Hemant Paithankar - SAP Manager Specialized Services

Broomfield CO

Email – ad4pr2@r.postjobfree.com - Phone - +1-818-***-****

Summary:

• SAP Manager - Specialized Services having more than 20 years of experience in SAP S4 HANA and Hitachi IOT, Machine learning, SAP Leonardo solutions, SAP Supply Chain Logistics Modules EWM – WM - MM-PP-LE- DP- IM -SD - ECC3.2 to ECC6 EP7, SAP EWM 9.5, S4 HANA 2005 - 1610, SAP TM 9.2 and Project Management in managing Implementations / Roll-outs / Roll-in / Upgrade and Application Support Projects, along with 10+ years Domain experience in Supply chain of Large Automobile Manufacturing Industry.

• 20 + Global SAP Implementations, Roll outs / Rollins, Application Support projects for leading industry clients in Automobile, Consumer Durables, Retail, Chemicals, Warehouse and Distribution, Food, Retail, Construction, High-tech with Functional and Technical consulting

• Expertise in SAP SCM-ECC End to End accelerated implementations and Application Support Projects as a Team Lead and Team member

•• Strong understanding of fundamentals of Supply chain, Logistics - Procurement, Sales and distribution, Extended Warehouse Management, Transportation Management, Inventory

• Experience in Various SAP and Bolton areas of SAP Solution Manager, SAP Transportation Management, SAP DP-APO, JDA – TMS, JDA – FAP, Assist4, Carrier Integration, Quality assurance and review, HPQC, Remedy, QTP, Mercury, SAP EHS, RFP for IS Retail, Life sciences, SAP WM – 3PL Integration, Vertex, Vistex, Coupa, Ariba, ARIS, MDM integrations with SAP

Industry Expertise: Automobile Manufacturing, Consumer Goods, Pharma, Water treatment, Food industry, Satellite Television Communications, Large Construction Fire Protection project, High Tech Industry, Electronics Projects, Warehouse Distribution, Insurance and Chemical sector.

Technologies: SAP 3.2 to SAP S4 HANA On premise and Cloud versions 2005, SAP on MS Azure and Google Cloud, SAP Bolton’s as areas of SAP Solution Manager, SAP Transportation Management, SAP DP-APO, JDA – TMS, JDA – FAP, Assist4, Carrier Integration, OTM, Quality assurance reviews, HPQC, Remedy, QTP, Mercury, SAP EHS, SAP WM – 3PL Integration, Vertex, Vistex, Coupa, Ariba, ARIS, MDM integrations with SAP

Functional Expertise: Functional Stream Lead Extended Warehouse Management / Warehouse Management, Procure to Pay, Material to Inventory, Logistics Execution, SAP PP, SD, PS, Demand Planning, IBP and Logistics Modules

Key courses and training

• Diploma in Mechanical Engineering

• Graduate Diploma in Materials Management

• Oracle 8i Course

• VB6 Course

• SAP MM Functional Consultant Training Course Participation

• SAP EWM 100 -120 Training Course Participation

• SAP Demand Planning Training Course Participation

• SAP S/4 Hana Sourcing & Procurement 1809 (On Premise Implementations) Participation

• SAP GATP Training Course Participation

• SAP Record of achievements and Participations courses –

• SAP’s Integrated Intelligent Suite

• An Enterprise Architect’s View on SAP Business Technology Platform

• Enter Next-Level Bot Building with SAP Intelligent RPA 2.0

• SAP Integration Solution Advisory Methodology

Work experience

SAP EWM - Managing Consultant

IBM, United States - Present

Pentair – Apopka Florida Feb 2024

Managing EWM Lead Consultant

• Supporting Hypercare for EWM implementation for end users issues in picking, put away for vendor materials, production finished goods materials, BOL process review and design BOL forms for multiple customer / client specific HU / Non HU managed requirements

• Participated in SAP sales direct dispatch subcontracting scenarios by testing end to end scenarios

• Supported issue resolutions in production integration with third party MES integration scenarios with program changes with requirements gathering and program changes by FSD creation

• Successfully ramped up outbound dispatches up to daily value requirement of $350K within a week by training and supporting users for stock removals, packing and goods issues in EWM and goods receipts improvements on daily basis reducing pending GR backlogs.

• Provided guidance to EWM team colleagues for issue resolutions and quick solutions for top priority issues in EWM processes

Project name: IBM - Nestle USA EWM Deployment Sep 2023– Dec 2023

Nestle USA EWM Deployment project is deploying SAP EWM 9.5 in Nestle's various food manufacturing plants in DCs in multiple simultaneous phases.

