MANAS R PANDA, (Masters in International Business)

SAP Team Lead/ Sr Analyst (PP, APO, QM, MM, PLM, PM,Master data) ad2ole@r.postjobfree.com

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Career Summary:

** ***** ** ********ce in SAP, SD, PP, MM, LE, PS,PM module Implementation, Configuration and Production support, upgrade projects, User Training.

Overall business knowledge in ERP, Sales, Production Planning, Manufacturing Quality Systems, Project Execution.

Experience in Cross Functional Integration of SD, with PS, MM, PP, modules.

Four full End-to-End life cycles implementation experience.

Excellent in interacting with the users in collecting the requirements and Proficient in customizing business requirements to Functional Specifications.

Expertise in all areas of OTC Order Management, Logistics and Invoicing, Billing with project based scenarios.

Proven ability in various implementation methodologies like ASAP, Value SAP methodology.

Excellent Pre Go Live, Go Live and Post Implementation Support.

Ability to perform R/3 Functionality, and technical details like ABAP programming, SIS, Reports, Interfaces & EDI

Proven ability to manage change within organizations, meeting deadlines, communicating & training of end users.

Excellent team member with an ability to perform individually, good interpersonal relations, strong communication skills, hard working.

Technical Skills:

ERP : SAP S/4 HANA, ECC 5.0, R/3,4.7, 4.6C, 4.6B, 4.5B, 4.0B.

Modules : SAP, PS, SD, PP, MM, Solution Manager 4.0

SAP Certificate : SAP SD

Operating Systems : Windows 95/98/2000/ME/XP, Windows NT 4.X.

Programming Languages : ABAP/4, HTML, C, and C++.

GUI : SAP Front End, Solution Manager 4.0.

Package : MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, Visio Tools,

Test Director, And Infopak, SAP WEBEX.

Project Experience and project role, job description:

Project Lead SAP blueprint project, Lonza Biologics, Portsmouth NH MA,

(Oct 2020 – Sep 2023)

Lonza biologics had a blueprint implementation project where I was leading the project to align with their global footprint for the S/4 HANA roll put

Responsible for rolling SAP blueprint project at Lonza Portsmouth ( PP, QM, PS, MM)

Overseeing project activities from conceptualization to execution including technical specifications, stage inspections, progress monitoring, site management, ensuring compliance with the Quality Management System and manpower planning, integrating demand with IBP and SAP.

Performed IBP cutover to SAP

Extensive knowledge in Configuration and Customization in SAP PP,QM, MM PS Module. Proficient in Project Evaluation, AS-IS study, TO-BE process, trouble shooting, performance tuning, Production Support and End-user training.

Worked on Make to Order, ( MTO) and make to Stock scenarios ( MTS)

Integrated IBP with SAP for long term demand,

Configured MRO for the maintenance department

Performed all aspects of Project Systems including Planning, Budgeting and Cost allocation. Knowledge of creating different kind of profiles such as, WBS elements, Network and their Activities, cost planning and budgeting.

Design and implement SAP PP, PLM – Planned and process order,

SAP QM- usage decision, GMP validations,

Strong communication, collaboration & team building skills with proficiency at grasping new technical concepts quickly & utilizing the same in a productive manner.

Worked on the aATP (Advanced available to promise) in S/4 HANA 1610, ATP Check in all orders at once with confirmation strategy.

Reviewed detailed MRP planning criteria and configured in SAP,

Performed unit testing and supported go live of SAP MRP and detailed capacity scheduling

SAP Project Systems module along with knowledge of Material Management and Sales and Distribution.

WBS Structure Concept

Planed and process orders.

PP master data- recipe, BOM, prod version

Milestone

Scheduling- Interface IBP to OMP for auto schedule transfer 4 times daily

Configured IBP solution tested and Migrated demand to IBP from Excel based tools.

Resource and schedule Planning

Team Management – Managing team plans, setting up goals for success and executing the team plan.

Testing, creating test plan writing test scripts, executing tests and closing defects.

End User Training- crated process flows, write SOP’s, provide training onsite, video conference.

