Project Manager Sales

Atul Deshpande

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Atul is a result oriented professional with overall 14 years of experience including nine years of global ERP

implementation experience focused on PeopleSoft EnterpriseOne and JDE World distribution and manufacturing

modules. His enterprise wide software implementation experience ranging from project management to end user

training. His business experience includes requirements analysis, system design and implementation, business

process redesign and development, procedures development, system testing, end-user training and application

management. The projects on which Atul has served have included full life cycle ERP implementations, roll-out

projects, business process redesign, and data migration to ERP system projects. He has specific industry

experience in manufacturing, life science, Food and consumer business. His primary focus is on Distribution and

Manufacturing modules . He has excellent leadership, user interaction, developing in depth understanding

business processes/requirements, analytical and delivery skills.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFFICATIONS

Master of International Marketing from Indian Institute of Import-Export Management, Bombay.

Bachelor of Engineering from University of Pune, India.

PMP Certified – PMI

Oracle certified champion in Order to Cash and Procure to Pay modules.

Lean Six Sigma certified – yellow belt.

TRAINING

Project Management Training by Project Management Training Institute.

Project Management Training by Perot Systems- PMI100

Comprehensive training by JD Edwards PARTNER on JDE OneWorld Applications (Distribution/Logistics

module)

Inventory Management, Sales order management, Purchase module: Inventory and Non – Inventory,

Advanced Pricing, Advanced Transportation Management and Advanced Warehouse Management,

SFC,PDM, Product Costing

TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE

Peoplesoft Enterprise One Skills

Expertise in JD Edwards Distribution and Finance modules

Inventory, Sales Order Management, Purchase Order Management, Advanced pricing, Warehousing

Module, Transportation Module, SFC,PDM, Product Costing

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Deloitte Consulting LLP, USA 2007 – Till Date

Perot Systems TSI (Amer) Corpc 2005 – 2007

Larsen & Toubro Infotech Ltd., Indi- 2002-2005

Systime Computers India Ltd., India 2000-2002

Industry Experience- Non IT

Usha Martin Industries 1996-2000

Mukand Steel 1994-1996

DETAILED EXPERIENCE

1. Deloitte Consulting LLP, USA

Harper Collins, Scranton, PA

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HarperCollins Publishers is one of the world's leading English-language publishers. Headquartered in New

York, the company is a subsidiary of News Corporation. The company has revenues that top $1 billion

annually.

Role: : Order to Cash Specialist

The organization is currently doing a Order to Cash Oracle JDE implementation to meet customer and

industry requirements through the implementation of improved business processes and required

technologies and shorten the order-to-cash cycle, improve cash in-flow and allow the organization to

optimize its cash management-

Order to cash, Advanced pricing and transportation, Inventory process design, requirement analysis,

configuration for US trade.

Functional Specification development for Report, Interfaces, custom program, data conversion.

Understand existing legacy system and develop interfaces.

Prioritize and expedite specification development to meet the dead lines.

EDI and interface design and testing with IT group from client side.

Key process indicator reporting to functional and technical leads. Analyse the sales orders error lines

and provide resolution to process error lines.

Develop scenarios for user testing, conduct acceptance testing with user and perform approval

Process.

Control Menu and version design for US trade.

Conducted unit testing, integration testing and supported user testing.

Pride International, Houston, TX, USA

Served as a testing lead for the Oil and Energy company to support string and integration test for Enterprise

One (8.12) implementation.

Role – Testing Lead

Provide key inputs to process and system design.

Lead string, dry run and final integration testing for Supply chain team.

Coordinated Functional, technical and CNC team for appropriate configuration and issue resolution.

Implement new solution coming out of integration testing.

Performed security testing for supply chain applications.

Developed specifications for open PO and RNV conversion and performed conversion testing.

William Brothers, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Served as the Procurement lead for the construction and Engineering company. ERP optimization project was

initiated to enhance the exisiting functionality implemented within JDE. Performed following roles.

Role - Lead Procurement

Conducted Item Master requirement analysis for Engineering and construction division. Prepared a detail

analysis report and developed best possible solution for centralized Item Master.

Conducted gap analysis between Enterprise one, in-house developed system and third party product to

determine best possible system to maintain Item master.

Developed functional specification to customize Enterprise one Item master program as per business

requirement.

Developed functional specification to design new interfaces between Enterprise one and other third party

products.

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2. Perot Systems TSI, USA

Dole Food (USA)

Served as functional lead for the application maintainence of an JDE Oneworld XE solution for a food

industry. This company provides safe and high quality fresh fruits,vegetables and food products along with

fresh cut flowers.

Role – Functional Lead

Lead Business Analyst for traceability project implementation and rollout.

Order to cash and Advanced pricing process design, requirement analysis, Testing, trouble shooting and

user training for Dole Fresh Fruits.

Leading onsite-offshore team for production support issues.

Business process mapping, design system as necessary and implementing the process in JDE for Order to

cash, Advanced pricing.

Reviews the existing interfaces, identify the new interfaces and mapping according to the business

requirement.

Identifies testing need and schedule testing with user group

EDI and interface design and testing with IT group from client side .

Conduct unit, stress and integration testing. The testing includes interface and application testing.

Prepares report specification and developed the reports in the offshore India.

Production support for Dole fresh fruit division

Invitrogen (USA)

Worked with global life science firm. They provide product and services to pharmaceutical and bio-technological

companies.

Role – Sr. Distribution Consultant

Production support for JDE distribution and Manufacturing modules. Also, support to EDI and interface

related issues.

Business process mapping, design system as necessary and implement the process in JDE.

Co-ordination with the technical development team for technical development and bug fixing.

