Senthamarai Kannan S V (Kannan)

Oracle SCM and Oracle MFG, Oracle ASCP (PTP/OTC/WMS/ASCP/INV/PIM/OPM)

Sr Manager/Functional Lead/Soln.Architect

EXPERIENCE SUMMARY:

More than 17 Years of ERP Experience with 15 Years of Oracle Apps Experience.

Involved in 6 Oracle ERP Manufacturing Full Life Cycle Implementations and 1 Fusion ERP Full Life Cycle implementation.

Managed 4 Oracle ERP Implementations and 1 Fusion implementation with 7 Years of Manager Experience.

Worked on Oracle ERP Implementation, Support and Upgrade Projects.

Area of Focus: Oracle Manufacturing and Oracle Supply Chain Management for OPM and Discrete Manufacturing / ERP Implementation/ Support Projects.

ORACLE APPS PROCESSES WORKED:

SCM Planning Modules: Advanced Supply Chain Planning (ASCP), WMS, Forecasting, Demantra, Oracle Fusion Supply Chain modules.

Production Support: Oracle Inventory, Bills of Materials (BOM), OPM (Oracle process manufacturing), and Oracle OPM, OM, WMS, Oracle MDM.

Procure to Pay: Purchasing (PO), Accounts Payable (AP), MRP, i-Procurement, Inventory, Receiving, iSupplier, Scheduling, WMS.

Order to Cash: Order Management, Advanced Pricing, Inventory, BOM, Shipping, and Accounts Receivables, WMS.

KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

Worked collaboratively with senior executives such as vice presidents and directors at information and operations.

International work experience (UK, USA, India, Malaysia, and EU, LA).

Business exposure to Manufacturing, Sales, Service and Distribution, Supply Chain Management, Inventory and Warehouse Management, Logistics and Transportation Management in the various industry segments such as Aerospace, Technology and Telecommunications, Media and Electronics OM and Advanced Pricing, INV and WMS, Shipping Execution, PO, BOM, WIP, Order to Cash and Procure to Pay Cycles.

Proficient in Supply Chain Planning Process (ASCP, RP, DP, Demantra)), Order to Cash and Procure to Pay Process

Experienced in Implementation and Post Implementation Operational Support of ERP System for multi billion global business spread across continents having thousands of users.

Spearheaded and supported MFG modules globally, as well as ERP Implementation Processes, including supply chain and production support.

Presently serve as major advisor for any Oracle supply chain issues or process improvements.

Re-engineered various business processes as part of the Oracle ERP Implementation initiation.

Very Good experience on the client Process to understand the business process in depth around Purchasing and Planning.

In-depth knowledge of Purchasing and iSupplier, iProcurement, Sourcing and Order management.

Experience in understanding of the business process relevant to the Procure to pay and OTC flow.

Experienced in full life cycle development and deployment of PTP, OTC, and ASCP, ODP, Demantra.

Experience in Oracle Demand Planning applications based on industry best practices in Demand Management.

Experienced in Oracle Applications (VCP) planning modules (MRP / ASCP/ Min-Max).

Strong Experience in supply chain area specifically PTP, OTC, Planning process optimization

Pre Sales:

Good experience in engage the appropriate presales team for qualified sales opportunities,

Good experience in deliver the consistent presales processes, including RFQs, RFIs, dry-runs and discovery sessions, to ensure superior demos and presentations with sales cycles, and build strategic partnerships with key decision makers in Client organizations.

Good experience in monitor the impacts of each presales team member, throughout each projects and sales cycle and maintain high-level knowledge of Oracle’s entire solution suite and key competitors

Good experience in demonstrate different approaches to sales end to end cycles and pipeline project development.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Employer

National Industries for Blind

Duration

FEB 2018 to Present

Role

Manager Enterprise Application (Oracle ERP)

Oracle SCM/: (PIM, MDM, PO, WMS, INV, OM)

Responsibilities:

Support Oracle ERP R12 implementation for Logistics, NPA Manufacturing integrating with SCM and Planning Modules, Efforts Required coordination among all teams such as development, Business users, Process owners to identify the Business process and gaps and new functionality.

Interact daily with the project management and cross-functional business teams for solution design. Oracle Apps ERP Support for PTP & Logistics Modules, Setup Logistics and procurement process, min-max planning for components and sub-assemblies.

Responsible for Managing Business Users, Interaction with Technical and Functional Teams Understanding of set-ups in relevant modules of Oracle Applications.

Responsible for Functional Set ups, Solution Testing and Functional Design of Extensions and Customizations.

