SUMMARY:

• SAP BUSINESSSYSTEMS Analyst with 17 years of business and consulting experience in Hi - Tech & Manufacturing Industries.
• Lead projects to implement new and enhance existing functionalities including articulating requirements and translating them into effective solutions.
• Knowledge in systems analysis and development, and full lifecycle project management.
• Hands-on knowledge leading all stages of system development efforts, including requirements definition, design, architecture, testing, and support.
• Experience in working on different phases of a Project including Blueprinting, User Requirements Specifications gathering, Functional Specification Process, Unit Test, Integrated Test, Deploy, Cut-over, Go-live and Post Go-Live End User Support.
• Strong analytical skills including Master data setup & verification.
• Engineering Change Order Process (ECO) & Change Review Board (CRB) familiarity.
• Cross-Functional SAP support in MM, PP, PUR, Operations, Customer Service, Finance.
• Outstanding leadership capabilities; able to coordinate and direct all phases of project-based efforts while managing, motivating, and participating in project teams.
• Adept at developing effective solutions, project documentation and milestones, and technical/business specifications.
• A quick and aggressive learner, works well independently and enjoys being part of a productive team and proficient at meeting project goals.
• Effective, motivated, and reliable professional who is very creative and challenged by new ways of doing things.
• Excellent organizational and analytical problem-solving skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Core Competencies: SAP Global Implementation, Systems Analysis and Design; Business Impact Analysis; Disaster Recovery Planning; Contingency Planning; Research & Development; Risk Assessment; Cost Benefits Analysis, Agile methodologies including SCRUM, Rapid Prototyping, Extreme programming and Adaptive software Development, Web Development, User Interface Design, Documentation, Legacy system integration, maintenance and migration, Distributed system development, data mining.

Platforms: UNIX (Solaris, HP-UX), Microsoft Windows® operating systems, Linux (Red Hat, Yellow Dog), Mac OS.

Languages: UML, XML, UNIX Shell Scripting, C, C++, HTML

Tools: SAP, SAP Solution Manager, REMEDY, SharePoint, HP ALM Quality Center, Business Objects, Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Office System (including Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint®, Microsoft Access, and Microsoft Outlook®), Microsoft Project, and Microsoft FrontPage®, Crystal Reports, ARIS.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Maplewood, MN

IT Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with key leaders to prepare and successfully deploy a new ERP portfolio of tools (including SAP) in their organization.
• Coordinate SAP access and for 300+ individuals from seven different distribution centers and provide on-site logistical and process support.
• Track completion via SAP Learning System (LSO) and disseminate status reports to leadership.
• Mitigate risks by identifying and escalating issues to appropriate project teams and senior management.
• Manage activity rosters and the onboarding of new team members to ensure even resource allocation.
• Manage communications between the Product Owner, Stakeholders, and Development Team to ensure prioritization, requirements, and product vision are clear and up to date in JIRA.
• Co-created, implemented, and presented a standardized method for categorizing employees and their job functions, streamlining the security provisioning and assignment processes.
• Coordinate activities in partnership with the Business Transformation team. Assist with scheduling and notification to site employees who are required to attend and then facilitate for train-the-trainer events at the site. Keep record of those who have completed required s.
• Facilitate SOP and documentation review.
• Supporting of testing preparation, attend testing prep activities with manager and coordinate the testing details and conduct with local team.
• Data validation of inventory.
• Propose configuration, code, design, and process changes for Confidential sites assigned.
• Update Configuration Documentation for assigned configuration activities for Confidential sites assigned.
• Conduct unit testing (configuration and/or Functional Unit) for WRICEF’s assigned in a SCRUM, or in specific PIT or UAT release cycle.
• Assist users with guidance on business process execution, resolution of defects and execution of scripts for integration/regression/UAT testing in HPQC.
• Provide input for and business process documentation and facilitate changes with OCM as needed to ensure documentation meets all Confidential Polaris guidelines.
• Coordinate and participate on solution documentation updates, including As-Is and To-Be states for any logistics location in scope for a deployment, including Mfg Plants/DC's/3PL locations/Subcontractors.
• Work on defects assigned by the LEX or GTS Test or Defect Lead and provide resolution based on the priority of the defects. Update the defect resolution and status in HPQC.
• Complete documentation or JobAids for work assigned.
• Train SME’s and Super Users on deployed LEX functionality.
• Execute PIT or regression test scripts within the defined area of expertise.