Project Experience and project role, job description:

Business Process Architect, Avid Technologies, Burlington MA, – SAP S4 HANA implementation

(Jan 2020 – Sep 2020)

Avid decided to move from Expeditors, initially PGL transition started with the goal to mirror EMEA 3PL operational model. Using directly SAP terminals and printers at PGL. Now the automation project is going where I am building the interface for Delivery, Shipping, PO order, change PO receipt, cycle count and master data material etc.

following day today activities I manage too at Avid as a Project Lead

Responsible for rolling out PGL-B2B Automation building interface to PGL

Setup Inter-company Sales, STO, Return process, Serialization, Handling Units, Pricing, Billing, Shipping, Transportation, Availability check (ATP), Credit Management, Partner Determination, Variant configurations, Output Determination with BRF plus.

Configuration knowledge in the areas of SAP GTS Compliance Management (SPL/DPL, Embargo, License Determination), Defining number range, SAP GTS Customs Management (Export/Import Process, RFC connection, Organization structure, Export Control Classification Number and Harmonized Tariff Schedule. Export Administration Regulation, Electronic Communications with brokers).

Managed the integration of EDI with salesforce,

End to end testing of Sales force to SAP Order creation

Created shipping point determination, Route determination, Transport and delivery Scheduling, Backward delivery scheduling, Partial and complete delivery, Subsequent outbound delivery split and grouping of deliveries. Integration with WMS (3rd Party and SAP WMS).

Worked all EDI message types of EDI transaction sets. (850 / 875 / 945 / 944 / 810 / 880 / 856 / 940 /)

Configured iPPE(integrated Product and Process Engineering) for the product variant

Worked on the production order and APO (Advance Planner and Optimizer), created POC for Alternative-based-confirmation (ABC) of Advanced ATP (AATP) of SAP S/4HANA 1909 release.

Configured available to promise for SD order.

Interface with 3PL logistic system DEPOSCO, EXPEDITOR, WORKATO

Managing integration with customer system for order acknowledgment, Change of orders, order status, advanced shipping notice and Billing Documents (PDF) with ALE / EDI / IDoc and cross functions MM / FI/WMS.

Project Experience and project role, job description:

As a Business Process Architect, Merck KGaA – Darmstadt – Germany / Millipore Sigma Burlington – MA – SAP S4 HANA implementation

(July 2016 – Dec 2019)

Responsible for global rollout of Life science and Performance material projects

Responsible for Data migration and go-live for APAC and EU countries.

Worked on BW reports integrating multiple modules and tables from SAP

Displaying the reports in BI portal, scheduling reports via email

Managed SD PP integration with supply and demand planning

Configured ATP, global ATP, GATP, S/4 HANA 1809

Managed the integration of Salesforce to SAP PPM and SAP PPM to SAP ERP

Accurately translate Business Requirements into system functionality requirements. To develops, writes, and edits documentation to plan, analyze, design, develop, and implement enhancements to solve complex business problems in professional services business processes with prototype development and data modelling for professional and managed services using Agile development.

Worked on FIORI and UI/UX for mobility access for users.

Created the pilot for SAP CPM (Commercial Project Management) for the life science business.

Integration between PLM (Team Center) to S/4 HANA, along with master data management of M BOM, Routings, component allocation, work center,

Worked on ETO and MTO in production planning.

Configured the QM master data Sampling Schemes, Sampling procedures, Dynamic modification rules, master Inspection characteristics, Inspection methods, Classes, QM procurement Activity through control keys, Inspection Setup, Inspection plans.

Configured the QM Handling for Customer Returns Happens Through Return Sales Orders.

Quality Notifications were designed for use in product and customer complaints, vendor audit recording and Quality Info records for vendor control.

Implemented the OTC process for Millipore Sigma along with salesforce opportunity management.

Integrated SAP CRM with PPM and SAP S4 HANA

Rolled put CPM pilot in Israel and France for Millipore Sigma

Responsible for internal and external partner relationships – Consistently reviewing the request for Proposal (RFP) and Request for Information (ROI).

Accurately estimate the cost and time to implement complex enterprise level solutions and is responsible for documentation of current design and future state IT enable solutions and drives all relevant business analysis to ensure the most effective recommendations are made for successful solution and project plan completion for all professional services business unit requirements.

