Project Manager Management

KIRAN YERAMALLA

Email: abqrcs@r.postjobfree.com

Address: **** ******* ***** ****, **** 210

City: CUPERTINO

State: CA

Zip: 95014

Country: USA

Phone: 612-***-****

Skill Level: Management

Salary Range: $150,000

Willing to Relocate

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KIRAN YERAMALLA

E-Mail: abqrcs@r.postjobfree.com Cell: 612-***-****

Professional Summary

*SAP SCM Certified, Project manager, Architect with Over all of 12 years of experience that, includes 10.8 years of rich, SAP consulting experience in SAP MM, WM, LE modules.

*Excellent hands on experience with cross modules like PP, SD,VC,SNC,MDM,PLC and FI/CO modules.

*Worked in various industries such as Manufacturing,Printing,Hi-tech and Automotive.

*2 implementations, 2 Roll outs, 2 production support, 1 Ecc 6.0 upgrade project experience involving, Gap Analysis, data migration, Configuration, Customization, Testing, User Training, Documentation and Post Implementation support.

*Well versed with requirements gathering, sizing the level of effort, plan lead and manage project though various implementation phases, creation and management of project plan, Scoping, dependencies and priority conflicts and risk mitigation plans.

*Strong presentation skills and project management tools experience with Omni plan, Fast Track Schedule,Merlin2,Visio,Powerpoint as well as MS Office tools.

*Around 11 years SAP configuration, Design,development, testing and support experience

*Worked extensively on EDI enhancements( 850,855,860,846,856ASN,856SC,940,810,824)

*Working experience on SNC and IS-Retail proects & ECC 6.0 upgrade project

*Heavy hands on experience in Customising,configuration and enhancements in MM(Purchasing,Inventory Management,Invoice verificatoion), WM(Masterdata,putaway strategy,pickaway strategy,Batch management,Handling units,RF,Delivery processing)

*Self-motivated, strong commitment in meeting aggressive deadlines.

*Strong analytical & leadership skills,exceptional team player.

*Excellent written and verbal communications skills.

*Fast learner, ability to absorb & adapt to the needed requirements quickly in a aggressive project environment.

*Flexibie to travel as needed to support project objectives.

SKILLS AND TOOLS

ERP Packages: SAP R/3 Releases 4.6c,4.7, ECC5.0 & ECC 6.0

Languages:ABAP/4, VBScript, HTML,XML

Cross Applications/ Interfaces: RFC, ALE,LSMW, SAP XMII, ANSI, X12, EDI and IDOC

Operating Systems:MS-Dos, Windows NT/2000/2003/XP,MAC OSX

Project Management Tools Omni plan, Fast Track Schedule,Merlin2,MS Visio, MS Project, MS Office, Quest, Remedy.

Quality Management:Quick Test Pro, Test Director, Mercury Quality Center

SAP SKILLS SYNOPSIS

*Material Management - Configuration of Purchasing,Inventory management,Master Data,Material master, PR, PO, Pricing, Agreements, Info records, Release Procedures, Inventory Management, GR, GI, Movement Types, Reservation, Transfer Posting, Stock Transfer, Logistic Invoice Verification, Account Determination, Valuation, Physical Inventory process.

*SD - Complete end to end sales process, Configuration of Sales Document types, Item Categories, Schedule Line Categories, Customization of delivery documents, billing documents., Shipping point determination

*Inventory Management- Consigned Inventory, subcontracting, missing parts, movement types (GR/GI/transfer, movements), physical inventory, Special Stocks ( Consignment, Pipeline, Sub- Contract) and reservations, 3PL, Automatic Settlement-ERS, Document Parking, Invoice verification online, Invoice release, Blocking invoices

*LE & Warehouse Management- Placement/Removal Strategies, Palletization, Wave picking, Delivery Processing, Transportation Planning, Routes, Shipments, Bar-coding, IM/WM Movement types, Shelf life expiry date, Production Material Staging, Picking, Batch Search Strategy, Packing, Shipping, Transportation, Capacity checks, SAP RF, RF interfaces, Physical inventory, Cycle Counting, Cross docking.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES

Client: Apple Computers Inc, Cupertino,CA.

