SUMMARY

• SAP Functional consultant with over 11+ years of configuration experience in Materials Management (MM) and Inventory Management (IM) and Warehouse Management (WM).
• Three full life cycle implementations of SAP MM/WM modules with knowledge in up gradation and experienced in the following SAP R/3 versions: 4.6, 4.7 and ECC 5.0 and ECC 6.0, SCM 7.0.
• Expertise in implementing ASAP methodology on all stages of projects including Business Process Analysis, As - Is and To-Be designing, Business Blueprint Mapping, Gap analysis to customization, Go-live, post live production support, User training and documentation.
• Data Migration from Legacy system to SAP for up gradation / new implementation / integration, import of data from any other external system to SAP using LSMW.
• Involved in strategy planning, process design, documentation, system configuration, application development, testing, project management activities and data analysis
• MM Configuration: Material Master, Vendor Master, Procurement Process, Batch Management, Stock Transfer Orders(STO), Consignment, Sub-contracting, Third Party, Scheduling Agreements, External Procurement Procedures, Reporting, Quota arrangement, Forecasting, BOM’s, GR/IR account maintenance, Material Valuation, Split Valuation, Material Requirement Planning(MRP), Lot-Size Calculation, Logistics Invoice verification (LIV).
• IM Configuration: Goods receipt, Goods issue, Stock transfers, Sub-contracting material handling, Automatic Movements, Movement types, Reservations, Material documents, Physical Inventory documents, Inventory Counting, Inventory Sampling, Cycle Counting and Physical Inventory.
• Logistics Execution: Involved in outbound process such as goods issue which included picking, loading, shipment and billing, also involved in Cross-docking process, Handling unit management, Transportation planning and Execution.
• WM Configuration: Warehouse Structure creation, Warehouse Control Parameters, Storage Types, Storage Sections, Storage Bins, Quant, Interim storage Areas, Stock Transfers, Physical Inventory Procedures, Transfer Requirements, Transfer Orders, Automatic TO Creation, 1-Step & 2-Step Picking Procedures, Assigning warehouse movement types, Storage Unit Management (SUM), Handling Unit Management (HUM), Packaging Activities, RF Integration with warehouse (GR/GI, Put away, Pack & Unpack, Load & Unload, Inventory, Interleaving, Picking/Replenishment), Batch Management, Hazardous Material Management, Transportation Management, Shelf life expiration date(SLED), implemented Picking Strategies and Put away Strategies using FIFO & LIFO processes for goods
• Worked in SAP AFS: Master Grids, Purchasing Grids, and Sales Grids
• Worked in integration of Production Planning (PP): Uploading Material master, BOMs, Routings and Work Center, configuration of production order creation and confirmation, stock requirements, planning strategies, and scheduling
• Specialized in interfacing Radio frequency devices (RF) via SAP console to Integrate RF devices into SAP WM module
• Hands on experience in Creation of Inspection Plan, Reference Operation Sets, Sampling Procedure, QM Work Centre, Master Inspection Characteristics (MIC)
• Experienced in Functional Integration Testing, End to end testing, and User Acceptance Testing
• Experience with functional design and interfaces using EDI / IDOC or with external systems.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Primary skills: SAP MM/WM/LE, SAP R/3 4.6, 4.7, ECC 6.0, Hana

Applications: SAP GUI 6.40, 7.00,7.10,7.20

Secondary Skills: C, Arena Simulation, AutoCAD, Minitab.

Office Products: Ms-Office, Ms-Visio

Project Mgt.: Ms-Project Professional

Groupware: Ms-Outlook Express, Lotus Notes

Tools: Winshuttle, Remedy, HPQC, Service Now, TTTS, SeRV, Drive IT

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SAP MM AFS Consultant

Confidential, Mansfield, MA

Responsibilities:

• Created TUMI custom movement types in Confidential SAP system
• Created Load programs for Master data load for Material Master, Purchase Info record and Source list
• Created Load program for inventory and non-inventory PO’s.
• Created load program for Condition records which includes J3AP, Duty rates and in transit, Commodity codes and Freight
• Loaded the TUMI Material Master data, Info records and Source list master data in Confidential SAP system
• Loaded the J3AP Condition record data
• Loaded the condition record data for commodity codes and freight
• Loaded condition records for duty rates and In transit
• Loaded the TUMI Open PO load data for inventory and Non-Inventory PO’s in Confidential
• Worked on issues related to Material Master data, Info record and Source list
• Worked on issues related to Inventory and Non Inventory PO’s
• Created LSMW for commodity codes data load
• Worked on account mapping between TUMI and Confidential .
• Configured release procedure for Purchase orders.
• Created Load documentation for all the Load programs
• Completely tested the end to end functionality of the load programs and fixed minor issue
• Actively involved in knowledge transfer activities to the TUMI business users