Confidential, Eden Prairie, MN

Business Systems Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Provided daily support of SAP applications in the MM & PP, as well as cross Functional Support in the QM, FI, CS & SD Modules.
• Responsible for Master Data during Global SAP Implementation
• Heavily involved in SAP project across the globe, from blueprint through go live; provided support with data loads, validation, testing, and quality control.
• Communicated and coordinated solutions across departments impacted by Global Implementation.
• Worked with a global IT and Procurement/QM team for international roll out projects and lead other projects as needed.
• Maintained SAP module MM/PP as well as internal and external interfaces.
• Provided efficient SAP support for users in all facets of the day to day operational activities and escalated the tickets to the next level as required.

Confidential, Maple Grove, MN

Principle Business Process Analyst Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Supported data analysis related to product reporting and analysis related to MDR reporting
• Ran daily, weekly and monthly inventory reports
• Data analysis of multiple databases including SAP and other ERP systems
• Testing, troubleshooting and data validation in Dr Sisco and MShare using different Testing Tools and Techniques
• Contributed & participated in the creation and delivery of presentations to project teams
• Developed, maintained and improved off-line tools leveraging core IT applications
• Supported corporate projects- develop the approach, communicate plans and tasks to divisional and global participants, manage project timeline, and successfully achieve project goals
• Supported Corporate/GSC Planning globally to tool usage & common processes for planning and reporting.
• Created Ad Hoc Reports supporting Supply Chain Planners & Managers

Confidential, St. Peters, MO

Business Systems Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Data extraction, gathering and manipulation using Business Objects, MicroStrategy, SAP and updating spreadsheets in Microsoft Excel in the MM and Financial Modules in SAP
• Data accuracy verification including understanding, defining and documenting for later retrieval and retention.
• Supported business processes within MM, Logistics & Procurement including consignment and stock transfer orders in SAP
• Acted as a liaison to IT by conducting preliminary research
• Supported Global commodity managers and clients in their decision-making by carrying out research, analyses and recommendations
• Formulation of detailed design specifications using use cases, user interface specifications and technical designs
• Tracked business needs during development phases
• Proposed new or improved processes and analyze user requirements
• Participated in development projects in the area of business and systems use
• Identified and translate business constraints, in collaboration with the technical team
• Established visibility to source required data points within ERP (SAP) and/or other existing reporting/visibility tools (internal or external) for the Global Teams.
• Secured internal/external protocols that ensure the protection of data points, specifically ensuring data is reported and sourced in a consistent manner at global level.
• Developed Scorecard formats that communicate a clear and concise message in alignment with the corporate measurement requirements monthly, quarterly, and yearly spend analysis completed by vendor and mode.
• Provided analysis and support as required at Global basis for open projects or new projects.
• Performed on-time shipping analysis, cycle times, turn-over, headcount cost analysis, productivity measure and publish results to global Teams.

Confidential, Plymouth, Minnesota

SAP MM Functional Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Defined new plants, storage locations & purchase organizations.
• Performed data cleansing & loaded materials master, vendor master, alternate unit of measures, info records, source list, purchase orders, initial inventory & initial consignment inventory using LSMWs direct input & recording methods.
• Defined & Configured new processes like Scheduling agreements, Specials Orders, Consignment process, Inter plant purchase orders using Evaluated receipt settlement.
• Defined special order processes where the customer can be billed immediately based on the bill of lading received from vendor.
• Activated Batch Management and defined batch determination search strategy for picking batches in deliveries based on FIFO.
• Serial profile is defined to assign serial numbers at the time of goods receipt by vendor, customer returns, production and deliveries.
• Configured and maintained output determination such that the buyer could automatically email PO to multiple email address for the same vendor.
• Vendor evaluation for only price & delivery criteria’s is configured.
• Designed/Tested the labels for customer labels printed during the goods receipt of production orders.
• Designed and tested the shop floor and planning system interfaces.
• Customized the inventory analysis reports to suit the business requirements.
• Post Go-Live support including and production support.