Business Analyst Application Development

Nivedita Chandra (US Citizen)

***** ****** **, *********, **********, 95014, USA

*************@*****.***

Phone: +1-408-***-****

Linked in : https://www.linkedin.com/in/nivedita-chandra-0478b064/

Objective:

I am looking for SAP Functional consultant OR SAP Business Analyst OR SAP Integration Specialist OR SAP Architect OR SAP Software tester role OR SAP Techno Functional role in software application development projects in bay area.

Professional Summary:

I am a highly experienced SAP Techno Functional professional with more than 25+ years in various companies in USA, Australia and India including SAP LABS, Ariba, IBM Global Services, NVIDIA and Intel, having worked in SAP ABAP, Java, VB, Cobol, ERP modules like FI, SD, MM, PP, WM, PM-SM (Enterprise Asset Management), OTC,PS, CRM and SRM, spanning web technologies JSP, Servlets, HTML, XML, JBoss and employing AGILE, SCRUM, SAP-SDLC methodologies across various consulting, on site coordination, project lead and senior developer roles across various products in many application areas. I am a dedicated, results-oriented, data-driven professional capable of executing highly complex projects.

20 plus years of experience in ECC implementation and web application development focusing on gathering requirements, design, coding, testing, quality assurance of complex product features in a development team. Resolves complex issues and supports others in resolving issues.

Shows initiative and drives topics to resolution in a high level of quality, speed, reliability and efficiency.

3 full life cycle implementations of SAP ERP implementation from requirement stage to post Go-Live support

Experience in various Integration projects between different SAP systems as well between SAP/non-SAP systems.

Domain knowledge in Procure to Pay, Source to Pay, SAP Material Management, Sourcing, Ariba Network, Procurement, Knowledge about MRP, Ariba API, Supply Chain Management, Logistics (SAP MM, SAP IM), Service Procurement, Ariba Guided Buying.

Experience in Data Migration, Upgrade project, Production support.

Analysis and application of SAP Business API

SAP Process Integration (XI/PI) expert

ABAP, JAVA development

Unit Testing, Group Testing, Integration Testing, Test Plan, Test Scenarios and Test cases, Product Validation testing, Worked on Selenium scripts and JUnits for automating the test scripts. Set up and configure integration landscape, configure and load and sync master data between systems for transaction data.

Excellent leadership and delivery skills.

Fast learner

Work in Agile scrum methodology

Worked in USA, Australia, India

PROJECT EXPERIENCE:

Client: LAM Research [11/24 – 1/25]

Analyzed the integration between SAP ECC and LAM buyer Portal

Analyze the Remote Functions that fetches PR’s to Buyer Portal

Analyze and document the Kick out reason for PO suspension

TCS

Client: Kenvue, J&J, Remote [5/23 – 1/24]

Role: SAP Ariba MM Consultant / SAP Integration Specialist/ SAP Architect

Ariba POC via BTP to ERP/S4HANA [SAP MM + Ariba Buying and Invoicing]

Analysis of an existing application that was shared by Kenvue and J&J

Ariba eMarketPlace -> ALTS (integration layer CORP Web Methods) -> ERP Web Methods -> ERP

Application is heavily customized with forms and lot of custom fields

Worked on 2 POC flows –

oAriba eMP Create PR/PO -> BTP -> ERP WMs -> ERP PO (Custom BAPI)

oAriba eMP Create PR/PO -> BTP -> S4HANA PO (Standard BAPI)

Production Support for J&J applications

Client: Apple, Sunnyvale [10/22 – 4/23]

Role: SAP SCC Functional consultant

Ariba SCC, Ariba Sourcing

Analysis and application of SAP Business APIs for SAP Ariba Sourcing - PoC to use Operational Reporting API, Event Management API to retrieve awarded RFP’s from Ariba Sourcing to update Purchase Info record in ERP

Participated in Ariba SCC design discussion between Apple and SAP team for Ariba SCC project for Data Center.

SAP Labs, Palo Alto Senior Developer /Techno Functional Consultant

[07/19 – 06/22]

Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway

Production support for Cloud Integration Gateway for Procurement and Sourcing solution which includes fixing issues on ECC 6.0 and CIG (XSLT changes). Worked on fixing issues in ECC6.0.

Knowledge on configuration in CIG for Procurement

[02/18 – 02/19] Senior Developer

Integration between SAP Ariba Procurement with S/4 HANA

Integrating P2P scenarios between S/4HANA and Ariba Buyer using JAX web services. Worked on Configuring the set up on Ariba and S/4HANA.

[09/16 –01/18] Senior Developer

Data Analytics and Sourcing

Production Support for Data Analytics and Sourcing

Feature enhancement to upload ECR [Enrichment Change Rules] via csv in Analytics.

