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SEKHARA REDDY TADI ***-973-***-****

SAP SCM APO CONSULTANT ******************@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Over 17 years of experience in SAP technologies with specialties in SAP SCM APO.

Delivered SCM APO solutions to a broad range of multinational client’s business focused on CPG, Paper, Defense Electronics, Steel, Automobile, Bio-Medical and Chemical industries.

Extensive expertise Core Interface (CIF), Supply Network Planning (SNP), Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling (PP/DS), Supply Network Collaboration (SNC), Demand Planning (DP), Advance Planning and Scheduling on S4 HANA 1610, IBP for Demand Planning and PP-PI.

Worked with Make-to-Stock, Make-to-Order, and Planning with Final Assembly scenarios.

Hands-on experience with SNP Heuristics, Optimizer, Capable-To-Match (CTM), Heuristics and optimizer based Deployment, Transport Load Builder (TLB), Capacity Leveling and Safety Stock Planning.

Experienced in implementing interactive and background PP/DS planning runs using PP Heuristics, Detailed Scheduling Heuristics, and PP/DS Optimizer. Worked with Planning Procedure, Characteristics Based Planning (CBP), Capable to promise (CTP), Block planning and Capacity leveling functionalities.

Configured Work Areas, Propagation Range, Strategy Profile and Optimization profile. Defined DS Planning Board Profile and Overall profile.

Worked on Supply Network Collaboration Processes like Purchase order collaboration, Release process, ASN processing, Master data, Alert notifications, planning collaboration etc.

Hands on experience with CIF, SNP, PP/DS and SNC enhancements and alert profiles configuration.

Extensive hands on experience in configuration and execution of Advance planning and Scheduling on S/4 HANA 1610 and hands on execution experience of FIORI apps for planning and scheduling.

Experienced in Statistical Forecast profiles (Univariate, MLR, and Composite), Life Cycle Planning, Promotion Planning, Alert Monitoring, Data Re-alignment, Process Chains, Mass Processing, Loading data from an Info Cube into a Planning Area (PA) and backup of PA.

Generated CVC’s, Initialize/de-initialize PA, Version Management, Time Series Consistency Checks and release of forecast from DP to SNP.

Extensive working knowledge on SNP, PP/DS and SNC master data (Resource, PPM, PDS, Quota arrangements, transportation lanes).

Extensive working knowledge in Production planning business function relating to process and Repetitive manufacturing.

An organized professional with sound consulting and project management experiences along with conceptual, analytical, communication and interpersonal skills.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CSL Behring, King of Prussia, PA.

Role: SAP Sr. Solution Architect SAP SCM PP-PI & PPDS on S4 HANA 1610

April 2017 – August 2017

Scope: Implementation.

Conducted As-Is, To-Be workshops and sprint workshop sessions with the business users, in finalizing the requirements and user acceptance of blueprint, solution prototype, and Integration Testing.

SAP PP-PI & PPDS Solution design and Solution Configuration

Custom developments and Enhancements: functional specification, development coordination and functional testing of the developments.

Set-up of Master Data for SAP PP-PI & PPDS.

Configured PP/DS Alert Profile, Work Area, propagation range, strategy profile, maintained Optimization profile. Defined DS Planning Board profile, the Overall profile, Firming, Pegging, Setup times, converting planned orders in PP/DS, Product view, Product planning table, Detailed Scheduling Planning board and PP/DS optimizer.

Customized and executed PP/DS for Make-to-stock production scenarios, Setup Matrix for PP/DS optimizer.

Designed, development coordinated and successfully tested enhancement objects relating to planning and scheduling.

Development coordinated in setting up of FIORI apps and Tiles for planning and scheduling functions.

lyondellbasell Industries, Houston, TX.

Role: Managing Consultant SAP APO PP/DS, PP-PI, CIF & IBP and ECC on HANA

November 2016 – March 2017

Scope: Implementation and Post go-live support.

Post go-live issue fixes and system stabilization.

Master data fine tuning, implementation gap fixes and solution stabilization.

