SUMMARY

• SAP Manufacturing Consultant with over 8 years of Consulting experience with Three Full Life Cycle implementations in SAP PP/PP - PI/MM & QM modules.
• Extensive SAP experience in custom development, full lifecycle software implementations, and production support.
• A seasoned consultant in Process Manufacturing, Discrete Manufacturing, and Repetitive Manufacturing
• Knowledge of FDA regulations with regard to Food, Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Industry.
• ASAP methodology experience includes: GAP analysis, Blue Printing, Realization, Testing and Training, and Production Support.
• SAP experience includes GAP analysis, AS IS/TO BE, Prototyping, Detailed Configuration, Reconfiguration, Training, Testing using ASAP Methodology
• Worked on Master Data i.e. Material Master, BOM, Work Centers/Resources, Routings/Master Recipe.
• Experience on SOP, Demand Planning (MTS, MTO, ATO), MRP, Capacity Planning and Scheduling, Production Order Execution, Engineering Change Management, Repetitive Manufacturing Interfaces with MES.
• Proficient in configuration and customization of Master Data, Routings, SOP, DEM, MRP/MPS, Production Order/Process Order types, Process Management
• Expertise in both discrete and repetitive manufacturing environments
• Configured REM profile, rate routing and product cost collector
• Experience in Master Data i.e. Material Master, Vendor Info Records, Purchase Info Records.
• Worked on Purchasing, Inventory Management, Invoice Verification.
• Purchasing Requisitions, RFQ, outline agreements, Stock Transport Order.
• Consumption Based Planning MRP, Scheduling agreement
• Logistics Invoice verification, different Procurement Process along with PR release procedures.
• Subcontracting, third party processing, consignment stock, Inter-company billing
• Physical inventory, Transfer posting, Goods movement (GR/GI), special stocks, physical inventory and reservations
• Possess EDI experience in consumer goods, manufacturing, publishing, and communications industries.
• Handled the Responsibility for implementing EDI-based solutions with principle customer.
• Master Data i.e. Catalog, Code Group, Selected Sets, Inspection Characteristics.
• Worked on Inspection Plans, Quality Certificates, and Quality Notifications and also on Configuration.
• Worked with Quality Assurance team to ensure proper documentation standards are kept in different phases of the project and FDA regulations are meet.
• Understanding of Integration Points of PP with MM, QM, SD, WM, FI/CO modules.
• Prepared Functional Specifications guided ABAP team to generate customized Reports.
• Have comprehensive Knowledge and Integration of APO with other Modules.
• Team Player with Good Presentation/ Communication skill, Project Management.
• Leadership quality and problem solving skills.
• Gain Customer Confidence very fast with effective process implementation
• Excellent communication, presentation skills and Customer Oriented attitude
• Good team player, Strong team orientation & leadership qualities
• Ability to demonstrate key values of pride of ownership

TECHNICAL SKILLS

SAP Versions: SAP R/3 4.6C, 4.7 / ECC 5.0, 6.0

LANGUAGES: ABAP/4 4.7, Visual Basic, Java, C++, C, COBOL, Pascal, FoxPro, XML, DHTML

DATABASE: SQL Server 2000, Sybase, Oracle 8i/9i.

OPERATING SYSTEM: Windows XP / 2000, Windows NT, UNIX

OTHER TOOLS: MS office, Dream weaver, Macromedia Studio, Adobe Photoshop.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, MO

