Functional Consultant Management

VENKAT

SRM/MM FUNCTIONAL CONSULTANT

*** ****** ***. ***. ***, TORONTO, ON M5M3A6

+1-647-***-****, •***********@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Competent Professional more than 12 years of experience, 6 + years in SAP MM/SRM implementation and

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support projects and 6 years of Functional Industry experience in manufacturing industry.

Experienced in 2 full life cycle implementation ASAP Methodology and Extensive experience in

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Functional Analysis, Configuration, Gap Analysis, Testing, Training, Cut over, Implementation Go Live and Post

Go live support activities.

MM: Organizational unit, Master data for Material master, Vendor master and Purchasing Info Records,

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Inventory Management, contracts, Forecasting, Price Determination Process, Stock Transport Orders, Release

Procedures for PR and PO, Third Party, Subcontracting, Material Requirements Planning, Logistics Invoice

Verification, Consignment Settlement, Account Determination, Outline Agreement, Pipeline Settlement and

complete P2P process.

SRM: Configured Self Service Procurement, Service Procurement(Planned and Unplanned), PO

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Processing, Master Data Replication, Plan Driven Procurement, Strategic Sourcing like Bidding, Live Auctions,

RFx (Bid Invitation), RFx response (Bid), Central Contracts, Catalog Content Management and Supplier

Qualification and Registration of Suppliers (ROS)

Designed Functional Specification Documents and developed interfaces in conjunction with technical

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support team

Extensive experience in Functional Analysis, Configuration, Gap Analysis, Testing, Training, Cut

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over,Implementation (Go Live) and Post Go live support activities.

Proficient in understanding and mapping the business process with the SAP system, facilitating the

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conversion process of legacy data into SAP and documenting the business processes.

Cross Functional integration skills of SRM/PS/FI/HR/SD/PM

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Knowledgeable in implementing ASAP Methodology, SAP Warehouse Management, Business Workflows,

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ALE and IDOCs

Worked as Purchasing Manger in Manufacturing Industry

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Strong ability to communicate effectively with all levels of personnel, ensuring business continuity and

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optimal application functionality.

Self motivated, good analytic skill, appetite for learning & result oriented.

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Experience

Organization Designation Duration

Kruger Products Pvt Ltd., MM Functional Consultant Oct 2014 to Till Date

Accenture Pvt. Ltd., SRM/MM Functional Consultant April 2013 to May 2014

Mahindra Satyam (NISSAN) SRM/MM Functional Consultant April 2011 to March 2013

Aug 2010 to March 2011

Mahindra Satyam (AMAT) MM Functional Consultant

Oct 2008 to Jul 2010

TCS (Areva T&D India Ltd) MM Functional Consultant

Strontium Ferriten India Limited, Purchasing Manager Jun 2002 to September

2008

Skill Sets

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VENKAT

SRM/MM FUNCTIONAL CONSULTANT

166 WILSON AVE. APT. 406, TORONTO, ON M5M3A6

+1-647-***-****, •***********@*****.***

OPERATING SYSTEMS: Windows 95/ 98/ NT/ 2000/ 2003/2007

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ERP : SAP R/3 ECC 6.0, SAP SRM 7.0, MDM and E Sourcing

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Ticketing TOOLS : Remedy, HPQC and Incident

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SAP EXPERIENCE

Organization : Kruger Products Pvt. Ltd., Oct 2014 to Till Date

Client : Kruger Canada

Role : MM Functional Consultant

Project : Support

Responsibilities:

• Configured vendor master record; created vendor account groups, number ranges, incoterms, text types,

purchasing group, partner determination, and terms of payment.

• To analyze Inventory Management: Reservations, Goods Issue, Goods Receipt, Stock Transfer, Transfer Posting,

Logistics Invoice Verification, Vendor Invoice, ERS, Consignment Settlement, Sub Contracting, Outline

Agreement and MRP.

