SAP MM Consultant

RANGE OF EXPERIENCE

Has **+ years of cumulative SAP consulting experience (SAP R/3 and SAP APO ) with in-depth exposure in the following SAP modules:

(a) SAP-MM with focus on Purchasing, STO, Subcontracting, and Inventory Management;

(b) SAP-SD with focus on Sales, Shipping, Billing, and Credit Management;

(c) SAP-FICO with focus on Accounts Payable (AP) and Accounts Receivable (AR).

(d) SAP-APO with focus on Demand Planning (DP) and Supply Network Planning (SNP);

(e) SAP-WM with focus on Stock Transfers, and Bins and Stock;

(f) SAP-QM with focus on Quality Inspections;

(g) SAP-Workflow;

(h) SAP ABAP with focus on reports, SAPscripts, interfaces, user-exits, Idocs, etc.

Has led SAP Implementation projects and has comprehensive experience in the integration of different SAP Modules (i.e. FI, SD, MM, WM, QM, PM, PP, and APO).

Functional (MM, SD, and FICO) Lead and Technical (Basis and ABAP) Lead of an SAP Applica- tion Management Support project (for a global liquor company in Japan) in Accenture – Manila, Philippines.

Has worked as SAP MM Consultant for SAP Roll-Out projects (i.e. Hungary, Portugal, UK, and Turkey) and for an SAP Implementation project (CA, USA) in IBM Solution Delivery, Inc.

Has specialized knowledge and professional experience in IBM’s SAP Express for Food and Bev- erage Solution and Implementation Methodology, and IBM SAP Solution Manager.

Technical lead (SAP MM module) of an Application Management Support project (for a global beverage giant company) in Hewlett-Packard Asia Pacific (Hongkong) Ltd. in Manila, Philippines.

Independent contractor as SAP MM Consultant for implementation project in Coats Egypt and re-implementation project (change of currency) in Coats Indonesia

Has worked for global SAP R/3 and SAP APO consulting projects under several industries in- cluding manufacturing, chemical, pharmaceutical, textile, agricultural, consumer products, pre- mium wines, and a global leader in beverage industry.

Has been working in the Information Technology (IT) industry since 2002 providing consulting services to major global companies

TECHNICAL PLATFORMS / SKILLS ERP Packages : SAP R/3 (4.6C & 4.7), SAP ECC5.0, SAP ECC6.0, SAP APO, SAP Solution Manager 7.0

Office Packages : MS Word, MS Excel, MS Powerpoint, MS Outlook, LotusNotes Application Management Tools: HP Service Center (HPSC), Lotus Notes Call Center EMPLOYMENT HISTORY China Thread Development Company Limited, March 2013 – March 2015 Independent Contractor (SAP MM Consultant)

Hewlett-Packard Asia Pacific (Hongkong) Ltd., March 2011 – December 2011 Technology Consultant (Senior SAP Consultant – Materials Management) IBM Solutions Delivery, Inc., January 2008 – February 2011 I.T. Specialist (SAP Consultant – Materials Management) Supply Chain Consulting Philippines, Incorporated, September 2007 – October 2007 Senior SAP Consultant – Materials Management

Accenture – Manila Delivery Center, Philippines, August 2002 – July 2007 SAP-APO Consultant and APO Domain Lead, January 2006 – July 2007 SAP Implementation Lead / SAP-MM Lead, May 2006 – October 2006 SAP-SD Functional/Technical Lead (Tactical Project), February 2005 – March 2005 SAP-MM (P2P), SAP-SD (OTC), and Workflow Consultant, February 2004 – December 2005 SAP-ABAP Consultant (Application Developer), November 2002 – January 2004 EMPLOYMENT DETAILS

Commercial Solutions Engineer (SAP MM) - Coats Global IT Support Team, China Thread Development Company Limited,

November 2014 – March 2015; July 2014 – September 2014 Project: Coats Egypt (and Israel) SAP Re-Implementation Project (3 SAP Companies) Position: Commercial Solutions Engineer - SAP MM Consultant

Provide onsite/customer-facing SAP MM consulting services to the client project team members in Coats Egypt for more than 2 months in total, for 3 business trips made

