Senior SAP Sd Apo-Gatp, EDI, ABAP, Mm

Summary:

Satish is an SAP Professional Certified techno-Functional consultant having 12+ years of experience include providing full lifecycle implementation from requirements gathering to implementing proposed solutions, upgrade, Global rollout and support projects in SAP SD, MM, APO-GATP and EDI

Determining business requirements and other Core Team Analysts to define business requirements in detail to determine the appropriate SAP Configuration or ABAP development required, fit-gap analysis with proposed solutions based on my subject matter expertise & best practices.

Worked on 3 end-to-end projects, 5 support projects, 1 upgrade and 2 Rollout projects. Worked on all stages of a project, including testing & training with ASAP methodology.

SAP implementation, enhancements, and Global rollouts in different business sectors including IT/Software, Healthcare, Pharma, Consumer, Retail and logistics, Telecom, Automotive, Service, and Media respectively.

Conduct Blue print/ design workshops for the process implementation or enhancements, develop business process overview documents (BPP), ASAP methodology, FSLC, functional solution design documents (FAT, FDS, and TDS), knowledge transfer documents, configuration documents, presentations, lead hyper care activities and successful handover to support team in time.

Business process experience is in the supply chain discipline and helped Clients with prioritizing their requirements to help them plan the changes based on available resources and time.

Order Management – Configuration and customization of order processing, delivery, billing, shipping, partner determination, account determination, revenues, rebates, credit management, tax determination, listing/exclusion, determination technique for materials, item category, schedule lines and extensively worked on MRP, availability check and transfer of requirements.

Projects, implementation and support on SD-MM-PP integration, scenario process on ATP Process, OTC, P2P, B2B & CTC

Technical proficient on debugging reports, required User-Exits for enhancements and developments. Good understanding of ABAP/4 program logic, BADI’s and BAPI’s.

With ECC integration with Transportation Management (TM) and Event Management (EM) Implement to manage events across the distribution centers to track different shipment activities and to capture in SAP.

Worked on Product allocation, RBATP, CTP, BOP and GATP configuration driven for Sales Order, STOs and Deliveries, ATP check and Product Allocation check in ECC and Various business processes and functionalities of SAP Sales and Distribution, Logistic Execution module.

APO-GATP Enhancement and support projects including Product allocation & Alternate Sourcing, Planning Book, Planning Area, Back order processing (BOP), CIF Integration, Shipment Scheduling, Product master data, Routes, Fill & Kill Process.

Cross-functional integration with FI, MM, WMS, PP and external third party system.

Day to day EDI/IDOC related issues on 810 EDI invoices, third party invoices, 850 EDI orders, 870 order status report, 856 ASN., 940 planned shipments and 945 shipment confirmation, master data setup, enhanced EDI mappings for mater data push between the interfaces

EDI Integration on A2A, B2B and with Gentran, web methods, PI-MDM system for master data setup, inbound and outbound delivery & shipment process, change pointers, handling units, EDI Invoices and good understanding of EDI format(X12,EDIFACT,XML,TRADACOM)

Logistics execution(LE) Shipping, Delivery processing, Shipping Pt. Determination, Transportation, Route planning, drop shipment process, consignment sales, shipment costing

Configuration of Business process Cycle for Procure to Pay, Order to Cash- orders, Delivery and shipment activities, Billing process, design and configure pricing procedures, output procedures, Revenue recognition, forward & reverse process in logistics and other special determinations

Implementation and support on P2P, OTC Sales order processing for Third party sales, Consignment process, IC plant to plant transfer, replenishment process using plant to plant orders, Cross selling, return processing, STO Process, Plants abroad, e-commerce HYBRIS

Accomplished different stages of testing including Performance testing, Integration testing, Functional testing, System testing, coordinating testing, Regression testing and develop required test plan documents

Comprehensive understanding of the SAP Business Data Model and experienced with strong process-to-technology mapping capabilities, cutover & hyper care activities on projects delivered, integration process activities, ASAP Methodologies, accelerated process, road maps, functional and technical documentation.