Feature to Hide Award Info from Supplier Participants

Feature to show the supplier participation status in Supplier View

[06/13 – 08/16]

Ariba Pay Senior Developer/ Scrum Master

Delivered features to integrate Ariba Network with Discover to settle payments between ERP buyers and suppliers. With Ariba Pay, buyers can finally provide suppliers with rich and timely remittance advice about each electronic payment—before the payment is received

Supplier On-boarding with Ariba Pay

Support Ariba Pay for Canadian buyers/suppliers

Enhanced Ariba Payment Pro solution to support the ability to send multiple company IDs

per AN Buyer account (per customer) to Bank Integration provider.

Primary responsible for supporting Payment’s module - SCRUM Master for Payments support

triaging payment issues, resolve critical and challenging production issues in different areas

of Payment.

[09/06 – 05/13] Senior Developer

On Demand e-Sourcing [Integration of SAP MM with E-Sourcing application]

Enabled integration between SAP-MM and e-sourcing system using exchange infrastructure (SAP-XI), ALE and IDOC technologies. Involved in analysis, design, development, testing of the solution, documented the configuration/user guide and provided customer support in all areas of integration.

Provided customer support for ECC interfaces and PI Mappings during solution validation.

Worked in developments for integration of PR, PO, Contract for materials and services.

Upgrade ECC integration with SAP Sourcing 5.1 to SAP Sourcing 6.0.

Developed new integrated master data objects, importers, list and picker queries in SAP Sourcing.

Enhanced the generic importers to support the introduction of composite keys for integrated master data objects.

Developed Java Converters in SAP Sourcing to upgrade few of the integrated master data objects from SAP Sourcing 5.1 to SAP Sourcing 7.0 after platform and application layer was decoupled.

Performed upgrade of SAP Sourcing 5.1 to SAP Sourcing 7.0 and helped in resolution of upgrade issues.

Enabled Supplier multi-backend Integration with Sourcing.

Give buyers the option not to disclose the currency exchange Rates to Supplier during multi-currency RFx.

Download attachments for one or more RFx responses in one step and create separate folders for each question attachments to relate which attachment belongs to which question.

Developed/Modified reports and queries for different master data and business documents.

Simple Buying powered by Duet

Developed ABAP web services for Simple Buying

Legal contract authoring system

Developed a legal contract authoring system. The application also provides integration to operational contracts within SRM (supplier relation management)

[05/06 - 09/06] SAP Consultant

IBM, US [Los Angeles, US] and Nvidia [Santa Clara, US]

Worked as Consultant to support development and maintenance.

[02/03 – 03/06]

IBM Global Service India Ltd

Client: Philip Information Services, Melbourne, Australia

Role: On-site Coordinator/Developer/Team Lead / SAP PP Techno-Functional

Philip Morris, Australia implemented Program One, which aims to consolidate three separate SAP systems for Asia, Australia and Japan into single instance. As Asia pacific was running on two outdated SAP instances (version 3.1i), there was a need to upgrade to latest version 4.7. Eight Markets went live in Program One Asia Pacific. As an ABAP programmer, was mainly responsible in developing interfaces between legacy and SAP, generating reports (ALV) and BDC programs

Developed and coordinated India offshore team for development activities.

Gather requirements, analyze and provide implementation estimates regarding proposed ABAP changes and technical designs, diagnosing problems and formulating solutions in a timely manner.

Worked on Data Dictionary, Interfaces, Dialog Programming, Enhancements, SAP Script, Smart forms, ALV, BAPI, BADIs, Performance issues, BDCs related to MM, SD, FI.

Developed a custom transaction to manage the entire Life Cycle of Process Order Management system.

Developed custom Reports as per Customer requirements in the area of Operations, SD, by using ABAP/4 Programs and modifying the existing reports according to user requirements like Vendor Status Report, Material Master Audit Report, Short term material requirements report, Customer Detail report by Sales Office, Inventory Duration Report, Factory Yield Report, Rejects per Machine per Shift.

Worked on Customer requirements using various User Exits

Analyzed and tuned programs to improve performance of system by using Runtime analysis and SQL Trace…. etc.

Client: Pitney Bowes, Stamford, USA SAP PM Functional Consultant

The Pitney Bowes Voyager program is a multi-phase, enterprise-wide business transformation and ERP implementation project. The Voyager Phase 2.0 implementation is Order to Cash and leasing project. My role in the project was to understand the business flow on how SAP interfaces with legacy systems Siebel and PDFM. Worked in SAP PM (Enterprise Asset Management)

Understanding the business process flows on how SAP interfaces with Siebel (legacy system for equipment install and pickup services at customer location), PDFM (legacy system for maintaining features of customer equipment’s).

Understand the Install Base (in Customer Service) and Equipment in Plant Maintenance (Service Management)

To create and update the functional specification on a design change request.

Interaction with the development team to answer queries related to the Application Development Request involving equipment and install base

Configured the Output determination

Identified BAPIs for service notifications and equipment

Created Work instructions on equipment and install base.

