SUMMARY

• Innovative, detail - oriented senior SAP consultant with 9 year track record of success across corporate venues.
• Experience on three full and two partial life cycle implementations/Support and upgrade projects in APO with SAP recommended best practices.
• Excellent interpersonal, project management, procurement, and manufacturing process skills.
• Highly regarded for proactive attitude and ability to think logically, engaging groups in providing effective solutions.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

System Architecture

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Good understanding of ASAP methodology with experience in all phases of project Implementations- Business Blue Print, Realization, Final preparation, Go-Live/Extended and Post Go- Live support.
• DP: Interactive Planning, Planning area Configurations (Info Objects, Info Cubes, Data Sources, Info Sources and Info Packages), Forecasting Strategies and CBF, background jobs and Process Chain maintenance.
• SNP: Interactive Planning, Planning area Configuration, Planning book and Macro Design, SNP Optimization, Safety Stock Methods, Capable-to-Match(CTM), SAP SNP VMI scenarios. Heuristics, Deployment and Transportation Load Builder(TLB).
• Aggregation/Disaggregation-Multi Level Product Disaggregation.
• PP/DS: Interactive Planning, Optimization, Heuristics configuration, Planning Board Configuration- scheduling of orders in planning board, Model mix planning. Profound knowledge in PPDS master data, Heuristics settings required for planning.
• Configuring APO modules including Demand Planning (DP), Supply Network Planning (SNP) and PP/DS functionality and APO internal BW.
• Experience in configuration and changing Characteristic Value Combination, Planning books, Planning Areas, defined Macros (tests/Alerts) and creating Statistical Forecast.
• Profound knowledge of Supply chain optimization methodologies, Statistical Forecasting theories and Operation Research approaches.
• Maintained Time Bucket Profiles, Forecast Profiles, Planning Versions, Life Cycle management- Realignment, Copy, Like Modeling, Phase-in and Phase-out profiles.
• Use of iPPE to document master data for BOMs, routings and align design in one model
• CIF interface between SAP R/3 and APO and also have an experience in dealing with the issues of CIF Consistency check report or Reconciliation.
• Supported in design and testing of core APO PP/DS functionality that included planned Independent requirements like Make-to-stock production and Make-to-order production in PP/DS.
• Experience of SAP data migration from legacy to SAP system using LSMW.
• Performed data transfer between SAP R/3, APO Live cache and legacy system.
• Performed Support activities in PP/DS such as running logs, provide solutions to the errors, strategy profile, create an order in DS board, PPDS interactive reports-Model mix planning(MMP), Pegging Setting, Optimizer profile.
• Good communication, interpersonal, dedication to job responsibilities and high project management skills.
• Experience in creating test scenarios, manage testing, developing user documents and training of new solution using quality center 9.2 and TM.
• Efficient problem solving and rapid decision making ability with exposure in business acumen.

SAP Consulting Experience

Confidential, St. Louis, MO

Environment: SAP ECC 6.0, SCM 7.0

Responsibilities:

• Test the new business solution across SCM area
• Test the setup of planning area, planning books, CVC’s, like profiles, realignment and disaggregation methods and macros in Demand planning
• Maintain forecast release profiles and demand for planning execution
• Maintain the master data needed to execute planning and deployment of inventory at the vendor locations
• Maintain and test the locations, products, inventory, PDS transferred to APO through CIF management and troubleshoot issues in the Quality environment
• Maintain test data to validate setup of planning book views, data views to operate forecast in APO system
• Validate and test the various safety stock methods needed for planning and execution in APO environment
• Validate and test if total demand is correctly reflected at all Distribution and manufacturing plant locations in APO
• Set up data to validate optimization run(cost effective) produce planned STRs at the Distribution Centers as locations and calculate penalties
• Validate and test Heuristic planning result-Planned STRs are populated at the DC locations which are to be received by various vendors
• Validate and test scenarios related to GATP platform to fulfill customer request by delivering right quantity at the right time globally
• Identify system solutions and define requirements for SAP APO platform development, writing Functional Specifications and testing the new requirement
• Interact with APO ABAP, BW-technical architects, business analysts, testers and support personnel to develop, deploy and support solutions

Confidential . Atlanta, GA

Lead SCM-Production Support SAP APO DP

Environment: SAP ECC 7.0, SCM 7.02

Responsibilities:

• Provide post Go-Live transitional support
• Lead a team of three in SAP SCM area in resolving various issues with accuracy and innovative skill set
• Good understanding of SAP Business Information Warehouse (BW) concepts that are relevant to successful functioning of APO DP
• Production support to all APO modules (DP, SNP, PPDS, VMI) including R/3 (MM, IM/WM, SD)
• Create and maintain Process chains in DP, SNP and manage forecast jobs to APO and ECC
• Data extraction of master data for BOMs, routing using iPPE component.
• Maintain Variant configuration settings in ECC for characteristics based planning
• Maintain SNP Heuristics-managing inventory at warehouses or DC’s for clear visibility of vendor managed inventory, Deployment and TLB profiles generating Stock transfer requisitions
• Maintain Product Data Structure (PDS) in APO for planning of manufacturing orders
• Maintained master data setup for MMP scenarios for packaging and restrictions for quality and equal distribution
• Support Optimization, Heuristics and Block Planning based planning jobs in SAP APO PPDS. Maintain master data for PPDS Heuristics planning and MRP planning in ECC
• Resolve Detailed scheduling planning board issues working with planners at plants
• Core Data Interface (between APO and SAP R/3) Analysis- Resolving issues of CIF Queues, consistency check on R/3 and APO
• Maintained master data required for Model Mix Planning(MMP) and resolve issues around it
• Support Tolling- Subcontracting scenarios
• Monitor IDOCs- reprocess the failed IDOCs by fixing the root causes
• Creating and fixing Purchase Orders, Purchase Requisitions, Stock Transport Orders, Outbound and Inbound Deliveries, Picking and Packing, Goods Issues and Goods Receipts, Handling Unit Management and Batch classification
• Support Inventory Management(IM)- metal and scrap receiving issues
• Support barcode scanner issues
• Establishing development standards by reviewing and modify functional specifications and set guidelines for master data
• Work with ABAP, BW teams to articulate proposed solutions as part of enhancements for on-going project
• Monitoring related to SCM DOIP, SNP, PP/DS in APO and ECC, Interfaces related to Sales History, Master and Transactional data
• Developed user training documents, functional specs, conducted knowledge transfer, end user training and resolved user issues

Confidential, Peoria, IL

Extended support

Environment: SAP ECC 4.0, SCM 3.0- 4.0 (upgrade)

Responsibilities:

• Involved at the time of Go-Live and extended support working with schedulers supporting two facilities.
• Key role in trouble shooting issues at the time of Go-live in production.
• Worked on various production tickets and resolved them with diligence.
• Documented a steady flow of process for schedulers for better planning implementation.
• Post Go-Live support- Worked at site location with key personnel from the site validating BOM and routing data and worked closely with E2R.
• Maintained master data involving BOMs and routing using iPPE system integrated to APO.
• Identified scheduling issues and resolved with expertise.
• Defined procedure package for MMP scenarios
• Maintain Variant configuration settings in ECC for characteristics based planning
• Provided a “Day in Life” solution that allows the site to maintain scheduling and trained the schedulers follow the schedule as designed.
• Resolve issues in planning board, master data required for Heuristics based planning in PPDS and MRP planning in ECC.
• Design, enhancements and maintenance of data required for Model Mix Planning(MMP) in PPDS
• Setup restrictions(quality and equal distribution) for MMP master data
• Hold periodic meetings with the site to review the “Day in Life” and provide remote assistance as needed, write/update Functional specs as required and work with developers for any enhancements
• Carried out Knowledge transfer sessions with the production support team and End users.
• Maintained various settings in Optimizer, capacity leveling profiles so as not to pull orders too early causing the facility to produce and hold inventory.
• Handled various CIF errors and maintained consistency between ECC and APO in sync.
• Conducted GAP Analysis and assisted supporting the upgrade project.

Confidential, Redmond, WA

Production support consultant SAP APO, GATP (support)

Environment: SAP ECC 6.0, SCM 7.0

Responsibilities:

• Defined planning books and Macros for interactive planning and Defined Macros to perform calculations to carry out tests, and created Alerts in Demand Planning (DP).
• Created DP master data (CVCs)
• Writing various test cases and execution of the same in the test manager and recording the results.
• Execution of process chains in APO and maintaining product master data in integration with SO creation in R/3.
• Maintaining Planning books in APO with respective to allocated quantities in the transfer files.
• Configuration testing for Rules-based ATP check.
• Testing of Backorder Processing, Product Allocation procedure and Rules-based ATP check by creating scenarios using sales orders in R/3.
• Maintaining first date calculations for customers aligning with unloading points of the shipment calendars.
• Maintaining stock with respective to sku’s, plants and CVCs.
• Participation in Cut Over planning.
• Troubleshooting configuration issues in GATP and its integration with R/3 with rigorous test data
• Carried out Knowledge transfer sessions with the production support team and End users.

