KARAN RATHOD

SAP MM CONSULTANT

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Profile Summary

SAP MM Functional consultant with overall 7 years of experience and 5 years of SAP MM consulting. Having good knowledge of Ariba Domain and functional downstream & shipment topics related to transportation module. Dedicated and resourceful SAP MM consultant with functional understanding of SAP along with good experience in configuration & support. Experience of working in a project environment and supporting clients in designing and

implementing their objectives in innovative projects. Business process knowledge of sourcing and purchasing and Warehouse.

Education

Certified in SAP MM, SAP ERP ECC 6.0 EHP 6 (ID-001*******)

MBA – BIT College – VTU University in 2010

BBM – Alva’s College – Mangalore University - 2008

Awards

Received 3 Bravo (Partner award) and 3 Process star awards at Honeywell Technology.

Received Customer Champ award from Infosys

Personal Details

Date of Birth: 17th September 1987

Languages Known: English & Hindi

Address: #89, Peninsula Palm Ville, Sarjapura - 562125, Bangalore, Karnataka India

Career Timeline

Skills & Technology

Technologies used: SAP MM, Ariba Domain and downstream & shipment cost regard to transportation module.

Work Experience

Project 4

Tech Mahindra, Bangalore – Support project

Client: Nestle

Duration: 12 Months

Team size: 8

Environment: ECC 6.0 EHP 6.0

About Client: Nestle is the leading Nutrition, Health and Wellness Company. Nestle enhance lives with science-based nutrition and health solutions for all stages of life, helping consumers care for themselves and their families.

Responsibilities:

Handling day to day issues of Nestle.

Responsible for resolution of complex / high priority Tickets raised by the users as per the SLA.

Prepare necessary KM documents related to resolution of issues as per the agreement.

Investigate repetitive issues and take necessary remedial action.

Coordinating with other consultants of FI, PP, and QM & WM for integration related issues.

Interacting with technical team (ABAP).

Testing of small changes in QA environment.

Monitor critical batch jobs.

NCPS Interface, SOS / COM Replication

Handling IDOC’s

Involved in GSTD and PSRMS.

Attend daily and weekly calls on KPI with client.

Project 3

Company: Tech Mahindra, Bangalore – Implementation project

Client: Iglo Foods

Duration: 9 Months

Team size: 12

Environment: ECC 6.0 EHP 6.0

About Client: Iglo Group is a frozen food company based in the United Kingdom, with operations across the European continent. The company markets its products under the brand names Iglo, Birds Eye and Findus. Iglo owns the rights to the Birds Eye brand in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and the rights to the Findus brand in Italy.

Responsibilities:

Involved in realization phase of the implementation:

Configuration of MM organization levels and its assignment.

Configuration of all master data (MM) as per the client requirement.

Customizing pricing procedure and release strategies for PR, PO, valuation Class and Account determination.

MM testing all transactions, Integration testing, user acceptance testing.

Creation of different Purchasing Documents such as PR, RFQ, & PO's

Goods issue/ Transfer postings, Goods Receipts.

MM & FI Integration. (OBYC Settings)

Reservations, Physical Inventory settings

User Manual, Users trainings, Go Live Preparation, Cut over Strategy.

Involved in data uploading. Example - initial stocks.

Involve in post-production support at client location.

Project 2

Company: Infosys, Bangalore - SAP Support Project

Client: GSK

Duration: 7 months

Team size: 10

Environment: ECC 6.0

About Client: GSK is a science-led global healthcare company. GSK research and develop a broad range of innovative products in three primary areas of Pharmaceuticals, Vaccines and Consumer Healthcare.

Responsibilities:

Handling trouble and configuration tickets.

Responsible for resolution of complex / high priority Tickets raised by the users as per the SLA.

Prepare necessary KM documents related to resolution of issues as per the agreement.

Investigate repetitive issues and take necessary remedial action.

Interacting with technical team.

Responsible for providing end user training.

Maintaining Material Master, Info records, Source List and Changes in Release Procedure / Pricing.

Attend daily and weekly KPI calls with client.

Project 1

Company: Honeywell Technology Solution Lab, Bangalore - SAP Support Project

Client: Honeywell Life Safety Distribution AG

Duration: 2.1 years

Team size: 12

Environment: ECC 6.0

About Client: Life Safety Distribution AG engages in distribution of gas detection equipment. Life Safety Distribution AG was formerly known as Honeywell Analytics AG. The company is based in Hegnau, Switzerland. Life Safety Distribution AG operates as a subsidiary of Honeywell International Inc.

Responsibilities:

Handling day to day issues, trouble tickets and configurations.

Responsible for resolution of complex / high priority Tickets raised by the users as per the SLA.

Prepare necessary KM documents related to resolution of issues as per the agreement.

Investigate repetitive issues and take necessary remedial action and root cause analysis.

Interacting with technical team (ABAP).

Involved in Unit Testing.

Monitor critical Batch jobs.

Preparation of Weekly and Monthly status reports for issue monitoring.

Domain Experience – Purchase and Sourcing

Company: Honeywell Technology Solution Lab.

Client: Honeywell Life Safety Distribution AG

Duration: 1.2 years

Team size: 28

Environment: ECC 6.0

Responsibilities:

Prepare RFP/RFQ/eAuction and invite quotes from vendors.

Prepare comparative statements of the quotations received from vendors to select best source of supply.

Track and monitor savings generated through vendor development, negotiations, or any other such initiative.

Ensure conversion of PR to PO (Purchase Order) with minimum turnaround time.

Vendor Development, Follow up with vendors to ensure on time material/service delivery

Spend analysis and TCO.

Handling team eSourcing & Procurement related activity.

Understand and validate the purchase requisitions (PR) from User Departments.

Ensure vendor payments on time in coordination with accounts and finance teams.

Negotiates favourable contractual terms and conditions with suppliers.

Build strong relationships with suppler/partners, fostering collaboration and teamwork.

Delivers on cost reduction commitments through the identification, development and execution of strategic sourcing initiatives.

Following standardized tools, practices and procedures shortening the quotation, RFP and decision making and evaluation time.

Following procurement policies and review on a regular basis to ensure relevance and conformance with best practices and ensure compliance with internal and regulatory policies.

To effectively manage the Procurement and supply chain at optimal cost across functions. Identifying, Creating & Maintaining the Value contracts for PO automation. Ensuring timely implementation of all the projects aligning to it.

Negotiate, analyze, and gain approval on maintenance contracts through the competitive bidding process to achieve the best value for the company. Constant monitoring and regular follow-up of Open Requests with suppliers and reporting to the stakeholders.

Manage projects, Spend/Savings Analysis, Vendor Management / Maintenance, Order Management, support in supply base tool enhancements.

Identifying possible RFx & E-Auction opportunities in order to help the requestor improve the Quality of Goods and Services received in cost effective manner by means of Cost and Spend Analysis.

Analyzing Quotes from Suppliers, Posting Prices & honouring bids to the best deal. Handling resolution on pending Request for quotations and escalation.

Reviewing/Issuing purchase orders, expediting, Coordinate necessary activities to ensure goods and services are received in a timely manner

Spend/Savings Analysis, supplier payment terms analysis, indirect commodity analytics and supplier base reduction and optimization

Interacting with the stakeholders. Understanding their requests and ensure a timely processing is done for all their requests.

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