PAVAN MAGANTI
Senior SAP MM, WM, EWM Consultant
Professional Summary
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Previously associated with Deloitte from 2017 to Jan 2023. Experienced in multiple Roll out and Support projects during the tenure.
Strong Procure to Pay and Inventory Management process knowledge.
Configured Material Types and various subcomponents required for production which was grouped under the Bill of Materials (BOM).
Working areas include all sub modules in MM such as Purchasing, Inventory management & Logistic Invoice verification and FI-MM Integration.
Expertise in Configuration of Warehouse Management architecture - Warehouse structure in WM system, Basic stock management, Production Staging, Warehouse Movements, Putaway and Picking Strategies, Experience in preparing all Master data templates for cut-over activity.
Knowledge in configuration and maintenance of Put-away, picking strategies and rules in EWM.
Involved in outbound process such as goods issue which includes picking, loading, shipping, and billing. Able to train client staff with process related standard work tasks.
Monitoring and managing Interfaces through IDOCs and QRFC queues for Shipping, and Inventory Management.
Problem solving for recurring SAP MM, EWM issues involving configuration and/or processes. Raised tickets during production support to ensure the errors are fixed and the issues are logged.
Conducting requirements gathering, blueprinting & documentation design sessions with users.
Support production configuration and perform functional change requests.
Integration with FICO (Account determination), SD (STO), PP and WM
Knowledge in TO-BE Business Process and Business Blueprint Phases of implementation of SAP.
Worked on Logistic Invoice Verification like Invoice Receipts, Subsequent Debits, Subsequent Credits, and Credit Memos.
Ability to work within a team and strong organizational skills.
Summary of Projects
Calypso Soft Inc., USA Feb 2023 - Present
SAP Consultant
NRG Energy Dec 2019 – Jan 2023
SAP Inventory, EWM Consultant
Organization: Deloitte US India
Project: S/4 Implementation and Support
Technical Environment: SAP S/4 HANA 1809
Client profile: Client, a major generator manufacturing company with multiple manufacturing facilities within US and Canada. This project is to provide MM & EWM Services on S/4HANA 1809.
Worked as functional consultant responsible for consolidating the inventory processes, designing the Purchasing document release workflow with newly acquired warehouses.
Preparing a Blue print of the new warehouse facility by understanding and Mapping the Business Process to the SAP Supply chain module.
Layout of Warehouse structure, Storage types and put away and Picking strategies.
Interfacing with Inventory Management.
Configuration of Storage type search strategies for Put away and picking based on the Business design for receiving and delivery process.
Configured the Storage Type Indicators and Bin Type Indicators, Bin structure.
Script writing and testing of the Whole Order to shipment Process Involving picking Process and Packing Process as well as post goods issue.
Testing of Material Movements within the Warehouse.
Designing the Warehouse Management Configuration Based on the Floor Plan of the Actual Warehouse. Configuration based on the business strategies and movements within the warehouse.
Inventory management (IM): Transfer posting, goods issue & stock creation.
Training the users for carrying out their warehouse activities and using the warehouse monitor to view outbound and inbound transaction results.
Working alongside technical team for new developments, bug fixes and reports.
Coordinated with different teams to resolve team tickets, as well as handled escalation tickets.
Documenting issue resolution procedures for future use.
Revenue generation through identification of new requirements and converting them into CRs.
Extensive experience in analysing issues in Business processes & preparing User Manuals, Reports & Troubleshooting Tickets for users.
C&J Energy Services (Oil and Gas Industry) July 2018 – Nov 2019
SAP Inventory, WM & EWM Consultant
Organization: Deloitte US India
Project: ECC to S/4 HANA Migration
Technical Environment: SAP S/4 HANA 1709
Client profile: Client, a major oil & gas company with multiple manufacturing facilities within US and Canada. This project is to provide strategic Oilfield Services on S/4HANA 1709.
Responsibilities:
Involved in daily status update calls with clients.
