SUMMARY:

• Senior SAP SD/MM/LE analyst with over 12 years of SAP cross functional experience in SAP AFS, SAP IS - Retail, SAP SNC, XI, SAP EM and RFID applications. Specialized in the areas of Sales and Distribution, Material Management, Logistics Execution and integration to Finance and Controlling. Cross application integration between SAP AFS and Vendor collaboration via exchange infrastructure (XI).
• Rich consulting experience in various wholesale and retail industries with 4 full file cycle implementations.
• Experience in Blueprint workshop design and delivery, Business Requirement Documentation (BRD) and Business Process Procedure (BPP) documentation, Process Analysis, Configuration, Reporting, Functional Specification Development, End User, Master data conversions, Testing, Cutover Process, Go Live and Post Go Live Support and Production support.
• Expertise in SAP AFS Sales and Distribution(SD) and Logistics and Execution(LE) functionalities which includes, Organization structure configuration, Master data configuration and setup, Standard and Special Sales order processes, Contract processing, back order processing, multi store order processing, third party order processing, Intercompany and Intra company order processing, Consignment order processing, Available To Promise(ATP), Availability check and transfer of requirements, Sales Pricing setup, Account determination and Taxes, Credit management, Product allocation and Allocation Run, Picking, Packing, Handling unit management, Outbound Shipping, Transportation management, Output determination, ASN, Bill Of Lading, Goods issues, Account determination, Billing, Credit Memo, Debit Memo, Returns, Returns, Seasonality, Value added services, Repair process, Credit Card management
• Expertise in SAP AFS Material Management functionalities which includes, Organization structure configuration, Master data configuration, Master data setup, end to end Procure to Pay processes including RFQs, Purchase order processing, Material Requirement Planning(MRP), Safety stock optimization, Forecasting, Inbound shipping, GR/IR, Inter and Intra company order processing.
• Working knowledge in SAP AFS interfacing to 3rd party systems including Just Enough(JE) for forecasting, PKMS, 3PLs via various EDI(IDoc) Integration including Sales Order Inbound, Packing 945, Shipment or Outbound ASN 856, Outbound Invoice 810.
• Working knowledge in IS-Retail functionalities including Master data, Article master, Merchandise categories, Allocation table, Sales Pricing and Promotions, Integration with POS and POSDM.
• Hands on knowledge on SCM Advanced planning optimizer(APO), Demand Planning(DP), Supply Network Planning (SNP)
• Expertise in the SAP solution manager to track new requirements, changes and issues.
• Hands on knowledge in Business Intelligence (BI) reporting.
• Working experience in Pre-sales activities including configuring customer demo scenarios and delivering demo at customer location.
• Basic knowledge on FMS (Fashion management solution).
• Hands on knowledge on HP Quality Center (QC) and SAP eCatt automation tool.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Expert in SAP Sales and Distribution(SD) module
• Expert in SAP Material Management(MM) module
• Expert in SAP Logistics Execution(LE) module
• Expert in SAP AFS 5.0, 6.0, 6,1,6.4
• Proficient in SAP IS-Retail 6.5
• Hands on knowledge in SCM APO, DP, SNP
• Expert in SAP SNC 4.6, 5.0
• Hands on knowledge in XI 7.0
• SAP AFS Integration with SAP SNC.
• Expertise in logistics processing: Order to Cash business processes - Contract processing, back order processing, multi store order processing, third party order processing, Intercompany and Intra company order processing, Consignment order processing, Available To Promise(ATP), Sales Pricing setup, Account determination and Taxes, Credit management, Product allocation and Allocation Run, Picking, Packing, Handling unit management, Outbound Shipping, Output determination, ASN, Bill Of Lading, Goods issues, Account determination, Billing, Credit Memo, Debit Memo, Returns, Returns, Seasonality, Value added services, Repair process, Credit Card management, Purchase to Pay, MRP, Forecasting, Stock transport orders, Variant Configuration, Inventory management, and Warehouse management including Transfer requirements and transfer orders.
• Expertise EDI and IDOC processing: 850, 855, 856, 860, 810, 846, 945,999
• Expert in designing, writing functional and technical specifications for custom development objects, routines and user exits.
• Trained in SAP Retail Solution.
• Knowledge in Fashion management solution.
• Trained in SAP BI reporting.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, New Jersey

Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed SAP AFS Sales and distribution and material management implementations for Movado’s global business chain.
• Responsible for global end to end business processes including process re-engineering and process flow analysis.
• Worked in a complex integrated system environment where SAP interacts with different third-party systems for data processing.
• Key liaison for all SAP AFS Sales and Distribution/Material Management cross functional changes, updates and deployment.
• Designed and implemented the Request for Quotation (RFQ) process to suit Movado’s special Swiss made requirement.
• Involved in Vendor collaboration portal design and development.
• Supported the Intercompany and Intra company processes for finished products and components.The Intercompany and intra company (Buy sell) process is heavily used here to sell and fulfill the products and Stock Transport orders across multiple plants from multiple company codes.
• Worked closely with SAP to enhance the coverage profile functionality for AFS. After successful implementation of this functionality in Movado, this feature is now available for other AFS customers.
• Supported demand planning team to forecast the future products using SAP MRP and Just enough tools.
• Functional owner for multiple BI reports development for the management reporting.
• Subject Matter Expertise(SME) for SAP AFS SD/MM functionalities which includes,Order to cash processes, Allocation run, Inbound and Outbound shipping, EDI (Idocs) processing, Returns, Forecasting, MRP, Procure to Pay processes, Data archiving support and BI reporting.
• Perform fit-gap analysis of the business requirements and system capabilities
• Design functional solutions that promote globalization, standardization, integration, simplicity, and maintenance.
• Manage end to end activities of integrated global business solution implementations.
• Create functional solution design specifications document
• Troubleshoot and debug solutions (process, application, configuration and/or development) to identify root causes and solve issues.
• Managed production issues, new requirements and changes using SAP Solution Manager.
• Apply knowledge of business processes and technology to solve complex business solution needs
• Ensure that the solution changes are transported / implemented into production environments without unintended impact on business units.
• Investigate complex SAP notes, understand potential system impact, and work with development team in implementing complex SAP notes.
• Ensure that all existing global business transactions are not impacted by new solutions and new solutions are integrated with existing solutions.
• Maintain clear and organized documentation of all work and assist with the user and support where necessary.
• Plan, Manage and Lead the testing efforts and drive business partners to complete testing and approve solution
• Integrate with all business partners and manage relationships
• Effectively communicate with all levels of business partners.

Senior SAP SD functional consultant.

Responsibilities:

Customer:

• Project Implementation methodology used: AFS Fast Track Implementation.
• Responsible for Sales and Distribution and Logistics and Execution configuration, master data setup, transactional data setup, Integration testing, End user, Go Live and Post Go Live support.
• The Project has a global footprint with 36 countries, 26 sales orgs and 62 company codes.
• Involved in the realization, design and development phases, 3 cycles of Integration testing, Cutover, go live and post go live support.
• Critical processes: Multiple languages, complex sales and supply chain process, Allocation Run and Intercompany processes.
• Involved in the interface testing of Fusion Middleware, Manhattan warehouse, Sterling EDI, Demandware Ecommerce, Epicor Retail systems.
• Involved in the testing of Intercompany processes across the world and between every company codes.
• Involved in the implementation of consignment process for retail stores in China and Korea.
• Successfully worked with EDI team to implement the EDI transactions to all the US, CA, Asia and EU major Retail customers.
• Successfully designed and developed the sequential billing process.
• Design and develop Business Requirement Documents
• Identify the gaps, propose the solutions for the gaps in the business processes
• Organization structure configuration, Master data configuration
• Identify the reports and design the new reports where necessary
• Develop functional specification for the solutions
• Master data conversion
• Perform Unit testing, Integration testing and User acceptance testing to ensure that the new development are working in line with the existing solutions, smooth master data conversion and seamless integration of business processes. Fix the issues identified during the testing process
• Providing the business users, the excellent end user to help them understand the SAP SD functionalities.
• Involved in the cutover process to ensure that the configuration and the master data are accurate in the production system before the Go Live. Also solve the issues if any during the cutover process.
• Provide state of the art Post Go Live support to the business users to help them get accustomed to SAP. Also Solve the issues if any encountered during the support.
• Author and Automate test cases for the newly developed features.
• Participate in Specification reviews and test case reviews as a subject matter expert.

