Experience

Summary

< **+ years IT experience including 16+ Years of SAP implementation /

Support / Upgrade experience in Logistic Modules.

< In 18+ year's of my IT Professional, I worked in various roles

(developer, Senior Developer, Team Lead, Analyst, SAP consultant, on-

site/off-shore co-ordinator, IT Manager, SAP manager, Project co-

ordinator, Project Leader, Sr SAP Analyst) in SAP and non-SAP

applications.

< I worked with different industries like Textile, Garment, Pharmaceutical,

Consulting, Food and Retail Industry, Cosmetic for various level of

logistic applications. Having good business process understanding gives

me advantage to understand / Co-ordinate / manages projects with

different industry standards.

< Worked on complex business processes with multiple plant, company,

country, warehouse, sub-contracting.

SAP Functional and Technical

< Have 8+ full SAP Implementation and Major Rollout projects with various

on-going support improvement projects.

< Worked on different SAP version since 1997-1998 like SAP ECC 5.0, SAP R/3

4.7, 4.6C, 4.6B, 4.0B, 3.1H & 3.0D

< In depth knowledge to SAP Logistic Modules like SD and MM/WM with hand on

experience on PP/PM/QM/FICO/BW/APO and sound understanding of Basis, E-

com, Variant Configuration, Third Party solution Integration with SAP

< In depth knowledge to SAP R/3 SD/MM/WM areas such as Master data,

Quotation, Contracts, Order Management, Pricing, ATP, Shipping,

Transportation, Invoicing, Batch Management, Credit Management,

Rebate/commission, Foreign Trade, Purchase Requisition, Purchase order,

Release Process, Pricing, Inventory Management, Warehouse

transfers(inbound, outbound, internal movements) with/without Barcode

scanning, Physical Inventory, MRP.

< Extensive experience in performing Blue Print Documentation (BPD),

Business Process Procedures (BPP), Gap Analysis, Technical

Specifications, Configuration, Master Data preparation, Unit testing,

Integration testing,,UAT, end user Training, Data Migration and other

Cutover activities, post Go-live support.

< Along with functional expertise, I have technical expertise like,

. Hands on experience in writing/debugging/Performance Tuning/correction

of various ABAP objects like SAP Scripts, Dialog Program, Reports

program, Interface, Function module, Database dictionary, User Exits,

OSS Notes, performance tuning, runtime analysis .

. Experience of handling Development of Add-on Modules integrated with

Standard SAP as a Project/ Team lead. Provide technical leadership to

team for designing/develop a solution.

. Experience of various Enhancement / Migration / Improvement / Addition

of Business Process in existing system

. Good exposure of Cross Application Mapping / Automation using SAP and

non-SAP applications.

. Working knowledge of ALE, EDI, IDOC, BAPI, RFC.

. Experience of data migration from 'Legacy to SAP' / 'SAP to non-SAP'/

'SAP to External customer/Vendor' LSMW, BDC, Batch job, and/or third

party solution(like Gentran, ftp Script) etc.

Lead Role

< Worked on various project as Project Leader, Team Leader, Project co-

ordinator along with Functional role.

. Project/Team Lead for SAP implementation/support project with on-site

/ off-shore / corporate team members in different geographic area and

multi-culture environment.

. Prepare project proposal, solution, proof-of-concept, Project charter,

required budget for new projects

. Participant in management review, strategic decision, managing

resource supply/demand

. Provide single point of contact between business and team and

prioritize business requirement

. Achieve Project goal set by Project committee/sponsor. Keep informed

committee for each stage of project.

. Prepare and Implement various Processes for New Implementation and/or

support project for business users, IT department, and consulting team

with approval/escalation.

. Prepare document template for various documents required for each

phase of projects.

. Review process periodically and make improvement for better support

and system ROI

. Plan/Manage/Mentor team resource, Provide guidance to team for better

business solution.

. Prepare plan and execute using available tool like MS Project

. Bridge gap between business user and team for business requirement

understanding and system capability to help business operations

. Plan/Manage various Project stage like Requirement gathering, Unit

Testing, Integration Testing, User Acceptance Testing, Data validation

and Migration, cut-over, Go-live support etc.