Conduct and review again the blueprints, CRP (conference room pilot) presenta- tions, and gap documents and update them when necessary

Complete blueprint requirements gathering sessions, perform gap analysis, and pro- vide technical solutions to meet the required functionalities

Prepare and update business process flow documents and hotsheets/user's manual, and ensure that that they are reviewed and signed-off by the business before uploading to the sharepoint

Provide power-user training for MM related transactions by showing the transac- tions in SAP, by providing hotsheets/user's manual, and by giving them exercises that they need to do during the day

Configure SAP system and develop analyst specifications for custom pro- grams/forms/transactions to support their business requirements

Develop and perform Unit testing and Integration testing in Dev system before moving the additional changes in QA system

Activate workflow functionality for PO Release process in SAP and schedule a batch job to send email notifications whenever a new/changed PO is subject for PO Re- lease

Provide onsite/customer-facing support and additional training, if needed, during Site Simulation Testing (SST) in Egypt

Assist and coordinate with Master Data team on the MM related master data that need to be uploaded in the new organization/company, first, in the QA system for test- ing purposes and second, in the Prod system during cutover.

Monitor and ensure that all SAP business processes related to MM module are fully tested and signed-off by the power-users in the QA system

Log issues/errors encountered during SST and document the implemented solu- tions

Develop a Cutover plan which includes all activities to be carried out before, during, and after Cutover

Provide Cutover and Go-Live support to ensure that all open transactions have been migrated to the new SAP system and that all business operations are running smoothly without interruptions

Provide warranty support following Egypt timezone and work week schedule (Sun- day to Thursday work week) for a month

Create and upload to the sharepoint the Configuration Manual to document the or- ganizational structure and all SAP-related configurations for the new organization/com- pany

Conduct handover and knowledge transition to Coats Global IT Support team be- fore rolling off from the project

Commercial Solutions/Support Engineer (SAP MM) - Coats Global IT Support Team, China Thread Development Company Limited,

March 2013 – January 2014

Project: Coats Indonesia Re-implementation Project (Company Code Currency Change) Position: Commercial Solutions Engineer - SAP MM Consultant Dates: October 2013 - January 2014

Review the existing business processes and workflows (i.e. reading the documents in the sharepoint; checking the existing setup and SAP transactions/master data in Prod system)

Assess and conduct impact analysis on the change of company code currency

Propose new organizational/enterprise structure for MM module

Perform SAP configurations for the new organization/company code in the Dev system

Check and review existing custom development objects such as outputs (PO form, GR/IR slips, etc.) and customized programs/transactions

Develop and perform Unit testing and Integration testing in Dev system before moving the changes in QA system

Provide onsite/customer-facing support and additional training, if needed, during Site Simulation Testing (SST) in Bogor, Indonesia

Involve in Change Management process particularly if there are functionalities being requested by the business which are out of scope in the re-implementation project

Monitor and ensure that all SAP business processes related to MM module are fully tested and signed-off by the power-users in the QA system

Log issues/errors encountered during SST and document the implemented solu- tions

Assist and coordinate with Master Data team on the MM related master data that need to be uploaded in the new organization/company

Maintain and schedule background jobs for the newly created company code/plants

(i.e. opening/closing MM periods, etc.)

Develop a Cutover plan which includes all activities to be carried out before, during, and after Cutover

Provide post go-live support (offsite) during the one week warranty period

Create and upload to the sharepoint the Configuration Manual to document the or- ganizational structure and all SAP-related configurations for the new organization/com- pany

Project: Coats Egypt (and Israel) SAP Implementation Project (3 SAP Companies)

(SAP Go-Live postponed due to the unstable political situation in Egypt last July 2013) Position: Commercial Solutions Engineer - SAP MM Consultant Dates: March 2013 - September 2013

Replace the SAP MM Consultant and take over as the new point of contact for SAP MM module in the project

Receive 2-hr KT (knowledge transition) session from the old SAP consultant to have understanding on the current phase of the project and the remaining open items

Provide onsite/customer-facing SAP MM consulting services to the client project team members for 2 months in Coats Egypt

