Vengala Ramalingeswara Rao SAP Functional Consultant MM/WM/PS/INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

Contact Details:

(C): 669-***-****

E-mail:- ac83ye@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

I, Ramalingeswara Rao Vengala have about 19 years of SAP experience in end to end implementation As-is, To-be process by using ASAP Methodology, upgrade and support projects in SAP R/3. I have been worked on multiple full cycles in SAP implementations and upgrade projects in the areas of Project System, Investment Management, Materials Management, Warehouse Management / Logistics Execution/ and Plant Maintenance modules. My experiences include SAP logistics implementation, accessing requirements, mapping business process, implementing SAP systems, conducting all phases of testing, and delivering user training using ASAP methodology project management tool. I am having hands-on professional experience and can guide project teams through requirements gathering and analysis to project planning, solution deployment, and support. I can thrive in dynamically changing environments requiring focused decision making. I can adept at managing high-level client engagements. I was involved in S4 HANA implementation. My core competencies which include My SAP& SAPR/3 (ERP / EHP), SAP upgrades/Migrations Technical, Support, Team Building & Leadership, Requirements, Elicitation Milestone/Deliverable Fulfillment, Solution Design/Integration, Project Management/Quality Methodologies, Troubleshooting & Problem Resolution and Relationship Management. My functional expertise includes projects, procurement, inventory management; preventive maintenance spares and inventory planning, erection of equipment and maintaining ISO 9000 documents

PROFESIONNAL SAP EXPERIENCE

SGI Consulting & Cloud Technologies inc From June 2017 Onwards

Varian Medical Systems Inc., Palo Alto & Milpitas, California

June 2017 Onwards

Working as SAP Project System module, Materials Management and Warehouse Management / Logistics Execution team lead to capture project progress & costs from PS after creation of sales order as well as to support day to day procurement and Inventory Management Processes

Worked as SAP Project System module team lead on Assembly Processing with Variant Configuration

Resolving day-to-day issues by coordinating with the users

Problem analysis and providing timely solutions as per the client

Configuring and modifying the SAP System as per the requirements of the client

Developed functional specifications for new reports as well as existing reports that require modifications to meet client’s requirement

Developed standard/template WBS, networks for assembly processing between sales order & projects creating milestones and assigning them to WBS Elements and activities linking between the networks

Materials and Standard WBS carried out unit testing and integration testing, developed test scenarios, tested and documented test results.

Procurement involves parts ordering for Maintenance order through Purchase Requisition in MM

Experiencing As-Is to get the requirements to implement in To-Be process after getting the Business requirements which involves gap analysis

Preparation of Functional Specifications to work on new requirements or modifying existing functionality to meet Business requirements

Involved in the off-shore support for day-to-day issues and resolving them

Configuration of SAP system to meet business process requirements

Carried out scenario and Integration Tests in Development and Quality Systems.

Provided End User Documentation

Attended and solved day-to-day issues

Developing functional specifications for new reports and modifying existing reports as per the User’s requirements

Wipro Ltd. January 2012 to May 2017

Varian Medical Systems Inc., Palo Alto & Milpitas, California

January 2012 to May 2017

Worked as SAP Project System module, Materials Management and Warehouse Management / Logistics Execution team lead to capture project progress & costs from PS after creation of sales order as well as to support day to day procurement and Inventory Management Processes

Worked as SAP Project System module team lead on Assembly Processing with Variant Configuration

Resolving day-to-day issues by coordinating with the users

Problem analysis and providing timely solutions as per the client

Configuring and modifying the SAP System as per the requirements of the client

Developed functional specifications for new reports as well as existing reports that require modifications to meet client’s requirement

Developed standard/template WBS, networks for assembly processing between sales order & projects creating milestones and assigning them to WBS Elements and activities linking between the networks

Materials and Standard WBS carried out unit testing and integration testing, developed test scenarios, tested and documented test results.

