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JAMES MAMMEN

Phone: 678-***-****

E-Mail: ac22ru@r.postjobfree.com

Current Status: US Citizen

Summary

SAP certified Consultant offering over 13 years of experience in implementing and managing SAP applications.

Consulting experience includes various SAP projects (Implementation, Upgrades, support, roll-outs).

Extensive understanding of project implementation of SAP Logistics ECC 6.0, SRM 5.0 /7.0,CLM 7.0, Solution Manager as well as System Integrations among various modulus of MM, PP, SD, WM and FI in the SAP R/3 System.

Managed SAP projects in industries like pharma, automotive, retail, whole sale distribution, energy &Utilities, CPG, Oil & Gas.

Managed implementation projects with business requirement collection, business process analysis, gap analysis, blue printing, configuration, prototype, data loads, unit test, integration testing, power and end user training, and production support.

Analysing information system requirement, evaluating end-user requirements and custom designing solutions, and troubleshooting any problems in the process.

Hands-on experience in SAP implementation including configurations, customizations, master data maintenance, process testing & trouble shooting.

Managed support projects including incident management, change management, release management, break fixes, enhancements, SLA’s, service management.

An effective communicator with excellent relationship management and leadership skills.

Strong analytical, problem solving abilities. Ability to communicate business goals and objectives in an effective way.

Well organized with excellent decision making and Project Management skills.

Academic Credentials

SAP MM Certified Consultant (SAP AG) (License: 000*******)

SAP LE and WM Certified Consultant (SAP AG) (License: 000*******)

SAP SRM Certified Consultant (SAP AG) (License: 000*******)

MBA in Operation Management & Project management

B.S in Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Technical Skills

SAP ERP : R/3 4.7,ECC 5.0, ECC 6.0,EHP 4

Functional Area : SAP MM,SRM,WM,LE,SD,PP

Integration Area : PP, PM, FI/CO, SD, LE, WM, MM, XI, ABAP

Package : Ms-Office 2003,2007(Word, Power point, Excel, Outlook Express)

Operating Systems : Windows 9x/NT/2000/XP/2003/vista, UNIX, MS-DOS

Core Competency

SRM/MM/LE/WM skills:

SRM configurations:

Implemented SRM business scenarios like Self-Service Procurement, Plan driven procurement, Service Procurement using Classic, Extended Classic and Standalone deployment. Configured mapping the Organization structure, Supplier self services (SUS-SRM, SUS-MM scenarios), SS (Strategic Sourcing: Sourcing Cockpit, Bidding Engine & Live Auctions Cockpit), SRM-MDM & Catalog and Content Management.

Configured shopping carts, purchase orders, confirmations, invoices, vendor lists, Vendor Organization structure and user administration, Master Data Replication, Bidding and Live Auction, Contract Management, Process controlled and application controlled workflow.

Working knowledge of BADI, BAPI, ALE, EDI, IDOC, LSMW, and Debugging for various scenarios.

Preparation of functional specs for developing reports, enhancements & interfaces with the help of user exits, BADI’s, BAPI’s, BDC ‘s and other developments to meet specific business requirements.

MM configurations:

Implemented Logistics Procure-to-Pay scenarios, including configuration and customization of master data, purchasing procedures, Inventory management, subcontracting, vendor consignment, Logistic Invoice Verification, Warehouse management, Pricing, Output determination, Account determination, source list, contracts, scheduling agreements, procurement of services, vendor evaluation, Intra/Inter company code STO process, third party processes..

LE and WM configurations:

Implemented WM business scenarios like T.R, T.O, put away, stock removal, G.R, G.I, Delivery processes, STO, PCN, Batch Management, IM-WM interfaces, Physical Inventory, shipping, Picking, Packing, Warehouse monitor, Inventory procedure, Mobile Data entry(RF).

Experience

Client: Energizer, MO Sept 2013-Present

Project: Implementation/Roll out/Support of SAP MM/WM/SRM 7.2

Role: Sr. Business System Analyst

Responsibilities:

Worked as Sr. Business System Analyst/Project Manager responsible for global SAP implementations, roll-outs and production support in areas of SRM/CLM/MM.

