SUMMARY

• SAP Consultant with over 10 years of experience in SAP R/3 functionality of Material Management (MM) and Inventory Management (IM).
• Strong experience with SAP R/3 MM, IM modules including 4 Full Life Cycles of SAP Implementation and over 4 Production Support Projects.
• Skillful in adapting Business Requirements and mapping to SAP processes.
• Good knowledge in ASAP methodology from business blue print till the post go - live support phase.
• Familiar with upgrading the SAP system from 4.6x, 4.7 to later versions.
• Materials Management Overview: Organization Structure, Master Data, (PTP) Procure-to-pay, Special Procurements, Stock Movement, Stock Transfers and Replenishments.
• Extensive knowledge in configuration of Material Master, Vendor Master, Purchase Order, Purchase Requisition, RFQ (Request for Quotation), Quotation, Info Records, Pricing Procedure, Outline Agreements, Release Procedures for PRs and POs with workflow.
• Worked extensively in the areas of Special Procurement Processes, Third Party Process, Stock Transport Orders, External Services Management, Consumption Based Planning, Procurement of Consumables and Non-valuated materials.
• Inventory Management and Logistics Overview: Goods Movement, Physical Inventory, Movement Types, Valuation.
• Post implementation support for PP with emphasis on MRP generated Purchasing Documents, Stock Transport Orders, Process Orders, BOMs, Routings, and Reservations.
• Knowledge in cross functional integration of MM module with SD, PP, FI & LE modules and readiness to learn other modules.
• Knowledge in ABAP with ability to analyze and debug codes, and writing custom query reports.
• Well-versed in configuring SAP IMG, Testing and Preparation of test plans, User, Go-Live & Support, User and Knowledge Transfer.
• Industry based SAP exposure in Consumer, Manufacturing, Chemical, Specialty Chemicals and Automotive sectors.
• Experience in SAP best practices based and industry specific solutions for MM and IM modules.
• Ability to design functional specs for RICEFW objects to tailor customer’s specific requirements.
• Attention to detail and ability to prioritize multi upgrade activities backed by efficient quantitative background and business acumen.
• Ability to manage projects/tasks and ensuring on-time provision of project deliverables.
• Experienced in working in a team oriented environment and a good problem solver.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, self-motivated and good leadership skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

ERP Skills: SAP ECC 6.0, ECC 5.0, SAP Enterprise 4.70, SAP R/3 4.6C, 4.6B

Logistics: MM-PUR, MM-SRV, MM-CBP, MM-IM, MM-IV-LIV.

Cross Modules: MM-SD, MM-PP, MM-FI, MM-WM

Methodologies: ASAP

Operating Systems: MS-DOS, Windows 3.1, 95, 98, NT 4.0, 2000, XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10

Office Tools: MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, SharePoint, Project, Visio.

Reporting Tools: Report Writer, Report Painter, ABAP Query

DocumentationTools: RWD uPerform, One Note

Testing Tools: Mercury Quality Center 8, HP QC 10, HP ALM 11.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Moline, IL

SAP MM Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Taking part in implementation project for one of the newly established parts warehouse in Nagpur, India with focus on MM-EWM, MM-SPP (service parts planning), MM-FI and MM-SD processes.
• Configuring the new ECC box to support both existing and new processes in MM.
• Working on OTC configuration to enable cross system, inter-company procurement between Nagpur and other plants around the world.
• Developing a new Cross System flow of goods process to address the requirement to have cross system, intra-company procurement between Nagpur and other plants in India.
• Handling all the interface requirements and setups to enable seamless interactions between different SAP boxes and legacy systems.
• Setting up new PTP and OTC movement types and custom account determination entries to comply with the financial posting standards as per Deere Finance.
• Setting up consignment process for tractor manufacturing plants across various regions in North America.
• Setting up EDI functionality to transmit purchasing documents to EDI compliant vendors.
• Developing new pricing procedure for purchase orders and scheduling agreements to handle excise invoice and tax calculations for excisable parts.
• Working on various enhancements for inbound deliveries and GR processing to meet certain business requirements.
• Working with SharePoint team in developing Purchase Order tracking functionality on portal.
• Creating test plans in HP ALM required for cycle testing and UAT, and coordinating end to end process tests involving other teams.
• Working with Data Migration team in developing new LSMW objects for various master data and initial loads of purchasing contracts and agreements.
• Creating business process documentations and conducting workshops for warehouse personnel in India.
• Providing global MM support team with an overview on various expected problems and procedures on troubleshooting them.

