SUMMARY

• 8+ years of professional experience as a Functional Consultant in SAP PP/MM/QM Module with their integration with SD and WM Modules in different phases of SAP Implementation, Roll - Out and Production Support. Successfully involved and completed 3 full life - cycle implementation projects with extensive background in production support and upgradation of PP, MM, and QM modules in version 4.7 & ECC 6.0.
• Experience covers aspects of implementation process which include requirement gathering, Configuration Testing, Unit Testing, Development Testing, Documentation and End-User Support Training.
• Good industry experience and strong domain knowledge in Manufacturing Industry, Process and Chemical Industry business processes
• Good knowledge of AS-IS and TO-BE Processes of Project Implementation, Process Definition Document (PDD), Organization Definition Document (ODD), Configuration, Functional Specs Preparation, Functional Unit Testing (FUT), Integration Testing and User-Acceptance Testing (UAT)
• Involved in activities like Project Preparation, Business Blueprint, Realization, Final Preparation, Go-Live and Support with Continuous Improvement (ASAP Methodology).
• Familiar with Design, Configuration, Upgradation, Testing and Documentation of SAP PP/MM Modules through modules SAP R/3 4.7 to ECC 6.0 EHP 7.
• PP Configuration Proficiency in - Master Data (Material Master, BOM, Work Center, Routing, Rate Routing, Production Versions), MRP, MPS, Planned Order, Production Order, Work Scheduling, Capacity Planning, Scenarios on Make to Order, Make to Stock, Planning Strategies (10, 11,20,25,40,50,70), Demand Management, SOP Flexible Planning.
• MM Configuration Proficiency in - Material Master, Purchase Requisitions, Purchase Orders, Vendor Scheduling Agreement, Stock Transport Order, Purchasing Groups, Info Records, Vendor, Source List, Movement Types (GR, GI, Transfer Posting), Batch Management, Stock Determination, Stock Transfer Order, Sub Contracting
• Highly skilled in setting up the Master Data, Demand Planning and MRP views for PP module.
• Proficient in Discrete Manufacturing, SOP, MPS and Capacity Planning experience
• Proficient in Repetitive Manufacturing elements such as planning table, rate routing, production versions and back flushing.
• Good Knowledge in Inspection Plan (IP), Master Inspection Characteristic (MIC), Inspection Methods & Lots, Dynamic Modification Rule (DMR), Sampling Method, Inspection Types, Usage Decisions (UD), and Quality Notification
• Magnified good understanding with the Third-Party Logistics (3PL), Reverse Logistics, and Business Process Framework Plus (BRF+).
• Successfully carried out product costing for different material types including semi-finished, finished, raw materials, co-products etc.,
• Developed good understanding in functionalities of SAP S4 Hana.
• Good expertise in Manufacturing Execution System (MES) integration and Agile integration.
• Experience working with user exits, to enhance standard support functionality.
• Ideally supported and tested complex manufacturing processes using SAP Variant Configuration
• Experienced in Data Migration and Data Uploads using Batch Data Communication Program (BDC’s), BAPI, BADI, Legacy System Migration Workbench (LSMW) and workflow.
• Communicated to OSS on client specific issues and provided solutions.
• Good experience in Production Support with resolving user issues and coordinating user testing activities, creation and processing of change management activities.
• Effective team player and able to communicate effectively with individuals of different personalities and diversified backgrounds.
• Transparent to new ideas and concept; willingness to learn quickly and an amazing team builder.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