Customer:

• Involved in the end to end implementation of the AFS 6.0 at Global Brands Group, formerly known as LI and Fung USA.
• Worked on SAP AFS 6.0 roll outs at Cipriani, New York; Jimlar, New York; Ely and walker, Tennessee; Oxford Mens, Georgia
• SAP AFS solution has been highly customized at Global Brands Group due to more than 19 diverse business consolidations.
• Custom solutions: Mass manual price update on sales orders, Global reporting template for sales order processing, Allocation run, Deliveries and billing, SAP interface with third party logistics system (PKMS) for the outbound delivery transactions via EDI IDocs. Forms development for various business processes including order acknowledgement, delivery documents and invoices.
• Involved in Integration testing and User Acceptance Testing with the End Users
• Developed the role based material for sales and distribution and provided the end user .
• Supported the BI/Bex reports
• Gone that extra mile to provide individual users the special sessions with the extended hours to help them understand and learn to work with new application
• Received client appreciation for the easily understandable .
• Post Go Live support and issue resolution for sales and distribution.

Project

• Configuration of Sales and Distribution functionalities including Organization structure, Master data, Order to cash process, ATP, Pricing, Outbound shipping, Customer invoicing.
• Setting up SD master data for customer demo.
• Design and Develop Business Requirement Documents, Business Process Procedure documents, Visio’s for business processes in sales and distribution.
• Design and perform Unit testing, cycle testing, Integration testing to make sure that the functionalities meet the business requirements.
• Creation of BC sets for the transports created during the project.
• Presented the a4R SD solution at David Yurman’s presales presentation

Customer:

• Configuration of 99 item categories for free of charge orders and free of charge return orders for AFS 6.5
• Support business users during integration testing- logging, tracking and solving the issues detected during the testing
• Configuration of sales and distribution part of purchase to order setup for AFS 3.0B
• Unit testing all the SD reports in AFS 6.5 after upgrade.

Project: Attune

• Developing functional specs for the Reports, Interfaces, Conversions, Enhancements and Forms (RICEF).
• Coordinating with the developers to get the functionality developed without any issues and with high standards.
• Testing the newly developed functionality to make sure that they meet the business requirements.
• SD functional to the business users.

Customer

• Support users for fixing the issues during upgrade from AFS 6.0 to AFS 6.5.

SAP SD Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Lead participation in Developing the Test scripts for Integration, User acceptance Testing
• Involved in Integration Testing, UAT, and Security for multiple projects.

Principal Software Engineer.

Responsibilities:

• Automation of myriad of scenarios in different modules along with the integration scenarios i.e. integration of AFS-SD: SKU Management, ATP, Seasons, VAS, Sales BOM, Contracts, Third Party Orders, Consignment, MTO, MTS, Prepacks, Assortments, STOs, Pricing, Billing, AFS-ARUN (Allocation Run processes), AFS-MM - Procurement, Inventory Management, Invoice Verification.
• Single point of contact for all AFS-SD
• Hands on knowledge on AFS-MM, AFS WM and SCM 5.0 specifically in SNC-SMI (Supplier Managed Inventory) and XI 7.0
• Manual Testing of the functionality in different test phases, such as Module integration Testing (MIT), Acceptance Testing (AT), Support Package Testing (SP), Performance Testing
• Test Case authoring for various processes
• Coordinated the Testing activities: Automation, Manual testing, Regression
• Support to the stakeholders such as Development, IMS (Install Based Maintain Support) team, Solution validation during different test phase
• Internal Trainer for various SAP Topics
• Participated in SRS reviews, Test case reviews as a Subject Matter Expert
• Participated in Script reviews as a Technical and functional expert