. Prepare risk assessment, Mitigation plan

. Monitor ROI, SLA, KPI with internal/external resources/service

providers.

. Worked in IT environment with JSOX, RAXII, ISO, FDA compliances

Non-SAP

< Worked and implemented/upgraded ticketing system like Numara track-it, in-

house developed Lotus Notes Helpdesk system.

< Over 3+ Years' experience in Sales and Distribution on Non-SAP

Application, which includes understanding manual processes, define

requirements, define detail system design, Design/Create data

dictionary, Development of system, testing with team and user,

Implementation, training and support.

< As a developer during 1994-1997, I have created interfaces for different

systems using ftp, UNIX Shell Programming. Working experience of Database

management ( Oracle 7.x) like schema, table space management, data

import/export, Data base Design using Data modelling for SAP add-on and

Non-SAP systems

Skills Summary

SAP R/3 Versions : ECC 6.0,5.0, R/3 4.7, 4.6C, 4.6B, 4.0B, 3.1H &

3.0D.

Core Modules : SD-Sales, Shipping, Transportation,

Foreign Trade, Billing.

MM-Purchasing, Invoice Verification

Secondary Modules : Inventory Management, LE, WM, PP, QM, PM,

Basis

Programming Languages : ABAP/4, VB, C, C++, PL SQL, Proc*c, Unix

Shell programming,

Oracle Forms 3.0, 4.5

Project Management Tools: ASAP, MS Project

Data Base : Oracle 7.x, Informix, Unify

Operating system : UNIX, Windows NT

Other Applications : MS Office, Visio Tools, Mind Map, Share

point Portal, Resite,

Business Object, Numara Track-it, 1Shoppingcart

Education

< Master of Computer Application from Gujarat University, Gujarat, India

(1994)

< Bachelor of Science ( Maths ) from Gujarat University, Gujarat, India

(1991)

Other Training and Certifications

< SAP R/3 FI, MM, PP overview and SD functional understanding in detail and

its customization & configuration.

< Attended various business workshop related to foreign trade, custom,

excise, shipping, EXIM policies.

< Trainings ( ABAP cross-application from Adira tech, Oracle Designer from

Oracle, Business object from Thermax System Ltd, Developer 2000 from TCS,

Microsoft Office from ACT.

< Various seminar attended for communication/management skills

< Certified Ethics Associate from MSI

Professional Experience:

Intercos America Inc (Cosmetic Mfg) Congers, NY Feb-

2012 till date

Role - Sr SAP Analyst - Logistic Modules SAP ECC

5.0

Responsibilities:

Project 1

. Worked as Sr SAP Analyst for Logistic Modules Mainly for SD and part of

MM/WM and Project co-ordinator for all modules with on-site, off-shore

(Italy), corporate team (Italy).

. Worked on all stage of Project from Blue print to Post go-live support

. Prepared Documentation for Blue Print, User Test script, User Training

Manuals

. Designed / Configured Organization structure for SD. Configured Order

types, Delivery Types, Billing types, Pricing, account determination,

Output procedure, Shipment, Text procedure, Item Category, Credit

management, Stock transfer process ( SD-MM),

. Configured and Implemented WM Inventory count process and successfully

completed year end Physical Inventory for huge stock and multiple for

warehouses

. Conducted User training for SD and prepare plan for all other module

training

. Data migration using LSMW and BDC for Master data and Open Sales Order

. Involved in cut-over plan, Risk and Mitigation for SD module and other

logistic modules

. Designed/prepared specifications for custom developments (reports,

layouts, user exit, Query

Project 2

. After System go-live support completion, worked on SAP support for all

Logistic Modules

. Enhanced/corrected business process/configuration for SD module and

assigned other module work to off-shore team.

. Worked as single point contact for SAP support issue resolution.

. Prepared and circulated weekly/monthly work Status for all modules to

business user and Team as a coordinator with US users, Italy corporate

team, consultant team.

