SUMMARY

• Over 9 plus years of Professional experience in SAP technologies.
• Overall 7 plus years of SAP APO experience, 2 years of experience in SAP BPC - BW.
• Involved in 2 full cycle implementations and well versed in various aspects of teh system.
• Performed a variety of tasks such as analyzing and studying teh as-is condition of teh client’s system, carrying out teh to-be analysis and contributing in various phases of teh project such as business blue printing, gap analysis, go live and post go live process.
• Interact wif Business Users and teh Stake holders of teh project to get teh Functional and Technical requirements and analyze As-Is model and define teh To-be model.
• Experience in configuration and implementation of DP Info Cubes using administrative workbench, generating and changingCharacteristic Value Combinations, Planning books, Planning Areas, Macros, creating Statistical Forecast Profile,Consensus Planning and transferring data to SNP.
• Maintained Time Bucket Profiles, Forecast profiles, Planning versions, Promotional Planning, Life Cycle management and Like Modeling.
• Configuration of CIF Integration Models for Master and Transaction Data transfer between R/3, filter size and block size adjustment for reducing performance issues.
• Created SNP Master Profile, SNP heuristics, optimizer, Deployment and TLB. Release of order to ECC.
• Created process chains wif SNP process.
• Maintained PP/DS Master data such as Resources and PPM/PDS
• Planning parameters settings, Defined Alert profile, Maintained strategy profile, Maintained time profile, Make to order and Make to stock strategies, Maintained optimization profile, Defined propagation range and Integration to DS.
• Maintained PP/DS heuristics, Influenced teh steps of Production Planning, Product Planning Table configuration and user exits.
• Configured Rules based ATP checks, Product allocation, Transportation & Shipment Scheduling and Backorder Processing
• Knowledge of Business Scenarios related to Make-to-Stock(MTS), Make-to-Order(MTO) and VMI
• Configured MATP settings for Make to order scenarios.
• Created test scenarios, managed testing, Performance Testing, Integration testing, Automated testing, Manual testing, Regression Testing, Unit Testing.
• Experienced in analysis of requirement specifications, preparation of Test plans, development of Test scripts, Test cases, Test data and execution using Work Soft.
• Live Cache Experience, worked on LC10, OM17 and OM15 transaction especially at project go live.
• Monitoring of qRFCs, tRFCs for inbound and outbound queues and checked if teh RFC connections were working fine.
• Perform trouble-shooting for stuck Queues using /SAPAPO/CQ, SM59 and checked if any queue types were Deregistered in SMQR.
• Good knowledge of BW data extraction from ECC and other systems, data flow aspects such as Cubes/ DSOs, Transfer/Update rules/ transformations and data request monitoring and trouble shooting.
• Experience in using CHARM for transport requests and HPQC for defect logging and tracking.
• Work on PIER tool for creating Operations tickets.
• Communicate and co-ordinate wif SAP on teh product bugs, defects and apply teh OSS Notes.
• Clear understanding of cross-functional applications ofMM, PPand SAPAPOin Industrial scenarios.
• Excellent analytical communication skills and ability to interact wif business users. Able to translate business requirements into deployable business solutions and work in team environment, and conduct training sessions to business users across multiple disciplines.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

