SUMMARY:

• SAP PP/QM/MM functional consultant with 8+ years of working experience in multiple Full Life Cycle Implementations, Production - Support and Enhancement projects in Manufacturing, Oil and Gas, Pharmaceutical Industries.
• Skilled in applying ASAP methodology for Project Preparation, Business Blueprinting, Realization, Configuration, Testing, Cut-over, End-User and documentation, Go-Live and post Go-Live (production) support.
• Experience with manufacturing environments like Discrete Manufacturing, Repetitive Manufacturing and Process Manufacturing.
• Expertise in PP configuration of Flexible Planning, S&OP, Demand Management, MRP, MPS, Capacity Planning, and Production orders, Order Settlement and Long Term Planning (LTP).
• Skilled in Planning Strategies such as Make to Stock, Make to Order and Assembly to Order (ATO).
• Worked on PP-PI configuration for Process Orders, Process Instructions, Control Recipes, PI sheets, XML style sheets, layouts, Process Messages and XSteps.
• Experience working on Batch Management (BM): Batch characteristics, class, sort sequence and configuring Batch Determination, Batch derivation and Batch where used list.
• Experience with Repetitive Manufacturing (in both Make to stock and Make to order production) such as Production versions, Material Staging, Rate routing, Back flushing, Product cost collector and REM Confirmation.
• Expertise in MM functionalities such as Inter and Intra Stock Transport Orders (STO), Subcontracting, Release Strategies, Consignment, Consumption based planning, Goods movements - Goods Issue, Transfer Posting and Goods Receipt.
• Expertise in QM areas such as Quality Planning, Quality Inspections, Quality s and Quality Notifications.
• Experience working in WM Transfer orders and Handling Unit Management.
• Extensive knowledge in SCM APO - Demand Planning (DP), Supply Network Planning (SNP), Core Interface (CIF) and APO/BW.
• Expertise in Data Migration/Conversions using BDC’s, BAPI’s and LSMW for data uploads and quick mass changes.
• Experience working with Variant Configuration (VC), which includes Configurable materials (KMAT), Super BOM, Super Routing and object dependencies.
• Good understanding on PM Master Data, Preventive maintenance, Breakdown maintenance and maintenance processing.
• Experienced in developing Test cases and executing with the aid of HP Quality Center.
• Worked with End-Users and Super-Users provided and also to solve daily issues using support tickets to improve existing business process.
• Good understanding and exposure to LSMW, BAPI, BADI’s, SAP Query, and IDOC’s.
• Experience in different Industries during these past 8 years taught me how to handle situations under pressure and made me a strong team player.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

ERP: SAP ECC 6.0, ECC 5.0, R/3 (4.7).

Modules: PP, MM, IM, QM, WM.

CAD: AutoCAD, Pro-E, CATiA, SOIDWORKS.

Simulation: Arena Simulation, ANSYS.

Packages: MS Office (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Operating Systems: Windows 8/7/XP, Mac.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Dallas, TX.

SAP PP/QM Functional Consultant.

Environment: SAP ECC 6.0.

Responsibilities:

• Involved in an Implementation involving Requirement gathering, Configurations, Testing, and Documentation.
• Responsible for conducting Conference Room Pilot (CRP) sessions to demonstrate standard SAP processes and to gather business requirements.
• Involved in creation and validation of PP and QM master data such as Bill of Materials, Resources, Master recipes, Production Versions, Master Inspection characteristics, Inspection Methods, DMR, Sampling Procedures and Quality Plans.
• Responsible for configuration of Flexible Planning such as maintaining Information structures, Update Groups/Rules, Statistics Groups, Set parameters for info structures and Key figures, Forecast Profiles, Macros and Planning types.
• Responsible for configuration of MRP and Process Management such as Scope of Planning, Production Scheduling Profiles, Special Procurement keys, Schedule Margin keys, Checking Rules and Lot sizing Procedures.
• Responsible for Batch determination in Process orders and Inventory Management: condition tables, access sequence, strategy types, batch search procedure and Batch search strategy.
• Involved in QM in procurement, Post process inspection quality inspection and QM of Analysis and Customer Complaints.
• Developed custom Z reports in ECC such as Forecast Consumption Report, Forecast Bias Report and Open Order Quantity reports.
• Responsible for setting up and maintaining background jobs for generating Planning Hierarchy, Forecastand MRP batch jobs.
• Involved in Data mocks for data conversion/migration to upload objects like classes, characteristics, Master Inspection Characteristics, Operation sets and Quality Plans using LSMW.
• Worked on BAPI PLANNEDORDER CREATE to upload planned orders into the ECC.
• Developed Functional specifications and tested enhancements in Flexible Planning and of Analysis.
• Involved in developing and executing test scripts in Integration Testing, assisting super users in user acceptance testing and in preparing documentation.
• Worked with business users in understanding system functionality/design and in resolving business issues.