Managed all sap functional core modules including but not limited to: configuration activities, Business Process Mappings, Business Process Design, Functional Specifications, Functional/Technical Testing.

Worked extensively in Business Blue printing, Design, Prototyping, Functional Analysis, Configuration, Gap Analysis, Conversion, Testing, Training, Cutover, Implementation (Go Live) and Post Go-live support activities. Responsible fo¬r overall project management for sap projects. Review, analyse project plans, project status, and communicate to sap project teams and senior management.

Worked in Cross Functional areas in integration with other modules like SRM, Sourcing/CLM,MM, SD, PP, WM and FI.

Managed the team of functional and technical consultants to roll out the global business template to the business across the globe.

Managed project deliverables like requirement gathering, fit-Gap analysis, Gaps/demands/Scope change documentation and splitting the same into identified RICEF objects, project Team Training, workshops with the Business subject matter experts, scope freeze, PDD, Functional specifications, Proto-typing, configuration, managing different testing cycles, documentation, Cross-functional co-ordination, Super user and end user training, Management reporting, Managing system build activities in a coordinated fashion, Data Migration activities, System build and Cut-over activities, helping in Business Preparation for smooth transition for the new solution involving legacy systems shut down plans, Pre go-live and Post go-live check lists, Hyper care activities, solution support.

Worked on preparing Test scenarios, Integration test scripts and helped power users and end users.

Mapping the local business processes to the global business template, developing and customization of enhancements to accommodate the local business/legal requirements.

Coordinate the delivery of the development tasks according to the projects schedule.

Responsible for resolving the critical issues, business process gaps and meet SLAs for the incidents raised from the business.

Analysing the incidents raised from the business, Process re-engineering and efficiency modelling in consultation with global business teams.

Developing, implementing and documenting the change requirements from the business (for business process enhancement), in compliance with the change management policies.

Support for the Release Upgrade activities.

Worked as testing manager for Regression, functional testing and UAT for the new change requests.

Involved as a release manager, managed over all Cut-over strategy and Planning.

Manage Weekly status reporting with project stakeholders.

Lead the steering committee on sap process change management activities.

Build strategy for all batch jobs for complete system automation.

Involved as a release manager, managed over all Cut-over strategy and Planning.

Design Test Plans and supervise execution of the same.Prepare documentation for Post Go-Live Support.

Manage Weekly status reporting to Client and stakeholders.

MM Configurations:

Configured Enterprise Structure: Mapping of Organizational Structure of Company, Customizing Purchasing Organization, Plant, and Storage Location.

Master Data: Configuring Material Master, Material type, Number Range Assignment, Vendor Master, Account group assignment, Partner Determination, Batch Management Data, and Batch-Number Assignment.

Customized Purchasing and Logistics business process: Creating Quota Arrangement, Request for Quotation, Quotation, Purchasing Requisition, Purchasing Info Record, Purchase Order, Outline Purchase Agreements -- Contracts & Scheduling Agreements, Source Determination, Blocking and Release, Delivery Schedules, Vendor Consignment, Subcontracting, Advance shipment notifications (ASN), BOM, MRP, ROP, MTO, MTS, Third Party Processing, Partner Determination, Release Procedures of Purchase Documents, Freight invoice Settlement.

Configured Inventory Management/Warehouse Management: Configuring and customizing Goods Receipts, Goods Issues, Transfer Postings, Stock Transfer Orders, Movements Types, Returns, Reservations, Subcontracting, Consignment, Physical Inventory and Account Determination.

Configured Logistics Invoice Verification: Invoice Posting, Document Parking, Blocking and Release Invoices, ERS Invoice, Consignment, Automatic Settlement, Account Maintenance, and Payment Run.

Worked with Intermediate Documents (IDOCS): Monitoring, Reprocessing & Manual Posting of IDOCS, Setting up Partner Profiles, Process Codes and defining Port.

SRM Configurations:

Configured Backend integration & Organization structure

Configured Self-Service & Service Procurement.

Configured Plan driven procurement.

Configured SRM-MDM catalogs & Punch out catalogs.

Configured Master Data Replication.

Configured Workflow

ECC MM/WM Activities:

Managed full life cycle implementation of procure to pay process including configuration and customization of master data, purchasing procedures, inventory management, Warehouse management, Pricing, Output determination, Account determination, source list, outline agreements, procurement of services.

