Supply Chain Project

Diane Randall

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Long Beach, CA 90802

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SUMMARY

** ***** ** *** ************** consulting experience focused on-- Production Planning

(PP) and Materials Management (MM)

Strong PP/MM integration experience with SD, QM, WM, FI, CO, PS & PM

Extensive PP/MM consulting experience; business analysis, blue printing, hands-on

configuration and post implementation support

Industry experience includes discrete manufacturing, Process Manufacturing (Chemical),

Consumer Products, Aerospace and Defense-public sector, and Professional Services

Extensive experience teaching beginning and advanced SAP PP/MM courses to end users

Natural leadership, strong listening and communication skills

Successfully completed eight full life-cycle implementations with strong understanding of

development life cycle and various SAP implementation methodologies

Extensive knowledge of SAP Net weaver, SAP ECC, SAP R/3, Solution Manager, Quality

Center, Info Pak, uPerform, Commerce One’s Auction Services

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

REVEAL USA, NAPERVILLE, IL

CLIENT: Shure Europe, Eppingen, Germany 09/2013 – 12/2013

SAP Supply Chain Integration Advisor

Achieved greater value in materials requirements planning, inventory planning and

procurement using their existing SAP solutions. Specific focus on reporting, analysis and

monitoring results.

APO testing and go-live support for phase 3 rollout of APO forecast, sales and operations

planning, production orders, purchasing and inventory.

Drove change in system usage to achieve improvement in Supply Chain performance using

Reveal oVo Methodology.

TELESTO GROUP, NY

CLIENT: CenturyLink, Monroe, LA 07/2012 – 07/2013

MM Lead Consultant

Acquisition team member responsible for implementing new SAP ECC 6.0 Procure-to-Pay

process for a newly acquired company.

Collaborated with the client for the blueprint process to determine new requirements for

SAVVIS compared to current design of existing MM functionality at Century link.

Configuration of MM for SAVVIS, testing both SAVVIS and overlapped Century link

designs

Created functional specs for the development team.

Supported security role definition for new users

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Supported training development and conversion of acquisition data.

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CLIENT: U.S. Army, Rock Island, IL 09/2011 – 05/2012

SAP PP Production Process Improvement Consultant (Logistics Modernization Program)

Alignment of production operational practices, procedures, and policies to assist Rock

Island Arsenal in leveraging capabilities of the United States Logistics Modernization

Program (LMP)

Worked with production controllers to close operational shop floor based gaps

Within LMP; analyzed production orders associated with projects in the supply chain,

production execution and inventory business processes best practices.

Closed open goods receipts, goods issues, production orders, and purchaser orders.

Delivered PP training to production controllers and planners on identifying and validating

project – wbs flow in the supply chain, running material requirements planning, collective

conversion of planned orders to production orders, schedule daily tasks, evaluate stock for a

production schedule, releasing production orders

DELL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, DALLAS, TX 05/2010 – 10/2011

CLIENT: Calgon Carbon, Pittsburgh, PA

PP / MM Principal Consultant

PP/MM configuration, testing and go-live consulting support in production

planning/execution, procurement, inventory and quality for discrete manufacturing rollouts

in Denmark and Sweden

Interviewed business owners and captured business requirements for procurement,

production and incoming inspection processes; validated and updated global common

business process

Developed PP/MM prototype for Japan: interviewed business owners, configured, tested,

created business process flows, documentation of business processes and improvements for

material requirements planning, production execution processes, purchasing, inventory,

and incoming quality inspection

Performed Unit and end to end integration testing of core functionality

R3 SERVICES, LLC, DALLAS, TX 03/2010 – 06/2010

CLIENT: Ryerson Steel, Lisle, IL

PP/MM Consultant

Extended global PP/MM common template and identified gaps to five plants

Captured and analyze business requirements for Make-to-Order and Make-to-Stock

processes; validated and updated global common business process template with changes

