Supply Chain Project

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CONTACT Shanti Chari

INFORMTAION 3012 Sandalwood Rd

Buffalo Grove

IL 60089

Mobile: +1-847-***-****

Email: abnhnd@r.postjobfree.com

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SUMMARY OF Over 10 years of extensive experience in developing business strategy,

EXPERIENCE

leading SCM diagnostic studies, process redesign, development of IT

strategy (including merger and acquisitions), SAP project management

and implementation of SAP technology

- Managed business transformation projects, global roll-outs with key focus

on Supply Chain Planning & Optimization (Demand Planning, Supply

Planning, Production Planning/Scheduling and Order Fulfillment)

- Managed 6 full life cycle SAP implementations – 2 SCM/BW projects, 3

ERP projects and 1 CRM project

- Project management experience includes 5 years in project

management and 6 years as functional area lead

- Developed expertise in all areas of project management – scope

definition, aligning business requirements with vendor capability, defining

IT strategy and roadmap based on business case, stakeholder and issue

management, defining and managing project standards, delivering global

templates, defining landscape strategy and managing testing/cutover and

go-live support

- Proven track record of impacting profitability in consumer, high-tech and

process industries

- Initiated, sold and managed internal programs to deliver pre-built SCM

solution targeted to establish the firm as best of breed vendors

- Key player in SCM business development activities and leveraged as

SCM SME in majority of firm sales pursuits

- Successfully deployed pre-built SCM solution in sales and delivery for

consumer manufacturing clients

- Experience in the industry includes clients like Clorox, Perrigo, Applied

Materials, Caterpillar, Hallmark, Hubbell, Sony Canada, Phillip Morris

USA, Siemens Westinghouse, Mahaphant, Thomson Television and the

Hoechst group.

- Global implementation experience - worked on projects in US, Canada,

Thailand and Australia

- Success built upon improvisation with strong supply chain conceptual

skills and extensive knowledge of SAP solution capability

- Demonstrated ability for producing results by providing the framework for

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process redesign, building high performance, winning teams across

functions

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Deloitte Firm Project: July 2007 – May 2009

WORK HISTORY

Project Scope: Implement SCM Innovation Template based on SAP SCM

July 2007 – May

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2009

Industry >Service Area: CPG/Life Sciences >Supply Chain Management

(SAP)

Role: Program Manager

Tasks Accomplished:

- Managed and implemented a pre-built solution modeling business

processes with associated transactions, packaged configuration and

project documentation housed in SAP Solution Manager

- Delivered a solution that can be rapidly improvised to model unique

business processes to meet client requirement

- Established firm capability in providing leading edge SCM solutions that

can be implemented in a reduced timeframe - “Do More for Less”

- Developed a team of SMEs in core SCM functional areas to enhance

SCM practice

- Facilitated template utilization in sales and delivery working on multiple

client pursuits and implementations – deployed as accelerator in Clorox

sales win/implementation and Perrigo implementation

- Delivered the following SCM scenarios – Demand Planning, Supply

Planning, Production Planning & Scheduling and Order Fulfillment

- Managed team of 20 plus practitioners (virtual team and on-site teams

across the nation) consisting of functional consultants, basis consultants

and ABAP developers

- Managed the upgrade of SCM landscape from 5.0 to 7.0

Technical Environment: SAP SCM 5.0, SAP SCM 7.0, ECC 6.0 &

NetWeaver BI 7.0

Clorox Company (Household Goods Manufacturer): April – 2009 - May

2009

Project Scope: E2E Supply Chain Planning

Industry >Service Area: CPG >Supply Chain Management

Role: Supply Planning Lead (key member and SME in the Clorox sales win

team)

Tasks Accomplished:

- Leveraged template process design to model Clorox business

requirements - accelerated blueprinting

- Facilitated and supported design workshops

- Managed the completion of blueprint deliverables

Technical Environment: SAP SCM 7.0

Perrigo Company (Pharmaceutical Products Manufacturer): July 2008 –

Nov 2008

Project Scope: Demand Planning Implementation

Industry >Service Area: Life Sciences/CPG >Supply Chain Management

Role: SME for DP Cutover and Go live Support

Tasks Accomplished:

- Facilitated DP cutover

- Provided guidelines for fine tuning forecast models and helped planners

complete history and forecast model cutover

- Deployed SCM template solution as an accelerator in enabling closed

loop forecasting process

- Managed and resolved go-live issues

Technical Environment: SAP SCM 5.1

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WORK HISTORY Applied Materials (Semi-Conductor Manufacturer): July 2007 – Jan 2008

July 2007 – May Project Scope: Global Available to Promise, Order to Cash, Logistics

2009 Execution Implementation

Industry >Service Area: High Tech (Service Parts) >Supply Chain

Management

Role: GATP Consultant Lead

Tasks Accomplished:

- Facilitated quick turnaround in completing and locking unfinished GATP

design (coming into this role at the end of blueprint)

- Identified resource shortages, built business case to ramp up staffing

and get the team on track.