Arranged and completed knowledge transfers from Nestle / current IBM resources for Nestle's Inbound. outbound, Internal warehouse processes, Manufacturing integration interfaces, Automation processes as LGV robots and Dematic voice picking.

Provided onsite Hypercare support for warehouse end users in Nestle's Jonesboro AR warehouse in Inbound GRs from manufacturing plant with window hole in wall functionality, Outbound processes with wave release, picking, staging, loading and PGIs with TU functionality

Completed end to end testing for Outbound STOs, Inbound STOs, PO GRs and PGIs for Sales orders

Participated in train the trainer sessions for Nestle Dekalb IL warehouse users for Nestle's custom Inbound GR from vendors / supplying plants, Outbound with wave release in DAS monitor, Pallet, Layer, Case pickings in SAP RF and DWA applications. Internal warehouse processes with custom write on / write off, batch changes and others

Nestle USA – Bountiful EWM – PLOG Aug 2022 – Sep 2023

Managing EWM Lead Consultant

• Led EWM team and worked as SPOC for Nestle Healthcare’s one of the factory plant locations out of total 14 plant and DC location’s EWM T&P module implementation

• Successfully ramped of IBM’s EWM project teams for Nestle’s various projects by screening / interviewing 50+ candidate profiles and onboarding 15+ consultants within target dates for project kickoffs.

• Completed EWM site mapping, Business Design documents, configurations, Nestle’s config manual and custom settings for 3 plants and 5 EWM WH locations

• Worked on Nestle’s Market acceptance and execution testing for inbound, outbound, internal warehouse processes, RF functionality, DMO /TM integration

• Currently working Super user training, MAT1 tests with offshore and configuring warehouse specific requirements

• Leading Nestle EWM team of 9 SPOCs for bountiful project and 10 EWM consultant for Nestle water and Dynasty projects

Cargill Inc Mar 2022 - Jul 2022

Managing EWM Consultant

• Worked on assignment for finalizing EWM instance strategy, EWM performance is-sues, CDHDS / CDPOS and other S4 HANA, EWM table data growth control through system and process analysis

• Conducted workshops to analyze end to end inbound, outbound, internal warehouse processes, integrations with SAP S4 HANA modules as MM, PP, SD, QM, FITMS, MII, RFUIs Non SAP application CATS2 and others

• Working with Basis and ABAP teams to analyze SAP S4 HANA, EWM technical / functional data growth for RFC, IDOCs, Document fields data growth

• Managing workshops for Cargill’s current architecture and future requirements to finalize EWM strategy for Latin / North America regions providing best possible SAP products

IBM, United States Jan 2022 – Feb 2022

Dassault Falcon Jet

Managing EWM Consultant

• Analyzed current issues in SAP EWM and PTP areas for the scope of hyper care project from US location

• Provided scope of the project and issue resolution to IBM and DFJ PMO

• Provided quick fix solutions in the areas of pending manual shipments in customer due in (CDI) and vendor due in (VDI) processes, repair orders, service order issues, legacy master data issues, shelf-life date enhancements

• Understood end to end DFJ’s supply chain and logistics processes attending sessions with DFJ and IBM teams

• Provided training to users for EWM and PTP transactions to resolve their daily issues

PEPSI Inc Sep 2021 – Dec 2021

Managing EWM Consultant

• Providing architecture design solution for PEPSI’s IM Dematic Voice pick and SAP IM integration for inbound and outbound processes for customer loads, STOs and cross docks

• Attending daily business design meetings for SAP S4 HANA 2011 - EWM Agile phase implementation project

• Analyze Pepsi’s legacy processes and map with latest SAP EWM/IM Dematic solutions

• Provide SAP Best Practice solutions best solutions for implementing SAP EWM, SAP TM and Bolton applications

• Completing Functional Design documents for Pepsi’s IM Dematic and SAP process Integrations

• Working with ABAP. Legacy system providers for designing and integrating legacy application

• Coordinate with business user for approval of solution proposals

Hitachi Consulting Corporation Jun 2020- Aug 2021 WC BRADLEY – Columbus Georgia

Manager: Consulting Services

Leading on SAP S4 HANA on premise global implementation project for WC Bradley’s Char-Broil NA-EU and Lamplight businesses MM-EWM-IBP modules participating requirement gathering sessions.

Completing Business Process documents for SAP S4 – MM processes as MM Org structures, Material / Purchasing master data, Purchase Orders / Contract processes, Goods inbound processes with integration with EWM, Inventory management processes, Logistics invoice process.

