Material Master, Bill of Material, Rate Routings and Production Versions);
• Designed new processes for Personal Care Plant multi-level planning of Finish Goods, Semi-Finish Goods and Raw Materials using APO Resource Network Functionality;
• SAP APO PP/DS MRP and Optimizer configuration;
• DS Planning Board configuration based on colors and Setup Matrix characteristics;
• Designed new procedures for the Confidential Schedulers based on the available SAP standard Heuristics (Enhanced Backward Scheduling, MRP based on low-level-code, Manual Sequence and others…);
• Prepared the Unit & Integration test scripts for Key Processes;
• Involved in Integration testing, Regression testing & UAT;

Confidential

SAP APO DP and gATP Project Manager and Solution Architect

Responsibilities:

• Project Manager and lead role for a Global Available to Promise implementation Project for Confidential de México and Confidential Brazil;
• Leading a team of 12 Consultants on a multi-site engagement, creating a Template for the Latin America region;
• Implemented Available to Promise processes such as:
• Product Availability Check at Storage Location Level;
• Product Allocation Procedures and Sequences using multiple Planning Areas;
• Transportation & Shipment Scheduling using Condition Techniques;
• Backorder Processing using customized rules from third-party system.
• Integration with SAP ECC through Materials Management (MM) for Stock Transfer Order setup, Sales & Distribution (SD) and Warehouse Management (WM) configuration.
• Sales Order tracking reports

Confidential

SAP Manufacturing Project Manager & Solution Architect

Responsibilities:

• Project Manager and lead role for a Manufacturing Proof of Concept ( Confidential ) for the client;
• The following processes were demonstrated using SAP ECC and SAP SCM EhP2:
• Product LifeCycle Management (PLM) from the Engineering Master Data perspective;
• Demand Planning;
• Five different MRP Run for the auto industry;
• Production Planning & Confidential Scheduling (PP/DS);
• Manufacturing Execution (MES);
• Product Costing;
• Billing & Invoicing.
• Critical processes were evaluated 89% of the processes were classified as adherent to standard SAP.
• Integration with SAP ECC through Production Planning (PP) and Warehouse Management (WM) configuration.

Confidential

SAP APO & SAP LES-SD Leader & Solution Architect

Responsibilities:

• Took the lead role on SAP Logistics Execution System implementation for Europe Business;
• Responsible for Solution Design, Scenario preparation and Testing along with users and consultants;
• Implemented best-practices for Delivery Due List Management and Shipment creation and Execution. Delivered best-in-class approach process for Trucks Check-in / Check-out process for leading Chemical Company in Europe with huge sales volume.
• Responsible for the SNP - CTM implementation for the North American Business;
• Responsible for the gATP Solution Design for the European Business;
• Implemented Available to Promise processes such as:
• Product Availability Check;
• Transportation & Shipment Scheduling;
• Backorder Processing;
• Sales Order tracking reports.

Confidential, Raritan, NJ

SAP SCM 7.0 and OMP APS - MPS Leader

Responsibilities:

• Confidential Scenario as Master Data, Forecast, Inventory and Planned Order integration between SAP APO and APS Application for smooth Planning along Chemical Supply Chain.
• Responsible for Functional and Technical design implementation of interfaces for new Planning tool at Confidential, managing a off-shore developers team;
• Knowledge transfer responsible between Janssen and Outsourcing partner for support activity.

Confidential

SAP SCM Leader

Responsibilities:

• SAP ECC PP (Production Planning) Consultant for processes as MRP/MPS and Distribution Resource Planning.
• SAP SCM 2007 Consultant for the Forecast Planning;
• Took the role as an advisor for basic planning techniques;
• Integration with SAP ECC through Materials Management (MM) for Stock Transfer Order setup, Production Planning (PP) and Warehouse Management (WM) configuration.

Confidential

SAP APO SCM Project Manager and Solution Architect

Responsibilities:

• Confidential Process implementation based on SAP SCM/APO Tool;
• Responsible for Solution Design and Project Manager on SAP SCM project including Demand Planning solution, along with SNP Capable - to-March and GATP using Rules-Based ATP-RBA.
• Following functionalities were configured and implemented:
• Demand Planning Forecast generation using pick-the-best method;
• Supply Network Planning using CTM (Capable-to-Match) functionality at customer level;
• Generation of a Production and Distribution Plan for Long-Term Planning;
• Implementation of GATP with Product Allocation and Rules-Based ATP.
• Business Objects (BO) Product Allocation Panel for Sales Operations
• Integration with SAP ECC through Materials Management (MM) for Stock Transfer Order setup, Sales & Distribution (SD) and Warehouse Management (WM) configuration.

Confidential

SAP APO SCM Senior Consultant

Responsibilities:

• SNP Aggregated Planning using heuristics methods;
• Product Availability Check for Configurable Products scenario;
• Product Allocation Procedures and Sequences for Sales Orders and STO’s;
• Transportation & Shipment Scheduling using Condition Techniques;
• Capable-to-Promise (CTP) scenario for Configurable products.
• SAP ECC SD configuration for supporting sales order entry with different CTP scenarios.

Confidential

SAP APO gATP Project Manager and Solution Architect

Responsibilities:

• Lead the roll-out of SAP SCM-Global ATP Product Allocation solution for Latin America, dealing with integration with Mobile, CRM and SNP Vendor Managed Inventory
• SAP ECC SD configuration for supporting sales order entry within production allocation.
• SAP SCM-DP enhancements as Collaboration functionality, forecast generation and accuracy.

Confidential, Los Angeles, CA

SAP APO SNP and PP/DS Leader and Solution Architect

Responsibilities:

• Lead on-going support for the SAP APO, including forecast generation, supply production & distribution plan, aggregate planning and customization for Confidential Scheduling Planning Board
• Mostly handled issues and enhancements for Demand Planning, Supply Network Planning and Production Planning & Confidential Scheduling.

Confidential

SAP APO PP/DS Leader and Solution Architect

Responsibilities:

• SAP SCM functional leader at SCM 4.1 Production Planning / Confidential Scheduling;
• SAP SCM-PP/DS implementation at large seamless hot rolled steel tubes for all applications producer;
• Mills Industries Best-Practices implementation for production planning model (block-planning scenarios, heuristics, optimization, BAPIs and BADIs).
• Full Life Cycle Implementation.

Confidential

SAP APO SNP Leader and Solution Architect

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for solution design, configuration, documentation and training of Supply Network Planning (SNP);
• Project using SNP Optimizer Method for the generation of Production Plan, Distribution and Procurement Plan;
• Short-term Distribution using Deployment Optimizer;
• Transportation Load-Builder (TLB) in order to prepare TP/VS loads and integration with ECC for shipment documents.
• Also acquired knowledge in Transportation Planning / Vehicle Scheduling (TP/VS) and Logistic Execution System (LES).
• Full Life Cycle Implementation.