Company: SAP VIX Inc. October `11 - Current

SAP Project manager (Environment:SAP ECC 4.7,ECC 6.0)

Roles & Responsibilities:

*Managing the project on getting a scalable architect solution to support product launch and communication dispatch control to end customer with `Pick,Pack&Hold Cockpit` as per business requirements.

*Working on `Delivery Option filtering and Ship/Delivery date calculation project.This project scope also gives customers, shipping options (Shipping Address and Shipping Condition) to be available at line level for each AOS Consumer order.

*Lead the project to create new EDI 824 implementations along with enhancements to 850,855,860,856ASN,856SC,940 signal as part of roll outs to EMEA regions for few of OEM`s.

Client: Joy Mining Machinery, PA

Company: Intelligroup Dec `10 - Oct `11

SAP MM/LE/WM Lead (Environment:SAP ECC 6.0)

Description: Implementation & Roll out of WM with Radio Frequency Functionality.

Roles & Responsibilities:

*Implimentation of Warehouse Management, Inventory management & Handling Unit management with Radio Frequency functionality.

*Roll out of IMRF project at one of Joy`s locations to enable Handling Unit management with RF functionality.

*Configuration & customization of Materials management, Logistic Execution, Transportation, Shipment, Inventory management, Handling Unit management & Warehouse management.

*Worked on Customer specific enhancements of Purchase order, Production order, Service orders, STO orders, Picking, Packing, Un packing, Repacking, Deploying the orders etc.

*Enhancements of exisiting programs to streamline the business process.

*Enhancements of Radio frequency screens to meet end user requirements.

*Implementation of Warehouse management functionlity at one of the Joy sites.

*Support the daily production support issues and fix the program bugs to ensure smooth business operations

*Lead and organise the end user training sessions, conducted workshops and prepared KT documentations.

Accomplishment: I was key lead to help client in getting their WH flow streamlined with implementation of SAP RF functionality that, helped them achieve quick turnaround WH Processing time and there by increasing work efficiency drastically.

Client: Apple Computers Inc, Cupertino,CA.

Company: Mahindra Satyam October `06 - Dec `10

MM/WM/LE Project Lead (Environment:SAP ECC 4.7,ECC 6.0)

Description: This is an Enhancement & Development Projects.

Roles & Responsibilities:

*Worked on SNC project with target on onboard 30 supliers to this new functionality.

*Worked on PLC project integrated with JAVA web front end tools as per business requirements.

*Worked in IS retail project in MM/LE space for Shangai and Beijing APAC regions.

*Worked in ECC 6.0 Upgrade Project.

*Involved in requirement gathering, business process Analysis, AS-IS/TO-BE analysis, and testing in procure to pay & Logistics space.

*Worked on Apple care projects which involves integration with GCRM,SM & Logistic systems.

*Worked on EDI transmissions for 93% of supplier`s transactions using EDI 850, EDI 860, EDI 856 ASN, EDI 856 SC and EDI 940.

*Worked on CTO process with VC for Apple FG.

*Worked on CANADIAN tax change projects where in got to work with Canada business team to help them adopt the MM and procurement functionality with the changing tax rates with integration with FI space.

*Developed Java based web front tool integrated with SAP R/3 as back end for Apple business users to accommodate the Non inventory indirect procurement process.

*Configured output types, message types, workflow in case error notification.

*Worked on Gold client project which, was built for data refresh from Production to all test systems.

*Prepared test scripts and executed integration tests and unit tests for all purchasing transactions at the time of system refresh.

*Involved in post-production support for end-users by resolving numerous Remedy tickets and giving solutions for user Acceptance Testing, involving in workshops, Presentations and meetings

Accomplishment: Successfully delivered many project deliverable with in the tight and aggressive time lines.

