HIGHLIGHTS:

• APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) and Certified ABAP Programmer with 8+ years of functional experience in leading end - to-end SAP IBP/ APO, EWM implementations
• Led 4 full cycle implementations of SAP EWM, MM, DP, SNP and PP/DS modules - analysis and preparation, business blueprint, liaison with technical teams to develop solutions, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Systems Integration Testing (SIT), solutions deployment and post go-live support and training
• Hands-on experience in cross module functionalities: Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Vehicle Management System (VMS), Quality Management, Sales and Distribution (SD)
• Adept at SAP S/4 on HANA and preparing Functional Specifications including knowledge of transaction codes, table names, data fields and working with ABAP Dictionary and ABAP Editor
• Deft at interfacing ECC (MM, SD), SCM (APO, EWM) and Legacy systems and interface tools such as CIF, RFC, BAPI, IDoc, Flat files and ALE
• Expert in data migration from legacy system - Material Master, PIR’s Purchase Order, Inventory etc.
• Experience in configuration of all aspects of Demand Planning and Production Planning modules in SAP SCM 7.0 and many aspects of SNP module
• Subject Matter Expert in state of the art supply chain practices including Warehousing, Forecasting, Production Planning & Control, Procurement, Supplier Management and Logistics Engineering
• Experienced in writing, debugging, troubleshooting ABAP code, developing ABAP objects and programming in Python, SQL, R, C and C++
• Solid background in Systems Engineering with Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees from Top 10 Universities in USA and India, respectively
• Possess excellent analytical and interpersonal skills with an eye for detail, a problem-solving mindset and a keen interest in Optimization and game theory
• Worked nights and weekends and provided 24x7 worldwide on-call support
• Provided on-site support and team leadership in Italy, India, Mexico, Switzerland and within the US including weekly travels between Atlanta and the Midwest for 5 months during crucial phases
• Ability to brainstorm and challenge users on the specifics of business processes, quickly grasp their needs and either deploy solutions by myself or translate requirements to IT teams to develop solutions
• Proficient in leading mid-size teams for running operations with extensive experience in developing procedures, service standards and operational policies for business excellence

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

ERP: SAP ERP (R/3, 6.0, S/4), SAP EWM (7.02, 9.2), SAP SCM 7, SAP APO/ IBP, SAP CRM 7, SAP BI 7.3, AS/400, Manhattan WMS

Programming: ABAP, ABAP Objects, Visual Basic for Applications, SQL, Open SQL, C, C++, R, Python

Tools/ Others: MS Office, MS Project, MS SQL Server, MS Access, Cognos, Tableau, Minitab, SAS, HP Quality Center, Migration tools (LSMW, eCatts, Winshuttle)

Functional: Advanced Statistics, Forecasting, Warehouse Management, Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP), Integrated Business Planning (IBP), Production Planning, Master Scheduling, Capacity Planning, Simulation, Procurement, Inventory Management, Root Cause Analysis, Lean Six Sigma

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Racine, WI

Senior Supply Chain Specialist (S&OP)

Responsibilities:

