SUMMARY:

• Results - driven SAP procurement and master data professional with over 15 years of experience in diverse industries.
• Expertise in SAP MM, Master data, SD, FI, ERP risk and compliance controls, advisory, ITGC controls testing, business process improvements, implementation reviews, direct and indirect tax automation (Sale & Use tax, VAT, Withholding tax).
• Dynamic, resourceful and extremely driven individual with a deep passion for creating and delivering projects and solutions that empower a team, company and customer to meet and exceed desired expectations
• Successfully completed at least 10 plus full life cycle implementations including plan, scope, design, develop and deploy with focus on materials management
• Extensive experience in SAP purchase, master data, MRP, Inventory management, invoice processing, AP reporting, Fund management and budget control.
• Ability to professionally represent company change control policies and procedures, both written and oral
• Personal interaction: ability to manage a team of individuals with diverse abilities, skills and experience
• Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment
• Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• SAP ECC 6.0,7.5 through SAP S4 Hana
• SAP MM, SAP Master data, SAP FI for tax, SAP FM, Ariba procurement
• Solution Manager
• HP ALM
• MS office, MS Visio
• Native SAP (ECC 4.6c - ECC 7.5)
• Sabrix, Vertex

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

SAP Manager

Responsibilities:

• Job responsibilities include but not limited to Project Preparation, Design, Realization, Testing, User trainings, Pre and Post Go-Live and Hyper care
• Present demo about the new process to suppliers across the regions (APAC, EMEA, NA) and bring them up to the speed to implement the new EDI ASN
• Responsible for requirement gathering, Conducting Workshops, developing the Process Definition documents, FIT/GAP analysis
• Responsible for vendor EDI development completion and unit testing
• Help business to successfully design test scenarios and do the UAT

Confidential

SAP advisory/consulting

Responsibilities:

• Served as p2p manager for chemicals industry consolidated implementation of global SAP solution to replace legacy and integrate existing SAP systems for manufacturing, supply chain and financial processes.
• Experienced in implementing Material requisition planning, Sourcing, and Inventory Management
• Experience in designing, configuring and testing Ariba upstream and downstream integration scenarios for master and transactional data with SAP P2P.
• Experienced in working for Full Life Cycle Implementation, starting with Project Preparation, Design, Realization, Testing, User trainings, Pre and Post Go-Live and Hyper care.
• Extensive experience in Requirement gathering, Conducting Workshops, developing the Process Definition documents, FIT/GAP analysis.
• Led strategic manufacturing, finance and supply chain global transformation and SAP solution deployment for Fortune 100 global manufacturer, including procurement, sales and third-party tax application integration. Managed the business case, global process transformation, software selection, solution design, and global solution development efforts. Solution deployment resulted in a reduction of financial closing process time from 11 days to 3 days, and a 28% working capital spend reduction.
• Build and present SAP scenarios on business process for SME’s and client’s core team.
• Good understanding of Ariba network administration, configuration and troubleshooting.
• Experienced in SAP purchase, inventory management, invoice processing, AP, reporting.
• Experienced in developing User Manuals and training the users.
• Experienced in Data Conversions from Legacy systems.
• Experienced in RACI Chart for Governance Layer Stakeholders.
• Experienced in master data management governance policies.
• Experienced in Cutover Activities and Post go-live support.
• Experience in design and implement the “Master Data Management” strategies and business processes.
• Experienced in Unit, Integration, Regression testing and support to the users in User Acceptance testing.
• Worked as a Team Member, Team Lead, and Integration Testing Lead and Project manager in various projects.

SAP/Tax Engine Implementation

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Worked with functional IT and business contacts to develop and modify the risk controls in the system to meet business needs and test SAP application controls.
• Managed several multi country SAP integrations with tax bolt-on (Sabrix/Vertex) to automate the calculation of sales/use and VAT for both sales (output tax) and purchases (input tax).
• Created documents like MGPP, PDD, DPD, BPP and COEs for both VAT and SUT taxes.
• Transforming key financial and order Management processes for the client business, designing and deploying a Global SAP Template.
• Prototyping, Unit Testing, Integration Testing and UAT for both VAT & SUT taxes.
• Knowledgeable in SAP industry best business practices and understanding of SAP methodology and principles
• Translate customer requirements into formal requirements and design documents, establish specific solutions, and leading the efforts including testing that culminate in client acceptance of the VAT and SUT results.
• Tax Interface (TAX) Adaptor Testing, SAP set up for Tax Configuration - Sales tax, Use tax, Withholding tax, Extended Withholding tax. Good familiarity with external tax systems like SABRIX, VERTEX and TAXWARE and their interfaces with SAP ERP system.
• Develop testing scenarios for transaction tax related to sales and purchase.
• Testing and error resolution of the designed and configured bolt-on solution.
• Trouble shooting of integration issues between SAP and Sabrix/Vertex (on call and onsite).
• Project documentation, tax process documentation includes user guide and training manuals.
• Master data configuration specific to tax (Vendor and Customer).
• Experienced with Open Text Vendor Invoice Management

SAP controls advisory,

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Lead a team to design and test SAP controls for purchase to pay, order to cash, finance, and manufacturing modules
• Managed risk and compliance controls framework projects for across the industries
• Recommended improvements to IT infrastructure, Change Control strategy and Quality Assurance processes of troubled SAP implementation
• Identify and develop key financial configuration risk and compliance controls based on industry standard leading practices
• Identify and develop operational (manual) reporting and process controls
• Identify and develop SOD and authorization controls
• Perform gap analysis and recommendations
• Help client to develop additional ITGC controls
• Assist with the development of test case scenarios and testing
• Develop business process improvements
• Develop master data governance policy and procedures

Deloitte consulting

Asst Manager

Responsibilities:

• Served as procure to pay global lead for an integrated SAP solution management design and deployment for major ERP services and solution provider. Efforts included development of strategic business, customer and vendor integration architecture and solution to address current and future business needs. Deployed solution increased customer satisfaction by 46%, and decreased service error costs by 50%.
• Led a team of 15 SAP consultants.
• Design and Configuration of all SAP MM and WM submodules and processes including Material master, Consumption based Planning, Sourcing, Inventory Management, Vendor evaluation, Invoice Verification and taxes, Procurement and WM, including MM-WM integration with SD-PP-FICO.
• Global support in handling P2P (Procurement to Pay) related issue resolution in the areas of Material management, Organization structure, Purchasing, Inventory management, Logistic Invoice verification.
• Guide and hand hold the team members in resolution of the tickets. Identify the training needs for the team and organize the training program for the team. Motivate the team members in achieving higher productivity.
• Working in the areas of Break Fixes, Maintenance support, Process improvements/enhancements & New process, user Training.
• Close interaction with P2P - Super users, Users, Business Process Stewards in NAR (North America region), ER (European region) APR (Asia Pacific region) on freezing on various issues addressed in the form of Ticket.
• Daily monitoring & quick resolution of the PRS Tickets at various priority levels (High to low) rose by APR/NAR/ER regions.