• Setup tolerance limits for invoice verification, and processed verification, block, release of invoices

• Pricing elements like basic price, discounts, freight and taxes were defined for various grades of Materials, and

material groups and vendors

• Customization and Maintenance of day to day tickets.

Organization : Accenture Pvt. Ltd., April 2013 to May 2014

Client : EMC, USA

Role : SRM/MM Functional Consultant

Project : Implementation and Support

Responsibilities:

Involved in designing, configuring and implementing the entire Procure to Pay functionality in the

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Extended Classic scenario for indirect material/services

• Involved in requirements gathering and finalizing the requirements with end user.

• Middleware setup for Master data replication from ECC to SRM and Configured Workflow Changes for the

approval process

• IDOC replication of Org structure from ECC HR system to SRM . Configuring the SRM organization structure,

linking it with the back end organization structure and replicating the plants and storage locations from ECC

system.

• Configured Business Rules Framework (BRF) for Shopping cart with Account Assignment category.

• Worked on Integration of EBP system to other Backend Systems Deal with day to day user issues and incidents

coordinating with the procurement operations team for any workarounds and fixes to the PO creation process.

PO Conversion Process for the Service Based Quantity and Limit PO’s.

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Analyzing the incidents raised from the business, Process re engineering and efficiency modeling in

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consultation with global business teams.

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VENKAT

SRM/MM FUNCTIONAL CONSULTANT

166 WILSON AVE. APT. 406, TORONTO, ON M5M3A6

+1-647-***-****, •***********@*****.***

Developing, implementing and documenting the change requirements from the business (for business

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process enhancement), in compliance with the change management policies.

Regression, functional testing and UAT for the new change requests.

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Organization : Mahindra Satyam April 2011 to March2013

Client : Nissan Motors, Japan

Role : SRM/MM Functional Consultant

Project : Implementation and Support

Responsibilities:

Supported complete P2P process implemented through Extended Classic Scenario.

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Configured Strategic Sourcing like Bidding, Live Auctions, RFx (Bid Invitation), RFx response and

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Central Contracts.

Implemented indirect procurement (self service procurement) through shopping carts, RFx, and purchase

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orders for hosted (punch out) catalogs, service procurement and external requirements Plan Driven Procurement.

Implemented supplier qualification and Registration (ROS) and Catalog Content Management .

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Organization model analysis and configuring the Organization structure according to the business model.

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Involved in setup to define the operational hierarchy. Controlling via attribute maintenance with purchasing

organization, purchasing group, plant etc.

• SRM Business documents Shopping Cart, PO, Contracts, Conformation, Shop On Behalf Of, Replication of

master data from R/3 system.

• Worked with the technical infrastructure team (Basis) to setup Enterprise Services (using ESOA / SAP XI (PI))

and the Security team to setup customized roles and authorizations.

• Replicating master data (vendors, material groups, units of measure, etc.) from ECC to SRM

Filter Configurations for Initial download and delta downloads.

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Participated in all aspects of the system development life cycle including business process and system

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design, configuration, unit, system and integration testing and post production support .

Involved in back – end integration of the SAP SRM Server system with necessary customizing settings

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Maintained the number ranges for Shopping cart, SRM Purchase Order and Contract, SRM

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Confirmation & Invoice and SRM RFx.

Organization : Mahindra Satyam Aug 10 to March 2011

Client : Applied Materials (AMAT)

Role : SAP MM Functional Consultant

Project : Implementation and Support

Responsibilities:

Configuration of Material Master and Vendor Master documents & Configuration terms of payment

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for vendors, document types and assign number ranges to all purchase documents.

Configured Purchasing process including RFQ/Quotation, Contracts, Scheduling Agreements,

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Purchase Requisitions and Purchase Orders.

Worked on configuration of Inventory Management: Number Assignment, Field Selection (Goods

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receipts, Goods issue/Transfer postings)

Vendor Evaluation, RFQ/ Quotation/Quotation Entry and analysis/PO/Automatic Vendor,

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Confirmation and Release Procedures.