. Prioritise business requirement with business users, Prepare solution

proposal, Approval for SD/MM/WM module

. Improvements on process used for WM for day to day smooth warehouse

operations

Ajinomoto North America Inc, Fort Lee, NJ Jul

2007 - Feb-2012

Role - Asst. Manager - SAP Services SAP R/3

4.7, ECC 6.0

Responsibilities:

. SAP Project Lead for various support/Implementation project with Business

user and other Consultant Team (SAP or non-SAP) from requirement

gathering till after go-live support

. Prepare and Implementation various Processes for improving support - for

e.g., from getting helpdesk ticket till closing ticket.

. Periodically review ticket Status with team and improve support process

. Schedule Monthly meetings with business for up-coming business

requirement and Plan resource based on business priority for support as

well as Projects

. Prepare Project Plan and execute Projects for SD and other module with

help of other team member

. Provide guidance to team for solution when needed using reach SAP and non-

SAP Application knowledge

. Configure SAP for SD/MM/WM when needed

. On-going support for day to day SAP related work

Project 1

SAP Re-Implementation project

. SAP upgrade Project ( from SAP 4.7 to ECC 6) - May-2010 to Feb-2011

o Build a business SME Team and help business user to understand new

system futures.

o Co-ordinate meeting with SME to define/standardise common process

between different business divisions keeping their business

specific needs.

o Co-ordinate meeting for cross-module requirement within different

module SME team

o Schedule/Co-ordinate requirement gathering, testing, Training

meetings with consultant and SME

o Help/guide to team during go-live preparation, Data Migration and

hypercare support

o Prepare Document template as needed. For e.g. Requirement

capturing, To-Be sign off, Minutes of meetings

o Monitor and review project status with milestone.

o Design Protocol for different communication processes with project

team and business users

o Provide Functional/Technical support to SAP team for complex

requirement

. Designed Proposed SD Organizational structure, Master data values,

Process flow, Document types etc.

. Provided Functional specification for BI Reporting design for Sales,

Purchasing, Inventory

. Along with Lead role, designed SD processes, Configuration document,

completed major configuration for SD module and provided guidance to

other SD consultant from Blue print to post go-live support

Project 2

Company re-organization ( Company Spilt ) Project Sep-2012

to Nov-2012

Ajinomoto splited into two separate legal companies on 1st Nov-2012.

. Responsible for SD functions along with Project lead role

Prepared Change requirement document, proposed changes, Impact, Risk, Short-

team solution for initial transition period, long term solution

. Prepared Layout/Report changes as per New company structure

. Prepared changes document for authorization profile for SD

. Configuration when needed for SD and other Logistic Modules

. Provide Solution to business user for day-to-day Activities.

. Cut-over and go-live preparation

. Worked Post go-live support and closing of project

Globalsoft solution, Edison, NJ ( Consulting)

May 2007 - Jul2007

Client - Ajinomoto U.S.A., Inc. (Fort Lee, NJ)

Aug 2007 - Jul 2007

Role : Sr SAP SD Consultant Ver: R/3 4.7

Responsibilities:

. Business requirement gathering, Configuration of new order types, item

category, complex pricing procedure, shipping, Requirement routine,

Condition Base Value routine, Incompletion Procedure for sales documents

. Enhancement for Shipment cost document, Shipment Pricing, Rebate

configuration to incorporate new requirement

. Requirement study and Development for Sales Commission report

. Output Procedure, Text Procedure modification, Development of

requirement routine

. Daily Support to end user

. User manual preparation, training as needed

Client - Intermec USA (Seattle, WA) Jun

2006 -Aug 2006

Role : SAP SD Consultant for Foreign Trade ECC

5.0

Responsibilities: Main responsibility is foreign trade along with other SD

configuration

. Foreign Trade Configuration ( mainly worked on INTRASTAT Reporting )

o Control FT Data in MM and SD document (Basic data for FT like

Countries, Section, Chapter, Commodity code, Business Transaction

Type and Procedure, Listing and exclusion)

o Transportation Data ( like Custom Office, Mode of Transport)

o Periodic Declaration ( like Data Selection Control)

. Created copy requirement, user exit

. Other SD Configuration like Text procedure, Output procedure, Copy

Control, Customer / Product Hierarchy, Common Distribution Channels,

Order Reason code, Customer Block reason code for shipping, Billing,

Access Sequence, Condition table, Listing and Exclusion,

. Unit Testing, Integration Testing, customization Data Migration using

LSMW

Compu Solve Inc, New York, NY (Consulting) Jan 2006 -

May 2006

Client - Ajinomoto U.S.A., Inc. (Fort Lee,NJ)

Jan 2006 -May-2006

Role : SAP SD Consultant Ver:

R/3 4.7

Responsibilities: SD Module Support and Enhancement.

