PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• 13 years of Consulting & Functional experience in procure to pay, Retail Merchandising, Forecasting & Replenishment, global trade processes design, configure, test & document with application of SAP MM/SRM/WM, IS Retail with F & R, Accounts Payables, SAP SRM, SAP GTS, SAP SD, Mobile Application solutions.
• Experience working in large system landscapes including SAP, non SAP, B2B, EAI, POS, legacy applications with complex interface designs and using Global Network Delivery Model.
• Multiple implementations, upgrades, rollouts, enhancement/development, support projects.
• Conversant with ASAP Methodology using solution manager.
• Expertise in Forecast to pay processes including, Purchasing, Pricing, Inventory Management, Physical Inventory, Master data maintenance, Return to Vendor, Consignment, MM integration with Accounts payable, Ordering and Project systems PS.
• Good understanding of Order to Cash process, SAP PP Production planning and SAP BI/BW Reporting process.
• Understanding of SAP POS DM workbench functionality and error resolution.
• Understanding of ALE/IDOC processing to pass data from SAP POS DMto ECC
• Understanding of configuration of SAP POS DM Business transaction types: Sales, Financials, Totals, Inventory and Reversals.
• F&R Configuration of Master data, Time series, Demand Influencing factors, Forecasting and Replenishment Processor, Order Proposal Management, Exception Management, Interfaces and Analytics
• Expertise in Gathering Business Requirements, Design, Blue Printing, Configuring, Preparation of Functional Specification Documents (FS), User Requirement Documents and working with developers by following Defect Management, Release Management, Change Management, ASAP process in Solution Manager
• SAP Certified SAP SRM Solution Consultant
• Experience in SAP SRM Self - Service Procurement, Service Procurement, Plan-Driven Procurement, Contract Management.
• Experience in SAP GTS Compliance Management, Customs Management, Risk Management -Import and Export business process with process flow, document flow and configuration in case of SAP and Non SAP systems as feeder system.
• Service Delivery Management, customer relationship, pre-sales and proof of concept assignments for all SAP solutions
• Helping customer to get SAP Advanced CCoE Certification, Run SAP compliant and new initiatives.
• MBA in IT & Operations and Degree in Industrial Engineering (Gold Medalist)

SAP AND MANAGEMENT SKILLS SYNOPSIS:

MM: Organization Structure, Material Master, Vendor Master, Purchasing, Service procurement, Inventory Management, Physical Inventory, Invoice Verification, Source lists, Quotation, Scheduling agreements, Contracts,, Release Strategy, Sub contracting,, Pricing, Message, STO, Consignment, Classification

SRM: Self-Service Procurement, Service Procurement, Plan-Driven Procurement, Contract Management, Supplier Enablement

Retail: Retail Master Data, Article Master, Site Master, Vendor Master, Sub Range, Pricing, Price list, Assortment Management, Article hierarchy, SAP Portal for retail process, Merchandise Logistics, Promotions, SAP F & R- Forecasting & Replenishment, POS Inbound and outbound,, Allocation Rules, POSDM, Merchandise Distribution

GTS: Compliance Management, Customs Management, Risk Management, Electronic Compliance Reporting

SD: Sales Orders, Deliveries, PGI, Master data, pricing.

WM: TO/TR, IM-WM Interface, Storage types, Transfer Order creation, confirmation, Batch Management.

Technical: FRICE objects, LSMW, Queries, ALE, IDOC, Program and function module debugging, BAPI, web Dynpro components, SAP Portal, tables, Transport Management, Jobs, Roles and Authorization, Adobe Forms, Solution Manager, OSS Notes, Service Marketplace, Net Weaver Components, Product Availability Matrix

Management: Service Delivery Management, Transition Management, Knowledge Management, Effort Estimations, Resource Allocation, Crisis Management, Issue Prioritization, SLA, Metrics Reporting, Pre-Sales.

Other: HpQC, Hp QTP - Test Automation, Remedy, Hp Service Manager, SharePoint, Citrix environment, Mercury Test director, Support Central, Microsoft Visio for process flow diagrams, Unit Testing, Integration Testing, UAT, Smoke Testing, Security/Role Testing.