SAP-PP-PI/MM/ Functional Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Working as a SAP Functional Consultant involved in both Production support and enhancements
• Document the Gaps in the Functional areas of SAP Procurement
• Conducted Training for Reports in Functional Area of MM and PP
• Addressed a lot of Gaps with Standard SAP solutions and helped business in finding standard SAP solutions for complex business scenarios.
• Extensively involved with configuration for MRP / Production Orders/ Shop Floor Control/ Movement types / Inspection Lots.
• Customizing for Batch Management / Classes / Characteristics and Dependencies.
• Worked with PP related issues involving Material Master / Routings / Work Centres and BOMS.
• Built custom planning tools which give detailed reports on Supply Position / Supply Management and also involved calculation of Supply.
• Configured Materials Management (MM) module in the areas of Purchasing, Scheduling agreements, Inventory Management, Logistics Invoice Verification, Physical Inventory, Valuation .
• Configured Inter company stock transfer in Material Management
• Worked on writing functional specifications for some of the customized solutions for Inventory optimization Tool.
• Worked on Contract Pricing schemas and defining the procurement types in material master.
• Worked on configuring Batch Management.
• Worked with BI in developing MM reports
• Worked actively on Integrating with SD, PP, FI & CO modules in SAP.
• As a functional analyst worked with technical ABAP programmers in defining specifications. Helped them in testing the functionality.
• Helped users in creating variants for scheduling repeated reports to be printed.

Confidential, NJ

SAP-PP-PI/MM/ Functional Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Business Process and documented blue prints design based on the NON-SAP BA team discussion.
• Prepared functional specifications and configured based on client requirements.
• Configured Plants, Storage Locations, Purchase Organizations and Purchase groups.
• Configured purchasing activities including purchase order processing, Purchase requisitions, Info records, Release procedures and maintained pricing conditions.
• Defined partner schemas and assigned to account groups.
• Implemented SOP, Demand Management, MRP, MPS, capacity planning, and classification.
• Configured Inventory Management Parameters for all Goods movements like Goods Receipts, Goods Issues, Reservations, GR for blocked stock, Goods returns etc.,
• Configured the system for Stock Transfer between plants and storage location to storage location within plant.
• Configured creation of storage locations automatically for different movement types with Goods issue/Transfer posting and Goods receipt.
• Configured Material Master Records including defining material types, defining the MRP views required as per the user requirement for PP/PI.
• Configured “Bill of Materials” for finished materials and Semi-finished materials as per requirement.
• Configured resources including defining of work center formulas and control keys as required.
• Worked on GI/GR for Purchase Orders, Sales Order, Stock transfer and Transfer posting.
• Configured dynamic availability check and setting up of missing part check.
• Setting up discussions with FI/CO, and SD leads at various stages to ensure the proper and correct account postings for all goods movements.
• Worked extensively with the Shop Floor Control including creation of Process Order types, Resources, Goods Movements, Operation confirmation and Availability checks.
• Ensure customer satisfaction by delivering the speed and quality of service level that customers expect.
• Identified the training needs and trained the core users. Participated in the preparation of customization documents and users manual.

Confidential, NJ

SAP PP/MM Functional Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Participated in the preparation phase study with the core team members.
• Studied the legacy system with respect to Material Master, BOMs, Routings and Work Centres.
• Maintained PIR by transferring data from SOP
• Configured the planning strategies planning with final assembly and planning with assembly
• Developed planning at assembly level and assembly procurement with characteristics.
• Performed GAP analysis and defined add-on packages.
• Configured Batches, Control keys and resources.
• Configured Stock transfer parameters for storage location to storage location transfers and plant-to-plant transfers.
• Configured goods receipts, goods issues, reservations and goods return.
• Worked extensively with the Shop Floor Control including creation of Process Order types, Resources, Goods Movements, Operation confirmation and Availability checks.
• Involved in setting up demand management strategies, evaluations and maintenance.
• Configured/ re-configured plant parameters for MRP such as MRP groups, MRP controllers, MRP types, planning calendar, planning horizon and lot-sizing procedures.
• Involved in setting up Configuration profiles and dependencies .
• Worked with process orders and process management.
• Extensively worked with Capacity planning and evaluations.
• Involved in QM results recording and defects recording.
• Monitored integration with MM and CO modules ensuring proper account postings for all goods movements.
• Linked process control systems to the R/3 system.
• Implemented MM relevant planning and forecasting.
• Involved in testing and supported technical issues.
• Coordinated in developing quick-reference guides and support material.