Procurement involves parts ordering for Maintenance order through Purchase Requisition in MM

Involved in the off-shore support for day-to-day issues and resolving them

Configuration of SAP system to meet business process requirements

Experiencing As-Is to get the requirements to implement in To-Be process after getting the Business requirements which involves gap analysis

Preparation of Functional Specifications to work on new requirements or modifying existing functionality to meet Business requirements

Carried out scenario and Integration Tests in Development and Quality Systems.

Provided End User Documentation

Attended and solved day-to-day issues

Developing functional specifications for new reports and modifying existing reports as per the User’s requirements

NTT Data Inc. (Formerly Intelligroup inc.) December 2007 to December 2011

Varian Medical Systems Inc., Palo Alto & Milpitas, California

May 2009 to December 2011

Worked as SAP Project System module, Materials Management and Warehouse Management / Logistics Execution team lead to capture project progress & costs from PS after creation of sales order as well as to support day to day procurement and Inventory Management Processes

Worked as SAP Project System module team lead on Assembly Processing with Variant Configuration

Resolving day-to-day issues by coordinating with the users

Problem analysis and providing timely solutions as per the client

Configuring and modifying the SAP System as per the requirements of the client

Developed functional specifications for new reports as well as existing reports that require modifications to meet client’s requirement

Developed standard/template WBS, networks for assembly processing between sales order & projects creating milestones and assigning them to WBS Elements and activities linking between the networks

Materials and Standard WBS carried out unit testing and integration testing, developed test scenarios, tested and documented test results.

Involved in the off-shore support for day-to-day issues and resolving them

Configuration of SAP system to meet business process requirements

Experiencing As-Is to get the requirements to implement in To-Be process after getting the Business requirements which involves gap analysis

Preparation of Functional Specifications to work on new requirements or modifying existing functionality to meet Business requirements

Procurement involves parts ordering for Maintenance order through Purchase Requisition in MM

Carried out scenario and Integration Tests in Development and Quality Systems.

Provided End User Documentation

Attended and solved day-to-day issues

Developing functional specifications for new reports and modifying existing reports as per the User’s requirements

HITACHI America Ltd., San Francisco, California

January 2009 to April 2009

Worked as SAP Project System module team lead on implementing customer projects

Handling all tasks, activities and communication according to ASAP methodology for the management of the project throughout its entire life cycle; project Business Blue Printing Configuration and integration of the PS module as per Business Blue Print

Configuration of maintaining of project coding masks

Configuration of project profiles to get relevant default parameters while creating projects for revenue type

Customer projects configuration of network profiles to get default parameters while creating networks configuration of planning, budget profiles and budget tolerances

Plan and maintain budgets and its controls while creating purchase requisition and purchase orders as per approved budget

Management configuration of user status profiles configuration of settlement profiles to settle the actual costs in finance as per project types training of core team members

Providing end user documentation involved in unit testing, integration testing and user acceptance testing in development and quality clients.

Hershey’s, Hershey, PA

November 2008 to December 2008

ECC 5.0 of R/3

Worked as Easy Document Management System module version 6.0

Preparation of Business Blue Print to capture Document Structures in portal as well as in Easy DMS

Creation of Document Structures and sub structures to use in portal as folders and subfolders

Installation of Easy DMS

Maintaining Authorization Groups in Document Info Records

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc, Phoenix, AZ

May 2008 – October 2008

SAP 4.7 (upgraded to ECC 6.0)

Worked as Materials Management, Project System and Investment Management modules for upgrade Project from 4.7 to ECC 6.0

Handling all tasks, activities and communication according to ASAP methodology for the management of the project throughout its entire life cycle.

Project Business Blue Printing.

Configuration changes made in Purchase Order Release Strategy, created new document types for Purchase Requisitions and Purchase Orders.

Configuration changes made for Pricing as per Business requirements

Knowledge transferring and Training of Core team members as well as providing End user documentation

Involved in unit Testing, scenario, Integration Testing and coordination for User Acceptance Testing in SAP Development and Quality Clients by using Mercury Quality Center for execution

Revalidating the Reports.

Coordinated with the Programmer to make Layout sets for Contracts and Purchase Orders.

Revalidating interfaces and enhancements.

Checking Users Authorizations.

