Manager Project

Prasad Gandhikota

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Summary of Experience and Qualifications

Prasad holds an Engineering degree, an MBA and a certificate in the SAP PP and APO modules. In nineteen years of professional experience, he spent twelve years in SAP functional consulting and project management, participating in six E2E implementations in PP and four E2E implementations in QM. Prasad worked on a pilot implementation of APO-DP, after which he acted as the project manager of an APO-DP module roll out at six locations in the US, Europe and Asia Pacific. In addition to acting as project manager, Prasad has also been a testing manager for two international projects in Malaysia and the US. From his experience, Prasad has developed a comprehensive understanding of integration between the SAP PP and QM modules with MM, WM, SD, FICO. He is certified in supply chain management and logistics fundamentals from the MIT Center for Logistics and Transportation. This certificate will help him to optimize inventory levels, reduce forecasting errors, and optimize transportation costs using statistical methods. He also holds certificates in SAP Rapid Deployment Solutions, Sustainability and Business Innovation, Leadership in Digital Transformation and SAP S/4 HANA implementations from SAP SE.

Deloitte Consulting Senior Consultant June 2014-Till Date

SAP S/4 HANA implementation Sept 2016-April 2017

Role: SAP PP/QM lead. Worked in agile/sprint project management methodology, lead QM/PP workshops for requirements gathering, served as change management lead for SCM to identify change impacts and communicate to OCM team, configuration of S/4 HANA PP/QM modules, planning of sprint scenarios for PP/QM, managing onsite/offshore consultants for delegation of tasks and review the complete tasks, conducting daily offshore meetings

Architecture Roadmap Aug 2016-Aug 2016

Leading medical device manufacturers

Role: SCM architect. Analyze the inventory of current systems and applications (S&A) list and identify 30% of S&A catering to 80% of business processes. Create enterprise business process framework. Rank the identified S&A based on classified attributes and weightages by conducting interviews with the client representatives. Plot S&A against technical complexity and business value. Provide recommendations to the client and create a technology roadmap for implementing the S&A.

APO-GATP Implementation May 2016-July 2016

A global company and one of the largest distributors of electronic components, computer products and embedded technology serving customers in more than seventy countries world-wide.

Role: Supporting project post go live in the hyper care phase, managed inbound and outbound queues in both ECC and APO and stabilized the systems, managed post processing errors and delta reports, provided leadership in building reporting templates for queues, post processing errors, batch jobs monitoring and TQA (temporary quantity assignments) analysis, monitoring and reporting to the leadership teams, worked extensively on analysis and deletion of ATP tree structures and BOP entries by batch jobs. Provided leadership in the hyper care phase by stabilizing the systems utilizing on site external consultants and off shore resources, assisted manufacturing team in providing process leadership for production planning, ATP checks and manufacturing execution and thereby helped the client in achieving the quarterly revenue targets, built and managed a 24/7 support structure by providing both technical and managerial leadership.

Technical Environment: ECC 6.0, SCM 7.13

Solution Manager Implementation November 2015-April 2016

A global company operating in the manufacturing domain building construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives

Project includes implementing SAP core modules of FICO/PP/QM/MM/SD/WM/solution manager using a global template model

Role: Building a roadmap for solution manager implementation in terms of effort estimation, resources, current situation, problems, results and benefits and presenting the roadmap to leadership team. Identifying the value for each of the solution manager components like solution documentation, custom code management, test management, application incident management, change control management in terms of the benefits and the complexity of the implementation. Study in details the enterprise business process framework (EBPF) based on American production and quality control (APQC) process framework and synchronize EBPF with solution manager documentation. Conducted requirements gathering workshops for document approvals and configured digital signatures in solution manager. Successfully managed ambiguity as there are no set boundaries for this project and there is a need to self-motivate and push for the approval of the project from senior leadership team and execute the project successfully once approved.

