SOORAJ SHANKAR
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An ardent analyst with expertise in executing implementation /Roll out/Support projects; ramping-up projects within time, budget & quality parameters, as per project management & best practice guidelines
Seeking challenging assignments in Business Analysis / Project execution with a reputed organization
PROFILE SUMMARY
Business Analysis
Maintenance Support
Project Execution
Requirement Gathering
A result oriented professional with total 10+ years of experience, 3 years of experience in sourcing & Procurement of Automotive parts, Supply Chain Management & 7 year of experience in SAP MM
Experience in mapping business requirements for process enhancements/ developments/ implementations
Basic Knowledge in SAP WM functionality and process
Keen analyst with excellence in gathering & understanding requirements of clients & other multiple stakeholders, followed by translation into functional specifications as well as provisioning of suitable solutions
Attended knowledge sharing and training sessions on SAP MM/WM and SAP IS Oil
Possess sound communication, planning, analytical & interpersonal skills with excellent problem solving capabilities
CORE COMPETENCIES
Business Analysis
Interacting with business users to analyze the business process & requirements and transforming requirements into solutions & rolling out the deliverables
Project Execution
Analyzing customer requirements to determine feasibility of design within time and cost constraints
Coordinating with customer and team members as part of deployment team, to ensure smooth progress of project work; ensuring adherence to quality standards throughout the implementation process
KNOWLEDGE PURVIEW
Well versed with:
SAP Material Management
SAP Warehouse management
SAP IS -Oil
Experience in preparing, Functional & Design Documents, Configuration document and Test scripts
TECHNICAL FORTE
Operating Systems: Windows XP / 7
Office Products: MS office, MS Visio
Tools: Solman, HP Service Manager7,Rev Trac, HPQC, Rational, EMS, GPS, SPACE, GPDS, Remedy
Awards and Recognition
TCS GEM Award 2015
TCS Behind the scene Award
Shell GEM award in recognition of outstanding performance
Rated number one in the year of 2013
Recognized for the contribution in addressing all issues related to parts development and delivery of C3M (Gear shift assembly) for GME power train
Rated number one in the year of 2016
SAP Skills
SAP MM:
Setting up organization structure of material management and relevant configuration like Purchase organization, valuation area plants, storage location etc
Configuration of Number Ranges and Document types for Purchasing Requisitions, RFQ, Purchasing Orders etc
Configuration of release procedure for purchasing document like Purchase requisition and purchase order
Configuration of Pricing Procedures and its assignment.
Configuration of Automatic Account Determination with FI integration.
Setting up STO configurations
Inventory management
Knowledge of various master data setup material master, vendor master
SAP WM
Basics of Logistics execution Process
Setting up organization structure in warehouse management such as warehouse number, storage type,storage section
Understanding of various types of Inbound and Outbound Goods Movements
Basic functions of SAP Warehouse Management module e. g. Putaway, Picking and Posting Changes etc.
Basic understanding of integration between Warehouse Management, Inventory Management and Delivery Processing.
Knowledge of various master data setup in Warehouse management
SAP IS-OIL:
TSW transactions – Nomination and Ticketing
TSW master data – Locations, Transport systems and Partner Roles
Knowledge on TSW configuration – Junction Functions, Nomination Types etc
Knowledge on TSW Interfaces with Third party systems using EDI or Flat files
Worked with TD module – Shipment creation, Load/Discharge confirmation
TD Master data/configuration – Vehicle, Transportation unit. Transportation planning point
Worked with HPM – Conversion group, UoM group, O3Defaults
ORGANIZATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Jan’15 – Till date with TCS, Bangalore as IT Analyst
Projects Executed:
Client: Nxp Semiconductors, Netherlands
Project Type: Implementation/Roll out
Role: SAP Source consultant
Duration: Aug’16 – Till date
Key Result Areas:
Responsible for requirements gathering, monitoring the progress of the project
Blue print preparation
Configured Organization structure for Plants, Storage locations, Purchase organization
Involved in Unit testing / Integration testing/system testing and Regression testing for key business process.
Interaction with client through net meetings calls & emails
Actively participated in the workshops conducted by Client
Setting up daily call with Onsite coordinators
Worked closely with Technical team and integration team on developing new Wricef
Helping testing team for preparing integration test sequences and preparing test scripts
Accountable for Preparing configuration management, Functional design documents, coordinating with Business and testing team as part of UAT
Helped in preparing files for various data migration objects like Vendor master,sourcelist, PIR and Purchase orders
Involved in cutover activities
Projects Executed:
Client: Johnson & Johnson
Project Type: Implementation/Roll out
Role: SAP Source consultant
Duration: Feb’15 – Aug ‘ 16
Key Result Areas:
Responsible for requirements gathering, monitoring the progress of the project
Configured Organization structure for Plants, Storage locations, Purchase organization
Involved in Unit testing / Integration testing/system testing and Regression testing for key business process.
Interaction with client through net meetings calls & emails
Actively participated in the workshops conducted by Client
Setting up daily call with Onsite coordinators
Worked closely with Technical team and integration team on developing new Wricef
Developed new Interfaces in liaise with integration team (PI and web methods)
Helping testing team for preparing integration test sequences and preparing test scripts
Involved in developing new portal using UI5 Technology for subcontractor users
Helped to Build new reports in BI with SAP HANA
Accountable for Preparing configuration management, Functional design documents, coordinating with Business and testing team as part of UAT
Involved in cutover activities
Aug’11 – Jan 15 with IBM India Pvt Ltd, Bangalore as SAP Consultant
Projects Executed:
Client: Alstom Group.