Worked on SAP Advanced Track and Trace for pharmaceuticals (ATTP) along with the modern MRP

SAP ECC & GTS areas covered include ECC Foreign trade Management, GTS Compliance & Customs Management. Sanctioned Party List (SPL) screening rules/control setting, Embargo set up, multiple legal regulations setup, Export License Determination set up. GTS Customs for multiple HTS schemes in EU & USA, Product Classification and Customs regulations. Customs Exports/Imports & Transit communication set up & electronic declarations with AES, ATLAS & NCTS. INSTRAST

Plan implement and production support of complete professional service IT division. Responsible for managing end user client relationships while responding to both critical and routine application support requests as well as interfacing with software vendors and consultants for development and support for all professional services business incidents.

Project Experience and project role, job description:

As a PM, QM, PP Team Lead/ SD Consultant, Carpenter Steel, Reading, PA

(April 2015 – July 2016) -Sap S4 HANA implementation

Preparing Industry print with respect to SAP PM process for Carpenter Technologies

Conducting blueprinting workshops and understanding the current process

Participating in Integration workshop to understand the complex infrastructure with several legacy system.

Analyses of current development objects and understand the current architecture.

Rationalization of development objects, which will move to global system.

Functional Specification for the gaps identified.

Includes working with end user and created end to end process for repair maintenance.

Operation Account Assignment for PM Work orders.

Managed PM Cut over for Carpenter.

Set up QM Master Data and prepared data conversion files for data migration.

Setup and monitor overnight jobs for MRP run

Set up Batch management and active ingredient management for all key Materials.

The QM processes included sampling using WM, inspection and digital signatures.

Carried out batch determination using characteristic values from quality inspections.

Transferred inspection results to batch characteristic values.

Complete end to end configuration for PP module, APO, activate SD -ATP

Generate production orders in PP module demand from PS and SD

Defect resolution

Change management process.

Configured Sales FIORI apps in S4 HANA

Fleet Management process

Project Experience and project role, job description:

As a PPM Team Lead Consultant, Snohomish County, Everett, Washington

(Nov 2014 – March 2015)

Created the SAP PPM blueprint for Snohomish County.

Created RPM PORTFOLIO BUCKETS and ITEMS for district.

Completely Integrated with SAP PLM/PPM/Projects with PS.

Created the portfolio item for the administrative level of a project.

Project Integration with PPM – Integrated project structure level supporting phases, activities, roles, resources, and accounting interface with new PPM. Also used to Cost Collect by project used by FI/CO and PPM and contains WBS Elements by Project

Worked in Annual capital planning (Financial and Resource)

Worked on G/L postings, AR, AP

Supported the asset accounting for the group.

Worked on Project scoring, Risk, and prioritization of PPM.

Created a general BW report.

Portfolio ownership and accountability

Managed all projects across Enterprise in the district.

Facilitate design workshops and process modeling and design, client reviews and work sessions to utilize standard SAP objects.

Tested the FIORI APPS for SAP PM and SD,MM, for roll out

As a PM /SD/ MM Team Lead, Test Manager, National Grid, Boston

(Feb 2014 – Oct 2014)

Managed a team of 4 consultants to redesign SAP resource related billing and fix the contribution design.

Continually Interfaced with test team, offshore team and client to drive to results.

Reviewed training materials and conducted training sessions.

Conducted Integration testing and was hands on working with HPQC

Designed complete resource related billing along with order to cash and EAM integration.

Complete end to end procurement sales and distribution configuration,

Creating purchase to pay cycle, end to end testing and go live

As a PS Team Lead /Consultant, Government of Canada Project, Ottawa

(April 2012 – Feb 2014)

Process reengineering/optimization utilizing BPM tools (ARIS- IP5) and EVD methodology.

Facilitate design workshops and process modeling and design, client reviews and work sessions to utilize standard SAP objects.

Working as an Integration manager role within different streams CA Clarity, SAP BW, SAP BPC, SAP PS to provide a seamless integrated solution which can have a robust technology usage and less maintenance.

Capture PS processes using IP5 industry print for public sector.

Provide the alternatives within SAP to existing third party solutions.

Develop standard Process for Project creation, planning, executing and Portfolio management.

Translate public sector stage gate framework of project approval cycle and create specific status management design in SAP PS to manage requirements.

