P. Venkata Naidu

Senior SAP SD/EDI Consultant

Phone: 972-***-**** adjyhj@r.postjobfree.com

Summary:

Over 10+ years of extensive experience in the field of Sales and Distribution module (SAP SD), AFS & Logistics Execution (LE) as a Functional Consultant/Analyst. Have in depth business process knowledge and experience in project analysis, customization and Implementation of SAP SD, LE processes.

Expertise with definition of functional requirements, process improvement, and project scope definition, blue printing, gap analysis, configuration, testing, documentation, full life cycle implementation and support.

Worked on sales deals like seasonal sales, disposing off unsold stocks, new store openings.

Worked on QTC process (Quote to cash process), Order to cash (OTC) Process.

Experience in Sales and Distribution functionality, customization, configuration, reporting, analysis, sales information systems, EDI and data upkeep (master records).

Experience in integrating with other modules of SAP MM, PS, IM, WM, B2B, CRM, FI/CO and PP.

Worked on Output management, condition tables, access sequence, output types, output procedure.

SAP SD AFS - Sales Process, from setting up AFS-Customer Master Data, Material Master Data, AFS Grid determination procedures, AFS Stock Category, Sizes, AFS Seasons, Collections and Themes.

AFS Pricing Procedure determination and Value-added services, Shipping, ATP, Material group and Grid Pricing.

Extensive AFS testing - Integration, UAT testing and Stress & Performance testing done with all business scenarios.

Experience working with user exits, BADIs, BDCs, function modules/BAPIs, routines/requirements and custom reports.

Worked on EDI transactions such as Partner Profiles, IDOC extensions and IDOC types, verification of outbound IDOC.

Worked on EDI Messages like 810/812/856/942/850/855.

Worked on EDI/IDOC communicating outbound and inbound IDOCs in-between SAP systems and the middleware application to interface with other Non-SAP system.

Experience in analyzing business specification documents, developing Test Plans, Test Strategy, Test Scope and defining Test Cases and Automating Test Scripts using HPQC.

Lead SAP Data conversion and migration efforts for Legacy data analysis, Master Data and transactional data collection, extraction, cleansing, and transformation to load into SAP by using the LSMW and BDC.

SAP ECC 6.0 FUNCTIONAL SKILLS:

Sales & distribution:

Organizational elements, Master data, Customer Master, Documents (Billing, Sales, Delivery), Pricing Procedure(Condition table, Access Sequence, Condition Types, Pricing Procedure Determination, Condition Records),Third party Processing, Consignment Processing, Inter-company billing and Inter-company stock transfers, Route Determination, Rebate Processing, Cross selling, Availability check using ATP (Available-To-Promise) and TOR(Transfer-Of-Requirements),Credit card Processing, Contracts, Credit/Risk Management, Variant Configuration, STO(Stock Order),OR(Order Management), Cash Sales, Rush Orders, Text Determination, Output Determination, Item Categories, Scheduling Categories, Number Ranges, CMIR(customer Material Info Record).Outbound Deliveries, EDI(Electronic- Data-Interchange).

Material management:

Organizational elements, Master data, Purchasing, Material Valuation, Inventory Management, Physical Inventory, Logistics Invoice Verification, Output Determination.

Logistics general:

Material Master, Vendor Master, Batch Management, LIS (Logistics Information System), Outbound Deliveries (Picking, Packing, Shipping, Transportation, PGI).

FI/CO:

Account Determination, Account recognition, AR (Account Receivable), AP (Account Payable).

Cross Applications:

Classification System, IDOC, EDI, User Exits, BAPIs, ALE, LSMW, Testing.

Professional Work Experience:

ACCO Brands, Lake Zurich, IL Jan 19 to Till Date

SAP SD/LE Consultant

Participated in the ‘AS IS’ study, design of the ‘TO BE’ processes and carried out GAP Analysis before customizing.

Blueprint preparation, Business scenarios mapping and resolving issues for implementation & defining and assigning the Enterprise structure for SD by mapping their business.

Configured entire Order to Cash (OTC) process including Sales Order Types, Item Category and Schedule Line Category Determination.

Configured Sales Documents Types, Standard Order, Returns Order, Credit Memo and Debit Memo as per the customer’s specific requirement.

Worked on setting up standard EDI functionality and resolved issues with EDI IDOC Processing.

Configured interfaces to suppliers including Purchase order notification (EDI 850 out bound), EDI 856 (Advance shipment notification inbound), EDI 810 (Vendor invoice inbound). This configuration includes extension of existing IDOCS, creation of partner profiles, creation of new status codes, mapping of EDI data through XI/PI interfaces using Idocs.