Project Type: SAP Support
Role: SAP MM
Duration: Mar’14 –Jan’15
Key Result Areas:
Timely resolution of production issues as per Service Level Agreement.
Responsible for troubleshooting the issues in the production system and providing support
Interaction with client through net meetings calls & emails.
Expertise in handling high severity & complex tickets independently
Configured Organization structure for Plants, Storage locations, Purchase organization, purchasing group
Worked with SAP for SAP standard functionality issues by creating SAP messages
Well versed with Alstom support team tools like Solman, HPQC etc.
Help out new and junior members of the team as appropriate in terms of mentoring and guidance around
Functional area.
Worked on Purchase order terms & conditions functionality.
Worked with developer closely for the Program changes and end testing to meet the business requirement.
Client: Royal Dutch Shell.
Project Type: SAP Support
Role: SAP MM/SAP IS-Oil Consultant
Duration: Jan’12 – Mar’14
Key Result Areas:
Timely resolution of production issues as per Service Level Agreement.
Responsible for troubleshooting the issues in the production system and providing support
Interaction with client through net meetings calls & emails.
Expertise in handling high severity & complex tickets independently
Configured Organization structure for Plants, Storage locations, Purchase organization
Worked with SAP for SAP standard functionality issues by creating SAP messages
Implementation SAP notes of suggested by SAP
Doing QA review for configuration changes done by team members.
Active team member in providing completed resolution for the long pending tickets.
Help out new and junior members of the team as appropriate in terms of mentoring and guidance around
Functional area.
Worked on Purchase order terms & conditions functionality.
Worked with developer closely for the Program changes and end testing to meet the business requirement.
Ensure all my tickets/changes are SOX compliant
Configured Organization structure for Plants, Storage locations, Purchase organization and OIH* tables
Integration testing with other module SD and FI
Worked on different Production issues related to Nomination and Ticket actualization.
Worked on different idoc issues related to interface such as GIB and OTIS
Worked on issues related to O3Defaults.
Worked on issues related to Gain/Loss in Ticket actualizations.
Configured Quotations and Quotation Mapping tables and activation of the same in OTIS.
Sept’10 – Aug 11 with Capgemini-India, Bangalore as SAP Consultant
Client: Philips Electronics India Pvt Ltd.
Project Type: Functional Application Management
Role: SAP Consultant
Duration: Mar’14 –Jan’15
Key Result Areas:
Interaction with client through net meetings calls & emails.
Handling Level 1 Tickets of MM, FICO, PS, Basis and responsible for closing the same within defined SLAs (Service Level Agreements.)
Unlock users - change passwords
Activate / Deactivate users (Expire users)
Create - Change authorization users: SAP
Add time writing role in the Portal to service
Create / change SAP printers
SAP Print problems
Resolving calls related to Master data management
Interaction with other module consultants
Jun’07 – Sep ‘10 with General Motors India Pvt Ltd -Bangalore as Engineer-PE
Worked primarily in the area of Supply Chain Management which involves procurement of automobile components for prototype vehicle builds in GM India and overseas GM regions
Key Result Areas:
Supplier identification, evaluation, development, etc.
Ensure the proper selection of suppliers and contractors for specific items
Review requisitions and specifications to obtain competitive quotations from vendors; prepare, tabulate and analyze bids to determine lowest and best bidders; prepare and place purchase orders
Provide technical support for suppliers by interacting with Design release Engineers in GM.
Planning & procurement of materials as per requirement at competitive prices for GM India programs.
Establish good working relationships with vendors through personal and telephone contact; discuss and resolve problems regarding delayed delivery dates.
Check prices and approve invoices on purchase orders; schedule delivery dates; follow up on delayed deliveries
Coordinated approval process for major purchases (> $10,000) in conjunction with the Department Administrator
Material ordering, processing, Expediting and Status Reporting
Coordinate with global suppliers to ensure timely delivery of parts(Global programs). Constant communications with GM engineers and PPO management team to collaborate and resolve issues that arise with suppliers
Interact with other General Motors global counterparts and elevate issues that may go out of control
Establish procedures to align activities as per ISO requirements
Provide feedback to customers & GM-I Leadership
Expedite urgent requests from build floor for parts that are on shortage due to damage or error in inventory
Support GM engineers on work order requirements for parts required for testing purposes by ensuring they are ordered and shipped to the testing site
Coordination of logistics and pick up of parts from vendors based on the GM region parts are sent
Train and develop engineers with General Motors applications for material processing
Give ratings to suppliers based on the on time delivery, first time quality of parts supplier.
EDUCATION
2006 B.E (Mechanical Engineering) from Nitte Mahalinga Adyanthaya Memorial Institute of Technology, Nitte, Karnataka with 63.12%
2002 XII from Sri Rama Krishna PU College, Karnataka with 79%
2000 X from Canara High School with 73.12 %
PERSONAL DETAILS
Date of Birth: 8th Dec, 1983
Address: Sri Rama pride apt, Flat # G-01, Annasandra playa main road, Bangalore - 17
Languages Known: Kannada, Hindi & English