SAP MM/IM Consultant

Confidential, Dallas, TX

Responsibilities:

• Worked on Open data loads in SAP for Purchase Orders, Goods in Transit, Inventory and Stock Transport Orders
• Worked on issues related to Master data of Material Master, Vendor Master, Source List, Purchase Info record
• Identified issues related to delivery types not defined, checking rule missing for plants, plant not maintained as customer
• Validated data and identified issues related to Master data, configuration not maintained and load program.
• Worked on issues related to procure to pay process, which includes Requisitions, Purchase orders, goods receipts and Invoices (LIV)
• Extensively worked on Stock transport orders
• Worked on issues related to ATP
• Worked on issues related to goods receipts, goods issuing, transfer posting, stock transfers and reporting in Inventory management.
• Worked on issues related to IDOCS for inbound and outbound delivery processes
• Responsible for detailed documentation of all the data loads in various systems
• Support testing process activities, including identification and analysis of defects, proposals on resolution and follow-up.
• Tested the complete functionality after the Enhancement pack upgrade
• Logged defects in HPQC and resolved issues.
• Proficient with developing Test Plans, Scripts. Experience in both Manual and Automated testing methods
• Involved in preparing Test scenarios, Test plans and helped power users and end users for testing.
• Experienced in Integration, Functional, Regression, User Acceptance Testing

SAP MM/IM/WM Lead Consultant

Confidential, Auburn Hills, MI

Responsibilities:

• Worked on customized Packaging process to streamline the existing process and automate the process by creating a new interface which loads data in tables and adding the new approved price in contracts and Scheduling agreements
• Customized Retro process for future and past price changes
• Customized P2P process with respect to business requirement
• Customized Autonic process to create an item card, contract and scheduling agreements during supersession of parts.
• Customized ATP process for stock
• Worked on Contract pricing issues
• Designed and developed various queries for Data Cleanup’s
• Took active part in yearend activities
• Worked on Retro issues and GR related issues
• Designed the goods receipting, goods issuing, transfer posting, stock transfers and reporting in Inventory management
• Customized field selections for various goods receipting and goods issuing movement types to have relevant financial postings as per business process
• Designed the process of procuring the unrecognized materials into inventory and have relevant financial postings
• Defined the control parameters for the storage types
• Defined put away and picking strategies for the warehouse.
• Worked on Wave picking Implemented Storage unit Management to suit client’s business requirement in the warehouse
• Defined various storage unit types and assigned to Storage bins. Defined movement types for warehouse and interfaced them with IM movement types using Special movement indicators.
• Configured Physical inventory and Cycle counting methods according to the warehouse business process
• Solved the issues related to Material Master, Goods Receipts, Message Determination and Physical inventory.
• Inventory Management process including goods receipt, damaged goods/discrepancy goods receipt from production, inter-warehouse transfer, storage location to storage location transfer, provision for stock, end of period valuation and period end closing.
• Defined Storage Type Search based on storage type indicators, reference storage type search, stock category, storage class, and special stock indicators for both Putaway and Picking
• Defined Storage Bin Type Search by assigning Storage Bin Types to Storage Unit Type, which is used in storage bin search process
• Configured the system to optimize material flow using different Stock Placement (Putaway), and Stock Removal (Picking) strategies
• Worked on PI related issues where Data failed in between PI and ECC.
• Processed failed PI messages from ECC side
• Worked with SPROXY for PI data issues
• Debugged the system with the help of ABAP team to identify the breaks in the system
• Implemented multiple Enhancements as per business request
• Providing BRD and Functional documents for break fixes and enhancements to ABAP team
• Worked on EDI and IDOCS for inbound and outbound delivery processes
• Worked with XI team to defined different functional rules and mapping rule for the data which going to pass between the legacy systems and SAP systems
• Develop end-to-end integrated process test scripts and fix the failed test scenarios. The testing also involved various reports
• Responsible for execution of test scenarios, Unicode testing, Identify test data and perform test scripts analyzing results and providing general mentoring on sound testing practices
• Performing UNIT testing and UAT and moving the changes to production
• Worked on multiple data cleanup’s using LSMW
• Worked with SeRV system (IBM Tool) for tracking break fix and enhancements
• Handled multiple tickets and resolved a lot of high priority tickets like stop ship
• Worked with Cransoft resource for data validation and performed data remediation in production system using BDC recording
• Handled multiple interfaces for data transfer between SAP to DB2 (Mainframe)
• Leading an offshore team providing BRD (business requirements) and required analysis to complete the break fixes and data remediation
• Involved in testing during SAP HANA migration
• Creating working documents for End users to perform data to day activities