Design interfaces for inbound master data and outbound financial data with CA Clarity.

As a PP, PM lead Consultant, Husky Vanilla Sky Project, Calgary, (Oct 2012 – March 2013)

Facilitate design workshops and bring all the users from using custom, third party objects to standard SAP objects.

Streamline and standardize plant maintenance processes, enabling the application of asset management best practices and supporting Husky operational integrity (HOIMS)

Capture PM processes using IP5 industry print for oil and gas.

Configured demand management and rollout the full end to end production planning

Provide alternatives within SAP to existing third party solutions.

Develop standard Process for Scheduling, planning, executing Plant maintenance for maintenance team across Husky.

Worked on BW reports on SD, MM, PP, PS, PM

As a Project Manager, Phoenix Project, Montreal, (Mar 2012 – Sept 2012)

Uni-Select, Montreal, Quebec.

PS and SD Wave 2 and Wave 3 implementation, cProjects integration with SAP PS.

Complete cycle demo from creation of standard project templates, creating sales order, connecting sales order and project, Milestone billing, Project scheduling, Automatic BOM Transfer for material used in Sales Order, Creation of purchase requisitions and Planned Orders for Project after running Project Level MRP, delivery from a Project, Capturing Cost at plant level, Running Result analysis and settlement for Project, Profitability Reports.

Project Integration with PPM – Integrated project structure level supporting phases, activities, roles, resources, and accounting interface with new PPM. Also used to Cost Collect by project used by FI/CO and PPM and contains WBS Elements by Project

Created Project governance template.

Worked on Enterprise-wide project templates, forms, and procedures

Created Annual capital planning (Financial and Resource)

Worked on Project scoring, Risk, and prioritization of PPM

Portfolio ownership and accountability

Manage all projects across Enterprise at UniSelect

Supported full project lifecycle and Supported Rate-Case Relevancy

Work Experience

Client: SONGS (San Onofre Nuclear generation station) - California.

As a Project Team Functional Lead for CAP Process, (Oct 2010- Feb 2012)

Southern California Edison - SONGS

San Onofre, CA

Corrective Action Program (CAP), PS, PPM and MRSS implementation.

Involved in Implementation of a CAP program that aims to transform a nuclear environment from a corrective (“find and fix”) culture to a preventative (“predict and prevent”) culture to improve efficiency in operation and safety in the workplace.

At SONGS, we have used SAP EAM to implement a successful CAP process to identify an issue, evaluate the issue, resolve the issue using corrective actions, and close the issue.

CAP is a systematic approach to identify, document, and correct problems or deficiencies that could impact the safe, reliable operation of a nuclear generating station.

Worked on SAP PS roll out to SONGS Plants at Irvine and San Clemente, integrated with SAP IM

Provided SAP and ADOBI Flex interface for ease of data entry from a tablet

Work Experience

Client: GE- NBC Universal, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California.

As a Project Team Lead for RTS, Juice II and Juice III Projects & Go live Preparation in SD, TS, PS area

(Nov 2007- Continuing)

NBC Universal is one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. Formed in May 2004 through the combining of NBC and Vivendi Universal Entertainment, NBC Universal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, and world-renowned theme parks. NBC Universal is 80% owned by General Electric and 20% owned by Vivendi.

Environment: SAP ECC 6.0 SD, and enhancements for Trade Spent.

Price list analysis report using various pricing procedures and pricing conditions.

Generate price lists using pricing procedures, sales areas and customer information.

Developed BDC & ODC programs to populate pricing condition tables using transaction VK11.

Configured ALE environment using IDOCs and message types to distribute pricing data across two SAP environments.

Developed sales analysis reports: By Customer, By Sales office, By sales group, By Brand and By Material.

Interactive and classical reports to analyze invoice documents by sales organization, document types and customer. The interactive reports helped display line item information and order information.

Open and closed sales order status report.

Shipments report by Material type, Material & Customer.

Developed reports showing demand and supply in the SAP supply chain environment.

Developed and Orderability report in SAP indicating which products can be sold in different sales organizations.

