Objective:

Consultancy in SAP - IT solutions suited for changing environment

Experience Summary:

·         10 years of Sales & multiple Industry experience.

·         6 Years in SAP R/3 – ERP applications

·         2.5 years in ABAP Development and 3.5 years cross application / functional System Analyst.

·         Full Life cycle experience of my SAP components in cross application development, implementation, integration and Support for SD/MM/FI/HR/BW modules. 

·         Comfortable working on SAP Functional modules, due to my cross functional co-ordination experience with multiple businesses and IT leads.

·        Worked on Version upgrades, Legacy system conversion.

Experience Overview:

Architectural/Cross Application / Business Experience:

• Development of reports and extensions to SAP R/3 modules to resolve gaps and meet process requirements. Documentation of ERG analysis, BRD, CSS after thorough discussion with customers and end users. Implement coding standards, controls & rules for data conversion & interfaces.
• Highly skilled in internal/external customer liaisons for application analysis & implementation.  
• Links to MM, Pricing – Condition Techniques in SD, Partner determination and Variant Configuration settings. Thorough on Internet pricing configuration, dependency & Precondition issues Credit Management: Links to FI and ATP Check.
• Configuring FI/SD modules including enterprise structure, Chart of Accounts, Account groups, Field status variants, tax determination, dunning program and payment terms. GL Master Records. Organizational settings in SD, Customer and material master set up.
• Participation with process teams to identify conversion & interface/integration requirements to SAP and implement techniques for interface construction, error detection & data recovery/synchronization. Recording activities & Milestones in Primavera- Team player.

EDI-ALE / Workflow / BAPI / Technical Experience:

• Thorough experience in ALE/ EDI Enterprise wide requirements, architecture and implementation for 810, 824 832, 846, 850, 855, 856, 870 & 997 transaction sets.
• EDI IDOC mapping and testing to/from X12 transaction, Checking TUXEDO LOG – Batch job and working the Maps on MENTOR / HARBINGER/ GENTRAN. Defining EDI Trading Partner Characteristics, Testing and correction of EDI TP Transactions.
• Worked on scheduling data loads. Experienced in Oracle SQL & PL/SQL queries.
• Maintained ALE – Conversion rules. Customer distribution Model.
• Post implementation problem solving, analysis and support including reporting modifications to the technical consultants, Debugging function modules and ABAP codes.
• Maintaining ABAP/4 Data Dictionary objects, aggregate objects, complex data objects
• Developing interface programs, conversion routines, creating and processing batch input using BDC sessions. Using the ABAP/4 Workbench tools, ABAP/4 debugger and runtime analysis.

Work History

July 2003 to December 2004: Hewlett Packard Company. Houston

Team lead  for Onsite project at Houston.

SAP-SD & logistics 4.6 Functional consultant,  Customer master data & EDI – ALE migration

·         Gathering Business requirements and performing Gap Analysis for Latin America business between Compaq & HP systems. Negotiating and finalizing Functionality and Business processes for migrating 3.1i – legacy system to existing 4.6C System.

·         Worked on finalizing organizational Structure in SAP.  Carried out subsequent SD configuration, on organizational settings; item categories; Order types; Pricing procedures & conditions.

·         Based on business requirements, created Customer specification sheets for ABAP’ers to carry out enhancements to screens and transactions.

·         Worked on SAP- EDI – mappings to bring Compaq LA trading partners on HP’s SAP platform using CYCLONE. Worked on Inbound 850; 855 acknowledgements & Outbound 810.

·         Worked on ALE – Customer distribution model; conversion rule mappings for Customer master data Migration.

·         Helped design the reporting strategy and finalized various report structures using Business objects. Helped on defining data structure for report generation.

·         As a testing lead, worked as a liaison between business and various testers for UAT and regression testing. Worked in a team for integration testing. Integration testing involved testing BAPI interfaces; EDI interfaces and various end to end business processes including Pricing; Variant configuration rules for ISS, NSS & BCS products.

·         Designed and documented authorization profile & activity groups for Sales reps. Tested, retested and reworked before release.

·         Worked on SD Reporting in Business Objects.  Helped on Tax reports in SAP- BW interface with SAP OM system.

·         Trained a large team of super users, level one support team from various countries.

·         Working on post warranty activities, Resolving issues and minor enhancements; defining support structure; service levels.

·         Worked as a level #2 Support issues on Order management and Service only items.