Review the blueprints, CRP (conference room pilot) presentations, and gap docu- ments and update them when necessary upon on-boarding on the project

Complete blueprint requirements gathering sessions, perform gap analysis, and pro- vide technical solutions to meet the required functionalities

Prepare business process flow documents and hotsheets/user's manual, and ensure that that they are reviewed and signed-off by the business before uploading to the share- point

Configure SAP system and develop analyst specifications for custom pro- grams/forms/transactions to support their business requirements

Develop and perform Unit testing and Integration testing in Dev system before moving the changes in QA system

Provide power-user training for MM related transactions by showing the transac- tions in SAP, by providing hotsheets/user's manual, and by giving them exercises that they need to do during the day

Provide onsite/customer-facing support and additional training, if needed, during Site Simulation Testing (SST) in Egypt

Assist and coordinate with Master Data team on the MM related master data that need to be uploaded in the new organization/company first, in the QA system for test- ing purposes and second, in the Prod system during cutover.

Monitor and ensure that all SAP business processes related to MM module are fully tested and signed-off by the power-users in the QA system

Log issues/errors encountered during SST and document the implemented solu- tions

Develop a Cutover plan which includes all activities to be carried out before, during, and after Cutover

Create and upload to the sharepoint the Configuration Manual to document the or- ganizational structure and all SAP-related configurations for the new organization/com- pany

Project: Coats Global Application Support - GITM

Position: Commercial Support Engineer - SAP MM Consultant Dates: March 2013 - January 2014

Provide part-time L2 / L3 SAP Support in Purchasing and Inventory processes for the organizations in America, Europe, East Asia & South Asia

Design, analyze, enhance, implement the desired solution to the issue and support, specifically in the SAP Materials Management module

Deliver support and enhancements in the SAP MM area according to SLA

Work on any SAP MM Call Tickets logged by the business Power Users

Coordinate with the business Power Users in clarifying the issue as needed

Analyze new business processes and changes to existing functionalities

Translate user requirements by creating Analyst Specification document for ABAP- related developments

Configure SAP System and coordinate development activities with the Develop- ment Team

Develop test scenarios and execute test scripts to ensure that functionality works as per specification

Coordinate with the business for user-testing and sign-off

Escalate to Global IT Management (GITM) any issues that may affect SAP Stand- ard behavior or if major customization is required which is not aligned with the existing SAP template

Technology Consultant (SAP), Hewlett-Packard Asia Pacific (Hongkong) Ltd. March 2011 – December 2011

Client : Global Leader and Top Brand in Beverage Industry Project : SAP ECC5.0 Application Maintenance / Support Project (Offshore) Position : Level 3 - SAP Production Support (MM/IM/WM/QM/PM) Dates : March 2011 to December 2011

Perform Duty Manager role (as per monthly shift schedule published to the client) which involves the following tasks: monitor daily incident queue, ensure all incidents received are always assigned to appropriate support team/team member, track the progress of handover incidents (i.e. ageing and critical incidents), and provide up- date and follow-up on P0/P1 incidents during assigned shift.

Assess if incidents are break-fix, data or user error, involve change request, or are new functionalities in the system

Recommend possible options and help the client to select the best solution to the issues raised

Investigate and provide work around or permanent solution (if readily available) to issues raised in the incidents received

Perform Change Management functions whenever the incident involves configura- tion and/or ABAP development changes by submitting Change Request and creat- ing transport request via PCM (Process Change Management) tool

Coordinate incidents with HP AppDev team whenever issues are related to custom- ized transactions, tables, etc.

Perform testing of changes made (configuration and/or development) before re- questing UAT from the client

Perform Problem Management functions such as: owning problem records, per- forming issue replication, investigating all related incidents to the problem record, and finding possible permanent solution/s to the problem.

Perform Technical Lead role for SAP-MM by having oversight on MM incidents assigned to the team, ensuring the proper coordination/support are provided in the resolution of critical incidents, escalating issues that are incorrectly assigned to the team, assisting other team members in the issue replication and/or solution of com- plex issues, and mentoring team members on how incidents can be managed and properly resolved.