PROJECT EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

SAP IS Retail Forecasting & Replenishment Architect

Responsibilities:

• Requirement gathering & Blue printing, Functional design, testing and entire solution delivery in the area of Forecasting & Replenishment, Retail Master data, procurement, Inventory Management, reporting.
• Established end to end process in the area of F & R by developing process centric F & R workbench with end to end transaction with training documentation.
• Provided end to end solution of Custom Load Building Workbench for DCs with complex logic of Vendor and Article level weight, volume, pallet level constraints as well as PR quantity allocation based on calculated matrix fields of Store Ranking, Average weekly sales, Article status, case pack rounding etc.
• Conceptualized, designed and deployed sales index profile logic for the seasonality, sales patterns on top of forecasting.
• Implemented Replenishment run WRP1, consumption posting enhancements for Omni channel requirements.
• Designed and deployed Replenishment demand workbench for Retail DC to e-Comm DC transfer with approval process and three interfaces.
• ECC Retail forecasting enhancements - based on seasonality/events and stock/sales logic, forecast rounding, forecast using multiple reference articles.
• Worked on Markdown plan and automated pricing creation and push to POS.
• Designed, developed forecast exception report, forecast non execution report, target stock report.
• Provided functional design for multi-dimensional aggregated forecast report in Micro-strategy with SAP ECC as a source.
• Purchasing pricing automation one import condition type.
• Led the project steering committee meetings including CIO, COO on a monthly basis. Manage extensive communication and coordination with stakeholders from Business, cross functional teams, Project Mangers.

Confidential

Lead SAP IS Retail Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Requirement gathering & Blue printing, Functional design, testing and entire solution delivery in the area of Forecasting & Replenishment, Retail Master data, procurement, Inventory Management, reporting.
• Functional Design and solution of Sales and Inventory Interface from Navision to SAP PI to SAP Retail using WPUUMS and WMMBXY IDOC types.
• Set up distribution channel, store layout for new business including setting up POS inbounds Profile and Aggregated sales control.
• ECC Retail based Replenishment workbench development based on Sub warehouse Inventory check and Store capacity check custom business logic.
• Provided end to end solution of Custom Replenishment Workbench with complex logic of PR quantity allocation based on calculated matrix fields of Store Ranking, Average weekly sales, Article status etc.
• Implemented Replenishment run WRP1 enhancement to derive PR type using user exit.
• ECC Retail forecasting enhancements - based on seasonality/events and stock/sales logic.
• Worked on design, development of sending PRs to Navision system from ECC Retail in XML format with complex logic of PR Split.
• Sales and Inventory Cutover task execution and management including various interface Teams.
• Developed IDOC based LSMW to load sales consumption history using ARTMAS IDOC type.
• Co-ordinate with SAP Development, Portal, Basis, Change Management, SD,MM,FI, Master Data, BI/BW, PI, Teams for support and Enhancements with high quality deliverables.
• Manage extensive communication and coordination with stakeholders from Business, cross functional teams, Project Mangers.

Confidential, Atlanta GA

SAP MM/Retail/GTS/SRM Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Independently work on Purchasing, Retail Master data, pricing, POS outbound, POS inbound, promotions Management, Inventory Management, Physical Inventory, Forecasting & replenishment, Invoice, Consignment, Store operations, RTV related issues and defects; provided Architect level inputs for new projects and enhancements.
• Extensively worked on supply chain Cross Dock, flow through,cost conditions projects.
• Worked on many FRICE (Forms, Reports, Interfaces, Conversion and Enhancements) objects for development projects
• Implemented more than 90 Defects or process improvements, 10+ projects in five years.
• Worked on FRP run, master data inconsistency between ECC 6.0 and F & R.
• Responsible for service delivery, RCA, Identify potential issues, Defect management, Release Management within SLA.
• Requirement gathering & Functional design in the area of procurement, Inventory Management, GTS and Store Operations
• Co-ordinate with SAP Development, Portal, Basis, Change Management, SD,MM,FI, Master Data, BI/BW, EAI, B2B, POSDM, POS Teams for support and Enhancements with high quality deliverables.
• Manage extensive communication and coordination with stakeholders from Business, cross functional teams, Project Mangers.
• Established support best practices and process captain for defect management and release management
• Managed testing of ECC Service pack, enhancement pack and BI stack upgrade
• Design and develop new Cycle Count Process for Store IS- Retail in SAP Portal
• Enhanced Receiving Certification Logic, Audit process
• Design, Develop, Implement Annual Physical Inventory Process for Stores
• Physical Inventory Automation and Report Automation initiative reduce total time to complete the inventory cycle, bring in operational efficiency, reduce manual work drastically with accuracy of reporting and most importantly On hand inventory accuracy.
• Article look up functionality on handheld device with ability to scan UPC or enter article number. This gives associates easy access to article stock and all variety of data physically being anywhere in the store.
• Design Enhanced Inventory Control/Accuracy Process - Product availability and on hand accuracy initiative
• Design and Develop, RF Hand held mobile Devices for Receiving, Returns and Inventory Control Process.
• Enhanced portal Receiving Applications Interfaces with labeling system.
• Mapped POSDM set up for Canada Penny round down government compliance initiative and performed end to end testing.
• Implemented Order Proposal workbench (forecasting & replenishment) in first phone mobility device.
• Mobility Application development on first phone device - Receiving and Inventory management applications designed and deployed. Store walk application of BI reporting on smart phone device designed and tested.
• Leading Supplier Collaboration initiative - implementing eSBA supplier buying agreement by providing functional design, testing, features improvement involving all the stakeholders.

