Imran Sadiq

Houston, TX

832-***-**** (M)

acrkvz@r.postjobfree.com

Career Summary:

** ***** ** ******* *** Techno-Functional experience with multiple SAP supply chain modules including Production Planning, Materials Management, SRM,, Sales & Distribution, Warehouse management and APO

Very strong design, configuration and implementation skills in consulting as well as existing SAP environments

SAP Implementation and enhancement/support experience in multiple industries including manufacturing, healthcare, public sector, chemicals, mining and SAP versions ( 3.1H to ECC 6)

Cross Functional process and module experience with PP, MM, WM, SD,, FI/CO, SRM and APO

Strong knowledge of ABAP language and SAP security domain

7 years experience leading teams implementing SAP Supply Chain projects

Certified Project Manager (CPM) PMI accredited

Training/Education

Course

Company/Vendor

Date

Place

Certified Solution Manager Architect

SAP

July 2009

Toronto, Canada

CPM- Certified Project Manager

PMLG

June 2008

Toronto, Canada

BW305 – Creating BW reports

SAP

March 2009

Toronto, Canada

SCM612 – APO Transportation Planning

SAP

March 2007

Philadelphia, USA

SRM210 – SRM Enterprsie Buyer Configuration

SAP

November 2006

San Francisco, USA

Accenture Core Consultant

Accenture

December 2005

Chicago, USA

Building Leadership skills

Aramark

April 2004

Houston, USA

Effective Communication Skills

Aramark

June 2004

Dallas, USA

Certified FI/CO Consultant

SAP

December 1998

Hong Kong

Professional Experience:

Company : Cameron (05/2013 – to date)

Industry : Oil & Gas Services

Location : Houston, TX

Title : SAP IT Lead

Roles and Responsibilities:

Identify PTP process improvement opportunities and work with all Stakeholders to implement changes

Support all supplier systems and portal applications involved in Supplier Relationship Management, SAP(SRM, SUS, RFX, SRM Central Contracts), Imagesite

Support, enhance and manage all catalog and EDI interfaces/applicaions for suppliers

Identify, analyze, document and resolve support and enhancement system requests.

Perform business process analysis, identify and resolve gaps.

Heavy communication (verbal and written) with system users, the business community and IT staff.

Write functional specification required for support and enhancement changes.

Determine configuration changes needed due to changes in business needs. Configure and test in SAP system. Review and reconcile results to ensure correctness.

Create test cases and test plans, Business Process Procedures and Scripts.

Perform unit, integration and regression testing. Facilitate user testing.

Extensive understanding of business and technical processes.

Closely interact with Development, Quality, Training and Business Analytic staff.

Understand IT processes and work with designated Change Management guidelines

Keep application documentation current with changes and issues.

Enforce Information Technology (IT) guidelines and procedures, in accordance with policies set forth by management.

Support the resolution of issues and assist users with SAP system usage

Company : Accenture Inc. (06/2012 – 05/2013)

Industry : Consulting, Technology, Outsourcing

Location : Toronto, Canada

Title : SAP SCM Manager

Project : Xstrata Nickel – SAP MM/PP/QM/SD Lead

Lead the implementation and support activities for MM, PP, SD, QM

Business Process Lead to identify and implement new processes in the supply chain

Conduct workshops to document business pain points and business solutions

Work with offshore teams to create functional and technical design documents

Troubleshoot production support issues

Design and support of incoming and outgoing B2B EDI transactions such as Purchase orders, Invoices, payment information and customized message types for receiving data from MES systems into SAP, such as creation of process orders, goods issues and receipts for process orders, inventory status reports and quality inspections to and from LIMS/PIMS systems into SAP

Wide range of experience setting up B2B transactions across supply chain processes

Company : Houston Independent School District(02/2012 – 06/2012)

Industry : Public Sector

Location : Houston, TX

Title : Senior SAP Business Systems Analyst

Roles and Responsibilities:

Work with clients to develop business requirements; conduct business analysis, understanding business practices and recommending business process changes. Serve as conduit between business and IT to integrate systems and business processes, lead system selection processes

Plan and execute unit, integration and acceptance testing; create specifications for systems to meet business requirements, design details of automated systems

Conduct significant systems testing; support data conversions and local system rollouts

Propose, educate and help implement new business processes through business operations and new systems. Help users develop processes, procedures, and training.