Confidential

SAP PTP/MM Functional Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Taking on deliverables coming from Hypercare for initial rollout of ECC 6.0 on first wave of manufacturing plants in North America.
• Creating functional specs for various RICEFW objects identified during stabilization phase following initial rollout.
• Facilitating high-level design and detail design workshops with plant SMEs to validate current process design and gather new requirements for second rollout.
• Revising L3 and L4 ARIS flow models for various PTP processes and updating corresponding Process Definition Documents.
• Managing the PTP workflow project by re-designing the highly customized workflow process for all ECC purchasing documents in order to be compliant with DOA standards and policies.
• Proposing workable solutions for challenges at hand via extensive research and testing (POC).
• Working with fellow process team members on SRM and SNC integration with ECC system for both direct and indirect material procurement process.
• Handling interface requirements for sending out Purchasing Documents electronically via EDI X12 850 and creating mapping spec for EDI team.
• Undertaking requirements for various KPI reports and other customized reports as needed by business in both ECC and BI environment.
• Creating functional specs for freight logistics and supplier scorecard portals for getting the necessary info from MM tables.
• Working on conversions specs for various master and transactional data migration from legacy to ECC system.
• Changing various PTP related configuration objects for baseline configuration as well as final configuration and updating existing configuration documents.
• Supporting the testing team in developing test plans and creating test scripts for FUT, CUT, SIT and UAT in HP Quality Center.
• Working on OTC - for third party procurements; PTD - for MRP scenarios and enhancements; RTR - for issues and disputes resolution with external vendors regarding invoice verification and account postings.
• Supporting OCM team and providing them with concise material and updates on changes introduced in various PTP processes due to change requests and/or bi-monthly stability releases.
• Guiding and supporting the AMS team on critical and high priority support tickets and providing them with KT on newly developed objects.

Confidential

SAP PTP Functional Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Participating in various workshops ranging from business strategic intent group identification to business blue print validation.
• Identifying process, technological, and organizational gaps and recommending bridges for the same.
• Reviewing and refining business process procedure and configuration documents within the project defined scope.
• Configuring PTP process for Indirect Procurement - Org Structure, Master Data, Purchase Requisitions, Purchase Orders: Standard and Framework, and Logistics Invoice Verification.
• Configuring ESM in SAP - Service master, service entry sheet, service category and conditions.
• Implementing requisition approval via release procedure for PRs with workflow task and email notification.
• Setting up material group specific account determination for non-materials (free text purchases) and service procurements.
• Setting up IDocs, message types and partner profiles for EDI transmission of POs in addition to fax and e-mail transmission methods.
• Working with FI team in setting up various test scenarios for integrating Vertex taxware solution with SAP system.
• Creating custom ABAP queries, functional specs for various RICEFW objects related to core PTP and cross functional requirements.
• Creating end user documentation using uPerform, process flow diagrams, process procedures and other media and linking them to glossary on SharePoint.
• Using database (mdb) files for segregating master data components before finalizing the template for upload via LSMW.
• Supporting cut-over and post go-live activities for Indirect Procurement process.
• Providing support for end users ranging from administrative assistants to key leadership personnel from various departments.
• Participating in second workshop involving blue print re-validation for Direct Procurement.
• Designing the pricing procedure to include rebates and discounts on bulk procurements.
• Working with OTC team in setting up Stock Transport Order, Drop Shipment process, and Inventory strategy for reverse logistics.
• Working with rest of team members for designing rest of the processes related to direct procurement and other cross functional processes.

Confidential, Houston, TX

SAP COE MM Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Working on proposed list of enhancement projects in MM to improve business processes from SAP’s standpoint.
• Planning and executing various activities in production environment to meet crucial and urgent requirements of the business.
• Data conversion, sorting and migration of master records from legacy system to ECC 6.0 using LSMW tool.
• Maintaining service masters and implementing CATS with MM-SRV integration for service IT contractors/consultants.
• Configuring special procurements processes: subcontracting and consignment scenarios for the newly introduced plants and tolling sites.
• Working on SD integration in configuring Stock Transport Order with delivery and Third Party Sale process.
• Creating return Sales Orders for items shipped back from customers and posting the necessary inventory adjustments.
• Setting up new pricing condition for freight calculation on Stock Transport Orders and Raw Material procurements.
• Handing ESM requirements by maintaining service masters, troubleshooting service entries, and providing reports for services.
• Creating revised versions of Manual of Business Authorizations along with Internal Audit team and mapping the same in SAP via release procedures for PRs with workflow.
• Customizing various scenarios via user exits at PO and PR level to meet specific client’s needs.
• Performing unit testing for all MM transactions during the technical upgrade of ECC 6.0 from enhancement pack 3 to 4.
• Troubleshooting EDI related issues pertaining to document types 810, 850 and 855.
• Working on the IDOC/ALE functionality for process orders and goods movements among SAP systems and troubleshooting IDOC related issues.
• Providing functional specs for a number of enhancements, reports and developing customized ABAP query reports for end users.
• Preparing application help documents for key MM transactions using RWD uPerform Tool.
• Monitoring and troubleshooting day to day production support tickets globally. end business users on multi-transactional activities in SAP and developing manuals for the same.