Involved in activating a user-exit to split Invoice documents into two separate finance documents. The SAP enhancement is SDVFX001. Based on the SD document category, the FI document type would be set to invoice or credit memo. This is done for most specific material types except configurable material types & IRs (Internal Revenue) document typesDefining Overall scope fro Project system and identifying all integration points with other modules i.e. FI/CO, SD, MM,

Complete cycle demo from creation of standard project templates, creating sales order, connecting sales order and project, Milestone billing, Project scheduling, Automatic BOM Transfer for material used in Sales Order, Creation of purchase requisitions and Planned Orders for Project after running Project Level MRP, delivery from a Project, Capturing Cost at plant level, Running Result analysis and settlement for Project, Profitability Reports.

Analyzing users requirements, business process flow and to prepare detailed methods and procedures related to roll out

Standard Project templates, users status management, Cost planning with CO Plan Versions.

Project Scheduling using Planning board

To perform system configurations, develop testing and implementation plans, assisting in development of training content and training Course material

Key user issues resolution by analyzing problems and recommending solutions

Work with end users and key users to create and develop functional specifications for customized reports

Key users training i.e. creation of global template, Project scheduling, Creation of Purchase Requisitions for Project, Running Result analysis and settlement for project

FI/CO Integration- Complete configuration for Result analysis including defining various result analysis keys and line Ids. To Include or exclude line Ids to be Capitalized. Defining Settlement Profile with Strategy for automatic settlement rule, and designing Super settlement.

MM integration- Defining material document types for purchase requisitions through project for network type.

Also defining various movement types as per requirement. Defining reference points for BOM transfer.

Data migration and testing for Project migration from Legacy system to SAP

Existing System enhancement such as use of Validation for checking Various Parameters in Project structure at Project Level and WBS level

Define cash management account name, headers, maintain structure, planning types, payment methods for payment requests.

In configuration defined source symbols, planning levels, planning type.

Interacted with Client Business Users for requirements Gathering and Analysis.

Imparting Training to Business Process Owners and End Users.

Documented End User Manuals and Training Material.

Work Experience

Client: GE Water, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

As an Lead SAP SD, Lead Functional consultant (April 2007- Oct 2007)

Environment: SAP version 4.7 with SD roll out. PS, MM, PP, FI/CO module is up and running.

A world leader in water, water reuse, and wastewater treatment and process solutions, GE Water & Process Technologies brings the best technologies to enhance our customers’ efficiency while protecting our environment. GE offers the broadest portfolio of water and process technologies, including: separation equipment, membrane & filtration technology, diagnostic tools, specialty chemicals, mobile water capabilities, service, and financing. GE Water offers the broadest portfolio of water and process technologies, including: separation equipment, membrane & filtration technology; diagnostic Tools, specialty chemicals, mobile water capabilities, service, and financing.

GE Water is a company with worldwide activities, has SAP Implemented since 1996. AS part of Global SAP PS Implement, Business process study (SAP PS Blue Print) for Global template to be created and implemented across all the units of GE Water all over the world.

Performed Gap Analysis, gathered requirements after understanding the AS-IS business process and successfully designed and mapped the TO-BE system and getting Signoff from the business owner.

Complete IMG configuration of OTC and Sales Order Processing includes – Inquiry, Quotation, Sales Order, Pricing, Shipping point, Route determination, Billing and Transportation Planning.

SAP LES freight payment analysis, configuration and development

Experience in implementing freight payments including configuring pricing procedures and using the condition technique

Been a member of data migration team, for customer master and material master legacy systems to SAP using LSMW and BDC and done the CPP’s

Controlling the flow of documents as per business needs through copy control and document changes for sales, delivery and billing documents.

Involved in Creating Number Ranges, Account Groups, Partner, Output, Text Determination Procedure, Material Determination, Account assignment and Automatic Account determination by integrating with FI module as per business requirements

Defined tax determination rules and assigned them to different plants customizing based on state specific scenarios

Created pricing agreements like rebates, promotions, sales deals.

Automatic and Manual 3rd party Order Processing is customized to fulfil and ship to the customer.

Performed business requirement gathering and scoping for order to cash (OTC) and Rush Orders (RO), Resource Related Billing (RRB)

Configured the Availability check/Transfer of Requirements with and without Available-To-Promise (ATP).

Provided MRP Support (Plant MRP Areas for storage locations).

