Narendran Kishore

SAP Materials Management (SAP MM)/Procure To Pay (PTP) Functional Consultant.

Phone Number: +1-248-***-**** Mail ID: ac427c@r.postjobfree.com

Experience Summary

6.5+ years of SAP ERP Consulting in SAP Materials Management (SAP MM).

Experience as SAP MM Team Lead, experience leading a team of 3 to 6 team members.

SAP MM experience includes E2E implementations, Rollout, Upgrade and Support Projects. Exposure to implementation of Industry Solutions – SAP AFS and Roll out experience for SRM.

Working Knowledge on S/4 Hana – Simple Logistics – Sourcing and Procurement.

Experience working in multiple industry domains including Automotive and Retail, Cross functional Knowledge on SAP SD, FI, PP, QM.

Exposure to Customization, Configuration, Development of Custom Interfaces and Implementation of SAP ERP Procurement Solutions.

End to End project solution implementation experience including Requirements Gathering, Process Study, Process Mapping, Project Scoping and Planning, GAP Analysis, Risk analysis, Proof of Concept, Process Design blueprinting, High Level Design, Detail Design Documents, Functional Specification, Customization, Configuration, Master Data Migration and Conversion, Identifying Test scenarios, Converting Scenarios into Test cases and Derive Individual Test Steps for Test Cases, Functional Unit Testing, Systems Integration testing, Regression testing, Business User Acceptance Testing, Quality Testing and Smoke Testing, User Training documents, User self-help documents and User training Sessions, Production Deployment, Support, Lessons Learnt, and Continuous Improvements.

Familiar working in “Follow the Sun Model”. Collaborated with Business teams in Germany, Britain, China, Mexico, and France. Familiar working in offshore, near shoring working culture.

Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) with emphasis on Supply Chain Management and Systems from NITIE (Ivy League Indian B-school), Mumbai & Bachelors in Engineering (B.E) in Electronics & Communication from Anna University.

A Systematic, Organized, Hardworking and Dedicated Team Player with an analytical bent of mind, determined to be a part of a growth-oriented organization

Certification & Courses

SAP Certification

oInfosys P200 SAP MM

Open SAP Courses

oSAP S/4HANA in a Nutshell

oSAP Business Networks in a Nutshell

oSAP S/4HANA – Deep Dive

oSAP S/4HANA – Use Cases

oImplementation of SAP S/4HANA

oFind Your Path to SAP S/4HANA

oData Migration to SAP S/4HANA

Learning Hub SAP Courses

oInnovative Logistics Processes in SAP S/4HANA Enterprise Management

oS/4HANA Enhancements to Processes in Procurement

oImplementation & Configuration SAP S/4HANA: System Conversion

oSAP Business Suite to SAP S/4HANA Delta

oSAP S/4HANA Manufacturing – Functions & Innovations

oSAP S/4HANA Sales - Functions & Innovations

oGetting Started with SAP S/4HANA: Working with the Launchpad

oOverview of the SAP SRM solution

oGetting Started with SAP S/4HANA: Working with Apps

Domain Certification

oAPICS - Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP)

oAPICS - Certified in Logistics Transportation and Distribution (CLTD)

oInfosys – RETL L2 Advanced CPG Concepts – Supply Chain Management

oInfosys – RETL L2 Advanced CPG Concepts – Sales & Marketing

oInfosys – RETL Introduction & Basics of CPG Retailing

process & Business Analysis certification

oInfosys - Business Analysis Intermediate Level 2 – BA202

oInfosys – Business Analysis Intermediate Level 1 – BA201

oInfosys – Business Analysis Basic Level - BA101

Project Management Certification

oPMI - Project Management Professional (PMP)

oPRINCE2 Foundation

oITIL Foundation Certification

SAP Skills

Organization Structure: Configuring Company Code, Plants, Purchasing Organization, Storage Locations, Sales Organization, Sales Area, Warehouse Storage type, Storage sections, picking area configuration, storage bin type, storage unit type and their assignments to other respective organizational units.

