EXPERIENCE SUMMARY:

• Over 15 years of SAP, working mainly in the areas of Product Lifecycle Management and Supply Chain Management, which include 6 End - to-End full life-cycle implementations (including two global roll-outs), two upgrade projects, one Unicode conversion and some support projects.
• Experience has been mainly applied within the Manufacturing, Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Consumer Products, Automotive, Hi-Tech, Metallurgical and Food Industries.
• I have plenty of experience on the SAP cross-functional areas of PLM and SCM and its integration with other modules.
• In SAP, I have extensive experience in all aspects of SCM Master Data (Products, Locations, Transportation Lanes, Quota Arrangements, Resources, External Procurement Relationships, Product Data Structures, Production Process Models, Capacities, Material Masters, BOM’s, Work Centers, Routings, Recipes, Production Versions, Cost Collectors, Product Groups, Classes, Documents, PRT’s, Vendors, Info Records, Source Lists, Pricing Conditions, Functional Locations, Equipment Masters, Inspection Plans, etc.). I also have experience with PLM: Recipe Development, Engineering Change Management, Variant Configuration, Product Structure Synchronization, Document Management System, Portfolio and Project Management, and ERP Integration
• I have configuration skills in SCM APO in Demand Planning (DP) and Supply Network Planning (SNP). Strong experience in PP configuring Discrete Manufacturing, Variant Configuration, Process Industry and Repetitive Manufacturing. Strong configuration skills in MM in: Purchasing (PO’s, STO’s, SA’s, etc.), Inventory Management, Warehouse Management, Account Determination, etc. I have defined and configured many different Forecast-to-Stock (F2S), Procure-to-Pay (P2P) and Forecast-to-Deploy (FTD) scenarios.
• I have experience in using additional project support tools, such as SolMan, BackOffice Cransoft Software, HP Mercury Quality Center, SharePoint, WebEx, etc. Very proficient in the use of Microsoft Office tools, such as Excel, Power Point, Word, Access, Project, Visio, etc.
• Architecture Proof of Concept Blue Print and Design Realization and Development Testing. Data Conversion Cutover Training Post Go-Live Support. Stabilization & Optimization.
• Extensive experience in designing and executing all aspects of testing phases: Unit Testing, String Testing, Integration Testing, Regression Testing, Stress Testing, Volume Testing, Mock Testing, User Acceptance Testing, etc. Testing tools like HPQC were employed.
• Experience in working under regulated/validated environments (FDA, USDA, GxP and SOX compliance, etc.)
• Have trained super, key and end users in SAP PLM, APO, PP, MM and LE modules and have good documentation skills. I also have experience in supporting PP and MM modules for major multi-national companies having plants in various countries.
• As a result of my extensive experience, along with my professional and organizational skills, education, commitment, customer-focus attitude and sense of responsibility, I strongly believe that I can bring a value addition to your corporation, being a big aid in accomplishing your project.
• Experience in leading and managing teams. Handled multiple roles - Team Lead, Senior Consultant, Business Analyst and Manager (Operations ). Well experienced in organizing Operational, Production Planning and Maintenance Planning activities of Process Industries
• Preparation of different Project Plans like Project Mgmt. Plan, Quality Plan, Confign. Plan etc.
• Quality Assurance related activities for Projects and facing quality audits
• Have sufficient insight into Procurement and Warehouse Management activities in industries
• Good communication skills, interpersonal skills, self-motivated, quick learner & team player

