SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:

Microsoft (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project Office)

SAP APO BW Design

Microsoft Visio for Process Designs

SAP Productivity Pack - training manual Tool (Business Training Documents)

SAP Solution Manager 7.2 Navigation (Project Documentation mapping)

B-Tech Degree Operations and Production Management

SAP Project Methodology(Blueprint/Realization/Final Preparation/GO Live

ABAP Troubleshooting - Program DebuggSAP Authorization trace - Auth traces (SU53,SUIM)

BMW Agile Project Methodology work experience

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

SAP PP Functional Consultant

Responsibilities:

• SAP PP Functional Consultant
• Projects Roll outs in BMW Engine Manufacturing
• 3rd Level SAP PP & APO Support
• Requirements gathering Online and onsite workshops
• Manage Projects documentation
• Compile System Proposal Document, System Design Document, Test Cases and user Manuals).
• Project SAP PP configuration and ABAP program testing, Bugs debug.
• Present changes in Gate Away Reviews with the Business

Confidential

SAP PP & APO Functional Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Requirements workshop gathering Online/Travelling
• System Proposal Documents
• System Design Document
• Functional design and testing
• User Manual creation
• Onsite User Integration testing

Confidential

SAP PP & APO Functional Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Requirements workshop gathering Online/Travelling
• System Proposal Documents
• System Design Document
• Functional design and testing
• User Manual creation
• Onsite User Integration testing
• Go Live Support
• After Care Support

Confidential

SAP PP/WM Functional Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Requirements workshop gathering Online/Travelling
• System Proposal Documents
• System Design Document
• Functional design and testing
• User Manual creation
• Onsite User Integration testing

Confidential

SAP PP Functional Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Requirements workshop gathering Online/Travelling
• System Proposal Documents
• System Design Document
• Functional design and testing
• User Manual creation
• Onsite User Integration testing

Confidential

Senior SAP APO & PP Functional Consultant

Responsibilities:

• SAP PP & APO, business advanced support, daily user callsOnsite production plant support visits, Shatterproof / Confidential /ARG/Widney
• Manage system enhancements (change orders mini projects)
• Business processes analysis, gathering of business requirements
• Compile a Functional Technical Specification and estimated costs for enhancements/new requirement.
• Functional and Technical support in PP/APO(Break Fixes and small change requests
• Report project status update to the PMO officeFacilitate APO Change Approval Board meetings
• Attend business & Key User Steercoms

Confidential

SAP APO & PP Support Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Support consulting in Confidential PP & APO process(DP/SNP/PPDS
• Custom solution for Production Statistics recording)
• Blueprint Phase
• Testing Phase
• Cutover phase
• During and after GO Live Support Phase

Confidential

SAP APO Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Setting up DP & SNP Planning Areas
• Creation of DP & SNP (Key Figures & CVC s)
• Design APO BW Data Cubes
• Configure DP Run in the background
• Configure SNP planning(Heuristic Run)
• Double Check if all configuration, developments transports throughout the SAP APO(SCD/SCQ &SCP)
• Liaise with SAP Basis team for the transports migration to Prod,
• Prepare the user system guide
• Check if all developments successfully transported to Production Live system, provide SAP expert support to business users with operational transition into the new environment

Confidential

SAP PP Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Set up planning workshops with Confidential plant Production and Operations teams for business requirements determination,
• Turn the business requirement into a functional and technical specification,
• Develop a Scope of Work to be done in SAP ECC 6 and provide a project estimate cost(including ABAP activities)
• Prepare the system production planning confiq in SAP ECC, Planning Master creation, Perform & participate in the integration testing and compile user training,
• Obtain a business sign off for the changes before, transports to Production.
• Double Check if all configuration, developments transports throughout the SAP clients (DEV, QA & PRD)
• Liaise with SAP Basis team for the transports migration to Prod,
• Check if all developments successfully transported to Production Live system, provide SAP expert support to business users with operational transition into the new environment.