Master Data: Material Master – Creation of Material Types, Setting up field selection and Defining Field references for materials, Item Categories Vendor Master – Vendor Types, Vendor Account Groups, Number Ranges, Vendor Payment Terms, Purchasing Info Records, Source Determination, Source Lists, Quota arrangements.

Purchasing: Internal & External Purchasing Documents (Purchase requisition, RFQ/Quotation, Purchase Order, Outline Agreements), Document Number Ranges, Release Procedures, Partner Determination, Pricing, Message Determination, Vendor Confirmation Control, Incoterms & shipping/delivery instructions, Goods/Services Based Invoice Verification, Returns to vendor.

Special Procurement cases: Consumable Material Procurement, External Service Procurement, Automated procurement for MRP, Consignment, Subcontracting, Toll Manufacturing.

Valuation and Account Assignment – Setting up automatic account determination, Valuation Areas, Account determination for specific transactions and special cases, Split valuation.

Inventory Management (IM): Plant parameters for IM, Goods Receipts, Goods Issues/Transfer Posting, Other goods receipts, Physical Inventory counting, Reservations, IM Movement Types, return delivery, Stock Transfer (Inter company, Plant to Plant, storage location to storage location), stock transfer with STO, Special Forms of Procurement and Special Stocks, Creating custom movement Types.

Logistics Invoice Verification (LIV): Configuring Account Postings, Invoice Blocking, Evaluated Receipt Settlement (ERS), and Accounting Document Types for LIV, Message Determination for ERS and Consignment Settlement, Subsequent Debit/ Credit, Credit Memos, Automated processes in Invoice Verification, Variance and Invoice Blocks, Invoice verification for services.

RICEFW: Designing customized business process Reports and Forms for Purchase Order, Goods Receipt, Invoice and PO Condition Values, Designing Master Data Conversion objects for Material Master, Vendor Master, and Source List.

Warehouse Management: Configuring Storage type, Storage bin type, Custom development for Mobile data entry, RF Readers and Barcodes, Physical Inventory, Picking and Put-away strategies, Storage unit management,

Data Migration: Extracting, cleansing and transforming the legacy system data such as Material Master, Vendor Master, Info Records, Inventory Balance etc. Preparing LSMW objects and uploading the legacy data into SAP system.

Logistics Execution: Worked on Logistics Execution (LE) functions like Delivery Processing, Picking, Packing and Transportation and Configuration includes Standard Orders, Consignment Orders and 3rd party order processing, 3rd party Logistics Interface, Intercompany Orders, STOs.

Supplier Relationship Management: Setting up organizational structure, configuration of attributes to various organizational entities, Creation of shopping cart, configuration of shopping cart & Purchase Order approval work flow, Self-service procurement, Catalog Management and Catalog based procurement, Master data synchronization between ECC and SAP SRM, Supplier evaluation and contract bidding.

Testing: Performed Unit Testing, Integration Testing, 3PL integration testing and also assisted end users in User Acceptance Testing to validate the business scenarios using quality tools such as HPQC.

End User Training: Experienced in Post Implementation Production Support and training the end-users with preparation of training materials.

Technical Skills

SAP : SAP MM, IM, WM, SRM

Integration Applications : SAP PI/PO, IBM EI

Tools : Testing Tool HPQC, HP-ALM, Remedy, SharePoint, SAP Solution Manager.

Environments : Citrix, VM ware.

Database : Oracle, SQL Server 2005, 2008.

Education

M.B.A from NTIE, Mumbai (Ivy League college from India) with 7.0/10 (CGPA)

Bachelor in engineering (B.E) in Electronics and Communications from Anna University with 7.2/10 (CGPA)

Project Experience

Client - Adient – World’s Largest Car Sear Manufacturer

Project # 9: G2 – Unified ERP Template & Path to SAP S/4 Hana (March 2017 – Till Date)

Role: MM Consultant

Location: Southfield, MI

Summary:

This is multiyear project involving 3 Phases. The ultimate goal of the project is to move the ERP system to SAP S/4 Hana and use the various innovation available on the new SAP S/4 Hana.

