SAP LE/WM, MM, PP Senior Consultanr
Resume:
Principal Application Consultant – LE - WM / HUM / MM / PP Frisco, TX.
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Profile
SAP Certified Application Professional Consultant with more fifteen years of implementation experience.
This includes seven full cycle implementations and three upgrades from various roles and disciplines.
A proven Team Leader in team lead environment with leading up to ten professional individual consultants from small to larger scaled projects.
Proven ability to leverage solution architectural design and expert knowledge of all integration points within R/3, ECC, TM, SCM modules that leads to best practices of operations of various business and industry solutions.
Skilled at guiding clients through effective solution architectural design, blueprint workshops, re-engineering businesses processes, solution build, testing, training and master data conversions.
Expert in providing knowledge transfer to client so they understand how specific configuration enables their business requirements and industry best practices for support of post go-live.
Experienced in reducing custom enhancements with standard industry solutions. Effectively streamline custom enhancement development by authoring functional specifications that meet customer requirements.
Established ability to work effectively with large global team implementations with third party consulting firms and client oriented environment, as well as small teams which champion the solutions implemented throughout the life cycle of a project.
Managing Principal Consultant for two years as qualified to mentor junior consultants and less knowledgeable client representatives.
Technical
Expert in LE - WM, HUM, PP, MM. within the ECC environment. This includes solution architectural design, configuration and executable transaction based functionality. Performed team lead duties on all these disciplines on past full life cycle projects and upgrades.
oLogistics Execution – Inbound / Outbound (shipping)
oAll WM processes, Storage types, Put Away, Picking, Cycle counting, dynamic cycle counting, SAP Console (RF processes)
oHandling Unit Management
oSTO Processing
oInterface to PP – PI for staging
oInterface to MM, SD, FI
Advanced experience in the following IS solutions:
Automotive, IS solution – 6 months.
Catch Weight Enable, IS – CWM solution – 2 years
Semiconductor, IS – High Tech solution – 2 years
Aerospace & Defense, A&D – IS solution – 3 years
Consumer Packaged Goods, IS – CPG solution – 4 years
Mill Products, IS – Mill solution – 1 year
Cable Solution, IS – Cable solution – 1 year
JSW Consulting Inc. 8/2014 – 5/2015
Experience/Project Work
Arthex Medical Supply
IS – Discrete
Project Description/Scope: Team– LE-WM & MM Duration: 8 Months
Role: Primary role was to support go-live hyper care.
Responsibilities/Deliverables: Support two plants independently with ongoing issue that were corrected with recommendations made by consultants such as myself supporting the integration testing, UAT and go-live. Major re-engineering of system processes for user interface transactions and standard best practices. Reduce customization of Z programs by introducing standard functionality within the serialized parts and inventory of these parts. Corrected multiple issues through standardization of SAP console transactions utilizing ITS Mobile.
Reduced complexity of PP-PI interface to manufacturing. Supported MM team with master data gaps and filled in with hyper care activities for the MM team.
Reduced complexity of multiple shipping points through stock determination rules under MM.
Reduced warehouse structure to minimize master data maintenance and picking rules for fixed bin and replenishment.
SAP America 3/2004 to 8/2014
Experience/Project Work
Industry:Blue Diamond Almonds Corp.
IS – CPG (A2O/RDS)
Project Description/Scope: Team– LE-WM &MM Duration: 3 Months
Role: Primary role was to support go-live hyper care.
Responsibilities/Deliverables: Support two plants independently with ongoing issue that were corrected with recommendations made by consultants such as myself supporting the go-live. Major re-engineering of system processes for user interface transactions. Efficiency corrections for multi-task processes and transactions. We reduced warehouse picking time by half with corrections. Increased shipping output by 70% in the first month with corrections to a highly customized process by reverting back to standard ECC SAP Console (RF) transactions.
Implemented Dynamic Cycle counting post go-live for user initiated cycle counting. Introduces STO processes with stock determination under MM processes to minimize inventory across four plants.
Experience/Project Work
AGCO
Industry: Major Farm Equipment Mfg. France / China
IS – PLM / Discrete (A2O/RDS)
Project Description/Scope: Team Lead – LE-WM & MM Duration: 3 Months
Role: Primary role was to complete RDS workshops utilizing A2O and rapid deployment processes.
Responsibilities/Deliverables: Lead a team of three consultants to complete task in support integration of LW-WM into the RDS delivered solution of MM processes. The same teams were to support go-live of offshore (China) plants.
Including HUM, Cross Docking – Opportunistic, Serialization (HU level) and standard WM processing. Dynamic cycle counting for user initiated cycle counting.
Achievements: Successfully two rounds of workshops presenting best practices through RDS solution. Made recommendations to simplify internal warehouse processing and convert the China plants to standard best practices, eliminating multiple custom solutions with in the current highly customized environment.