SAP TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• SCM APO DP, SNP
• CIF Interface (Integration Models)
• DP Forecasting: Constant, Trend, Seasonal & Composite Models
• DP Lifecycle Planning & Realignment
• DP SCM Modeling, Object Structure, Characteristics, Planning Areas, Proportional Factors, Planning Books, Data Views, Macros, Alerts
• SNP with Heuristics: Capacity Check and Leveling, Supplier Constrains, Aggregated Planning
• SNP with Capable-to-Match: Descriptive Characteristics, Alternative Resources, Finite Supplier Planning, Integration with gATP
• SNP with Optimizer: Cost Optimizer
• SNP Interchangeability, SNP Safety Stock Planning, PDS & PPM
• ECC 6.0 EhP 4, 5 & 6
• Sales and Operations Planning (PP-SOP)
• Demand Management (PP-DM)
• Available to Promise (ATP)
• Master Production Scheduling (PP-MPS) & Material Requirement Planning (PP-MRP)
• Capacity Planning and Leveling (PP-CRP-ALY & PP-CRP-LVL)
• Subcontracting
• Make to Stock (MTS), Make to Order (MTO), Assembly to Order (ATO), Engineer-to-Order (ETO)
• Shop Floor Control (PP-SFC)
• Grouping, Pegging & Distribution (GPD). Transfer/Borrow Loan Payback (TBLP). Grouping WBS Element
• Product Costing (PP-PC)
• Process Industry (PP-PI), Discrete Manufacturing (PP-SFC), Variant Configuration (LO-VC), Repetitive Manufacturing (PP-REM), KANBAN (PP-KBN)
• PI Sheet Configuration (Control Recipe Destinations, Process Instructions, PI Categories, Process Message Categories, Process Messages, Characteristics, etc)
• Interchangeable Parts & Supersession (MPN’s)
• MM, LE, CO, QM, SD, WM, PS, HUM, PM, FICO Integration
• Procure-to-Pay (P2P)
• Purchasing (Contracts, Quotations, RFQ’s, Vendor Evaluation, etc)
• Inventory Management (GR’s, GI’s, TP’s, etc) & Warehouse Management (Picking, Pack, Putaway, Inbound & Outbound, Cycle Counting, etc)
• Organizational Structure (Plants, Purchasing Organizations, Storage Locations, etc)
• Consumption Based Planning (MM-CBP)
• Stock Transport Orders (MM-STO)
• Automatic Posting of GL Accounts
• Subcontracting and Consignment
• Material & Vendor Master. Source List, Info Record, Price Determination, etc
• Split Valuation
• Logistics Invoice Verification (MM-LIV)
• PM, AM, LE, WM, PP-PI, FI, QM, SD, HUM, FICO and PS Integration
• Continuous Product & Service Innovation and Integrated Research & Development
• SAP PLM 7.01 & 7.02
• Engineering Change Management (PLM-ECM)
• Document Management System (PLM-DMS)
• Classification System (PLM-CS): Classes, Characteristics and assignment
• Recipe Management (PLM-RM/RD): Recipe Development, Formulas, Specifications, Formula Optimization, Label Management
• Product Structure Synchronization / Global Structure Synchronization (PLM-GSS)
• Integrated Product and Process Engineering (PLM-iPPE)
• Variant Configuration (PLM-VC)
• SCM Integration (via Logistics in ECC)
• Batch Management and Batch Valuation (LO-BM)
• Logistics Execution (LO-LE), Warehouse Management (LO-WM), Handling Unit Management (LO-HUM)
• Quality Management (QM): Inspection Planning, Quality Inspection, QM in Procurement & Production
• Plant Maintenance (PM): Functional Locations, Equipment, Notifications, Work Orders,
• Reel Calculation, Co-Products/By-Products, Multi-items Orders and Combined Orders
• Serial Number Management & Equipment Master
• Legacy System Migration Workbench (LSMW)
• ABAP Query
• SAP-MES and SAP-WMS Interfaces, including integration with Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC),
• ASAP Methodologies
• Functional Specification design (including identifying FM, BAPI’s, BADI’s, User Exits, Structures, etc)
• Solution Manager (SolMan)
• HP Mercury Quality Center (Testing tool)

SAP WORK EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Johnston, IA

Solution Architect SAP PP-PI / MM

Responsibilities:

• Implementations- Configuration, Testing, Cut Over, Go Live and Post Go-Live Support activities. Agile methodology and Scrum Framework were followed
• The Manufacturing Business Processes involved are - Harvest unloading/loading, Seed extraction, Seed Segregation (based on Grades & Shapes/Sizes), Packaging (to different containers based on the sizes and grades), Seed Conditioning and Packaging. The customized transactions employed for handling the related Processes are ZP15, ZP16S, ZP16N & ZP02
• Seed Productions for different types are handled - Single, Blends of non-Hibrids, Hibrids, especially Acromax and the new brand QROME, Blends of Hibrids, Pro-Access Blends and Genetically modified Hibrids
• Involved with the Interfaces for Implementation / Support activities for the following MES Systems:
• Corn Conditioning System (CCS)
• Bagging Automation System (BAS)
• Treater Automation & Recipe Mgmt
• Optimum Acremax Integration & Recordkeeping
• Machine performance tracking for DPS
• Bulk Scale Integration
• Shop Floor Batch Recordkeeping and Genealogy
• Work-In-Process (WIP) Tracking
• Repackaging
• Material Security (Software Programming only)
• MES Conditioning console
• Organize various developments / enhancements for SAP MM/PP-PI Modules
• Write Functional Specs in connection with RICEF Objects
• Provide inputs to the Development Team and driving the RICEF’s
• Study and finalize various Reports related requirements
• Organizing Deliverables with respect to the Implementations and Enhancements in MS Projects
• Demand Management, Resource Management & Project Management
• Track & Update Status of Progress for Different Projects for the IT Manufacturing Department

Environment: SAP HANA with ECC 6.0

Confidential, Milwaukee, WI

Lead Consultant SAP PP/VC/QM

Responsibilities:

• It’s a series of Implementations. Involved with the Implementation for their Grafton, Highfield, Berg, Stearns (All Milwaukee) and Grafton Plants in Wisconsin
• Agile and Waterfall Methodologies were followed. Configuration, Testing, Cut Over, Go Live and Post Go-Live Support activities were carried out for different phases of the Project
• Drive the design for the CinCom interface with SAP for some of the Plants
• Implemented the Variant Configuration for the FlatTop-Grafton Plant - Make-to-Order scenario for products like 5990 & 7000 series for the MatTop & TableTop Chain Systems
• Organized Master data extractions through SQL Queries and its Upload activities - Configurable Materials, Characteristics, Super BOM’s and Super Routings,
• Dependencies - Local and Global for different Product Structures
• Configuration Profiles
• Various configurations involving Classes &Characteristics - Usage in dependencies, Classes as BOM Items
• Pricing of the Configurable Materials in conjunction with the SD Colleagues and SMEs from the Business
• Employed ‘Models’ having a few levels of manufacturing
• Undertaken Configurations - Maintain Statuses and settings
• Upload and fine-tune Forecasting and Demand Management
• Drive and Develop the in-bred Shop Floor Scheduler (SFS) System. Main purpose is ‘Time study’
• To analyze and capture the variance between planned times of Routings with actual times of production for the operations, captured through SFS, thereby resulting in reduced process cost variance, possibility to identify the cost reduction areas, accurate master data .
• The SFS System is very user friendly with respect to entering Production Confirmations, Labels Printing etc
• Serialization functionality for Production Orders. It is done manually within the Production after creating the Production Orders
• Capacity Planning and analysis of overloads on Production Orders
• Creation and fine-tuning the Scheduling Parameters and Reduction Strategies
• Employment of Engineering Change Management, Engg. Change No (ECN) & Engg. Change Order (ECO), and revisions for Master data - BOM’s & Routings
• Improving the deliverables situation with respect to Customers by making changes to the Availability Checks related settings
• Organize various developments / enhancements for SAP VC/PP/QM Modules
• The ‘go to’ person for QM Module related Business processes and implementation of some of its Functionalities
• Drive the Implementation of Quality Notifications across all the Plants of Confidential
• Fine-tuned the QM Master Data like Catalogues, Codes & Code Groups; Quality Info Records, Master Inspection Characteristics, Sampling Procedures and Inspection Plans
• Streamline the QM functionalities of Results Recording and Usage Decisions
• Write Functional Specs in connection with RICEF Objects
• Provide inputs to the Development Team and driving the RICEF’s
• Study and finalize various Reports related requirements
• Configure Product Costing in coordination with CO consultant
• Activity Based Costing
• Standard Cost for the Product Materials
• Order Type Dependent Parameters-Costing & Actual Variants and Results Analysis Key (WIP Calculation); The method of cost calculation is through Production Orders or Product Cost Collector
• Calculation of Productions Costs - Target, Planned & Actual; Overhead Costs; Variance Calculations before period end settlements
• Data Migration activities – Organize Data extraction from the Client Systems, Data Cleansing & Conversion Rules, Upload through BDC & LSMW objects. Executed simple to Complex SQL Queries. Both Master data – Material masters, Bills of Material, Routings, Work Centers and Transactional data like Production Orders (at the time of Cut Over phase) are handled
• Post Go-Live Support and Support activities for Canal - Gear Plant, Highfield Plant, Stuarts Draft Plant, Chain Plant, Grafton – Flat Top Plant, Netherlands & Italy – Flat Top Plants, Indianapolis – Bearing Plant, Monterrey (Mexico) – Bearing Plant