Confidential

SAP PP & APO Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for SAP ECC 6 PP & APO 7.4 TestingCompile a test pack for SAP PP & APO testing scenarios based on the business processes
• Functional testing in Sandbox/Dev & Quality systemsDP/SNP/PPDS & PP(PG Custom solution)
• External Forecast systems integration with SAP (ECC & APO/BW via SAP PO for Customer Forecast releases)

Confidential

SAP PP & APO Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Manufacturing GATP - Capable to Promise(Product allocation Rules)
• Functional Testing
• ECC 6.SD Sales Order Creation and Interface through to SAP APO
• Compile a test pack for SAP PP & APO testing scenarios based on the business processes
• Functional testing in Sandbox/Dev & Quality systems

Confidential

SAP APO & PP Functional EMEA Global Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Implement effective support structure for Advanced Planning Optimizer ITS systems/applications
• IT’S consulting with Confidential MEA region; participate in SAP APO global forums
• Process innovation, Optimization, Continuous Improvement, LEAN, best practices sharing
• Daily system and user Support
• Participate in the system upgradesSystem housekeeping (CIF, Batch jobs run & Live cache consistency checks)
• Cross functional creation of new plants in ECAPO &BW
• Troubles shoot and assist user with master data issues (RAS1 Demand Planning workbench in APOResponsible for PPDS & DP Modules

Confidential

SAP APO(PPDS/SNP/Demand Planning)Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Conduct business requirements gathering workshops
• Perform end to end SAP PP & APO business scenarios, business processes, and process steps and do gap analysis
• Gathering of business requirements into a Functional Technical Specification, for Scope Of Work
• Share SCM (APO & PP) best practices
• PPDS Planning tools
• SNP Optimizer planning tools

Confidential

SAP PP Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Full implementation methodology design
• Project plan and project schedule are prepared at this stage.
• Set up planning workshops with the relevant Supply Chain planning business users and other SAP modules, to confirm and determine the scope of business requirements.
• Prepare the system production planning confiq in SAP ECC, Planning Master creation, Perform & participate in the integration testing and compile user training manual for the production planners.
• Develop and prepare training schedules
• Re check if all configuration, developments transports throughout the SAP clients (DEV, QA & PRD) and set up project status meetings to follow up on the outstanding issues, maintaining project SharePoint sides.
• Check if all developments successfully transported to Production Live system, provide SAP expert support to business users with operational transition into the new environment.
• Determine if all the processes and procedures established during the project and align them with operation needs.

Confidential

SAP APO-PPDS Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Project plan and project schedule are prepared at this stage.
• Set up planning workshops with the relevant Supply Chain planning business users and other SAP modules, to confirm and determine the scope of business requirements.
• Prepare the system production planning confiq in SAP ECC 6.0 & APO 7.1), Planning Master creation,
• Perform & participate in the integration testing and compile user training manual for the production planners.
• Develop and prepare training schedules
• Re check if all configuration, developments transports throughout the SAP clients (DEV, QA & PRD) and set up project status meetings to follow up on the outstanding issues, maintaining project SharePoint sides.

Confidential

SAP APO Business Process Designer

Responsibilities:

• Providing Cross functional support to external and internal clients, daily system support and overseeing if all batch runs.
• Responsible for both system configuration and master data creation in ECC and APO.
• Plants system creation, writing functional specifications, development of new custom programs.
• Participate in project roll outs implementations, integration testing, Post Go Live support.
• Develop process manual and conduct system user training.
• Facilitate monthly SAP and business steercom on project statuses.
• Good understanding of SAP Business Information Warehouse (BW) concepts that are relevant to successful implementation of APO DP.
• Master data set up for Sales history collection from ECC to BW (DPHIST) info cube into APO and Release to SNP.
• Planning Books set up for relevant master data required for Planning.
• Creation of DP master program variants and build programs process chains to run batch jobs.
• Configuration and Implementation of new required plants on the system
• Setting up a supply network planning area with integration of ECC system for relevant required material and transactional data (Troubleshooting of materials master data issues in ECC & APO)
• Ability to build programs process chains
• On - going system monitoring of batch jobsDaily checks for any Live Cache issues potential to planning.
• Configuration and implementation of new plants GATP Master Data(Rule Based GATP concept) Location, Substitution rules and Rule determination.
• Developed and design GATP process for materials substitution from ECC to APO

Confidential

SAP APO Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Design a system business spec for desired Supply Chain for APO & ECC to drive system master data, as required by the client.
• Configuration of Core Data Interfaces (CIF and Integration Models)
• Special reports to monitor and processing of CIF (Delta Report)
• Global ATP Processing and Backorder Processing, GATP Configuration
• Design GATP Logic, via user exist and table condition mapping
• Configuration of DP and SNP Master Data(Transportation Lanes, Location Heuristics, Deployment and publishing of orders
• Developing functional specifications, integration testing scenarios for SD, interfaces.
• Submit SAP authorization Role spec and users required transaction/roles for both APO & ECC
• Produce new implementation process documentation to the business and facilitates user training.