Configured changes to supply chain execution (material requirements planning,

production execution, purchasing, inventory, forecasting) processes

Performed Unit and end to end integration testing of core functionality

Provided PP/MM knowledge transfer and consulting support for purchasing and

production execution processes

CLARKSTON CONSULTING GROUP, DURHAM, NC 08/2008 – 09/2009

CLIENT: Endicott Technologies, Endicott, NY 06/2009 – 09/2009

PP/ MM Principal Consultant

Planned and facilitated business process workshops to capture and analyze requirements for

SAP Make-to-Order (MTO) and Procure-to-Pay (PTP) Business Processes

Documented findings and compared them to best practices and proposed future solutions

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Developed and delivered the business process blueprint for an ECC 6.0 implementation

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CLIENT: Seneca Foods, Jainesville, WI 03/2009 – 05/2009

PP-PI Principal Consultant

Continued the 4.7 upgrade implementation to a ECC 6.0 release of SAP started by another

consultant for a discrete manufacturing plant in Janesville, Wisconsin

Validated and updated business process requirements with best practices for Material

Requirements Planning (MRP) and Production Execution

Configured changes to material requirements planning and production execution processes

Provided knowledge transfer and consulting support for production execution processes

CLIENT: Connors Brothers, LLC, Cape May, NY; Blacks Harbor, New Brunswick 08/2008 –

02/2009

PP-PI Principal Consultant (Cloverleaf Foods, Snow’s, and Brunswick Sardines)

Upgrade implementation of 4.7 to ECC 6.0 release of SAP for two discrete manufacturing

plants

Gathered and designed business requirements for production execution processes for clam

and sardine manufacturing plants in Cape May, NJ and Blacks Harbor, NB

Refined and aligned business process requirements with SAP best practices

Configured material requirements planning, batch management (batch derivation) and

production execution processes

Identified and facilitated the loading of production master data and coordinated integration

of the supply chain processes

Delivered material requirements planning and production execution training to Managers,

Material Planners and Shop floor employees

Provided knowledge transfer and consulting support for SAP ECC 6.0 production execution

IBM GLOBAL SERVICES, OAK BROOK TERRACE, IL 12/2007 – 07/2008

CLIENT: Pathfinder Drilling Services Company, Houston, TX

PP/MM Managing Consultant

Developed the PP/MM business process blueprint for a SAP ECC 6.0 release - material

requirements planning, production execution and procurement areas

Configured and implemented 4.7 upgrade to a 6.0 Enterprise release of SAP material

requirements planning, production execution and quality management for procurement

application areas

While at IBM, I configured and tested a Wholesale Distribution Industry Solution client for

a SAP Certification Process

Created intellectual property for supply chain industry solutions and consulting resources

Performed two project quality audit reviews for IBM

INFO SYS CONSULTING SERVICES, FOREST PARK, IL 09/2002 – 08/2007

INDEPENDENT MM/PP CONSULTING

CLIENT: Haworth Furniture Corporation, Holland, MI 01/2007 – 08/2007

Procure to Deliver Team Leader

Implemented business requirements for Plan -to-Stock (PTS) and Make-to-Order (MTO),VC

and discrete manufacturing environments for a 4.7 upgrade to 6.0 Enterprise release of SAP

Detailed functional knowledge of Solution Manager used to configure Master data,

Purchasing Inter Company and Stock Transfers, Inventory and Invoice verification and

Material Requirements Planning and Production Order Execution

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Provided direction and led knowledge transfer sessions in master data, Purchasing--Inter

Company and Stock Transfers, Inventory, Invoice Verification and MRP and Production

Order execution

Gathered and documented business process requirements for a SAP best practice solution

Created PTS / MTO Business Process documentation using RWD’s Info Pak software

Functional advisor to Purchasing, Shipping and Delivery team members

CLIENT: US Army Global Combat Support System, Frederick, MD 09/2006 – 12/2006

Senior MM Consultant

Gathered and documented business requirements for procurement – EDI upgrade to allow

transmission of inbound deliveries, purchase orders, invoices and goods receipts and goods

issues between the U.S. Army and vendors

Modified customer input templates with enhanced purchasing and integrated EDI process

changes

Configured and tested Purchasing, Material Master Data and Material Requirements

Planning, Inventory application functionality that enabled successful purchasing– EDI

transmission of purchase orders, order acknowledgements, inbound deliveries and goods

receipts

CLIENT: US Army Global Combat Support System, Chester, VA 01/2006 – 09/2006

Senior MM Consultant

Team member, consulted with users to define and document business requirements for Army

