Sap Strategic Solution Architecture
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IS Retail and Retail Experience
Management and Architect
Overview:
- 25 years of IT Experience
- 23 years of ERP Experience
- 14 years of SAP Experience
- 4 years of SAP IS Retail Experience
- 5 years of Oracle
- 15 years of Retail Experience
Clients:
- Easton Bell and Hallburton (Military Garments Division) represented SAP America
- Big Lots represented SAP America
- Harland Clarke (San Antonio, TX) / SAP America
- Cessna represented SAP America
- GE
- United States Postal Services / Cordant
- Winstar (Office.com)
- Verizon / Nextel / OmniPoint (360)
- AutoZone
Enterprise / Solution Architecture:
- SOX roles impact assessment, future state processes map, advised on the change management plan, roll-out/transformation approach, and chaos/risk management
- Facilitated remote workshops for blueprinting sessions for discovery, design and BPP documents
- Validated the SAP Strategic Solution (Functional / Technical) architecture for the EMEA, South America / Central Ameria, UK, and US rollouts
- Managed the all of the deliverables to executive steering committee and PMO for the
- Developed functional /technical impact assessment for the following modules FI,CO, MM, SD, BI/BW, WM, LE, SM, SD / Vistex, Taxation, GTS, CRM, SRM, HCM, and TR/Cash Management
- Assessed the fit/gap critical requirements
- Developed the recommendations, white papers, redbooks, TCO, business case, and roadmap plan
- TOGAF architecture framework was selected. Generated Enterprise and Application level diagrams in IDS Scheer ARIS and Visio. Developed landscape and integration diagrams for pre, phase(s) and post integrations.
Functional / Integrations / Modules / Configurations:
I have done program management, solution architecture, SR/lead configurations, and integration for following: master data structure, BPPs, workshop, design sessions, integrations, testing, validation, cutover, and customer delivery for both global and local templates.
- As-is and To-be business process transformation of retail pre- purchase, acquisition, management, and divest operations.
- SAP Impact Assessment / Functional and Technical Assessment / IS Solution Upgrade Assessments
I have done FI / SD / MM / CRM Solution architecture, configurations, and integration for following: Org Structure for Global and Local templates using the COA (Company Code, Divisions, Plants, etc.)
- Examples: (for both Legal and Fiscal Reporting) - Consolidations of LOB/Divisions, JV, Divestitures, Shells, Holding Companies, M&A, Holding, etc.
- Integrations with reporting such as Hyperion, Outlooksoft, BPS, BPC, EC-CS, SEM, etc.
- GL Mapping and Conversions for other M&A, Consolidations, Divestitures, and Bankruptcies
- New GL Conversions and Implementations
- Administration Retail (Allocation, Merchandise Distribution, POS In/Outbound, Forecast & Replenishment, Category Business Planning,, Assortment Planning, Store Merchandise Management, Analytics, RMA, POS, Markdown Planning & Optimization, and Project Catalog,)
- POS inbound and outbound processing
- Master Data (Article) design and integration with BI / BW and MDM solution delivery
- MM (MRP, Demand Modeling, serialization, STO, SKU, direct procurement integrations, BOM, etc.)
- eWM /WM / IM (bin management, RFID, inventory, etc.)
- SD (pricing, mediation, tax, contracts, invoicing, localization, etc.) along Vistex (chargebacks, rebates, etc.)
- Logistics Execution (LE) and inbound / outbound processing, SLS
- Configurations of New GL, GL, Special Ledgers, Material Ledgers, Hyperion, etc.
- Reporting such as SOX, US and UK GAAP, IFRS, FAS, FERC, ARRA, etc.
- Additional configuration and variant knowledge of : CO-PA, CO-PC, CA
- Module integrations with MM, SD/Vistex, HCM, PP, and other FI (AP, FA, AR)
- Treasury, CFM, lockbox integrations, Murex, FX, Loans, Settlements, Credits
- CRM (promotion, fulfillment, analytics, etc.)
Property Tax / Tax / & VAT:
- Sales and Use Taxes, Excise Taxes, Property Tax, VAT research, tax configuration, and tax abatement research and International Tax
- Define tax codes, tax classification, STO, TT: OBY6
- Integration and Configuration with Vertex O Series, CorpTax, Taxware, Sabrix, and DART