Provide consultation to users in the area of automated systems, lead cross-functional teams to address business or systems issues.

Company : Accenture Inc. (11/2010 – 02/2012)

Industry : Consulting, Technology, Outsourcing

Location : Toronto, Canada

Title : SAP PP Manager

Project : RTA RTBS SAP Implementation and Roll out (Montreal, Canada)

MM-PP Lead - RTBS (Bauxite & Alumina, Reduction and Cell Reconstruction production processes)

Roles and Responsibilities:

Lead a team(client and Accenture) to design global and regional production process models acting as the primary point of contact for B&A, Reduction and Cell reconstruction.

Conduct and lead workshops to design global models for all production processes, including but not limited to planning, record actuals, month-end processing, KPI recording using QM inspection lots

Identify and resolve key integration points with other streams(PAM, CTC, PTP)

Conduct and lead workshops to design regional production process models applying the global models already developed

Develop and facilitate development and submission of all required deliverables, the key ones being BUS.PRC.020, BUS.PRC.050, BUS.PRC.055, BUS.PRC.100, BUS.PRC.101,INM.ARC.057, APP.ARC.310 and all other IS&T deliverables

Work with MMP GPA to resolve all issues/defects identified during GPA review of solution design documents

Lead workshops with PAM to align MMP operational process models with PAM cost models

Participate and lead presentation of status for all deliverables on a weekly basis

Effectively manage on time delivery and high quality of all deliverables

Work with IS&T resources in Brisbane to resolve any technical issues

Project : SAP Supply Chain Data Migration Lead at Talisman Energy (Calgary, Canada)

Roles and Responsibilities:

Developing and managing Data Conversion Strategy and Plan

Working with functional streams in identifying data objects, sources for data conversions and transformations

Working with interface and architecture teams

Managing all team work related to tool developments for data extraction transformation and load

Estimating duration of work packages and planning data migration timeline

Draft specifications of work packages for development

Oversee the ETL development and testing efforts of the Data Migration Analysts, and the data cleaning efforts of the business experts

Monitor overall quality of data converted, transformed and loaded

Company : Abacus Consulting (11/2009 – 10/2010)

Industry : SAP Consulting

Location : Karachi, Pakistan

Title : Manager SAP

Project : Unilever SAP Global Rollout – Plan to Procure ( APO and MM )

Roles and Responsibilities:

Partnered with Accenture to implement global rollout for Unilever Pakistan for APO sub-modules DP, SNP, DRP, PP/DS.

Facilitate business requirement workshops with core team users, regional team leads and regional technical team

Understand the global and regional Unilever design and identify gaps between regional template and country requirements

Conduct Procurement and APO training sessions to core teams

Create functional design documents for MM and APO process requirements

Build the design in SAP MM and APO to according to functional specifications

Create scenarios for testing

Conduct Testing with core team

Conduct UATs

Project : Fertilizer manufacturing company SAP implementation in Pakistan

One of the largest SAP projects in Pakistan

Roles and Responsibilities: SAP MM Team Lead

Led a team of 8 resources as team lead for MM implementation

Followed ASAP methodology for implementation roadmap

Conducted workshops to gather business requirements

Created solution blueprint documents and conducted conference room pilots to demonstrate solution design fulfilled requirements

Solution design included Purchase Requisitions, Purchase Orders, inventory management, warehouse management, workflow, integration of MM processes with SD such as stock transfer processes, account determination process integration with FI

Gathered and rationalized reporting requirements both in ECC and BI

Planned and conducted unit, integration and UAT

Company : Holcim Canada Inc. (03/2008 – 10/2009)

Industry : Cement Manufacturing

Location : Concord, ON

Title : PTP Solution Delivery Lead (MM,PP,SD and APO)

Roles and Responsibilities:

Managing large SAP MM projects across process streams

Work with PMO and business relationship leads to prepare delivery plans, manage execute and deploy strategic SAP projects

Team Lead for providing SAP solutions in the P2P (Procure/Plan to Pay) area.

Working with business stake holders to gather requirements, create functional specification documents, and work with local and off-shore teams to build, test and deploy SAP solutions.

Project Lead for implementing EDI for 810 inbound invoicing

Project Lead for large re-branding project, leading a large group of SAP cross module leads and specialists to change SAP programs/reports/sapscripts to reflect company new branding.

