SUMMARY:

• 8+ years of functional experience in Materials Management and Production Planning with a good understanding of integration with WM, FI/CO and SD modules.
• Good business knowledge relating to manufacturing industries.
• Implementation of best practices “AS - IS” process: Analysis of current business processes, mapping current business process into SAP R/3 module.
• Experience in Version Upgrade Projects and SAP, IS AUTO experience.
• Requirement analysis and feasibility study of business processes vice versa SAP functionality.
• Designing and documenting “TO-BE” processes detailed design of the proposed business processes and components using ASAP methodology.
• Experienced in various manufacturing industries in the areas of Materials Management, Production Planning, Warehouse Management and Supply Chain Management.
• Worked on MTS (Make-to-Stock), MTO (Make-to-Order), Stock Requirement/MRP lists.
• Excellent configuration skills on Organizational Structures, Automatic Account Determination, Output Determination and Enhancement, Pricing Determination, Release Procedures and all other aspects of MM module.
• Experience in Supply Chain Planning Concepts and Processes include Designing, Developing, Testing, Implementing and supporting all aspects of the Core Interface (CIF), Demand Planning (DP), Supply Network Planning (SNP) and Global Available to Promise (GATP), Production Planning and Detail Scheduling (PP/DS).
• Worked as an Integration Testing lead and cutover lead.
• Expertise in business process reengineering, system design, strategic business operation planning and organizational change management to manufacturing industries.
• Good working experience in production support with service now ticket handling.
• Experienced in creating functional specifications to facilitate ABAP developments to meet client’s reporting requirements, data migration from legacy to SAP.
• Experience in writing Function exits, field exits, menu exits, modified text enhancements for keywords and IDOC posting programs.
• Involved in unit testing plan and integration testing plan preparation.
• Completed two implementations and three rollouts.
• Demonstrated strong technical and leadership skills to deliver projects efficiently.
• Fair knowledge in QM, WM, SD modules.
• Batch Management.
• Involved in Blue Print Preparation.
• War Room and Go Live Process.
• Worked on the development of end user documentation and go live support.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

ERP: SAP R/3 ECC 6.0.

Operating Systems: Windows 95/98/2000, Windows NT/XP

Other Software: MS Office

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Van Buren Township, MI

SAP Version: ECC 6.0 & S/4 HANA

Sr. SAP MM/PP Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Worked on project preparation, business blue print, realization, final preparation and go-live support.
• Developed a custom infostructure to maintain the site scheduler, marketing, customers and consensus demand forecast.
• Worked on Planned order, Production order, Confirmation and goods issues, backflush and receipts. QM material character, sample procedure and Inspection method.
• Worked on setting up the monthly jobs for generating statistical forecast and transferring the demand forecast to the plants.
• Worked on configuring the material master, BOM’s, work centers, routings and data load specifications.
• Configured Enterprise Structure for Various plants, Storage locations, Shipping Point etc.
• Configured new PO type ZNB, new STO type ZUB, Purchasing Scheduling Agreement type LPA and Stock Transport Scheduling type LU.
• Worked on setting the MRP jobs for multiple plants with special procurement keys for interplant demand transfers.
• Worked on Consumption based planning, CBP - Reorder, Forecast and time based planning, Work Center, BOM, Alternate BOM, Routing, Demand, Confirmation, Descript and Repetitive manufacturing process.
• Designed and developed the standard value keys for tracking technical labor, utility labor, power and depreciation during product costing.
• Configured control keys, formulas, capacity categories for resources in master data.
• Set new formula in routings to take into consideration line speed during scheduling process.
• Worked on MRP, planned orders, production orders and production confirmation process.
• For R&D worked on setting projects using project systems capabilities to track not only internal activities but also sales revenues.
• Worked on consumption-based planning in setting up of lot size procedures, safety stocks and procurement proposal on a weekly basis.
• Involved in setting up of MRP types, MRP controllers and lot size procedures.
• Configured consignment process such that it consumes unrestricted stock first and then vendor consignment stock for raw materials and PM materials.
• Developed the necessary graphical planning table profiles for capacity planning.
• Developed procedure for the re-ordering of raw materials based on planning calendar.
• Worked on various LIS structure with ease of reporting or active alerts.
• Configured Inter-company STO’s with billing document and Replenishment deliveries.
• Designed and developed Inter-company Non-NAFTA product procurement process from ATUS manufacturing plants to LUMI.
• Experience in Design and spec various RICEF object.
• Worked Extensively on CIF, from initial setup to troubleshooting of CIF Errors.
• Configured Output Determination for Purchase Orders, Goods Receipts Slips using print and fax.
• Prepare documentation, schedules.