Confidential, Richmond, VA

SAP MM Lead Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Maintaining current Organizational Structure and creating new Org. Elements as per Business requirement.
• Creating, fixing, and maintaining master data: Material Master, Vendor Master, Batch Master, Purchasing Info Records, and Customer Master.
• Refining configuration of the SAP Logistics/MM functionality with integrated view of Procure-To-Pay process.
• Setting up reorder point planning (CBP) along with automatic purchase order creation for MRO (maintenance, repair, and overhaul) supplies and using source lists wherever needed.
• Converting traditional purchase requisition process into SAP standard purchase requisition process and implementing release procedure for the same.
• Configuring Stock Transport Order process, both Inter Company and Intra Company, with outbound delivery and billing from SD module.
• Teaming up with ABAP and SD resource in developing a price upload interface to update constantly changing oil/chemical prices being purchased or sold.
• Interacting with business users and process owners to gather requirements and converting them into functional specs for customized inventory reports.
• Creating new storage locations and setting up batch jobs for monthly inventory cycle counts for each.
• Working with Basis team in deciding a retrieval strategy to setup various MM related objects for archiving using SAP ADK.
• Coordinating with technical team in implementation of ADP Taxware and testing all MM purchase cycles inclusive of integration testing on FI side.
• Supporting the integration of GE Water and Process (fuel additives) Business in client’s SAP system and implementing SD third-party sales process for the same inclusive of post go-live support.
• Handling production issues and conducting sessions for business users on current and newly introduced processes.
• Developing manuals, configuration design documents, testing documents and business process procedures.

Confidential

SAP MM Senior Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Creating a framework for organizational structure of Business Processes that is to be integrated with SAP system.
• Creating Purchase Organization and Storage locations; assigning Purchase Organization to Company Code, Plant; assigning Plants to Company Code.
• Configuring Material Master Record: Maintaining choice of field for data screens, defining attributes for material types, output format of material numbers, material groups; configuring standard material types as per the client’s requirement.
• Configuring Vendor Master Record: Maintaining vendor account groups, creating number ranges for vendor accounts, defining account groups with screen layouts for vendors, defining Partner Functions, updating payment and contact information of vendors.
• Defining Pricing procedure, conditions, schemas access sequence for P2P cycle.
• Implementing advanced shipping notification and delivery tracking for Logistics.
• Setting up vendor consignment process: defining and assigning consignment info records in source list and creating consignment contracts.
• Working on batch management, release procedure, source lists.
• Implementing Outline agreements for raw materials and operating supplies: scheduling agreements, contracts - value/quantity based.
• Defining message output types for purchasing documents, testing print layout and setting up e-mail and fax communication mediums.
• Testing integration of PP module; MRP runs, conversion of Planned Orders into Purchase Requisitions, creation of schedule lines.
• Configuring settings for Goods Issues, Goods Receipt, Movement types and other relevant objects in Inventory Management as required by business logistics.
• Creating functional specs for custom modifications and working with ABAP resource for user exits.
• Testing out all the configurations for any errors, making necessary corrections at each stage, and documenting the results.
• Supporting post go live phase and providing to business users.