Identifying and mapping of legacy systems for data conversion to SAP R/3 using LSMW.

Drive data cleansing and data verification approach Perform unit testing for standard as well as customized migration tools and reports

Maintained conversion rules for receiving and sending systems.

Zoetis, Parsippany, New Jersey Feb 18 to Dec 18

Lead SAP SD/LE Consultant

Involved in Requirement Gathering, Business blueprint preparation, Gap Analysis, Realization process, Final preparation process and cutover activities.

Implemented processes including, Agreements, chargebacks, rebates, sales incentives, memberships, rebate programs.

Configured entire Order to Cash (OTC) process including Sales Order Types, Item Category and Schedule Line Category Determination.

Created new condition types, Access Sequence and Condition Tables to accommodate all the requirements.

Created Customer Material Information Record.

Configured Sales Documents Types, Standard Order, Returns Order, Credit Memo and Debit Memo as per the customer’s specific requirement.

Worked on special business sales scenarios like Cash sales, Emergency orders (Rush Orders).

Worked on Third party process, Individual purchase order process, Standard order process & Consignment Process.

Assigned customization of requirements class and requirements type to support the various production order type.

Customized IMG settings for various OTC - sales documents: sales orders, new pricing procedures inbound/outbound deliveries, billing, invoices, STO, return processes.

Configured the Workflow settings for various functionalities to send a notification mail to the corresponding user.

Worked on Logistics Execution (LE): shipping points, route configuration, leg determination, shipment types, shipment cost.

Established ALE connection between logical systems

Worked on QTC process (Quote to cash process), Order to cash (OTC) Process.

Worked on setting up standard EDI functionality and resolved issues with EDI IDOC Processing.

Configured interfaces to suppliers including Purchase order notification (EDI 850 out bound), EDI 856 (Advance shipment notification inbound), EDI 810/812 . This configuration includes extension of existing IDOCS, creation of partner profiles, creation of new status codes, mapping of EDI data.

Expertise in testing applications using Quality Center, Test Director, QTP and Load Runner.

Actively involved in understanding the requirements, developing and executing test cases.

Actively involved in make resolve the reported bugs within timelines by coordinating/interacting closely with development team.

Worked on setting up standard EDI functionality and resolved issues with EDI IDOC Processing through XI/PI interfaces using IDOCS Integration with Project systems.

Identifying and mapping of legacy systems for data conversion to SAP R/3 using LSMW.

Setup Partner Profiles with outbound inbound parameters.

Configured Fallouts in partner profile and maintained workflow Process.

Managed pricing structures which included unique condition types, pricing procedures, pricing tables, Condition tables, access sequences.

Nestle, Glendale, CA, USA Feb 15 to Dec 2017

Lead SAP SD/LE Consultant

Contributed blueprint and functional specs for custom enhancements. Worked with off shore team in building the development objects.

Worked on define promotions, set up sales deals, condition type groups and assign condition type groups to sales deals.

SD OTC configuration, enhancement objects, user-exits for different requirements.

Worked on Logistics Execution (LE) touch points of Shipping Activities such as Picking and Goods Issue, Shipping rules, Delivery Blocks, Transportation zones, Transportation planning points and document settings.

Configured Shipping Controlling Documents, model the Collective Delivery and design shipping relevant functions in the order and delivery, configure WMS activities, Bill of Lading, Picking Confirmation, Packing and Goods issue tasks.

Configured new pricing procedure and performed config related to set up of new sales area.

Configured and customized exclusive Pricing Procedures with Price, Costs, Surcharges, Discount, Freight, Profit Margin using Condition Technique, VOFM routines, conversions.

Assisted in data loads and data conversion processes involving AS/400 legacy system and SAP.

Worked on Credit card configuration like card types, card categories, payment card types, document schema and assignment.

Generated mapping documents between SAP for EDI transactions (both inbound and outbound), IDOC extensions and IDOC types, verification of outbound IDOC and of inbound IDOC.

Carhartt, Dearborn, MI, USA Jan 13 to Dec 14

Senior SAP SD/AFS/LE Consultant

Roles and responsibilities:

Strong knowledge of AFS specific topics like allocation, value added services, seasonality, pre-packs, and AFS related Master Data.

Apparel and footwear (AFS) business process: Third party order, and order to cash process for rush order, stock order, contracts and Returns

Worked on Availability check and transfer of requirements, Pricing configurations, account determination.

Worked on Reports development with Detailed Functional Specs, Routines.

