Venkatesan Munusamy

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SUMMARY

SAP Expertise

Over 12 years IT experience in which Nine years of experience as Functional Consultant in SAP R/3 customization with specialization in Material /Warehouse Management (MM/WM).

Experienced in WM/IM in Three Full life cycle implementation experience with business process analysis, gap analysis, blueprinting, design, configuration, customizing, testing and post-implementation support.

Lead the team in mapping out business process flows into SAP WM/IM and developing best business practice solutions based on business inputs.

Experienced RF integration with WM and Logistic Execution (LE).

Configured SAP Procurement processes, Goods Receipt, Inventory Management.

Configuration in WM and interfacing skills WM with other modules IM, PP, QM, SD.

Batch management in WM/LE for inbound, in process and outbound delivery/goods movement processes.

Knowledgeable on EWM and FIORI application.

Experienced in Hazardous Material Storage, Storage units and Handling Unit Management configuration in WM.

Worked in multiple delivery methodologies ASAP, Agile and Waterfall.

Integrated with 3rd party systems with SAP for Vendor Invoice Management.

Provided both configuration and production support on R/3 implementations in PM, MM and PP.

Knowledge on SCM APO in EWM, DP, SNC, PP/DS.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

ERP SAP MM/WM/PM/MM/PP/FI/QM, SAP-BPM

Languages ABAP, Java, VBScripts

SAP MM Functional skills

Materials Management - Master Data - Materials, Vendors, Pricing, Purchasing, Services, Types of purchasing (Subcontracting, Third-party, Consignment, etc.), Agreements, Contracts and Release Strategies, Pricing, MRP, Procure to Pay, CBP, RFQ, Source lists, Account Determination, Physical Inventory (IM and WM), Return Orders, Partner roles, split valuation.

Inventory Management – Configure and Customized Goods receipt, Goods issue, Movement types, Reservation, Transfer posting, Stock transfer, Invoice verification, Physical inventory, Return Orders, Inventory Control and management.

SAP WM Functional skills

Enterprise Structure configuration, WM Shop floor mapping in SAP MM/WM, WM Master data -Storage Types, Section, Bin.

Put away and Stock Removal Strategies, TR, TO, TO confirmation, Posting change Notice, Hazardous Material Storage, Storage Units and Handling Units, Storage Type Search

Interfaces with IM,PP, QM and SD.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

DART Containers, Lithonia, GA Feb’ 2015 to Till Date

SAP ECC 6.0 WM/MM consultant

Conducted GAP analysis and designed enterprise level Warehouses located across globe –AS IS and TO BE.

Involved in change management for TO BE processes in engaging business stack holders and IT department.

Documented functional specifications design, Test Plan, Test Scripts.

Configured Enterprise structure in WM in various storage location in production of parts and final product.

Configured IM Parameters for all Goods movements like Goods Receipts, Goods Issues, Reservations, GR for blocked stock, Goods returns etc.,

Configured Batch Management and Shelf Life management of perishable products

Experienced in Storage Unit and Handling Unit management configuration.

Worked on labeling of bins, materials, storage units, handling units.

Provided RICEF specification for custom output forms as per business user requirements, interact with ABAP team to get the required output format and reports in documents, bills, labels, shipping notifications, bill of lading etc.

Exposed to special situations like Stock Transport Orders (STO), third party order, returns (credit memo and debit memo).

Lexmark International, Lexington, KY, Sept’ 2012 to Jan 2015

SAP ECC 6.0 WM/MM consultant

As part of global roll out in multiple end to end release, EMEA in Release 1 and NA and LA Release 2, APAC Release 3,

Conducted GAP analysis and designed enterprise level Warehouses located across globe –AS IS and TO BE.

Involved in change management for TO BE processes in engaging business stack holders and IT department.

Configured Enterprise structure in WM in various storage location in production of parts and final product.

Configured batch status management, storage types, section and bin types.

Created condition tables and access sequences for production order and sales order, order strategy types for SD, IM search procedures for batch management.