Actively involving with business users for user testing (UAT) and data conversion and gap analysis).

Managing and lead IT team with 6 people

Modules worked: OPM, PO, ASCP, iProcurement, iSupplier, Inventory

Environment: Hardware / Software: Oracle Apps R12, ORACLE 10G, PL/SQL, SQL*Loader, Visio, MS Projects, UPK, TOAD

Client/Employer

Oxygen Development LLC

Duration

Jul 2017 to Feb 2018

Role

Senior Manager (Oracle Applications SCM ASCP OPM MFG )

Project: (PO, WMS, INV, OPM, ASCP)

Responsibilities:

Oracle ERP R12 Project for OPM Manufacturing, integrating with Oracle VCP, Efforts Required coordination among all stake holders and Business analyst, development team to identify the Business and new functionality.

Working with business users to define business requirements and CRP, Process Model and Interact daily with the project management and cross-functional business teams for solution design.

Major Accomplishments: Purchase to Pay and logistics Process:

Oracle ERP Support for VCP & OPM Logistics Modules, Setup Logistics and procurement process, min-max planning for components and sub-assemblies.

Responsible for Functional Set ups, Solution Testing and Functional Design of Extensions and Customizations.

Review and delivery of all functional documentation like SDD, SRD, BRD, BR100, MD050, MD070 and appendices for any additions/changes to existing Oracle R12 solution, test scripts, and setup documentation.

Responsible for Managing Business Users, Interaction with Technical and Functional Teams Understanding of set-ups in relevant modules of Oracle Applications.

Modules worked: Purchasing, MRP, BOM, WIP, iProcurement, iSupplier, WMS, Inventory

Environment: Hardware / Software: Oracle Apps R12, ORACLE 10G, PL/SQL, SQL*Loader, Visio, MS Projects, UPK, TOAD

Client/Employer

Gilead Sciences /Cognizant Technology Soln

Duration

Aug 2016 to Jul 2017

Role

Senior Manager (Oracle Applications SCM ASCP MFG )

Project: (PO, WMS, INV, iProc, iSupplier, ASCP)

Responsibilities:

Interact daily with the project management and cross-functional business teams for solution design.

New Oracle ERP R12 implementation for Logistics, Manufacturing integrating with SCM, Efforts Required coordination among all teams such as development, Business users, Process owners to identify the Business process and gaps and new functionality.

Major Accomplishments: Purchase to Pay and logistics Process:

Oracle ERP Support for PTP & Logistics Modules, Setup Logistics and procurement process, min-max planning for components and sub-assemblies.

Responsible for Managing Business Users, Interaction with Technical and Functional Teams Understanding of set-ups in relevant modules of Oracle Applications.

Responsible for Functional Set ups, Solution Testing and Functional Design of Extensions and Customizations.

Review and delivery of all functional documentation like SDD, SRD, BRD, BR100, MD050, MD070 and appendices for any additions/changes to existing Oracle R12 solution, test scripts, and setup documentation.

Actively involving with business users for user testing (UAT) and data conversion and gap analysis).

Modules worked: Purchasing, MRP, BOM, WIP, iProcurement, iSupplier, WMS, Inventory

Environment: Hardware / Software: Oracle Apps R12, ORACLE 10G, PL/SQL, SQL*Loader, Visio, MS Projects, UPK, TOAD

Client/Employer

BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. San Rafael, CA

Duration

June 2015 to Aug 2016

Role

Sr. Manager

Project: PTP (INV, WMS, iProcu, And OPM) VCP, ASCP, APCC (Demantra):

Responsibilities:

Responsible for executing project and ad-hoc deliverables related in Oracle R12, but not limited to reporting, data-mining, system functionality improvements, and process improvements within the areas of Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Purchasing, OM, and Warehousing using Oracle Advanced Supply Chain Planning,VCP and Oracle EBS R12 within a GxP environment with a strong focus Oracle’s e-Business Suite of products and enterprise level standard TOPS wide business processes and Interact daily with the project management and cross-functional business teams for solution design.

Lead projects as Senior Manager and provide solutions to the technical team and business team.

Define business requirements and CRP, Process Model, BIOMARIN Methodologies.

Functional responsibilities: requirements gathering, functional gap analysis, application design, configuration, module setup, test script generation, writing CR (Change request) train business users, and production support.

Technical Activities: Interfacing with users, identifying functional and technical gaps, estimating work, architecting system interfaces, designing custom solutions, programming, leading developers, scheduling, producing documentation, and providing production support.

Involved in upgrading custom reports, developing new reports and customizing standard reports in Oracle SCM modules and basic troubleshooting (Help interpreting error codes and dumps). Bug resolution (Help from Oracle's software engineers for a bug fix.).