Experience/Project Work
Harley-Davidson.
IS – Automotive / Retail Solution
Project Description/Scope: Team Lead – LE-WM & MM Duration: 6 Months
Role: Primary role was to complete integration testing cycles, go-live preparations and post go-live support.
Responsibilities/Deliverables: Lead a team of three consultants to complete task in support of IT-4 and go-live. The same team supported go-live for six weeks.
Achievements: Successfully completed IT 4. Made significant configuration changes, based on my recommendations to process designs identified as gaps through IT 4 to support / sustain long term global template for multi-plant sequenced implementations. These changes simplified the process. Go-live on schedule with no interruptions. Standard MM cycle counting with some WM cycle counting. STO processes under MM with stock determination for picking.
Experience/Project Work
Sysco Food Distribution
IS - Retail Solution
Project Description/Scope: Post Production go-live support Duration: 6 Months
Role: Primary role was MM – procurement support for complex procurement design for multiple purchasing organizations.
Responsibilities/Deliverables: Define requirements to meet a 99.5% service level for on time deliveries from vendor to distribution centers, to customers.
Achievements: Redesigned lead times to match vendor performance with utilizing APO and MM master data to match. The complexity included the use of TLB functionality within APO for truck load building to maximize vehicle capacity. Implement various reporting capabilities like vendor evaluation. LIS structure reporting for real time analysis of inventory, procurement and vendor performance. This enabled planners to have complete visibility to all aspects of replenishment within a dynamic fast paced supply chain environment.
Cargill
IS - CWM Solution
Project Description/Scope: Design support for third party Duration: 20 Months
Role: Primary role was MM / LES-WM-HUM, Custom Cross Docking Procedure, Batch Determination and standard WM processes. Lead support for solution build / review, design architect and change management for recommended changes. I supported team lead member for very large implementation group.
Responsibilities/Deliverables: Delivery of architectural design shops, documentation and design documentation for LES-WM-HUM processes.. Delivery custom development objects / transactions for solution build within IS-CWM solution space.
Achievements: Delivered complex custom transaction to serve as a MES process for handling unit to warehouse management solution, on time for aggressive scheduled go-live.
Reduction of multiple enhancements defined in blue print workshops through solution review. This included introduction of standard SAP functionality / capabilities, reducing cost and time line to assure on time go-live. Standard Dynamic Cycle counting for user initiated processes.
Maxim Semiconductor / IC Assembly
IS - High Tech Solution
Project Description/Scope: Blue Print Design / Proto Type Duration: 18 Months
Role: Primary role was MM / QM and LES team lead for blue print design work shops. Managed four consultants with aggressive schedule and time line for blue print activities due dates.
Responsibilities/Deliverables: Team Lead of five professional consultants and five employees with delivery of blue print work shop, solution build, go-live preparation for MM / QM and LES-WM-HUM processes in scope for project.
Achievements: Delivered complete all documentation. Lead completion of realization phase of complex business processes on schedule. Integrated design with the FI team to develop a Channel Management design for distributors. As the team lead I completed global template / implementation with six countries, with specific complex requirements throughout the supply chain. Met or exceeded all requirements on schedule and within budget. User initiated cycle counting, with standard IM cycle counting outside of WM for appropriate locations.
Experience/Project Work
Commercial Metals Corp (CMC)
IS - Mill Solution
Project Description/Scope: Escalation - Production Support Duration: 3 months
Role: Primary lead for post go-live development of a production support staffing for and design review, recommendation and implementation of those corrections for simplified standard SAP best practices with in production and warehousing operations.
Responsibilities/Deliverables: Reviewed current design, making recommendations and lead the consulting implementation team to incorporate those recommendations.
Achievements: Delivery of SAP best practice processes and transition of those processes into a post go-live environment. This was accomplished in a short three month window, reducing overall cost and expedited operations to full capacity.
Applied Materials
IS - High Tech Solution
Project Description/Scope: Phase II Scope in Design Architect Duration: 4 months
Role: Primary role was Lead Architect in scoping / design for Phase II implementation. This involved working with senior management in process review of as is processes. Write up recommendations for improvements of processes developed in phase 1.
Responsibilities/Deliverables: Deliver Solution Composer framework of to be design of entire processes with ECC / SCM / SRM / PLM landscape. Present recommendations to senior staff stake holders.
Achievements: Delivery of proposal was complete with phase II implementation schedule, staffing requirements. Phase II was approved and implementation / blue print processes started. Replacing PLM outdated applications with complete SAP / PLM suite. Recommendations introduced standard SAP practices for ECC basic functionality while reducing substantial development cost to the client.