Working on WC Bradley specific Direct import process and SAP S4 materials management processes integrating SAP EWM, IBP modules, SAP free trade zone functionality (GTS Module), Arena / Salsify Applications, SAP Recycle Management Modules

Provided SAP MM module training to new team members in Hitachi’s SAP practice and inducted them in WCB project and leading team for SAP S4 implementation project

American Motors Inc – Austin Indiana

Manager: Consulting Services

Prepared and participated in client presentation in RFP process to implement SAP S4 HANA 1909 Advanced Extended warehouse management providing process details for additions of consolidation / deconsolidation, Cross docking, Yard management, Handling / Transport Unit management

Coca Cola – Southwest Bottlers - Houston Texas

Manager: Consulting Services

Working on POC project for Coca Cola’s South West Bottlers SAP S4 Digital Supply Chain Management implementation project using IOT with Verizon’s 5G coverage and MEC including Hitachi’s Video Image Analytics and advanced data analytics.

Designing Solution for Automated warehouse solution using Automated storage system. Automated Guided vehicles

Participating in sessions with Verizon, SAP and Coca Cola for requirement gathering, 5G infrastructure in DSC, process design to make project proposal to resolve issues in outbound / inbound staging

Analyzing Client’s warehouse process and future, AGV / RFID solution for POC.

Working on proposal for Business continuity solution in Covid-19 pandemic environment with Hitachi’s Containment – fever detection and alerts, Tracking individual movements, hand washing verification and SAP EHSM integration.

Morgan Food Inc – Austin Indiana

Manager: Consulting Services

Providing Support for SAP S4 HANA 1909 Warehouse Management implementation and enhancement to two Step picking functionality

Provided Solution proposal of SAP WM Solution proposal for Automatic packing for handling unit in SAP Warehouse management

Supported and successfully implemented SAP S4 HANA storeroom management for Morgan Foods SAP S4 HANA 1909 upgrade project

Energy Solutions – Salt lake, Utah

Manager: Consulting Services

Successfully included SAP S4 HANA 1909 Storeroom management in scope of current SAP S4 HANA implementation project presenting solution proposal for Storeroom management functionality

Participating in SAP Storeroom Management workshops for designing AS IS – TO BE Processes

Analyzed Client’s warehouse process documents and TO BE design proposals.

Client

Participated preparing Process requirement document for SAP Warehouse Organization structure, Inbound process and completed Store management for SAP Warehouse Outbound process and Internal warehouse processes

Delta Global Services – May 2016 – Mar 2020

NGK Spark Plugs (USA) / TE Connectivity / EchoStar / NIMBL - Hunter Douglas / TDSC / Amyris / Cott / DMC / Mod Pizza / Protective / Culligan

SAP Supply Chain Logistics – Team Lead - Managed team for supporting multiple clients in multi / Single tenant clients in SAP S4 HANA On premise and Cloud for Application Support for SAP EWM/MM/PP/ WM/SD

oDaily issue resolution of the incidences for End users meeting SLA timelines

oImplemented Enhancements / SAP Notes, and done Program changes

oTested upgrades each quarterly upgrade from SAP from 1809 to 2002.

Successfully implemented SAP EWM - S4 HANA Cloud project (First in North America) for Pharma client / SAP on MS Azure and SAP S4HC – Hybris Integration from Blueprint to Go-Live Support phases.

Supported SAP Application Support in ECC6 for SAP WM/MM for Large Client in Satellite Communication Solution provider resolving daily incidences, new WH implementations with agile process and enhancement.

Lead global team of 25+ consultants SAP Logistics team across NA/LA, APAC, EU region for SAP Application Support team for large High-Tech Electronics Manufacturing Client project with revenue of $170+ Millions.

Worked on SAP WM/MM Application implementation / Application support for large Global Japanese Auto Ancillary – Spark Plug implementing SAP ITS Mobile RF functionality in Spark Plug manufacturing Plant and optimized Stock transfer Order process across regions

Hewlett Packard Enterprises Mar 2012 – Apr 2016 Mondelez International / Duracell / Del Monte Foods / DirecTV

SAP MM/WM – Team Lead

Successfully Managed and Implemented SAP Demand Planning in DirecTV project, SAP EWM – WM in Duracell and Del Monte Foods. Lead SAP Application Support project in Mondelez International for MTI – STP – LIS streams working with senior leadership to articulate strategies for resource planning, Project phase planning, Goal Settings and monitoring progress to meet target dates

Initiated proposal of SAP EWM Implementation as MTI-STP lead and participated in RFP, Business Process requirement gathering, solution designing, configuration and implementation

Proposed Functional and technical solutions for the System Architecture, business processes designs, SAP and Bolt on Integration issues and executed them coordinating teams across the regions

In Application Support project chosen for MTI, took additional responsibility of STP and LIS leading team of 20+ consultants scheduling knowledge transfer workshops with teams and incumbents to successful GO live on target date.