Configured master data including material master, vendor master, source list, info records and pricing.

Configured Purchasing documents like purchase requisition, purchase orders, RFQ/Quotation and Quota Arrangements.

Configured release procedures, alternate release strategies.

Processing of transfer postings and special stocks in Inventory Management like sub-contracting, third-party and vendor consignment.

Extensively worked on Stock transport orders and transfer postings.

Configured Invoice verifications, GR material blocks for raw materials, inventory valuations and price control.

Customized Physical inventory documents and posting of the difference quantity for carrying out physical inventory using cycle counting.

Maintained plant parameters for Materials Requirement Planning (MRP) such as MRP groups, MRP controller, MRP types, planning calendar, planning horizon, lot-sizing procedure, and availability check for components.

Extensive experience in EDI/IDOCs functionality. Implemented interfaces to Intercompany vendors, interfaces to customer (Advance shipment notification) and also worked on interfaces to third party logistics providers.

Highly experienced in identifying the issues related to the IDOC processing, monitoring the IDOCs, solving the issues related to the IDOCs and posting the IDOCs.

Involved in Unit testing / Integration testing and Regression testing for key business process.

Provided production support on WM functionality for the warehouses across the US Warehouses.

Involved in data analysis including getting data from various sources, primarily SAP, doing data analysis in MS Excel and Access.

Highly experienced and configuration knowledge in Transfer requirement (picking request) Transfer Order, Cycle counting, Internal Replenishments.

Designed and developed the RF gun functionality for the Warehouse users for much improved process efficiency.

Worked on the scheduling of RFID and proper maintenance of RF devices.

Worked on the issues related to the Integration of RF devices with the SAP system.

Worked on configuration of Inventory Management including Plant parameters for Inventory Management, Good Receipts, and Invoice receipts.

Maintained customer Master, Material Master Data and vendor master and defined different business partners, customer material info records, and item proposals.

Maintained material master data with costing and worked in improving the quantity of the data.

Worked in the material master data audits and solved some issues related to the audits.

Integration in MM module, with creation of vendor, purchase orders, STO, Advance shipment notifications (ASN) and goods movement to the warehouse in plant.

Exposed to special procurement scenarios like Stock Transport Orders (STO), third party order, returns (credit memo and debit memo).

Created output forms as per business user requirements, interact with ABAP team to get the required output format and reports in documents, bills, labels, shipping notifications, bill of lading etc.

Involved in the end user training and Knowledge Transfer sessions and Production Support.

Very good knowledge on the IDOC processing, manual posting, identifying errors, setting up partner profiles etc.

Client: Cameron, TX Jan 2013-Sept 2013

Project: Implementation/Roll out/Support of SAP MM/WM ECC 6.0 EHP 5/ SRM 7.0

Role: Lead SAP Consultant

Responsibilities:

As a Lead consultant, successfully complete blue-printing, configuration/realization, integration test cycles, data conversion and cut-over activities.

Manage all aspects of projects like resources, monitoring scope, milestones, dependencies, costs, and benefits through lifecycle. Manage project plans, measures, team and stakeholder communications, resource and time management.

Organized and facilitated Business Process workshops to define as-is and to-be processes for Procure-To-Pay processes for a global project.

Conduct Due-Diligence and Project Feasibility Study. Develop Project plan and present to Client Executives and stake holders. Definition of Organizational Units and their assignment.

Carried out GAP analysis and completed the study of system deficiencies with regards to SAP delivered functionality.

Configuration of Materials Master including Material Types, definition of views, required Number Ranges for Material types etc.

Vendor Master configuration including creation of Account Groups and usage of Partner functions and Partner Schema determination and their assignment to document types and account groups.

Configuration of Purchasing Info Record, Purchase Requisition, Purchase Order, Scheduling Agreement, Contract, Quota Arrangement involving definition of Document Types, Number Ranges, Screen Layout etc.

Configuration of Materials Requirement Planning (MRP), Reorder Point based planning (ROP) & Consumption based planning.

Implementation of Stock Transport Order (STO) scenarios and Batch Management.

Propose Value-Add solutions to the Client.