Worked on the test scenarios for Supply Chain management to update the expected result on EMR (Equipment Master record)

Created test cases for Equipment

Client: T-Mobile, Seattle, USA Role: Onsite Coordinator/Team Lead

[09/2003 – 05/2004]

The aim of this project is to implement single integrated system to support all of T-Mobile’s financial and other back-office processes. IBM will provide SAP technical expertise, industry-based experience in the Project methodology and execution for implementing SAP. For this purpose, IBM has set up project management and development team both onsite and offshore

Performed code reviews and coordinated completion of requests while providing implementation estimates regarding proposed ABAP changes and technical designs, diagnosing problems and formulating solutions in a timely manner. Performed code reviews and coordinated completion of requests while providing implementation estimates regarding proposed ABAP changes and technical designs, diagnosing problems and formulating solutions in a timely manner.

Performed legacy data conversions and SAP loads through the use of BAPI and BDCs for Vendor Master, Reservations, and Purchase Order.

Developed Outbound Interface for Payment file from SAP to Mellon Bank.

Used BAPI to create upgrade Project Structure /Create Project Definition, WBS elements and WBS hierarchy from flat files Project file and WBS element file into SAP

Developed a Report to give an overview of the availability of every material in the warehouse/plant.

Wrote custom function modules, Interfaces and BDC templates, which standardized development efforts.

An Outbound Interface to get the offset and commissioned amount based on the Vendor Account Group and date as entered in the selection screen and exports the data to IC.

Developed custom tables as needed and configured their standard maintenance.

Developed a custom program that will behave as a messaging service, triggered through a batch job, which will prompt the requestor of Goods or Services, if any deadline for Goods/Services is missed

Developed a custom program for automatic goods movement EBP Create/Change Reservation using BAPI.

Provided Support for bug fixing during Integration Cycle testing and during Go-live.

Client: Nestle Greenwich, USA Role: SAP CRM/ECC Techno Functional

Responsible for development of function modules, report, ALE & IDocs, BADI and dialog programming in CRM module. Also developed SAP scripts and Smartforms.

BADI implementation to perform multi-campaign determination

Enhancement for Sorting of Product Proposals

CRM fact sheet development to display customer info

Enhancement to display last 10 orders by Ship-to-Party

Enhancement to Supplier workplace

An Outbound ALE/IDOC Interface used for Transfer of Inspection Lot information from SAP to Quality system

Used SAP script for Statement of Account by Barcode

Developed Smartforms for Shipping Instruction, Packing list, Billing Document form for Domestic customer

01/00– 02/03

Satyam Computers Senior Software Engineer

Client: Kohler, USA

KOHLER Company is a leader in plumbing and power systems products which are marketed and sold around the world. The aim of this project was to apply patches i.e., OSS notes for 4.6 version to customize their business process in SAP.

Application of OSS notes to meet the business requirements of Kohler in SAP R/3 4.7.

Solve technical issues encountered during application of patches.

Client: Phifer Wire, US

PHIFER WIRE in ALABAMA is the world's largest producer of aluminium and fibreglass insect screening products. The aim of this project was to improvise the business process by implementing new developments and enhancements. Developed Reports, SAP scripts and BDC pertaining to different modules (SD, PP and MM).

Developed SAP script for Bill of Lading

Designed and developed interface programs using BAPI technology for data load.

Designed and implemented data migration from Legacy system to SAP R/3 4.6C using BDC. Work included studying the source data in external system and subsequently identifying and mapping the corresponding Transaction, Programs, Screens, and Fields in the SAP system

Client: Welspun India Limited (Textile Company), India

Welspun India limited (VAPI) is a prime textile company in the business of Cotton Yarn and Terry Towels. The production processes mainly consist of Cotton spinning operations to produce yarn, Fabric weaving, Fabric dyeing and Towels manufacturing operations. WSL, Palghar works on job card for executing the production in Dyeing department. Subsequently this job card goes along with the dyed material for conning. The details of dyeing department are available through production order that would be made for dyeing.

Developed dialog modules and transactions for specific client’s needs using screen painter, flow logic, and ABAP. Developed ABAP programs including classical interactive reports in SAP 4.6B.

10/98 – 12/99 Software Engineer

Export Documentation System is a package designed to cater the following needs: With minimal customization it can be used by any trading unit having single or multiple users. System provides facility for maintaining and allocating information regarding the export documents of a product. It also provides Allocation information in graphical form. In addition, many reports were also generated.

Responsibilities: Design, Development, Testing.

SKILLS HIGHLIGHT:

Languages: ABAP, Java, VB, COBOL

ERP Modules: FI, SD, MM, PP, WM, PM-SM, PS, CRM and SRM modules.

Web technologies: JSP, Servlets, HTML, XML, JBoss

Development Methodologies: AGILE, SCRUM, SAP-SDLC

Training/Certifications

Project Management Training

SAP Exchange Infrastructure

Sun Certified Programmer

EDUCATION:

Master in Computer Applications (1998), Koti Women’s College, Osmania University

Bachelor in Computer Science (1995), Nagarjuna University

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