. Understand requirement / issue from end user. Check in current system for

problem and Provide Solution

. Ajinomoto U.S.A., Inc. technically upgraded SAP system from SAP 4.0 to

SAP 4.7 and then started enhancement for functional upgrade. During this

project, I work on Requirement gathering, Solution proposal,

implementation of solution.

. Changed Pricing Procedure, Availability check, Output Procedure, Text

determination Procedure, Credit Management as per business needs

. Addition of New Plant, Storage Location, Order reason Code, Text Id,

Order rejection reason

. Used various user exits when Std SAP solution is not providing solution

for business requirement

. Prepare Functional and technical specification for Developer to develop

Report / Layout Development

. Different Documentation for Changes, User training Manual

. ABAP code correction when required.

Bayer Business Services ( Pharma, Crop science) Feb

2004 - Aug 2005

Client : Bayer Cropscience and Bayer Pharma

Role: SAP Manager - Sr SAP SD consultant

Ver: 3.0H, 4.6B

Project 1

It was a full re-implementation of 4.6B from 3.0H. I was working as

SD consultant with additional responsibility of ABAP development for SD

Module.

Major responsibility:

. Requirement gathering, Business blue print document and sign-off for

business requirement.

. Customization of SD process (sales, return, Cr / Dr Note, Consignment,

Free Sample, order-to-cash, etc.) for two sales organizations, around 25+

plant, having 7+ storage locations. Created New Order type, Billing Type,

Pricing Procedure, Output Procedure, Tax Code., Organizational structure,

Plant, Storage Location, Output Determination Procedures, copying

control, HS code, Export Licence in foreign trade for Export Documents

related to Custom Clearance and Excise clearance

. Unit / Integration / User Acceptance Testing - Done Unit Testing,

Integration Testing, UAT for SD process.

. Data migration for Master Data. - Developed Program on SAP 3.0, with

mapping of new code etc. uploaded files in SAP 4.6B. Done data mapping

for customer master, material master sales view. Also developed query for

data download from new system for data verification and confirmation..

. ABAP development for SD module in 4.6 [Developed

Sales/Receivables/collection reports / user exits/ Pricing requirement /

function modules]. Developed Add-on Discount [Charge Back - Product

Discount, Price Difference, Cash Discount, and Free Goods Offer] module

development for SD. Done Functional / Technical specification for SD

Module related Development work.

. User training across all zone and region around 100 plus end user for

Sales and distribution and B/W and Some part of MM. I have done co-

ordination with site-services for classroom arrangement, training

material.

. SAP CIN (Country India Version): worked as a co-ordinator between other

consultant, end user and Global team. Collect requirement from user and

give to other consultant, testing of their development, customization.

Training of end user. Checking the process, customization related to

Local need. Played Lead role for checking requirement, approve use for

any exit / enhancement, Provide access key for enhancement to local team.

. As an Additional responsibility for ABAP development team leader for

India for other modules.

. Other than SD module, I have designed Engineering material naming system

for Bayer India

. Applied various SAP Notes for VAT implementation for SD / MM / CIN

Project 2

SAP 4.6B implementation - BCS Pakistan

. Worked as an off shore team member for Bayer Crop. Science Ltd. Pakistan.

. Designed and Developed interface for SD data transfer from local Non-SAP

system using BAPI functions.

. Created functional / technical specification for Sales reports.

The Arvind Mills Ltd ( Arvind Consulting), India.

Yr 1998 - Jan-2004.

Client : The Arvind Mills Ltd.