- Managed and tracked blueprint and realization activities

- Guided the team as needed in configuration and testing

- Managed the implementation of complex order promising functionality

involving basic methods, rules with procurement trigger, product

allocation, backorder processing, event driven, reassignment of

confirmation and configurable process scheduling

Technical Environment: SAP SCM 5.0, ECC 6.0

WORK HISTORY Project Redwood

May 2007 – June Project Scope: IT Due Diligence

2007 Industry >Service Area: High Tech > Merger & Acquisition

Role: SAP Manager

Tasks Accomplished:

- Developed IT Day 1 stand-up activities and onward transition approach

for enterprise applications

- Outlined EA migration strategy options and associated IT cost estimates

and recommended migration approach

- Developed IT roadmap for continuous improvement

WORK HISTORY Solo Cup (Disposable Tableware & Food Packaging Manufacturer)

Sept 2006 – Feb Project Scope: SAP Order to Cash Implementation

2007 Industry >Service Area: CPG > Systems Cutover

Role: Cutover/Site Readiness and Go Live Support Lead

Tasks Accomplished:

- Planned and managed cutover and site activities during dress rehearsal

and cutover

- Defined approach for support strategy, operational processes and tools,

organization and schedule, develop stabilization metrics and call

analytics to gauge post go live stabilization

- Managed execution of Go Live support setup, simulation of support

processes during BRT and facilitated command center operations

Technical Environment: SAP ECC 6.0

Caterpillar (Construction & Mining Service Parts Manufacturer)

Project Scope: Service Parts Management Implementation

WORK HISTORY

Industry >Service Area: Service Parts > Supply Chain Management/

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CRM

Role: Integration Lead

Nov 2005 to Sept

Tasks Accomplished:

2006

- Defined approaches and guidelines for implementation tasks and tools

- Facilitated approach buy-in from project leadership and team leads

- Coordinated business design of integration topics across SPM functional

areas (CRM/SPP/EWM)

- Defined RACI structure for realization tasks

- Coordinated integration tasks through realization and migration of

configuration waves from global to implementation landscape using BC

sets

- Managed systems build activities for global template across complex

landscape (SPP, EWM, CRM & ECC)

- Managed implementation of Solution Manager to support blueprint and

realization

Technical Environment: SAP SCM 5.0, ECC 6.0

Phillip Morris USA (Cigarette Manufacturer)

Project Scope: ERP Implementation – Multiple roll-outs by BU

WORK HISTORY

Industry >Service Area: CPG > Manufacturing Planning/Execution, Sales

Order Processing & Recipe Management

Jan 2004 - July 2005

Role: Manufacturing Team Lead (PP,PP-PI, RM, SD)

Tasks Accomplished:

- Lead the manufacturing team in 2 full life cycle SAP rollouts for semi-

finished and finished goods facilities

- Managed functional areas covering Process Industry (PPPI), Repetitive

Process (PP -REM), Sales & Distribution (SD) and Recipe Management

(RM)

- Lead the SAP implementation through project preparation, design, build,

cutover and go live support of the above business processes

- Ensured on-time delivery (with quality) of deliverables in all project

phases

- Enabled holistic design and reduced the number of developments and

managed on-time delivery of 50 plus development objects

- Managed cutover and go-live support across several manufacturing

plants and warehouses

Technical Environment: SAP R/3 4.7, SAP PLM Recipe Management 2.1

Siemens Westinghouse (Power Generation)

Project Scope: Inventory Diagnostic – Spare Parts Planning Optimization

WORK HISTORY

Industry >Service Area: Utilities > Supply Chain Management

Role: Supply Chain Planning SME

Nov 2003 - Jan 2004

Tasks Accomplished:

- Identified areas of opportunity within inventory management based on

process review and data analysis of inventory information

- Outlined various inventory optimization techniques - SKU stratification

and classification by criticality matrix, reduction of forecast error by

improved collaboration and appropriate usage of tools, strategic sourcing

and system performance improvements

- Identified associated cost benefits

- Outlined economically viable implementation options

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- Created firm template for business case development (SPL toolset)

Technical Environment: SAP R/3 4.7, i2

Illy Café (Coffee Distributor)

Project Scope: SCM Business Process Reengineering

WORK HISTORY

Aug 2003 - April Industry >Service Area: Consumer Business > Supply Chain

2004 Management

Role: SCM Lead

Tasks Accomplished:

- Lead the supply chain BPR team.