White Wave Foods
IS - CPG Solution
Project Description/Scope: Complete legacy replacement. Duration: 20 months
Role: Primary role was lead consultant for the plan to delivery (PTD) team.
Responsibilities/Deliverables: Consisted of implementation of Warehouse Management with HUM, Batch Determination, Cross Docking – Planned and standard WM processes with Handling Units. This included SAP console for RF roll out to all manufacturing and distribution centers. This role also included implementation of Production Planning and Execution with Batch Management and shop floor info systems. All implemented as primary consultant. Delivery of the clients complete manufacturing processes, distribution and supply chain country wide operations.
Achievements:
Blue print all phases of PTD processes, completed on time.
Included in scope; production planning / execution, batch managed finished product (CPG – best practices) with warehouse management and distribution utilizing handling units. Over thirty distribution warehouses throughout the United States were implemented through a phase in approach.
Baseline realization all phases of PTD processes was completed utilizing SAP best practices.
Documented and led all of Unit testing all phases of PTD processes.
Final realization including functional and technical specification for enhancements in all phases of PTD processes.
Final prep and go-live was completed through a phase in approach for five manufacturing plants. This phased in approach, included thirty distribution outlets utilizing standard ECC warehouse management processes and SAP console.
Experience/Project Work
Northrop Grumman .
IS – A&D Solution
Project Description/Scope: Aerospace & Defense Implementation. Duration: 8 months
Role: Project Lead in deployment of the DMS functionality.
Responsibilities/Deliverables: Collected requirements for all divisions within the corporation, that manages the prints and documents related to all aspects of shipbuilding for the US government and private sector. Migrated SAP / DMS functionality into an existing SAP environment, integrated with purchasing, bill of materials and CAD desktop.
Achievements:
Blue printed and documented the end user BBP’s.
Configured over 85 different document types with various digital signature requirements and go-live, replacing legacy system tools for go-live in December 04. This included custom user exit to included custom fields maintained in the legacy system for government-regulated characteristics. Designed and implemented the migration of standard SAP DMS on schedule and on budget.
Lockheed Martin Missile and Fire Control
IS - A&D Solution
Project Description/Scope: SAP A&D discrete Production Planning, Capacity requirements Planning, Document Management Systems, Serialization and As Built functionality. Two upgrades from 4.0 through 4.6b. Duration: 36 Months
Role: Team Lead for PP, CPR, Serialization, DMS.
Responsibilities/Deliverables: Responsible for blue print, development of custom requirements for tracking assemblies used for fabrication through PP, Batch Management, serialization and DMS.
Achievements:
Configured and implemented Serialization of material and assembled parts for As Built traceability including vendor supplied assemblies.
Configured, implemented and delivered all of production planning, with in a Make-To-Order, project stock environment.
Configured and delivered Capacity Requirements Planning, creating client specific selection rules and work center hierarchies.
Developed and delivered custom transactions for order confirmations to collect serialization of parts and assemblies.
ABAP query development and reporting.
Experience/Project Work
Alcatel
IS - Cable Solution
Project Description/Scope: SAP IS Cable extension Duration: 18 Month
Role: PP and MM team lead; WM and DMS Responsibilities/Deliverables: Team Lead and primary consultant for full implementation of production planning (PP) and materials management (MM). Team Lead for warehouse
management (WM) and primary consult for both WM and DMS. This included blue print, documentation, configuration, conversion, integration testing and go-live support.
Achievements:
Completed PP and MM within two months ahead of schedule with Go-Live on time and on budget. This included all configuration, documentation, user training and BBP’s.
Bimbo Bakeries
Industry: Major Bread and Sweet Goods
IS – CPG Solution
Project Description/Scope: SAP Standard Duration: 24 Months
Role: MM consultant and team lead working primarily in purchasing.
Responsibilities/Deliverables: Performed blue printing and process analysis of procurement activity for twelve bakeries with in the state of Texas and California. Objective was to implement replenishment elements with strategies utilizing consumption based planning (MRP).
Achievements:
Configuration and implementation of standard SAP inventory management (IM) using physical inventory.
Configured and implemented forecast planning with consumption based planning utilizing MRP and generating all replenishment elements, which purchasing buyers performed manually.
Introduce corporate buyers to purchasing information records, master data and vendor sourcing rules, which eliminated intensive manual scheduling performed daily.
Education & Certification
BA Chemistry – San Diego State University
SAP Certified Application Professional – Logistics Execution & Warehouse Management ERP / ECC 6.0
SAP Certified Associate – BPx Business Process Expert
SAP Certified - Solution Manager
SAP Extended Training in MM, PP, Consumption Based Planning
APIC-CPIM
Citizenship: US citizen.
Mobility: Currently, National.
Languages: English (fluent)
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