SAP ECC: SAP R/3 version 4.7. ECC 5.0, ECC 6.0

SAP SCM: SCM APO 5.0, 5.1, 7.0

Languages: C, C ++, Visual Basic, Java

Operating Systems: Windows XP, Vista, Windows 8, Mac OS X, Unix

Project Management Reports: MS Project, MS Office Suite, MS Visio

Databases: SQL Server 2010, DB2, Oracle, SAP HANA

Document Management: SharePoint

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, WA

Sr. SAP APO DP, SNP and GATP Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Implemented MRP area planning at multiple DC locations to enable forward and return orders at teh same DC location.
• Prepared and presented teh GATP and SNP system design to business group and cross functional IT groups for sign off.
• Configure GATP for Product allocations and ATP checks. Maintenance of related master data and setup of CIF Integration models.
• Configured RBATP wif Product and Location substitution and implemented RBATP to generate Stock Transfers.
• Configured MATP settings for Make to order scenarios for Surface devices and custom Xbox controllers.
• Hands on configuring teh Filter Types, Sort Profiles, Filter Variants.
• Configured BOP to reschedule teh orders wif partial confirmation, wifout confirmation and multiple BOP runs.
• Configured Parallelizing BOP, and activated Parallelizing BOP in teh work list to reduce teh overall BOP runtime.
• Configured ATP group, Check mode, Checking Instructions and enabled ATP check.
• Worked on resolving teh Post Go live issues for GATP, SNP Heuristics and CIF.
• Worked extensively wif user exits for GATP.
• Configured Requirement Type, Requirement Class, Item Category, Schedule line Category and other SD related settings.
• Configured Material Master Data including, material type, work centers, BOM, Routing.
• Utilization of PP/DS optimization to produce feasible schedule constrained by resource capacity
• Planning parameters settings, Defined Alert profile, Maintained strategy profile, Maintained time profile, Make to order and Make to stock strategies, Maintained optimization profile, Defined propagation range and Integration to DS.
• Created Production Planning Run for Customized XBOX Controllers which would trigger a Production Order based on teh Confirmed Sales Order.
• Experience in debugging teh Customized programs.
• Designed business scenarios test scripts for SAP APO quality testing.
• Maintained teh necessary master data for planning teh supply chain like product master, location master, transportation lanes, quota arrangements.
• Involved in every phase of project gathering requirements, Prototyping, Development, SIT, UAT, Go Live and Post Production Support.
• Worked closely wif business users in supporting teh APO SNP and GATP system and Customizations.
• Monitored teh APO-Daily/Weekly Planning Related Process Chains/Batch Jobs.
• Implemented OSS notes and worked wif SAP to resolve bugs.
• Configured Core Interface (CIF) via customizations in R/3 and APO production system
• Extensively worked on qRFC monitor, CIF comparison/reconciliation of transaction data and CIF post processing for CIF error handling.
• Business UAT via a subset of Integration/Regression Tests
• Cutover Preparation/Dry Runs
• Go Live Cutover and Post Go-Live Stabilization.
• Very well versed wif teh Severities, SLA’s & other critical procedures.
• Worked on various CIF, Master data inconsistencies.
• Implemented Tasks/Process in HCI for master data and transactions Integration between IBP, ECC, APO and BW.

Confidential, WA

Sr. SAP APO Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Involved incomplete life cycleimplementation from assessment, project preparation to after go-live support.
• Conductedas-is /to-bebusiness process through client interviews and process workshops and configured teh to-be business processes for Demand Planning.
• Created Integration Models for transferring Master Data such as materials, work centers, production version to APO and also performed activation of teh integration models.
• Created and activated Integration Models for transferring Transaction Data such as PIR’s, PR’s and PO’s, planned orders and production orders.
• Maintained publication settings in APO for transferring transaction data from APO to ECC and verified teh process of “key completion”.
• Created Characteristic Value Combinations for Lower Planning Areas and Upper Planning Areas i.e. at TMO SKU/STORE/Demand Channel level and TMO SKU/Demand Channel level respectively.
• Loaded teh data from flat file to Info cube and from teh Info Cube to Planning Area for teh Retail Sales History.
• Studied forecasting process by carrying out forecast at different aggregation levels using different forecast models, and arrived at optimum solution by comparing teh forecast.
• Created teh Forecast Master Profiles and Univariate Forecast Profiles.
• Created teh variant for SNP Heuristics for teh TMO Retail division and also created Supply and Demand Profiles.
• Executed SNP heuristic and verified creation of Planned Orders and Purchase Requisitions.
• Created Deployment Profile and executed deployment run and verified teh creation of Distribution Demand and Receipt elements.
• Executed TLB run and verified teh creation of Stock transport orders and reflection of teh same in ECC.
• Set up teh batch jobs for teh various integration models, SNP, CTM, deployment and TLB runs and tested them extensively.
• Helped configure and maintain GATP settings in APO under GATP lead. Set up Rule based ATP.
• Troubleshooting issues in GATP and integration to R/3.
• Working knowledge in BOP enhancements involving standard and custom filters and sorts, experience of commonly used GATP BAPIs / BADIs and technical tables, CCR, SDRQCR21 report.
• Good functional experience wif SAP ECC Sales Order entry and delivery processing.
• Performed unit and integration testing extensively and used HPQC for defect logging and defect tracking.
• Trained teh end user extensively on DP and SNP concepts.