Role : System Manager - Sr SAP Functional/Technical Team Lead

Ver: R/3 3.1H & 3.0D

Arvind Mills is a leading Multinational Textile and Apparel

Manufacturer (Third Largest Denim producer in the world) with manufacturing

plants and sales offices located in multiple countries and locations and a

leading exporter of India with over 95 % exports to over 55 countries in

the world. Also having complex Manufacturing Process, Strategies, Sales

structure in Export and Domestic Sales and different product range having

different price and sales style.

Project 5 Year 2003

Implementation of Trading Sales Process for all Business for

Export/Domestic Sales

Major Responsibility

. Requirement gathering, Business blue print, Solution proposal.

. Responsible for SD related customization, Unit Testing, Integration

testing and User Acceptance Testing, user training, user documents.

. Functional/technical specification for new report and enhancement

existing report/ layouts

Project 4 Year 2001

Rolled out Third party Sales process for other business divisions

(Khaki, Shirting, and Denim)

Major Responsibility

. Done requirement gathering and additional correction in current

customization to suite new business requirement completed

unit/integration testing and user training for new process.

Project 3 Year 2001

"Job Work/sub-contracting" Sales/Purchase Processes for Own Plants as

well as external business partner with Add on Development and interface.

Major Responsibility

. Worked as a team leader for this project [ 2 Developer ]

. Detail study of Job work process by own company, and outside partner.

. Designed solution with SD/MM and Add-on Despatch/Shipping module.

. Done additional development work with help of ABAP developer.

. Done testing on Development and Quality System, User training and Post-

live Support

Project 2 Year 2000

Sales Removal(Shipping/Excise) with Gov. statuary requirements for all

Businesses Units .

Major Responsibility

. Detail study of Removal rules as per Gov Policy and documentation for

each business and different product.

. Designed and configured integrated solution with SD / MM and FI.

. Used various user-exit for extra validation.

. Developed full solution with help of additional Two ABAP developers.

Major development work was Dialog program, layout, reports, BDC for STD

SAP interface, Tables, lock-object, function module etc.

. Done all testing, User training and Post-live Support

Project 1 Year 1997 - 1999

SAP Implementation for Arvind Mills Ltd.

Major Responsibility

. Worked on this project as an active team member with implementation

partner 'SAP India'.

. Sales Process for Shirting Business starting from Inquiry to Billing for

Export Sales.

. Involved in all SD related business process study. As is, to-be and gap

analysis for all Major Process like Inquiry, Order, Delivery & Billing,

Return, Cr/Dr Note, Inter-company Sales.

. Done Configuration for SD module like Order, Delivery, Billing, pricing,

Output, Text procedures

. Prepared functional/Technical speciation for Sales/ Return / Despatch/

tracking reports, dialog program, BDC, interface for legacy system . Some

development work done by myseft in SAP and non-SAP application( using

Proc*c, PL/SQL, ftp from Legacy server to SAP server) for FI data,

Packing data

. Interfaces : It was phase wise implementation. So developed interface

from SAP to Legacy for Despatch/Shipment Module for Excise clearance.

. Done Data Migration from Legacy System to SAP for Master data, Open Item

. Worked as team lead for Additional Development/ enchantment for SD, MM

which is not available in STD SAP including Add-on Modules. [Team size :

6 Developer]

. Requirement gathering, Business blue print, Configuration of

foreign trade for Export Sales with various Import / Export License, Quota

. Additional Export Business requirement fulfilled by Add-on

Development and enhancement. Done Functional / Technical

specification for all development related to SD. Done Testing,

training. User sign-off, implementation for Export add-on module.

. Roll out Export Add-on Module in Knits, Bottom, Denim Business

. End-user training, Post-live Support

Projects in other SAP Modules - 1998 to 2003

. Done data modeling for Sales Reporting on Business Object using Legacy

Data and SAP Data

. Worked as a Lead in development of Packing Module with Std. SAP PP and SD

module for textile specific requirement. In this module, at the time

inspection of fabric user has to log result in system. Also developed

interface for data upload from external data logger. Based on result

data, system is giving maximum fresh material cutting plan. After

cutting, user is creating batches. Took leadership for development of

various textile specific reports for Stock, picking, packing, Loom

efficiency, performance of production using QA data etc. [Team : 1 PP

consultant, 2 Developer]