Worked with EDI Interface with several SD output to meet the business requirement

Worked as Lead for Data migration LSMW for Master Data’s (Material Master, Customer Master) and used BDC to upload Transactional Data.

Worked on RICEFW based on the requirements provided by the client team and end users

Prepared the end-to-end test scripts for all test scenarios and executing the scripts by recording the test results.

Configured and Customized Billing documents and Billing methods and rules.

Extensively worked on various business documents using ALE, EDI/IDOC.

Configured Pricing Procedure for Unit Order, Stock Order, and System Order as lay out by the client.

Created Condition Types and Access Sequences to define Pricing Procedure.

Created new condition types, Access Sequence and Condition Tables to accommodate all the requirements.

Worked on setting up standard EDI functionality and resolved issues with EDI IDOC Processing through XI/PI interfaces using IDOCS.

Worked on Logistics Execution (LE) scenarios like single shipment with single mode of transport and multi shipment with multi-mode of transport.

Identifying and mapping of legacy systems for data conversion to SAP R/3 using LSMW.

Configured the Workflow settings for various functionalities to send a notification mail to the corresponding user.

Established ALE connection between logical systems.

Worked on setting up standard EDI functionality and resolved issues with EDI IDOC Processing.

Configured interfaces to suppliers including Purchase order notification (EDI 850 out bound), EDI 856 (Advance shipment notification inbound), EDI 810 (Vendor invoice inbound). This configuration includes extension of existing IDOCS, creation of partner profiles, creation of new status codes, mapping of EDI data.

Sigma Aldrich, St. Louis, MO, USA Aug 10 to Dec 12

SAP SD/LE Consultant

Roles and responsibilities:

Created Customer Material Information Record.

Configured Sales Documents Types, Standard Order, Returns Order, Credit Memo and Debit Memo as per the customer’s specific requirement.

Configured and Customized Billing documents and Billing methods and rules.

Worked on Rebates including Rebate Agreement Type, Condition Type Group, Condition Types, Access Sequence, Condition Tables, Account Determination, and Condition Records.

Assigned customization of requirements class and requirements type to support the various production order types

Worked on Logistics Execution: shipment cost pricing, activity profile, shipment documents, routes and stages configuration.

Configured the Workflow settings for various functionalities to send a notification mail to the corresponding user.

Established ALE connection between logical systems.

Worked on setting up standard EDI functionality and resolved issues with EDI IDOC Processing.

Configured interfaces to suppliers including Purchase order notification (EDI 850 out bound), EDI 856 (Advance shipment notification inbound), EDI 810 (Vendor invoice inbound). This configuration includes extension of existing IDOCS, creation of partner profiles, creation of new status codes, mapping of EDI data.

Expertise in testing applications using Quality Center, Test Director, QTP and Load Runner.

Actively involved in understanding the requirements, developing and executing test cases.

Actively involved in make resolve the reported bugs within timelines by coordinating/interacting closely with development team.

Worked on setting up standard EDI functionality and resolved issues with EDI IDOC Processing through XI/PI interfaces using IDOCS Integration with Project systems.

Identifying and mapping of legacy systems for data conversion to SAP R/3 using LSMW.

Setup Partner Profiles with outbound inbound parameters.

Configured Fallouts in partner profile and maintained workflow Process.

Managed pricing structures which included unique condition types, pricing procedures, pricing tables, Condition tables, access sequences.

BALDOR, Pune, INDIA Oct 2009 to Jul 2010

SAP SD Consultant

Roles and responsibilities:

Handled support tickets on daily basis and resolved the tickets as per the SLA.

Have resolved various incidents related to Sales Order, Delivery, Invoice.

Interacted with the development team and business users on daily issues.

Worked on production issues in OTC and EDI 850, 856, 810 processes. Worked on issues related to pricing, availability check.

Update user regularly and in timely manner on call status.

Prepared documentation of customization, change management and end user manuals.

Actively involvement in getting the authorization for required transport movement.

Implemented various LSMW reports for mass data creation and updates.

Involving in preparation of Functional specifications, review of routines & user exits, preparing training material, and documentation.

Worked with ABAP programmers by writing functional specification for user exits, custom reports, interfaces, enhancements and forms

Developed and customized reports in SD module

Involved in problem solving with business processes in purchasing like Stock Transfer Order and inter company stock transfer.

Have worked on various types of issues such as incidents, bug fixes and change requests.

Prepared the functional design documents for the bug fixes and CRs and worked closely with the technical team.

Educational Details:

M.B.A from Osmania university Hyderabad.

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