Stabilization and adjustment of production planning execution process, from the application transition from legacy planning tool named Picasso to SAP APO.

Configuring control keys and additional operations in line with SAP APO scheduling specific functions.

Fine tuning recipes, BOM structures and by custom reports to incorporate the scrap material in to planning scope and facilitate the top management to identify actual yield of finished product and scrap against the raw material consumption.

Configuring DS planning board profiles and customizing Planning procedures.

Designed and developed the enhancement requirements in the area of Product view, DS Planning board, CIF Queues and CIF reconciliation.

Supported IBP Demand planning data cut over and job monitoring activities.

Employer: Wipro Limited: Consulting Manager August 2007 – November 2016

Apple Inc., Sunnyvale, California

Role: Principle consultant/Architect June 2016 – November 2016

Scope: Enhancement and Process improvement team lead

Validate and deliver the enhancement requests from the NA, Asia and EMEA business units.

Identifying the performance intensive processes, propose better solution and implement the proposed solution in SAP APO DP, SNP and CIF

Wipro COE competency Support April 2016 – June 2016

Role: Principle consultant/Architect

Scope: ATTP POC and demo server build.

Configuring the Demo solutions relating to ATTP.

Providing presales solution support.

Nike, Beaverton, OR, USA February 2016-March 2016

Role: SAP SCM APO SNP Principle consultant/Architect

Scope: SAP APO SNP CTM testing Project and IBP POC design.

Providing test plan and test scripts.

Providing solution quality audit.

Resolutions to the defects identified during the solution testing

Federal Mogul, Southfield, MI, USA. June 2014 – Jan 2016

Role: SAP SCM APO CIF, SNP & SNC Principle consultant/Architect

Scope: SAP APO SNP CIF SNC & GATP implementation on SAP SCM APO 7.3 & ECC 6.0.

Conducted blueprint workshops in the process of defining To-Be business process and blue print design and acceptance.

Establish a To-Be process flow based on business requirements and current legacy system Limitations.

Conducted the solution prototype workshops to demonstrate solution design and SCM APO software capabilities in network distribution and deployment planning.

Analyzed integration points and developed specifications for interface requirements and module functionality. Provided directives to the client master data team in master data requirements gathering and data setup and cutover activities.

Conducted power user training, successfully delivered the solution and providing post go-live support.

Delivered the functional development specifications for various enhancement requirements relating to CIF, SNP, SNC and GATP.

Colgate-Palmolive, Morristown, NJ, USA. December 2013 – May 2014

Role: SAP SCM APO CIF, SNP & PP/DS Functional Lead Consultant

Scope: SAP APO SNP & PPDS implementation on SAP SCM APO 7.0 & ECC 6.0.

Conducted As-Is, To-Be workshops and sprint workshop sessions with the business users, in finalizing the requirements and user acceptance of blueprint, solution prototype, and final solution acceptance.

Set-up of Master Data for Supply Network Planning and PP/DS planning. Configured SNP planning runs (Heuristics), Core Interface (CIF), Safety Stock Planning, Deployment, and TLB.

Executed SNP runs with SNP Heuristics, Deployment, and TLB. Assigned TLB profile to the Transportation Lane.

Configured PP/DS Alert Profile, Work Area, propagation range, strategy profile, maintained Optimization profile. Defined DS Planning Board profile, the Overall profile, Firming, Pegging, Setup times, converting planned orders in PP/DS, Product view, Product planning table, Detailed Scheduling Planning board and PP/DS optimizer.

Customized and executed PP/DS for Make-to-stock production scenarios, PP/DS Heuristics, Net requirement calculation, Lot-size calculation, Source determination, and Setup Matrix for PP/DS optimizer.

Premier Foods Pvt Ltd, Eastleigh, UK. May 2011 – November 2013

Role: SAP SCM APO CIF, SNP, PP/DS, DP & ECC PP Functional Lead Consultant.

Scope: SAP APO PPDS, SNP, CIF and DP maintenance and Support requirements.

