SUMMARY

• Over 13 years of professional experience in design, development, implementation of business applications, which includes 9+ years of SAP experience in SAP MM/PTP (Procure to Pay) / IM (Inventory Management) / WM (Warehouse Management) / SRM (Supplier Relation Management) / SUS (Supplier Self - service) and S/4 HANA 0/1709/1909 Simple Logistics as a Business Analyst/Functional Consultant/Project Lead/Configuration Specialist and 4 years of core experience in Procurement & Fabrication department(Domain) as Site Engineer/Buyer/Site In charge/Project Manager.
• Sr. SAP P2P Functional Consultant specialized in modules/products like MM, WM, SRM, SRM-sourcing, Ariba, COUPA,S/4 HANA and extensive experience in all types of SAP projects it includes implementations, Rollout, Data Migration, upgrade & Production support in various discrete Industries
• Project delivery experience in Development and deployment at various project levels Conducted workshops, blueprinting and design sessions and created functional requirements.
• Lead & Involved in 3 end to end Implementations, including Roll out Localization implementations & 3 E2E integration cycles along Production Support experience
• Strong integration experience of MM/WM with other modules SD, FICO, PS, PP, QM, PM, SAP Reports, Interfaces, Enhancements, Conversions.
• Extensively worked and delivered projects with Scrumin Agile framework and Waterfall delivery methodologies with Activate methodology and ASAP project phases
• Undergone several project management trainings on PMP process groups & knowledge areas, Design Thinking for product designing, Scrum Master experience with understanding of product backlogs, Sprint Planning, Release planning, tracking burndown chart and implemented in several projects based upon delivery approach
• Managed and led a team of consultants to complete the assigned project deliverables with in a time frame for Production support, Company codes merging & Data migration projects.
• Managing the Off shore team to ECC to S4HANA System Conversion activities, resolve Production Tickets and to implement the enhancements. On Shore Coordinating with Business users, SMEs and Management in Ajinomoto projects
• Experience working in S/4 HANA conversion project as a Functional consultant, right now project is on realization phase with implementation/support activities regarding SAP Simple Logistics based on SAP S/4 HANA
• Strong configuration hands-on experience in SAP Simple Logistics
• Experience working on S4 HANA innovations with respective business processes & working on System migration from ECC to S/4 HANA
• Understanding of gaps and new functionalities in SAP S4HANA on premise (Slog - Simple Logistics) and configure the system accordingly to client requirements, provide solutions and functional specifications
• Experience on Business Partner (BP) Migration approach, Material master level changes, Output management using BRF plus, understanding data model changes & CDS views, Inventory Data model changes with Lock strategies and importance of MATDOC table, classic MM-Pur GUI transactions replacements with respective simple logistics and pre-checks for S/4 System conversions.
• Involved & Knowledge on Best Practice activation, Guided Configurations, Software upgrade manager (SUM) phases, SPDD corrections, Pre-migration activities, Post Migration activities, implementation of SAP notes, Activating business functions, Activating Fiori Apps and Managing Fiori KPI workplace
• Experience & Working knowledge on Fiori Analytical, Transactional and Factsheet apps. Extensive knowledge on purchasing analytical Fiori apps and worked on setting up “procurement overview” app for buyers
• Strong understanding of in build embedded analytics concept in SAP S4 HANA
• Undergone training and knowledge on Ariba Buyer architecture for on premise & on demand, Ariba Upstream (Contract Management/Catalog/Sourcing) and Downstream (Procure to Pay) process, Supplier collaboration network for Direct and indirect procurement processes
• Undergone training and Knowledge on COUPA which is cloud-based spend management solution and increasing savings in Direct Procurement. Exposure to COUPA application when it was implemented in Proctor & Confidential (P& Confidential ) client
