PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• Twenty one plus years of experience in SAP as IT Consulting, Project/delivery management, Due Diligence assignments
• Software expertise in SAP SCM & logistics applications and specialization in APO (Advanced Planner & Optimizer) DP/SNP/PPDS/GATP with execution in SAP ECC/ SAP HANA - Logistics Materials Management/ Sales & Distribution
• Involved in multi-site APO implementations and Production Support and multiple SAP ERP implementations projects
• Led Confidential SAP SCM Center of Excellence as a Senior Project Manager with responsibility for overseeing TechM SAP SCM-APO & Mfg. Projects from project Solution deliveries, resource fulfilment perspective, and new business acquisition activities.
• Delivered his project deliverables on different roles as Functional consultant, Module Lead, Project Lead, Solution Architect, Project Manager, Sr. Project Manager and Delivery Manager.
• Excellent communication, inter-personal, negotiation and problem analyzing/solving skills. Expertise in analysing & gathering Business requirements, Finalize business processes, Gap analysis, Configuration, OSS note evaluating, unit testing, integration testing, Regression Testing, User Acceptance testing, Documentation & End user, Production Support activities, Help desk, Process improving & Fine-tuning of custom reports developed.
• Thirteen plus years of experience in Manufacturing /logistics, strong functional background in the area of Production, Supply Chain Management and logistics with exclusive focus on Production Planning and control, Inventory Management, Procurement and Distribution logistics in Process industries
• SAP SCM APO Module Application Skills
• Construction of Infocubes in APO data mart (BW in APO). Creation of Planning Areas, Planning Object Structures, Planning books.
• CVCs, Data Views, Master Forecast Profiles, Alerts.
• Auto creation of CVCs from BW Info Cube, Loading data from Info Cube to APO planning area.
• Interactive DP, Running Statistical Forecast, Life Cycle Planning, Phase-in and Phase-out.
• Forecast methods and analyzing forecast errors
• Realignment, Consistency Checks, Aggregation and disaggregating methods.
• Back ground Jobs
• Data sources for Planning Area and transfer data to BW or R/3.
• Consensus DP, Releasing DP plan to SNP.
• DP Excel Add In using EPM technology.
• Design of APO Security.
• Creation of SNP master data and modeling.
• SNP run using Heuristics (Location, Network, Multilevel), SNP Optimizer
• Capacity Leveling
• CTM
• Converting SNP orders/PPMs into PP/DS orders/PPMs.
• Quota Arrangements & Transportation Lanes
• Deployment & TLB run, Heuristics and Optimizer
• Standard and Extended Safety stock Planning methods
• Consistency checks using delta report, or with DB and LC.
• Creating Activities and jobs to run in the background.
• Good Overview.
• Master data, Product view, Product master, etc..
• Conversion of Pl orders into Process orders & firming the orders.
• Work Areas, Propagation Range, Detailed Scheduling Planning Board
• Setup Matrix
• Creation of Integration Models, Identifying the errors in the CIF queues.
• Transferring the data from R/3 to APO using CIF.
• Worked on CIF Monitoring & extensively on SCM Q Manager, errors and the application logs.
• Matching up the data between R/3 and APO systems.
• Basic Settings
• Back order processing
• Product Availability
• Product Allocation

SECONDARY SAP SKILLS:

SAP Logistics MM/PP, SAP TM, SAP MII

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Responsibility includes onsite and offshore coordination and successful management of the support activities in SAP SCM - APO / SAP MM/SD
• Onsite/Offshore SAP SCM Resource hiring, deployment and management
• Speciality services in SAP APO-DP/SNP/GATP/PPDS modules, SAP Logistics Production Sustain Activities
• Participation in design review of new APO projects of client

Confidential

Principal Solution Architect / Sr. Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Led TechM SAP SCM Practice and centre of excellence. Oversee Projects from project Solution deliveries, resource fulfilment perspective in SAP SCM areas.
• Resource hiring, performance evaluation, skills development, in SAP SCM
• Managing POCs in SAP SCM Solutions
• New business acquisition and development SAP SCM
• Solution design reviews of TechMahindra SAP APO projects
• Trouble shooting including site visits in the APO implementation/Support projects of TechMahindra across globe
• Areas of Focus: SAP SCM
• APO DP/SNP/PPDS/GATP/SPP
• TM/EWM/SAP MII/Auto Id

Confidential, PA

Responsibilities:

• Design, Build, Test, Go-live, Support
• Demand Planning Implementation for Kennamteal across three business areas. Master Data set up, Forecasting models determination, Promotion planning, Release of forecasts to R/3 & files exports, Alerts, Daily and weekly Job management schedules including data back ups
• Integration with BW for reporting and data transfers
• CIF Integration with SAP R/3

Confidential

Solution Architect / Sr. Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Other focus area SAP TM, SAP MII, SAP Auto Id
• Review business blueprinting of major global APO implementation projects of Techm/Satyam
• Trouble shooting of issues in existing implementation and Support projects of APO
• Responsible for overseeing TechM SAP SCM Projects from Resource fulfillment and Solution deliveries perspective.
• Responsible for SAP SCM & Mfg. Practice Growth, Proposals making, Proposal Defense, Due Diligence and Audit activities

Confidential

SAP APO Offshore Track lead / Project leader

Responsibilities:

• Confidential SAP APO Team Management, Skills Evaluation & Monitoring, Work reporting,
• Focus Areas APO DP/SNP/PPDS/CIF
• Support to Confidential IT Project team in SAP APO Project implementation and Roll out activities:
• Global Template Design & Build,
• Development work co-ordination with offshore team
• Testing ( Unit Testing, Integration Testing, User Acceptance Testing)
• Go-live, Cut Over activities
• Roll outs and support activities

Confidential

SAP APO Project lead

Responsibilities:

• Focus Areas APO DP/SNP/PPDS/CIF
• Involvement in Global Template Design, Build, Test, Go-live, Roll outs and support activities as a Project lead consultant in APO DP/SNP
• Manage Confidential APO team and deliver project assignments with onsite and offshore team members

Confidential

SAP PP Module Leader

Responsibilities:

• Project Scope finalization and Planning -Production Planning & related QM functions
• Assist in Micro-BPR study AS-IS, TO-BE and GAP study.
• Business process master list preparation and documentation Core users Customizing and Prototyping Unit testing, Integration test and issue resolution Reporting requirements finalization, specifications, testing Go Live Preparation
• Preparation of the schedules for the module, Authorizations for PP users Post implementation Support - PP & MM module, QM functions