Project Manager Sales

Joshua Fortune

Mobile: 315-***-**** . Email: aca2lg@r.postjobfree.com . Beskar

Consulting LLC

Qualification Highlights

. Management Consultant with extensive Domestic and International

experience in providing High Valued Solutions for Clients in a variety of

Industries, including Consumer Products, Life Sciences, Automotive, and

Retail.

. Supply Chain Management (SCM) and SAP R/3 Enterprise Central Component

6.0 experience has covered all aspects of implementing projects in

Consumer Products, Life Sciences, Distribution, Manufacturing,

Automotive, and Retail organizations.

. Comprehensive Implementation and Integration Experience in SAP R/3 Sales

& Distribution (SD), Finance and Costing (FI/CO), Materials Management

(MM), and Warehouse Management (WM) modules.

. Lead and Managed Business Transformations including the Analysis, Design,

Modeling, Development, Implementation, Testing, Post Go-Live Support,

Training, and Documentation of SAP Application & Solutions for 5+ Full

Project Life Cycles.

. Internal SAP Training on Sales and Distribution (SD) Module provided by

IBM Global Business Services thus adding to existing Subject Matter

Expertise (SME) in Global Supply Chain Management (SCM).

. Extensive Experience in Roles such as SAP Sales and Distribution (SD)

Consultant, Project Manager, Team Lead, Testing Lead, Business Analyst,

Lead Business Process Management (BPM) Architect, and Mentor for

Consultants & Clients.

. Specialties include Business Transformation, ERP implementation, Supply

Chain Management, Business Process Management, Project Management,

Strategic Management, Strategic Planning, Management Information Systems,

Change Management, Marketing, Performance Management, Requirements

Gathering, and Business Case Development.

pROFESSIONAL History

. Infosys Lodestone - Senior Consultant; 05/12 - 09/13

o Novartis - SAP Sales & Distribution (SD) Consultant; Parsippany,

NJ; 04/13 - 09/13

o Amgen Inc. - SAP Sales & Distribution (SD) Consultant & Testing

Lead; Boulder, CO & Netherlands; 05/12 - 02/13

. Pactera Technology International Ltd. - Senior Consultant; 08/11 - 03/12

o Lowe's Companies Inc. - Project Manager & Lead (BPM) Architect;

Charlotte, NC; 08/11 - 03/12

. Accenture - Senior Consultant; 11/10 - 08/11

o Chrysler Group LLC - SAP Sales & Distribution (SD) Consultant;

Detroit, MI; 11/10 - 08/11

. IBM - Senior Consultant; 08/06 - 11/10

o Mead Johnson Nutrition - Project Manager & SAP (SD) Consultant;

Evansville, IL; 08/09 - 11/10

o Amerisource Bergen Corporation - SAP (SD) Consultant; Valley Forge,

PA; 05/09 - 07/09

o Alberto Culver - SAP (SD) Consultant and Project Manager; Chicago,

IL; 12/07 - 05/09

o Pepperidge Farm - SAP (SD) Consultant; Norwalk, CT; 05/07 - 11/07

o Campbell's Soup - Project Manager & SAP (SD) Consultant; Camden,

NJ; 1/07 - 11/07

o Kraft Foods - Project Manager & Business Analyst; Chicago, IL; 8/06

- 1/07

Professional Experience

SAP Sales and Distribution (SD) Consultant:

. Lead and Managed the Analysis, Design, Modeling, Configuration,

Development, Implementation, Testing, Post Go-Live Support, Training, and

Documentation of the following key SAP Submodules: Master Data, Sales

Support, Sales, Logistics, Shipping, Transportation, Billing, Electronic

Data Interchange (EDI), and General Sales Functions.

. Integration experience with Warehouse Management, Inventory Management,

Materials Resource Planning, Accounts Payable, and Accounts Receivable.

. Developed High Quality Deliverables including the following: User

Requirements (URS), Process Flow Diagrams (PFL), Process Definition

Documents (PDD), GAP Analysis (GAP), Functional Specification Documents

(FSD), Business Process Procedures (BPP), Project Change Requests (PCR),

Technical Specification Documents (TSD), Test Case Documents (TCD),

Service Interruption Reports (SIR), Test Incident Reports (TIR), Key

Design Decisions (KDD), Process Control Documents (PCD), Configuration

Rationale Specification (CRS), Technical Unit Testing documents, Test

Scripts.

. Defined the Project's SAP SD Scope by Conducting an Analysis of Business

Requirements and as-is model to determine GAPS. Lead and prepared for

Strategic and Detailed Design Workshops.