Confidential, Southfield, MI.

SAP PP/MMConsultant.

Environment: SAP ECC 6.0.

Responsibilities:

• Involved in Full life cycle implementation: Business blueprint, Configuration, Testing,, Documentation, Go-Live and Support phases of ASAP methodology.
• Involved in configuration of Organization structure such as defining Plant, Plant parameters, Purchasing Organization, Purchasing Group and Storage location.
• Worked on creation and validation of Master Data such as Material Master, Vendor Master, BOM, Work centers and Routings.
• Worked on the configuration of MRP Groups, MRP controllers, Special Procurement keys, MRP Types, Planning horizon, Planning calendar and Lot sizing procedures. Also responsible for defining strategy groups and assigning to MRP groups.
• Created MRP exception messages, rescheduling horizons, MRP list requirements and MD04 display parameters.
• Configured and executed MRP planning runs, net change planning, scheduling and MRP/Stock requirements list evaluations.
• Implemented planning strategies such as Make to stock (MTS) Planning with final assembly and Make to Order (MTO) planning without final assembly, MTO planning with planning material.
• Customized production scheduling profiles and production order types.
• Worked on execution of shop floor activities, which include conversion of planned orders to production orders, release, availability check, goods issue, order confirmations, goods receipt and order settlement.
• Worked on capacity requirements planning such as capacity evaluation and capacity leveling.
• Worked with Repetitive Manufacturing elements such as Rate Routing, Planning Table, REM profile, Production Version and back flushing.
• Configured planners work bench (MF50) in repetitive manufacturing, staging of materials.
• Production confirmation using MFBF (final and reporting point) and post processing of error documents in COGI or MF47. Also worked on stock overview, mass conversions and stock transfers.
• Worked on Inter and Intra Company Stock Transport Orders, Waste Management, Physical Inventory, Subcontracting, Vendor Consignment and Release strategies for Purchase order.
• Responsible for configuration of Cycle Counting and defining tolerances for physical inventory differences.
• Worked on Consumption based planning such as Reorder based planning and forecast based planning for raw materials.
• Prepared functional specifications and coordinated with ABAP team for custom reports involving a daily checklist of production order quantity changes, available capacities and backlog of the load.
• Conducted Unit test, Integration test and Regression test using HP quality center (HPQC) for tracking the testing scenarios and any defects accountability.
• Worked on LSMW for migration of Master data and Transaction data from legacy system to SAP.
• Responsible for user and preparing documents for end users and super users.
• Supported cutover plans and was involved in Go-Live of the project.
• Involved in production support and trouble shooting of problems in production environment.

Confidential, Midland, TX.

SAP PP/MM Consultant.

Environment: SAP ECC 6.0.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the full life cycle implementation. Conducted an as-is study and developed a To-Be process with project team members to suit the company’s goals using ASAP methodology.
• Implemented standard S&OP. Responsible for creation and configuring of Product group, Rough cut planning, version, disaggregation and transfer to Demand Management.
• Responsible for Long Term Planning (LTP) that includes creation and configuration of planning scenarios, assigning activated PIR versions to scenarios, LTP run and Capacity Planning Analysis.
• Worked with requirement class, requirement types, planned independent requirements, planning strategy group, planning strategies.
• Configured MRP, control keys, production scheduling profile, order type, order type dependent parameters, and scheduling parameters.
• Implemented Batch Management functionality. Activated batch management levels, status and configured batch determination in process orders.
• Set up new document types for the Purchase requisition, Purchase order, Scheduling agreements, Contract etc.,
• Configured and tested STO and Intercompany purchasing Processes
• Designed, Configured the Third Party, Consignment and Sub contracting Process.
• Configured output determination procedures for printing Material Documents.
• Configured release strategies for purchase orders and purchase requisitions.
• Worked on Inventory management areas of Goods receipts, Goods Issues, Transfer Postings, reservations.
• Inserted BADI as per client requirement. Design, development and testing of functional spec for RICEF objects. Responsible for customization of BOM report and inventory interface.
• Developed PDD (Process Definition Documents) for SAP PP-PI.
• Created test scenarios and performed end-to-end testing process, regression testing and analysis of test results.
• Worked on uploading master data objects from legacy system to SAP using LSMW.
• Responsible for post go live support, carried out troubleshooting of various issues related to PP-PI and Cross-functional modules.
• Maintained SAP work between USA and offshore for day-to-day production support.

Confidential, Irving, TX.

SAP PP/MM Functional Consultant.

Environment: SAP ECC 6.0.