Environment: ECC 6.0

Confidential

On-Site Lead SAP PP

Responsibilities:

• Completed the balance configurations
• Uploading data for creating Work Centers, Bills of Materials and Routings through BDC’s and LSMW objects
• Designing objects like formulae for capturing scheduling and product costing aspects
• Training the Business Users to gear them up for handling the PP related Business Processes
• Undertake Integration Testing by myself and oversee UAT Testing by the Key Users/Business Users
• Organize various developments / enhancements for SAP PP Module
• Writing Functional Specs in connection with RICEF objects
• Providing inputs to the Development Team and driving the RICEF’s
• Studying and finalizing various Reports related requirements

Confidential, Placentia, CA

On-Site Lead Manufacturing (PP-PI)

Responsibilities:

• Conduct Workshops to gather and finalize Manufacturing Business Processes. Business processes pertaining to Arlon production activities – Make to Stock & Make to Order related to Process Orders
• Prepare the Blueprint Document
• Undertake the customizations with respect to the Business Processes of Manufacturing – MPS & MRP Runs, Regular Process Orders, Casting Orders, Rewinding Orders along with By-Products, Compounding Orders, Rework Orders in Compounding Orders, Cut-size Orders
• Customize the Collective Process Orders functionality for both valuated and non-valuated materials
• Configure Capacity Levelling for Process Orders for Finished and Semi-Finished Products
• Organize different developments / enhancements for SAP PP-PI Module by active coordination with Offshore Development Team
• Finalize and guide the Offshore Team in connection with various RICEF objects including different Reports
• Design and Implement Process Management including Control Recipes, CRD’s, Process Instructions and Process Messages
• Drive the development of the Electronic Batch Record (EBR) in SAP to capture the entire production life cycle of a batch electronically
• Batch records include all quality-relevant planning and actual data that resulted during batch production
• The batch record is securely stored in an archive, and can be approved with digital signatures
• Interface configuration to
• Define links to storage system
• Maintain Basic Settings for Digital Signature
• Signature Strategy for approval
• Content and Layout of Batch Record
• Define document profiles & deviation profiles
• Define Material-Dependent Overall Profile
• Settings in the material master record
• Implementation of serialization functionality for different types of Process Orders
• Drive enhancements to the Process Instructions by way of developing customized Function Modules related to PI Categories & Process Message Categories
• Conversion of data and upload through LSMW/BDC objects
• Train the Key Users and End Users of the Client
• Baselining the Configuration Settings
• Guide the Client’s Team Leads and Project Manager evolve the Authorization Matrix
• Functional Integration Testing
• Facilitate UAT Testing by the Key/Business Users of the Client
• Cut Over Strategy and related activities
• Mentor team members to go ahead in a cohesive and capable manner
• Post Go-Live Support. Handle tickets effectively by providing timely resolutions to the issues through effective interaction with various agencies like Core Users of the Customer, colleagues from other Streams and Offshore team. Resolving the tickets within the resolution time of SLA

Environment: ECC 6.0

Confidential, Montvale, NJ

Lead Consultant SAP PP

Responsibilities:

• It’s an Implementation Project for Repetitive Manufacturing environment
• Study & Finalize the Business Processes related to the Business Blueprint Phase by conducting discussions for the Implementation
• Finalizing the Business Process Requirements and the Blueprint. The Processes involved are Blends of Greens; Flavored and non-flavored Coffees with Roasting (Passing through Probats and/or Thermalos) being Tempered/ Non-Tempered; Packaged Coffee Products and Direct Sales
• Completed the customizations/configurations for the PP Module
• Training the Key Users first and then the End Users
• Data Conversions & Upload – Conversion Rules, Upload through BDC & LSMW
• Undertaken and driven different testing including Integration Testing and UAT
• Sales & Operations Planning (SOP) activities by creating an Info Structure, Planning parameters, Key Figures, Planning Types and Planning Hierarchies
• Upload of monthly forecast values through a custom program and their disaggregation; transfer to Demand Management through customized Mass Processing (background job)
• Completed the configurations in connection with – Info Structure for uploading forecast values, managing Demand Management, creation of Bills of Materials, Routings, Production Versions, Work Centers and related objects like Work Center formulae for capturing scheduling, capacity planning and product costing aspects
• Load balancing activities with respect to preparing Monthly / Weekly / Daily Plans through Planning Table
• Kanban for the ‘Greens’ process
• Serial no. Management for Production Orders. It is designed to created them manually after creating the Production Orders
• Testing – Integration Testing. Use HPQC
• Guiding - UAT Testing by the Business
• Cut Over Strategy; Post Go-Live Support
• Writing Functional Specs in connection with RICEF objects
• Driving the RICEF’s by providing inputs to the Development Team
• Studying and finalizing various Reports related requirements

Environment: SAP ECC 6.0

Confidential, New Britain, CT

Team Lead SCM (PP/VC/MM/WM)

Responsibilities:

• Team Leader for organizing the activities of 5 SAP Modules - PP, VC, MM & WM
• Consultant for 2 SAP Modules – PP & VC
• SAP’s ASAP Methodology was followed for this Upgrade
• Finalizing the Business Blueprints for all the 5 Modules after gathering, studying and discussing various Requirements and Business Processes with the Client’s representatives
• Kanban for both Procurement and Manufacturing
• Handling Variant Configuration for MTS scenario. Creation of Variant Materials; Characteristics and classification including pricing; Dependencies related to BOM’s and Routings; Configuration Profile; Create and monitor PIR’s; MRP run for MTO scenario; Executions like Confirmations of Production Orders; Settlements and closing of Production Orders
• Interface of SAP with MII system. Organize and Monitor Manufacturing Executions
• Identifying and testing whole list of transactions and customized objects that are affected
• Fine-tuning the Test Scripts provided by the Client based on their Business Processes. Testing tool HPQC was used
• Organizing and undertaking Testing activities like Unit Testing, Integration Testing Cycle 1. Use Microsoft Projects
• Facilitating Integration Testing Cycle2 & User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
• Resolving various issues arising out of the Testing mentioned above through effective interaction with the agencies involved like Core Users of the Business, Colleagues of other Streams and even SAP

Environment: SAP R/3 4.7 & ECC 6.0

Confidential, Chicago

Lead Consultant– MTI (PP-PI) & Consultant APO

Responsibilities:

• Conduct workshops to discuss the business processes of the Client and gathering requirements for ECC Blueprinting
• Analyzing, designing and estimating the new developments or enhancements. Preparation of Functional Specifications. Analyze and drive various WRICEF’s
• Undertaking configurations related to realization of various phases of the project Symphony, especially PP-PI
• PP-PI – Control Recipe Destinations, Process Instruction Categories, Process Message Categories; Customizations/configurations related to Business processes in PI sheets like Weighing & goods issues, goods receipts, recording various process parameter values like recording temperatures at different points of time
• Implementation of some of the client specific PP-PI business processes that are non-standard like Extended Fill Campaign for their Singapore Plant
• Undertaken configurations related to Process Management like CRD’s and related filters; Process Instructions, Digital Signatures, PI Sheets and Process Messages
• Customizing Active Ingredients and Material Quantity Calculations
• Creation of Master Data and objects like Characteristics and custom Function Modules
• Interfaces with Manufacturing Execution Systems like POMS
• Interfaces with planning systems like JDA
• Interfaces with ERP systems like BPCS
• Serialization of Production Orders-automatic functionality
• Data Migration – Get the Data extracted from the Client Systems, transform them to suit SAP structure through Conversion Rules and Upload through BDC and LSMW objects
• Handling ALE/IDOC’s
• Effective coordination between the Client’s core users, On-Site team and the offshore team. Provide day to day direction to the offshore team and updating regular activities status to the Client’s Project Manager and relevant Stake Holders, On-Site team and to my project manager
• Different Levels of Training to Key Users/End Users of the Client
• Functional Unit Testing (FUT’s), Verification / Validation (Ver/val) Tests with testing tool HPQC
• Cut-Over activities for different releases of ECC
• Provide the SAP supply chain solutions across APO and ECC landscape.
• Assist the APO Lead for Delivery of supply chain projects in SAP APO, in managing the budget and resources.
• Member of the Team to Provide Support of APO Solution, with meeting the service level KPI.
• Understanding and Implementing the Client Business Processes/ Requirements
• Configuring interface of JDA with SAP related to planning
• Conduct workshops to discuss the business processes of the Client and gathering requirements for Blueprinting
• Undertake and facilitate System Integration Testing (SIT) and facilitate User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
• Understanding and Implementing the Client Business Processes/ Requirements
• Delivered the APO stabilization project by optimizing the SAP processes across APO, BI and R/3 and collaborating with infrastructure team and business to set up the service level target and rules of support. Formulated the support and delivery model for the APO solutions with developing the standard operating procedures ( SOP)
• Configured the BW interface and data sources for reporting.
• Designed and configured DP planning areas, books and BW cubes.
• Delivered the standard operating procedures (SOP) for end to end volume testing with go-live volume master and transactional data to arrive at the job scheduling with estimate of the planning runtime.
• Successfully prepared the final go-live client with fully tested configurations and developments.
• Successfully supported the solution after go-live with structured methodology of issue resolution.
• Formulated the master data governance process
• Reduced the Planning Cycle time from 7 days to 3 days
• Reduced cost of transportation and production

Environment: SAP R/3 4.6C & ECC 6.0

Confidential

Team Lead SAP PP & MM

Responsibilities:

• SCM Stream is a part of SI Team which implements Release 1.2 & Release 2.0.
• The Modules / Systems handled are SAP PP & MM
• Organized customization settings for mapping different business processes of the Client
• Drive development of RICEFW’s
• Played a pivotal role in configuring and evaluating feasibility of implementing the Inter-Company Sales Process.
• Organized Testing - UAT Testing activities using HP Mercury Quality Center (QC)
• Tracked and resolved tickets for Defects through Remedy

Environment: SAP R/3 ECC 6.0

Confidential

Consultant SAP PP

Responsibilities:

• Providing Off-shore support through timely resolutions/deliverables by effective interaction with different Users/Departments of the Customer
• The Modules / Systems handled are SAP PP & PM
• Analyzed the intricacies involved with Device Supply Chain and Network Supply Chain
• Handling ALE/IDOC’s
• Dealt with interfaces of SAP R/3 with tools like Ernie, BUY, ISHOP & IMS and Middleware - Teleconnect
• Track and monitor the Tickets through the tool – Remedy.

Environment: SAP R/3 4.5B & IS Retail 4.7

Confidential

Consultant MTI- PP-PI/QM

Responsibilities:

• Gather Requirements by studying & understanding the existing Business Processes of the Client
• Finalize the Business Processes
• Establish Interface for transferring forecast values from Manugistics (APS) & Schedule X to SAP R/3
• Interface MES Systems like Matrix and Speed with SAP. Improvisations to the Interfaces of SAP with Matrix
• Configure the relevant Material Requirement Planning / Master Production Scheduling settings in order to map the business requirement
• Take up configurations related to Process Management like CRD’s and related variants; Process Instructions, PI Categories, PM Categories and Digital Signatures
• Design Process Messages and related activities
• Testing – Unit, Integration and UAT
• Organize various developments / enhancements for SAP PP-PI & QM Modules
• Handling ALE/IDOC’s
• Provide support to the plants after they go live. Timely resolutions / deliverables for PP-PI & QM

Environment: SAP R/3 ECC 6.0