PROFESSIONAL PROFILE:

• Confidential is an experienced professional with extensive solution architecture, hands - on technical delivery, and program management background. He brings in deep solution architecture/delivery expertise in the area of supply chain management (SCM) focused on SAP SCM product suite. His get-it-done attitude combined with business process understanding and program/project management experience, can be a valuable asset towards delivering/running complex and time-critical initiatives/engagements/operations.
• Architect, Design, Build and Deliver SAP xMii based MES integration solution. Facilitated detailed process mapping, configuration of Mii and UDS servers, developed BLS transactions, as per specific integration needs, which included talking to PLCs, specialized shopfloor control, testing and quality management applications. OPC applications used to talk to PLCs, included RS Linx, and Wondeware. Used SAP JCo interface and enabled web-services to communicate with the PLCs.
• Plan-to-Make Consulting Lead/Coach at a Leading Wood/Mill Products Manufacturer - Provide overall technical direction on manufacturing solutions based on SAP IS Mill Products (DIMP600). Design and Build S&OP model, based on Oliver Wight Class A requirements, on SAP APO DP SNP and SAP Flex Planning platform.
• Build and deliver VC model for wood/building products supply chains. Design, Build and deliver MES integration solution to integrate ABB PTS with SAP ECC600. Provided technical direction to successfully deliver MES integration solution based on SAP xMii 11.5 for a distributed manufacturing environment consisting of over 20 plants. Be a mentor and coach to the manufacturing process team, which included over 10 analysts.
• Project Manager at a bio-Fuel Manufacturer - Delivered an SAP Chemical Best Practices based rapid implementation for a bio-fuel startup. The project was delivered within 4 months. Planned the overall project, provided technical leadership in MM and PM process areas. Enabled data conversion using LSMW and eCATTs. The converted objects included vendor masters, Equipments, Function locations, and work centers. His knowledge of SAP best practices tools such as BC sets, LSMW and eCATTs enables prototype driven blueprinting and quick business alignment to ensure a quick path to production
• Manufacturing Process Team Leader at a leading Home Appliance Manufacturer - Rationalize the existing SAP MM PP CO rollout template. Recommend improvements in manufacturing master data (BOMs and Routings) processes. Built data conversion programs and templates using LSMW to convert Material Masters, BOMs, Routings, Vendor Masters, Schedule Agreements, PIRs, and others. Build MPS processes. Train and mentor key process and IT resources.
• Build a mixed model for manufacturing execution, involving production orders for the final assemblies and repetitive manufacturing for the key sub-assemblies.
• Team Leader at a leading Aerospace & Defense Manufacturer/Service provider - Lead a team of senior consultants to analyze and map Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul operations (SAP PM/CS/PP modules). Analyze and prototype key SAP A&D functionality which included, VC Service materials (with object dependencies to drive repair operations), super-session, MPN, part interchangeability, and CMC functionalities. Compared SAP planning functions to Servigistics and Xelus features. Prototype SAP RCCP functionality to analyze long-term resource needs of a repair shop. Helped the client test and improve enhancements developed to suit their specific production/repair execution scenarios. Provided post-go-live support for complex processes and product structure.
• Lead PP/MM consultant at a leading Hi-Tech Manufacturer - Configured production Planning Processes based on SAP’s Repetitive Mfg model. Designed and coordinated the development cycle of an interface to pass production confirmation data to SAP from a legacy MES system. Played a key role in the data conversion process - trained the team in designing, building and executing a data conversion strategy using SAP’s LSMW tool; delivered significant saving Vs multiple 3rd party ETL tools, custom coding, and added cost of complexity. The re-usable LSMW templates continue to be in active use as part of the client’s global rollout model. LSMW programs developed included - Material Master, BOM, Work Centers, Routing, Material Determination, and Vendor Masters. Facilitated the design and testing of SAP-Agile (PDM) interface, which included follow-up data maintenance workflow in SAP.
• Solution Architect and Project Manager at a leading Chemical Manufacturer - Architect a Demand Management/ Forecasting solution based on SAP APO DP/SNP and SAP Flexible Planning functionality. Provided key planning insights to customer in alignment with Oliver Wight’s MRP-II best practices, to improve existing S&OP, Demand Management, MPS and MRP processes. The solution is a key component to the company’s strategy to accomplish MRP-II Class A rating. Enabled the client to reduce cost of solution development and time-to-production by managing a rapidly scaled offshore team to deliver development objects around the Flex planning design. Integration with existing PP-PI production model with multi-plant production, campaigns, active ingredients, and other chemical specific scenarios. Integrated the S&OP model with COPA structures to enable profitability planning with S&OP process.
• Director of Application Services at a Small IT consulting start-up - Handled multiple management, solution strategy and technical architecture responsibilities at a small IT consulting startup. Strategize, drive, build and successfully operate an offshore ABAP factory. Coordinate and mentor multiple teams of consultants to build and drive new practice areas, including SCM, CRM and Automotive solution initiatives. Facilitated recruitment of over 100 consultants. Managed an organization of over 80 consultants across various practice areas.
• Category Planning Manager at a leading/ Confidential - Managed S&OP cycle and accelerated product launch models for haircare range of products through a busy/critical product launch calendar. Product launch challenges involved balancing global supply constraints among competing market priorities, and diverse research, engineering and functional teams. All product launches were successful in achieving over 95% LFR in the very 1st Qtr of launch. As a supply chain planning expert, conducted multiple MRP-II pre-assessments in line with Oliver Wight’s best practices.
• Project Manager at a leading/ Confidential - Managed a multi-site rapid rollout of SAP. Owned hands-on configuration, data conversion and training responsibilities for SAP PP/MM centric functionalities. Mapped and audited SAP functionalities to a Class B MRP-II rating. Manufacturing plants/scenarios included - Detergents, Shampoos, and OTC Pharmaceuticals
• Process Assessment and Training at a leading Automotive company – Analyzed master data and engineering processes of a leading Automotive supplier to strategize development of legacy-SAP master data integration solution. Trained key resources in the client’s business intelligence team on BW.
• Team Leader of a Training team at a leading Food Processing company - Lead a team of trainers to train the implementation team of a leading food processing company. Executed hands-on trainer responsibilities for PP-PI, QM, MRP and SOP functionalities. The training was conducted as per SAP standard curriculum, included, Material Master, Master Recipes, PI Sheets, Electronic Signature, QM integration, etc.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