Working experience in Master data management for customers, materials, pricing conditions, ALE/ RFC/ EDI/ IDOC process, partner profile setup for SAP and Non-SAP systems.

Certifications:

SAP Professional Certified Consultant SAP ERP 6.0 EHP 5

SAP Certified in Order fulfillment SCM ECC 5.0

Six Sigma certified and ITIL V3 certified

Education:

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E) in Computer Science Engineering, University of Madras

Technical Skills:

Enterprise Software : SAP-SCM 7, EM 8.0,, JDA TMS, SAP TMS version 9.0 system,

mySAP ERP 6.0 Environments, R/3

Methodologies : ASAP, AGILE PROCESS, SDLC

Languages : C, C++, ABAP/4

Technologies : Workflow, Frame work, web methods, web services and EDI process

Tools : BMC Remedy, ITSM, JIRA, HPQC, TICKET-IT, Hybris, SAP-Solution

Manager

Knowledge Obj. Tool : E-Room, Share Point, Team Viewer, Innovative

Experience:

Eastman Chemicals, Kingsport TN Aug 2015 to Jan 2016

Role: Senior SAP SD-MM Lead Functional Consultant

(LOG_MM_SIT Project Implementation- ERP 6.0 EHP 6.0)

SAP STO project in Eastman Chemical – responsible in requirement gathering, to capture business process scenarios, design configuration, analyze RICEF objects in SD, MM, WM and logistic process specific to movement types in Stock transfer order process globally.

Worked on the scope of the project to implement Valuated stock-in-transit (SIT) visibility across the Eastman supply chain.

Involved in integration of SD, MM and FI integration to configure new movement types, schedule line categories, delivery types, and item categories.

Direct point of contact with client on strategy relative to SD and MM modules: investigate, analyze, solve software problems and map client business requirements, processes, objectives, and develop necessary product modifications to satisfy client's needs.

Provided detail design to implement LOG_MM_SIT functionality for Eastman Globally for STO process Intra-company, cross company, Inter-company, external sales and drop shipment process related to shipment process, delivery process, warehouse integration and EDI process setup with third party systems.

Responsible to conduct workshop gathering sessions with the partners, power users and Eastman IT users to understand, study their ongoing business process globally and documenting Q&A to meet with the implementation of LOG_MM_SIT functionality and feasible options.

Provided re-engineering process specific to custom functionality by identify the bottle necks in existing business process and provided recommended solutions that overcome with new functionality and to be in line with the future S/4 Hana on-premises implementation project.

Configured new functionality to have a visibility in supply chain for external sales to customers as well as returns that enhances the Revenue Recognition process to allow goods during transfer of title precisely.

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Skillman NJ Dec 2013 to June 2015

Role: Senior SAP Lead Functional Consultant

(Projects and Support) Responsibilities:

E-Commerce Portal development project:

Lead and responsible in End to End implementation related to e-commerce developed portal for consumer Project (E-commerce Hybris Portal) from order creation to invoice processing which is having highly integration with Web Methods, MDM systems, external portal systems and Hybris staging area.

As an solution functional architect in the area of SD - Conducted validation workshops and worked on JNJ business requirement gathering, project time lines, resource estimations for implementation plans, Project deployment, workshop presentations, developed functional specs, BPP, SOP successfully

Logistics Execution Project:

LE- With 90% involvement in SAP integration project with Red Prairie external WMS system upgrade, Involved in testing phase for Mooresville, Fontana, and Tobyhanna go-live project related to Red Prairie warehouse management system and shipping process.

Day to day EDI/IDOC related issues on 810 EDI invoice, 812 credit and debit adjustments, 850 EDI orders, 870 order status report, 856 ASN, 940 planned shipments and 945 shipment confirmation.

SAP Event Management implementation:

In JNJ configured and customized SAP EM alerts frame work, SAP BIW for daily reports and transportation process (TMS) for inbound and outbound delivery process and shipment process with Red Prairie.