Major Contributions to the Project:

STO Process Implementation

Handled 2 service requests to implement STO process in China and in Ko- rea.

Assessed and gathered client requirements and did analysis on missing con- figuration items not only in MM module but also in other modules (i.e. SD and FICO modules).

Responsible for doing the STO configurations and master data setup in non-production systems

Conducted unit testing and integration testing to ensure that no issues are encountered during the STO end-to-end process (STO creation until In- voicing).

Provided support and assistance in User-Acceptance testing in both Dev and QA systems

Requested the transport of configuration changes after client confirmed that UAT is successful and after client approved that the said changes can be moved to production system

Problem Owner of Problem Record in QM module – Issue on Negative In- spection Lot

Handled this major/critical problem record which is open since 2010 and is creating issues in QM, MM, SD, and PP modules.

Spearheaded the investigation of the issue and coordinated with client Ap- pDev team to determine if the issue is indeed a bug or is a missing func- tionality in the system.

Collaborated with the client Solution Architects (of MM, SD, QM, and WM modules) and AppDev team lead; and presented to them the issue replica- tion, discussed the different scenarios where/how the problem arises, and explained the possible options to take in resolving the problem.

Conducted meetings with the client Solution Architects to request in- puts/feedbacks and finally got confirmation/sign-off on the presented solu- tions before proceeding with the problem record resolution activities.

Highlights: The progress made in this problem record is a milestone in the team because the problem record will be transformed to a project/mini-im- plementation. Apart from this, this is also a “first” in our project since it started, because it is the first time that the production support resources are requested to participate and would be involved in project work which will be led by a client project manager.

Developed template for service request incidents received related to plant crea- tion. The template is a simple excel file which contains basic information re- quired in creating a new plant in R/3. It also serves as a checklist by RRT team

(HelpDesk) to ensure that all information are provided by the client before as- signing the ticket to MM team.

Conducted brownbag or learning sessions to the MM team on complex issues received and shared how the incidents were resolved by providing job aids to the team (job aids are uploaded to the team’s sharepoint).

IT Specialist (SAP MM Consultant), IBM Solutions Delivery, Inc. January 2008 – February 2011

Client : Multinational Agricultural Company

Project : SAP ECC6.0 Implementation Project in California, USA Position : SAP MM Consultant

Dates : April 2010 to February 2011

Define and document business processes for Procure to Pay functional area

Define business critical requirements and evaluate them against IBM SAP Food and Beverage Express solution to identify and document functionality gaps

Validate and test if identified functionality gaps and client requirements could still be addressed by SAP standard configuration or master data set-up (not delivered by IBM SAP Express)

Assist client process leads in defining functionality gaps and documenting them in SAP Solution Manager

Create functional specifications together with the client process leads to address identified gaps for client specific industry and process requirements

Document created functional specifications in SAP Solution Manager

Coordinate with the technical team and with client process leads which legacy data needs to be converted into SAP and define the mapping of the legacy data fields to SAP fields

Configure IBM’s SAP Express for Food and Beverage software to address client re- quirements

Review configuration with business and iteratively resolve issues and concerns

Document configuration object elements in SAP Solution Manager Client : Global Thread Manufacturing Company

Project : SAP Company Code Split Project in Turkey Position : SAP MM Consultant

Dates : December 2008 to February 2009; August 2009 to October 2009

Analyze the current business processes and application setup

Conduct fit-gap and impact analysis to the existing enterprise

Identify possible impact/s to existing system and provide recommendations to address issues

Propose the new design of the application(s)

Configure the components under the SAP MM module to match system design

Prepare functional specifications for ABAP reports, Forms, customized tables, etc.