Phase 1 – Unified ERP template

The current SAP ERP landscape in Adient is split into 6 systems – Genesis, Saturn, CRH, Keiper, Recaro and Futuris. The project aims to bring a consolidation in the system landscapes. The project offers numerous cost saving opportunities up to a staggering 60 % through system consolidation. End resulting EPR landscape will form the basis of the movement to SAP S/4 Hana.

1.Genesis is the standard template carried forward from the Automotive Experience Division as Adient from Johnson Controls. The template is a combination of multiple ERP systems – SAP, QAD, EPIC and Hyperion. This is the mother and primary template for Adient. All systems from other templates will be merged in to Genesis.

2.Saturn is an end to end SAP based template involving SAP QM, PP etc. Adient's European plants in Bor, Ceskalipa, Rockenhausen, Ellemere Port and Vallonoid.

3.CRH – C. Rob. Hammerstein was a manufacturer of seat and recliner system accquired by Johnson controls in FY. 2010. The CRH plants are based majoring in Solingen, Germany. CRH Plants has SAP as its ERP system. They serve customers like Volkswagen, BMW and Mercedes – Benz etc.

4.Keiper and Recaro – Both Keiper and Recaro Manufacture seats for high end race cars and Luxury cars. Johnson controls acquired them in FY 2011. They cater to Manufactures like Aston Martin, Porsche etc.

5.Futuris – Futuris is the recent acquisition of Adient in FY 2018. Futuris customers are majorly next generation electric car manufactures like Tesla, Faraday Future etc. Futuris has a Oracle based ERP system which will also be migrated to fully SAP based system.

Phase 2 – EHP & Data Base Migration

The phase 2 of the project will be to upgrade the ERP system to HANA data base and also revise the EHP version to EHP8 from the current version of EHP6. This phase will be bring the Adient ERP landscape one step closer to SAP S/4 Hana. The Phase 2 of the project is supposed to start in June, 2018.

Phase 3 – SAP S/4 Hana – Run Simple

This is the final phase where the landscape will be moved to the latest and greatest SAP S/4 Hana 1709. Currently various discussions upon deciding the strategy to be followed. The 3 approaches – Green Field approach, Landscape Transformation and System Conversion are being evaluated carefully.

Contribution:

Phase 1 – Unified ERP Template

PTP Functional Lead Managing a team of 5 towards deliverables for GAP Estimation, High-Level Design blueprinting, preparation of POC, Solution Implementation, Testing and go-live tasks.

Decommission of PP, WM and QM Modules from the system.

Develop functional design documents; work with technical teams to develop solutions.

Custom Development of conversion object for Inventory Migration and Master Data Conversion.

Co-ordination with MFGPRO/EPICOR and Business Team for Data Loads and Conversion.

Understanding Custom business requirements, Configure & Customize the system, development of enhancements to enable business functionalities like Aftermarket, Tooling, Toll Manufacturing.

Experience in writing FS, building prototype in Sandbox, Implement the solution in a development and Functional and quality testing.

Perform data migration activities/ cut over Planning and cut over activities.

Responsible for Post go-live support during Hypercare & support issues daily.

Lead the daily hyper care meeting call for speedy resolution of tickets.

Project # 8: Business Restructuring & Data Conversion (November 2016 – Till Date)

Role: MM /SRM Consultant

Location: Plymouth/Southfield, MI

Summary:

These are small projects on demand projects which pop up due to Business Restructuring resulting due to goals towards tax savings, new plant build etc. These projects are built fixed cost on a factory model. Great amount of automation was done towards realization of margins for these fixed cost projects. These are roll out projects varying in size from creation and setup of 2 plants to 24 plants. Spanning a time frame between 1 to 4 months:

Sub Project 1 - MX Organizational Restructuring

Sub Project 2 - MX Aguascalientes new seat plant for JV Nissan & Mercedes

Sub Project 3 - Merger of Plants in Alagon & Calatayud - Spain

Sub Project 4 - New JIT plant for BMW at Pretoria, South Africa

Sub Project 5 - Financial Leasing entity at Luxembourg

Sub Project 6 – EPICOR decommission in Lexington and Athens

Contribution:

Project Lead managed a Team of 4 to 8 depending on the project size.

