SUMMARY

• SAP WM  /MM functional consultant with around 9 years  of work experience in SAP implementations, enhancements, maintenance and support and 15+ overall years in IT.
• 13 end - to-end SAP Warehouse Management implementations, up-gradation, production support in SAP Warehouse Management, Inventory Management, Handling Unit Management and SAP ITS Mobile.
• Experienced in Blueprinting, Realization, Testing, End user training, Final preparation, Go-Live and Project support. To ensure minimum problems after Go-Live, did analysis of post go-live support depending upon number of issues logged with help desk, their significance and scope of continuous improvement of the project.
• Expertise in Configuration of Warehouse Management  architecture - Warehouse structure in WM system, Basic stock management, Production Staging, Warehouse Movements, Putaway and Picking Strategies, Batch management, Handling unit management, ITS Mobile on RF devices.
• Integration experience with all relevant SAP ECC modules like SD, MM, PP and QM.
• Extensive Integration experience in connecting SAP WM to non-SAP 3PL Warehouses like Manhattan PKMS, WMOS, Accellos, RedPraire, etc. through EDI.
• Experienced in tracking, tracing & troubleshooting all types of iDocs (intermediate document) in SAP.
• Experience with Serialization, Logistics, Production, and Handling Unit within WM.  
• Data Migration and Conversion -   Data migration and conceptual design for Master Data transformation in WM modules from legacy system to SAP . Performed data cleansing, formatting, mapping, conversions with various legacy back end system and provided guidance on overall master data conversion strategies, approach and methodologies.
• Experienced in Configuration of enterprise structure like Plant, Storage location, Purchasing Organization, Purchasing groups, Purchase requisitions, Purchase orders, Stock transport orders, Physical Inventory Process, Batch management, Logistics Invoice Verification & Materials Requirements Planning.
• Worked in configuration of third party warehouses as Plants in SAP and setup of all the Purchasing, Stock transfer and Inventory process associated with it.
• Worked in set-up of Material types, Number ranges, extending Material master, creating Vendor master, Info records, Source list, etc.
• Good working knowledge of different procurement processes like direct, indirect, third party, sub-contracting, stock transport orders, Scheduling agreements, Consignment, etc.
• Expertise in writing Functional specifications, Test scripts and Training documents.
• Worked with programmers to implement customization of function modules for inbound and outbound processes like goods receipts, goods issue, goods issue correction, physical inventory, bin to bin transaction, HU picking, etc. to suit Handheld devices, Vehicle mount units, Thin clients through ITS Mobile & SAP MII applications.
• Experience in unit testing, integration testing, regression testing & security testing using testing tools like HP ALM, Mercury testing tool & Mercury quality center.
• End-User Training -  Prepared several end-users training documents for various implementations and conducted numerous training sessions for Power Users and End-Users. Delivered scenario based in-house remote training using various online meeting tools including IBM Cloud meetings, Microsoft Lync, WebEx and Microsoft Live Meeting.
• Experienced in scheduling and monitoring batch jobs in SAP & also using tools like Cronacle, IBM Tivoli.
• Expertise in SAP WM Application maintenance support like Incident Management, Change management & Problem management using tools namely HP OVSC, HP Radar & BMC Remedy.

ERP Packages: SAP ERP 6.0 EHP7

SAP Modules:  SAP WM / IM & MM, SD, PP & QM.

Other Skills:   Mainframe technologies like TSO/ISPF, JCL, CICS, SAS, EASYTRIEVE

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential,Niles, IL

Management Solution

Responsibilities:

• Helping Client to implement Release 4.1 which is a major technical and Functional changes in the Warehouse Management RF Solution.
• Create test scripts and perform Regression testing & help Business users to perform UAT for the release.
• Travel to Plant locations and provide training to Key Business Users on the new processes.
• Perform cut-over tasks and dry run before the release.
• Support Go-live and hypercare activities for the Business.

SAP Developer

Responsibilities:

• Translate and map business requirements to functional/technical design documents, creating test cases scenarios, user testing and document sign-offs based on a global template.
• Conduct process related discussions and workshops with the business users on unique business needs and requirements with respect to global template processes.
• Provide change management consultation and functional design in Supply Chain process related area.
• To ensure day to day Issue log reporting, project plan review & updates and monitor quality of project documentation work and their database.
• Configure and test SAP Warehouse Management applications based on the Client business process adhering to the global single instance template.
• Data migration from SAP R/3 4.7 to SAP ECC 6.0 using Informatica tool. Activities involved data extraction, mapping, conversion, validation and upload.
• Unit testing, System Integration testing, Security testing and Regression testing of Client SAP applications in warehouse management.
• Support cut-over, go-live hyper care & key business users training activities for the project.