Confidential, Raleigh, NC

Functional SAP APO DP, SNP, PPDS Consultant (Implementation)

Environment: SAP ECC 6.0, SCM 7.0

Responsibilities:

• Designed Planning Books and Data Views, Planning Areas, and worked on configuration of APO- Demand Planning MPOS.
• Maintained Time Bucket Profiles, Storage Bucket Profiles, and Statistical Forecast Profiles.
• Created Info Areas, Info Catalogs, Info Sources and Info packages to accommodate various data presentation and integration requirements.
• Baseline Configuration of APO DP for using Infocubes.
• Worked on demand planning master data, consolidating and harmonizing master data.
• Created forecast Alert profiles to display alerts for Univariate forecast errors and used Alert Monitor to identify potential problems in the forecast by defining alert macros.
• Rolled out a Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) program with key accounts to drive significant channel inventory and cycle time improvements with knowledge in warehouse management
• Designed and configured the Optimization Planning, Heuristic Planning, Capable-To-Match Planning, Deployment and Transport Load Builder Functionalities.
• Detailed analysis of SNP optimization results to fine-tune costing parameters for desired planning results
• APO-based master data setup for Supply Network Planning: Planning calendars, transportation lanes, appropriate material attributes
• Configured the Supply Chain Model with Actual & Simulation Versions, Master data comprising Locations, Production Process Models, Resource and Hierarchy.
• Lead for the evaluation, implementation and user acceptance of Production Planning and Detail Scheduling functionality.
• Implementation of PPDS Module and Master data maintenance.
• Utilization of Production Planning and Detail Scheduling optimization to produce feasible schedule constrained by resource capacity.
• Incorporated setup matrix functionality to facilitate campaign scheduling requirements of production facility.
• Worked on the Interactive & Automatic Planning scenarios.

Confidential, St. Louis, MO

Functional SAP APO DP, SNP (Full Life Cycle Implementation)

Environment: SAP ECC 6.0, SCM 7.0

Responsibilities:

• Post GO Live support for APO including Demand Planning, SNP, Deployment and TLB issues.
• Worked as a SAP-APO Functional Consultant for multiple rollouts.
• Modules focused- Demand Planning, Supply Network Planning (Heuristics and CTM) integral to warehouse management in ECC
• Created DP master data (CVCs)
• Worked on Forecast profiles, Forecast modeling, Selection organization.
• Configured DP module.
• Configuring statistical forecast models, model selection, statistical forecasting, forecast error analysis etc. in Demand Planning.
• Forecast accuracy reports.
• Worked on Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling.
• Total design of Supply Chain Model.
• Design of Supply network planning - Planning books, data views, Deployment and Transport Load Builder.
• CIF models for master and transactional data - creation of models and resolution of errors.
• Utilization of PP/DS optimization to produce feasible schedule constrained by resource capacity.

Confidential

Functional SAP APO DP, SNP, PPDS Consultant (Support/Implementation)

Environment: SAP ECC 6.0, Upgrade SCM 4.0 - SCM 5.1

Responsibilities:

• Conducted interviews with focus group to gather requirements and conveyed the same to technical team.
• Created Info cubes, Remote cubes, Multi cubes, Update Rules, Export Data Source, Info packages.
• Involved in the Creation of Master Planning Object Structure, Planning Areas, Characteristic Value Combinations (CVCs), Master Data and Time Series Objects, Storage Bucket profile and Planning Bucket Profile for monthly buckets and weekly buckets.
• Used the Univariate and Multiple Linear Regression Forecasting tools in DP.
• Defined planning books and Macros for interactive planning and Defined Macros to perform calculations to carry out tests, and created Alerts in Demand Planning (DP).
• Studied forecasting process by carrying out forecast at different aggregation levels using different forecast models, and arrived at optimum solution by comparing the forecast
• Maintained CIF Integration Models for Master and Transaction Data transfer between R/3 and APO.
• Set up Release of Demand Plan to Supply Network Planning (SNP).
• Ensuring Data continuity and quality between APO and R/3 using the CIF functionality.
• Setting up of the Master data for SNP and creation of Planning version and Planning book.
• Set up the supply chain model (work areas-location, products, resources, PPM, transportation lanes and quota arrangements)
• Perform SNP runs using SNP heuristics, created cost and Optimization profile for SNP optimizer and created CTM model for key products.
• Created and assigned TLB profile to the transportation lane.
• APO PPDS Multi-level production planning (optimize set-up and problem solving), Heuristic Run.
• Detailed Scheduling activities for optimal production sequence.
• Master Data resources, PDS configuration.
• Simulation of bottlenecks at all order levels up to the sales order creates transparency about the right prioritization and increases delivery date fulfillments in the configuration.
• Optimizer based planning, allowing a significant higher capacity utilization.