Logistics processes project systems – wbs flow throughout the supply chain; purchasing,

material requirements planning, inventory and logistics invoice verification

Created Business Process documents using RWD’s Info Pak software

Configured material master data, purchasing, material requirements planning and Inventory

functionality

Created functional specifications to map interfaces from procurement legacy systems to SAP

for handoff to the development team

Delivered training to Army project team members

CLIENT: US Navy SPAWAR's Project Cabrillo, Philadelphia, PA 01/2005 –09/2005

Lead Systems Integrator

Analyzed current system Procure to Pay business process design

Conducted assessment and made recommendations for retiring current Navy legacy systems

Extended SAP R/3 Procurement and Inventory processes to encompass current Navy

logistics processes

Created Business Process documents using RWD’s Info Pak software

Validated configuration for Material Master Data, Purchasing, Material Requirements

Planning and Inventory processes

Provided knowledge transfer to end users and team members

Trained Navy users on new procurement and Inventory processes

CLIENT: US Navy Merge ERP Project, Annapolis, MD 10/2003 10/2004

Lead PP Integrator

Conducted requirements analysis and strategy development for SAP R/3 PP processes

Configured Demand Management, Material Requirements Planning, Material Master

Data, Purchasing and Inventory,

Facilitated end user sessions to identify and establish business requirements

Created Business Process documents using RWD’s Info Pak software

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Designed and developed business process flows using customer input templates

Served as senior level functional advisor to planning team and Navy subject matter experts

CLIENT: Smith/Nephew, Oklahoma City 06/2003 – 10/2003

PP/MM Project Leader

Planned and executed discrete manufacturing rollout and training for medical equipment

plant

Led MM/PP Integration testing for Production, Purchasing and Inventory for OK Plant

Provided PP/MM knowledge transfer to Project team Members

Configured master data, material requirements planning, forecast planning, variant

configuration, purchasing, engineering change management (ECM) production and

inventory processes

Delivered training to over 300 plant employees in master data, demand planning,

purchasing, material requirements planning, production, quality management and

inventory-warehouse management

Provided go live support for entire plant site

Facilitated design and development of Production and Purchasing Business Processes

CLIENT: Bloomberg Financials, Manhattan, NY 09/2002 – 03/2003

Lead PP/MM Consultant

Implemented requirements for MTO processes in a discrete manufacturing environment;

Designed and developed production planning and execution and Advanced Planner

Optimizer (APO) (version 4.6) business process requirements and documentation for a

global implementation

Created Business Process documents using RWD’s Info Pak software

Configured APO characteristics, planning book data, production master data, material

requirements planning, and production orders, purchasing, and inventory processes

Delivered training to Demand Planners, Buyers, Stores and Shipping and Receiving

employees in master data, demand planning, material requirements planning, purchasing and

inventory processes

Served as functional advisor to supply chain team members

HENDRICKSON INTERNATIONAL, ITASCA, IL 03/2002 – 06/2002

Business Process Design Team Leader

Participated in the development and execution of project plan

Responsible for the design and documentation of Supply Chain business processes

INFORMATION SYSTEMS CONSULTING, INC., FOREST PARK, IL 2001 – 2002

CLIENT: Kellogg Company, Elmhurst, IL 11/2001 – 03/2002

Senior PP-PI Consultant

Implemented business requirements for MTS, MTO and discrete manufacturing

environments -- Provided Go-Live support for national rollout of PP, MM, PM and IM for

US plant sites

Designed and Developed supply chain business processes

Ensured that transaction postings and data are entered correctly in R/3 system

Analyzed, troubleshoot and resolved application problems

Delivered SAP R/3 Overview, Inventory, R-LINK Web-based Production front-end, material

requirements planning and Purchasing Applications training to personnel

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CLIENT: Pacific Coast Building Products, Sacramento, CA 02/2001 – 07/2001

PP/MM Consultant

Provided Go-Live support for national discrete manufacturing rollout of Production