Lead a support project executed in onsite and offshore model with a team of 6. Performed key responsibilities, like providing L1 and L2 solution support to business-as-usual, additional development requests, solution improvement recommendation, and version upgrade.

Stabilized the SNP and Deployment optimizer issues and improved the optimizer solution accuracy.

Improved the system performance by reducing the redundant data, batch jobs and the processes related to DP and SNP.

Successfully delivered the usability improvement developments as additional development requests relating to CIF, PPDS, SNP and DP.

Provided solution to the long-lasting CIF performance issues and proposed the solution to Optimizer overruns.

Provided the solutions to the Production support issues relating to DP, SNP, PPDS and CIF and Optimizer.

Restructured and provided support to Process chains, batch jobs Scheduling and monitoring for ad-hoc business requests.

Vizag Steel Plant, Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. October 2010 – April 2011 Role: SAP SCM APO CIF, SNP, PP/DS, DP and ECC PP Functional Lead Consultant.

Scope: SAP ECC/APO PPDS, SNP, CIF, DP and ECC implementation.

Successfully delivered Business Process design and solution blueprint and solution prototype for DP, PPDS & CIF implementation requirements.

Identified the customization requirements in line with the business process requirements.

Conducted the business process and blueprint workshops, delivered the business process document.

Identified customizing objects for the business requirements and Prepared Functional specifications & test cases.

Designed the Master data templates for SNP, PPDS and Optimizer.

Bharat Electronics Ltd, Bangalore, India. July 2010 – October 2010

Role: SAP SCM APO CIF, SNP, PP/DS & DP Functional Lead Consultant.

Scope: SAP ECC/APO PPDS and CIF implementation.

Conducted As-Is, To-Be workshops and sprint workshop sessions with the business users, in finalizing the requirements and user acceptance of blueprint, solution prototype, and final solution acceptance.

Set-up of Master Data for PP/DS planning. Configured PP/DS planning runs (Heuristics), PP/DS Alert Profile, Work Area, propagation range, strategy profile. Defined DS Planning Board profile, the Overall profile, Firming, Pegging, Setup times, converting planned orders in PP/DS, Product view, Product planning table, Detailed Scheduling Planning board and worked on the enhancement objects related to Product view and worked on CIF inbound and outbound Exits.

Customized and executed PP/DS for Make-to-order production scenarios, PP/DS Heuristics, Net requirement calculation, Lot-size calculation, Source determination.

ITC Paperboard and Specialty Papers Division, India. September 2007 – July 2010 Role: SAP SCM APO CIF, PP/DS and ECC PP& PI Functional Consultant.

Scope: SAP APO PPDS, CIF and ECC implementation.

Involved in As-Is, To-Be workshops and sprint workshop sessions with the business users, in finalizing the requirements and user acceptance of blueprint, solution prototype, and final solution acceptance.

Set-up of Master Data for and PP/DS planning and configuring PPDS Planning and detailed scheduling (Heuristics), Core Interface (CIF).

Configured Block Planning and CTP for CBP scenarios at APO.

Designed and configured custom Planning and detailed scheduling heuristics.

Defined, developed and tested the custom Trim solution to the Paper industry using the block Planning and CBP scenario.

Designed and developed the enhancement requirements in the area of Product view, DS Planning board, capacity reservation, CIF Queues and CIF reconciliation.

Configured PP/DS Alert Profile, Work Area, propagation range, strategy profile, maintained Optimization profile. Defined DS Planning Board profile, the Overall profile, Firming, Pegging, converting planned orders in PP/DS, Product view, Product planning table, Detailed Scheduling Planning board and PP/DS resource planning table.

Customized and executed PP/DS for Make-to-order production scenarios, PP/DS Heuristics, Net requirement calculation, Lot-size calculation, Source determination.

Conducted end user training and transition tasks.

Master data and configuration functions of SAP APO and SAP ECC.

Employer: GSSO, Colgate Palmolive India LTD, February 2006 – August 2007

Mumbai, India.

Role: Sr. Systems Executive.

Scope: In-house SAP APO SNP/DP/ PPDS, CIF and PP Support requirements.