Confidential, WA

Sr. SAP APO Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Configured teh DP planning structure involving master planning object structure, planning area, planning book and data views.
• Maintained and modified Proportional factors, disaggregation types and Macros.
• Improved DP Batch processes by designing Process chains andparallel processingprofile.
• Creation and maintenance of all teh Mass master data and Corrected Master Data related issues for - Product, Location,Transportation Lanes, Means of Transports, and PPM.
• MaintainedCIF Integration Modelsfor Master and Transaction Data transfer between R/3 and APO.
• Debugged CIF related issues, worked onCIF Error handling, andCIF Post processing, CIF reconciliation and Delta Reports.
• Well versed wif Error Handling and CIF transactions.
• Created new selections for theplanning booksassociated to teh existing Planning Area.
• Worked on theMacrosin teh Planning Books.
• Released SNP forecast from Planning Book to Product view.
• Involved in teh creation ofMaster Planning Object Structures, Planning Area, Characteristic combination master data and Time Series Objects, Storage Bucket Profile and Planning Bucket Profile for weekly buckets.
• Set up SNP Master Profile and configuredSNP Master Data Locations, Product Masters, Resources and Production Process Model.
• Worked on set up of APO BW Source system, info area, info source and info cube.
• Helped configure and maintain GATP settings in APO under GATP lead. Set up Rule based ATP.
• Troubleshooting issues in GATP and integration to R/3.
• Working knowledge in BOP enhancements involving standard and custom filters and sorts, experience of commonly used GATP BAPIs / BADIs and technical tables, CCR, SDRQCR21 report.
• Good functional experience wif SAP ECC Sales Order entry and delivery processing.
• Developed user training documents and conducted training sessions in allocation as well asOrder Promisingfor teh end users and key users.
• Based on business requirement suggested new info objects and modified teh existing ones.

Confidential, AR

Sr. SAP BPC - BW Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Requirement gathering from client’s super user and financial controller.
• Understood and Analyzed Business Requirements for Financial Budgeting & Planning.
• Developed teh Application set, Applications, and Dimensions for teh planning system.
• Maintained dimension members, properties and developing input schedules and Reports.
• Maintained Dimension hierarchies, Dimension Member formulas, creating and using Scrip logic through default logic.
• Maintained Dimension hierarchies, Dimension Member formulas, creating and using Scrip logic through default logic.
• Applied Patches and rectified inconsistencies.
• Figuring out teh workarounds for available bugs wifin BPC 10.
• Maintained system security to users and user groups by Application level security and Dimension level security.
• Supported on Input templates architecture and providing analysis using Quick-Adhoc reports
• Analysis interacting wif teh team and teh users to get teh desired inputs
• Conducted online and Onsite End User Trainings.
• Gave training to users on various BPC interfaces including BPC for Excel, BPC for web, BPC for word, BPC for PowerPoint and BPC for Administration.
• Developed new Input templates and Reports as per users requirement.
• Corrected Transformation and Conversion files for loading HR planning data from Flat file.
• Fixed many comments Issues which were raised in day to day issues.
• Developed and Maintained Member access profile & task profile for new user.
• Worked on extraction of Data from various data sources.
• Handled Data loading issues.
• Created Various Data Models for teh purpose of Business Intelligence.
• Executed Transportation of data and analytics from one environment to another.

Confidential, KS

Sr.SAP BPC-BW Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Worked on SAP BPC Confidential 7.5 Version.
• Blueprints for support, cost and resource estimation were prepared.
• Planning Application was set up.
• Created EVDRE Reports in BPC-Excel.
• Functional Design documents were prepared.
• Functional Design of BI to BPC Reconciliation was created.
• Testing of planning reports, input schedules and data loads from BI cube were performed.
• Developed ‘Actual’ Reports in BPC from Hyperion.
• Prepared 44 EVDRE Reports using templates
• Good knowledge in EVDRE functions, formatting, options and data ranges.
• Troubleshoot teh issues pointed out by teh Testers in teh Reports.
• Support teh Project Manager in data loads.
• Gatheird teh business requirement and design teh planning, forecast, budgeting requirements.
• Gap Analysis and Blue print Phase.
• Interaction wif teh users on teh product dimensionality.
• Customer specific data model wif Dimensions & Applications along wif Dimension and application Parameters.
• Designed teh BPC Security based on teh access to provide across multiple countries and multiple levels of users.
• Designed Data upload structure wif transformation & conversion logic for appropriate master data loads and transaction data loads.
• Worked wif allocation, currency translation of script logic.
• Extensively worked wif script logic.
• Developed extraction plans and worked closely wif ETL to retrieve teh desired data from ECC and BW.
• Worked wif BW to extract data building required infosets and queries based on these infosets to retrieve teh master data required for SQL based Simulation Project Planning Brand Customer.
• Transformed teh data loads to meet teh specific requirements of teh SQL server.
• Moved data from one application to another application and performed necessary modifications.
• Conducted Workshop on Planning and Consolidation requirements wif stakeholder.
• Prepared Planning consolidation design documents, process flows.
• Prepared functional, technical specification for Planning, Consolidation reports.
• Exchange rates were maintained.
• Created and Developed Budgeting Business Process Flows.
• Performed setting Application Set status, adding new application sets.
• Assigned dimensions to Models, Using dimension properties.