Work with internal and external partners to understand requests/problems, gather requirements and translate them into SAP solutions.

Involved in Scope, Effort, and Cost Estimation & Project Delivery Management.

Review Configuration, Testing Documents & perform Manual Configuration in ECC & SRM

Handled FS and CFG Review/Approval, Co-ordination of ABAP and Functional Teams.

Managing full life cycle of the projects from requirement, design, build, testing, implantation, hyper care and knowledge transfer to support

Recommend operational continuous improvement opportunities, service efficiency initiatives and business process improvement to business needs

Participate in Project planning by providing estimated hours and target dates for all project related tasks before development activity.

Project # 7: Project Cyclone - Legal Entity Separation for JCI –Adient (November 2015 – October 2016)

Role: MM/SRM Consultant

Location: Plymouth, MI

Summary:

Johnson Controls legally separated its Automotive - Seating business as a legal entity Adient. Adient was formed and listed on the stock exchanges on 31st, October 2016. The ERP systems need to be separated for the formation of new legal. A total of 156 Company Codes became a part of Adient which included both Share and Asset Sale. The project was carried out in 8 Waves.

Contribution:

PTP & SRM Team Lead involved in Configuration/FS review & Weekly progress reporting.

Go Live, Manual Configuration in PRD & Hyper Care support; POC for PTP KT to AMS teams.

Gap fix the 14 Identified custom ABAP objects to fit new Organization structure

Co-ordinate with business to gather requirements, outputs review & Production approval

Experience working with business teams from China, Mexico, Europe and USA

Client – Levi’s

Project # 6: SAP BW on HANA Implementation (May 2015 – Oct 2015)

Role: MM/WM Consultant

Location: Plymouth, MI

Summary:

SAP BW on HANA implementation for Levi’s to improve reporting of day to day operational & sales data to enable the management to take right operational & strategic decisions. 16 custom reports were developed including Month End accruals, Product Costing Reports, Reports on Material consumption, Reports to dated product stock, Season Ending Sales, Revenue distribution from various channels, Reports to monitor stock levels at Distribution center/ Retail owned showrooms/ Retail 3rd party centers.

Contribution:

SAP PTP functional expert helped BW teams understand various business processes.

Directly involved in 6 reports concerning SAP MM/IM and WM objects.

Responsible for collecting important KPI from client to be reported in the BW reports.

Co-ordinated with the business to determine the report frequency and in establishing the right audience for the custom reports.

Guided in the implementation of Role based security access privileges for the reports.

PMO activities – Reporting project progress and Resource management.

Client: - Vf Crop

Project # 5: SAP AFS Implementation @ Timberland (October 2014 – April 2015)

Role: MM/WM Consultant

Location: Chennai, India

Summary:

SAP AFS Implementation for VfCrop - Timberland Factory at Dominican Republic. A First time SAP client to Infosys. Requirement was to implement plain SAP AFS system and few business requirements dictated development of labels, custom output forms, custom interfaces and custom screens for Hand held devices operation and development of reports.

Contribution:

SAP MM offshore team lead, worked on end to end SAP AFS Implantation, Managed a team of 3.

Performed configuration, FS preparation for custom ABAP developments & Unit testing.

Experience configuring MM – Vendor and Material Master data, Different document types, number ranges, Material valuation, Release strategy for PO, configuration of pricing procedure and WM – WM Master Data, Storage Types, Storage bin, Picking and Put away strategies.

Preparation of KT & User Training documents; Held 6 User training sessions through VC.

Involved in Data Conversion Build, Planning and strategy for converting Data from Legacy to SAP using LSMW & BDC Sessions – Conversion of Material Master, Enrichment of Material Master for AFS MRP, Vendor Master, Info record creation and Initial stock upload.