Responsible for the management of change requests and application projects

from estimation through delivery ensuring compliance with IT processes and

negotiated service levels

Translate business requirements from Business Relationship Lead into detailed functional/technical specifications

Provide regular updates to PMO and management regarding ongoing projects and compliance reporting

Lead or participate in cross functional projects

Contribute to internal/external process improvement opportunities

EDI Project Implementation

Project Lead, implementing this high visibility project

Helped set strategic long term plans to implement EDI in the company using PI/XI

Led project from inception, working with all parties such as pilot external partner, internal business partners, IT infrastructure and security to gather requirements

Worked with external partner to create and finalize mapping of 810 inbound invoice

Orchestrated business and technical processes around receiving invoices into our landscape, designing Linux scripts to retrieve, validate and process inbound IDOC-XML files from PI to ECC.

Designed functional specs for validations of IDOCS based on business requirements

Created job aids and training documents for AP resolution specialists to monitor, review and re-process IDOCS

Materials Management Configuration Details : Configured and enhanced/supported following areas

Material Master, Purchase Requisitions, Purchase Orders, PO Pricing procedures

Vendor Master, MRP, Workflow, ERS, Subcontracting, Consignment and Process

PR/PO Release Strategies, Inventory Management, Logistics Invoice Verification

Payment Configuration, Electronic invoicing using PI/XI,

Ariba, Open Text Vendor invoice management

Output determination, Contract /Scheduling Agreements, Stock Transport Orders

Data Conversions, Interfaces to third party applications, IXOS archiving

APO Configuration Details

Experience with creating and maintaining transfer of master and transaction data between R/3 and APO using Integration Models and the Core Interface (CIF).

Created batch jobs and alerts to monitor report and rectify issues related to CIF.

Debug ABAP code across R/3 and APO to troubleshoot issues.

Company : Coleman (12/2006 – 12/2007)

Industry : Consumer Packaged Goods

Location : Wichita, KS (USA)

Title : Business Configuration Specialist - MM

Roles and Responsibilities:

Managed and supported implementation efforts ECC 5.0 in MM,GTS, PP and APO modules.

MM :

Procurement Process, Material Master, MRP, Vendor Master, Purchase Information Record Approved Vendor List, Purchase Requisitions, Request for Quote (RFQ)

Purchase Orders, Contracts/Scheduling Agreements, Stock Transport Orders

Third Party Processing, Procurement of MRO Items

Subcontracting Process, ERS setup and Processing, Vendor Returns Process

Physical Inventory Process, Output Determination, Data Conversions, Reports, Enhancements

PP :

Organizational Structure, Master Data

Forecasting (Flexible Planning), Demand Planning

Material Requirements Planning, Capacity Evaluation/Scheduling

Planning with Final Assembly, MTO

GTS :

Compliance Management

Sanctioned party list screening

Embargo Countries

Classification HTS and ECCN

Licensing

Customs Management

Sanctioned party list screening

Customs documents printing

Classification HTS and Schedule B

Risk Management

Preference Processing

Setting up Organization structure such as FTOs, legal units, master data (material master, business partners), document structure, partner functions, and legal regulations.

APO:

Component of APO implemented was TPVS, Transportation Planning and Vehicle Scheduling.

Team lead to design, create and maintain transfer of master and transaction data between R/3 and APO using the Core Interface (CIF).

Created batch jobs and alerts to monitor report and rectify issues related to CIF.

Work with SOX compliance teams to ensure system is designed to meet federal regulations.

Report directly to VP of ERP operations, part of strategy building sessions to move in the right direction post go live.

Key member of SAP team for global implementation to international sites in Europe, Australia, Far East and South America.

Company : Philips Medical Systems(2/2006 – 12/2006)

Industry : Healthcare

Location : Seattle, WA (USA)

Title : SAP MM/WM Business Analyst

Roles and Responsibilities:

Technical lead in MM/WM and SRM EBP implementation and support.

Business Blueprint, Definition of business process flows, process design and interface requirements.

Functional and Technical Specifications for Forms, Reports, Interfaces, Conversions, Enhancements

Configuration/testing of Procurement processes in EBP & integration with R/3 using Classic Scenario.

Production and Test support, customer training.

Deliver production support tasks to meet user expectations.

Liaise with users to troubleshoot and resolve system problems.