Confidential

SAP MM Functional Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Understanding the business processes, mapping and preparation in MM for the SAP implementation.
• Participating in the activities related to upgrading the system from ECC 4.6C to ECC 6.0.
• Creating Purchase requisition, RFQ and Purchase orders using Source lists and purchase info records and using Release Procedures based on predefined Release Groups, Codes, Indicators and Strategies.
• Performing detailed Quotation Comparison using relevant comparison criteria for price like Discounts, Quotation and Minimum Value.
• Defining conditions in purchasing process and implementing suitable condition type for the same to determine the pricing procedure.
• Adding Contracts, Quota Arrangement and Scheduling Agreements to assist in source determination in the long run.
• Setting up screen layouts for purchasing documents like Purchase Requisitions, Request for Quotations, Quotations, and Purchase Orders.
• Defining message types and access sequences to output control; printing message outputs for the relevant purchasing documents.
• Taking care of Management of Stocks and Goods movement for implementing Goods receipts, Goods issue and Transfer posting.
• Configuring Logistics Invoice Verification for procure to pay process and testing the integration with FI.
• Maintaining Goods Receipt for a number of Purchase Orders and Goods Issue for various production orders and plant maintenance.
• Processing Stock Transfers between Storage Locations and Plants using suitable procedure and movement type.
• Configuring the Valuation of the Material for different material types; working on Debit & Credit Posting keys for Automatic Postings to G/L Accounts.
• Creating specs for custom modifications and working with development team on user exits.
• Testing the integration and compliance between MM and FI modules during customization.

Confidential

SAP MM Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Assisting and guiding other team-members in SAP-MM configuration especially in SAP-MM Purchasing/Inventory Management, and Invoice Verification.
• Configuring Inventory Management Parameters for Goods Receipt, Goods Issue, Reservations and Reversals when required.
• Processing Transfer Postings, Reservations and Special Stocks of inventory management i.e. Sub-contracting/Consignment.
• Analyzing all the material and financial documents created subsequent to Goods Issue/Good Receipt posting.
• Printing Goods Issue Slip and Good Receipt Note using suitable printed version for the Warehouse Personnel.
• Working on available movement types for different goods movement with rare modifications to suit the logistics process.
• Configuring Automatic Posting to the G/L Accounts for various types of Goods Movements.
• Customizing Physical Inventory documents and posting of the difference quantity for carrying out physical inventory using cycle counting.
• Entering invoice parameters into the system for a standard 3-way match and simulating the Invoice posting to check for any errors or warning messages.
• Configuring the Invoice verification process for the vendors, handling both planned and unplanned delivery costs, tax calculations and validity.
• Setting up the automatic release of Invoice to generate postings to Accounts Payable as a requirement of FI/CO integration.
• Participating in the creation of User Manual and /providing support to the End-User Team.

Confidential

SAP MM Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Facilitating generation of Purchase Requisitions from Standard MRP for different materials to automate the requisition process.
• Working on automating the purchase ordering process to covert the Requisitions into Purchase Orders with from Contracts/Info Records.
• Configuring number ranges and screen layout for Outline Agreements: Contracts and Scheduling Agreements.
• Reviewing, Creating and modifying characteristics and classes for release procedures applicable to Purchase Orders.
• Supporting third party process from material creation, source selection and PO transmission through EDI and email.
• Customizing the goods movement types occasionally to go well with the vendor needs and to support logistics.
• Creating Reservations, Stock Transfers, Good Issue Posting and Physical Inventory Posting.
• Setting up price and quantity based variance for blocking non-compliant Invoices.
• Handling Evaluated receipt settlement for the vendor with to goods receipt and purchase order only.
• Facilitating automatic release of invoice and also manual release for the Accounts Payable department to review the reasons for block if any.
• Customizing Invoice Verification with vendor-wise tolerance limits as per the business requirements.
• Working on split valuation process of determining Valuation Type and allocating the same to Valuation Category and Valuation area.
• Taking care of the production support and enhancements for IFF.

Confidential

Trainee/Junior SAP MM Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Getting familiarized and understanding various aspects of SAP MM module as a trainee in Tech Mahindra Limited.
• Understanding the current business setup and processes in SAP for Mahindra and Mahindra Limited.
• Maintaining Material Master, Vendor Masters, Purchasing Info Record, Source Lists.
• Creating new Purchase Orgs and assigning them to the concerned Purchase groups.
• Setting up new pricing conditions for Contracts and Purchase Orders.
• Defining pricing elements like basic price, discounts, freight and taxes for various Materials, Material Groups and Vendors.
• Maintaining changes in classification system concerned with release procedure.
• Gathering specific requirements for Inventory reports and delivering the results through the use of SAP Query.
• Configuring Logistic Invoice verification (LIV) involving System Messages, Vendor Tolerance Group, and Planned Delivery Costs.
• Supporting Inventory Management Processes including Goods Receipt, Goods Receipt from Production, Storage Location to Storage Location Transfer.
• Coordinating with other functional and technical resources in developing functional specs for custom tailored programs for the business.
• Scheduling regular meetings to keep users informed on the latest news, issues or problems concerning MM processes.
• Involving in Helpdesk activities and coordinating with team leads to quickly solve open tickets.