Planning, Purchasing and Inventory processes for US plant sites

Designed and developed Production Business Processes

Made data corrections and changes to configuration

Delivered Production, Purchasing and Inventory Applications Training to plant personnel

IMG AMERICAS, INC., PHILADELPHIA, PA 09/1999 – 06/2001

CLIENT: Home Life Furniture Corp, Hoffman Estates, IL 09/1999 – 06/2001

Consulting Manager Team Leader

Developed the project plan, business process blueprint for a 4.7 release of SAP Make-to-

stock (MTS), Make-to-order (MTO) and Engineer – to- order manufacturing environments

Designed an Enterprise release of SAP production planning, purchasing, material

requirements planning, inventory management, invoice verification, integrating with EDI

and accounts payable for US plant sites

Facilitated unit and integration testing of SAP R/3, GERS, and Logility applications

Project integrator ensuring integration across supply chain processes

Provided knowledge transfer to project team members

Delivered production planning and execution, purchasing and inventory management and

quality management training to Production Managers, Material Planners, Production

Operators, Lab Technicians and Engineers, as well as, other plant personnel

Functional advisor to GERS-SAP interface and EDI Team members

Responsible for mentoring and career development assistance for consultants

INFORMATION SYSTEMS CONSULTING, INC., AURORA, IL 10/1997 – 07/1999

CLIENT: United Oil Products, Des Plaines, IL 02/1999 – 07/1999

Lead PP-PI Consultant

Go-Live support for a discrete manufacturing environment; Production, Distribution,

Purchasing and Storeroom Departments

Designed and developed business process flows

Ensured that transaction postings and data are entered correctly in R/3 system

Analyzed and resolved application problems

Verified and monitored output of daily and weekly reports

Made data corrections and changes to configuration as needed

Facilitated unit and integration testing of R/3 Applications

Delivered Inventory-Warehouse Management, Production Planning and Execution,

Purchasing, Accounts Payable and Industrial Transportation Applications training to

Material Handlers, MRO Controllers, Purchasing Managers/Agents and Shift Supervisors

CLIENT: Tenant Company, Minneapolis, MN 10/1998 – 12/1998

PP Team Leader

Led project team in the integration testing of R/3 discrete manufacturing environment;

Production Planning, ECM, and Execution processes

Analyzed and resolved application problems

Implemented ABAP program and Table-data structure changes

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Advised project team regarding Master Data, Production Execution, Inventory functionality

and Configuration

Designed and Developed business processes

Configured Inventory and Production Execution processes

CLIENT: United Oil Products, Des Plaines, IL 09/1998 – 10/1998

Sales and Distribution Instructor

Delivered Sales, Delivery and Industrial Transportation Applications training to Traffic

Coordinators, Distribution Controllers and Material Handlers

CLIENT: SAP America, Inc., Westchester, IL 10/1997 – 06/1999

MM Instructor, PP Instructor

Summary of training courses taught:

Delivered SAP R/3 MM & PP standard training to customers and consultants at SAP

training centers and customer facilities: SAP20-R/3 Technology Overview, LO550-Config.

& Org. in MM, LO510-Inventory Management, LO520-Purchasing Optimizing, LO020-

Procurement, LO205-Master Data-Discrete Mfg., SAP20-SAP Technology Overview,

WB100-Business Process Workshop, LO50-Mfg. Planning, LO070-Mfg. Execution,

LO955-Batch Management, LO910-Config. & Org. in Logistics, LO250-Config & Org. in

Mfg.

PHAEDRA SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS, COLLEGE STATION, TX 03/1997 – 07/1997

Director

Managed and allocated resources to R/3 projects

Developed business partner alliances with SAP, SAP partner firms and customers

Recruited and hired senior level consultants

CLIENT: Antioch Publishing Company, White Cloud, MN 04/1997 – 07/1997

Lead MM Consultant/Trainer

Gathered business requirements for an implementation of SAP Procurement Processes

Designed and developed procurement business processes

Configured Purchasing and Inventory Applications

Facilitated unit and integration testing of R/3 Applications

Delivered Material Master, Purchasing, Inventory, Invoice Verification and Accounts