Creation and maintenance of SAP Batch Jobs, Development of ABAP Queries, Design Mapping, LSMW for Legacy Data conversions & Data Migration.

Vendor Master configuration including creation of Account Groups and usage of Partner functions and Partner Schema determination and their assignment to document types and account groups.

Definition of Release Procedures for purchasing documents.

Configure Valuation and Account Assignment including definition of Valuation Control, grouping of Valuation Areas, definition of Valuation Classes, Account groupings and Automatic G/L Account Assignment

Logistic Invoice verification configuration (LIV) involving System Messages, Vendor Tolerance Group, Planned Delivery Costs.

Configurations for standard and custom movement types including screen layout definition and number range assignment.

Workflow configuration for Release procedures and Invoice verification.

Configured definition of Condition types, Access sequences, Calculation schema, Scheme groups and Schema Determination for Pricing in Purchase Orders. Design Interfaces which included Custom IDocs for Purchase Requisition and Reservation.

Test Lead for the project which involves developing test strategies and plan scheduled execution.

Lead Data conversion which involves developing Data Conversion strategies and executing Mock data loads.

As a release manager, managed over all Cut-over strategy and Planning

Design Test Plans and supervise execution of the same.Prepare documentation for Post Go-Live Support

Manage Weekly status reporting to Client and stakeholders.

SAP SRM configurations:

Implemented SRM business scenarios like Self-Service Procurement, Plan driven procurement, Service Procurement using Extended Classic deployment. Configured mapping the Organization structure, SRM-MDM & Catalog and Content Management.

Configured shopping carts, purchase orders, confirmations, invoices, vendor lists, Vendor Organization structure and user administration, Master Data Replication, Bidding and Live Auction, Contract Management, Process controlled and application controlled workflow.

Working knowledge of BADI, BAPI, ALE, EDI, IDOC, LSMW, and Debugging for various scenarios.

SAP MM/LE/ WM configurations:

Maintaining current Organizational Structure and creating new Org. Elements as per Business requirement.

Creating, fixing, and maintaining master data: Material Master, Vendor Master, Batch Master, Purchasing Info Records, and Customer Master.

Refining configuration of the SAP Logistics/MM functionality with integrated view of procure to pay process.

Setting up reorder point planning (CBP) along with automatic purchase order creation for MRO (maintenance, repair, and overhaul) supplies and using source lists wherever needed.

Converting traditional purchase requisition process into SAP standard purchase requisition process and implementing release procedure for the same.

Configuring Stock Transport Order process, both Inter Company and Intra Company, with outbound delivery and billing from SD module.

Interacting with business users and process owners to gather requirements and converting them into functional specs for various custom reports, extracts, and BDC programs.

Configuring tolerances and keys for Logistics Invoice Verification.

Creating movement types for Inventory Management, deliveries and issues to production.

Developing training manuals, configuration design documents, testing documents and business process procedures.

Creating a framework for organizational structure of Business Processes that is to be integrated with SAP system.

Creating Purchase Organization and Storage locations; assigning Purchase Organization to Company Code, Plant; assigning Plants to Company Code.

Configuring Material Master Record: Maintaining choice of field for data screens, defining attributes for material types, output format of material numbers, material groups; configuring standard material types as per the client's requirement.

Configuring Vendor Master Record: Maintaining vendor account groups, creating number ranges for vendor accounts, defining account groups with screen layouts for vendors, defining Partner Functions, updating payment and contact information of vendors.

Defining Pricing procedure, conditions, schemas access sequence.

Implementing advanced shipping notification and delivery tracking for Logistics.

Defining message output types for purchasing documents, testing print layout and setting up e-mail and fax communication mediums.

Worked in different processes like Goods movement, WM set up, Picking / Placement strategy configuration, stock placement and stock removal strategies, handling unit management.

Provide support for Warehouse management integration with MM / SD areas, transfer request, transfer order, Control cycle, production staging area, Inbound deliveries.

Involved in requirements gathering and prepared Business process documents, Realization, Training, Testing and during Go-live phases of the project.

Configured RF menus in all the warehouses for using RF Programs and usage of RF monitor for monitoring all the Queues.

Defined storage types, Picking areas and Storage bin Nomenclature as per Business Needs.