Client: Houghton Mifflin`s

Company: Anid Infosoft LLC April `06 - Sep `06

Functional systems analyst (Environment: SAP ECC 4.6C)

Description: This is Implementation and Enhancement of Subcontracting Process along with development of MM & Inventory Management process.

Roles & Responsibilities:

*Implementation of subcontracting process at client`s place.

*Worked in Source to Pay team for configuring Purchasing, Subcontracting, Third party, Consignment, Internal/External Procurement, Stock Transports, Requisitions, master records.

*Worked on MM master data such as material master, vendor master, Purchasing info record, source list and running MRP for planning.

*Mapped the business requirements, re-engineered and configured procurement, inventory management and Material management right from Blueprinting.

*Worked on various payment terms for suppliers according to requirements received from business group.

*Created new PO/PR document types for direct, indirect and Media procurement and set up the required allowed item categories required by business.

*Worked on automatic account determination at the time of GR and IR, configured the tolerances for invoice variances according to A/P requirement.

*Set up the release strategies for PO`s according to price and linked the workflow to release strategies.

*Worked on Logistic invoice verification including document parking with activation of workflow.

*Customized confirmation control keys according to business requirement for shipping notification and Order acknowledgement.

*Worked on data migration process from legacy system to SAP and issues while uploading the data.

*Batch management for variant product stock, created batch levels, batch specification, batch master records, mass processing of batch, split valuation, search strategy.

Accomplishment: Configuration Sub contracting process and stream lined their business process.Delivered the project in stipulated time lines, saving good dollar value to the clients.

Client: Hewlett Packard,Singapore.

Company: Akashya Systems Pvt.Ltd Jan `05 - Feb `06

SAP MM/WM/PP Senior Consultant

(Environment: SAP R/3 4.7)

Description: This is an Enhancement & Development

Projects.

Roles & Responsibilities:

*Worked with business user for requirement scoping, solving the issues and worked on enhancements.

*Worked on production system disaster recovery mitigation project.

*Worked extensively on Variant Configuration functionality.

*Worked on material BOM, MRP, Scheduling, Shop floor and demand planning in production planning.

*Set up basic shipping functions, deliveries, delivery schedules, defined shipping point, loading points.

*Configured the system to optimize material flow using different Put-away and Picking strategies.

*Part of team which developed interfaces for RF devices via SAP Console to integrate RF devices into SAP WM module.

*Used mobile data entry methods to confirm transfer order in the WMS.

*Extensively customized IM/WM functions of goods receipt, goods issues, reservations, stock transfer and transfer postings.

*Customized the physical inventory and inventory sampling of warehouse stocks with stress placed on ABC analysis.

*Incorporated batch management procedure with stress placed on LIFO/FIFO.

*Implemented / Configured RF queues, Assigning users to different RF queues, custom model data entry screens and activated RF monitor.

*Coordinated and involved in Post-Implementation support activities in the area of Production Planning and Warehouse management.

Accomplishment: Defined streamline process for PDM and MM space integrated with many down steam and up stream interfaces which, helped end users to work on their day-to-day activities more effectively.

Client: Delphi Automotive,Troy,USA.

Company: Vanguard Solutions Pvt.Ltd June `04 - Jan`05

SAP MM/LE Functional Analyst (Environment: SAP R/3 4.6 C)

Description: This is an Enhancement, Development & Roll out Projects.

Roles & Responsibilities:

*Lead project to manage special stocks like Consignment stocks and pipeline stocks

*Created Purchase Requisitions for various services and transmitted the data to Purchasing in MM

*Automated the invoice verification process through ERS settlements.

*Configured and utilized movement types, cycle counting the physical inventory, and posting the cycle count variance

*Global roll out existing SAP system with creation of 2 new company codes and plants and creating/extending all configuration, requirement gathering, blueprinting, customization and program enhancements.

*Set up raw material planning using MRP. Set up bulk item in such a way that rail or truck shipment schedules are updated by MRP using scheduling agreements

*Configured transfer postings, reservations and special stocks of inventory management

*Involved in interfacing and integration of MM with PM, PP, SD, WM and FI/CO modules.