• Strong understand Software as a Service (SAAS) / Cloud Solutions / Platform as a service (PAAS)/public vs private vs hybrid cloud deployment options
• Analyzed SAP Systems for system consolidations and developed the solutions in MM/IM/WM/SRM/S4 HANA areas by configuration, functional specifications, Development and Regression Testing, UAT and Data Validations as part of implementation.
• Conducted Workshops and trained the super user and end users groups in various projects for clients Confidential & Confidential (P& Confidential ), Confidential, PBF Energy & Ajinomoto North America
• Expertise in designing Standard solutions for various business scenarios and developed the Configuration strategies and worked in Master data, Purchasing Process (procure to pay), RFQ, Quotation, Purchase Requisitions (PR), Purchase Orders (PO), Outline Agreements, Info records, Release Procedures, Inventory Management, GR, GI, Movement Types, Transfer Posting, Stock Transfer, Procurement process, PR/PO approval process, Vendor consignment process, Physical inventory and Invoice Verification in Material Management
• Experience in Configuring and customizing of storage types, storage sections, storage bins structures, stock placement/removal strategies in Warehouse Management
• Experience working in Classic & Extended classic scenarios and understanding of implementation scenarios in Supplier Relation Management(SRM)
• Implemented P-Card functionality and RFx (Request for Quotation & Response) functionality of bidding engine with offline bidding with surrogate bidding option
• Configured Self-Service procurement, Operational and Strategic procurement, Service procurement & Plan Driven procurement scenarios
• Integrating the standard SAP SRM SUS solutions with XML communication using SAP XI, for external facing portal needs
• Enhancements on existing Supplier Registration Process (ROS) and creating business partners in SRM
• Familiarity with SAP modules like SAP SUS, SAP NetWeaver PI, SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Portal, SAP E-Sourcing
• Worked on e-Procurement (Source-to-Settle), Contract Management, Backend integration, Organization structure, Workflow, Master data replications, Self Service Procurement, Sourcing, Plan Driven Procurement (SUS) and Catalog Content Management.
• Extensively worked on SRM EBP, SUS (Self-Service Procurement with Supplier Enablement), Contracts and Bidding Engine (Bid Invitation and Live Auction) components.
• Knowledge and understanding on SAP MDM tools like SAP MDM Console, SAP MDM Data Manager, SAP MDM Import Manager and SAP MDM Syndicator
• Configured Workflow conditions for Catalog /FFT Shopping cart, Confirmation, Invoice and E-mail based approval.
• Worked on user creation, authorization levels and business partner's integration with Organizational Structure
• Designed various customized solutions for business processes Registration of Suppliers (ROS), Team purchasing, Supplier Self Service, Employee Self Service, Sourcing, Release Strategy, BRF Plus, Subcontracting process, 3rd party sales process, STO shipment cost process etc.,
• Involved in interface solutions for business processes Read soft PR approvals & TRACK system etc.,
• Working experience with MS office application including Visio and developed presentation files, Design documents, Configuration documents, process flows/charts, Functional Specification and Test Scripts
• Self-motivated, assertive and ability to handle & prioritize multiple tasks in a team environment
• Worked closely with pre-sales team/Practice heads/Account Managers for new initiatives for several clients and Experience working on Proof of Concept (POC), Point of View(POV) for new client architecture proposals, Analysis of historical tickets for automation proposals, RICEF objects estimations and Request for Proposals (RFP) responses with pre-sale teams for several clients to win new deals
• Experience working on designing & providing functional specs for analytical tools to understand challenges and impact of business process for implementing/converting SAP ECC systems to SAP S4 HANA 1511 & 1610
• Conducted training to SAP P2P Practice consultants on S4 HANA Simple logistics innovations
• Assisting in defining the scope of a project/opportunities, estimating efforts and project timelines
• Participating in Scope of Work (SOW) creation and estimating under guidance from a Bid Manager