ERP Systems: SAP R/3, ECC 6.0

SAP Module: SAP PP, SAP MM, SAP QM, SAP SD, SAP WM

SAP Related Tool: SAP SolMan (Solution Manager), Remedy, HPSM

Operating System: Windows 98/2000/ME/XP/7/8/10

Software Package: MS-Office

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Hercules, CA

Sr. SAP PP/MM Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed business requirements and proposed SAP PP Solution with WM Integration.
• Configured different area of PP like Production Master Data (Material Master, Bill of Material, Work center, Routing), MRP (MRP Types, MRP Groups, Plant Parameters, Single-item Multi-level and Multi-Item Multi-level).
• Maintained Material Master Data and Customer Master Data which includes Unit of Measure, Sales Unit, Warehouse Controls, Partner Functions and texts.
• Worked on Serialization, Storage Unit Management and Handling Unit Management.
• Execute make-to-stock strategy for manufacturing plant with Discrete Manufacturing.
• Configuration of back flushing for automatic goods movement.
• Worked on SLED, MRP, Procure to Pay, Transfer Postings and Intra Company Stock Transport Order.
• Processing of Inspection Plans with Reference to Operation Sets, Processing of Header Data, Processing of Operations, Processing of Inspection Characteristics in Quality Planning.
• Worked on IM/WM movement types and different WM Strategies like Pickaway, Putaway and Replenishment.
• Configured additional purchase order document types required by business to place orders with vendors.
• Worked in enhancing the program for conversion of purchase requisitions into purchase orders based on rules defined by the business
• Administered extensive help in managing the Planned Orders, Production Orders, Goods Receipt and Goods Movement in production environment.
• Tested purchase requisition cycle, request for quotation cycle, purchase order cycle, outline agreements, sub-contracting, goods receipts and issue cycles using HPQC.
• Coordinated with the ABAP team by preparing FDD’s to develop specific user exits as required by the client.
• Organizing workshops and end-user training activities across global regions/plants and Data Migration activities for the product movements from one plant to another.
• Involved in the cut over activities, Post go live support along with resolving the end user issues. Extensively involved in the Production Support.
• Worked with SAP Super-Users to identify and define appropriate business requirements and develop business process.
• Associated with various Project Management activities, monthly and weekly meetings with Leadership.

Confidential, San Ramon, CA

Sr. SAP MM Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Actively involved in the implementations of various stages of ASAP Methodology. Worked right from Blue-Print to Go-Live phase of the entire cycle.
• Worked with cross Biz unit BPOs and core team to determined Gaps in Blueprint workshops.
• Configured Enterprise structure for new plants & storage locations and created Material Master flowing from Agile, BOM, Vendor Master, Info records and Source lists.
• Created new document types and configured Direct procurement, Indirect procurement and STO process for acquired manufacturing sites
• Supported implementation issues with OSS notes to get a standard functionality with SAP System.
• Highly involved in translation and documentation of business and functional requirements and working towards finalizing the process.
• Created new document types and configured Direct procurement, Indirect procurement and STO process for acquired manufacturing sites.
• Configuration includes - Pricing Procedure, Confirmation Control Keys, Stock Transport Order with delivery & Billing; Automatic Account Determination process for Goods Movements.
• Worked on different MRP scenarios for both purchasing and production like reorder planning (Manual & Automatic) and purchase stock.
• Involved in five phases to end-to-end business processes testing from sales order entry to its settlement of production orders.
• Created interfaces for real time material documents postings for Inventory count, back-flush, Goods receipt, Goods Issue and transfer posting from Manufacturing system App center to SAP via movement types.
• Worked with SAP Master Data Team to get an insight of the business processes.
• Involved in setting up of Make-to-order strategy for products with the necessary components provided by end-user.
• Designed multi-tier subcontracting process provided by multiple vendors.
• Configured Special Procurement Keys (SPK’s) to facilitate the demand flow from the distribution Center to the corresponding Production Plant during the execution of STO’s.
• Understanding the requirements of RICEF (Reports, Interfaces, Conversions, Enhancements, Forms) and preparation of functional specifications in Engineering and Production.
• Detailing and signoff the Business Blueprint document by its respective Process Owners.
• Worked on flexible SOP (Standard Operating Procedures) to aid the Business Owners in carrying out complex routine operations.
• Assisted in Warehouse Activity monitor to plan and optimize work processes in the warehouse
• Worked in setting up the right parameters with appropriate MRP Type, Strategy group, and MRP Controllers.
• Involved in conducting business meeting with the clients to help them understand the estimated costs of semi-finished and finished products.
• Integrated with ABAP Consultants to customize the end-user requirements with issues related to the user-exits
• Coordinate UAT and efficiently work with Users and technical team who are on shore and near shore to get the tickets resolved on timely basis.