. Translated Business Requirements into proper SD configuration and

business processes while providing "Best Practices" Advice when

Developing those Requirements into the to-be model for each Business

Function.

. Tested the Functional Designs (WRICEF) and Configuration Elements related

to the SAP SD, FI, and MM modules.

. Functional Wwner for specific Change Requests coordinating the Analysis,

Design, Business Approvals, Documentation, Development and Testing of

those Requests.

Project Management:

. Project Manager for Business and Information Systems (IT) Services on 5+

Full Life Cycle SAP programs.

. Managed 5+ Team Leads, 5+ Test Leads, and 60+ Testers on 1+ yr. SAP

projects with budgets of over $8M per Project.

. Demonstrated Track Record of simultaneously Managing the Success of Small

to Large Projects from Start to Finish.

. Ensured success of assigned projects by Managing Expectations and

Controlling Perceptions by clearly Defining Scope, Working within Defined

Scope, and Communicating Accurate Status.

. Identified additional Service Revenue opportunities valued at Hundreds of

Thousands of Dollars by Extending Project Resources and Identifying

additional ECC GAPS for Multimillion Dollar Projects.

. Conducted Resource Planning and Budgeting while Tracking Costs to ensure

adherence to Budgetary Limitations, Timelines, and Scope.

. Collaborated with Cients, Third Party Software Partners, and Internal

Teams to develop and launch SAP Enhancements that maximized and generated

additional Revenue Opportunities.

. Prepared Estimates for assigned Projects and Tracked Costs throughout

their Duration.

. Involved in Proposal Development, Client Relationship Management, and

overall Market Analysis.

. Acted as escalation point for change requests and client concerns, and

worked closely with Department Team Leads to Prioritize Issues and

Coordinate Troubleshooting Efforts.

. Established SAP & IT project management COE's at 3+ Clients.

. Managed Assessments, Risk Mitigation, and Resource Planning for SAP

Testing.

. Experienced with Managing on-shore & Off-shore SAP resources on multiple

SAP projects.

. Knowledgeable in Project Management Tools, Processes, and Techniques.

. Involved in overall Program Development, Management, and Strategic

Planning.

. Extensive Experience with Cross Functional Team Leadership.

. Prepared and Presented timely Status Reports, Project Plans, and Project

Charter updates to Client Project Leadership.

Testing Lead:

. Developed Testing related Strategies, Objectives, Standards, Plans,

Metrics, Timelines, Deliverables, Reports,

. Managed Testing related Resources, Estimates, Test Cases, Scripts, and

Configuration for SAP R/3 6.0 Sales and Distribution (SD) module.

. Supported Master Data creation and Data Migration for overall Project

Unit Testing.

. Managed System Integration Testing (SIT) and Risk Analysis.

Lead BPM Architect:

. Lead Facilitation Sessions with clients to determine as-is Business

Process Design.

. Leveraged Subject Matter Expertise and Best Practices to design clien'ts

to-be Business Process Design.

. Created Business Process Designs using client's business process modeling

tool, IBM Rational System Architect.

. Produced Metadata and Reports for each project's Business Process

Diagrams and associated Process Steps.

. Developed Project Management toolkit and various reusable assets for

client and internal organizations.

. Managed the following Key Projects: Change Agent Network Strategy (CAN),

Product Line Review (PLR), Realizing Financial Optimization (RFO), Value

Improvement Team (VIT) - Pricing, Margin Governance, & Commercial

Services Integration.

EDUCATION

Clarkson University; Potsdam, NY; 06/01 - 08/06

. Master of Business Administration - Business Administration; 08/05 -

08/06

o Graduated with distinction; Cumulative GPA: 3.471; Dean's List;

Member of the Graduate Team of the Year

o Global Supply Chain Management program

. Bachelor of Science - Business Administration and Humanities; 06/01 -

08/05

o Graduated with distinction; Cumulative GPA: 3.504; Presidential

Scholar: 2 semesters; Dean's List: 6 semesters

technical skilLS

SAP R3 - ERP Central Component 6.0, IBM Rational System Architect, SAP

Solution Manager, SharePoint, Mercury Quality Center, Manage Now,

Ascendant, Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Project Server, RWD uPerform,

Data Cleaner, Webex, SAP Netweaver Portal, MKS Integrity Manager, Business

Explorer Query Designer, Microsoft SQL Server, CranSoft, Citrix, IBM

Clarity 7, ARIS Business Publisher, and PeopleSoft.

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