SUMMARY

• SAP Functional consultant with 9 years of extensive experience in Production Planning (PP), Materials Management (MM), Warehouse Management (WM)
• Experience in PP module on the configuration and flow of processes - Demand Planning, work center, BOM, Routing and Material requirement planning (MRP).
• Rich knowledge in Material Requirement planning (MRP) and its configuration settings, serial number, defined MRP profiles, MRP groups, MRP type.
• Expertise in configuring Process Management, Process Instructions and Process Messages including Process Order and SAP PP-PI configuration.
• Expertise in procure to pay (MM) processes and Order to Cash Processes.
• Configured objects in capacity requirement planning like formulae, availability check during order create and release, standard value key, shift sequences, production schedulers, MRP controller and schedule margin key
• Worked on MTS (Make to stock), MTO (Make to order), Make to order for configurable material, stock requirement/MRP lists, Variant configuration, super BOM's
• Ability to create test plans, test case designs based on the business use cases.
• Configured MM and WM enterprise structure like Plants, Purchase org, Storage locations, Full Warehouse Management, and Lean Warehouse.
• Integration of MM with various modules PP and Warehouse Management.
• Integration testing, unit testing, functional testing, and helped end user in accepting testing.
• Developing functional specifications for various outputs like printing of quotations and purchase orders for standard purchasing, subcontracting, consignment, Goods Receipts slips, Labels, pick list and packing slips, Bill of Lading.
• Knowledge of change control procedures as per FDA regulations in Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Industry
• ASAP methodology experience includes GAP analysis, Blue Printing, Realization, Testing and Training, and Production Support.
• Experience in Inventory Management, Goods Receipt, Goods issue, Reservations, Movement types, Stock transfer order, Subcontracting purchase order, Transfer postings, Invoice verification, and Physical Inventory
• Involved in all phases of ASAP implementation, including blueprinting, gap analysis, mapping, design, and configuration, testing, go-live, user training and post production support.
• Core Industrial and Manufacturing background with exposure to Retail, Telecommunication, Federal, Manufacturer and Pharmaceutical environments.
• Configured Material Master, Vendor Master, Purchasing, Contracts, Scheduling agreements, Info records, Source lists, Release Strategies, Pricing, Service master, Account determination, Batch determination, serialization, Vendor evaluation and Partner determination
• Configuration and Enhancement of applications like Material Requirement Planning, Consumption Based Planning, to determine Reorder point planning, Lot-size calculation, Planning Run, Planning Results, BOM explosion
• Expertise in handling Inter company stock transport orders, intra company stock transport orders, Transfer postings and Physical Inventory.
• Configured WM Master data, Stock placement and Stock removal strategies, Movement types, Storage unit management and Transfer order processing
• Proficiency in Spec Designing, Gap Analysis, Technical Documentation, interacting with the Super Users & End User Training, Reporting and Data Conversion and uploading of Master Data, Go-Live implementation and after go-live support.
• Understanding & Analyzing customer’s ‘AS-IS’ Business Processes and mapping ‘TO-BE’ processes.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

ERP Systems: SAP R/3 4.6C, 4.7, ECC 5.0, 6.0

SAP: PP, PP-PI, MM, WM, QM

Computer Languages: C, C++, JAVA, Python

Operating Systems: MS DOS, Windows 98/XP/Vista/7.0, Mac

MS Office: Word, Excel, Power Point, Visio, Project

SAP Tools: HP Quality center, LSMW

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Lancaster, PA

SAP PP/MM Consultant

Environment: SAP ECC 6.0

Responsibilities:

• Worked as a Multi-Functional, Multi-Project Consultant involved in both full life cycle implementation and Up-gradation Project
• Prepared functional specifications and configured based on client requirements.
• Configured Plants, Storage Locations, Purchase Organizations and Purchase groups.
• Implemented SOP, Demand Management, MRP, MPS, capacity planning, and classification.
• Configured Inventory Management Parameters for all Goods movements like Goods Receipts, Goods Issues, Reservations, GR for blocked stock, Goods returns etc.,
• Configured the system for Intra-company and Inter-company stock transfer
• Configured creation of storage locations automatically for different movement types with Goods issue/Transfer posting and Goods receipt.
• Configured Material Master Records including defining material types, defining the MRP views required as per the user requirement for PP.
• Configured “Bill of Materials” for finished materials and Semi-finished materials as per requirement.
• Configured dynamic availability check and setting up of missing part check.
• Helped in maintaining backorder processing, back flushing, and automatic goods movements.
• Setting up discussions with FI/CO, and SD leads at various stages to ensure the proper and correct account postings for all goods movements.
• Configured the Process Management system by setting process instructions, types and created process messages.
• Worked extensively with the Shop Floor Control including creation of Process Order types, Resources, Goods Movements, Operation confirmation and Availability checks.
• Ensure customer satisfaction by delivering the speed and quality of service level that customers expect.
• Implemented Quality Management module with emphasis on QM in Production with respect to statistical process control.
• Created inspection plans, master inspection characteristics and inspection methods.
• Worked on results and defects recording and usage decision making for transfer posting of quality stock.
• Identified the training needs and trained the core users. Participated in the preparation of customization documents and user’s manual.

Confidential, Lake Forest, IL

SAP WM Consultant

Environment: SAP ECC 6.0

Responsibilities:

• Configured Inventory Management parameters for all goods movements like goods receipts, goods issues, GR for blocked stock, goods return, stock transfers and transfer postings (posting change notice).
• Configured SU management with an ID point storage location and stringent picking strategies.
• Worked extensively on developing SAP Radio Frequency (RF) transactions, including preparation of functional specifications for various WM transactions with menu management, testing, end-user documentation, and training.
• Worked on WM movement types, their interface with IM movement types, automatic creation of Transfer Requirements and Transfer orders for certain business processes involving placement and removal of stock in the warehouse.
• Processed materials with Shelf Life Expiration Date (SLED) and Serialization in the WM system.
• Configured search strategies (storage type, & storage section level) with stock put away & removal strategies and preparation of Integration test scripts for testing.
• Re-configured the Warehouse structure which constituted the organization elements of storage types, storage sections, storage unit types, bin types, storage bin structure.
• Configuration and Customizing of purchasing function by the creation of Purchase Requisitions, Purchase Orders, Release strategies, RFQ, Contracts, Scheduling Agreements, and Outline agreements.
• Involved in performing cross-company Stock Transport Orders (STO) and Worked on Logistics Invoice Verification and release of invoices blocked for reasons.
• Worked on enhancements in Goods Receipt, Goods Issue, Invoice verification and Set up the system for the creation of automatic Transfer orders.
• Worked with the user community to identify their requirements, design enhancements and functionality to help meet user requirements.
• Formulating and executing unit testing, integration testing, End-to-End process testing and end-user manual preparation. Tasks also included imparting training to the super and end-user groups.
• Involved in Go-Live and in post-production support of the Project.
• End user training, presentations, creating documentation, which includes user manuals, master data manuals and customizing guide.

Confidential, Glendale, California

SAP PP-PI/MM Functional Analyst

Environment: SAP ECC 6.0

Responsibilities:

• Working as a SAP PP-PI/MM Functional Analyst involved in both Production support and enhancements
• Worked on Creating and maintained PP-PI Master data BOM, Master Recipe, Resource's and Production Version for newly created plants.
• Worked on SAP custom program to auto create BOM's.
• Involved in new plants roll out including MRP Planning File Entries, Maintaining MRP Plant parameters, Scheduling Parameters and Special Procurement Keys.
• Configuration of PI sheets, process messages for selected products; Assigned Process Instructions to Phases and developed customized PI sheets (Browser-based)
• Configured Control Recipe destinations, Process messages and Process instruction categories; Created PI categories using PI assistant wizard
• Worked closely with the Security team for creating the security roles, Composite roles, Authorization Objects and spins for the new plants.
• Worked on various Class Types including Material class, Batch class, and Order Control class and managed Object Dependencies for characteristics and characteristic values.
• Provided support to end users and coordinated with them to resolve various issues on Z- reports, serial numbers, batch job failures and custom tables.
• Created Inspection Plans and assigned to Inspection Characteristics and Sampling Procedures to Inspection Plans.
• Configured process order types, resources, goods movements, and Operation Confirmation and availability checks.
• Configured Quality Notifications in aspects of the internal problem.
• Worked on results and defects recording and usage decision making for transfer posting of quality stock.
• Created SAP Queries, Query group, and Info, set for having custom reports.
• Worked extensively on Unit testing and Integration testing, used work soft certify for testing the system for any inconsistencies and Created new test scenarios for custom enhancements for the new plants.
• Worked closely with BW/BI team in creating various reports required for production operations
• Used solution manager as an implementation tool throughout the project for developments and bug fixes.
• Selection of use of material variant or use of configurable material as per client's requirement.

Confidential, Exton, PA

SAP PP-PI Consultant

Environment: SAP ECC 6.0

Responsibilities:

• Involved in Full Life Cycle Implementation from designing to end user training and production support.
• Manufactured scenarios in PP-PI for Make to Stock (MTS).
• Worked on Material Master, Resources, Master Recipe, and MRP, Converting Planned Orders, Release, Confirmations, Goods Movements and Cancellation.
• Involved in creating batch Management, Batch Determination, Batch Classification, Batch Strategies and Serialization.
• Defined the planning parameters like Planning Horizon, Planning Time Fence, maintained Safety Stock, Lot Sizing Procedures, and Rounding Profiles.
• Configured master recipes with quality Inspection Characteristics, Configured the inspection plan.
• Maintained and defined Scheduling Parameters, parameters for Basic Dates, scheduling parameters for Planned Orders. Defined Order types, order type dependent parameters, settlement type, status profile and control indicators.
• Defined Conversions for Planned Orders to Purchase Requisitions, and Purchase Orders.
• Worked together with Business Users for identifying and designing the various test scenarios and for creating detailed Test Cases and Test Scripts for Unit testing using Mercury Quality center.
• Worked on Control recipes simulation in Master Recipe, Control Recipe monitoring and reporting process message through PI sheet.
• Worked on process orders and Confirmation of process orders through process messages.
• Defined Control keys, Confirmation parameters based on different order types for various production orders.
• Trained process owners for Classes and Characters maintenance, material master for configurable material.
• Configured, Designed and Implemented Catalogs, Inspection Characteristics, Inspection Methods, Sample Determination, QM-Specific Data in Material Master and Dynamic Modification Rules
• Involved in the backlog teams in helping the end users with clearing the backlogs and understanding the business flow in the organization.
• Prepared documentation for knowledge transfer and trained key users. Monitored the helpdesk and resolved the issue/quarries for end users.

Confidential, Moline, IL

SAP MM/WM Functional Consultant

Environment: SAP ECC 6.0

Responsibilities:

• Integrated the Warehouse Management System via other components such as Inventory Management and Shipping.
• Configured Vendor Master: Created vendor account groups, number ranges, purchasing groups.
• Extensively worked on price determination process, defined condition types, access sequence, calculation schema and schema determination using condition technique.
• Customized and configured Stock Transport Orders (STO) for transfer of stock between the plants. Responsible for setting all the parameters; supplying plant, receiving plant and shipping point determination.
• Automatic conversion of Purchase requisition to Purchase order.
• Created physical inventory settings, documents, posting differences, Annual Inventory, Inventory Sampling and Cycle counting.
• Configured the Reservation Management Program for Reservations in IM.
• Designed Sub Contracting process for special stocks and documented the process flow for all the subcontracting Scenarios.
• Set up Release strategies for purchasing documents with classification and Work Flow.
• Defined Stock Removal strategies for FIFO and LIFO.
• Resolved issues in inventory by using Batch management, handling of special stocks, and creation of new storage locations for business gaps.
• Configured Output Determination for Deliveries and Billing Documents, Shipping Points, Shipping Conditions and Shipping Point Determination, Configuration of Shipping and Transportation activities like Processing Deliveries.
• Configured schedule line agreements, delivery schedules, purchasing and shipping notifications.
• Worked with various goods movements of handling units like Good Issue, Goods receipt and other movements like reversals & general goods movements posting.
• Worked with processing the handling units, processing work orders and monitoring of handling units.
• Performed SAP RF configuration for menus, queues, queue determination, verification profile, RF Menus, Barcode Scanning, Screen Management and RF Queue Management.
• Configured RF management using ITS mobile devices.
• Configured control parameters for TR/TO and configured system directed put away and pick strategies using location and product dimensions.
• Involved in output determination for automatic transfer of data (sales, shipping, and transportation) within the company and with the customers.
• Detailed planning is performed for picking work packages using Wave Picks.
• Debugged issues using ABAP and had a good interaction with the development team.
• IDoc types defined for data, such as purchase orders, invoices, GR, GI which was broken down into more specific categories called message types.

Confidential, Richmond, VA

SAP MM/PP Consultant

Environment: SAP ECC 6.0

Responsibilities:

• Prepared data mapping spread sheets, custom reports, enhancements and uploaded master data for BOM, Work Centers and Routings.
• Responsible for configuring background jobs for MRP run, Special procurement keys to resolve planning and production issues between different plants.
• Used various planning methods for MRP and total planning at plant level both online as well as background.
• Resolved MRP issues with relevance to scheduling dates of PO and planning file entry.
• Configured routing determination, MRP plant parameters, MRP groups, MRP types, lot size calculation, planned orders and movement types.
• Configured Production scheduling profile, Production order types and automatic purchase requisitions from MRP.
• Worked extensively on Sales and Operation Planning (SOP) and Demand Management.
• Defined Requirement types, Demand Management techniques, BOM Explosion/Routing selection.
• Created various standard Material Management (MM) documents which include Purchase requisition (PR), Purchase Orders (PO), Purchase Info Record.
• Creation and changes in release strategies in Purchase requisition and Purchase orders.
• Worked on Vendor Master, Source List and defined screen layout for Purchase Info Records.
• Defined number ranges for Purchase requisitions and Purchase orders.
• Developed custom reports for production order status, backlog of the load, list of production order quantity changes.
• Responsible for training my counterpart besides training and creating documents and presentations.
• Interacted with ABAP team to deliver the client requirements
• Performed data migration using LSMW for master records like material master, vendor master, purchase info record, open purchase orders.
• Worked with BASIS team regarding the issues on user access to setup enterprise profiles.
• Worked on unit testing, integration testing on various scenarios for the PP module.

Confidential

SAP PP-PI Consultant

Environment: SAP R/3 4.6C

Responsibilities:

• Was involved in configuring the MTO and MTS strategies, defining requirements type and allocating the requirements class.
• Worked on scheduling methodologies, configured strategy group and assigning of strategy group to MRP group.
• Created and maintained Bill of Materials and Routings for the semi-finished and finished products as per the requirements of the business.
• Was involved in creating inactive versions of the plan using SOP and transferring the active version of the plan to demand management.
• Modified the settings for production scheduling profile, missing parts profile.
• Configured and executed the Shop Floor activities including creation of orders, conversion of planned orders, shop floor papers, goods movements, order confirmations and availability check.
• Changed the configuration settings that existed for lot-sizing procedure and defined rescheduling check.
• Modified the settings for reorder point and time-phased procurement of raw material.
• Maintained the configuration profile and made necessary settings in the configuration for classification.
• Created and executed test scripts in Unit Testing and Integration Testing.
• Identified the training needs and trained the core users. Participated in the preparation of customization documents and user manual.