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VENKAT

SRM/MM FUNCTIONAL CONSULTANT

166 WILSON AVE. APT. 406, TORONTO, ON M5M3A6

+1-647-***-****, •***********@*****.***

Material Requirements Planning (MRP) by using Consumption Based Planning ( CBP ) Method and

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fixing the Re Order Level, Safety stock, Min Safety Stock and doing MRP Run for different MRP Types

Handle configuration of release strategy for Purchase Requisition, Quotation & Purchase Order.

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Configure pricing procedure, Logistics Invoice Verification and Stock Transport Orders

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Automatic determination of GL accounts, mapping valuation classes to GL accounts.

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Checking the feasibility for the functionality to be developed as per new requirement raised by

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business and providing time line to develop and Solving day to day issues raised by users as per the SLA and

End User Training and Preparation of User Manuals.

Organization : TCS Oct 08 to Jul 10

Client : Areva T&D India Ltd

Role : SAP MM Functional Consultant

Project : Implementation and Support project

Responsibilities:

Complete knowledge of P2P Process and managed all activities related to procurement and inventory management.

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• To analyze Inventory Management: Reservations, Goods Issue, Goods Receipt, Stock Transfer, Transfer Posting,

Logistics Invoice Verification, Vendor Invoice, ERS, Consignment Settlement, Sub Contracting, Outline

Agreement, MRP and Pipeline Settlement.

• Configured all Master Data like Material Master and Info Record.

• Configured purchasing document types like PR, RFQ, PO and Contract.

•Configured MM organizational structure like creation & assignment of plant, storage location, purchase organization

and purchasing group,

•Designed Functional Specification Documents with the client requirements

•Handling Tickets & Tasks and responsible for closing the same within defined SLAs.

• Responsible for troubleshooting the issues in the system and providing support.

Company: Strontium Ferriten India Limited

Designation :Purchasing Manager

Duration : June 2002 to September 2008

Responsibilities

• Identifying and developing potential vendors/ suppliers for achieving cost effective purchases of materials

considering time bound localization and target costs; achieving reduction in prices; generating the score cards for

vendors, overseeing the follow up with vendors for timely deliveries, release schedules, quality checks & ensuring

timely payments to the vendors.

• Carrying out storehouse & inventory management and monitoring the replenishment of stock items by raising

purchase requisitions and orders and delivery schedules.

• Controlling effective material handling through proper planning (FIFO and LIFO) & organizing where Goods

Receiving, Storage, stacking is involved and enabling smooth and timely movement of stocks to other locations

through network.

• Conducting periodic stock audits and cycle counting in order to maintain stock hygiene.

• Monthly shelf life analysis and thereby reducing the obsolescence to the minimum through FIFO.

• Streamlining the supply chain system and procedures for effective inventory control so as to ensure the availability

of materials to meet the production targets in line with the optimum inventory.

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VENKAT

SRM/MM FUNCTIONAL CONSULTANT

166 WILSON AVE. APT. 406, TORONTO, ON M5M3A6

+1-647-***-****, •***********@*****.***

Devising efficient Logistics Management System to ensure the delivery of raw material as per committed timelines,

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condition of material and cost.

Overseeing logistic functions & negotiating with transporters for cost effective transport solutions.

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Processing customer orders within stipulated time with high order allocation ratio & accuracy.

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Handling loading/unloading activities, minimizing waiting time, and ensuring optimum utilization of material

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handling equipment.

Handling stores functions and conducting periodical inventory review (cycle counting and matching physical with

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Books) to maintain accuracy of stocks.

Conducting quarterly Inventory analysis.

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Providing direction, motivation & training to the team for ensuring optimum performance of the department and the

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organization.

Assessing the training needs of direct reports in alignment with the functional head .

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EDUCATION

Degree University Year of Passing

B.Com Avanthi College, OU. 2002

PERSONAL DETAILS

Name Venkat

Email Id ***********@*****.***

Location I am Landed as a Permanent Resident residing in Toronto, Canada.

Contact Number 647-***-****

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