Activated Storage unit management across all the warehouses for managing full Pallets.

Setting up Automatic TO for replenishing fixed bins as a back ground job which Runs in regular intervals.

Proposed and configured Dynamic Cycle counting for all the storage types as a part of physical inventory process.

Configured Advanced Picking and put away strategies for the inbound and outbound goods flow into the Storage types and Bins.

Proposed and Configured RF queue management for their out bound and Replenishment Process which involves defining queues by forwarding agent and respective Door.

Configured Warehouse Management Master Data storage bins.

Configuration of creating a Fixed Storage Bin and Creating Storage Bins manually in High-Rack Storage, Automatic Creation of Storage Bins, Automatic Creation of Storage Bins, and Work with storage bin sort variables, Organizational Connection to Inventory Management, Assignment of Warehouse Numbers to Plant-Storage.

Configured The Interface Between Inventory Management and Warehouse Management, Movement Types,Transfer Order Creation in the Background, Activating Immediate/Automatic Transfer Order Creation for Movement Type, Special Movement Indicator, Direct Put away to a Fixed Bin with Special Movement Indicator Storage Location Control for Put away /Goods Receipt Process, Using the Storage Location Reference.

Configured Put away Control strategies like Fixed bin (F), Open storage (C), Addition to existing stock (I), Next empty bin (L), Pallets/storage unit type (P), Bulk storage (B), Near picking bin (K), Setting Up Storage Type and Storage Section Search, Storage Bin Search for Put away, Influence of the Material Master Data on Put away, Forms of Capacity Check, Quality Check in the Warehouse.

Client : PwC, FL April 2012-Jan2013

Project: Implementation/Support of SAP MM/WM ECC 6.0/ SRM 7.0

Role: Lead SAP Logistics Consultant

Responsibilities:

Involved in full life cycle implementation of Logistics from scoping studies to post go live production support design and implementation.

Interaction with the end users and Business Analysts for the Business process information gathering and documentation of the same. Analyze complex problems, recommend alternatives and implement solutions.

To coordinate, support, and assists all aspects of a project from original concept through the final implementation, ensuring governance process adherence, project continuity, and stakeholder management.

Manage project plans, measures, team and stakeholder communications, resource and time management.

Prepared Business blue print design and master list for the business processes to be mapped into SAP.

Manage Project documentation for changes and new subsystems, according to client’s standards. Provide complete.

Design and develop business-to-business (B2B) capabilities supporting data exchange between client and business partners

Analyze, design, develop, prototype, implement, test, and enhance SAP Material Management software in order to meet current and future client business needs.

Coordinated integration testing in ensuring that processes are adequately tested in meeting the business requirements.

Develop expertise in SAP to support the project goals and objectives.

Work with related end users to analyze and optimize business processes, as well as find and solve problems with existing software, data, and procedures.

Ensure that documentation relating to business processes and supporting software is accurate and complete.

Build relationships with internal key customers, share SAP knowledge, and expertise to continuously raise the bar for cost efficiency and solution effectiveness.

Preparation of functional specs for developing reports, enhancements & interfaces with the help of user exits, BADI’s, BAPI’s, BDC ‘s and other developments to meet specific business requirements.

Conducted planning and execution of Data migration and cut over activities of master data and transactional data. Prepared of functional specifications for ABAP development.

Configured various business processes like Subcontracting, Vendor consignment, etc.

Configured EDI for different business process like RFQ, quotation, purchase orders, PO changes, order acknowledgment, shipping notifications, and invoice.

Configured EDI interface with inbound & outbound process with components like selection program, message control, port definition, RFC destinations, partner profiles, service programs.

Configured subcontracting process including stock of material provided to Vendor, provision of components, good receipt of finished product, and goods issue for consumed product, subsequent adjustment, and follow-up transfer postings.

Configured Release strategy and workflow for Purchase requisitions and purchase orders

Made customizing settings like creating characteristics & classes, release groups, release codes, release indicators, release strategies, setting up workflow.

Configured Material Master Data: Created Material Types for Raw materials with sales view, Returnable packaging materials, Reports generated Based on Material Number, Material Groups, Material Types, and Stock Overview, Mass Maintenance of Material Master.