Technical Environment: ECC 6.0, SCM, Solution Manager 7.1, HP-ALM

SAP PP/QM Lead June 2014-October 2015

A global company operating in the life sciences domain developing innovative sequencing and array based solutions for genomic analysis for disease research, drug discovery and clinical trials

Project includes implementing SAP core modules of FICO/PP/QM/MM/SD/PM/WM/PLM for seven manufacturing plants and twenty sales plants across USA, EMEA and APAC

Role: Created industry print process flows for PP/QM and conducted workshops to discuss the SAP life sciences IP5 model. Created a requirement traceability matrix from IP5 process flows to capture all the business requirements and make sure that they were tested. Created business process design documents and wrote functional specifications for complex interfaces between SAP and web services to generate certificate of conformance to be delivered to customers covering SAP QM, PP, SD modules. Helped define Batch and serial number enhancements to capture manufacturing origin for taxation purposes and VC characteristics for batch class characteristics covering SAP QM, PP, SD modules. Configured PP/QM modules to support functional unit and integration testing. Trained the client’s business process experts in SAP software to execute the test scripts. Supported the data conversion activities. Worked on configuring PM module in terms of serial number profiles and enhancements, worked on custom products manufacturing a multimillion dollar business for client utilizing variant configuration from SD and collective order processing, trained business users in executing the complex custom products scenarios in SAP

Technical Environment: ECC 6.0, LIMS,CAMSTAR, Lot tracker, BIZTALK, HPQC

Yash Technologies January 2013-June 2014

Senior Consultant

A cast vinyl film manufacturer

SAP Implementation in US: Implemented SAP PP & QM Modules

Role: Participated in business blueprinting workshops to understand the client business processes and to present the SAP capabilities. Identified the gaps and finalized the RICEF objects for sign off. Wrote functional specifications for the identified RICEF objects, tested the objects, conducted system configuration, and super-user training. Managed and coached offshore resources on how to write functional specifications. Lead, supported, and managed integration testing by coordinating with business teams and data teams for data validation. Identified the data sets for integration testing, wrote test scripts, led dry run of the scripts, defect management, cutover, go-live, and post go-live stabilization.

Technical Environment: ECC 6.0

Honeywell Aerospace January 2008-January 2013

Project Manager - Build Team 12 months

Project includes deploying APO-Demand planning module in US, Germany and Malaysia

Role: Managed APO-DP deployments worth $832 million in revenue generation. Planned and managed all the phases of deployment including project kick-off, discovery, data conversion activities, testing, cutover, go-live and post go-live stabilization activities, and project resource allocation. Assigned tasks to the team and tracked the completion of them by conducting status meetings and facilitating project communication by sending go-live emails. Successfully deployed APO-DP module for manufacturing facilities in US, Europe, and Asia Pacific.

Technical Environment: ECC 6.0,SCM 7.0, BI, BO

APO-DP Lead - Build Team 12 months

APO-DP Pilot Implementation in US

Role: Participated in the design discussions about the business processes of demand management of different strategic business groups. Mapped the demand forecasting business processes from three strategic business groups: air transport regional, business and general aviation, and defense and space into SCM APO-DP. Created planning object structures, planning areas, characteristics, key figures. Defined planning books / data views as per the requirements of the business units. Gained expertise in core interface (CIF), integration models, transfer of master data like materials, plants to APO, and in BI-level master data extraction. Created functional specs for interfaces/user exits and worked closely with the ABAP team to develop user exits. Managed background jobs for sending forecasts from APO into ECC in the form of planned independent requirements.

Technical Environment: ECC 6.0,SCM 7.0, BI, BO

Principal Consultant - Build Team 16 months

SAP Deployment in US

Role: Mapped manufacturing execution process, quality management process, tooling process, sales inventory and operations planning process, and material requirements planning from the business side into SAP. Provided leadership and guidance to coach, motivate and lead team members and external consultants by training them on aero design for SAP deployments. Managed integration testing. Identified the end-to-end scenarios starting from sales forecast to billing, which covered all the processes (SIOP, manufacturing execution, quality management, rework, external processing, stock transport orders and sub-contracting). Managed planning jobs like STO request date, material requirements planning, collective availability check, sales order rescheduling, pegging for the analysis of shortage report.