Configuration of new Project Profiles to get relevant default parameters while creating Projects like Expense and Capital Investment Projects.

Used Cross Application Time Sheet (CATS) for time entry, time approval for the Network activity

T-Mobile, Seattle, WA

April 2008

SAP 4.7 (Enterprise Version)

Worked as Materials Management Module for EDI Subsystem

Preparation of BPP for existing process to use in EDI like PO, PO Acknowledgement, changes of PO, Changes of Acknowledgement and auto invoice parking for the implementation of SAP PI system

Configuration changes for Message type and testing of scenarios

Preparation of existing unit testing document.

2Wire, Inc, San Jose, CA

January 2008 – March 2008

SAP 4.7 (Enterprise Version)

Worked as Materials Management Module Consultant on site support

Configuration changes made for Purchase Requisition and Purchase Order Release Strategies

Configuration changes and documentation provided as per the requirement needs for the implementation of Agile server of adaptor to SAP for transferring data of Materials.

Preparation of functional specs and coordinating with ABAP/4 Programmer for developing new reports.

Revalidating the Reports.

GE Water and Process Technologies, Milwaukee, WI

December 2007

SAP 4.6 b

Worked as Materials Management Module Consultant for Assessment

Assessment made for issues and provided the documentation for changes needed in configuration and transactions.

Pharmaceutical Solutions Industry (PSI), Jedda, Saudi Arabia

October 2006 – October 2007

SAP ERP Central Component 6.0

Worked as Project System and Materials Management Modules Consultant (Full Life Cycle Implementation)

Handling all tasks, activities and communication according to Solution Manager for the Management of the project through out its entire life cycle

Project Business Blue Printing

Configuration and integration of the PS and MM modules as per Business Blue Print

Configuration of Project Profiles to get relevant default parameters while creating Projects like Overhead and Capital Investment Projects.

Configuration of Network Profiles to get default parameters while creating Networks

Configuration of Planning, Budget Profiles and Budget Tolerances to plan and maintain Budgets and its controls while creating Purchase Requisition and Purchase Orders as per approved Budget by the Management.

Configuration of Settlement Profiles to settle the actual costs in Finance and Controlling as per Project Types

Configuration of Purchase Organization, Plants, Storage Locations and Automatic Account determination.

Configuration of Material Groups (Grouping together of Goods and Services by Characteristics)

Configuration of Purchasing Groups (A key for a buyer or group of buyers responsible for certain purchasing activities)

Configuration changes made in Pricing as per Business requirements

Training of Core team members as well as providing End user documentation

Involved in unit Testing, scenario testing and Integration Testing

Uploaded the Master Data like Material Master, Vendor Master and Initial Stocks from Legacy System by using Legacy System Migration Workbench (LSMW)

SHV Energy Private Ltd. (Super Gas), Hyderabad, India

February 2006 – September 2006

SAP ERP Central Component 5.0

Worked as Materials Management Lead to implement the functionality from end to end (Full Life Cycle Implementation)

Handling all tasks, activities and communication according to ASAP methodology for the management of the project throughout its entire life cycle.

Project Business Blue Printing.

Configuration changes made in Purchase Order Release Strategy, created new document types for Purchase Requisitions and Purchase Orders.

Configuration changes made in Pricing as per requirement by Client

Knowledge transferring and Training of Core team members as well as providing End user documentation

Involved in unit Testing, Integration Testing and coordination for User Acceptance Testing in SAP Development and Quality Clients.

Revalidating the Reports.

Coordinated with the Programmer to make Layout sets for RFQs, Contracts, Scheduling Agreements and Purchase Orders.

Revalidating interfaces and enhancements.

Checking Users Authorizations.

Training of Core team members as well as providing End user documentation

Involved in unit Testing, scenario testing, development testing and Integration Testing

Toshiba – El Araby Trading and Manufacturing, Egypt

March 2005 - August 2005

SAP 4.0 b (upgraded to 4.7)

Worked as Materials Management Lead to implement the functionality from end to end (Full Life Cycle Implementation)

Handling all tasks, activities and communication according to ASAP methodology for the management of the project throughout its entire life cycle.