Number ranges for TR, TO and Storage Bin template configuration.

Configured Hazardous materials storage bin warnings and fire containment sections as per EH&S instructions.

New number ranges for the purchasing documents.

Configured IM Parameters for all Goods movements like Goods Receipts, Goods Issues, Reservations, GR for blocked stock, Goods returns etc.,

Created and configured classes and characteristics for batch management.

Worked on the archiving of Purchase requisitions, Purchase orders, Material documents and Invoice documents.

Worked on a creating a Report in MM to list the various details of the materials that are being dispatched on a particular day. Functional specification is being developed and once the developments were done according to requirements functionally tested and handled to client.

Involved in documenting all business requirements and in GAP analysis.

Worked with FI on integration points and vendor invoice management in A/P processes.

Worked as MM / IM Functional Consultant as part of Cut – Over planning, Go- Live, Stabilization team & Production Support.

Johnson Controls, San Antonio, TX April ’2012 to August’2012

ECC 6.0 MM/WM/QM consultant

As part of role out across North America ERP implementation, provided implementation support role for San Antonio plant.

Gathered user requirements and designed to To- BE system.

Developed Prototype / demonstration solutions with custom configuration to display to key business users in decision making processes.

Configured WM master data storage section, storage bins, production staging areas.

Configured storage type search, storage bin search, storage unit

Defined put away strategies and picking strategies.

Integrated with IM and WM with various movement types with various interface configuration.

Configured STO and PO based GR processes.

Configured batch management in Goods receipt and Goods issue integration with WM/IM, PP and SD and SLED for battery reprocessing.

Configured automatic TO, TR and Confirmation.

Configured in Storage Unit and Handling unit and hazardous material handling.

Pre and post go live support to stack holders in identifying integration issues in QM

Advised QM stock type posting in integration with QM to WM.

Defined follow up procedure and maintained catalogs for usage decision in QM.

Trained end users shop floor personnel (forklift operators and production personnel) in RF devices and integration with WM module putaway, picking, rework and returns.

Lexmark International, Lexington, KY Sept ’2009 to Feb’2012

ECC 6.0 WM/MM consultant

Manufacturing operation of located at Mexico, Philippines and China. Vendors and supply chain operation spread across the globe, central planning and WM management

was designed centrally in US. As part of global ERP implementation, WM was implemented in multiple releases.

Conducted detailed requirements gathering to identify the gaps for AS IS process to To Be Process.

Defined the enterprise Warehouse Structure for the plant Locations with the standard Hierarchy in Global level for the future implementations in other plants.

Designed warehouse structure for various location spread across the globe.

Configured storage type and storage bin search

Integrated IM/WM with PP,SD modules

Created Default Value Profiles for External Procurement.

Worked on outline agreements, source list and quota arrangement.

Configured new pricing procedure for vendors and schema groups.

Configured LE Shipping and Transportation.

Configured Release Strategy for Purchase order and Purchase Requisition

Worked in Customization of MIGO for STO receipts

Developed UAT scripts and conducted user training and supported post go live user transition.

Configured Storage Unit and Handling Unit.

Involved in end to end Unit Testing and User acceptance testing and knowledge transfer process to client support team and business users.

Developed of detailed functional specifications for developments and testing scripts

Integration testing with various scenarios with WM and other modules

Developed Cutover activities pre go live process and supported during go live and post go live phases.

ABBOT Laboratories, Waukegan, IL Jun’ 2007 to June’ 2009

SAP ECC 5.0 MM/WM consultant

Full life cycle implementation of SAP Plant Maintenance module using ASAP methodology - project preparation, business blueprint, realization, final preparation, go live and post implementation support.

Preventive Maintenance - Performed necessary configuration for creating time-based and performance-based maintenance plans, scheduled maintenance plans for defined cycles to generate maintenance calls and processing of maintenance calls.

Configured and created external service orders for all the service notifications.

Created User status for maintenance and service orders so that the maintenance planners would know that the forwarded order has been viewed by the recipient thus providing smooth transition for order processing.