SAP Developer

Responsibilities:

• Performed requirement gathering and created Inventory Management process business blueprint for the newly acquired Liberty Plant.
• Created the functional specification documents for the Inventory management interface.
• Designed and developed the Inventory adjustments interface (like EDI 947) between SAP & Liberty VFP/IRMS system.
• Designed and developed the Sales returns process, SAP to Liberty system interface.
• Designed and developed the End of Day Inventory reconciliation snapshot interface (like EDI 846)
• Designed and developed custom reports for Inventory reconciliation and MSA Wholesale program reports.

Confidential,Sanford, NC

SAP DEVELOPER

Responsibilities:

• Conducted Warehouse analysis study and proposed solution recommendation to improve Warehouse Physical design, Material flow optimization, Business Process improvements and simplification of SAP system transactions.
• Recommended two step picking for Material staging to Production
• Provided alternate solution to the Warehouse Bin capacity issue
• Recommended simplification of SAP RF transactions by removing redundant screens and reducing number of touch points
• Conducted Vendor walkthroughs for Physical changes in the warehouse, obtained budgetary quotes and facilitated initial techno-commercial discussions.
• Benchmarked other Coty Plants and recommended best practices and KPIs for Warehouse processes.

SAP application deployment, maintenance 

Responsibilities:

• Expertize in designing the SAP Warehouse management architecture, configuration, testing, integration with other systems and implementation.
• Prepared the functional specifications, Unit testing & Integration testing documentation for SAP WM applications in Supply chain management.
• Performed smooth cut-over and go-live of the projects ensuring the stability of the SAP system and consistency in the business process.
• Rolled-out SAP WM application along with other modules for 13 Hillshire Brands (Sara Lee) Meat manufacturing plants across North America in different states.
• Responsible for the application support during hyper care after the project go-live and managing change requests in the SAP WM applications, collaborate with other teams for providing integrated solutions.
• Currently providing application maintenance support for the Hillshire SAP Logistics which includes SAP Warehouse management, Inventory Management, Handling unit management, ITS Mobile, etc. as a part of steady support maintenance activity.
• Continuous improvement, enhancement, customization, testing and integrate SAP WM applications according to the evolving business requirements.
• Developing test plans, test scripts and effective use of HP ALM tool for testing.
• Worked in the Material Master extensions, Vendor Master Setup, Info records, Source list, etc.
• Experience in all types of procurement process like direct, indirect, third party, sub-contracting, stock transport orders, Scheduling agreements, Consignment, Co-manufacturing, etc.
• Routinely created new Plants, Storage locations in SAP and connected 3PL systems through EDI. The EDI docs predominantly used are 850, 855, 940, 943, 945, 947, 846, etc.
• Actively involved in the migration of SAP applications from Unix to Linux platform.
• Worked for other IT infrastructure projects like Server Migration, Environment Upgrade, Hardware Upgrade, Disaster recovery management, Archiving - Backup and Restore.
• Worked with programmers for implementing customized receiving process for Purchase Order, Stock transfer order, Scheduling agreements using SAP ITS Mobile application.
• Implemented a Client specific automated STO discrepancy process.
• Customized goods receipts & shipments using remote enabled function modules for a Co-Manufacturer plant using SAP MII integrated with SAP ECC.
• Familiar with SAP AG’s ASAP methodology, IBM’s Ascendant methodology & Agile methodology of Project management.

 SAP support 

Responsibilities:

• Provided application support for a total of 24 Warehouse’s across Europe from Bangalore, India location. The support included incident management, change management, critical process monitoring, etc.
• Designed, configured, tested and implemented one Household and Body Care Products SAP Warehouse for Santiga, Spain location.
• Handled many business critical incidents and done root cause analysis in the areas of Warehouse Management, Inventory Management and Handling unit management.
• Proficiency in WM-PP interface wherein material staging is done both manually and with automation with different options like pick part, crate part and release order part as a part of make-to-demand process.
• The Warehouses were connected to other legacy systems and therefore involved in coordinating for middleware and IDOCs failures, troubleshooting and fixing issues.
• Daily critical IDOCs monitoring and Batch job monitoring in MTD business process area and taking necessary corrective action.
• Worked with third party service providers for supporting SAP WM integrated mobile applications like RFgen & Nice Labels.
• Designed the newly requested Handling unit’s barcoded labels in SAP using Smartforms adhering to the GS1 standards.
• Configured Warehouse storage types, storage sections, storage bins for new additional racks which were added to the existing Warehouse.
• Imparted business process knowledge training for newcomers in the Project as a part of on-boarding process.
• Worked on Process order goods receipt, goods issue, goods issue correction and confirmation process.
• Worked on Sales orders, outbound deliveries, Bill of Lading, Advance Shipping Notification & Shipping to Distribution centers, 3PLs & Customers.
• Worked on Material Master data, Vendor Master data, Customer Master data, Output types, Batch Management, etc.
• Configured continuous cycle counting process for Physical Inventory management on ITS Mobile.
• Coordinated for the SOX / SAS70 audit process and was involved in a series of readiness review audit along with external auditor PWC for the entire project.