Ensured to meet client expectations in support and surpassing KPIs than incumbents like IBM, INFY, CAPGEMINI and others Daily issue resolution of the incidences for End users meeting SLA timelines

Cystems Logic Inc – Tyco Fire Protection / Bose Corporation May 2011 – Mar 2012

SAP Supply Chain Logistics – Team Lead

Successfully Implemented SAP MM/WM Modules for Tyco Fire Protection products Efficio Project leading team of offshore and onshore consultants

Worked during phases of project from Blueprint requirement gathering to Post GO Live support ensuring project deliverables are delivered on time

Worked on Bose Corporation’s enhancement project of Retail outlet implementations and applying Barcode functionality in MII to warehouse storage process.

TATA Consultancy Services – Kraft Foods / Delphi Auto / Honeywell Inc

Jan 2008 – May 2011

SAP Supply Chain Logistics – Team Lead

Successfully Implemented Large Global Green Field implementation, Application Support, roll in projects in Extended Warehouse Management, Warehouse Management, Materials Management, Logistics Execution leading teams in UK, Australia, Singapore, USA.

Managed On-Site Project as SAP Logistics Lead for Global Client with Honeywell Inc –for SAP Application support and SAP EWM – Crossdocking, Labor Management projects

Enhanced Project scope in SAP WM Roll out in project for Kraft Foods – for WM Solutions across APAC plants in 14 countries.

Managed SAP Implementation in Siemens USA for SAP MM, WM Modules leading team onshore and offshore with value driven solution

Implemented SAP MM upgrade project in Delphi Singapore adopting Best customized integrated solution giving significant reductions in logistics costs

Managed team resources by screening, interviewing, project phase planning, task allocations, Monitoring and reporting to stake holders at Client and company’s Management levels.

Soltius Infotech India (P) Ltd – ITC Ltd / Redington Gulf LLC Jul 2006 – Dec 2008

SAP WM/MM – Team Lead

Lead the team of 10+ consultants in implementation SAP ECC6 Logistics Modules MM, WM, SD, LE in Redington Gulf across Gulf and Africa in 8 countries

Involved in Blueprint to Go Live phases in implementations for 4 warehouses in Middle East Countries for SAP Logistics Modules WM/MM/SD/LE.

Provided Application support for the SAP India Project for ITC Ltd in warehouse Management upgrade to ECC5 in cross docking, Yard Management, Inbound, Outbound and Internal Warehouse processes

IVL India Pvt Ltd – Chemtura Australia Apr 2006 – Jul 2006

SAP WM/MM – Team Lead

Lead team for SAP WM/MM modules implementation in Chemtura during Blueprint to realization phase

Atos Origin India Private Ltd Mar 2005 – Mar 2006

SAP WM/MM Lead (SPOC)

Lead Worked as SPOC – Single Point of contact for P&G EMEA’s Application support project leading team of 10+ consultants from SAP MM/PP/SD/FI/ABAP maintaining high 24 x 7 service level.

Responsibilities included Resource Planning, Task allocations and monitoring, Reporting statues to Sr. Management, Disaster Recovery Management Support.

Conducted SAP MM Functional training to new resources in Functional consultant factory in Atos Origin India.

Supported SAP WM Module for Whirlpool’s Europe subsidiary resolving day to day issues and enhancements

Growel Infotech Ltd Mar 2004 – Mar 2005

SAP MM Consultant

Completed SAP MM Functional Training and supported SAP MM Projects.

Mahindra and Mahindra Limited Jun 1987 – Feb 2004

Commodity Engineer

Supported SAP MM Implementation Project as End user / Super user providing user requirements, Testing solutions, LIV functionality in SAP materials management module.

Functional Experience of more than 10 Year experience in Materials Control Dept. and Vendor development department of Large Automobile Company M/s Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd, Nasik Plant for the procurement and materials control of Auto ancillaries with detailed functional knowledge of Supply Chain Management and Logistics Execution Processes

Saran Consultants Ltd

Trainee Engineer Jan 1986 – Jun 1987

Worked as Training Engineer for providing technical knowhow transfer through collaborations by designing Auto ancillary products as Clutches, Brakes, Machine tools, Plant layout set ups, machine selections.

Education and Certifications

Diploma in Mechanical Engineering

Graduate Diploma in Materials Management

Oracle 8i Course

VB6 Course

SAP MM Functional Consultant Training Course

SAP EWM 100 -120 Training Course

SAP Demand Planning Training Course

SAP S/4 Hana Sourcing & Procurement 1809 (On Premise Implementations)

SAP GATP Training Course

Visa Status – H1B Valid until 08/05/2020 + I140 Approved – Priority date Mar 25th, 2014

Availability – Within 2 Weeks

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