PROFILE

• Outstanding client service professional and highly motivated SAP APO Lead Consultant with 14 years of experience implementing SAP Supply Chain and Manufacturing modules through blue printing/ solution design, realization, testing, and go-live phases. Additionally seven years of business experience in demand planning, supply chain planning, production planning and execution. Technical skills transferable across industries, having experience in Pharmaceutical, CPG, Specialty Chemicals, High-Technology, Food, Defense Manufacturing, Electronics and Communication industries.
• Completed eight full life cycle implementations of APO modules in DP, SNP, PPDS along with GATP and BW integration. Also experienced with four implementations of ECC-PP, MM modules along with SD/ FI integration
• Strong functional experience in SNP- Heuristics, CTM and Optimizer planning methods and deployment/ TLB.
• Eight years of experience in the configuration of planning books, macros and process chains. Experience in the implementation of Shelf life planning and Part substitution planning with Interchangeability Groups master data.
• Experienced with leading blue printing solution design. Worked in ITIL FDA regulated environments.
• Strong leadership, client facing and people management skills- An innovative and creative problem solver

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

SAP APO SNP-CTM Lead Consultant SAP SCM 7.0, SAP ECC 6.0

• Reviewed the SNP CTM blueprint/ design for five businesses and SNP heuristics design for one business. Lead three cycles of System Integration Testing, UAT, Cut-over and Go-live phases.
• Managed post-go live support. Monitored the process chains, batch job logs and CIF reconciliation. Analyzed issues from testing, errors from batch job logs and CTM explanation logs. Finalized resolutions and reported the data and resolution steps to business users. Established production support process.
• Developed Score cards and Failure Mode Analysis documentation for Production support transition. Trained on-shore and off-shore support team extensively for SNP CTM and Heuristics support.

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SAP PP-PI/ APO PPDS Lead Consultant SAP ECC 6.0

• Blueprint implement phase 1 of the project - S OP Flexible planning, Long-Term planning, DRP, MPS/ MRP with finite scheduling based on the bottleneck Cook process and critical items. Developed and established Manufacturing Production Scheduling process considering the availability and bottleneck capacity of Cook MPS items. Trained end users by developing SOP BPPs.
• Blue print and implement phase 2 of the project APO PPDS solution to use PPDS heuristics such as MRP heuristics, bottom-up top-down heuristics and detail scheduling planning board.

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SAP APO Lead Consultant SAP SCM 7.0, SAP ECC 6.0

• Kicked off and lead the blue printing design sessions for APO-Demand planning and Promotions planning solution in Case Sales business by planning the project phases and timelines. Managed the project end-to-end e.g configuration, development, testing, data conversion and cut-over for go-live.

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SAP Supply Chain Management Architectural Design and Management Consulting, continued

• Implemented the integration of master data and historical case sales data from BW in to APO as well as transfer of APO demand planning data in to BI for reporting. Configured the POS, Planning area, planning books and macros. Implemented complex data re-alignment steps. Created test cases, test scripts completed integration testing and UAT by involving business SMEs. Implemented the cut-over steps for successful go-live. Created process chains for batch scheduling and trained end users
• Gathered business requirements on APO- PPDS by meeting with central planners as well as production planners from different manufacturing sites. Proposed, prototyped and reviewed the solution design. Implemented the solution design- CIF for PPDS master data, PPDS scheduling heuristics and PPDS Optimizer with setup time as well as with product priority. Also configured and implemented product planning table detailed scheduling planning board for interactive planning scheduling.

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SAP APO SNP Lead Consultant - SCM Planning Logistics, SAP SCM 7.0, SAP ECC 6.0

• Designed SNP Heuristics and CTM engine for supply planning across MRP areas in multiple locations globally. Configured SNP Heuristics engine for planning in-house produced assemblies along with critical subassemblies. Configured complex CTM profiles, GATP rule based part-substitution planning across MRP areas through Interchangeability group master data. Implemented CTM profiles for external procurement planning using FFF groups and CTM profiles for sub-contracting and consignment planning.
• Configured the POS, PA, SNP Interactive planning book, Part-Substitution planning book and Sub-contracting planning book. Also configured SNP backup cubes and planning book for background jobs.
• Setup Core Interface CIF for master data and transaction data transfer between APO and ECC. Managed CIF, reconciled and resolved CIF errors.
• Designed and configured the required macros, selection IDs, SNP alert profiles and process chains. Collaborated with cross functional teams to implement master data. Supported the mock data loads and to perform integration testing. Created functional specifications for enhancements, created the cut-over and go-live activities.
• Designed test plans and test scripts. Performed scenario, cycle testing and end-to-end integration testing. Prepared functional/ technical specifications for WRICEF objects and worked with offshore development team for implementation. Assisted the team with cut-over and go-live activities. Trained end users.
• Prepared functional specifications for BOBJ reports and worked with BI team for implementation.
• Designed APO security authorization roles, updated authorization objects and completed testing.

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Sr. SAP SCM Solution Architect SAP SCM 5.1, SAP ECC 6.0

• Reviewed new business requirements in the localization CRs against the global design of SAP APO-DP, SNP, PPDS, GATP and ECC- PPPI, MM, QM, Logistics, SD areas. Evaluated existing design, proposed alternate solutions, reviewed cross-team integration impacts, risk assessments, and finalized the design.
• Implemented shelf life planning reviewing the functionalities of SNP CTM shelf life propagation and PPDS shelf life heuristics to consider expiration date of material batches in the replenishment planning. Implemented the relevant Shelf life master data, SDP Shelf life propagation alerts and PPDS alerts.
• Completed SRS documents and system configuration for design changes using Solution Manager. Implemented PWRICEF changes, conducted FUT, OQ, and PQ testing using HP Quality Center. Reviewed and developed SCM / BI Batch job integration using process chains.
• Engaged SAP EOD Max-Attention services for critical solution design issues e.g solving data integration issues between legacy R/3, ECC and SCM for shelf-life planning.
• Conducted and facilitated workshops across process teams to drive integration between business processes and design. Coordinated across multiple teams to drive solutions and integration testing.