Confidential

SAP MM, GTS Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Analysis / technical customizing / development / monitoring / bug-fixing of all GTS support issues
• Monitor PO, ASN, SKU and Vendor Interfaces on daily basis via batch job monitoring & custom report and take corrective action if needed.
• Monitor technically incomplete documents, blocked documents based on blocking reason, IDOCs and take corrective action.
• Developed GTS Help Library for all business transactions and reports. SAP GTS Support manual prepared consist of Steps for regular activities with screenshots, Issues and solutions database, batch jobs details.
• Upload Tariff codes, Duty rate, ECCN files from Service Providers when required.
• Apart from Regular Monitoring and support activities, Stabilized system, reduced recurring issue with RCA.
• Reduced Technically Incomplete List, IDOC failures for 857 Outbound and 857, 315, 350 inbound documents
• Identified list of products with missing licenses from the consolidated issue log and helped business team to maintain.
• Fixed the long recurring issue of duplicate lines getting feed to Custom Declarations due to multiple PO Batch jobs running simultaneously.
• SKU & Vendor Trigger Request - Synchronized base table to SAP GTS
• Wrong Broker Determination issue fixed by code change
• Updating Import Date in Customs Declaration through 315 IDOC Fixed by code change

Confidential

SAP MM/GTS Consultant and Test Manager

Responsibilities:

• Analyze the release notes, impact on custom objects.
• Formulate testing strategy, prepare test cases covering Accounts payable and finance business processes
• Execution of test sets related to Purchasing, inventory management, LIV, payment run, Procurement, Interfaces
• Co-ordinate with SAP Development, Change Management and various functional teams for problem fixing
• Project management and Release Management
• Monitoring and Reporting Testing Metrics
• Co-ordinate with SAP for OSS Notes implementation
• Involved in Procurement, store operations, Receiving, Inventory management, & Episys label printing requirements, Blue Print workshops, Design, configuration, testing. Communicate Configuration & development options to Business to accommodate the process design.
• Prepare Functional specification and drive the FRICE Development/ Enhancement in cross functional environment including merchandising planning, pricing & promotions, Purchasing, Inventory Management, Sales to Cash & Finance in coordination with Business counterpart.
• Led conversion team - responsible for cutover planning & managing Purchase Orders, ASN, GR, Inventory Conversion activities. Led five phase rollout for Canadian stores.
• Designed and Developed EDI/IDOC based Annual Physical inventory process with third party vendor in conjunction with Business, internal auditors, IT teams & leadership team.
• Configured Inventory Management scenarios, movement types, field selections, number ranges, site parameters, GR Tolerance Limits, cycle count parameters.
• Configuration of new messaging types for PO documents and maintenance of existing document types.
• Configuration of release strategy for import purchase orders.
• Worked on custom objects - customized goods movements, Store to store transfer PO on web portal.
• Designed and Developed Custom receiving application on SAP Portal and handheld device.
• Designed and Developed Custom Return to vendor RTV application on SAP Portal and handheld device with interfaces to third party applications.
• Configured site master and Article master parameters
• Send and receive data from POS using POS inbound and outbound interface for Episys testing.
• Developed and tested order proposal workbench application on portal with backend as F & R.
• Conducted QA reviews of key project deliverables such as templates, BPRD, functional specifications, fit/gap analysis, technical designs, test output, etc.
• Managed integration testing for 2 cycles -Prepare test plans and test cases in Quality Center & mercury Test director, configure the system and master data for the integration test execution and manage defect resolution with development team.
• Writing functional specifications for data conversion and assist ABAP team for coding and testing data conversion program.
• Validation of data conversion activity, analyzes variances, create defect in HP QC, work with various team to solve defect. MS Access and Ab-Initio tools were used for validate in SAP against legacy system.
• Prepare test plans and test cases in Quality Center & mercury Test director, configure the system and master data for the integration test execution and resolve the defects.
• Develop/Coordinate the delivery of BPP/MPP in accordance with change management policies.