Payable Applications training to Buyers, Shipping and Receiving employees

Analyzed and troubleshoot application problems

Participated in development of R/3 system architecture, establishing and maintaining

workbench organizer for the management of corrections, repairs and transports

TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS COMPANY, CHICAGO, IL 01/1996 – 02/1997

SAP PP/MM CONSULTANT

CLIENT: Borden Chemical Company, Columbus, OH

Principal Consultant, Project Integrator, PP-PI Team Leader

Gathered business requirements for a implementation of SAP Production Planning and

Execution

Designed and developed Project Plan for Production Planning and ECM, processes

Configured Master data, Planning, Production and Inventory Applications

Assisted in the development of R/3 architecture, establishing and maintaining

Workbench organizer for the management of corrections, repairs and transports

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Managed configuration process for entire implementation project and developed rules for

handling problems and implementing solutions

Project integrator ensuring integration across all R/3 functional and technical areas

Facilitated unit and integration tested business process transactions with key users

Analyzed and resolved application problems

Implemented ABAP program and Table - data structure changes

SAP AMERICA, INC., WESTCHESTER, IL 11/1993 – 10/1995

Senior Applications Consultant

CLIENT: Amurol Confections Company, Yorkville, IL 01/1995 – 10/1995

Project Integrator, Lead MM/PP Consultant

Designed and developed Procurement, Production Planning and Production Execution

business processes in a discrete manufacturing environment

Configured and tested Master Data, Purchasing, Planning, Engineering Change

Management, Production Execution and Inventory Applications

Project integrator ensuring integration across all R/3 functional and technical areas

Facilitated unit and integration testing of R/3 Applications

Analyzed and resolved application problems

Implemented program and data structure changes

Participated in interviewing and screening of consultant candidates

CLIENT: Helene Curtis, Chicago, IL 01/1995 – 07/1995

Project Integrator and Lead MM Consultant

Designed and developed Procurement business processes

Configured Master Data, Purchasing, Inventory and Accounts Payable processes

Analyzed and resolved application problems

Implemented ABAP program and Table data structure changes

Project integrator ensuring integration across all R/3 functional and technical areas

Facilitated unit and integration testing of R/3 Applications

Advised project team regarding setup and transaction knowledge of Purchasing and

Inventory functionality and Configuration

CLIENT: Network Systems Company, Minneapolis, MN 07/1994 – 11/1994

PP Consultant

Designed and developed Production Planning and Execution business processes

Configured Planning and Production Control Applications

CLIENT: Motorola Corporation, Arlington Heights, IL 03/1994 – 07/1994

PP Consultant

Configured Planning and Production Control Applications

Researched and investigated issues/problems and provided solutions to PP Team

SAP CONSULTANT NEW-HIRE TRAINING PROGRAM 03/1994 – 09/1995

Instructor

Trained new incoming MM and PP consultants on an ad-hoc basis in beginning and

advanced courses

Delivered SAP R/3 MM and PP training to customers and consultants at SAP Training

Centers

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FACTORY CONTROLS, INC. AURORA, IL 1992 – 1993

Technical Trainer

MEMC ELECTRONIC MATERIALS, INC., ST. PETERS 1990 – 1992

MO Systems Analyst

MCDONNELL DOUGLAS CORPORATION, ST. LOUIS, MO 1983 – 1990

Assoc. Adv. Mfg. Sys. Engineer

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATIONS & TRAINING

MA in Psychology, University of Santa Monica – Santa Monica, CA, Graduate (2014)

BS in Management Information Systems, Tarkio College – St. Louis, MO

SAP Partner Academy, MM/PP Certification Program, Dallas, Texas (1995)

Solution Manager Training (2006)

Quality Management (Procurement, Notifications and Inspections)Training, SAP America

IMG Academy, Intercultural Communications Training, Ohningen, Germany (2000)

Master Planning - Level 2, Manufacturing Execution Level 2, Workbench Organizer,

Detailed Functions-Process Orders, Automotive Training, SAP America, Westchester, IL

(1996-1997)

SAP New Hire MM/PP training (five months), Nationwide (1993 – 1994)

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