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SAP EWM / WM Functional Consultant

Location:
Toronto, ON, Canada
Posted:
January 14, 2015

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RAJESH CHAUHAN

(SAP EWM / WM Consultant w/ MBA)

** ******** ********, ******** ****, ON, L4E4B5, Canada

+1-647-***-**** • abhll4@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY:

Supply Chain professional with more than 13 years of experience in international business and SAP consultancy with double MBA degrees. Demonstrated history of executing projects within approved budgets and timelines. Thorough knowledge of supply-chain processes with right combination of technical expertise and strong functional skills. Implementation experience in Electrical, Packaging & Food-

Nutrition industries.

KEY STRENGHTS:

- Excellent interpersonal skills and customer focused

- Ability to work equally well in a team or alone

- Methodical and detail minded

- Ability to multi-task without losing focus

- Strong oral and written communication skills

- Performs well in stressful situations

- Easily manages complex projects without losing momentum

- Experienced in delivering quality solutions in a multi-faceted environment

SKILLS:

- Supply Chain knowledge

- SAP EWM 9.0 / 9.2

- SAP WM

- SAP ERP 6.0

- SAP TRM

- Inventory Management

- Logistics Execution Transportation SAP Implementation

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

■ NESTE GLOBE, Toronto, Canada

IT services of NESTLE, the world's biggest food and beverage company (www.nestle.com)

Business Solutions Specialist – Supply Chain, Materials Handling (member of GLOBE, the most

ambitious business process reengineering program undertaken by NESTLE)

Project 1: EWM Implementation (First-ever EWM implementation project at NESTLE group / First EWM

implementation in the Nutrition-Food industry): May 2012 – Present

• Participated in the On-Boarding workshop at Walldorf, Germany (organized by SAP AG) to kick-off the

first-ever PILOT SAP-EWM project at NESTLE group – to understand the standard EWM solution and

the goal and objective of organizational change management.

• Understanding AS-IS business processes & gathering the requirements of the current distribution

facility & mapping the Business Process to the SAP EWM module (Release 9.0 / 9.2) - GAP analysis.

• Helped lay out ERP to EWM end-to-end Order-To-Cash, Procurement-To-Pay & Internal-Process

flows for the pilot EWM plant.

• Designed the complete inbound-receiving solution for the NESTLE GLOBE template & prepared a

Business Blueprint that would be applied across the globe.

• Set-up the EWM-Sand-Box for prototyping the NESTLE logistics processes with the standard EWM

solution to find out the gaps.

• Customized the first NESTLE EWM pilot plant for the complete inbound, internal and outbound

logistics processes.

• Preparation of EWM Master Data such as Product Master, Quality Inspection Rule, Packaging

specification, Bin Master, Resources for RF-transactions.

• Preparation of Functional Specifications for gaps in processes and coordinated with development

team to deliver on-time and with quality.

• Preparation of Unit and Integration test scripts for standard & developed EWM scenarios and execute

them.

• Documenting and providing training of EWM-configuration and business processes to local

implementation specialists and super users for the acceptance testing.

• Involved in cutover activities, Go-Live, Post Go-live support on & off site.

• Knowledge Transfer to local functional specialists as to how to monitor and manage interfaces

through IDOCs and QRFC queues and data discrepancies between ERP & EWM systems.

Project 2: First WM Implementation in NESTLE USA Distribution Center : September 2010 – April

2012

• Helped NESTLE USA implement the first-ever SAP-WM solution in their distribution centers.

• Ensured that the market business processes were in compliant and consistent with the NESTLE

GLOBE template.

• Provided functional expertise and business guidance to the NESTLE USA to enhance / optimize their

materials handling and logistics processes.

• Set-up the system for testing, providing knowledge about NESTLE best practices & business

processes and understanding their business requirements to fill-up the potential gaps.

Key Contributions:

Designed complete Inbound-Receiving Solution for EWM-managed plants to be used in NESTLE

GLOBE template.

Main contact from NESTLE GLOBE (sustain organization) to the NESTLE USA helping them

implement smaller projects and maintain day-to-day sustain business activities.

Conducting frequent GLRs (Global Leverage Reviews) across North American markets to help

them optimize & leverage their business processes.

Training End-Users & local implementation specialists via “MH Certification” program.

■ NESTLE GLOBE CENTER EUROPE, Germany February 2006 – August 2010

IT services of NESTLE, the world's biggest food and beverage company (www.nestle.com)

Senior Business Analyst – Supply Chain, Materials Handling (member of GLOBE, the most ambitious

business process reengineering program undertaken by NESTLE)

• Project coordinator from NESTLE GLOBE, Frankfurt, Germany - Materials Handling team for

implementation / leverage projects. It included analyzing the project charter / project brief, managing

the detailed implementation plan, tracking progress and status of projects, providing monthly reports

on risks and issues to management and overseeing engagement with NESTLE global development

team and IBM offshore colleagues.

