Sales Functional Consultant
Resume:
Kaushal Shukla
Sr. SAP SD/LE Consultant
Experience Summary:
SAP SD/LE Functional Consultant with 9 years of experience in configuration and implementation of SAP SD Module. Diverse experience includes involvement in all aspects of SAP implementation process with Five Full Life Cycles from project conception through to complete System Configuration, One Upgrade from 4.7 to ECC 6.0, four roll out projects, five support AMS projects but not limited to: Configuration, Testing, Cross-functional integration, End-user training, Continuous process improvement, Go-live/post-implementation support. Experience in Retail, CPG, Manufacturing and Process industries.
Experience in working onsite/offshore model, lead team of SAP SD, LE and ABAP consultants. Also involved in Project Planning and resource planning for each phase of implantation and support project.
Interacted with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), Business Process Owners (BPOs), Business Champions, Project Management Office (PMO), Change Management and Compliance to design Business Blueprints, As-Is and To-Be documents, and formulate Fit-GAP Analysis in order to build a workable and a regulatory compliant SD Solution
Created Global template with Best Practices and rolled out in 15 different countries with consideration of localization requirements.
Extensive experience in Master Data conversion of Customer Master, Credit Master, Customer Material Information, Text and Pricing through LSMW/IDOC process.
Configuration of special Business Process: Make To Order, Rush Orders, Cash Sales, Consignments, contracts, scheduling agreements and Third party processing, Intercompany and Stock transfer Configured and customized Sales, Delivery, intercompany billing and Billing document types, Pricing, Partner Determination, Batch Determination and Output types. Strong understanding of cross-functional integration with MM, WM, PP, QM and FI modules.
Worked extensive on Pricing Procedure Determination, Condition type, Access Sequence, Condition table, Pricing Routine. Also worked on Account determination and Revenue recognition.
ABAP experience includes Designing Functional Specification - RICEF involving Custom Reports, Forms / Outputs, Interfaces, Conversions and Enhancements for SAP SD, LE, and WM modules and coordinated with technical team to ensure proper implementation of such components
Worked extensively on customized solution for Allocation based sales order confirmation, weigh bridge application, Pro Rata Billing based on milestone billing plan.
Worked on EDI IDOC (inbound, outbound, message type, segment extension, IDoc monitoring, posting)
Also responsible for training and transfer of knowledge to the process owner (Client/Operations side), as well as documentation of SD Issues/Resolution, Alternative Solutions and Training Materials for end users and preparation of Configuration Scripts
Production support: address high severity tickets, break fix, and prioritize medium and low severity tickets. Monitoring and managing agreed SLAs.
MM Integration STO, Third Party orders, Material Master.
SAP-SD / LE Skills:
Mapping of organization structure.
Order Management – Configuration of Sales documents - Inquiry, Quotation, Contracts, Scheduling agreements, Sales order, Returns, Credit/Debit memos and Item category.
Special Business Processes Consignment Sales, Third Party Sales, Rush Order and Cash Sales
Pricing - Creation of pricing procedure, Creation of condition tables, access sequence, and condition types and Pricing Routine.
Special functionalities Partner Determination, Material Determination, Text Determination, Account Determination, Output Determination, Incompletion procedure, Batch Determination
Logistic Execution Delivery type, Picking, Packing, Copy Control with Sales document and billing document, Shipping Point Determination, Route Determination.
Billing, Proforma Billing, Invoice list, copy control for billing documents.
Enhancement Development: Material Determination, Weighbridge Application with SAP Interface, Reports, Milestone Billing Enhancement
Transportation Shipment, Shipment Cost Document, Pricing for Shipment Cost Documents.
Intrastate reporting for European Countries
Qualifications:
Degree and Date
Institute
Major and Specialization
SAP Certification in Sales & Distribution. July 2006
Siemens Information Systems Ltd. Bangalore.
Sales & Distribution
Bachelor of Commerce,
May 1999
Dhamsania Commerce Collage, Rajkot. India.
Advance Accountancy & Statistics
Professional IT Experience:
Lead SAP SD Functional Consultant February 2013 – Till Date
Client: Hasbro Inc, Rhode Island, U.S.
Project Description: Sap Roll Out and AMS
Responsibilities:
Created Global SAP template with Standard Processes, implemented in US, and rolled out in US, Australia, Asia and Europe.
Conducted works shops for requirements gathering and analysis, map the business requirements in SAP with existing business. Prepare To-Be, Business Blueprint and interacting with SME’s.
Worked on customized solution for sales order confirmation based on allocation for specific customer groups or individual customers.