Within J&J worked on Event handlers for deliveries, Event Manager to track shipment statuses at various stages (EDI 214 messages) sent by the carriers for domestic and international shipments statuses

Worked on different interfaces for orders - GENTRAN, SI (for EDI data), ELMO, Manugistics CPFR (850 and 855 Orders data), GOLF, min-GOLF and Hemispherica, consignments, Global trade, cross-dock.

Handled interface issues with legacy system like VMR, JDA, CT logistics, Model N, TMS, ICH and WMS systems.

APO- Global Available to Promise:

Design & configuration skills in APO for BOP, product availability, CTP, RBATP, Product allocation.

Handling the overall delivery for APO Support – handling critical tickets, Taking lead in crisis, Assigning work to Team

Resolving day to day issues faced by APO planners in the area of master data management, planning book, macros.

Worked on GATP configuration check modes, check instructions, product interchangeability, suppression chain, product discontinuation, data mismatches, Analyze and reduce load on system, reduce batch job runtime.

Enhancement Support Projects:

As a continuous improvement process on enhancements in JNJ provided analysis, technically and functionally on various USEREXITS, customer exits in SD, MM areas with my object oriented programming techniques and accomplished with new developments on business requirements that includes orders, outputs, pricing functionality, inbound/ outbound delivery and billing process

Enhanced order creation with BAPI’s in ECC, utilized LSMW for data conversions for updating billing documents output to update and transmit to Hybris Portal through web methods interface.

Lead complex enhancement requests or projects in across team collaborate meet with higher level business users to understand the request and agree on an implementation plan and budget follow up on the project plan and budget Follow up on issues, engage with other BU and TEIS leaders.

Integration Support Projects:

As part of the solution manager provided validation, developed and maintain functional specs for RICEF-W, FRICE objects, process documents for change requests (CR’s & CO’s), training documents.

On Order to Cash (OTC) process for Contracts, Scheduling Agreements, Rush Order, and Consignment sales, Sales returns, Stock Transport Orders (STO), Goods receipts and transfer postings provided VSOE (Vendor specific objective Evidence) support activities on the issues reported and enhancements

Extensively developed ALV reports along with the ABAP technical team and customizing interface reports with legacy systems like inventory snapshot, BW and BO reports, inbound priority reports, EM reports.

Provided support on issues reported for GATP planning process, product allocation, availability check, CIF integration and as a lead provide peer review documentation.

Debugging and analyzing the errors, searching for causes of errors, provided corrective solutions and suggested for preventive actions to avoid recurrence.

Accomplishments:

Provided technical and functional analysis on various outputs, user-exits, routines, performance tuning, and runtime analysis.

Enhanced existing pricing and invoicing functionality to overcome the long pending issues in certain business functionality.

Lead end to end integration project- ECC with external JDA Transport Management System, Red Prairie, WMS systems as part of interface upgrade project for EDI outbound/inbound deliveries and shipment activities, HUB Process.

Successful completion of end to end testing on inbound and outbound delivery interface process in supply chain integration between SAP - JDA TMS and Red Prairies Warehouse system during upgrade.

Master data configuration setup integration between ECC and JDA TMS- Red Prairie systems

Successfully completed Hybris Portal project for Consumer division in JNJ for EPIC (e-commerce portal in cloud), ECC- Hybris Integration for order details, order processing, Pricing, statuses, product listing/ exclusion, Billing

Successfully Completion of end to end Integration Nascar upgrade project for warehouse management and shipping process for all DC’s across Mercury Consumer division

Warner Home Video (WHV) (Capgemini, India) May 2010 to Nov 2013

Role: Senior SAP SCM Lead Functional Consultant

(Phase Implementation, Rollout and Support)

Responsibilities:

Global Roll out Projects in EMEA & ASIA Pacific:

As a functional solution architect - Analysed and perform gap analysis, testing and troubleshooting of SAP ERP functionality to customize it to meet the client requirements.

Involved in Client workshops as part of re-engineering on WHV process to Sony, Technicolor and Cinram DC and Recommend specific solution designs in logistics to align with business best practices

Worked in all Roll outs of wave 2, wave 3 for EMEA and APAC Territories

Project Sony BCP Europe encompasses the implementation of all business process and subsequent interfaces in-between WHV and Sony (Vendor), Technicolor and Cinram DC - This is done using a phased approach for each territory.