Perform integration tests for the application(s) and reports

Create documentations for the business processes and the configuration setup

Provide warranty support during the go-live and conduct knowledge transfer to the application support team

Project : SAP Implementation Project in Portugal

Position : SAP MM Consultant

Dates : December 2008

Analyze the current business processes and gather information on all activities re- lated to Purchasing and Inventory Management

Discuss with the power-user in detail the Blueprint questionnaire and request for data/information on the existing outputs/reports that are being used

Document the As-Is processes and complete the Blueprint questionnaire by supply- ing the answers/response from the power-user/s to each questions Project : SAP Company Code Split Project in United Kingdom (UK) Position : SAP MM Consultant

Dates : August 2008 to November 2008

Analyze the current business processes and application setup

Conduct fit-gap and impact analysis to the existing enterprise

Identify possible impact/s to existing system and provide recommendations to address issues

Propose the new design of the application(s)

Configure the components under the SAP MM module to match system design

Implement SAP-SD variant configuration functionality in the new system by creat- ing/updating configuration profiles with the new organization structure

Prepare functional specifications for ABAP reports, Forms, customized tables, etc.

Perform integration tests for the application(s) and reports

Create documentations for the business processes and the configuration setup

Provide warranty support during the go-live and conduct knowledge transfer to the application support team

Project : SAP Company Code Split Project in Portugal Position : SAP MM Consultant

Dates : May 2008 to August 2008

Analyze the current business processes and application setup

Conduct fit-gap and impact analysis to the existing enterprise

Propose the new design of the application(s)

Configure the components under the SAP MM module to match system design

Prepare functional specifications for ABAP reports, Forms, customized tables, etc.

Perform integration tests for the application(s) and reports

Create documentations for the business processes and the configuration setup

Provide warranty support during the go-live and conduct knowledge transfer to the application support team

Project : SAP Company Code Split Project in Hungary Position : SAP MM Consultant

Dates : February 2008 to May 2008

Analyze the current business processes and application setup

Conduct fit-gap and impact analysis to the existing enterprise

Propose the new design of the application(s)

Configure the components under the SAP MM module to match system design

Prepare functional specifications for ABAP reports, Forms, customized tables, etc.

Perform integration tests for the application(s) and reports

Create documentations for the business processes and the configuration setup

Provide functional support on Cut-over issues such as batch management and clos- ing of open items (i.e purchase order, production order, etc)

Provide warranty support during the go-live and conduct knowledge transfer to the application support team

Senior SAP Consultant, Supply Chain Consulting Philippines, Incorporated September 2007 – October 2007

Client : Local Motor Trading Company in the Philippines Project : SAP R/3 Implementation Project

Position : SAP MM Consultant

Dates : September 2007 – October 2007

Gather business requirements from the client users and translate them into working functional designs.

Coordinate, collaborate, and make recommendations to the client on how to fill gaps between the as-is and to-be process.

Work closely with the ABAP development team to ensure that all business and functional requirements are met even during the technical design stage of the SDLC process.

Systems Analyst / Team Lead, Accenture – Manila Delivery Center, Philippines August 2002 – July 2007

Client : Global Consumer Products Company

Project : SAP Application Maintenance / Support Project Position : APO Domain Lead and Level 2 Support

Dates : January 2006 – July 2007

Manage workload and deliverables by tracking APO related incident logs daily.

Ensure that the team meets target Key Performance Indicators ( KPIs ) related to handling Production SIR’s.

Participate in quality reviews to ensure consistency and quality of deliverables to the requirements.

Manage resolution of issues/blockers related to the handling of Production SIRs and Opportunities (i.e. proper escalation of issues, resolve potential issues even be- fore they become issues).

Provide functional/technical support for DP and SNP related issues or enhance- ments.

Recommend solutions to issues that are integration and configuration related.

Ensure that the assigned deliverables related to enhancements or Opportunities are developed with high-quality, delivered on time, and are within the approved budget based on the Service Level Agreements for Opportunities.

Build credibility with client counterparts by delivering quality deliverables with the pre-defined Service Level Agreements and Key Performance Indicators and by demonstrating good working knowledge.

Client : Global Liquor Company

Project : SAP Roll-Out Project (Implementation of Additional 2 SAP Company Codes)

Positions: SAP Implementation Project Manager and SAP-MM Configuration Lead Dates : May 2006 – October 2006

Manage the whole implementation project and led the implementation team (3 func- tional resources, and an ABAP team, 5 technical resources) on the completion of our deliverables for the project.

