Supply Chain Sap

Nikunj Kharod

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OVERVIEW

•Nikunj Kharod is a senior Solution Architect with hands on project/people management experience leading teams of Global business processes, functional, development and training personnel

•Over 24 years of experience in leading the Supply chain and ERP teams and initiatives, deployment, data modelling in the SAP PP, MM and SAP APO/SCM domain

•Full life cycle supply chain project implementations and mentoring of teams, reduction of total cost of ownership

•His core area of focus is in SAP S4-HANA and ECC in the area of PP logistics and SCM (APO – SNP and PP/DS) technology, production optimization and interfacing with other supply chain systems and legacy manufacturing systems

•He has worked in global deployment environment across multiple locations for large Fortune 100 clients. like Coca Cola, Nestle, Medtronic, Boeing and Pratt & Whitney

•Actively sharing knowledge thru publishing creative solutions in ASUG, APICS and other organizations.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Boeing Co. –and Pratt & Whitney Co. Nov 2017 – Mar 2020

Pratt & Whitney – Program lead for Event based Planning system for Vendor managed inventory systems (SAP PP / MM) – IDOC/XML based messaging system (Defense Logistics messaging system) for tracking and planning inventory hub for Aircraft parts. Functional and testing lead

Boeing - Lead for Advance planning solution in SAP PP S4/Hana 1709 environment especially focusing on MRP live and embedded PP/DS module. Configured Embedded PP/DS solution on S41709 system from ground up. Created / Configured prototype solution in IBP and PPDS-S4 Hana 1709

Conducted Supply Planning workshop (MRP live, PP/DS) to varied user community (Boeing’s commercial, defense, service and satellite businesses) and demonstrated proof of concept solution

The Coca Cola Co & CONA. –major global Supply Chain deployment Nov 2016 –Nov 2017 & Aug 2006 – Dec.2012

Supply chain consulting lead – Functional lead for implementing integrated supply chain solution in S4/Hana (PP and PP/DS module). Design and functional specification development and responsible for configuration of PP/PPDS in S4/Hana

Other projects at Coca Cola

Multiple Full cycle Supply chain implementation for a lot of manufacturing facilities, co-packers and sub-contractors - Supply chain, logistics and SNP and PPDS optimization and Transportation load builder (TLB) custom solution.

Integration of PP and custom CIF user exits to manage APO data in ECC and provide single point data management dashboard for users

•Leading the Supply planning design sessions with business, blue printing the solution, creating functional specs, developing and executing test scripts, user acceptance, cutover planning

•SME - Developed Global process templates, spanning across major business areas from Forecast-to-Deploy (plan-to produce), Procure-to-pay and Order-to-Cash business areas

Nestle Purina and Nestle Foods – Feb 2015-Nov.2016 & Jan 2001 thru Sep 2002

Managing support staff, leading various enhancement projects and pro managing escalations to PMO and global organization

-Migration of global SAP landscape to S4 Hana based simplified landscape – lead global testing team

-Supply chain lead – configuration and support for SAP PP and SAP APO solutions

-Developed tools to manage setup matrix, designed Push production solution to increase the shelf life and minimized loss of expiring raw material inventory

Novelis Aluminium / JMC Steel/ Dupont Tejin Films Mar 2014-Jan 2015

Leading an effort for a supply chain improvement initiative with multi-level sub-contracting solution

Solution improvement for Variant configuration/Block planning, ECC-APO PPDS interface for Steel industry

Medtronic Inc. Minneapolis, MN – Medical devices company Feb.2013 – Mar 2014

Solution architect and deployment lead for global supply chain implementation

•Architected a solution for over 100 NC machines production facility - discrete manufacturing - class characteristics based work center an routing design in SAP PP interfacing with APO PPDS and block planning and CIF user exits

Bristlecone, Inc. (Manager) January 2001 – Jul 2006 ERP & Supply Chain Management

Clients :

•Valpak printing (Print media company – optimize printing using PPDS) Team lead

•Hasbro Inc - Elm city, MA (Board game production - discrete manufacturing) Lead consultant

•LSI Logic – Milpitas CA (Printed circuit board mfg, chips mfg for media players))

Responsibilities:

•SAP ECC 6.x (PP, S&OP MM, WM) and Supply chain(APO) PP/DS, SNP implementation

•Global templates development for SNP,PPDS based S&OP process and master data management

•Deployment lead for cross functional team implementation – managing cut over tasks, user acceptance, user training and working with offshore teams to localize the solution

•Published white papers in ASUG on some creative solutions

Ernst and Young LLP (Manager) May 1996 – December 2000

•Managing mentoring a direct report of consultants - representing them in round table performance evaluation

•Lead for ECC-SCM practice development of E&Y. Pioneer member for setting up an Excellence center for business methodologies. Designed project implementation tools for rapid implementation which includes global, master data template, business process templates with hooks to localization. Conducted initial prototype with our client – Eli-Lily for their global SAP rollout

•Planning and MRP. Building an ASP (Application Service Provider) based solution. Involved in project startup work, which included feasibility study, business process mapping, blueprinting, study of bolt-ons.

•ECC implementations – PP, MM – S&OP and MRP solution (Union Carbide, Monsanto – St. Louis and San Diego) o Team leads and active team member in various R/3 projects, focusing on the process industry o Responsible for planning, quality assurance, trouble shooting and driving through the project milestones to successful completion of each phase.

EDUCATION

Webster University, St. Louis, MO - M. B. A., International Business

M.S University, Baroda, India - Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering

TIFR Bombay, India - Masters Diploma in Software technology

Certifications: APICS CSCP certified (2015)

Publications: Papers presented in

1.SAP-ASUG/SAPPHIRE conference (May 2007) -- Campaign planning methodologies

2.SAP-ASUG/SAPPHIRE conference (May 2006) – Supply planning with hybrid manufacturing strategy (make to stock and make to order)

3.Logistics and Supply chain conference (Mar 2005) – Challenges of linking APO with ERP system

4.Webster University (June 1995) – Global supply chain and booming markets in India

Skills: SAP PP & PP/PI certification and APO (SNP and PPDS) certification,

SAP LSMW and scripting with Microsoft VB scripts

Lean principle training

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