Project Business Blue Printing.

Configuration changes made in Purchase Order Release Strategy, created new document types for Purchase Requisitions and Purchase Orders.

Knowledge transferring and Training of Core team members as well as providing End user documentation

Involved in unit Testing, Integration Testing and coordination for User Acceptance Testing in SAP Development and Quality Clients.

Revalidating the Reports.

Coordinated with the Programmer to make Layout sets for RFQs, Contracts, Scheduling Agreements and Purchase Orders.

Revalidating interfaces and enhancements.

Checking Users Authorizations.

Al-Riyadh Company for Maintenance & Operation Ltd, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

May 2004 -December 2004

SAP 4.7 (Enterprise Version)

Worked as Materials Management Lead to implement the functionality from end to end (Full Life Cycle Implementation)

All project activities and tasks completed as per ASAP Methodology

Customization of the MM module and integration with other modules

Configuration of Purchase Organization, Plants and assigning with Company Code

Configuration of Vendor Related Account Groups and its number ranges

Configuration of Payment Terms for the Vendors

Configuration of Release procedures for approval of Purchase Requisitions and Purchase Orders

Configuration changes made in Pricing as per requirement by Business

Training of Core team members

Preparation of End user documentation

Involved in Unit testing, scenario testing, development testing and Integration Testing

Developed the reports, forms as per the requirement of the client with the help of ABAP Programmer

Master Data like Material Master, Vendor Master and Inventory initial stocks Uploaded for all the Clients (Development, Quality and Production) by using Legacy System Migration Workbench (LSMW)

Intelligroup Inc., NJ

February 2004 - May 2004

SAP 4.7 (Enterprise Version)

Worked as Project System Module Consultant

Implementation of Project System Module for “Interprise”

Handled all tasks, activities and communications according to ASAP methodology for the management of the project throughout its entire life cycle

Configured the System as per the Business process requirements defined in the business blueprint

Performed Unit testing, scenario testing and Integration testing

Involved in the training of Core team members

Provided End user documentation for Indian operations

Jubail Chemical Industries Company, Jubail, Saudi Arabia

May 2003- January 2004

SAP 4.7 (Enterprise Version)

Worked as Materials Management Lead to implement the functionality from end to end (Full Life Cycle Implementation)

JANA produces different grades of epoxy resins and directly markets these products in the Middle East, North Africa. Some of the JANA’s products are marketed through a distributor called “Specialty Chemicals” in the rest of the world

Handling all tasks, activities and communication according to ASAP methodology for the management of the project throughout its entire life cycle

Customization of the MM module and integration with PP, FI, CO, SD modules

Configuration of Purchase Organization, Plants, Storage Locations and its assignment

Configuration Payment Terms and Incoterms for the Vendors

Configuration of Material Groups and Purchasing Groups

Configuration of Release Strategy for Purchase Requisitions, Request for

Quotations, Contracts, Scheduling Agreements and Purchase Orders as per the Client requirements

Configuration changes made in Pricing as per Business requirements

Involved in the training of Core team members

Provided End user documentation

Developed the reports and forms as per the requirement by the users with the help of ABAP Programmer

Involved in Unit testing, scenario testing, development testing and Integration testing

Uploaded the Master Data like Material Master, Vendor Master and Inventory initial stocks from legacy system by using Legacy System Migration Workbench (LSMW)

Grasim Industries Ltd (Cement Division), Tamil Nadu, India

December 2002 – March 2003

SAP Version 4.0b

Worked as Project System and Materials Management consultant (Onsite Support)

Attended and solved day-to-day issues

Developed functional Specifications for developing new Reports and modifying the existing reports as per the client’s requirements

Configuration of Project Profiles and Network Profiles

Configuration of Planning, Budget Profiles, Settlement Profile and Budget tolerances.

End user Interaction with constant module support

Configuring the System and modifying SAP system as per the requirement of the client

Preparing of end user documentation for the new functionalities configured

Unit and Integration testing was done for all relevant transactions

Armacell, China

December 2001 –May 2002

SAP Version 4.5b

Worked as MM Consultant for upgrade Project

Involved in the off-shore support for day-to-day issues and resolving them

Configuration of SAP system to meet business process requirements

Carried out scenario and Integration Tests in Development and Quality Systems.

