Partha Sarathi Saha

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Senior Business Analyst/Associate Manager

Process Improvement Practice Management Consulting SAP ERP

Extensive experience in business analysis, business process reengineering, systems consulting – including implementation audit, business process mapping, hands-on configuration experience, enterprise application integration and optimization. 10 years of work experience in business analysis, process improvement and implementing SAP ERP solutions such as SD/OTC (Sales & Distribution), MM/PTP (Materials Management), LE (Logistics Execution – Shipment/Transportation), QM (Quality Management) and CS (Customer Service).

Transitioning to the role of a Design architect and Manager responsible for Process Improvement – study business processes, create specifications for systems to meet business requirements and design details of automated systems. Participate in cross-functional linked teams to address business or system issues. Responsible for studying the client objectives and goals of ERP implementation, analyze the feasibility of certain goals and associated risks in the design proposed, pre-planning and balancing the time and budget expectations and constraints, and planning/reviewing the business processes, suggesting Process Improvements.

Different kinds of projects delivered: business process mapping for end-to-end green field implementation, system re-implementation, system architecture re-modeling exercise, implementation of industry specific solutions (namely, IS-Oil and IS-Mine), global template design and deploy, ERP implementation audit, technical upgrade, production system support and setting up of internal centers of excellence.

Professional Experience

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP July 2010 to April 2016

July 2012 – April 2016: Sr. Consultant / Associate Manager

July 2010 - July 2012: Consultant

Accenture Consulting

July 2007 - July 2010: Business Analyst

Implementation Experience

SAP OTC/SD - (Certified in SAP SD)

- 4 end to end implementations

SAP CS - 2 end to end implementations

SAP LE - 4 end to end implementations

SAP PTP/MM – 1 end to end implementation

SAP QM – 1 end to end implementation

SAP IS-Oil/Mine Downstream – 2 end to end implementations

Professional Certifications

SAP Certified Application Associate

– Order Fulfillment with SAP ERP 6.0 EHP5

SAP HANA Implementation Certification

SAP HANA - Digital Transformation Across the Extended Supply Chain

SAP HANA - Sustainability Through Digital Transformation

Clientele’ Summary

Dorman Products, USA (Auto ancillary importer and trader)

– Business process re-mapping, rollout and SAP ERP SD/OTC, MM/PTP, LE, CS implementation August 2013 to April 2016

Coty USA & Europe, USA (Beauty/cosmetics manufacturer & distributor)

– Business process consolidation & global template creation September 2014 to June 2015

SOCAR, Azerbaijan (Oil & Gas conglomerate)

– Oil & Gas RLM, TD, MAP, SD/OTC, LE, CS and QM business process mapping in SAP ERP September 2011 to July 2013

– Business landscape re-alignment exercise September 2011 to February 2012

Kengen, Kenya, Africa (Electricity generation and distribution company)

– Business process re-engineering and automation audit June 2011 to August 2011

Rungta Mines, India (Iron ore mining company and exporter)

– Best practice implementation, SD/OTC, MM/PTP & LE business process mapping in SAP ERP January 2011 to May 2011

Bengal Energy, India (Coal to Coke manufacturer and exporter)

– Best practice implementation & SD/OTC, LE business process mapping in SAP ERP July 2010 to December 2010

British Petroleum, India – North America operations (Oil & Gas conglomerate)

– Business process consolidation, SAP SD, MAP, TD, EXG, LE rollout & global template creation July 2007 to July 2010

Professional Experience Details

Dorman Products, USA (August 2013 to April 2016) - Auto ancillary importer and trader

Business process remapping included studying the as-is process for sales and purchasing operation such as direct shipment, drop-ship, 3rd party shipment, direct import, cross-functional special order remanufacturing, return and repair scenarios, etc. Propose the TO-BE business process based on SAP best practices. Re-implement the to-be business process for a warehouse and then extend it to other warehouses across the country. Setup interfaces with vendor application systems to automate subcontracting and 3rd party sales operations with Biztalk the middleware for EDI processing.

Implement best practices for Shipment prioritization, consolidation, tracking and planned vs actual cost monitoring. Automate freight vendor payment through ERS - Evaluated Receipt Settlement, customs document generation for Inbound and Outbound Shipments based on the Hub and Spoke design for Multi-modal shipments. Freight rate determination through integration with add-on such as Process weaver.