Confidential, IL

SAP PP/MM/QM Functional Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Worked as a Functional Analyst in Customization and Configuration of SAP R/3 for PP-PI/MM/QM module
• Implemented MTO and MTS strategies for the company
• Configured activities such as creation of orders, conversion of planned orders to production orders, goods movements, order confirmations
• Involved in Work Center training and initial creation of Work Centers
• Extensively worked with Capacity planning and Dispatching
• Responsible for customization and configuration Batch Management
• Designed and implemented Variant configuration, and maintained Super BOM, routing and object dependencies
• Extensively involved with MRP: Total/single item planning, BOM status/explosion, Net change planning, Forecast/Consumption/Time - phased planning, lot sizing, planning runs, Scheduling and MPS
• Worked extensively with Exception messages created during MRP Run
• Created and maintained characteristics, classes, class hierarchies and configuration profiles as per Business Process requirements
• Was involved in creating collective component availability checks and application of ATP logic
• Configured and Customized Vendor Master, Contracts, Quota Arrangement Usage, RFQ/Quotation, PR, PO and Invoice Verification
• Set up Release procedures for Purchase requisitions and Purchase orders based on their value
• Involved in Configuration of Inventory Management like Goods receipt, Goods Issue, Transfer posting, Return Delivery and Stock transfers, Reservations, and Reporting in inventory management
• Worked on the Customizations needed for Sample Management
• Created Sample procedures, Sample drawing procedures and assigned them to Inspection Characteristics and Inspection plan Header
• Configured Quality Notifications in aspects of internal problem
• Created the shells for training documentation for PP/MM/QM module
• Involved in Integration Test and Volume Test

Confidential, MN

SAP PP/MM Functional Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Conducted Business discussions with core team and business process owners. Identified gaps and suggested development work in SAP to overcome the gaps.
• Configured and defined vendor master, created account groups based on the type of control required, defined usage of partner functions.
• Configured the system to take care of Inter company stock transfer with billing and handling of special stocks and special procurement types like Sub-contracting stock, consignment stock, Third party processing & Sales order stock.
• Setting up Pricing Procedures for Purchasing using condition technique including defining condition tables, condition types and access sequence.
• Configuring delivery, shipping point determination, picking, packing, route and route determination.
• Configured Delivery Document types for Outbound Deliveries (Individual, Collective processing etc), Returns Delivery, Replenishment Delivery, Consignment, and Returns.
• Configured MRP for reorder point planning and forecast based planning
• Configured lot-sizing procedure, parameters for different MRP procedures, forecasting. Configured MRP at storage location level
• Configured the Release procedure with classification for Purchasing Requisitions with dollar value as per the approval hierarchy of the Company.
• Assisted the core team technical developers on various forms and other technical developments.
• Maintaining standard texts and Logo for Forms like PO, Contracts and Packing List.
• Created new output types and set up condition records for automatic output determination.
• Assisted in the preparation of Integration test scripts for testing, data conversion effort, unit & integration testing.
• Created the end-user Training Materials for all transactions in MM module.
• Go-live cutover activities and successful completion followed by post go-live support.

Confidential, MI

SAP PP/MM Functional Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Assisted in the Upgrade of SAP PP module for the existing PP and MM master data.
• Assisted in the upgrade of SAP PP module for the existing PP master data.
• Maintained configured and reconfigured Material Masters, BOMs, Routings, Work Centers, and Production Version
• Maintained sales and operations planning and demand management, production order types and scheduling.
• Reconfigured plant parameters for Materials Requirement Planning (MRP) such as MRP groups, MRP controller, MRP types, planning calendar, planning horizon, lot-sizing procedure, and availability check for components.
• Maintained make to order planning, planning with final assembly strategy for various products.
• Reconfigured and executed the shop floor activities including planned orders into production orders.
• Assisted in the upgrade of SAP MM module for existing MM master data.
• Reconfigured master data like purchase info record, source list, vendor master, contracts and Scheduling agreements.
• Also designed purchase info records and purchase order, RFQs.
• Reconfigured MM specific requirement planning, MRP parameters and Forecasting
• Created navigation profiles as per the users needs.
• Tested the newly configured system and prepared documents for trainee.
• Trained End user, Super users and core team members for the newly configured systems.
• Provided supplemental support to core team. Support is provided for Logistic Modules.