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SAP Supply Chain Management Architectural Design and Management Consulting, continued

• Engaged SAP Max Attention services to engage TQM for safeguarding, EOD services such as Technical Integration Check, Business Process Performance Optimization, ALM, Volume Test Optimization, Go-live Checks, and On-site Go-live support.

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SAP APO Lead Consultant, Plan-to-Make Team, SAP SCM 7.0, SAP ECC 6.0

• Conducted eight process design workshops with subject matter experts to gather business requirements by thoroughly reviewing the SAP functionalities in ECC and APO DP, SNP PPDS modules. Developed fifteen global SAP Business Processes for ITT's demand and supply planning processes.
• Lead the solution architecture and design. Configured and tested the ECC-PP for defense site, APO- DP, SNP and PPDS planning solution for commercial business. Compared and contrasted the solutions. Also, prototyped and completed solution design for supplier collaboration using APO SNC functionality.
• Configured and tested the APO DP solution with Characteristic Based Forecasting, Forecasting with DP-BOMs, Lifecycle collaborative planning functionalities. Configured the APO SNP- heuristics, CTM and VMI/ Deployment. Implemented safety stock planning and rough cut capacity planning SNP-Optimizer for selected products. Configured APO planning books, macros and process chains.
• Reviewed and prototyped FFF part-substitution planning, multilevel ATP and CTP. Configured GATP for Product Allocation and for Transportation shipment scheduling using condition technique.
• Configured and tested the detailed planning and scheduling heuristics, PPDS Optimizer and Characteristics Dependent Planning with APO PPDS tool.
• Configured the ECC- PP solution for S OP, MRP and production order execution for those specific ITT's business that doesn't use APO solution. Implemented Planning strategy Forecast consumption.
• Implemented Core Interface CIF for master data and transaction data integration between SCM and ECC systems. Also, integrated with MDM for SCM specific master data updates. Trouble-shooted CIF issues and resolved CIF errors using post-processing.
• Completed the WRICEF list and functional specifications for development objects. Coordinated with BI team for integration of APO and BW for external data loads in to APO planning books as well as for developing info-cubes for planning books backup and reporting.

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SCM APO Lead/ architect, SAP Supply Chain Solutions / Business Technology, SAP SCM 5.1 ECC 6.0

• Gathered Pfizer affiliate business requirements for the design of enhanced global model for DP and SNP solution. Configured the necessary POS, planning area, planning books, and data views per business needs. Configured the macros, alert profiles and process chains. Implemented statistical forecast models, and DP-BOMs for Display products.
• Implemented order-based true demand model for demand forecasting across all affiliates using the DP book. Enhanced the global pharma DP book by adding new characteristic for Prevenar indication planning. Consolidated US, Canada and Puerto Rico consumer business in to Consumer Global DP book.
• Implemented SNP shelf Life propagation for Shelf Life planning for a subset of products along with the relevant master data. Also implemented the SDP Shelf Life propagation Alerts. Automated the master data load process for DP, SNP, and PPDS planning runs using templates.
• Implemented SNP-multilevel Heuristics, capacity leveling for rough-cut capacity planning RCCP . Configured and tested SNP Cost profile and Optimizer profile for achieving cost effective cross-plant constraint based planning for select products using SNP Optimizer engine.

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Sr. Business Technology Consultant, SAP APO Team, SAP SCM 5.1 ECC 5.0

• Designed and implemented sales orders based true demand model for U.S. Consumer business for demand forecasting. Completed global DP, SNP redesign projects harmonizing in to global planning books, and redesigned the APO global security roles, significantly reducing a number of redundant user roles.
• Implemented PPDS for Wyeth Nutritional plants- DS board, Campaign planning with PPDS optimizer. Created setup group, setup matrices and campaign optimization profile for Campaign Planning. Trained end users in master data setup, for monitoring alerts and in using DS Planning board.
• Implemented the master data and process for VMI replenishment planning between DCs, plants vendors
• Monitored the APO-DP month-begin and month-end as well as weekly SNP / VMI replenishment process chains. Successfully completed SCM upgrade project from planning, testing through go-live/ support phases.

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SAP SCM Team Lead

• Implemented APO-SNP module with Heuristics and CTM planning methods for product replenishment at the U.S. distribution centers. Prepared a step-by-step project plan covering design, validation, configuration, testing, and launch phases. Setup customer priorities, market priorities, plant priorities and plant direct ship strategies in the allocation of demand from DCs to Plants. Configured the master data products, locations, transportation Lanes and quota Arrangements between DCs and from plants to DCs.
• Implemented APO-DP module based on new business requirements to develop simplified planning book for demand- planning users. Conducted workshops with business users to develop business blueprint. Maintained production support on existing planning books. Consolidated the forecast from all regions, performed data
• realignment and released to R/3 for SOIP-RCCP cycle.
• Completed full lifecycle implementation of SAP-PP, Flexible Planning module for SOIP-RCCP Sales-Operations-Inventory Planning with Rough Cut Capacity Planning to determine network supply plans on monthly cycle. Implemented DRP and MRP at the DC and plant level respectively for planned orders and purchase requisition generation and execution of supply plans. Implemented the necessary master data -Created PP master data e.g. planning hierarchies, MRP views for MPS, MRP and component procurement. Created MM master data e.g. source lists, quota arrangements, scheduling agreements and info-records.