Extensively worked on Logistic execution for transport management, route determination, batch management.

On various return process for Miss Shipments, Privilege Returns, Sales returns, Return Authorizations, consignment sales and Global Returns provided support activities and hosted enhancements.

Implement and enhance Automatic credit control process, Global trade, Order responses, various billing process, various output types, RDD enhancements, Number ranges, Product Allocations, ATP, Route Determination, Shipping Process, Fill Kill Process.

Configured and implemented Order to Cash (OTC) process including sales order, delivery, shipment, billing processes and worked on contracts, Stock Transport Orders (STO), Third party process, returns, consignments, Goods Receipt and transfer postings, EDI Enhancements.

Enhance new Pricing Procedures for returns, regular sales including future prices, Partner Function setup, pricing routines and USEREXITS.

Extensively worked with technical team on Smartforms, Adobe forms, Workflow process, RICEFW, Routines, ALV reports, EDI Idocs Archive Processing across the supply chain.

EDI Enhancements Projects:

Integration with Gentran, web methods, master data setup, inbound and outbound delivery & shipment process, change pointers, handling units

Enhance and develop complex reports like Validation reports, Inventory reports, Pricing, Sales Reports that helps business to display financial positions as required by custom transactions.

Developed functional specs with pseudo code as part of ongoing enhancements and close co-ordination with ABAP for functional specifications and coding.

As a team lead responsible in reviewing and approving requested enhancements, change requests and assisting in determining the business scope, i.e. is this part of Global Design or an approved regional deviation.

Provide solutions on robust SAP integration with other systems like Siebel, RIM, Marvin, GXS systems

Prepared various test scenarios and uploaded in HPQC for SIT testing and defect solutions.

Accomplishments:

Automate the complex billing process activity for Italy and enhance the reconciliation reports required for validation, ALV Reports.

Help to implement and design future price process as part of EDI enhancement which had been added the easy process for Australia and Japan business.

Enhanced and re-design the existing pricing procedures for price difference and developed pricing routines with the help of technical team and lead the project for successful completion.

Enhancements on intercompany billing process, taxation and design global invoice template for invoice processing across territories.

Extensively developed ALV reports, output determinations, smart forms, routines with technical team coordination.

Visteon Corporation (Capgemini, India) Feb 2010 – July 2010

Role: Senior SAP Lead Consultant.

Responsibilities:

As a Senior SAP ERP Consultant

Handled critical delivery/billing Batch Job issues and support tickets.

Worked on various enhancements and new developments based on business requirements

For movement types, transfer postings worked on SD integration with Finance module (FICO)

Worked on business scenarios for Order to Cash (OTC) and Consignment sales, Sales returns, Stock Transport Orders (STO), Goods receipts and transfer postings.

Worked on Logistics Execution (LE) functions like Delivery processing (Inbound & Outbound), Picking, Packing and Goods Issue, Transportation

Debugging and analyzing the errors, searching for causes of errors, provided corrective solutions and suggested for preventive actions to avoid recurrence

Provided technical and functional analysis on outputs, user-exits, ATP, Pricing and routines

Participated in all cross functional team meetings for proper functioning of integration and interfaces. Close co-ordination with ABAP for functional specifications and coding

EDI Related issues, re-processing of Idocs, ALE, Partner Profile Setup, EDI mappings and enhancements

Requested for new OSS notes to SAP, and applied OSS notes in the system when needed

Polyglass- Deer Field, FL Oct 2008 to Dec 2009

Responsibilities:

As a SAP SD Functional Consultant:

SAP Production support and Roll out project - Hired as SAP SCM consultant with the objective of supporting the Regional and Worldwide SAP Roll-Out and keep supporting the daily SAP operation globally.

During this time I was responsible for Rolling Out a company from MFG Pro to SAP being responsible for the intercompany, plant to plant stock transfers, importation and also covering others scenarios on Supply Chain, Order Fulfillment, Procurement, Logistics.

