EXPERIENCE SUMMARY:

• Over 12 years of experience as a SAP R/3 PP/PP - PI and MM Functional Consultant with emphasis on blue print, configuration, testing and documentation of PP module through versions 4.6c to ECC 6.0
• SAP experience comprises of four full life cycle implementations - Business requirement collection, Business process analysis, GAP analysis, Design, Configuration, Proof of concept, Unit testing, Data migration, Integration testing, Cut over activities, Go-live and Post-go-live support.
• Expertize in production planning life cycle that includes flexible SOP, Demand Management, MRP/MPS, planned orders, production orders, shop floor activities, confirmation and batch management.
• Expertize in purchasing, inventory management, material requirement planning.
• Good working knowledge in EDI/IDOCs, Handling units, SAP MII, ABAP changes, SAP QM and SAP SD.
• Strong knowledge of integration between PP, MM, WM, QM, SD Modules.
• Strong skills in working with business users for requirement gathering as well as for support activities
• Strong ability to communicate effectively with all levels of personnel, ensuring business continuity and optimal application functionality.
• Worked for Repetitive manufacturing, discrete manufacturing and process industries with various functional departments-production, quality assurance, purchase, sales and distribution, maintenance, projects.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, St. Paul, MN

SAP PP Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for creation and configuration of master data that includes BOMs, Master Recipes, and Resources, Resources hierarchy, Production versions and Product groups.
• Responsible for creating Operations and Phase in master recipes by defining control key, relationship between phase, standard values and process instructions.
• Defined and configured batch management in process orders.
• Configured availability check, batch determination, generating control recipe, production scheduling profile, process order type, plant parameters (MRP, MRP Group), and Automatic purchase requisitions from MRP and goods movements.
• Created test scripts for new business scenario related to production campaign, resource network, Quota arrangement, Alternative item group, capacity leveling as well as for WRICEF development.
• Experience in Winshuttle / BODS tools in creation of data loads and validation for mock and final data loads.
• Carried out PP cutover activities for mock testing - Generating planning
• Provided hyper care for multiple plants in PP and in integrated modules.

Confidential, Kansas City, MO

SAP PP Lead

Responsibilities:

• Roll out Project for extending the existing as well as new functionalities to over 160+ facilities.
• Gathered business requirements, created detailed functional specification for technical development, performed unit and integration testing for the new development.
• Worked extensively in data load templates, validated PP related master data.
• Worked on the flexible SOP - created info structures, planning hierarchy, planning type & macro and planning table and on WRICEF objects.
• Created PP related test scripts - for unit, integration and user acceptance testing.
• Provided to the local business users on WRICEF developments.
• Performed PP cutover activities and provided hyper care.

Confidential, Houston, TX

SAP Senior PP-PI Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Roll out Project for extending the existing and new functionalities to over 60+ facilities, with critical activities performed from MII system.
• Gathered business requirements, conducted discussions, created detailed functional specification, performed unit and integration testing for the new development.
• Worked extensively in validating all PP-PI master data and in BW reports.
• Educated local business users on the business processes and delivered to the super users.

Confidential, Oklahoma City, OK

SAP Senior PP-PI / MM / WM Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Provided SAP Production support in SAP PP-PI, REM, MM and WM modules.
• Lead small projects to meet business requirements and automated certain business processes.
• Worked extensively in the Interfaces related to SAP PP-PI and WM and the integration with MES via BIZTALK.
• Gather business requirements, conduct discussions and create detailed functional specification, perform unit and integration testing for the changes.
• Improved the existing business processes through configuration and custom changes. And develop BW reports.
• Worked extensively on sub-contracting, consignment, serialization, interfaces and flexible SOP.
• Educated local business on the business processes and developed templates.

Confidential

SAP Senior PP / WM Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Roll out Project for 2 sites using SAP PP Repetitive manufacturing functions.
• Developed RICEF objects in repetitive manufacturing application & in Warehouse Management.
• Imparted to master data users on material master, Bill of materials, work center and routings and production versions.
• Developed Business blueprint, functional specifications and test cases for roll out.
• Involved in implementation of the enhancements, configuration changes as well as day-to-day production related issues.
• Create functional specification documents and testing documents for the configuration changes and enhancements.
• Conduct unit and integration testing for all the changes.
• Worked extensively on Mobile data entry and Warehouse management.
• Worked extensively on packing instructions, Handling units and enhancements related to Handling units via RF device.

Confidential

Team Lead SAP PP / MM / WM

Responsibilities:

• Supporting the day - to - day business process pertaining to issues classified as bugs, enhancements and new developments in the SAP PP and MM modules.
• Worked closely with the business users in understanding and implementing Business Requirements.
• Worked on Kanban - Defining Supply Area, Control cycle, Kanban correction, Kanban Control board and Kanban Strategies for the business process.
• Prepared configuration documents, test scripts, and performed unit testing with multiple business scenarios.
• Creating functional specification for new changes, performing unit testing and integration testing.
• Worked extensively on Interfaces, BAPI’s, IDoc’s and batch jobs.