February 2003 to May 2003: IVS Consulting  Houston

Business system Analyst  for Onsite project at Houston.

SAP-CRM 3.x, BW 3.0.

·         Delivered training on BW Info cube creation & data extraction.

·         Worked on Mobile client system architecture Prototype in defining synchronization and message flow prototype. SAP CRM 2.x, CRM Middleware repository, BDOC Modeler, BDOC types and Messages, BDOC Segments, BDOC Monitor, Consolidated Database, Mobile clients, DIMa – Data Integrity Manager, CRM Mobile Authorization Tool.

January 1999 to February 2003: Compaq/HP: Houston, Texas.

Technical Business System Analyst for Onsite project at Houston.

• Troubleshooting applications: Assisted in troubleshooting various SAP issues :

Sales & Distribution: Worked and successfully resolved various issues related to standard orders, third party, Inter-company orders, partners, pricing condition techniques, material determination. Supported supply chain management documents in SD. Worked as a team on debugging any issues with pre-processor quotes from Kiosk. Debugged user exits in the retail database/configurator

Finance:  Successfully resolved issues related to inbound 810 transactions, accounts payable, creation of accounting document. Responsible for accounting period roll up. Supporting 823 / 824 – lock box and cash transactions, reconciliation of Cash. Worked on developing remittance advice – 820 transaction set.

Master Data: issues related to item category groups, sales BOM structure & VC rules.

Logistics & Shipping: Picking, Packing, Shipments, Credit Holds, UPC/EAN number management, Goods issue. Worked on issues related to outbound 940’s to the warehouse & inbound 945 to SAP.

Invoicing: Billing due list, Standard Billing, Revenue Account Determination, Sales Tax

Service Management: Warranties, Equipment Masters, Serial number issues, Service Contracts.

Materials Management: PIR records, price condition determination, Inventory Management

• Pricing: Worked on pricing determination module. Integration testing for pricing procedures in North America sales orgs. Testing for internet list pricing conversion. Monitored schedules for data loads into pricing systems like PRISM.
• Workflow Interface for Sales order: Was a part of an initial team on design specifications & configuration of work items for Inbound Order interface. The main process involved building PDORG- Organizational units, Positions, Jobs. Agent assignment for Tasks. Setting Up notification for Successful posting of application document including identification of application Objects and events that need to be raised, identify task and define event linkage.
• Return order Interface: Monitoring and supporting delivery interface, that was developed using BDC Sessions. Supporting inbound return order data transfer to SAP interface from CRS – Customer return order system via an ALE IDOC interface.
• Development of 832/846 Transaction: Part of a team for creation of outbound Price catalog – Custom transaction right from the scratch. This transaction monitors online changes to the pricing condition & Customer Master and queries the SAP change table and reports the Price/ material master changes from the last run date. Major team activities were writing customer specification sheet (CSS) for developing transaction, function modules, Creation of Custom IDOC, Message types, maintaining Partner Profile, Outbound parameters. Scheduling Batch Job in ASHWIN and Monitoring the Price Catalog on a daily basis. Debugging Pricing conditions and resolving errors.
• Testing & Mapping EDI: interface for major accounts on 850(Purchase order), 855(PO Acknowledgment) and 810(Invoice). Worked closely with business process analysts and technical/functional team members, Major Account customers for testing / modifying X12 interfaces for mapping on the Mentor and GENTRAN server. Carried QC tests during upgrading customer maps to 4010 maps. Used eVision’s mapping utilities & audit reporting tool. Tracked various File transfers/ FTP’s for EDI disconnects to/from various systems. Worked on Partner profile maintenance, EDPAR records, message control/output conditions.
• Reporting/transaction development: Initiated development of program to change the IDOC status through a transaction code. Worked on Various invoice scripts for North America.
• Basis:  Maintaining authorization profiles based on roles & resolving conflicts. Scheduling loads and maintaining variants, events and triggers. Working on a (Correction transport  system) & Forwarding transport requests. Applying system patches.
• Project Management: Vista – SAP Integration: As a part of a team, coordinated smooth transition of Custom-edge (CEI) inbound shipments into SAP using a delivery based fulfillment model with configurable and non configurable materials. Supported PO based, fulfillment and replenishment programs. Developed, EDI and IDOC monitoring tools for supporting day to day activities. Designed and Monitored batch jobs for data extraction from SAP. Worked on Warranty support on Inbound 856, 810 transactions and outbound 850/855 transactions.