Confidential, Atlanta GA

SAP MM Lead Consultant - Functional Configurator

Responsibilities:

• Understand the business requirements (design, selection and installation services of interior products) and assist in rollout strategy of the client.
• Configuration & testing (unit testing, integration testing and security testing) of Purchasing, MRP, batch Management, Inventory Management and warehouse Management processes in SAP.
• Rollouts involved creation of 2 new company codes and 22 new plants and localization of plant parameters.
• Prepare test plans and test cases in Mercury test Director, configure the system and master data for the integration test execution, monitor and resolve the defects.
• Prepare Functional specification and drive the Development/ Enhancement of custom reports and functionality in cross functional environment including PS, SD, VC and REM.
• Closely working with GSPM - Global supplier Performance Management Team for, Invoice, Payment run, RTV Notification related issues in EDI.
• Business Process & User Operational Manual Documentation

Confidential

Senior SAP MM/SRM Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Involved in Requirement gathering, conducting Blue Print workshops design, GAP Analysis, Testing of Self-Service Procurement, Service Procurement, Plan-Driven Procurement, Contract Management related business processes
• Mapping of ‘As Is' process flows in SAP, analyzed gaps vis-à-vis the best practices Offered by SAP
• Defined the 'To Be' process considering feasibility with regards to time and financial feasibility. Documented the detailed scope of the project
• Baseline configuration of SRM system for self service procurement and Testing.

Confidential

Senior SAP MM/SRM Lead Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Application support for SAP service line Purchasing & Logistics in SAP SRM 5.0 and SAP R/3 4.7 ERP system.
• Configuration & testing of Self-Service Procurement, Service Procurement, Plan-Driven Procurement, Bid Management, Supplier Self-Service, Contract Management in SRM using Classic Scenario
• Implemented Supplier enablement project for SAP IT division.
• Major area covered in application support are: Shopping Cart & Backend Document creation, Shopping Cart Workflow in SRM, PR/PO workflow in R/3, Organization Model Management, User Administration, Authorization in SRM and R/3 system, LIS reporting
• Business Process & Operational Manual Documentation, status report communication to client
• Create knowledge repository for production support for issue tracking and root cause analysis.

Confidential

SAP MM Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Test Case planning for different systems based on landscape.
• Testing of procure to pay process &Analyze possible impact on them considering fiscal year variant and Posting period entries.
• Prepare analysis documents and governance documents.

SAP MM Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Identify Business processes relevant to the Site/State Office/Division/BP, map in SAP & validate Material, Vendor, Storage Location, Functional Locations data & Storage Tanks Calibration Charts for the Site
• Providing Pre go live training to end users on IS-OIL Specific Purchasing procedures and Inventory Management cycles in SAP
• Providing Post go Live Support and troubleshooting Issues to ensure end users are comfortable in Executing reports and Routine Operations in SAP like Inter Tank Transfer, Goods receipt/issue, Posting Loss/gain, maintenance of negative stocks, REBRANDING of Grades, Service Orders, Purchase orders, Posting Dips, stock Overview Reports.

Confidential

SAP Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Create and maintain Authorization based on organization roles and Responsibilities/Deliverables
• Evaluation of SAP end user training by creating database and developing MS Access application.
• SAP User ID Rationalization for license utilization.
• Prepare Standard Operating Procedure for SAP User ID Request & Transport Management.

Confidential

Industrial Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Coordinating with various departments Sales, Planning, Materials, and Quality Assurance & Suppliers to assure smooth production.
• Daily, weekly & monthly planning and scheduling of work to various department and workers and monitor production activities.
• Reduced material handling cost by analyzing material flow pattern
• Improved work station Design & Ergonomics by using Industrial engineering techniques.