CAREER SUMMARY:

• Confidential is a seasoned Project Manager of 10 years running SAP projects and has strong Business process background in Supply Chain domain (Order to Cash, Procure to Pay and Plan to produce).
• Confidential has more than 15 years of implementation experience in various roles as Senior Project Manager, Integration Manager, Cutover Manager, Data Manager, Solution Architect and hands - on configuration experience in logistics modules PP (Production Planning) and MM (Materials Management) with integration to WM/QM/SD in S/4 HANA environment.
• Confidential has a unique ability to be a “big picture” guy focused on overall project management and be hands-on detail-oriented solution architect who can advise on configuration of the system and technical development of RICEFW objects involving complex interfaces between SAP and third party systems.
• Confidential has always worked above and beyond his title as Manager, interacting with CIO, Directors and Senior managers on several projects
• Prashant’s strength lies in the flawless execution and timely “DELIVERY” of project deliverables. He is “No nonsense” manager and always believes in meeting deadlines and delivering highest quality of work with meticulous planning and team work.
• Due to his versatile experience in Business processes, Project Management, SAP Functional and Technical skills, Prashant’s can contribute to the success of project by mentoring team members on SAP technical skills, provide strong leadership, maintain client relationships with C-Level executives and mitigates all risks that would hinder successful completion of the project.
• In addition to new implementations, Confidential has helped several clients (Thales Avionics) with pre-assessment, project prep and execution of Greenfield SAP Implementation and for post go-live assessment to resolve issues related to their recent SAP Implementation at Fisker Auto, Sparta project (Virco), Sutter Home and ITT Cannon, which were successfully resolved with detailed analysis and system solutions.

SKILLS:

Core SAP Skills: SAP R/3 4.6c, 4.7, 5.0, ECC 6.0 and S/4 HANA

Proficient in configuring PP module: for PP Master data, Production Planning, Production Execution (Scheduling and Capacity Planning) in Discrete and Repetitive manufacturing environment, Kanban.

Proficient in configuring MM module: for Inventory Management, Purchasing, and Service Management (Stock transport and Subcontracting process).

SAP ECM: Engineering Change Management, Classification and Document management system.

SAP WM: Integration of PP with WM, storage types, stock placement strategies, TR, TO, Label design, screen design for RF gun for barcode and printer settings to Forms/Label printing.

SAP QM: QM notifications, QM in receiving, QM in shipping and QM in production.

SAP SD: Order Management, Shipping, Billing, Available to Promise (ATP), Credit Management, Dropship and Customer consignment, Integration between PP, MM and QM/WM/SD and FI/CO modules. SAP S/4 HANA, SAP MII, SAP PCO

SAP S/4 HANA Database Migration: SAP S/4 HANA Database migration from 1.0 to 2.0 and which involved consolidation of Systems and moving them to Cloud AWS (Amazon Web Services).

SAP S/4 HANA Upgrade: Upgrade from S/4 HANA 1610 to S/4 HANA 1709.

SAP FIORI SAP Persona: Latest SAP technology with FIORI Apps for Production Order confirmation, Purchase requisition approval and reports accessible from mobile devices/IPAD. SAP Persona creation for Repair production order creation and Plant maintenance Order creation and confirmation.

IoT SAP PCO and Devicewise: connectivity for Cleco/IR Torque tools integration on shopfloor (MES Applications).

SAP MII: SAP MII interface with external third party machines like Fluid Fill, Fuel Fill, Burke Porter Tire pressure monitor and rear sub-frame interfaces (MES Applications).3 rd party system Interfaces and EDI

Shop floor machine systems, WMS sub: systems (CIM VISION WMS system) using IDOC s and other ERP system (Oracle) via EDI IDOC interface. EDI with Customers & Vendors (PO, Acknowledgements, ASN, Scheduling Agreements and Invoicing).

Debugging: of standard SAP and customized ABAP programs and creation of ABAP Queries, LSMW and CATT procedures, research and application of OSS notes. Functional Design and Technical development specifications for reports, data conversion programs, enhancements, forms and interfaces. Good understanding of Solution Manager as document repository.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Manager Enterprise Systems

Confidential, Moreno Valley, CA

Responsibilities:

• Managed 2 projects related to S/4 HANA database migration from 1.0 to 2.0 followed by S/4 HANA Upgrade from .
• As Solution Architect and hands-on configuration expertise, prepared system architecture, process flow and deployment plan for new functionalities, enhancements and projects in MM, PP, WM, and QM modules to meet the production deadlines, minimized interruptions and improved overall Supply chain and manufacturing processes to meet the changing needs of a start-up business.
• Managed day to day support to all users in the plant with the help of 5 Functional Analysts in plant and 5 Technical resources in Irvine HQ for all system related activities from development, testing, for new functionalities, user testing and deployment.
• Collaborate with Senior Plant Management, Department Directors, Managers and CIO/ SAP Director for prioritization of work to address critical business issues.
• Introduced latest SAP applications like FIORI, Persona and Netweaver Portal for approval of PR on mobile device, GR on IPAD, Visibility of Quality issues to Vendors and Cycle time tracking.
• Successful in interfacing various external machines using SAP MII for Fuel Fill, Fluid Fill and Burke Porter machines and using SAP PCO for connecting Cleco Torque tools.
• Designed a company-wide Report to give real time Production Status to everyone across Company using data from Vehicle Management System (VMS is critical to Automotive Industry).
• Instrumental in putting policies and procedures, streamlining department processes with central tracking and monitoring tools which were missing in a Start-up and brought total control to the work done at 3 locations (MV, Irvine and offshore) with 20+ external consultants.