. Data Migration : Designed / Developed Data migration program for Master

Data for Customer, Pricing, Material, Open Items, Open Sales Order From

Legacy System to SAP System. Designed / Developed Data Migration program

for Billing document, Customer Master, Material Master from SAP to Legacy

for other Legacy module which was not implemented on SAP. Designed /

Developed Data Transfer programs for various on-line governments benefit

applications. Designed / Developed data transfer program for billing

document for EDI [using Gentran] data transfer to customer on SAP and

Legacy system. Design / Developed solution for Data transfer( Invoice,

Bill of Lading, Final Customer Invoice / Shipping Bill) on Legacy system

for Arvind Mills and CNF agent / Shipping Line

. Lead a project for Development for (1) Picking Program ( based on various

QC results) for Textile specific requirement, (2) Vendor Bill-booking

[Account Payable] with Interface. Uploading vendor bill data file to Add-

on table, verification from concern Department, Booking by A/c

Department, Payment by a/c Department. I was a team leader for this

project ( MM Consultant, Developer).

. Designed end-to end solution for Import with MM [Purchase to Pay and

Benefit Tracking]. Designed Gate Keeper module integrated with MM,

Despatch (Excise) module integrated with SD/MM and Implemented with the

help of MM consultant and ABAP Developer. Major Responsibility was co-

ordination with user, requirement study, sign-off and rollout for all

locations. [Team : 1 MM consultant, 2 Developer]

. Designed/Developed Sampling solution for New Product Development using

Interface with external system for sampling result of new product

development (based on customer Inquiry) and running product (Sample

Library). Business used Solution for Customer demo about product range,

where sales person can know about product and can commit on changes

required by customer.

Client: The Welspun Ltd. India ( Textile, Made-ups)

Year 2000-2001

Role : SD Techno-Functional Consultant

Major Responsibility for SD and Add-on Export (SD) / Import Module (MM)

. Involved in requirement gathering with Satyam (Impl Partner) and Welspun

team. Worked with Satyam SD consultant for STD SD processes. Provided Add-

on solution for Export / Import Business Process integrated with SD and

MM.

. Done Configuration for Export sales process from order to Invoice with

Complex Export Pricing.

. Used user-exits to provide full business solution specific to export

business using Std SAP and Add-on Development

. User training for Export business from Order to Invoice, Invoice to

Realization

Client : INTAS Pharma Ltd (Pharma) Year

2001-2002

Role : SD Techno-Functional Consultant

Major Responsibility for SD and Add-on Export (SD)

. Worked as a team leader ( SD Module ) for this project [ Team : 3

Developer ]

. Requirement gathering, Configuration SD to provide solution for Export

and Excise business process using Export/Import add-on Module.

. Used various user exits for additional validation. Done Enhancement in

foreign trade and related master data and uploaded master data

. Prepared user manual and conducted user training.

Non-SAP [Forms 3.0, Forms 4.5, Proc*c, C]

The Arvind Mills Ltd. Year 1994-

1997

Client : The Arvind Mills Ltd. ( Textile, Apparels )

Year 1994-1997

Role : Logistic Application - Techno Functional Form 3.0, 4.5

Oracle 7.x

Involved in various business process study, Development and Implementation.

Worked for multiple applications and different group companies of Arvind

group. Designed solution for Sales Process with automation of Data Transfer

from company to C&F Agent, Customer and vice versa.

Responsibility

. Business process study, Design, development, Implementation, User

training and Support.

. Major area of work: Sales and Distribution, purchase, Production,

packing, Indian taxation. Initially I have worked as a team member for

development in Legacy system (1994-1995) and later on, I was responsible

for SD module. I had a leadership position and I gave various tasks to

small team of a developers.

Client: The Bombay Dyeing India Ltd.(India) 1996-

1997

(Textile, Made-up) Form 4.5,

Oracle 7.x

Role : Sales and Distribution Techno-functional

Implemented Oracle based solution for Export and Domestic Sales from

Inquiry to Realization.

Major Responsibility

. Detail study of business process from Inquiry to Realization. Done As

is, to-be and gap analysis .

. Configured/Corrected system for changes as per Bombay Dyeing need with

additional support of developer

. User training and Post-live Support

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