Manage escalation issues and ensure that they are handled and resolved on-time

Provide project status report on a daily basis to early detect/identify issues that may arise (like budget, delivery, etc.) and to recommend a mitigation plan that will secure the completion of the project without further delays or quality issues

Identify possible impact/s to existing market and provide recommendations to ad- dress issues.

Coordinate with the client on the planning, execution, and delivery of the work product on a regular basis.

Conduct fit/gap analysis with existing system design.

Design the SAP MM configuration and customization to meet the business process design and application requirements.

Actual configuration of SAP MM components to match system design.

Subcomponents include:

(1) MM-Enterprise Structure

(2) MM-Material Master

(3) MM-Vendor Master

(4) MM-Purchasing

(5) MM-Inventory Management

(6) MM-LIV (Logistics Invoice Verification)

(7) MM-Valuation and Account Determination

Document the configuration tasks by creating Process Component Forms (PCF’s) which serve as references for all configuration tasks done in MM module.

Validate the configuration by performing integration tests. Project : AutoFax System Replacement Tactical Project

(FAX transmission function to FNX online print service by RECRUIT Co., Ltd.) Position: Tactical Project Lead and SD Functional/Technical Lead Dates : Feb 2005 – March 2005

The project involves the development of 3 ABAP programs (1 interface, 2 reports) that will be used to transform Shipping Confirmations into an output file upon re- leasing specific billing output types. The output file (flat file) will automatically be saved in a certain SAP directory and will be transmitted to the FNX server.

Over-all responsible for the management and implementation of the tactical project and ensure that all milestones are achieved as per project timeline

Closely coordinate and communicate with the client any issues that arise during the analysis, design, development, testing, and go-live phase

Clarify and document the scope of work involved in the project

Understand and assess the existing SD functionalities below and provide recom- mendations on how to implement the new functionalities without impacting the current business operations:

(1) SD-Sales

(2) SD-Delivery/Shipping

(3) SD-Billing

(4) SD-Output Determination

(5) SD-Customer Master Data

(6) SD-Partner Determination

Transform business requirements into workable designs at the functional level and transition them to the technical designers

Make sure that technical designers understand the required functionalities and trans- lates them to workable technical specifications

Conduct quality reviews (both functional and technical) to ensure the consistency of the design with the requirements

Create and execute functional test plan

Coordinate with the ABAP developers any development issues/change requests which are related to the tactical project

Provide warranty support (functional and technical) after all ABAP developments are tested, signed-of, and migrated to the Production client Project : SAP Application Maintenance / Support Project Position: Purchase-to-Pay (PTP) Support Lead and Back-up/ Secondary Support for Order-To-Cash (OTC)

Dates : Feb 2004 – Dec 2005

PTP Support Roles

Track daily MM related incident log which may involve issues on the following:

(1) integration with other modules (SD, FICO, and BASIS);

(2) configuration creation, or modification;

(3) program fix or amendment;

(4) integration of workflow with PTP process.

Transform business requirements into a workable design at the functional level by having a regular communication with the client.

Recommend and address solutions to issues that are integration and configura- tion related.

Assist in defining and finalizing the functional requirements for PTP related programs, specifically the gaps that will be filled through customization.

Participate in transitioning the designs to the programmers and ensure that other team members (developers, around 2 FTE’s) have the information they need to successfully complete their work.

Participate in quality reviews to ensure consistency of design with the require- ments.

Work with the support unit to determine how the application will be operation- ally supported in production.

Provided support and conducted training on Basic SAP Business Workflows. OTC Support Roles:

In the absence of SD Support Lead, track daily SD related incident log which may involve issues on the following:

(1) integration with other modules (MM, FICO, and BASIS);

(2) configuration creation, or modification;

(3) program fix or amendment;

(4) queries/clarifications on OTC processes

Provide OTC techno-functional support on several SD functionalities and have resolved issues related to the following:

(1) Sales Order Processing

(2) Pricing Procedure / Control

(3) Credit Management / Credit Limit Check

(4) Monthly Customer Invoice / Billing

(5) Output Determination

(6) Customer Open Items Processing

(7) Partner Determination

(8) Account Assignment / Costing

Transform business requirements into a

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