Kiranakumara Pujara

Managed end-to-end Material Master creation and maintenance for various material types including ROH, HALB, FERT,
YVRP, and UNBW, ensuring data accuracy and compliance with business standards.
Created and maintained Master Recipes, Bills of Materials (BOMs), and Production Versions (PVs) to support manufacturing
operations, production planning, and supply chain processes.
Executed Engineering Change Management (ECM) activities by implementing controlled changes to Master Recipes and
BOMs, ensuring data integrity, version control, and compliance with change management procedures.
Executed Material Master deletion activities by maintaining deletion flags at client, plant, and storage location levels,
coordinating with stakeholders to ensure accurate data lifecycle management.
Served as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for master data incidents, providing root cause analysis and timely resolution while
ensuring SLA adherence.
Collaborated with Production, Planning, QA, R&D, Engineering, Procurement and Supply Chain teams to resolve master
data issues and improve data quality.

Managed end-to-end Master Data Change lifecycle including creation, extension, modification, blocking and deletion for
material and production master data.
Designed and validated master data structures for Material, BOM, Routing, Work Centers and Production Versions to
support manufacturing execution.
Performed impact analysis of master data changes on MRP, procurement and production execution.
Collaborated with business users to gather requirements for master data enhancements and supported blueprint
discussions.

Supported SAP ECC to SAP S/4HANA implementation by managing master data migration, validation and governance
alignment.
Maintained 99%+ master data accuracy by validating Material Master records before release.
Performed Material Master validation and identified duplicate materials to improve master data quality and maintain
data consistency.
Created and maintained Bills of Materials (BOMs), Routings, and Production Versions to support manufacturing and supply
chain operations.
Managed Quality Notification creation through Engineering Change Notice (ECN) process to ensure accurate
implementation of engineering changes.
Acted as SME and primary escalation point for master data issues and delivered training and knowledge transfer on SOPs
and governance.

Architected Production Master Data governance framework covering BOM, Routing, Work Centers and Production Version
structures.
Managed end-to-end Material Master lifecycle for multiple global manufacturing sites.
Supported Material Classification and Material Taxonomy activities for standardized master data.
Assessed data quality through validations, reports and implemented continuous improvement strategies.
Partnered with engineering teams to manage controlled product lifecycle transitions.
Performed impact analysis before Material Master changes to prevent downstream issues in Procurement and Production.

Managed CRUD operations on Material Master using SAP and centralized MDM tools to maintain master data accuracy.
Collaborated with business data teams to resolve data quality issues and ensured smooth cut-over with zero critical defects
in manufacturing master data.
Owned master data accuracy for NPI builds, ensuring seamless material flow from engineering to production.
Conducted root cause analysis for Master Data discrepancies (BOM inaccuracies, missing PVs) and assessed downstream
impact on MRP, production orders and costing.
Utilized Advanced Excel for mass data validation, reporting and data quality analysis.
Presented data-driven insights to leadership and developed MDM process strategies and tools for improved governance.