V. Suresh
Tel: 669-***-****
Email: ************@*****.***
EXPERIENCE SUMMARY
. SAP Business application consultant with 9+ years experience in
implementation and successful delivery of SAP projects in SAP TM, TD,
SD/LE
. Experience in transportation and logistics with good knowledge in ocean
tanker and freight forwarding (air & sea freight) industries
. Good functional understanding of Sales Order Processing, Distribution
processes, Shipping/Transportation, Global Trade, Freight Forwarding &
after-market Service
. Good knowledge of cargo industry - HBL/MBL, IHC/THC, HAWB/MAWB, FCL/LCL,
Slot Charter, Full Charter, Voyage Charter, Demurrage/Detention, Inco
terms, etc.
. Experience in SAP integration with the various systems in the Supply
Chain including interfaces with web sales applications
. Trained in Transportation Management and TQM at National University of
Singapore
. Perform pre-sales and consulting of IT solutions for the transportation
and supply chain industry including Ports, Carriers, NVOCC's, and inter-
modal companies
o LSP Services
o Carrier Logistics
o Port and Terminal Operations
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Period: Oct 2014 - Present
Client: Apple Inc, CA
Role: SAP TM Consultant
. Performed Functional mapping, gap analysis and suggested SAP best
practice for transportation processes
. Defined organizational model - maintained organizational units and
defined positions & employee assignment
. Worked with Basis and configured setup in SAP ERP & SAP TM for using
CIF to exchange data between the two systems
. Defined Integration Model(CFM1/CFM2) for transfer of product-related
and material- independent master data - products, plants, busi.
partners, shpng point
. Maintained logistics master data including locations, transportation
zones, transportation lanes, schedules, trade lanes, etc
. Configured transport network determination
. Defined Transportation Modes in SAP TM for corresponding modes of
transport in SAP ERP, and Means of Transport
. Created Resources such as Vehicles, Transportation Units, Handling
Units. Worked with Compartments, Equipment, etc
. Performed customizing for DTR, Freight Units, Transportation Orders
process
. Defined Output Control for integration of Deliveries in SAP ECC to SAP
TM
. Configure SAP TM system for transportation planning, charge management
and settlement
Period: Mar 2012 - Sep 2014
Client: Suncor Energy, CO
Role: Lead Transportation Consultant
. Configured Oil & Gas - Shipping module for fleet operations and
product distribution to downstream Gas Retail stations and bulk
customers
. Performed configuration for various BulkShipment Types based on
different modes of transport, Worked with shipments, load
confirmation, delivery confirmation
. Define Transport Units, Compartments and Vehicles for Marine, Road,
Rail and Pipeline, Defined Vehicle Meters, Rack Meters
. Worked on product/compartment and vehicle/customer compatibilities
. Maintained related Plants, Storage Locations and extend material
assignments
. Performed customization for Shipping Point determination and Route
configuration, Transportation Groups
. Interfaced with TM9.0 - well versed with Transportation and Logistics
for shippers, Transportation Management for freight-forwarders and
Transportation Management for carriers
. Worked on development of interfaces between SAP ECC and SAP TM &
external fleet management /scheduling application using SAP PI (XI)
. Developed interface specifications for Sales Orders, Deliveries,
Shipments, Load Confirmation and Delivery Confirmation
. Defined new output controls for Orders/Deliveries/Shipments, iDocs for
Order Confirmation (iDoc type ORDRSP), Delivery (iDoc type DESADV),
Shipments (iDoc type OILSH1)
. Worked on shipment costs - tariff zones, shipment cost types and item
categories, condition types, pricing procedure and account
determination
. Good knowledge of RLM (Supply processes, container, voyage, returns)
Period: April 2009 - Feb 2012
Client: ASM Manufacturing, AZ
Role: Senior Systems Analyst
. Blueprint: Performed Requirements Analysis with regional service heads
and key users of ASM America, Japan and South East Asia for after-
market Sales & Service/Maintenance operations
. Planned and monitored schedules and timelines for the rollout of the
regional entities
. Configure different Order Types for Sales and Service processes -
- Sales Order Types for Std Sales, Returns, Repairs (RMA),
Contracts & Delivery
- Service Order Types for Paid Service, Installation Qualification
& Warranty
- Customer Contracts with periodic and milestone billing
. Worked on Maintenance Contracts with Periodic and Milestone Billing
. Configured respective doc types, item categories, schedule line
categories, pricing procedures, etc for sale of spare parts/MRO items,
service and contracts
. Performed customizing for Delivery process for advance shipment of MRO
spare parts to customers and technicians
. Defined settings for Goods Movts relating to MRO Orders. Work with
advance shipment of MRO parts (Consignment Fill-up Order) and parts
confirmation (via MB1A)
. Defined Ext Procurement Profile for Service and Materials, Maintained
Control Keys for External Procurement
. Worked with resource related billing request (RRB). Created DIP
Profile for Billing and Results Analysis and maintained material
determination
. Identified Forms, Reports, Interfaces, Conversions and Enhancements
for the module and updated the FRICE list, Prepared Functional Specs
for Developers
. End User Work Instructions & Training: Created Work Instructions and
training documents. Conducted training for the end users.