Supported for, techno-functional requirements of APSSO, EASSO and AMSSO business units.

Production support to all APO modules DP, SNP, PPDS and CIF.

Create and maintain Process chains in DP, SNP and manage forecast jobs to APO and ECC.

Maintain SNP Heuristics, Deployment and TLB profiles generating Stock transfer requisitions.

Supported Optimization, Heuristics based planning jobs in SAP APO PPDS. Resolve Detailed scheduling planning board issues working with planners at plants

Core Interface (between APO and SAP R/3) Analysis- Resolving issues of CIF Queues, consistency check on R/3 and APO.

Developed an automated logic of incomplete master data identification, before the SNP heuristic run, to avoid the queue maintenance issues. This has been later rolled into the APSSO and EASSO business divisions.

Provided technical specifications and support for the ongoing development requirements for APSSO, EASSO, and AMSSO supply and demand teams. Set up and monitor batch jobs and fix the failures.

Responsible in enhancement developments relating to SAP APO and Production Planning.

Employer: COE, Goodyear Dunlop Tires GmbH, November 2004 – December 2005

Germany.

Role: Technical Consultant and Developer.

Scope: SAP APO SNP/DP and CIF implementation.

Worked with SAP Germany in the ramp-up version of SCM APO 4.1.

Developed master data mass maintenance tools for Goodyear Dunlop specific requirements.

Responsibilities included analyzing existing business processes, understanding complex operational requirements and translating requirements to software capabilities, and performing fit-gap analysis to identify software customization requirements to meet business needs.

Analyzed integration points with non-R/3 legacy systems and developed specifications for interface requirements. Provided direction to the client in master data requirements gathering and data cleansing activities.

Analyze CTM results for RCCP (rough cut capacity planning) for constrained planning.

Setup organization data, master data including Materials, BOM, work center, routings, material group and developed specifications for the reports and uploading of data.

Creating CTM planning profiles and CTM run for constrained supply planning

Setup organization data, master data including Materials, BOM, work center, routings, material group and developed specifications for the reports and uploading of data.

Also developed numerous data conversions to convert data from their legacy systems into SAP.

Created Functional and Technical Specs for updating master data into APO and work with other functional groups to ensure complete synchronization of master data.

Wrote several test scenarios to test robustness of solution and ensure that it meets client expectations.

Write functional specs for various technical ABAP custom programs. (example PPM creation and modification to automate priority upload from Z table and mass creation of transportation lane based on location relationships defined at Z table.)

Implemented several Z tables to get master data from R/3 seamlessly to APO DP for creating CVs. (Ex: Create Z-table to upload inventory from legacy system into APO).

Setup of planning area, planning books, CVC’s, like profiles, realignment and disaggregation methods, and macros in Demand planning. Maintain forecast release profiles and demand for planning execution.

Maintain and test the locations, products, transferred to APO through CIF management and troubleshoot issues in the Quality and Production environment during cut over.

Maintain test data to validate setup of planning book views, data views to operate forecast in APO system.

Validate and test the various safety stock methods needed for planning and execution in APO environment. Validate and test if total demand is correctly reflected at all Distribution and manufacturing plant locations in APO.

Validate and test scenarios related to GATP platform to fulfill customer request by delivering right quantity at the right time globally.

Identify system solutions and define requirements for SAP APO platform development and testing. Interact with APO developers, technical architects, business analysts, testers and support personnel to develop, deploy and support solutions.

Employer: Career Soft solutions, Bangalore, India. November 2000 – December 2003

Role: Junior Technical Consultant and Developer.

Scope: ABAP support and coding requirements.

Worked on various projects for in-house and external clients for their ABAP development requirements.

Worked on user and functional exits, Bapi and Badi enhancements, Module pool developments and DDIC enhancements.

EDUCATION

Master of Computer Applications, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, India, 2000.

CONTACT DETAILS

Address: 2495 South Mason Rd, #626, Katy, TX 77450.

Email: ******************@*****.***

Phone: 973-***-****

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