Remedy identification (Assistance in finding workarounds or patches for known issues), Management of Oracle Service Requests (SRs).

Environment: Hardware / Software: Oracle R12.1.2, R12.1.3, Oracle11g and OBIEE, BI Publisher, PL/SQL, SQL*Loader, Visio, MS Projects, TOAD, Clarify, SharePoint.

Client/Employer

Panasonic Avionics Corporation, Lake Forest, CA

Duration

Oct 2014 to May 2015

Role

Supply Chain Planning Functional Lead

Project: PTP, OTC (INV, WMS, Costing, WIP, ASCP, Demantra:

Responsibilities:

Oracle R12 implementation for SCM and MFG with VCP (supply chain and planning) Integrating with other Process in PTP and OTC with Demantra and forecasting modules.

Efforts Required coordination among all stake holders and Business users, development team to identify the Business and new functionality.

Interact daily with the project management and cross-functional business teams for solution design.

Functional responsibilities on requirements gathering, functional gap analysis, application design, configuration, module setup, test script generation, writing CR (Change request) train business users, and production support.

Third-level/ Level-2 Applications Support - help desk ticket analysis and escalated troubleshooting, analysis, issue resolution.

Coordinate with the all teams (Business, External systems, Production Support, DBAs, and Developers).

Working with business users to define business requirements and CRP, Process Model,AIM Methodologies

Lead projects as Functional Lead and business analyst and provide solutions to the technical team and business team.

Involved in upgrading custom reports, developing new reports and customizing standard reports in Oracle SCM modules and basic troubleshooting (Help interpreting error codes and dumps).Bug resolution (Help from Oracle's software engineers for a bug fix.).

Remedy identification (Assistance in finding workarounds or patches for known issues).

Management of Oracle Service Requests (SRs).

Environment: Hardware / Software: Oracle R12.1.2, R12.1.3, Oracle11g and OBIEE, BI Publisher, PL/SQL, SQL*Loader, Visio, MS Projects, TOAD, Clarify, SharePoint.

Client/Employer

Sherwin Williams, Cleveland, OH

Duration

Apr 2012 to Oct 2014

Role

Global SCM Lead

Project: ASCP, Demantra, INV, PIM, P2P, Sourcing, WMS:

Responsibilities:

Oracle R12 implementation for Supply Chain Integrating with VCP. Efforts Required coordination among all stake holders and Business analyst, development team to identify the Business and new functionality. Interact daily with the project management and cross-functional business teams for solution design.

Develop support processes for application including knowledge management.

Map business requirements to Oracle Applications, Design solutions, formulate business test scripts, validate the deliverables, Bug fixes and how it can be communicated & managed to the business.

Gather business requirements and Involved in mapping of Oracle Purchasing and ASCP, Demantra and Oracle Pricing tables and Supply chain management and WMS system.

Design new processes and changes to existing processes and obtain the necessary approval.

Lead projects as Functional Lead and business analyst and provide solutions to the technical team and business team.

Involved in upgrading custom reports, developing new reports and customizing standard reports in Oracle SCM modules and basic troubleshooting (Help interpreting error codes and dumps). Bug resolution (Help from Oracle's software engineers for a bug fix.).

Remedy identification (Assistance in finding workarounds or patches for known issues).

Environment: Hardware / Software: Oracle R12.1.2, R12.1.3, PL/SQL, SQL*Loader, Visio, MS Projects, TOAD, Oracle11g and OBIEE, Clarify, SharePoint.

Client

Red Robin International Inc. Denver, CO (Employer: CTS Ltd)

Duration

Oct 2010 to Apr 2012

Role

SCM Lead / Sr. Project Manager

Project: Fusion SCM, (INV, PIM) Fusion Procurement (PTP, Sourcing, WMS):

Responsibilities:

Oracle Fusion implementation for Procure to Pay Integrating with other modules. Efforts Required coordination among all stake holders and Business analyst, development team to identify the Business and new functionality. Interact daily with the project management and cross-functional business teams for solution design.

Design new processes and changes to existing processes and obtain the necessary approval.

Work as part of an integrated team supporting application within an Oracle Fusion solution.

Provide support to key users on the utilization of the application and the Fusion system.

Experienced in distribution network modeler, distribution network model with data and develop a new optimized distribution network.

To develop understanding of the scope and impact of changes and to interpret and develop the execution of these within the Oracle fusion system

Experience in Approval methods to route documents for approval.

Develop support processes for application including knowledge management.