Period: Jun 2007 - March 2009
Client: Atos Origin
Role: Senior SD/LE Consultant
. Performed requirements analysis for OTC process for oil tankers
shipping services, crude oil storage and ship equipment
. Detailed experience includes blueprinting, prototyping,
implementation, testing, data migration and cutover
. Customized Sales Document Types for sale of voyage for Oil Tankers
based on Standard Orders, Credit Memo request and Debit Memo Request.
. Defined Item Category determination, pricing determination, copy
control, etc
. Performed customizing for Delivery Types, Shipping Point
Determination, Transportation Planning Points, Shipping Types
. Customized F1 and F2 Billing Doc Types and Credit/Debit memos
. Good knowledge of Transportation Management (TM 6.0) - Shipment
Requests, Freight Units, Freight Orders, Shipments, Transportation
Charges
. Created service products to handle the various types of charters
including voyage charters, bareboat charters, Demurrage, etc. Used
sales contracts for maintaining shipping contract
. Maintained oil tankers as equipment - fleet objects. Configured MRO
processes for the fleet objects
. Good understanding of the transportation process, chartering, inco
terms, FCL/LCL, FTL/LTL, etc
Period: Nov 2005 - Apr 2007
Company: Applied Materials, CA
Designation: SAP Consultant
. Implementation and production support for Service Management and
Sales processes
. Performed Requirements Analysis for SD, Interacted with users and
prepared the functional specifications
. Performed customization for sales document processing, configured item
category determination
. Defined customizing settings for the various document types in Sales
and customized Copying Control
. Developed custom incompletion control procedures for SD documents at
header, item and schedule line levels
. Worked with customer master data and free goods determination
. Maintained PM Objects, Service and Warranty products
. Supported issues with work confirmations, technical completions and
order settlements
. Supported the Technicians with day-to-day issues in SAP
. Identified To Be reporting requirements, identified KPIs and prepared
reporting specs
Other Work Experience
Worked as Consultant for Hydro Nautics Pte Ltd, Singapore
. Provided solutioning for development of Ship Management System
. Perform solution design for implementation of IT solutions for the
Maritime trade
. Provided solutions for liner shipping, NVOCC and intermodal freight,
gained strong understanding of shipping business processes
. Performed requirements analysis for the client as part of pre-sales
activities and performed business process mapping
. Strong understanding of Global Trade including import/export
procedures, inco-terms, freight forwarding, asean Free-trade
agreements, Rules of Origin, Tradenet, Customs Duties & Permits, etc
. Exposure to Vessel Management Solutions for Carriers, Integrated
Automation Solutions for marine container terminal operations
Worked in Industry Shipping for Mannesmann Demag AG, Singapore
. Co-ordinated with Mannesmann Handel (LSP) and Mammoet for transport of
mobile assets and project cargo including cranes, heavy equipment,
steel pipes/tubes, rolled steel, etc for their Oil & Gas projects in
Asia and Middle East
Worked in Chokhani Intl. India
. Worked with Break Bulk, Slot Charter,Full Charter
. Conversant with Container cargo - FCL, LCL, Demurrage / Detention
. House Bill Of Lading(HBL) and Master Bill Of Lading(MBL), Inland
Hauling Charges(IHC) / Terminal Handling Charges(THC)
EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS & CERTIFICATION
. Certificate in Strategic Procurement, Singapore Inst. of Mgmt.
. Master of Science (Transportation Syst. & Mgmt.) - stdntship, National
Univ. of S'pore
. Diploma in Computer Science, Aptech, Bangalore, India
. Bachelor of Business Administration, Madurai-Kamaraj University, India
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