Uploading of Material Master and initial stocks using LSMW in Development, Quality and Production Systems

Provided End User Documentation

Attended and solved day-to-day issues

Developing functional specifications for new reports and modifying existing reports as per the User’s requirements

Elpida Memory Inc, Hyderabad, India

June 2001 - November 2001

SAP Version 4.6C

Worked as MM Consultant (Offshore Support)

Resolving day-to-day issues by coordinating with the users of Materials Management Module for USA Branch

Problem analysis and providing timely solutions as per the Client requirements in MM module

Configuring and modifying the SAP System as per the requirements of the client

Performed Unit and Integration testing for the new functionalities and new developments

Developed functional Specifications for new Reports as well as existing reports that require modifications to meet client’s requirements

Hughes Telecom Limited, Mumbai, India

August 2000 – May 2001

SAP Version 4.0B

Worked as Project System and Investment Management consultant on site support

Had studied the strategic requirements of the client in implementing PS & IM modules of SAP

On the basis of this study Business Process document was prepared for the implementation

Had developed the prototype keeping in view the strategic requirements of the client

Customization of the PS and IM modules and integration with other modules

Prepared functional specifications for ABAP/4 programmers for developing new reports.

Preparation of end user documentation and users training

Hughes Escorts Communications Limited, New Delhi, India

October 1999 - June 2000

SAP version 4.0B

Worked as PS Consultant on site support

Configured and modified the SAP System to meet the Business process requirement of the client

Performed Unit and Integration testing for the modified processes and new developments

Developed Functional specifications for new reports required by the Users

Provided training on the new functionalities configured in SAP system to the End users

Prepared the end user training documents

Grasim Industries Ltd., Tamil Nadu, India

December 1998 - June 1999

SAP Version 3.1H

Worked as PS Consultant on site support

Was associated with the customizing PS Module keeping in view the Requirements of client as well as Integration aspects of the PS module with other modules like Materials management, Finance, Costing, Investment management, Plant maintenance and Asset management

Developed the required data on the executed Projects/Prototype Projects under Standard structures, to be used during execution of the live Project

Was involved in the training of Core team members

Was involved in the preparation of end user documentation

Participated in unit testing, scenario testing and Integration testing

PROFESSIONAL NON-SAP EXPERIENCE

Videocon Appliances Ltd, Aurangabad, India

October 1996 - May 1998

Worked as Maintenance Manager

Planning of preventive maintenance schedules and works

Spares and inventory planning

Erection of old and new equipment

Maintaining the ISO 9000documents and planning the maintenance works

Conversion of imported spares too indigenous to minimize the budget and time

Allwyn, Hyderabad, India

1981 – 1996

Worked as Deputy Plant Manager

Planning of preventive maintenance schedules and works

Spares and inventory planning

Erection of old and new equipment

Identification of indigenous spares to minimize the budget and time

Monitoring of day to day activities related to break down Maintenance

Visaka Cement Works Ltd., Vishakhapatnam, India

1979 – 1980

Worked as Assistant Mechanical Engineer

Planning of raw materials

Attending day-to-day breakdowns

Planning and monitoring preventive maintenance schedules

Planning suitable spares required for the equipment

Monitoring of day to day activities related to break down Maintenance

EDUCATION

Bachelor’s Degree in mechanical engineering

TRAINING

Undergone extensive training in SAP R/3 System with specialization in Project Systems and had also been imparted with overview in, FI/CO/AM, SD, MM, PP and ABAP/ 4 Programming in SAP R/3 versions 3.1G and 4.0B.

Defining of ports and partner profiles

Dealing with ANSI.X12 Transactions like 850(purchase order), 810(Invoice), etc.and UN/EDIFACT standards.

Technical Skills

Hardware IBM Pentium

Operating System Windows '95, 98 & 2000

Software Languages ABAP/4: V.B6.0: ASP2.0

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