- Developed To-Be flows based on best practices and existing process

gaps, recommended procedural changes within To-Be steps, define roles

and responsibilities

- Outlined operational leverage and business benefits obtained from these

initiatives

- Defined detailed business requirements

- Define vendor RFP and enabled software vendor selection

WORK HISTORY Sony Canada (Consumer Electronics Distributor)

June 2004 - July Project Scope: Demand Planning, VMI Replenishment Implementation

2005 Industry >Service Area: CPG > Supply Chain Management

Role: SME for Cutover & Go Live Support

Tasks Accomplished:

- Managed final preparation and go live stabilization of DP and SNP

- Evaluated and recommended performance measures

- Implemented changes needed in the DP/SNP process configuration

- Evaluated the strategic and technical implications of implemented DP

and SNP

features in future roll-outs (for extending the functional scope)

Technical Environment: SAP APO 3.0, BW 3.0 B

WORK HISTORY Mahaphant Fibre Cement (Building Materials Manufacturer)

Mar 2001 - Mar 2003 Project Scope: Supply Chain Planning & CRM Implementation – 2 Rollouts

Industry >Service Area: Consumer Business > Supply Chain

Management/ CRM

Role: Project Manager

Tasks Accomplished:

Phase 1 – APO Implementation

- Defined strategic blueprint with SCOR modeling

- Defined business process blueprint

- Managed and deliver APO (APS tool) full life-cycle implementation

covering DP, SNP, PPDS and GATP

- Provided user training in SCM process and APO solvers

- Implemented BW for sales analysis

- Upgraded production planning to process industries model and

implement QM

- Managed team of functional consultants, basis/ ABAP consultants and

business representatives

Phase 2 – CRM Implementation

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- Designed internet sales with web portal, marketing planner, opportunity

management and CRM analytics

- Implemented marketing, internet sales, CRM analytics and opportunity

management

- Guided and supported the configuration of middleware, CRM, R/3 and

BW

- Managed team of functional consultants, basis consultants and business

representatives

- Provided user training

- Managed upgrade of CRM plug-in, BW from 2.1C to 3.0B, APO plug-in.

- Provided APO support for continuous improvement

Technical Environment: SAP APO 3.0, BW 3.0 B, CRM 3.0

Work History Hiserv Consulting – Hoechst Group (SAP Consulting Firm)

Nov 1998 – Mar 2001 Project Scope: Implemented projects (various clients) for a leading

European Consulting Firm - APO Case Study, SAP PP/PM/MM projects,

SAP Instruction (standard SAP training)

Industry >Service Area: High Tech/Consumer > Supply Chain

Management

Role: Consulting Lead – SCM

Tasks Accomplished:

- Managed SCM and logistics functional consultants

- Managed implementation of SAP projects for clients (PP/PM/MM)

- Lead full life cycle PP/MM implementation for Thomson Television (

8 month project)

- Trained and developed APO/BW capability within consultant team

- Responsible for marketing SAP ERP and APO projects

- Collaborated and assisted SAP in the technical marketing of APO

with clients like Tetrapack, Strongpack, Henkel and Mahaphant

- SAP instructor for SAP courses in PP/PPPI

Technical Environment: Various

SYSTEM Software / Products: SAP APO (DP, SNP, PPDS, GATP), BW (SD/CRM

EXPERIENCE Analytics), CRM (Marketing, internet sales) PP, PPPI, PM, parts of SD, MM,

SAP Solution Manger

Middleware / Databases: APO CIF, CRM Middleware

General Tools: Microsoft Office, Visio

EDUCATION Masters in Chemical Engineering - Indian Institute of Technology

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PROFESSIONAL SCM Certification

AFFLIATIONS/ - Project Management Certification (PMBOK)

CERTIFICATIONS - SAP Certified Consultant

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TRAINING SAP Production Planning Academy

- SAP Plant Maintenance Courses

PRESENTATIONS SAP Summit Thailand – Dec 1999

Topic Presented: New Dimensions in Supply Chain Optimization with APO

Speaker for Hiserv Thailand Limited

Conference on Integrating & Optimizing Supply Chains (Organized by

Asia Business Forum- June 2000)

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Topic Presented: Supply Chain Solutions to Streamline Operations and

Improve Customer Service

Speaker for SAP Thailand

FOREIGN Thai – Proficient Socially

LANGUAGE SKILLS

IMMIGRATION US Permanent Resident

STATUS

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