*Analyzed legacy master data, helped in designing data conversion programs for Material Master, Vendor Master, Open Purchase Order, Contract, Purchase Info Record and Invoices using LSMW, eCATT.

*Handled cut-over activities and created business cut-over strategies for conversion from legacy system to the new system.

*Worked on Post-Implementation support activities. Generated goods receipt for Purchase Orders, goods issue for production orders and reversals, removing materials for non-production and packaging areas, removing obsolete and scrap materials from inventory.

*Demonstrated various MM transactions and business scenarios for the users as a part of end user training.

Accomplishment: Successfully lead the team on live physical inventory count activity. API has been carried out for 65 plants for semi finished stock in Delphi as well as customer and vendor stock. During this activity I was involved in deciding strategies for Annual physical inventory & in changing the customized code of API for Delphi as per requirements. This helped clients to successfully carry out their physical inventory process more effectively.

Client: Federal Mogul,Michigan,USA

Company: Miracle Software Systems,Inc Feb`04 - June `04

SAP MM/WM Functional Consultant (Environment: SAP R/3 4.6 C)

Description: This is an Enhancement & Development Projects.

Roles & Responsibilities:

*Coordinated and performed successful analysis, design, configuration, testing and involved in full life cycle implementation of MM and WM application module

*Provided an automated SAP KANBAN solution with JIT calls for the manual KANBAN process.

*Configured Warehouse set up, movements, physical Inventory, Interface with external material handling system.

*Incorporated batch management procedure with stress placed on LIFO/FIFO.

*Implemented / Configured RF queues, Assigning users to different RF queues, custom model data entry screens and activated RF monitor.

*Configured and tested the shipping module, designed customer specific shipping labels, packing of material at delivery level, moving the packages shipping area and finally goods issue.

*Design and configure the printing of custom tickets. Interfacing with third part labeling and printing software.

*Material picking, material staging and setting of control cycles. Also custom development of mass Control Cycle creation.

*Planning and replenishment of bins when using fixed bins. Using capacity planning of the warehouse for interplant material transfers.

*Worked on GI/GR for Purchase Orders, Sales Order, Stock transfer and Transfer posting

Accomplishment: As a key player in the team, helped the clients to get the supply chain process streamlined.

Client: Duo Associates Inc,USA

Company : Cosmonet Solutions Pvt.Ltd May `02 - Dec `03

SAP MM Functional Consultant (Environment: SAP R/3 4.6 C)

Description: This is Post-Implementation support and maintenance project.

Roles & Responsibilities:

*Configured & Customized MM Elements through IMG and closely interacting with other modules for resolving cross-modular issues.

*Worked on outline agreements-scheduling, delivery/forecast, delivery, contracts-value/quantity based

*Maintenance of Material Master and Vendor Master. Material Documents: Inquiry, Quotation, Contract, Purchase Order, Returns, Scheduling Agreement, Credit memo request, Debit memo request

*Configured the end to end Business processes in SAP including partner determination procedures, Text determination procedures and output determination procedures.

*Processed special materials with shelf life expiration date in the IM system.

*Monitored the differences at regular interval & processing the differences pertaining to Inventory controls, cycle count process

*Conducted daily back flushing and running bill of materials for all raw material inventories.

* Involved in user training, final preparation, Go-live and support, and resolved enhancement issues.

Accomplishment: Was a key player in the project in getting the project deliverable delivered in the time lines and was also in support module for good number of months helping end users to get their task running with out interruptions.

Functional Experience

Sri Jayalakshmi Automotives Pvt,Ltd June `01 - April `02

Dealers for Huyndai motors

Worked as Service engineer and spare parts Procurement specialist.

Accomplishment: Was great value added service engineer having got trained in Hyundai plants operations and spare parts procurement process. Was key payer to have got the Customer satisfaction index for year 2001.

EDUCATION

*Bachelors degree from VIT(Vellore institute of Technology) Madras University, Tamilnadu,India in 2001.

*SAP AG certification in SCM in 2004, Singapore.

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