Map business requirements to Oracle Applications, Design solutions, formulate business test scripts, validate the deliverables, Bug fixes and how it can be communicated & managed to the business.

Gather business requirements and Involved in mapping of Oracle purchasing and Order Management, Oracle Shipping and Oracle Pricing tables and Supply chain management and WMS system.

Environment: Hardware / Software: Oracle Fusion Apps, Oracle11g and OBIEE, BI Publisher, PL/SQL, SQL*Loader, Visio, MS Projects.

Client

GE Aviation, Cincinnati OH (Employer:Birlasoft Inc)

Duration

June 2010 to Nov 2010

Role

Functional Lead / Architect

Project: ASCP, WMS, INV, BOM, P2P:

Responsibilities:

Functional responsibilities included requirements gathering, functional gap analysis, application design, and configuration, and module setup, test script generation, writing training guides, training end users, and production support.

Technical (technical lead, developer, etc.) activities: interfacing with users, identifying functional and technical gaps, estimating work, architecting system interfaces, designing custom solutions, programming, leading developers, scheduling, producing documentation, and providing production support.

Working with the business owners and key users to understand and develop business processes and produce plans for implementation of changes to the eBusiness system.

Design new processes and changes to existing processes and obtain the necessary approval.

Develop support processes for application including knowledge management.

Map business requirements to Oracle Applications, Design solutions, validate the deliverables, Bug fixes and how it can be communicated & managed to the business.

Management of Oracle Service Requests (SRs).

Environment: Hardware / Software: Oracle Apps 11i (11.5.10), Oracle 9i/10g and Reports 6i, PL/SQL, SQL*Loader, Visio, MS Projects.

CAREER

Senior Manager, Cognizant technology Soln. § USA

Worked for the LA customer And APAC and EMEA Customer to implement and support oracle SCM Modules.

Responsible for Solution design, functional setups and Training users and Support. (Oracle Fusion Apps Implementation)

08/2016-07/2017

Senior Manager. BIOMARIN Pharma Inc. § USA

Worked for the LA customer And APAC and EMEA Customer to implement and support oracle SCM Modules.

Responsible for Solution design, functional setups and Training users and Support. (Oracle Fusion Apps Implementation)

05/2015-08/2016

Senior BSA Level 3, Panasonic Avionics Ltd § USA

Worked for the LA customer And APAC and EMEA Customer to implement and support oracle SCM Modules.

Responsible for Solution design, functional setups and Training users and Support. (Oracle Fusion Apps Implementation)

10/2014-05/2015

Senior SCM Lead, Sherwin-Williams. § USA

Worked for the LA customer And APAC and EMEA Customer to implement and support oracle SCM Modules.

Responsible for Solution design, functional setups and Training users and Support. (Oracle Fusion Apps Implementation)

04/2012-10/2014

SR.Project Manager, CTS (Cognizant Technology Solutions LTD.) § USA

Worked for the customer Red Robin International Inc to implement Procure to pay Modules.

Responsible for Solution design, functional setups and Training users. (Oracle Fusion Apps Implementation)

11/2010-04/2012

Sr oracle Consultant, Birlasoft INC (GE Aviation). § USA

Worked for GE AVIATION customer to implement OE, PO, WIP, BOM, INV, and ASCP Modules. (Oracle Apps R12)

Responsible for Solution design, functional setups and Training users, Process design. (Oracle Apps R12)

6/2010 – 11/2010

Sr oracle Consultant, ASM technologies pte. Ltd. § USA

Worked for the customer Boart Long Year (Oracle Consulting) and MOTOROLA INC to implement OE, PO, WIP, BOM, INV, and ASCP Modules. (Oracle Apps R12)

Responsible for Solution design, functional setups and Training users, Process design. (Oracle Apps R12)

9/2008 – 6/2010

Module Lead, Wipro Technologies § UK, USA, INDIA

Worked for the customer COLT Telecom, INTUIT, CISCO, XEROX to implement OTC, P2P, and ASCP Modules.

Responsible for Solution design, functional setups and Training users.

Developed an Oracle Mfg, SCM Module that integrates with Oracle modules. (Oracle Apps 11.5.10,11.5.9,R12)

10/2005 –9/2008

Senior Oracle Consultant, Quinnox Consultancy Services Ltd § India

Responsible for Managing Business Users, Interaction with Technical and Functional Teams Understanding of set-ups in relevant modules of Oracle Applications

Worked for the customer Motorola India Pvt Ltd to implement OTC Process in Oracle apps

Responsible for Solution design, functional setups and Training users

10/2004 – 10/2005

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