• Led implementation of APO (DP, SNP, PP/DS) and subsequent migration to IBP (Integrated Business Planning) across 5 plants in the United States and India, from preparation to go live and support
• Studied As-is processes for demand planning, supply planning and production planning; Created To-be processes and developed detailed maps and schedules for developing customized solutions to bridge Gaps
• Setup IBP Control Tower for execution and monitoring of monthly S&OP process and built a platform for Collaborative Planning, Fulfillment and Replenishment between Finance, Marketing, Sales and Supply Chain
• Maintained integration plug-ins for master data (Plants, Products, Transportation Lanes, Resources, PPMs and PDSs, Setup groups) transfer between ECC and APO, supported setup of alerts for CIF errors and developed mechanisms for troubleshooting queues
• Maintained regular communication with business teams to develop and update Objectives and KPIs (MAPE, Inventory Turns etc.) for all stages of the supply chain to manage and minimize Scope Creep
• Configured APO Data Mart with Key Figures, Characteristics, Data Sources, and InfoCubes to store historical sales invoice data gathered from ECC and non - ECC systems
• Configured demand planning menus, defined Characteristic Value Combinations (CVCs), created Planning Books, set up Planning Areas and Master Planning Object Structure (MPOS)
• Configured Aggregated Lifecycle Planning, set indicators for Like Modeling and Phase-in/ Phase-out profiles, assigned CVCs to planning areas and specified calculation types accordingly
• Tested Demand Planning functionality by evaluating multiple in-built forecasting models for MAPE (Mean Absolute Percentage Error) and when necessary also built sophisticated offline models in R such as Machine Learning, Non-Linear Regression and Random Forests
• Created Transfer profile to transfer Final forecast to create Planned Independent Requirements (PIR) and create release profiles for Demand release to SNP, PP/DS
• Setup Model Mix Planning at aggregated planning levels based on iPPE master data, considering takt times and delivery priorities
• Maintained Production Planning Master data including Work Center and Product Version, defined Lot sizes, defined logic for automatic determination of source of supply in Product Master and set Pegging relationships
• Managed Transport Requests creation and release, defining and assigning Tasks to TRs and users to Tasks
• Established criteria, by product, for choosing between Heuristic, Optimizer and Capable To Match (CTM) methodologies and created customized objective functions and weights for SNP runs
• Conducted end-user training and testing, defined test cases, performed end-to end functional testing and created and maintain documentation on process/ functionality changes

Confidential

Supply Chain Engineer, Atlanta, GA

• Led a full cycle implementation of SAP EWM 7.02 at two locations and supported SAP MM (Materials Management) rollout from preparation to go live and support
• Configured Materials Management module, setup Organization Structure, Material Master, Vendor Master, inventory movement types and Field Selection
• Worked on MRP, purchase requisitions, Purchase orders, purchasing groups, source list requirements, Goods Receipt Printing, Intra company stock transport order, Consignment process, Physical Inventory, Subcontracting process, Batch management, Serial numbers
• Involved in migration of material data, vendor data, Info Records from legacy system (AS/400) to SAP
• Coordinated MM integration with other ECC modules Production planning (PP), Sales & distribution (SD), Financial Accounting & Controlling (FICO)
• Worked closely with ABAPers to develop new smart forms for Credit Memo and Purchase Order output
• Implemented SAP EWM (Extended Warehouse Management) at the plant in conjunction with implementation of Barcode scanning technology to accurately track parts movement in the warehouse
• Integrated SAP EWM, SAP MM and 3PL Warehousing systems for seamless and instantaneous raw material tracking from goods receipt at doors till inventory backflush upon completion of assembly process
• Transferred Master Data to EWM through CIF, and Movement Data through another Integration model and also created Warehouse Product for extended warehouse control
• Customized interfaces in EWM for receiving, stocking, stock transfers, picking, delivery and to manage static and dynamic inventory storage systems
• Worked with end users and technical teams to develop activity based testing framework and established Six Sigma level performance metrics over millions of inventory transactions
• Facilitated the implementation of SAP SCE and formalized Supply Chain Design for the plant thereby providing planners with both holistic and detailed mappings of material flows along with path criteria

Confidential

Supply Chain Analyst, Atlanta, GA

• Reengineered Warehouse processes, detailed requirements and prepared blueprints for SAP EWM implementation and trained planners and end users on ad hoc warehousing solutions
• Built relational databases and dashboards for monitoring logistics KPIs (OTD, Order Accuracy etc.)
• Developed SCM functionalities in MS Access, built two-way interfaces between legacy system (AS/400) and SAP ECC and developed customizations using ABAP
• Configured menus for EOQ, safety stock review and manual overrides, cycle counting, returnable packaging management and 0 - 6 weeks parts shortage review

Confidential

SAP Jr. Consultant, Tiruchirappalli, IN

• Intricately involved in the preparation of RICEF documents for the implementation of SD module
• Gained hands-on experience with ASAP methodology in all phases of project implementation
• Worked with FICO consultants to configure Enterprise Structure for the Boiler Plant, assisted in customizing Customer Master and created Sales and Distribution Assignments