Coty USA & Europe, USA (September 2014 to June 2015) - Beauty/cosmetics manufacturer & distributor

Remap and standardize the pricing structures of products globally. Introduce mark-up across all the inter-company sales and stock transfers between plants, warehouses, wholesalers and distributers.

Design global pricing templates. Study the system architecture to understand the base price, fees, discounts, tax components and mark-up structure in different country pricing procedures and adopt a generic pricing structure accommodating common features in pricing as well as incorporate country specific legal pricing obligations.

SOCAR, Azerbaijan (September 2011 to July 2013) - Oil & Gas conglomerate

Remote Logistics Management for handling of materials that can be stored – onsite (on the shore) and/or offshore (in either/both combination).

System landscape re-alignment as a process fitness exercise to simplify and automate business processes ensuring less manual intervention through Internet of Things (IoT) – this exercise was carried across the 17 different holding companies associated with businesses like extraction, transportation of crude oil through pipelines, crude oil refining, fleet maintenance, internal IT equipment repair, infrastructure construction and chemical production.

Automation of product pricing operation for different product lines such as crude oil, oil products and by-products based on global pricing indices. Automation of terminal operations, through put and exchange business processes. Business process mapping and quality monitoring for repairs through processes such as return and replace, loan issue, warranty, annual maintenance cycle and internal/external customer billing through Dynamic Item Processor (DIP).

Kengen, Kenya, Africa (June 2011 to August 2011) - Electricity generation and distribution company

Responsible for reviewing the business process remapping and implementation strategy followed by the implementation partner, review the test strategy, cutover plan, risk mitigation strategy, training plan and business readiness of the project. Prepare a report as a deliverable for the client.

Rungta Mines, India (January 2011 to May 2011) - Iron ore mining company and exporter

Feasibility study for ERP implementation through fit-gap analysis of as-is business processes. Best practices implementation recommendation followed by development of change management plan.

Business process mapping and implementation of sales, procurement and logistics execution – shipment processes.

Automation of terminals, customs operations for product transportation during export.

Automation of product pricing based on customer long-term contracts as well as spot pricing. Determination of product base price from formula & average pricing strategy – both for B2B and B2C sales processes.

Implementation of quality monitoring processes during various activities such as drilling, crushing, milling, storing, screening, scrubbing processes. This also included quality monitoring during procurement of raw materials and sale/transfer of finished goods.

Bengal Energy, India (July 2010 to December 2010) – Coal to coke manufacturer and exporter

Business process mapping and best practice implementation of sales, procurement and logistics execution – shipment processes.

Sales processes implemented such as domestic sales, export sales, 3rd party sales, credit/debit on sales, return sales and consignment sales.

British Petroleum – N. America operations, India (July 2007 to July 2010) – Oil & Gas Conglomerate

SOX compliance through implementation of role-based business process mapping activities.

Capture product pricing information, sales information, etc from multiple legacy systems through EDI processing and automate customer billing across various streams – online portal, mail, email, iDoc, etc.

Automation of terminal operations and inventory calculations (inclusive of rebranding).

Sales operations implemented for products such as asphalt, aviation fuel as well as retail sales of oil products through the COCO (company owned company operated), CODO (company owned dealer operated), COFO (company owned franchise operated) marketing networks.

Business process mapping of exchanges as well as throughput sales operations.

Automation of product pricing based on customer long-term contracts as well as spot pricing. Determination of product base price from formula & average pricing strategy – both for B2B and B2C sales processes. Tax rate determination automation based on geographical location of sale and customer through interface with Taxware/Vistex system.

Template creation for Terminal automation all across USA.

Professional Awards & Recognitions

SPOT Award for Project delivery excellence – PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

ASE Achiever's award - Accenture Consulting

Twice rated CVTPG (Consistently at the very top of the peer group) - Accenture Consulting

Certificate of Appreciation from British Petroleum for contribution to projects

Education

Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India – 2003 to 2007

Interests

Nature Photography, Hot Air ballooning, Kayaking

US Work Authorization status

Green card – EAD

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