Configured Vendor Master: Functions, Vendor sub ranges, Fixed Vendor, Payment Types, Pricing Conditions with extra discounts and Generated Reports based on Vendor, Blocking of Vendors.

Configured MRP and Forecasting

Configure Purchase orders, Requisitions, Scheduling agreements, Stock Transport orders, Vendor Consignments.

Configured Release procedure with classification and workflow with custom role resolution for 8 levels of approvals.

Configured Vendor evaluation with major criteria’s as Delivery, Quality and Service.

Configured Pricing and Outputs of purchasing and inventory documents.

Configured Goods Movements in Inventory Management.

Involved with Automatic Account Assignment.

Configured Vendor returns in integration with SAP Quality Management.

Involved with data mapping, data cleansing and data loading of Materials, Vendors, Purchasing info records, Quality Info Records, Characteristics and Quality Inspection Plans.

Configuration and testing of special procurement Processes like subcontracting, consignment and stock transport orders.

Supported go live issues in Purchasing, Invoice Verification and Inventory Management.

SRM Configurations:

Configured Organization structure:

Maintaining Back-end integration like RFC destination, distribution model, system landscape, logical system, partner profiles, number ranges, transaction types, account assignment, tax codes. Guide the XI Team to facilitate data exchange between SRM, MM, and Sourcing.

Configured Self-Service Procurement

Implemented end to end self-service procurement with classic extended classic scenarios. Managed shopping cart wizard and single screen configuration. Managed indirect procurement, confirmation, and invoice.

Configured SRM-MDM catalogs & Punch out catalogs:

Configured Master Data Replication:

Involved in Maintaining Master Data in SRM System – Product Categories, Product Master, Service Master using CRM Middleware Settings, and Vendor Master Data.

Replication of Material Master, Product categories (Material groups), Material type, Unit of measure, Vendor master from R/3 to SRM.

SAP Sourcing/CLM configurations:

Design of SAP sourcing system based on business requirements using objects like RFX, Project, MA, Sub agreement and contract document.

Scripting for validation of the different business objects like master agreement, contract document, RFX, projects and sub agreement.

Configuration of different objects like mail message template, workbench, system properties, phase definition, workflow settings and etc.

Master data upload for objects like product category, UOM, incoterms, currencies, Value list type, payment terms, number table and material.

Configuration of contract phases and development of the approval workflow process in SAP CLM system.

Configured integration between SAP CLM and SAP ERP system.

SAP LE and WM configurations:

Hands on experience of data analysis including getting data from various sources, primarily SAP, doing data analysis in MS Excel and Access, and then working with the business to correct the data and provide guidance to them.

Configured Enterprise Structure: Mapping of Organizational Structure of Company, Customizing Purchasing Organization, Plant, and Storage Location.

Master Data: Configuring Material Master, Material type, Number Range Assignment, Vendor Master, Account group assignment, Partner Determination, Batch Management Data, and Batch-Number Assignment.

Customized Purchasing and Logistics business process: Creating Quota Arrangement, Request for Quotation, Quotation, Purchasing Requisition, Purchasing Info Record, Purchase Order, Outline Purchase Agreements -- Contracts & Scheduling Agreements, Source Determination, Blocking and Release, Delivery Schedules, Vendor Consignment, Subcontracting, Advance shipment notifications (ASN), BOM, MRP, ROP, MTO, MTS, Third Party Processing, Partner Determination, Release Procedures of Purchase Documents, Freight invoice Settlement.

Configured Inventory Management/Warehouse Management: Configuring and customizing Goods Receipts, Goods Issues, Transfer Postings, Stock Transfer Orders, Movements Types, Returns, Reservations, Subcontracting, Consignment, Physical Inventory and Account Determination.

Testing integration of PP module; MRP runs, conversion of Planned Orders into Purchase Requisitions, creation of schedule lines.

Configuring Logistics Invoice Verification for procure to pay process and testing the integration with FI.

Creating functional specs for custom modifications and working with ABAP resource for user exits.

Testing out all the configurations for any errors, making necessary corrections at each stage, and documenting the results.

Creating Purchase requisition, RFQ and Purchase orders using Source lists and purchase info records and using Release Procedures based on predefined Release Groups, Codes

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