Confidential

SAP APO Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Configuration setting system logical systemsConfiguration of GATP (Check Modes, Checking Instructions)
• User Exists materials master data condition from ECC to determine GATP rules in APO.
• Testing of SD integration with SAP APO
• Configuration and Design of CRM and APO Core Interface
• Master Data set Up
• Create Business Users Testing packs

Confidential

SAP APO Business Process Designer

Responsibilities:

• APO authorization Rule restructuringAdhoc Plant creation in SAP ECC & APO
• Participate in system Enhancement pack upgrades.
• Project lead CRM SharePoint for users frequently asked questions (responsible for capturing possible error solving scenarios)
• Facilitates weekly APO steercoms with the clients
• Required to produce a yearly major cost saving process (War on Waste)
• Participate in cross functional integration testing with (SD, MM, EWM modules).
• Creation of APO processes for user training on SAP productivity Pack toolConduct Prior and Post Go Live user training (Support 12 SAP Super Users across Southern Africa)

Confidential

SAP Outbound Planning Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Ensure effective inventory distribution planning in terms of shipping between Confidential and the 3PL partners, also management of flow of data information between SAP and Barloworld Logistics WM9 inventory management system.
• Drive monthly to daily shipping forecast to ensure targets are met in conjunction with the projected revenue expectations.
• Optimize the inventory planning process by identifying all incorrectly allocated orders, presenting the impacts to the Customer operation team.
• Management and forecast of the warehouse labour capacity on seasonal to monthly basis derived from the cross functional teams projected sales budget.
• Support cross functional initiatives, marketing and sales launches, internal projects, DIFOT and monthly best practices workshops with cross functional teams.
• Participate in Confidential SA SAP global teams Steercom, system upgrades testing Go Lives and implementation, roll outs of new techniques to the Customer Operations Team.
• Create a visibility to the Customer Operations Team regarding the forecast monthly capacity utilization from the warehouse with daily planned inventory with Plan 1 communication to the business, 3pl partners (RTT courier and Barloworld warehousing)
• Share monthly results of old aged inventory auto cancellations to the team-highlighting opportunities and risks sharing the sku level volume hold up at the warehouse.
• Analyse the p/pool overview to drive the organization to ensure on time allocation & daily pick pool requirements are delivered - driving actions to address shortfalls.
• Set up monthly inventory shipping vs revenue goal setting targets, current order book and warehouse planned labour capacity
• Ensure that the (SAP planned orders overview) ZSD11 item level is communicated daily to the DC-Barloworld & Confidential Customer Operations teams.
• Reconcile the WMS shipped vs. the SAP GI report, identify variances and escalate to Finance monthly. Follow up until resolution.
• Compile and Publish month end inventory auto cancellation report for non-shippable orders.
• Ensure that the SAP “IDP” capacity planning tables are set up according to the defined shipping calendar timelines.
• Assist the CS team with a warehouse capacity for planned material shipping calendar.
• Document and publish training documents for Outbound shipping and Planning models (Running Specialty Groups, Soccer Strikers, and Normal Retail Orders).
• Daily adhoc SAP inventory shipping process changes and improvements, system inventory reservations, monthly unshippables inventory system cancellations.
• Produce inventory health analysis report per category, with alignment to DIFOT-inventory shipping performance measurement.
• Participate in marketing launches project designs and implementations. (FIFA confederations,FIFA World Cup2010)
• Developing and publishing NSA outbound lunch project execution to the 3PL projects final print document with detailed locations, lead times and warehouse priority
• Daily launch Plan communication to the business as well as the 3pl partners (RTT courier partner and Barloworld warehousing)
• System inventory allocations on SAP for AD hoc agent delivery requests to Confidential key doors in communication with the marketing team derived from the forecast.
• Daily overseeing the warehouse delivery turnaround of shipping the products to Confidential athletes and federations.
• Report back with recommendations and creating a visibility of the projects shipping progress to the marketing team and cross functional teams.
• SAP- material changes, alignment with Confidential global buying calendar and seasonal master data clean up.
• Perform SAP (MDC) functions for materials priority flagging (Key styles, promo materials, highlighting and communicating materials fill rates status from the planning forecasting analysis.