Confidential - Memphis, TN

SAP PP - MM/QM Consultant

Responsibilities

• Involved in complete life cycle of SAP ASAP Methodology with phases - Requirement Gathering, Blueprint validation, Configurations, Testing, Training and Documentation.
• Ensured 100% Mapping of Business Processes during SAP Implementation process
• Defined and assigned enterprise structure for MM and PP such as purchasing organizations, purchasing groups, plant and storage locations.
• Configured SAP PP areas like Production Master Data (Material Master, Bill of Material, Resource, and recipe).
• Maintained shop-floor activities like process order creation, production scheduling and label printing process.
• Configuration of new plant, storage location, company code, and distribution channel per end-user’s requirement. One-to-Many Enterprise Structure
• Maintained standard value keys, control keys, Capacity Scheduling from reference Resources.
• Configured Process definition document (PDD) for SAP Processing Industry and QM.
• Created background jobs for MRP (Material Planning) run. Set up planning file entries, customized MRP controllers and special procurement keys to take care of the planning and production issues between different plants.
• Configured and executed planning run with technical and business information and processed planned orders, customer schedule lines, vent schedule lines and MRP list evaluations.
• Coordinated the SAP/MES (Manufacturing Execution System) Interface designs.
• Worked extensively with MRP Parameters such as Lot Size and Safety Stock.
• Aiding the existing implementation process and acknowledging queries of end-users for better understanding of business processes.
• Worked on Lean Manufacturing business process for Just-In-Time manufacturing (JIT) and Kanban (Scheduling System).
• Supported Warehouse Management(WM) Processes involving Handling Unit (HU), Storage Unit (SU) and its implementations using SAP bar-code scanning process.
• Communicated to OSS on client specific issues and provided solutions.
• Partnered with ABAP team members to write the functional specifications and develop User Exits if required
• Creation and Maintenance of Transfer Order and Transfer Requirements in different SAP environments.
• Involved in Month-End Activities to ensure timely closure of incidents or service requests in PP/MM Module.
• Helped in the configuration of SAP related to Quality notifications like Vendor complaints, Customer complaints and in process as per Blueprint document
• Writing functional requirements and interacting with developmental team to make any changes to the code and developing the user exits.
• Conducting and providing Root Cause Analysis for all the incidents irrespective of the priority and inform to the end-users to make sure that the same error is not triggered in the future.
• Prepared end-user Self Help documentation with detailed steps and screenshots for all issues and enhancements that are successful.
• Attending weekly meeting to discuss possible issues about open incidents and determining future course of action.