• Helped increase the usage of Materials Handling Business Warehouse reports for effective decision

making among various NESTLE European markets by conducting knowledge transfer workshops to

supply-chain / warehouse managers.

• Provided functional expertise and business guidance to markets for implementing NESTLE GLOBE

template materials handling and logistics processes.

• Worked closely as integrator with NESTLE local & global functional business analysts & technical

consultants to design, test, maintain and enhance SAP applications to support NESTLE business

requirements.

• Customized / configured full Logistics-Execution area (warehouse management, shipping and

transportation) for the NESTLE Europe zone, using automated configuration tools, such as CATT and

LSMW.

• Worked closely with IBM offshore partners to resolve process- and configuration related problems

during implementation and after-implementation phases.

• Coordinated in setting up interfaces between SAP R/3 and non-SAP applications via IDOC

messages, partner profiles and condition records; provided assistance to the markets for resolving

the failed IDCOs / messages.

• Provided training and documentation to local implementation specialists and super users.

Key Contributions:

Contributed to the successful Go-Lives in NESTLE France.

SPOC for all MH-related processes for different NESTLE markets (Nestle Schoeller, Germany,

NESTRADE, NESTLE Adriatics)

Member of a transportation task force, responsible to implement 3 rd-party transportation solution

interfaced to SAP ERP in Nestle (UK) & Nestle Purina Petcare Europe.

Member of the best performing MH configuration team in 2006.

■ LAPP SERVICE GmbH, Germany July 2003 – January 2006

One of the major players in cable industry (www.lappgroup.com)

SAP Business Consultant

• Designed, configured, tested, implemented and optimized logistics-based business processes.

• Day-to-day support to the business in the Logistics Execution area.

• Worked with "power users" to train them in the new processes.

• Supervised & consolidated activities of SAP-LE power users.

• Identified and documented clients’ requirements.

• Transportation planning.

• Radio-frequency solutions for warehouse movements via SAP Console.

• Maintained interface between SAP WM system and warehouse sub-system via ALE / IDOC.

• Worked closely with business partners, project managers, third-party vendors, and developers to

review business requirements.

• Planned to help determine time frame, cost and procedures for accomplishing project.

Key Contributions:

Responsible for implementing RF (radio-frequency) solutions via SAP Console on

SAP 4.6 C platform in one of our warehouses in LAPP, Singapore.

Customized and Implemented “full Logistics Execution module” in LAPP, UK, Italy & Czech Republic.

All the logistics processes, such as inventory, goods receipt, warehouse movements, delivery

processes, packaging, etc., were to be designed, developed, tested, implemented and integrated

with other SAP modules.

Integrated a “sample warehouse” into an existing warehouse in order to streamline delivery

processes of non-standard packing materials by allocating them a different storage location.

.

■ BALL PACKAGING EUROPE, Germany 2002 – June 2003

Packaging firm with annual turnover of over $ 1 billion, a member of Ball Corporation, USA

SAP Systems Analyst and In-house Consultant

• Audited authorization concept in SAP R/3 environment.

• Designed, developed and improved various logistics processes, such as inventory, goods receipt,

warehouse movements, delivery processes, and packaging.

• Provided coaching, mentoring and influencing others to accept change in support of the corporate

vision.

Key Contributions:

“Integration of SAP R/3 Logistic Execution Systems”, Ball Packaging Europe, France to

Migrate and integrate all non-SAP-based logistic processes to SAP R/3 platform.

EDUCATION:

■ Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, LA, USA

MBA, Business Administration, 2001 GPA: 4.0

■ University of Applied Sciences, Reutlingen, Germany

MBA, International Business, 2001 (Medium of Instruction: German / English) GPA: 3.8

TRAINING COURSES:

SAP “EWM100 Extended Warehouse Management - Processes” from SAP, Germany

SAP “EWM110 Extended Warehouse Management – Customizing – Part One” from SAP, Germany

SAP “EWM120 Extended Warehouse Management – Customizing – Part Two” from SAP,

Germany

SAP “SCM630 Warehouse Management” from SAP, Germany

SAP “SCM631 Special Topics in Warehouse Management” from SAP, Germany

SAP “SCM610 Delivery Processes” from SAP, Germany

SAP “BIT300 Application Link Enabling (ALE)” SAP, Germany

SAP “Train the Trainer” from SAP, Germany

SAP “Auditing SAP R/3 Basis", MIS Training Institute, UK (the international leader in Audit

& Information Security training)

Nestle Project Management

Nestle Leadership Qualities

LANGUAGES:

English: Fluent

German: Advanced

French: Good

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Recognized as NESTLE CANADA Brand Builder Award for 2014

Permission to work in the whole European Union & Canada

References available upon request



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