Configured batch management for inbound processes for PO based good receipts.

Configured Completion Confirmation of Maintenance and Service Order processing - defined control parameters, set up screen templates and field selection.

Created purchase order in MM, received goods and performed the post goods movement for order processing for testing purpose

Configured Control keys for inspection operations,Quality Notification, Catalogs

Defined QM inspection plans for equipment in PM and test generation of calibration orders with inspection lots, results recording of inspection characteristics and usage decisions.

Created formulae in Inspection Plan and automatic valuation of Results Recording

Created test scenarios, performed Unit testing and Integration testing and involved during String testing and Archive testing.

Petro Canada, Oakville, ON May’ 2006 to Feb’2007

SAP WM/MM Consultant

Analyzed Client Requirements and created business blue print Design using ASAP.

Performed Fit/gap analysis and suggested developments in SAP.

Created design templates for user training. Involved in pre and post go live implementation user training and performed unit and integration testing for the implementation.

Configured and verified master data prepare prototype for business user for PR, RFQ/Quotation, Contracts, GR/GI and invoice verification.

Configured the Integration of MM module with FICO by defining the material valuation class, Valuation grouping code, Account assignment category and the GL accounts associated with the various movement types.

Configured release procedures for Purchase requisitions and Purchase Orders by interaction with the workflow consultants.

Configured Inventory Management of goods at the points of receipt and issue for all stock categories and special stocks viz. consignment, third-party, sub-contracting and various stock-transport orders.

Configured Pricing procedure with Condition types.

Measurement documents were used to evaluate equipment by using measuring points and counters.

Customized orders with service specifications and service sheet entry using service masters.

Configured calibration order process for test equipment.

Developed specifications for shop floor papers, custom reporting and enhancements using user exits.

Documented divisional specific scenarios in the procure to pay process using Info Pak.

Assisted in setting up material and data for End User training sessions.

Canada Post, Ottawa, ON Aug 2005-April 2006

SAP R/3 ECC 4.6C WM/MM Consultant

Involved in configuration, testing and implementation of SAP MM/PM module using SAP Reference IMG.

Configured and created functional locations, equipment BOM, functional location BOM.

Performed configuration and creation for maintenance plans, maintenance orders and work order scheduling.

Configured maintenance tasks, maintenance order type dependent parameters.

Configured and created safety, work permits and assigned to PM work orders.

Configured new material types and created several valuation classes and account category references.

Configured price determination schema – defined condition types with the access sequences, calculation schemas, condition tables, maintained condition records and Account determination procedure.

Carried out split valuation of materials based on valuation category, local and imported as the valuation types.

Configured requisitions to automatic purchase orders that have been assigned to sources in the purchasing.

Prepared functional specification for data conversions from legacy system to SAP

Worked with the ABAP team for the data conversion of material master, vendor master, purchase info record, open purchase orders, confirmed shipments and goods in transit using LSMW.

Conducted training for new users, End users and Super users.

SPIC Limited, Chennai, India Aug 2002- June 2004

ERP Consultant

Key Responsibility

Responsible for Information System division’s functions including analysis, design and development of in-house application programs comprising the software development life cycle phases including planning, scheduling, quality assurance, testing, generation of management reports, resource allocation and critical path analysis. Managed a team of programmers for the successful operation of the Management Information System division. Generated management reports based on business process architecture and requirement analysis.

Production Planning and Management

The production system monitored resources allocation and production target identification, specific consumption patterns of raw materials and cost variances various production sites were integrated.

Necessary end procedures and triggers were developed report system were development for corporate executive and production units managers

Software: Oracle 8.0, D2K, WIN NT,

Role: System study, analysis and development

Equipment InfoBase

This equipment information system maintains complete details like technical spec.

Supplier and payment details for various imported and indigenous equipment Status

Generated predictive maintenance schedule, purchase orders, dispatch, receipt and installation details, payment details and warranty details can be viewed and updated.

Necessary back end procedures and triggers were in-built into the system.

Software: Oracle, D2K

References

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