Prepared BPML and Fit GAP Analysis. Evaluated and identified the various FRICE objects (Forms, Reports, Interfaces, Conversion and Enhancement).
Mapping the business requirements into SAP and identify gaps, which will be handled through technical development.
Configured Order Management business processes involving Order to Cash, Sales Order processing, Third Party Process and Credit/Debit Memo.
Configured Standard Pricing Procedure with different Discounts/Surcharges using Condition Tables, Condition Types, Access Sequences and Pricing Procedure Determination.
Integration with MM and FICO on Creation of Third Party Order Processing and Revenue Account Determination.
Used HPALM for test results and defect management.
Evaluated and identified the various FRICE ABAP objects (Forms, Reports, Interfaces, Conversion and Enhancement).
Uploaded customer master data using IDOCs, created LSMW for pricing, Text, Customer Material information.
ABAP Enhancements Material Determination, Sales Order confirmation based on allocation, Interface for order creation, Business validation in sales order processing with User Exit, Pricing and copy control routines.
Created Data Migration Plan and Cut over activities.
Conducted user training, Manually Created Test Plan, Test Cases and Tested Sceneries and Test Cases for Functional Testing based on business process.
Worked on customize solution in stock allocation/ATP for sales orders.
Business Process Documentation.
Post Go live support.
Lead SAP SD/LE Functional Consultant August 2011 – January 2013
Client: Tata chemicals Europe Limited, Northwich, United Kingdom.
Project Description: SAP Implementation
Responsibilities:
Requirements gathering and analysis, map the business requirements in SAP with existing business. Prepare As-Is & To-Be, Business Blueprint and interacting with SME’s.
Mapping the business requirements into SAP and identify gaps, which will be handled through technical development.
Configured Order Management business processes involving Order to Cash, Sales Order processing, Contracts, Scheduling Agreements, Consignment Process and Returns/Credit/Debit Memo.
Configured Standard Pricing Procedure with different Discounts/Surcharges using Condition Tables, Condition Types, Access Sequences and Pricing Procedure Determination.
Logistic Execution Delivery type, Picking, Packing, Copy Control with Sales document and billing document, Shipping Point Determination, Route Determination.
Invoice Document and Invoice List Configuration, Pro forma invoice configuration.
Transportation Shipment, Shipment Cost Document, Pricing for Shipment Cost Documents.
Designed Weighbridge application with integration of Logistic Execution and Transportation.
Configured Intra-state reporting for EU countries.
Evaluated and identified the various FRICE ABAP objects (Forms, Reports, Interfaces, Conversion and Enhancement).
Unit Testing of SAP Configuration and Lay outs and reports
Manually Created Tested Sceneries and Test Cases for Functional Testing based on business process and involved in Mercury Quality Centre for testing (UAT).
Go Live preparation, Cut over strategy, master data upload with LSMW
Post Go live support.
Lead SAP SD/LE Functional Consultant June 2010 – May 2011
Client: Magadi Soda Company, Nairobi, Kenya.
Project Description: SAP Implementation
Responsibilities:
Requirements gathering and analysis, map the business requirements in SAP with existing business. Prepare As-Is & To-Be, Business Blueprint and interacting with SME’s.
Preparing Business Process Design (BPD), presentations and requirement documents.
Mapping the business requirements into SAP and identify gaps, which will be handled through technical development.
Designed Weighbridge application with integration of Logistic Execution and Transportation.
Evaluated and identified the various FRICE ABAP objects (Forms, Reports, Interfaces, Conversion and Enhancement).
Unit Testing of SAP Configuration and Lay outs and reports
Manually Created Tested Sceneries and Test Cases for Functional Testing based on business process and involved in Mercury Quality Centre for testing (UAT).
Go Live preparation, master data upload with LSMW
Post Go live support
SD Functional Consultant - Support Project April 2010 – June 2010
Client: JK Laxmi Cement, India.
Project Description: SAP Support
Responsibilities:
Responsible in resolving tickets / issues reported in the production environment.
Interact with the users and Subject matter experts (SME) and resolving Client specific transactional and configuration related issues while resolving tickets
Lead the SD SAP support team for configuration, training & process requirements.
To support issue faced in form tracking system & tax scenarios.
Pricing: Worked with different condition types and pricing determination by using condition technique.
Supporting Transportation module for outbound delivery process
Lead SD Functional Consultant August 2009 – March 2010
Client: Voltas Limited, Mumbai, India.