SAP support

Responsibilities:

• Worked in incident management for the SAP WM area which was a de-centralized warehouse management system.
• Also supported procurement process like Purchase orders, Stock transfer orders, Subcontracting process, Scheduling agreement process.
• Worked in Material master data creation in MDM system, Vendor master and Customer master creation.
• Provided support in iDocs monitoring and fixing the errors.
• Extensively involved in developing and executing the test scripts for regression testing project using Mercury testing tool & Mercury quality center. Worked on testing of scripts in SAP WM, MM, PP & MDM process area.
• Involved in testing user role access to successfully execute the transaction codes defined for respective user roles.
• Took ownership & coordinated with consultants of other SAP streams for integration related incidents and brought it to closure.
• Created end user training manuals for SAP WM & MM transactions using RWD Uperform software (Now SAP Productivity tool).
• Helped in creating documentation for IBM learning & knowledge department in SAP WM Processes which is used for internal training purpose.
• Trained newcomers as part of Project onboarding in all IBM processes and tools like Business conduct guidelines, Integrity & Security guidelines, ILC, Workstation security guidelines, etc.
• Conducted weekly status review meetings with the Client and our team for the incidents, small enhancements and routine maintenance activities.
• Done root cause analysis of the critical incidents and provided resolution to minimize such similar occurrence’s in the future.

Project manager

Responsibilities:

• Created financial products on Mainframe using TSO/ISPF, JCL, CICS, SAS, EASYTRIEVE, and third party tools like CFP.
• Created Sales & Marketing Solutions related credit rating documents.
• Created Supply Management Solutions related credit rating documents
• Also created Business Risk Management documents.
• Peer review to ensure strict IBM quality standards and customer SLA requirements for all the products.
• Involved in product analysis, coding for product creation, training newcomers, weekly team meetings, interfacing with client and taking daily status calls.

Network Problem Management System

• The second project was Network Problem Management System. It was a project application with
• Comprehensive Network problem reporting system for the clients.
• The roles and responsibilities included;
• Design, Coding and Construction debugging review using the environment COBOL, CICS, DB2,
• JCL, and TSO/ISPF.
• Quality review and coding standards check as a part of peer-review.
• Actively participated in daily status calls.
• Interviewing new joinees and Training them.
• Single-point of contact for project infrastructure needs.

 Medical Insurance Processing System

• The project was a full end-to-end Medical Insurance processing system implemented for Royal Paschi Insurance Fund Board.
• Involved in coding for creation of the Health Plan enrollment & Billing process object.
• Worked in peer review of coding and Unit testing.
• The language, tools and technologies used were COBOL, CICS, DB2, VSAM, and JCL.
• Ensure quality deliverables within the project service level agreements.
• Daily status review within the team and weekly status call with the client to discuss the progress.

 IT Infrastructure

Responsibilities:

• Maintenance of IBM AIX Server, Installation and maintenance of a ERP package (ERP Modules built on Power Builder and Oracle).
• Maintenance of the Payroll package built on the fox-pro platform.
• Planning for disaster management like backup of system and database files.
• Designing the Management Information System (MIS) with all the required details of the Plant process.
• Maintaining business critical data on DAT storage devices as an archive.
• Designed, configured and implemented a new computer network with Windows 2000 Server in a multi-location Ethernet environment with Fiber Optic Cable as backbone using structured cabling system.
• Liasioning with BSNL (Telecom Department) for all infrastructures needs.
• Training the engineers in networking and managing the Servers.
• Built a new fibre-optic network with Windows Server and hosted HR and Finance applications.
• Responsible for installation & maintenance of the software for HR and Finance.
• Worked on Procurement of new Workstations and re-cycling of the old computer systems.

Network Administration

Responsibilities:

• Network Administration of a local area network (LAN) in a Medical Transcription Unit. Installation and maintenance of the LAN of IBM make computers and IBM Netfinity Servers using D-Link make Switches & Hubs in a Windows NT Server single domain network.
• Customized the Network for effective distribution, retrieving, and back-up of files for Medical Transcription business. Downloading and uploading of files from the USA client server using FTP.
• Installation, configuration and maintenance of Lotus Domino Server and Lotus Notes for Intranet mailing facilities.
• Responsible for complete IT infrastructure needs for the company.
• Creating users accounts and providing access to the system.
• Microsoft certified professional for windows server networking, D-Link certified network integrator and Brian Bench certified MS windows NT 4.0 administrator.