July 1997 to January 1999. Indusvalley Software: The main activities include SAP implementation, consulting for Dupont, Wilmington, DE.

FI-CO-SD Project Consultant in ABAP4.

• Worked as a programmer/analyst, analyzing existing systems and processes developed in ABAP. The project involved SAP enhancements using field exits, data elements and user exits. Developed batch and on-line programs.. Developed reports with drill-down and column sort features. Worked with Project systems group writing conversions for person responsible table, Work Breakdown Structure(WBS) elements, project master. Developed interfaces inbound and outbound with the legacy system. Developed Project system reports using ABAP/4. Carried out FI-CO conversions such as Asset master conversion for certain Asset classes. Carried out conversions (BDC) for customer master, customer credit information, A/R open items, Invoice, Credit memos, Debit memos etc. Analyzed behavior of certain ABAP Functions and designed functions to convert amount in figures to words and used these in order printing through SAP Script. Rectified problems with Sub-totals in Sales order in SAP Script. As an ABAP/4 consultant developed and modified ABAP/4 programs for HR & SD modules. Developed reports to keep track of inventory changes, Sales inventory allocation reports etc. Worked with pricing tables in SD. Developed data extract programs and a number of interactive data entry programs. Worked on BAPI methods, RFC calls.
• EDI-ALE Project Developed module programs to update user defined tables. Developed inbound and outbound EDI process for invoices. Coded user exits to populate IDOC segments. Extended IDOC segments to incorporate new field requirements. Developed SAP MM-EDI Interface module. Defined field status groups and supported customization of material master, bill of materials(BOM), activity type conversions, vendor master interface inbound and outbound.

 Sept 1995 to Jul 1997 Pushpa Impex. A wholly owned subsidiary of Hagen & Miller Chemicals California USA, Dealing in Manufacturing EPS disposable items and international trading in bulk petrochemicals & finished products. Equity participation by Soros International Management USA.

Manager – Systems & Sales Administration – Reporting to Managing Director.

Responsibilities:

• Leading a team of 5 members in the IT department with three Officers and two operators.
• Meeting requirements for office administration, factory design, developing and implementing systems. Maintenance of developed systems.
• Analyzed reports generated from various systems and provided MIS reports to the management for corrective action on a day to day basis.

Achievements:

• Successfully handled Sales Administration for international Business and maintained procedures and systems for co-ordination between factory till material dispatch and sales realization in domestic sales.
• Worked on Conversions of manual systems to computer systems to handle administration functions developed in Oracle – Developer 2000.

June 1993 to Sept 1995 Mather & Platt,

A Multinational Company headquarters in United Kingdom. Indian operations mainly in Food processing and oil filling machinery, Fire fighting Equipment and Centrifugal Pumps and market leader in its field of operations.

Sales Executive – Process Machinery Unit – Reporting to GM – Sales.

• Business development in Mushroom canning & processing and tendering of high value projects, co-ordination and Liaison with factory for various Orders in food Processing machines from key customers like Nabisco, Beta Brands.
• Generated various initial inquiries, sent offers after studying the customer requirement, worked as a team for tendering of large projects. Handled debtor collection.
• Project Management in filling and Packaging industry for Indian Oil Corporation. It involved Correspondence, follow-up with the overseas suppliers, C&F agents, dealing in all the techno-commercial details, legal activities for smooth implementation of this project. Preparing cash flow statements and various reports as required by the Management.

JUNE 1991 Softron Control Systems. Thane.

Trainee Engineer.

Knowledgebase/Training

• mySAP CRM, Business connectors, Data extraction in Business warehouse.
• IPC data loader with initial and delta download from R/3.
• Various in-house training in Oracle PL/SQL, SAP- logistics, SAP-FICO, MM & EDI modules, Rapid application development. ASAP methodology.
• Ashwin Scheduler, Mqseries, Tuxedo messaging,  Gentran Server, Primavera Team play & Team Player.

Personal :

• Good Logical reasoning, technical skills with effective oral and written communications.
• Dedication & affection towards research, analysis, design and development related work.
• Understand business process intricacies and complex business practices. Ability to offer solutions and "think out of the box".
• Ability to work effectively and harmoniously in cross-cultural team.
• Creative thinking with a futuristic vision.

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