Project Description: Technical Upgrade from R3 4.7C to ECC 6.0 Scope of Implementation: Sales and Distribution, Materials Management, Quality Management, Financial Accounting and Controlling, Production Planning Process Industries, ABAP/ BASIS/ Net Weaver, BIW, Interface with bar code
Responsibilities:
Preparation of Delta Business Blue print document.
Configuration of all the delta SD Business Processes as per business blue print
Preparing and presentation of SAP unit & Integration Testing strategy
Conducted unit testing & Integration testing.
Resolved issues faced by the users during UAT
Providing post upgrade support to Voltas.
SD Functional Consultant - Support project September 2008 – August 2009
Client: Voltas Limited, Mumbai, India.
Project Description: Voltas SAP Support
Responsibilities:
Involved in resolving tickets / issues reported in the production environment.
Support in handling the issue Resolution in the areas of Pricing, Billing, and Shipping.
Interact with the users and Subject matter experts (SME) and resolving Client specific transactional &configuration related issues while resolving tickets
Configuration of plant, shipping points, storage locations, address changes in various organizational units etc.
Worked on Account Determination and Revenue recognition.
Maintenance of incompletion logs and copy controls for all sales and delivery documents.
Testing and analysing the correctness of configurations made.
Customized and Configured Availability check/Transfer of Requirements.
Worked on ABAP User Exit, Pricing Routines, Output Smart forms and ABAP Interface
SD Functional Consultant June 2007 – August 2008
Client: Voltas Limited, Mumbai, India.
Project Description: Voltas SAP PS Implementation
Responsibilities:
Followed ASAP implementation methodology
Understand AS IS business process, Preparation of To - Be document and business blue print document, Realization, Testing and Go live preparation
Provided End-to-End solution and workshop with Business Users.
Configuration of Document Type, Item category, Partner determination procedure, Credit Management, Pricing Procedure, Billing Type, Milestone Billing and Customization.
Provided end user training and & Integration Testing strategy
Preparation of LSMW and use of BDC for uploading of master data.
Lead the integration workshop with other modules (FI,MM)
Providing Go-Live Support to Voltas SAP PS post go-live.
SD Functional Consultant November 2006 - June 2007
Client: Rallis India Ltd, GSPC, SANYO.
Project Description: SAP Shared Services Group
Responsibilities:
Involved in resolving tickets / issues reported in the production environment.
Support in handling the issue Resolution in the areas of Pricing, Billing, and Shipping.
Interact with the users and Subject matter experts (SME) and resolving Client specific transactional &configuration related issues while resolving tickets
Configuration of plant, shipping points, storage locations, address changes in various organizational units etc.
Maintenance of incompletion logs and copy controls for all sales and delivery documents.
Testing and analysing the correctness of configurations made.
Customized and Configured Availability check/Transfer of Requirements.
Professional Experience Sales(Non IT):
Sr. Sales Executive November 2004 - June 2006
Vidyut Mettalics Pvt. Ltd. India
Responsibilities:
Handling Dealer Network - 15 Dealers
Launch New Products (Disposable Spades, Shaving Foam)
Appoint New Distributors & Dealers, expand new towns
Scheme Implementations & Achieving Target
Controlling, Motivating, Directing and leading a team of ISR (Interim Sales Representative) and Sales Promoters.
Sales Officer March 2004 - November 2004
Kores India Ltd.
Responsibilities:
Handling Distribution Network - Distributors (Surat and South Gujarat)
Launch New Products, ( Wood Adhesive and wood finishing products)
Appoint New Distributors (2 distributors appoint in South Gujarat)
Develop New towns (Vapi, Valsad, Bardoli),Scheme Implementations & Achieving Target
Controlling, Motivating, Directing and leading a team of Sales people.
Sales Officer June 2003 - February 2004
Jubilant Orgnosys
Responsibilities:
Handling Distribution Network - Distributors (Surat and South Gujarat)
Launch New Products, ( Wood Adhesive and wood finishing products)
Appoint New Distributors (2 distributors appoint in South Gujarat)
Develop New towns (Vapi, Valsad, Bardoli),Scheme Implementations & Achieving Target
Controlling, Motivating, Directing and leading a team of Sales people.
Sales Officer February 2002 - May 2003
Parekh Marketing Ltd. (Pidilite)
Responsibilities:
Conduct seminar for New Product development and Launching
Work with Architects and interior decorator for new projects for adhesive and wood finish products
Identify threat in ongoing project and covert those into Pidilite Products.
Handling team of promoters, responsible for promotion of new products to end users.
Special Adhesive sales into industrial use of automotive and packaging industry.
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