Confidential

Senior SAP PP-PI/MM Consultant

Responsibility:

• Carried out Business requirement gathering, Involved in AS-IS and TO-BE processes.
• Configured all aspects of the PP-PI module in ECC 6.0 as per business requirements. Configuration included Material Master, BOM, Master recipe, Resource, process order, process management and Batch Management.
• Worked on Process Order Execution using MES systems (Honeywell).
• Designed efficient MRP process for multiple plants with MRP groups and planning strategies. Configured check group, checking rule, scope of check and checking control.
• Developed test scripts for functional validation of both ECC and SAP MII processes. Performed Unit, Integration and User Acceptance Testing to validate all aspects of the PP-PI module.
• Worked as functional consultant for manufacturing, purchasing and sales business processes and performed testing between with manufacturing execution system via SAP MII.
• Exposure in SAP MII, IS-Oil silo management, SAP QM.
• Developed material, Job Aids and delivered end-user .

Confidential

Team Leader/Senior SAP PP/MM

Responsibilities:

• Supporting PP, MM modules and resolving service tickets in accordance with the SLAs
• Understanding the complex business scenario involving SAP and other applications and creating process maps and documentation.
• Implemented new enhancements and performed configuration changes in collaboration with the business users to ensure consistent use of system.
• Issues addressed were related to: Configuration changes, enhancements in the existing reports,related to master data, production order, confirmation, purchase info records, source list, purchase requisitions, dealing with special stocks like STO, consignment, subcontracting purchase order, purchase order output types, GI, GR, invoice verification.
• Worked on repetitive manufacturing elements such as rate routing, REM profile, production version and back flushing.
• Extensively worked in EDI/IDOC, partner profiles, SAP SD.
• Worked on jobs, program, variants, FTP.
• Worked on IS-Retail related issues and in WM issues related to transfer orders
• Conduct for end users as well as for the entire team for about the new enhancements and other functionalities as part of knowledge transfer.

Confidential

Senior SAP PP-PI/MM Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Converting the business requirements to functional and technical specifications.
• Modifying customization in production planning and material management module to meet the business requirements.
• Interaction of ECC with the Manufacturing Execution system through process messages and also custom functional modules.
• Issues addressed related to PP were: Demand management, MRP, process orders, confirmation, master recipe, resources, batch management, process message, process instructions, Batch Management.
• Issues addressed related to MM were: changes in vendor master, purchase info records, source list, purchase info records, outline agreements, purchase requisitions, purchase orders, output types for purchase order, release procedures, pricing procedures, GI, GR, invoice verification, STOs.
• Issues addressed related to QM were: Inspection type, MIC, Inspection plan, Result recording and usage decision.
• Modifying the existing capacity requirements based on the customer needs.
• Issues addressed were: Enhancements in the existing reports, job (program and variants) related issues.
• Performing unit acceptance testing, regression testing for the changes to the existing business process.

Confidential

Senior SAP PP/MM Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed the as-is condition of the client existing manufacturing system and carried out the to-be analysis.
• Responsible for business analysis and requirement gathering, research and interviews with business users, documentation, testing and modeling of business requirements, preparing blueprints and realization, pre go-live and go-live.
• Involved in documentation and project preparation of to-be solutions
• Customizing the material management module functionalities of consumption based planning, purchasing.
• Customizing the production planning module functionalities of BOMs, work centers, routing, shop floor control, plant requirements, production orders and business process sequence.
• Customized the special procurement types.
• Tested and improved business cycle in PP involving Demand Management-MRP-Planned orders - Production orders-order settlement.
• Finalized all the PP/MM IMG settings and tested it for final approval. Responsible for resolving cross-functional issues.
• Involved in preparing the integration test plan and documented test plan procedures.
• Finalized on the enhancements and user exits. Coordinated with ABAP team for enhancements and user exits completion and report generation.
• Extensive interaction with client, interacting with users, management and end user .

Confidential

Senior SAP PP/MM Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Duties include analyzing business requirements, carrying out fit-gap analysis, process design, customization, integration testing, key user and resolution of Issues.
• Configured Material Master, BOM, Routing/Master Recipes, Work Center/Resource and Production Version.
• Configured Plant Parameters for Materials Requirement Planning such as MRP groups, MRP controller, MRP types, Planning Horizon, Lot-sizing Procedure, and availability check for components
• Involved in preparing the integration test plan and documented test plan procedures.

Confidential

Senior Production Engineer / Shift In-charge

Responsibilities:

• Production planning and scheduling
• Responsible for day to day production activities and meeting customers requirement
• Ensuring the quality of machined components as well as finished products by quality assurance plan. Involved in root cause analysis and correcting it through effective processes like Poke-Yoke for achieving Zero defects.
• Procurement of raw materials.
• Design and manufacturing of tools, jigs and fixtures for existing and new product development.
• Development of new vendors, Vendor outsourcing and vendor evaluation
• Involved in capacity analysis of the machinery, developed cell concept of manufacturing for effective output and quality of the product. And in concept of SMED to reduce cycle time.
• Procured new machines for new product based on analysis of manufacturing processes.