Analyzed and tested from end to end Scenarios in Order Fulfillment and in the integration part with FI/CO, MM and PP.

Configured the Promotions and Sales Deals.

Managed Inter Company Sales, Business Process and Inter company Stock transfers.

Analyzed business process impacts, configuration and use of Inbound & Outbound EDI, Outbound Invoices, (810, 850, 856).

Trained end users and provided required Materials.

Identifying and resolving issues in GO-live scenario.

Developed functional specifications for the vendor report RICEF, which captures stock received from the vendor based on certain selection criteria.

Involved in End to end - Global SAP GTS 11.0 Implementation. Areas covered include TM side GTS config, Configuring GTS Compliance & Customs Exports/Imports & Transit Management in EU (Italy & Spain). Sanctioned Party List (SPL) screening rules/control settings, Embargo set up, multiple legal regulations, Export License Determination. GTS Customs for multiple HTS schemes, Product Classification and Customs regulations. Customs communication set up & electronic declarations with AIDA & DELTA and INTRSTAT Declaration.

Work Experience

Client: SUN Chemical, Cincinnati, OHIO

As an Lead SAP SD /MM Team Lead - Functional consultant (Feb 2007- Mar 2007)

Environment: Implementation of SAP version ECC 6.0 with modules SD, MM, FI, CO, PS, & CRM

GLOBAL IMPLIMENTATION (ROLL OUT FOR NORTH AMERICA)

Sun Chemical, the world's largest producer of printing inks and pigments, is a leading provider of materials to packaging, publication, coatings, plastics, cosmetics, and other industrial markets. After successful implementation at Canada they were looking to roll out the same Project system along with other modules at Sun chemicals NAI (North American Inks)

Analyzing users requirements, business process flow and to prepare detailed methods and procedures related to roll out

Understanding Global template of SUN Chemicals using e-Room Documentation

Standard Project templates, users status management, Cost planning with CO Plan Versions.

Project Scheduling using Planning board

To perform system configurations, develop testing and implementation plans, assisting in development of training content and training Course material

Key user issues resolution by analyzing problems and recommending solutions

Work with end users and key users to create and develop functional specifications for customized reports and Resource Related Billing (RRB)

Project reports such as project man hours booked using CATS (Cross application Time sheet), cost reports such as Planned cost, Gross margin at different stages of project, Employee wise hours report for the Projects

SAP CRM configuration and testing, including master data

Project Claim handling using Claim management process

Warranty projects for cost monitoring during warranty period

Project Overhead allocation using costing sheet

Key users training i.e. creation of global template, Project scheduling, Creation of Purchase Requisitions for Project, Running Result analysis and settlement for project

FI/CO Integration- Complete configuration for Result analysis including defining various result analysis keys and line Ids. To Include or exclude line Ids to be Capitalized. Defining Settlement Profile with Strategy for automatic settlement rule.

MM integration- Defining material document types for purchase requisitions through project for network type.

Also defining various movement types as per requirement. Defining reference points for BOM transfer.

Data migration and testing for Project migration from Legacy system to SAP

Existing System enhancement such as use of Validation for checking Various Parameters in Project structure at Project Level and WBS level

Work Experience

Client: ATS, PEORIA, ILLINOIS

As an LEAD Application consultant (JAN 2007 – Feb 2007)

Role: Implementation of SAP ECC6.0. (SD and LES, MM module)

ATS grew out of the need for American business to remain competitive in a rapidly changing global economy. ATS roots as a spin-off enterprise from Caterpillar, ATS has grown into a leading supplier of outsourced factory maintenance, industrial component repair and IT services for top FORTUNE® 500 companies.

ATS track record of increasing productivity for the leaders in automotive, consumer durables, heavy equipment, government, healthcare, finance and aerospace industries is your assurance that ATS can help make industries run better. They have started Implementing SAP ECC6.0 from 2nd Jan 2007. This is mostly a offshore Development Model. Hence my role was primarily gathering Requirements; prepare blue print and Configure SOLMAN.

Roles:

Mapping SAP best Practices with ATS Business Scenarios

Configuring Solution Manager for ATS

Requirement analysis for Blue print

Master Data design for ATS, Customer, Material, Vendor.

Design and Prepare specifications for Interfaces with Legacy

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