Ensure that the issues are escalated and addressed in timely manner

Prepare specification for report and interfaces.

4. Larson & Toubro Infotech, India

Eaton Automotive (USA)

Worked for a leading automobile part manufacturer and supplier company. They supplies auto component to

auto manufacturers. This project was initiated to design a auto part forcast module in JDE.

Role – Functional Lead

Single point contact for onsite and offshore application support and offshore development teams.

Implement all transition service delivery processes and ensure that the service level reporting

mechanisms are established and operational.

Monitor the progress of transition and conduct review along with Application Managers and Wave

coordinators.

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Co-ordinate with the offshore development team and Eaton Automotive for on-line support for

Distribution and Manufacturing module.

Prepare functional design document, implementation plan and coordinate user and system related

activities.

Lafarge Plasterboard

Served as Project Manager for the application maintainence of an JDE Oneworld XE solution for a large

cement company. The scope of the project was to optimize existing process and implement new processes in

Peoplesoft Enterprise One.

Role – Functional Lead

Conducted analysis on existing impletion processes set in the Enterprise one. This includes Inventory

management procurement management, Sales Order Management, Advanced Pricing, Transportation

Management.

Simplify the processes whereever requested by users.

Identify the processes which are not mapped in JDE and conduct workshop to determine “To- Be”

processes.

Modeled & Configured the new business processes and conducted CRP (conference room pilot) testing

on One World (XE) package.

Implement the new processess and support user group.

R S Electronics

Provided primary support to client team during string and integration testing and supported user after go live.

The project was initiated to implement Enterprise one for Singapore division.

Role – Functional Lead.

Completed Unit and integrated testing before go live. Documented test results and - - Completed go live

activities & handled post Go-Live issues.

On line production support to R S Component Singapore, Malaysia, and Philippians for Distribution

module.

Participated in the design of Model template to rollout the processes globally.

Developed functional specification for new report within JDE as per the management requirement.

Coordinated with developers to fix the bug observed in production.

Geologistics Ltd., Mumbai, India.

This is a third party logistics service provider company. The scope of the project was to implement Warehouse

and Transportation system for third party logistics model.

Role – Project Manager

Implemented complete Distribution package including: - Inventory, Sales order management,

Procurement, Warehousing & Transportation modules.

Controlled & monitored the project activities in terms of project schedule, cost and variances. Report

variances to the upper management and prepare weekly plan.

Conducted training, Business Analysis, CRP and integrated testing,

Completed go live activities and handled post Go-Live issues

Worked on Menu Design/Securities/Object Transfer/Application Debugger Customization

Guiding the Key Users group through Simulation testing i.e. Piloting & Data Migration

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Project closing activities like, project documentation, archiving the documents and formal closing of the

vendor contracts.

3. Systime Computers India Ltd., India

Bhukhanwala Tools Ltd., Mumbai, India

A diamond cutting tools manufacturing company, manufacturing various types of tools like cutting tools,

segments, Engineering Wheels, Engineering Machines. The scope of the project was to implement Enterprise

One.

Role – Project Manager

Carried out Project Strategy workshop (PSW), which entails charting out the complete Project Plan for

Implementation

Trained the project Core team members on Enterprise One Distribution modules.

Carried out Business Analysis (As Is & To Be Analysis) of the Supply chain processes for all the

locations. Conducted detail presentation to management on “To- Be” processes.

Conducted design sessions (Order-to-Cash, Procure-to-Pay)

Modeled & configured the “To Be” Business processes in Enterprise One and done testing with user

group.

Documented all the CRP set up (i.e. CRP scripting), CRP issues and customization requirements.

Conducted integrated CRP testing (Business Pilot) of Distribution with Finance

Prepare functional specification for reports and interfaces.

Worked with client team to prepare go live plan and supported production system.

Praxair India

Worked for a natural gas manufacturing company. They have largest ASP plant in the world. Implemented

Inventory and Procure to pay modules for their air-suppressed plant (ASP) plant.

Role: Distribution Consultant

Participated Business Analysis, CRP and integrated CRP testing, documentation, and end user training.

Completed go live activities & handled post Go-Live issues.

Design roll out template. Supported roll out of these modules for various locations.

Worked on Reports/Menu Design/Securities/Object Transfer requirement

Prepared ERW reports specification on Inventory/Sales order Management/Procurement

Sai Electronics

It’s a leading trading company in India and deals in the trading business of Electronic Goods. Implemented JDE

financial and Distribution suites to enhance the business.

Role:

Conducted Requirement Analysis (As Is Analysis) for Order to Cash, Procure to pay, Inventory

Management and Advanced Pricing related processes.

Modeled 'To Be' Business processes in Enterprise one and conducted user testing .

Prepared training material for the user group and facilitated user training with core team member.

Documented all the process set up (i.e. CRP scripting), issues and customization requirements.

Develop detail specification for the customization and worked with developer on the approved

customization and unit testing.

Conducted integrated testing (Business Pilot) with user group for final sign off.

Atul Deshpande

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4. Usha Martine Industries – Assist Manager

Worked as Sales Manager. Responsibilities were managing sales team, sales - forecasting and budgeting,

Managing and developing the distribution network nationally, Product promotion through Sales training to

channel partners and executives. Managing sales of Steel product.

5. Mukand Steel – Engineer.

Worked as Production Engineer – worked with largest steel manufacturer of India. Part of production and

planning team of the steel product. Implemented Manufacturing quality systems like ISO 9000 to bring

standardization of production processes to Automobile Manufacturing.

REFRERENCES

Bill Farrell, Manager, Dole Food, California,USA

Venkatesh Shetty, Invitrogen,USA

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