SAP MM/IM AFS Lead Consultant

Confidential, Beaverton, OR

Responsibilities:

• Involved in maintenance of master data objects that included Material master, Info records Source list and BOM
• Supported issues related to Material Master, Purchase info records, Sorce list, Master grid, Sales Grid, Purchasing Grid, BOM, Purchase Orders and Stock Transport Orders.
• Experience in extensive production support including: solving the tickets, handling phone calls, power point presentations, developing end user training manuals and also performed one to one end user training.
• Lead a team of offshore resources on various production support events to ensure 24/7 support
• Ensure high level of SAP support, by providing expertise and guidance to the User base through extensive telephonic and onsite support.
• Support team with planning, and completion of deliverables ‘on time’.
• Configured inventory management parameters for all goods movements like goods receipts, goods issues, reservations, goods receipt for blocked stock, goods returns
• Worked on tickets related to GR, GI, Transfer postings and Stock transfers, Reservations, Plant-to-Plant Stock transfers using stock transport orders and reporting in Inventory Management
• Configured Creation of Storage Locations automatically for different movement types with Goods Issue, Transfer Posting and Goods Receipt
• Customized Field Selection, Cycle Counting and Tolerances for physical inventory documents
• Generated physical inventory documents for goods movements and included the option of Negative stocks in IM customizing
• Maintained Inventory settings such as negative inventory for plant
• Coordination with technical team in case of mass uploads and getting it done as per user requirements.
• Studied MS Visio Flowcharts and interacted with client to make changes to exsisting job flow as part of process improvements.
• Monitoring the batch jobs and making sure all the data flows to SAP in case of unplanned outages.
• Checking the error log regularly and setting up the missing configurations in the system.
• Finding the issues and closely working with the ABAP team to resolve the issues.
• Monitoring the system performance and reporting to the Basis team in case of failures.
• Worked on setting up standard EDI functionality and resolved issues with EDI IDOC Processing.
• Reposting the error IDOCS manually and worked on the IDOC errors and resolved the errors and posted the IDOCS.
• Processed the change pointers manually in case of failures and ALE the IDOCS from one system to other
• Member of Post Go-Live production support team helping users creating tickets, monitoring and resolving issues in the area of Materials Management
• Involved in preparing Test scenarios, Test plans and helped power users and end users for testing.
• Support testing process activities, including identification and analysis of defects, proposals on resolution and follow-up.
• Responsible for preparation of user documentation such as training manuals and documents related to mini enhancements during production support phase.

SAP MM/IM/WM Consultant

Confidential, Anaheim, CA

Responsibilities:

• Integrated the Warehouse Management System via other components such as Inventory Management and Shipping
• Configured WM structure by defining storage types, storage sections, bins, Quants, doors etc.
• Configured control parameters for TR/TO and configured system directed put away and pick strategies using location and product dimensions.
• Activated storage type search, storage section search, and storage bin type search to facilitate directed put away of goods
• Detailed planning is performed for picking work packages using Wave Picks
• Worked on RF programming and its interface with telnet for internal movements, shipping, receiving, and physical inventory activities.
• Worked on RF programming for the bin-to-bin transfer of materials, fixture to fixture transfer of materials, show room replenishments, posting change for materials
• Influenced the movement of material within WM via the special movement indicators
• Additionally, configured automatic creation of transfer orders for posting changes and transfer requirements
• Configured vendor master records, created account groups based on the type of control required.
• Involved in output determination for automatic transfer of data (sales, shipping, and transportation) within the company and with the customers
• Created physical inventory settings, documents, posting differences, Annual Inventory, Inventory Sampling and Cycle counting
• Automatic conversion of Purchase requisition to Purchase order
• Developed Functional specifications for reports and guided ABAP Developers.
• Configuring Inventory Management Parameters for all Goods movements like Goods Receipts, Goods Issues, Reservations, GR for blocked stock, Goods returns etc.
• Configured and Customized master data: Material Master, Vendor Master
• Defined Number Ranges, Plant parameters and Release procedures for various Purchasing Documents
• Created Outline agreements, Scheduling agreements, forecast delivery, Contracts- value/quantity based.
• Configured the whole procurement Cycle from automatic creation of Requisitions from MRP run
• Configured automatic account determination for material posting
• Worked with the technical team for solving issues
• Identification of Training needs of a client for training purpose at all levels like Individual users, Transactional users and Information users.