Confidential, Irvine, CA

Project Manager/Lead

Responsibilities:

• Managed $ 13M Greenfield implementation project from project prep to post go-live of 2 phases and Post go-live support of this project.
• Successfully implemented ECC Core modules (SD/MM/PP/WM/FI/CO) in Phase 1 and Customer Service module / EDI for vendors and customers in Phase 2.
• Key challenge on this project was to eliminate a 25 year old MRP system and 24 surrounding systems developed in SQL and Access outside of main MRP system.
• Managed the entire project from Irvine for Customers and vendors for EDI and implementation of CS processes in SAP system at their Spares warehouse in Seattle.
• Requirements gathering from Sales/Procurement team, Program management, Customers (for EDI), and Repair Stations (for CS Processes).
• Blueprinting the solution with Sales and CS consultants.
• Development of IDOC’s with EDI Portal using TIBCO as middleware.
• Testing with pilot Vendor and Customer. and managing Cutover for EDI.
• Coordinated post go-live issues related to configuration or bugs in the existing programs using offshore development team which was a challenge due to time zone difference.
• Monitored progress/status of helpdesk tickets and assisted in closing design discussions with Business users for quick resolution.

Project Lead / SCM Consultant

Confidential, Anaheim, CA

Responsibilities:

• Scheduling Agreements in place of Purchase orders and releases of schedules.
• EDI ASN (DELADV) and Schedule releases (DELFOR) to Vendors
• ERS for automatic Invoice creation and its display on the portal for visibility to vendors.
• Configured Stock transport orders for material movements between plants
• Finalized subcontracting process with Tier 1/tier 2 vendors.
• Configured Vendor consignment process in SAP and demonstrated to the procurement and planning user community.
• Long Term Planning and MRP setup for Fisker’s manufacturing plant in Europe.
• Tier 1 / Tier 2 (Dropship) related process.
• Plant specific MRP settings to start an MRP run for some of the plants,
• Forecasting using planned independent requirements(PIR)
• PP with variant configuration (object dependencies in BOM)
• Instead of MM material movements, introduced Production Order backflushing functionality to consume components at the end of assembly line when the vehicle is ready.
• All the functionalities were implemented in record time, ready for Fisker to start production of their new car and introduce improvements on their first car model.

Project Manager

Confidential, Santa Ana, CA

Responsibilities:

• Software Licensing Renewal Process Improvements for resellers/end users at Netherlands
• Material Ledger functionality activation for Finance/Inventory users at one of their sites - Chile.
• Ingram has its own B2B/B2C front - end system called Endeavour that is linked to SAP ECC as back-end data repository. The projects involved enhancements to the front-end Endeavour system and back-end configuration changes and developments in SAP SD and MM modules.
• Main challenge on the project was the dynamic SAP environment with multiple projects running at same time, common resource pool (functional and ABAP resources), centralized technical team with shared offshore resources (Basis, Security and Partner connectivity) and using Ingram s version of ASAP methodology.

SAP Project Manager/PP Consultant

Confidential, Phoenix

Responsibilities:

• For a global Accenture Project, integrated one of their US plant in their existing SAP system in PP module

SCM Lead/PP Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Completed Blueprinting of PP module using pre-configured SAP Business All-in-One solution on NWBC (Netweaver Business Client) as front-end.
• Created Management Dashboard for Spend Analytics using Xcelcius and ECC data from Purchasing, Inventory and Accounts Payable.
• Completed Feasibility Study to assess Business readiness for ERP implementation.
• Resolved post go-live support issues in MM/PP/SD area and implemented Long Term planning in SAP PP module.

Manufacturing Team Manager

Confidential, San Diego, CA

Responsibilities:

• Managed 6 Functional consultants and 2 technical consultants to develop Interfaces between Oracle Manufacturing module and SAP. Interfaces were developed for Master Data - Material master, BOM, Routing and transaction data like FG Inventory and Sales order.
• As a lead, my task was to control project scope on-site and get development work done at Deloitte’s offshore facility in India.
• Configured SAP MM module for 2 new plants acquired by Confidential in the area of Procurement - Vendor master, AMPL, Purchase Orders and Inventory movements.
• Configured SAP PP module for BOM’s, Workcenters, Routings, Production versions, Production Order for Discrete and Repetitive manufacturing.
• Plan to Produce Team Manager of 9 super-users and 3 consultants on the “Global” SAP Implementation for a Life Science Company with 4 manufacturing plants in different continents and 26 Distribution centers worldwide.
• Requirements gathering with the global/local site team members and conducted workshops to understand the different business processes, obtain consensus and sign-off on a Global Forecasting process and its consolidation, design template and also prepare localized template depending on the regional needs.
• Configuring SAP PP module for planning processes - S&OP using Flexible Planning module, Rough cut capacity planning, MPS, MRP and Batch management and successful user testing.