Responsibilities:

• Involved in cut over phase and provided Production support to resolve day-to-day operational issues.Documentation and delivery of SAP PP MM .
• Active production support for issues related to Production Planning, Materials Management and Inventory Management.
• Worked with business after go-live to raise Change Requests (CR), assessed its impact and implemented it to reduce business gaps.
• Attending end user queries and resolved the issues based on priorities assigned.
• Resolved help desk tickets related to Production orders, COGI errors and Order settlement.
• Highly involved in documenting the detailed business procedure for production execution.
• Supported annual inventory and cycle counting.
• Worked on issues related to goods receipt for inbound deliveries, goods issue for outbound deliveries such as picking, packing, loading and shipment.
• Also worked on WM such as posting goods receipt to WM, Bin stock overview and creating inbound deliveries.
• Prepared functional specification and guided ABAP team to generate new customized reports and updates. Coordination with technical team in case of mass uploads and getting it done as per user requirements.
• Worked on transport requests to development, quality and production by testing in each environment.

Confidential

SAP PP Consultant.

Environment: SAP ECC 6.0.

Responsibilities:

• Worked on Functional upgrade, designed the business policies, performed testing and successfully transferred the system from 4.7 to ECC 6.0.
• Developed data mapping templates with translation rules and technical data.
• Reviewed custom programs, custom transactions, User exits, and interfaces.
• Configured batch search strategy for automatic determination of batch for production orders.
• Implemented Variant Configuration (VC), creation of characteristics, class, configurable materials (KMAT) and configuration profile,
• Responsible for Variant Configuration (VC) set up like object dependencies, Super BOM and Super Routing.
• Worked on Goods movements, Reservations and Physical Inventory. Also worked on MM areas of Subcontracting, third party, consignment, release strategies, vendor evaluation and Master records.
• Prepared test scripts and conducted Unit and Integration Testing for all Business Processes.
• Supported cutover activities related to Data Migration using Batch data communication (BDC).
• Designed material for end user highlighting upgrade enhancements and new functionality. Also involved in post go live and production support.

Confidential, Eatontown, NJ.

SAP PP-PI/QM Consultant.

Environment: SAP ECC 6.0.

Responsibilities:

• Involved in Full life cycle implementation. As a SAP R/3 PP-PI functional consultant, mapped client’s business requirements to SAP standard and performed GAP analysis.
• Worked with the entire cycle of PP-PI from S&OP, Demand Management, MPS, MRP, Process Planning, Process order execution and Process Management.
• Configured Material Types, Material Groups as per the requirements of the Client.
• Configured MRP, Plant parameters and automatic purchase requisitions from MRP. Implemented P1, P2 and P3 MRP fixing types using planning time fences.
• Have worked on integration between SAP and MES (Manufacturing execution system). Performed analysis of MES requirements to map them with manufacturing environment
• Configured Process Instruction Categories, Process message, Control Recipe destinations and PI sheets.Responsible for configuring background job for sending and deleting Process Messages.
• Worked on Co Products and Bi Products.
• Configured the batch management functionality to facilitate inventory visibility on user-defined attributes, easier goods issue using search strategies.
• Designed QM global plant setup, QM inspection plans and operation sets (ROS).
• Involved in configuration of QM Inspection types, QM profile and assignments,
• Worked on Inspection Lot creation, Results Recording and Usage Decision. Configured Quality Notifications in aspects of customer complaints. Also
• Responsible for upload of PP and QM master data for data mocks using BDC and error analysis.
• Implemented Engineering Change Management (ECM) for PP and QM master data.
• Developed Test scripts, performed unit and integration testing, documented and uploaded to solution manager. Also assisted in user and prepared documentations for end users and super users.
• Provided support in cutover period, Go-live and in hyper care for smooth functioning.

Confidential

SAP PP Consultant.

Environment: SAP R/3 (4.7).

Responsibilities:

• Involved in Mapping of Legacy System fields to SAP fields as per the Global Template.
• Worked on different areas of PP like Production Master Data (Material Master, Bill of Material, Work centre, Routing), MRP (MRP Types, MRP Groups, Plant Parameters, Single-item Multi-level and Multi-item Multi-level)
• Maintained planned independent Requirements by transferring data from Sales and operation Planning.
• Configured and executed MRP planning runs, BOM status and explosion, net change planning, detailed scheduling and MRP/Stock requirements list evaluations.
• Worked on schedule margin keys, control key, capacity categories and standard value keys
• Reorder based planning and forecast based planning for raw materials.
• Defined parameters for Purchase requisitions, Purchase orders, Goods movements and Invoice Verification.
• Worked on maintaining Master data like Material master, Vendor master, Info records, Source lists, Contracts and Scheduling agreements.