SAP MM/IM/WM/LE Consultant

Confidential, Plano, TX

Responsibilities:

• Worked as SAP MM Function lead to understand the whole Supply Chain Management Business Processes from Procure to Pay and supply chain execution.
• Understanding the Client's Business Process and handling the issues related to MM and WM Module. Dealing with Change Requests and making the required customization changes.
• Configured the system to take care of inter company stock transfer with billing and handling of special stocks and special procurement types like sub-contracting stock, consignment stock, returnable transport packaging, third party processing & sales order stock.
• Documented functional specifications based on the requirements from the business and assisted the development team in creation of technical specifications and development.
• Configure the automatic account posting process for different material type, different stocks and different movement types.
• Worked as first level support for MM module and supporting the system which super users are facing after go live
• Debugging the ABAP code and work with programmer to resolve the issues in the program.
• Define the STO process from transfer order to creating outbound delivery and matching with inbound delivery to receiving plant.
• Setting up physical Inventory Parameters for cycle counting method
• Configured material flow strategies like put away and picking strategy and inventory procedures in WM.
• Involved with bar coding and RF related activities like inbound deliveries, outbound deliveries, internal movement types, manufacturing process and stock management
• Involved in configuring Logistics Execution shipping module that includes configuration of basic functions like freight, transfer of requirements, route and route scheduling
• Worked on Shipping Configuration, Shipping Point Determination, Shipment cost calculation, Deliveries, Post Good Issue, and Transportation Planning Point.
• Worked on Stock Transfer Operations in Warehouse Managed Environment.
• Performed integration testing including test plans, test scripts, test schedule, test problem resolution, etc. Created Test Problem report Log documents & procedures to provide effective flagging of issues and quick resolution.
• Demonstrated various MM/WM transactions and business scenarios for the users as a part of end user training
• Created detailed user documentation and held training sessions for users. Involved in post implementation support

SAP MM/WM/IM Consultant

Confidential, Akron, Ohio

Responsibilities:

• Conducted workshops, gathered required information and prepared a detailed document of AS-IS study and formulated TO-BE business processes to suit the Client’s requirements.
• Designed and Configured the Logistics structure of the Organization. Proposed and configured the warehouse structure of the organization to meet the business requirement.
• Defined and configured new Material Types as per the requirements of the business needs. Proposed and configured new Material groups as per requirements
• Involved in making relevant global settings, field selection settings and basic settings to the Material master to meet the business needs
• Designed the release strategies for Purchase Requisitions as per the business needs
• Worked on the configuring the Split valuation of materials where materials are evaluated on the basis of quality when received into inventory management
• Involved in configuring Batch management, Batch search strategies, Batch determination and Batch classification system according to the business process
• Defined the serial number profiles for Inventory Management and Sales and distribution
• Designed the goods receipting, goods issuing, transfer posting, stock transfers and reporting in Inventory management
• Customized field selections for various goods receipting and goods issuing movement types to have relevant financial postings as per business process
• Configured the condition types, access sequences and output determination for print control.
• Defined the control parameters for the storage types
• Defined put away and picking strategies for the warehouse.
• Defined various storage unit types and assigned to Storage bins. Defined movement types for warehouse and interfaced them with IM movement types using Special movement indicators.
• Configured Physical inventory and Cycle counting methods according to the warehouse business process
• Configured the RF menu management and RF queue Management
• Worked on RF screen Management for designing customized screens to meet additional requirements of the warehouse processes
• Developed a customized transaction for carrying out Goods receipting against Purchase Order using RF devices
• Developed a customized transaction to accomplish Storage bin to Storage bin transfer using RF device
• Executed Stock Transfer Posting in WM managed component.