Also lead test cycles preparation, Unit tests, String tests & Integration Tests for the roll out.

I was also responsible on the implementation of a Global Trade System/Importation Solution into the SAP system with several benefits on Intercompany and Importation processes.

This project had a quick ROI and high visibility within the organization and Process workshops with the client for North America and South America to find local requirements

Hospira- Chicago, IL Nov 2007 to Sep 2008

Responsibilities:

As a SAP SD/EDI Application Consultant:

In this project I was hired as SAP SD functional consultant with the objective to provide functional support both in order fulfilment and EDI application to handle critical delivery/billing Batch Job issues and support tickets.

Analyze business process request, develop specifications for customized program changes and support test functionality and make system configuration changes

Worked on various EDI enhancements and new developments based on business requirements

Prepare documents to fulfill J-SOX Compliance, FDA rules, GXP and Non-GXP Process

Involved in setting up various inbound and outbound EDI IDOCs including setting up partner profile, process codes, RFC Connections, change pointers etc

Provided technical and functional analysis on various outputs, USEREXITS and routines

Worked on Event Manger, SCM GATP, product allocation and backorder processing Issues

CDOT – Denver, CO May 2005 to Oct 2007

Responsibilities:

As a SAP Application Consultant:

Responsible for providing SAP support to users within functional and technical areas

Worked on various business scenarios for Order to Cash (OTC), Contracts, Scheduling Agreements, Rush Order, and Consignment sales, Sales returns, Stock Transport Orders (STO), Goods receipts and transfer postings

Configuration of Inter-company billing, Delivery-related billing, Invoice based deliveries, Credit & debit memos

Close interaction with users on various tickets and passing to the support team members for delivery.

As part of logistics projects Performed Integration Testing & Go-Live, Regression testing, End To End Testing. Created various types of Sales Orders, deliveries, goods issue and invoice as part of Implementation and Testing

Contributed preparation of process documents for the team to enrich knowledge

Amaron Automotive Industry, India Aug 2004 to Mar 2005

Environment: ERP SAP R/3

Responsibilities:

As a SAP Functional Consultant:

Interacted with the Core Team members in Identifying and Understanding the Business Process flows

Participated in all cross functional team meetings for proper functioning of integration and interfaces. Close co-ordination with ABAP for functional specifications and coding

Configured document types to handle special business scenarios like Standard order, Rush orders, Cash sale, and Number ranges, Consignment Orders and Third Party Order Processing

Maintaining standard pricing, discounts and variant pricing as a part of OTC process

Experienced in developing functional specs for RICEF objects

Configure OTC process for sales document types, item categories, schedule line categories, document flow, incompletion process, ATP, availability Check, TOR, message variants.

Customization of pricing procedures based on the clients requirements using the condition Configured shipping controlling documents, modelled the collective delivery create processes

End-to-end testing of new changes brought in post-go live and knowledge transfer to business users

Involved in Cut-over Activates and Go-Live stabilization Support.

Functional Experience:

Company: Amaron Automotive & industrial Batteries, India June 2001 – April 2004

Worked as a Sector Sales Officer for South India.

Involved in Complete Sales Life Cycle which includes Pre-Sales Activities (Inquiry and Quotation)

Sales Cycle (Sales Order Processing, Delivery, and Billing) and Post Sales Cycle (Installation and Customer Service).

Leading a team of 8 Sales executives and solicited business from them.

Identified and appointed resellers and achieved sales targets for INFRES Range of Products, Presentation Solutions and Office Automation Products

Responsible for the pre-sale and post-sale activities of Presentation Solutions and Office Automation Products through Institutional & Channel Sales.

Dealers Appointment in Controlled Territories depending upon the potential of that territory

Responsible for the promotional activities including branding, advertising to ensure brand awareness and visibility.

Training field personal in essential aspects like Time Management, Territory Management, Record Maintenance, Customer retention, Area mapping and profitable selling

Market research on competitor activities, market trends, and new product introductions, Trade offers, Gift offers, Price, availability etc.

Contact this candidate