Experience building and designing custom labels and forms used in the purchasing cycle.

Experience developing custom SAP screens for remote scan gun input for warehouse receipt and issue of materials.

Client: - Sysco Corporation

Project # 4: SAP ECC & CRM upgrade (March 2014 – September 2014)

Role: MM Consultant

Location: Chennai, India

Summary:

SAP ECC 4.0 TO ECC 6.0 for Broad Line Food Distributer Sysco. All custom objects and Legacy system interfaces with SAP needed to be tested.

Contribution:

Responsible for Scoping of objects and Process affected by the upgrade for SAP MM.

Preparation of Test plan & Test scripts to Test all the Identified objects.

Handle Tracking of project process/ Open Item close with the onsite team.

Execution of test scripts in HPQC and identification of Defects due to upgrade.

Handled testing of Interfaces to Sysco custom warehouse management module and Manhattan Transportation Management system module.

Experience with Smoke testing, regression testing and Quality testing from the perspective of SAP Upgrade.

Project # 3: PO1 - PO2 Functional Testing (August 2013 – February 2014)

Role: MM Consultant

Location: Chennai, India

Summary:

A custom enhancement was developed for Sysco to use a 2 purchase orders design. The PO1 will be used by the central purchasing organization for procurement and the PO2 will be used to Sysco warehouse to procure goods from the central purchasing organization.

Contribution:

Experience in Preparation of SAP MM Test Plan, Test script and execution in HPQC.

Ensured the coverage of test plan for all business scenarios.

Co-ordination with Development team towards resolution of defect logged in HPQC.

Involved in Quality testing, Regression testing and UAT.

Testing and preparation of Test evidence documents.

Client: - United Biscuits

Project # 2: SAP MM L2 Support (November 2008 – December 2009)

Role: MM Consultant

Location: Chennai, India

Summary:

After the upgrade involved as a L2 support executive from offshore. Involved in a 24x7 support team working in shifts to support the users daily. I was also a part of the continuous improvement programs and build enhancement to support the changing needs of the business users.

Contribution:

Providing support to End User in their day-to-day work.

Handling Issue’s in the form of Service Requests and reviewing them to meet on time deliveries on compliance with the SLA.

Providing solutions to users in MM/IM and providing configuration changes to User help desk tickets.

Create design and training documentation for new functionality/projects

Giving expert support and information to the queries raised by the customer while changing or creating new configuration settings.

To understand the business process of the clients & provide consultation services.

Enhancement in the business requirement to constantly improve the process.

Supporting key Month-end processes – Accruals Management and Reporting, Month end period closing and opening activities, Resolving Intercompany settlement and differences, Physical inventory and Cycle counting closures.

Project # 1: SAP Upgrade and SAP BW Implementation (September 2008 – November 2008)

Role: MM Consultant

Location: Chennai, India

Summary:

United Biscuits SAP systems were upgraded to ECC 4.6C and BW Implementations to keep in line with the product life cycle management. The newly implemented BW systems will provide the client with quantitative information of the operations to the necessary audience and enable them to make the right decisions.

Contribution:

End to End Knowledge of different MM business process, Gained familiarity of the Enterprise Structure Configuration.

Identification of issues in Quality testing and regression testing.

Experience handling Quality testing, Regression Testing, User acceptance testing and Smoke testing cycles.

Support the development team in resolution of HPQC defects logged in by the testing team.

Experience using HPQC for upload of test scripts and execution of the same.

Awards and Achievements

Operational Efficiency Quarterly Service Award for the FY 2018 Q1 for G2 SAP Project

Flawless Execution Quarterly Service Award for FY 2016 Q4 for Cyclone Project.

Work Experience

Working as Senior Associate consultant in Infosys from May 2013 to till date.

Worked as System Engineer in Tata Consultancy Services from August 2008 to December 2009.

VISA

Work Authorization

oUSA - H1B Visa

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