Confidential - Bridgewater, NJ

SAP PP/MM Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Gathered testing requirement for various business processes by discussing with various business teams like purchasing, inventory management, planning & scheduling and invoicing.
• Configured MRP Groups, MRP parameters and scheduling parameters in Material Requirement Planning.
• Executed various test script to testing different purchasing process like production inventory purchase, service procurement, consignment, stock transfer order and subcontracting by creating purchase requisitions, purchase orders, scheduling agreements & contracts.
• Tested purchase requisition and purchase order release process for each role.
• Migrated Purchase Order data into SAP Systems by incorporating BAPI method in Legacy System Migration Workbench (LSMW). In this scenario, PORDCR is the message type and pORDCR02 is the IDoc used
• Effectively used user exits and BADIs in Delivery Processing and Shipping Interfaces.
• Worked proactively in production confirmation and post processing of material documents using COGI transaction.
• Worked on different Shop-Floor Activities like creation of Process Orders, Availability Checks and Process Orders release.
• Involved in Label Printing of different shop-floor papers, Goods Issue, Goods Movement through printer configuration in different SAP environments.
• Worked on Reorder Based Planning (Manual & Automatic) and forecast based planning for Raw materials (ROH).
• Actively maintained Planned Independent Requirements (PIR) through data transfer from Sales and Operations Planning.
• Partnered with ABAP team to understand about new SAP Enhancement technique - Business Add-Ins which is majorly used in standard delivery process.
• Worked in core MM areas of Inventory Management, Sub-Contracting, Purchasing, and Consignment.
• Tested automatic account postings by verifying materials documents and account documents for correct account posting for given material valuation class & movement types combination
• Analyzed the requirement specifications and performed testing in different environments.
• Defined Storage Locations and Purchase Organizations and assigned purchase organizations and plants to company code.
• Actively participated in weekly status calls to let the clients know about the progress of the assignments.

Confidential

SAP PP Consultant

Responsibilities

• Interacted with Business Owners and end-users to understand ongoing business processes.
• Part of RICE (Reports, Interface, Conversion, Exits) team and entire Ascendant based documentation/implementation methodology.
• Worked on system performance issues pertaining to replenishment (requirements planning) and analyzed custom programs developed to streamline the process.
• Configured manufacturing functions such as REM profile, planning table, product cost collectors and back flushing
• Configuration of material types of all the materials in material master record.
• Customized and managed master data records for material master records, BOM, Routing, Activity Types, Planned Orders and Production Orders in Discrete Manufacturing.
• Skilled in working with different teams to resolve the issues without missing the Service Level Agreements (SLA).
• Worked on majority of Incidents/Service Requests and updated their status using Solution Manager tool (SolMan).
• Handled Product Costing to calculate its actual cost, annual cost and variance.
• Customized reports with RF functionalities and managed placement strategies such as picking, put away, shipping and loading for different warehouses.
• Assisted specific business tasks such as uploading transactional data by implementing BAPI and storing them as Remote Function Call (RFC) Modules
• Managed the creation of production orders, availability checks, release of orders, printing of shop-floor paper, goods issue, goods movements, goods confirmation, rework and order settlement.
• Maintained classification view of different material types in material master by assigning characteristics to the class.
• Experienced in providing defect status in HP Quality Center (HPQC) and conducted meetings with the end-users to discuss further about the issue resolving process.
• Worked on Change Management procedures to work on any configuration changes for production environments per client’s requirement.
• Knowledge and expertise with RICEF and ASAP methodology and its plans.
• Subject to preparation of Knowledge Transfer documents for internal IT sources and preparation of appropriate training materials for end-users.
• Constant test-scheduling with the offshore team to make sure they thoroughly understand the business processes.
• Extended support to the client for any post go-live issues in consignment and plant inventory control.

Confidential

SAP PP Consultant

Responsibilities

• Administered Production-Support and resolving end-user’s issues in Production Planning environment.
• Detailed analysis of incidents and service requests and providing solutions along with root cause analysis.
• Involved in knowledge transfer sessions from senior consultants
• Monitoring of Job failures in different SAP environments using SM30 transactions.
• Deletion of PO line items from CO54 transactions in Production Environments using Standard Firefighter access.
• Associated with senior consultants to work on some issues related to material pricing, sales documents, item category and material determination.
• Prepared and documented test scripts and worked with business to test different scenarios.
• Integrated with on-site team in day-to-day trouble shooting of incidents.
• Dealt with the production issues from end-users and deployed the changes to necessary environments with help of SAP Basis Team.
• Attended weekly meetings with on-site team along with business managers to discuss about the status of pending incidents.
• Generation of reports and presentation deck on issues worked on monthly basis and presented it to the client to show the efficiency.