SAP Appl. Components: PP, PP-PI, VC, MM, SD, PM/CS, QM, CO, VMS, COPA, LSMW, eCATTs, BC Sets; APO-DP, APO-SNP; BW, SEM; SAP Mii, SAP UDS; DIMP 600

Methodology: ASAP/ValueSAP for overall project, VCCT for testing, Agile for Development

Tools: SAP Solution Manager, SAP ASAP tool kit, Mercury Quality Center, Sharepoint

Programming Skills: SAP ABAP: Reports, LSMW, LIS

VBA: Ms Access, Ms Excel to build value-added utilities and rapid prototypes

SAP Mii/xMii: XML, Javascript

Application Versions: SAP ERP Ver 3.0f to ECC600; SAP APO Ver 3.0 to 5.0; BW 2.0 to 5.0; SAP Mii Ver 11.5 to 12.07; SAP UDS 4.0; SAP LSMW 4.0; DIMP 471 to 600

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

Supply Chain Planning w/ SAP FlexPlanning, Std SOP, RCCP, LTP, APO-DP, APO-SNP, APO-PPDS: Sales & Operations Planning, Demand Planning/Forecasting, DRP, Production Scheduling w/ Model-Mix, Capacity Planning

Product Modeling using SAP VC and iPPE: Material Masters, BOMs, Routing, Rate Routings Master Recipes, Object Dependencies (Selection Conditions, Procedures, Dependency Nets), Variant Tables, Variant Functions

DIMP Processes (Automotive/A&D/HiTech/Mill): JIT(Seq/Summary) & Kanban, Vehicle Management System (VMS), FFF Classification, Supersession, MPN Sets, Subcontract Monitor, Order Combination, Characteristic Propagation

Other SAP Std. Supply-ChainProcess: Inventory Management (w/ Lean or Dynamic WM), Batch Management, Serial numbers, Pur. Release strategy, Output determination, Pricing procedures and Variant conditions, Process Mfg, Repetitive Manufacturing, Production Staging/Execution processes, Planned/Breakdown maintenance, MRP/CBP, Supplier Scheduling (POs/Schedule agreements), Sub-Contracting, VMI, and others

Good understanding of SAP interfacing/enhancement technologies: IDOCs, BAPIs, JCo, Web Services with xMii; Implemented user-exits/BADIs/Enhancement-points in MM, PP, SD and PM application components

EMPLOYER HISTORY:

Confidential

Coach/Solutions Advisor/Architect/Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Lead SAP Mii architect for a leading Automotive manufacturer; Detailed assessment and mapping of GM-GMS based flow automation processes. Facilitate architecture SAP-APO-Mii solution to replace old GM systems and processes; involving, PLC integration using UDS (OPC DA), BLS transactions, and custom interfaces to multiple specialized automotive systems
• Logistics consulting coach (based on IS- Mill solution) for a large forest products company; Designed and delivered an elaborate Flexible Planning Model in SAP ECC600 and SAP APO (4.1) to drive an Oliver Wight Class A S&OP process; this model includes demand and supply planning process. As a key advisor, demonstrated core IS-Mill best practices such as Muti-item order, orders combination, etc.
• Coached the team to evolve an enterprise-wide xMii (Ver 11.5) architecture, from a functional requirements standpoint. Helped identify key SAP transaction touch-points – identify the BAPIs, test the BAPIs, and facilitate and support final production execution solution, which involved xMii as the middleware to existing MESs, as well as, xMii being the direct point of SFC data collection and reporting solution; an implementation that involved over 20 sites, with local instances, supported by a central instance for master data sync-up
• Build and delivered Flex planning based S&OP solution for a leading engineering company
• Ongoing application support around S&OP processes, for a large chemical company
• Drive strategy, planning, and implementation of All-in-One implementations, as a Project Manager for a bio-fuel mfg company. Converted data using a combination of LSMW and eCATTs

Solutions Advisor/Architect/Data Conversion Consultant

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• As a solution architect played a central role in planning, designing, building and executing a data conversion strategy using SAP LSMW for a leading Hi-tech Client
• Designed, built and delivered MES integration solution
• Help build and test SAP-Agile integration solution with follow-up workflows in SAP
• Continued to play a key advisory role for a leading Chemical company, to improve SAP based Demand Management, S&OP and MPS processes; to scale-up to Oliver Wight’s MRP-II best practices

Confidential

Team Leader/Manager

Responsibilities:

• He managed a team of consultants to execute business process mapping and gap identification process through a complex Repair & Overhaul scenario for a leading Aerospace & Defense client.
• Additionally, he provided support to a large complex implementation go-live, involving complex production scenarios and product configurations, with VC, MPN, MRP set, Service parts planning, and Supersession functionalities
• As a PP/MM module team leader helped a leading home appliances company rationalize production planning processes, and enabled a templatized rollout of manufacturing processes on SAP.
• Enabled a LSMW based data conversion strategy, which included gathering requirements, and building LSMW programs
• Review and analyze MES processes based on Light-hammer (old xMii)
• Integrated the xMii processes into the overall PP process design for rollouts
• Configured and Trained super-users on predefined confirmation functionality, integrated in xMii

Confidential

Consultant/Sr. Consultant/Executive Assistant/Offshore Project Manager/Solutions Architect/Director Offshore Operations/Director Application Services

Responsibilities:

• He managed Diverse management responsibilities in addition core consulting needs.
• He delivered multiple engagements involving solution design, configuration, delivery and post- go-live improvements.
• His roles included detailed process assessments, GAP identification and Roadmap/strategy definition for improvements.
• His experience as a Project manager with insights of diverse delivery models (including offshore) helped delivery numerous successful engagements in small-medium sector.
• As a technical leader/architect delivered solution prototypes involving SAP Flex planning, APO, IS automotive and IS chemical.
• As a practice/project director facilitated successful pre-sales and delivery of SAP HR implementation, involving PA, PD, OM, TM, Training & Events, and Payroll functionality.
• As a transition manager, managed transition of SAP HR based payroll processes to India support organization; good understanding of SAP HR functionality
• As a practice/project director enabled setup and operation of an ABAP offshore factory
• As a Project Manager enabled deployment of Salesforce.com
• Delivered cored consulting experience around key SAP IS solutions – IS–Chemical, IS-Mill and IS- Automotive

Confidential

Category Planning Manager/Team Leader/Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• He played key roles in managing the S&OP cycle through a demanding product launch calendar, amidst complex competing priorities; the products hit 95% LFR within the first Qtr of launch.
• He then moved on to be an SAP Project Manager, enabling a successful multi-site SAP implementation roll-out as per a standard global model.
• Evaluated and built detailed prototypes for matching and prototyping of solution of 3rd party Pharma plants, which included core PPPI functionality along with complex sub-contracting and batch management functionality, as per GMP.