Confidential, Plymouth, MI

Sr. SAP MM/PP Consultant

SAP Version: ECC 6.0 & S/4 HANA

Responsibilities:

• Studied the current “As-Is” business process and organizational structure.
• Involved in the finalization of the “To-Be” business process using ASAP Methodology.
• Involved in developing the specification for material masters, BOMs, rate routings, work centers, production version and necessary configuration steps.
• Worked on Planned order, PR, Production order, Confirmation and goods issues, back flush and receipts. QM material character, sample procedure and Inspection method.
• Designed the forecasting LIS flexible planning info structure with necessary key figures to transfer delivery information during PGI process which acts as a basis for future forecasting.
• Worked with the transfer of planning data from SOP to CO-PA.
• Configured different MRP groups to suit for finished goods, semi-finished goods, raw materials and PM parts.
• Worked on setting up factory calendar and planning calendars.
• Worked on consumption-based planning in setting up of the lot size procedures, safety stock levels and reorder point levels for raw materials and PM parts.
• Worked with special MRP type for VMI process and involved in testing the process.
• Developed a custom business process for automatic replenishment from outside storage location to plant storage location.
• Created new BOM item category for returnable packaging.
• Setup the missing parts e-mail to generate during goods receipt.
• Setup the MRP areas for plant maintenance parts.
• Setup of ATP jobs to run every day to allocate the right components for right planned orders.
• Enhanced MRP list and stock requirements list by adding additional columns and different navigational profiles.
• Worked on setting up of different custom movement types and material types.
• Worked extensively on product costing in creating cost collector, cost estimate.
• Configured release procedures for Purchase Requisitions, purchase orders.
• Configured Output Determination for Purchase Orders using print, fax and EDI based upon vendor.
• Configured the shipping points as per Business Requirements and designed generic shipping point for STO’s.
• Configured Kanban process for automatic replenishment of components to supply area.
• Configured and redesigned the business process for STO with Delivery, Return to Vendor with delivery and subcontracting with delivery.
• Configured the subcontracting process with delivery from vendor location directly.
• Involved in the third-party processes with sales order, PO, dummy receipt of goods, invoice generation and invoice verification processes.
• Carried out configuration and changes according to the requirements of the client. Maintaining and updating table entries.

Confidential, Southfield, MI

SAP MM/PP Consultant

SAP Version: ECC 6.0

Responsibilities:

• Involved in the legacy system data conversion of material master, BOM, routings, production versions, default production version from costing view and initial stock entry.
• Managed the delivery of SAP R/3 Production Planning and scheduling solution, integrated SAP with factory works a third party planning and scheduling tool and with Shop Floor systems, and integrated Production Planning with Warehouse Management (WM), Sales and Distribution (SD), and Procurement (MM).
• Managed the co-ordination of data collection of Material Master, Bill of Materials (BOM), work centers, routings, production versions, master inspection characteristics, inspection methods, inspections plans and material specification.
• Designed and developed data standards, functional specification for conversion programs; and converted master data and reconciliation.
• Set up configuration and master data for goods receipt inspection of raw materials and chemicals wherein the process, involved two scenarios one that involved actual inspection of the incoming material and recording inspection results and the other involved acceptance based on vendor .
• Analyzed, designed, configured, and implemented the repetitive Manufacturing and discrete Production Planning functionality in SAP R/3 across 10 unique businesses across the globe.
• Rolled out MRP area to capture demand by production line, schedule production by MRP areas, and satisfy customer requirements that were production line specific.
• Rolled out MRP for planning of semi-finished goods and component materials involving both deterministic and reorder point planning methods including automatic calculation of safety stock and reorder levels and MRP for planning replenishment of finished goods at distribution centers.
• Worked on production execution in repetitive Manufacturing including automatic batch determination of components, stock determination to handle split valuated materials and back flushing of components and activities.
• Worked on batch classification with numerous batch characteristics that represented the inspection characteristics of the batches and served as the heart of the batch selection optimization and product substitution.

Confidential, Valhalla, NY

SAP MM/PP Consultant

SAP Version: ECC 6.0

Responsibilities:

• Managed the delivery of discrete Production Planning solution in SAP R/3, with complex production processes.
• Managed the global delivery of the integration of Manufacturing Execution System (MES) to SAP, which was the heart of the manufacturing design since it handled the complete production reporting including consumption of components and semi finished goods.
• Developed the cut over plan.
• Provided post-production support to resolve master data and configuration issues relating to demand management, MRP, production order scheduling and execution.
• Developed the functional specification for several inbound and outbound interfaces between SAP and Camstar, a third party planning and scheduling tool.
• Analyzed, designed, configured and implemented discrete production planning solutions for silicon crystal and wafer manufacturing processes.
• Worked on capacity evaluation and capacity leveling for over 15 critical work centers in a complex routing that involved over 60 operations with complex distribution of capacity requirements.
• Worked on capacity planning with dynamic accumulation of available capacities and capacity requirements.
• Worked on Material Requirement Planning (MRP) using forecast-based planning for finished materials and semi finished materials.
• Worked on reorder point and time phased planning for the raw materials and maintenance items.
• Developed the ‘Day in the Life of a Planner’ and delivered on the job for the planner and schedulers.
• Designed and developed the functional specification for the SAP to MES interface.
• Worked on transactions, which reported production, actual consumption and scrap quantities.

Confidential, Boston, MA

SAP MM/PP Consultant

SAP Version: ECC 6.0

Responsibilities:

• Implemented and supported various SAP PP activities ranging from production order, SOP, and MRP.
• Worked on generation of sales and operation planning using the forecast model, BOMs for their various products and processes and material requirement planning.
• Worked on inventory control using minimum stock and re-ordering level method for automatic re-ordering functionality.
• Developed a suitable Inventory Management technique using tolerance levels and sampling units on a fortnightly basis and stock verification on quarterly basis.
• Developed the Kanban technique for re-ordering of standard raw materials based on capacity requirements and replenishment strategies for each month.
• Developed custom reports as per clients requirements.
• Provided end user and post implementation support.
• Worked on analyzing MRP results with plant users in MRP list and stock requirement list.