TECHNICAL SKILLS

SAP Versions Experience: S4 HANA 1511, S4 HANA 1610, ECC 6.0, R/3 4.7 & 4.6C, SRM 4.0 (MM-SUS), SRM 7.0 (MM-SUS), Ariba 8R2, Fiori, NetWeaver Portals

Other tools: HP QC, Charms, Foot prints, LSMW, Easy cutover (internal tool), FunDA (upgrade tool), Mosaic tools, MEGA

Industry Exposure: Media, Manufacturing, Process industry, Oil & gas, Food industry & FMCG

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, NJ

Sr. Simple logistics Consultant/Project/onsite Lead

Responsibilities:

• The scope of this project is to convert SAP ECC on HANA system to S4 HANA with all the business process and implement new innovations of S4 HANA.
• Responsible for delivering the project objects to and co-ordinates with Business Experts and Development team
• On-site Co-coordinator and working with a team of people at Offshore with SD, FI, PP, ABAP & BI teams
• Analyzed “As-Is processes” and designed “To-be process” for the Business Process related to MM/WM/IM
• Conducted discover & GAP Analysis with business users for obsolete and new functionalities of S4 HANA
• “Activate” methodology approach was used for execution of this project.
• Impact analysis was performed in Sand box system using “Maintenance planner” as a part of Discover phase.
• Referred “Simplification list” throughout the project to find right SAP notes and for guidance.
• Applied all the pre-check and post migration check for converting ECC to S4 HANA system.
• Configured and enabled Synchronization cock pit for data migration
• Converted all the existing vendors/Customers to Business Partners using Synchronization cockpit
• Prepared user manuals to business users for new business functions, example Business partner
• Test scripts preparation and testing of unit as well integration touch points
• Worked on Interfaces like RF devices, Scanners, etc with SAP Systems
• Executed test cases for Purchasing, Inventory, Invoice Verfication and Ware house operations
• Participated and understanding other S4 HANA logistics innovations like Settlement management, FSCM Credit Management, Accounting migration & COPA changes
• Conducted SME workshops for all the divisions on the innovations of S4 HANA and features of Fiori
• Identified and activated most relavant Fiori apps for the users and tested
• Created detailed user documentation for the changes and held training sessions for end users
• Handed over Quality system to business for UAT.

Confidential, NJ

Business Analyst and configuration specialist

Responsibilities:

• SAP Business Analyst and configuration specialist, providing application functional support in SAP ECC 6.0, within the process areas of PTP (Procure to Pay) and WM
• Responsible for delivering the project objects to and co-ordinates with Business Experts and Development team
• Analyzed “As-Is processes” and designed “To-be process” for the Business Process related to MM/WM/IM
• Designed and developed functional specifications for Procure to pay process implementations, IM and WM and their integrations
• Responsible to resolve incident tickets for SAP MM/IM/WM on time without impacting business Processes.
• Arranged workshops to gather business requirements & prepared MS Visio flow diagrams for as-is and To-Be
• Conducted a fit-gap analysis of SAP for the business processes in a Toledo Refinery and SAP Solution Manager used for configuration.
• Mapped multiple business process MRP, forecasting, stock transfers, STO (Stock Transport Order), material procurement, subcontracting, consignment, service procurement, SAP Contracts, physical inventory, scheduling agreements, reservations, and ERS (Evaluated Receipt Settlements).
• Configured the MM Organization Structure which included plant, storage locations, and purchase organization
• Configured Material Master, Vendor Master, BOM (Bill of Materials), and Info Record; completed field selections for data screens, material types, number ranges, and mapped the PR approval/release process in SAP
• Experience in Configuring and customizing of storage types, storage sections, storage bins structures, stock placement/removal strategies in Warehouse Management
• Release strategies for the purchasing documents with chars, class, release groups, release codes and indicators (PR & PO)
• Experience working on 3rd party tools like READSOFT for Vendor Invoices
• Co-ordinated and Involved in Configuration, testing for all the Procurement and Logistics business processes and Go-live preparations
• Trained End users for the Procurement Processes.
• Test scripts for P2P were created and tests were carried out in the presence of end users
• Received the Team Performance Award for a high level of process maturity and effective communication throughout project implementation.

Confidential, NY

SAP Functional Analyst

Responsibilities:

• SAP Functional Analyst, providing application functional support in SAP ECC 6.0, within the process areas of PTP (Procure to Pay), WM and SRM.
• Responsible for delivering the project objects to and co-ordinates with Business Experts and Development team
• Analyzed “As-Is processes” and designed “To-be process” for the Business Process related to MM/WM/IM
• Proposed and Automated several “To-be business process” related to MM/WM/IM/SRM and most of the solutions are accepted by business experts which saved users operation time
• Designed and developed functional specifications for Procure to pay process implementations
• Leading and managing the technical team in understanding the requirement to develop and enhance the solution as per the business requirement
• Managing the discussions with business experts team for designing new solution and prepare functional design specifications (FS)
• Provided On call support for critical issues
• Hands on experience with troubleshooting IDOCS and perform analysis
• Registration of vendors (ROS) for different entities and multiple languages with specific set of questionnaire respectively and designing work flow for the country specific entities and UWL WI for the approvers
• Designed and prepared Functional requirement documents for Status report of non-po invoices coming from team connect(3rd Party system) to SAP ECC
• Designed and prepared Functional requirement documents for Automation of Vendor down payments by creating a block for the Incoming material invoice with reference to down payment vendor PO and clear the blocks by a back ground job after reconciliation and create a residual document with balance amount
• Co-ordinated and Involved in Configuration, testing for all the business processes and Go-live preparations
• Responsible for unit, integration testing, and end user training
• Created detailed user documentation for the changes and held training sessions for end users
• Identified cut over activities related to MM/IM/WM and provided “Go Live” support
• Providing support in Master data replication, Master data creation, Purchasing, Inventory Management, Invoice verification, Warehouse Strategies, SRM Supplier Registration (ROS), Catalogs, Supplier Self-service and Employee self service

Confidential, San Jose

Senior SAP MM/ SRM/SUS Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Traveled to Sanjose, Costa Rica (Onsite) for this project
• LDS SRM Bidding is integrated with E2E Critical business process for Indirect spend in SRM Landscape
• Single point of Contact(SPOC) to the technical teams for service upgrade to enable bidding functionalities
• Leading and managing the technical team in understanding the requirement to develop and enhance the solution as per the business requirement
• Business process which include
• Creating and determination of Shopping carts for low dollar spends with custom logics
• Auto Request for Quotation (RFQ) Creation to MSP
• New bidders registration
• Souragate bidding
• Off line approval
• Saving identification report
• Pricing Conditions configuration
• Experience include understanding customer requirements, system landscape, existing business processes
• AS-IS study, understand the SOW and preparation of TO-BE Process.
• Identifying the gaps and document.
• Solution options sign-off from business for the gaps identified.
• Functional design preparation and approval from business
• Preparation of Business process diagrams in MEGA
• Co-ordinated with technical team & business for the execution of the project
• Co-ordinated and Involved in Configuration, testing for all the business processes and Go-live preparations
• LDS business process and SRM Bidding implementation were relatively a new process in P& Confidential and conducted several User Trainings
• Rolling out the Bidding solution to other plants and regions as per clients schedule
• Providing production support as per SLA as part of L2 and L3 Support teams
• Designed, developed and managed End-to-End testing for all the business processes which includes
• PO or PR creation from SC using BRF plus rules and Automation rules
• PO transmission to supplier portal via PI and SRM
• Work flow determination for agents
• Work flow administration and History tools to take actions like complete and forward
• Email notifications and work items for the required agents to notify and take actions like approve, reject and forward.
• New Vendor Registration process and reports to know the status of registration process
• Provided solutions for the 3rd level support tickets within scheduled & moved the changes to the correct system within complex system landscapes.
• Interacted with business experts to review the proposed requirements. Interacted with client throughout the project including requirement gathering, designing of solutions, and testing through emails, on MOC and in team meetings.
• Tested functionalities in various servers; prepared test script files (screen shots with step-by-step processes) for each change request for a better understanding of end user/client.
• Accountable for Non Negative Impact Test (NNIT) for each CR (Change Request) & give approval from the functional end.
• Recommended business process improvements by developing appropriate tools and suggested SAP best practices.
• Knowledgeable in the usage of HP Service Desk tool to handle and correct problem/service tickets.
• Resolved Critical Problem tickets in the area of PO PDF for multiple languages which helped client to extend their SUS application more countries and increases business transactions.
• Rolled out SUS application to Asia region, with challenging time line of 2 weeks and helped to client to achieve their business goals

Confidential

Sr. Procurement & Site Engineer/Site In charge/ Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Executed multiple projects as Project Manager from India, it includes to manage scope, assign and schedule resources and to monitor deliverable progress
• Responsible for procurement of Project materials as an Engineer
• Leading project procurement plan / strategy / procedures / approved suppliers and sub-contractor for the overall project requirement
• Proven ability to manage staff, develop and communicate with other departments, vendors, and executive management to ensure procurement goals are met.