Collected the requirements from the users and replicate their business in SAP.
Prepared RTM Matrix as per the client business requirements
Preparing functional specifications for the objects to be developed.
Helped lay out ERP to EWM Sales process flow and order fulfillment processes, Stock transport order Process flow, and Returns flow of Logistics execution system of warehouse managed Plants.
Handled support issues on Logistics execution system of warehouse managed Plants on daily basis.
Prepared IT scripts conducted integration testing and resolved defects.
Performed data load using data migration tools such as LSMW, BAPI and BODS
Providing functional support in areas such as Inbound Processes, Outbound Processes and Internal Warehouse Transfer Processes
Resolving the customer issues around setting up the Warehouse Management master data such as Storage Types and Storage Bins, Putaway strategies and stock removal strategies.
Prepared and ran Smoke test in ALM along with resolving the defects with Tech team.
As an offshore consultant participated in workshops on supply chain processes like in-line inventory control, warehousing control, reengineering warehouse.
Coordinating development and testing of WRICEF objects
Monitoring High/Very High Priority Incidents and change requests and providing solution within Hypercare period.
Fresenius Kabi Dec 2017 – June 2018
Data Migration Consultant
Organization: Deloitte US India
Project: ECC to S/4 HANA Migration
Technical Environment: SAP S/4 HANA 1709
Client profile: Client is a global healthcare company that specializes in lifesaving medicines and technologies. With over 300,000 employees in more than 100 countries around the globe, and annual sales exceeding €35 billion, client is one of the world’s leading healthcare companies.
Responsibilities:
Extensively worked in order to get a 100 percent clean data where there is zero tolerance for duplicate records with client.
Prepared Functional Spec documents for data migration objects.
Did rigorous trouble shooting for resolving defects and loading data in DEV, QA and PROD environments.
Daily meetings involving defect resolution and live trouble shooting, with the data team lead, SME and the rest of the team.
Performed cut-over planning and execution, specifically uploading master data in production environment
Refurbished Legacy data to map SAP template.
Coordinated with other modules during data upload.
IDMC, Varroc Industries. March 2017 – Nov 2017
SAP MM Consultant
Project: GST Implementation & Support
Organization: Wipro Ltd.
Technical Environment: SAP S/4 HANA 1503
Responsibilities:
Analyzing client system and identifying current business process.
Review of pricing procedure and tax procedure.
Successfully completed TAXINJ to TAXINN project
Review of exisiting system & process.
Identifying currentlyused tax codes and relevant account determination.
Assessing the areas where impact is there due to GST.
Preparing the client for GST readiness.
Configuring GST settings in Mock server and preparing scenario wise test scripts.
GEMS Foundation September 2015 – Jan 2017
SAP MM Consultant
Project: Implementation
Organization: vCentric Technologies
Technical Environment: SAP S/4 HANA 1503
Client profile: Client, a global advisory and educational management firm, and is the largest operator of kindergarten-to-grade-12 schools in the world, with a network of over 70 schools in over a dozen countries.
Responsibilities:
Prepared a detailed document of AS-IS study and developed the detailed TO-BE processes to suit the company's objectives.
Involved in interacting with core team members and users.
Understanding business Process, study and analyze process flow to perform activity in SAP.
Studying existing business process in the context of material management and deciding TO-BE process and to be mapped to the SAP system.
Configured Pricing procedure such as Domestic pricing, Import, STO procedure in accordance with business flow.
Worked on various procurement scenarios like Subcontracting, Domestic/Import procurement, Capital procurement, Planned/Unplanned service procurement.
Set up of organization structure related to MM & their respective assignments.
Prepared documentation of the configuration with screen shots, unit testing, integration testing, end user manuals and UAT scripts.
Configured complete MM configuration to fulfill the client’s requirements in standard best practices.
Provided training to end-users to use the SAP system effectively.
Tracking the user issues and prioritizing the same to resolve it quickly.
