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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

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