Technical Environment: ECC 6.0

Principal Consultant Build team 19 months

SAP Deployment in UK

Role: Translated business requirements into IT solutions. Worked extensively to integrate the PP & WM modules. Conducted analysis, design, configuration, testing, delivery and support of the PP module. Worked closely with business teams to make sure that project was a successful business transformation by mapping all the manufacturing processes (rework, split and scrap, external processing, etc.) in SAP. Hands on experience working in SAP solution manager, SAP CHARM & HPQC. Trained super-users and end-users by designing a training strategy.

Technical Environment: SAP 4.7C

Robert Bosch July 2006 to December 2007

Lead Consultant and Technical Manager

Client is a multinational company operating in manufacturing of all the components in automobiles including engines, spark plugs, tools, and car electronics.

Project includes implementing SAP core modules FICO/PP/QM/MM/SD/PM/WM/PS/APO for four manufacturing plants and twenty five sales offices across India.

Role: Managed a team for SAP roll-outs and support by providing SAP expertise for production planning. Identified the processes to test, in consultation with project team leaders. Defined the scope of testing and testing strategies by building testing work packages. Scheduled and coordinated the integration testing by working with business teams and consultants. Summarized unit, functional, and integration testing to report to senior management.

Technical Environment: SAP 4.7C

OBT Global August 2005 to April 2006

SAP Consultant

Role: Functional consultant implemented SAP PP and QM modules for a textile industry

Functional/Domain Experience: Gained rich manufacturing experience by working for several years on shop floor in different fields

Senior Consultant (Business Development) for Classic Search Pvt. Ltd. Bangalore,

Period: Aug2004-May 2005

Assistant Manager (Production) for Bharat Silks Pvt.Ltd (Chemical/Textiles). Bangalore.

Period: March2000-June2001

Engineer (Commissioning & Process) for Barmag India Ltd (Chemical/Textile)., Baroda

Period: Nov1997- Dec1999

Engineer (Production) for Modern group of industries (Chemical/Textiles), Baroda

Period: June1995-Oct1997

Education

Post Graduate Diploma in Management (MBA) in Marketing & Information Tech.

Balaji Institute of Modern Management, Pune, India

B.SC (TECH) in Chemical Technology

Mumbai University Dept. of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India

B.SC in Mathematics

Nagpur University, India

Professional Affiliations / Certifications

Certified as a Solution consultant in My SAP SCM (PP & APO)-Manufacturing

Certified in Six Sigma Green Belt

Honor code certificate in Globalization’s winners and losers from Georgetown University

Record of achievement in Sustainability and Business Innovation from SAP SE

Record of achievement in SAP Rapid deployment solutions from SAP SE

Honor code certificate in Supply chain management and Logistics fundamentals from MIT center for logistics and transportation

Professional member of APICS

Certified in Inclusive Leadership: maximizing work life for your success from catalyst Inc. through edX.

Record of achievement in Leadership in Digital Transformation from SAP SE

Record of achievement in SAP S/4 HANA Use Cases by scoring 99% which belongs to top 20% of the course participants from SAP SE

Record of achievement in implementation of SAP S/4 HANA by scoring 95% which belongs to top 10% of the course participants from SAP SE

White Paper

Published a white paper named SAP solution to save millions of dollars using Quality Management

Published a white paper Strategies to Stabilize APO-GATP Implementations.

Volunteering experience: Tutor Mate & Florence crittenton

Involved in improving the literacy of children at Roosevelt’s public schools Phoenix AZ

Volunteered at Florence crittenton Phoenix AZ to help the organization in painting and cleaning classrooms as a part of Deloitte’s impact day on June 10th 2016

Training

APO-Demand planning

Six Sigma DMAIC process

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