GK Seeds Private ltd May 2015 – August 2015
SAP MM Consultant
Technical Environment: SAP R/3 ECC 6.0/EHP 7
Project: Implementation
Organization: vCentric Technologies
Client profile: Client has range of products includes seeds for the following crops Pearl Millet, Cotton, Jute, Sorghum, Green Gram, Corn, Paddy, Sunflower. The company has a production / processing capacity of 20000 MTs. p.a.
Responsibilities:
Responsible for full cycle implementation of MM module: project preparation, business blueprint, realization, final preparation and finally go live & support using ASAP methodology.
Configuration of MM Organizational unit and assignment to overall structure.
Set up of Enterprise Structure related to MM like creating storage locations and Purchasing Organizations.
Configured new material types as per requirements of client and created several valuation classes and account category references.
Configured price determination schema defined condition types with access sequences, calculation schemas and condition tables.
Defined number ranges for various documents & setup up document Release procedures.
Establishing the whole procurement Cycle from automatic creation of Requisitions from MRP run to invoice verification.
Involved in data mapping and data migration of master data and condition records.
Involved in interfacing and integration of MM with IM, SD, WM and FI/CO modules.
Providing Process training to end user to work effectively on SAP System
Post Go Live Onsite Support to the users to understand SAP system effectively and smoothly.
Resolving inventory management related issues which generate during the different kind of material movement activities. i.e. wrong inventory valuation, Account determination error, improper master data maintenance and etc.
Vacmet India Ltd May 2014 – Feb 2015
SAP MM Consultant
Project: Implementation
Organization: vCentric Technologies
Technical Environment: SAP R/3 ECC 6.0/EHP 7
Client Profile: Client is a leading producer of Polyester, BOPP, Specialty Coated and paper.
Responsibilities:
Involved in all phases of ASAP methodologies:
Project preparation, Business blueprint, realization and currently in final preparation.
Responsible for Configuration of both MM and CIN modules.
Finalizing of organizational structure of Business processes to be integrated with SAP system.
Presentation of TO-BE processes to the steering committee.
Attending meetings with client and updating the project status reports.
Collecting the requirements from the users to replicate their business in SAP.
Managed master data for Material Master, Vendor Master, Customer Master, Info Records, Source Lists, and BOMs
Co-ordination with other modules for integration, Account determination for materials management with finance.
Configuration of Pricing Procedures for domestic sample pricing procedure.
Configuration of Purchasing documents, PR/ RFQ/ quotation entry / PO/ confirmations, release procedures.
Carried out split valuation of materials based on valuation category.
Held responsible for configuration of CIN (Country India Version) and testing of all AS IS scenarios.
Provided solution for Import purchase against EPCG, Advance license and FPS/FMS license in EXIM.
Performing Integration Testing (IT) & User Acceptance Testing (UAT) to validate business scenarios.
Participated in Unit Testing & Integration with SD, QM, and PP &FI.
Viswakirti Conveyors ltd Nov 2013 – April 2014
SAP MM Associate Consultant
Project: Implementation
Organization: Sat-InfoTech Pvt Ltd
Technical Environment: SAP R/3 ECC 6.0/EHP 7
Client Profile: Client is situated in Hyderabad and undertakes Design, Engineering, Supply of Conveying Systems such as Horizontal Conveying Systems, Inclined Conveying Systems, Belt Conveyors.
Responsibilities:
Involved in interacting with core team members and users.
Understanding business Process, study and analyze process flow to perform activity
Set up of organization structure related to MM plant, storage locations and purchasing organization.
Trained end users on Purchase Requisition Creation, Purchase Order Creation, Goods Receipt, and Goods Issue.
Automatic A/c Determination – OBYC settings, Valuation grouping code, Valuation Class, Account Category reference and customizing Split valuation scenarios.
Participated in Unit Testing & Integration with SD, PP&FI
Prepared training manual for all the processes for end users.
Responsible for providing end user training.
Education:
Bachelor Of Technology in Electronics & Communication Engineering, May 2011, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, AP.
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