Prepare test plans and scripts and perform unit and quality assurance testing. Coordinate and drive end-user testing.

Record and document technical/business processes and procedures.

Develop functional and best practice business process knowledge.

Company : Accenture (9/2005 – 2/2006)

Industry : Technology. Consulting, Outsourcing

Location : Sydney, Australia

Title : MM/WM Functional Consultant

Project: Cycle Count Functionality

Client: Rio Tinto Perth, Australia

This project involved implementation of Cycle Count Functionality for automating selection and printing of count sheets for stock items based on their dollar value and usage.

Project: Critical Spares Identification

Client: Rio Tinto Perth, Australia

This project involved enabling in SAP ability to code critical spares by plant and multiple levels of criticality and also to have reporting structure around it. It helped the business improve inventory management/control processes on critical spares to increase operational and financial performance.

Responsibilities included:

Understanding of current processes, identify challenges and gaps

Working with client/project team to gather and analyze requirements.

Recommending best practices and path forward

Creating Project Blue Print and Process flow charts based on client requirements

Creating Detail Design and Technical Specification documents

Creating technical specification document for developers in order to change format of count sheets using SAPScript

Creating reports using ABAP Query

Creating LSMW program to override Cycle Count indicators for critical spares

Creating data conversion approach and plan

Creating User Acceptance Test scripts and carrying out UAT sessions with client

Creating project cutover plan

Plan, build, test and deploy functionality

Providing post implementation support

Company : Aramark (1/2004 – 7/2005)

Industry : Food Services

Location : Houston, TX (USA)

Title : SAP Business Analyst - MM

Managed and implemented following projects:

Project: Implementation of Logistics Invoice verification

This project involved implementing Logistics invoice verification, "As-Is" process involved invoicing using ERS which posed numerous reconciliation issues during the process, the project replaced ERS with conventional Logistics invoice verification.

Project: Order processing using Outline agreements and Schedule Agreements

This project involved Implementing Outline agreements (Contracts) and Scheduling Agreements for procurement. "As-Is" process used POs for procuring materials, due to integration with Funds management the process had issues with managing, controlling and tracking budgeted costs against ordered and received goods. This was resolved using historical consumptions to forecast order quantities and use schedule agreements and delivery schedules to order and receive goods based on forecasts.

Project: Implement Advanced Shipping Notification

This project involved implementing Advanced Shipping Notifications from Vendors to warehouse in order to eliminate keeping manual logs, increase scheduling efficiency and tracking mechanisms. This was the first step of a broader plan to implement Warehouse Management and Radio Frequency devices for Automated Data collection for all warehouse operations.

Project: Implement Warehouse Management with RF Technology and Middleware

This project involved implementation of Warehouse Management module for client's food distribution warehouse, this initiative also involved choosing a vendor for RF enabled hand-held devices which were used to collect and transmit/receive data from SAP during each stage of the warehouse process, vendor middleware software was also evaluated for offline applications enabling store and forward capabilities for asset management, plant maintenance.

Responsibilities included:

Worked with all relevant internal and external groups to gather and document issues and challenges faced in current processes.

Created current and future state process flow models

Created and finalizes requirement documents

Created Solution Blue print and technical specification documents

Presented Solution to Change Control Board (CCB) and Steering Committee meetings

Created UAT Approach document and test scripts

Created training documents using RWD InfoPak

Carried out training sessions

Planned cutover activities

Post Go-Live Support

Company : Celestica Inc. (6/1997 – 5/2003)

Industry : Electronics Manufacturing

Location : San Jose, CA (USA)

Title : IT Application Specialist – SAP MM,SD,FI/CO,PP

Roles and Responsibilities:

MM Team Lead :

Setting up Material Management Organizational Structure and Global Settings.

Configuring Outline Agreements Contracts Value/Quantity.

Configuration and customization of Material Master, Vendor Master, Purchase Requisition, RFQ, Purchase Orders, MRP, Outline Agreements, Release Procedures, Purchase information records as well as Sourcing Administration.

Setting up EDI interface with several vendors for POs.

Streamlined the Physical inventory process of the company

Worked with users to resolve day-to-day production issues.

Worked with developers to design, develop and implement new reports, programs, and during conversions.

Education:

Bachelor of Computer Systems Engineering - 1994

Santa Clara University (Engineering Management – Pursuing)

References: Available upon request.

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