SAP MM/IM/WM Consultant

Confidential, Cleveland, OH

Responsibilities:

• Involved in up gradation from 4.6C to ECC 6.0
• Used ASAP methodology for generating upgrade project plan
• Developed and documented AS-IS/TO-BE business processes, configuration scripts, and other associated technical specifications from end user requirements.
• Business process analysis and GAP analysis performed and identified Gaps.
• Configured and assisted in defining the physical structure of the warehouse complex and depicted in the system.
• Developed interfaces for RF devices to integrate into WM module.
• Mobile Data Entry: Configured Mobile Data Entry with Sap’s direct RF solution using SAP console - verification profiles, RF menus, Barcode Scanning and screen management
• Defined the warehouse number, storage type, storage section, staging area, picking area, storage bin, and quants
• Defined and configured the Basic Functions like Authorization checks, Foreground/Background Process, Warehouse controlling etc.
• Defined control parameters for warehouse number, Number ranges for Transfer requirement, Transfer Order, Quants, Groups and Inventory numbers.
• Configured the Handling units for the specific Packing Instructions determined
• Integrated the Warehouse Management System via other components such as Inventory management or Shipping
• Defined various Movement Types and Special Movement Indicators in the Warehouse and pallet labeling
• Defined Packing materials for both Inbound and Outbound deliveries in Handling Unit Management
• Defined and configured Putaway and Picking Strategies based on FIFO, LIFO, Shelf Life Expiration Date (SLED), etc.
• Configured the Serialization Profile and assigned Serial Numbers to the mixed materials in a Handling Unit.
• Created physical inventory settings, documents, posting differences, Annual Inventory, Inventory Sampling and Cycle counting
• Configured and Customized master data: Material Master, Vendor Master, Customer Master
• Developed the functional specs and provided report specifications with user requirement and control data for repetitive manufacturing profile to the ABAP programmers.
• Involved in unit and integration testing and assisted developing user documents for the end users.

SAP MM/IM/WM Consultant

Confidential, Littleton, CO

Responsibilities:

• Defined the Configuration settings of the requirements to MM/WM & setting up the organizational structure for MM/WM using IMG.
• Defined purchase organization and storage locations, assigned purchase organization to company code, plant and assigned plant to company code.
• Configured different Material Types as per the requirements of the Client and changed the field status of the Material Master records as per business requirements.
• Customized the MRP based planning and forecast based planning.
• Configured Purchasing Documents: RFQ, Purchase Requisition, and Source of supply quotas, Quotation entry and analysis, PO, vendor known/unknown, confirmations
• Defined Number Ranges, Plant parameters and Release procedures for various Purchasing Documents
• Created Outline agreements, Scheduling agreements, forecast delivery, Contracts- value/quantity based.
• Defined Control parameters for Warehouse number, Number ranges for TR/TO.
• Configured material flow strategies like put away strategy, picking strategy and inventory procedures in WM.
• Worked with Master data of Handling Unit management like Packing Instructions and Output conditions
• Worked with processing the handling units and various goods movement
• Worked for HU packing of inbound and outbound deliveries
• Involved with creation and labeling of handling units in warehouse.
• Defined Stock Placement and Removal Strategies and configured storage bin structures. Defined the storage bin capacity based on material
• Worked with defining modes of transport, routes, stages, shipment types and maintain the transportation relevance.
• Involved with bar coding and RF related activities like inbound deliveries, outbound deliveries, internal movement types, manufacturing process and stock management

SAP MM/IM/WM Consultant

Confidential, Carson, CA

Responsibilities:

• Involved in configuration and maintenance of Master Data for Material Master, Vendor Master, Info Records, Source List and Quota Arrangement
• Involved in creating and scheduling Purchasing documents - Contracts, Agreements, Invoicing Plans, Release Procedures and Purchasing Document Configuration
• Involved in various Procurement processes of creating PR, PO, RFQ, Subcontracting, Third Party, and Consignment
• Worked on goods receipt, goods issue, stock transfer, transfer postings and goods receipt for blocked stock.
• Configured Manufacturer Part Number (MPN) for different material master data
• Performed Unit Tests for Procurement process, Pricing, Delivery Outputs and Reports
• Train users in new functionality, write documentation to support the system processes.
• Design & development of end-to-end business processes within the company
• Responsible to collaborate with internal customers, third party vendors and other cross-functional analysts to define storage and removal strategies to achieve business needs
• Managed complex warehousing facilities including automatic warehouse, high rack storage, bulk storage, fixed storage, fixed bin storage and other custom designed storage areas.
• Defined control parameters for warehouse number, number ranges for transfer requirements, transfer orders, storage units, handling units, and physical inventory documents.
• Configured automatic and manual transfer orders creation to handle goods receipt, goods issue and customer returns.
• Configured different Placement and Search strategies, shipping, Storage Types, Storage Sections and Storage Bins
• Used Mobile Data Entry methods to confirm transfer order in the WHS
• Involved in configuring the putaway and picking strategies in warehouse