Confidential, San Antonio, TX

Functional SAP DP, SNP Consultant (Full Life Cycle Implementation)

Environment: SAP SCM 5.0, SAP R/3 4.7

Responsibilities:

• Conducted AS-IS / TO-BE business process via client interviews and process workshops and configured the TO-BE business processes for the client.
• Designed and configured complete data model (Info objects/Info sources/Source systems/Data sources)
• Configured Info cube and defined Planning Books and Macros for interactive planning.
• Created Master Planning object Structures, Planning Area, Characteristic Combination Master Data, Storage Bucket Profile and Planning bucket profile for monthly buckets and weekly buckets.
• Maintained Statistical forecast profiles and various data views as per business blueprint.
• Created Proportional Factors to disaggregate CVCs from Aggregate to the Detail level.
• Performed Life Cycle Planning through Like Profile, Phase-in, and Phased-out Profile.
• Maintained CIF Integration models for Master and Transaction Data transfer between R/3 and APO.
• Set up of SNP master profile and configured SNP Master Data Locations, Product Masters, Resource and Production Process Models(PPM)
• Set up the supply chain model (work areas-location, products, resources, PPM, transportation lanes and quota arrangements)
• Performed SNP runs using SNP heuristics, created cost and Optimization profile for SNP Optimizer.
• CTM profile and distribution of Demand (forecast and stock) based on Quotas to the plants and growing regions.
• Set up the deployment heuristic and created deployment optimization profile.
• Created and assigned TLB profile to the transportation lane.
• Responsible for gathering requirements from module specific business users and preparing the functional specification document. Conducted GAP Analysis and suggested customization solutions.
• Participated in SNP, PPDS workshop.
• Developed User Training Documents and conducted Knowledge Transfer.

Confidential, Scottsdale, AZ

Functional SAP APO DP Consultant (Implementation)

Environment: SAP R/3 4.7 SCM 5.0

Responsibilities:

• Set up the Demand Planning book, Planning Object Structure, Planning area and macros in the interactive demand planning.
• Maintained Storage Bucket and Time Bucket Profiles.
• Worked on the configuration of the Planning Object Structure and Planning Area.
• Involved in selection ID changes in the Planning books.
• Created Proportional Factors to disaggregate CVCs from Aggregate to the Detail Level.
• Configured macro programming.
• Release from DP to SNP.
• Maintained Statistical forecast profiles and various data views as per business blueprint.
• Involved in setting up Univariate Forecast Models, Multiple Linear Regression ( MLR)
• Worked on forecast error analysis using MAPE and MAD for forecast accuracy measurements, configured the trend dampening profiles and assigned it to the Univariate forecast profile.
• Demand planning to execute historical data integration with ECC
• Support the design and implementation of APO Demand Planning solution.
• Prepared Project Documentation and performed end user training along with the training workshops.

Confidential

Functional PP, MM Functional Consultant (Support)

Environment: SAP R/3 4.7C

Responsibilities:

• Studied company’s business goals and production planning strategy to determine business needs.
• Worked as SAP PP Functional Consultant responsible for configuration and Production support.
• Assisted in configuring Material Master, BOM, Work Center, Routings, MRP plant parameters, MRP groups and MRP types.
• Maintained plant parameters like MRP Controller, Schedule Margin Key, Production Schedule Profile and MRP types.
• Assisted in formulating test scenarios for Unit Testing and Integration Testing.
• Worked with technical consultants by giving functional specifications for customization according to user requirements.
• Coordinated the project team activities including requirement definition, design and development.
• Responsible for MRP evaluation and optimization, raw material Planning & Inventory Control, Demand Management and Capacity utilization.
• Prepared documentation for various PP transactions for knowledge transfer.
• Configured P2P cycle like Purchase orders, Purchase requisitions and Goods receipt.
• Carried out split valuation of materials based on valuation category.
• Supported issues related to Material Master, Vendor Master and Purchase Documents and helped in eliminating errors.
• Resolved issues related to Release Procedures and created release strategy for approval of purchase requisition, RFQ and Purchase Order with SAP business workflow.
• Assisted the end users for master data collection and transaction data extraction.