Managing Consultant
IBM - India
Total years of experience :24 years, 0 Months
Presently Working with IBM, as SAP SD Solution Arch.
My Role involved as SD Consultant for requirements gathering, design, implement, deliver and operate SAP solutions for Wiley supply chain business processes. Support configuration (OTC, STO, Intercompany, Individual PO with all Basic functionality) and provide FS for Development (WIRCEF). Created Business Process Design Document with End to End Process flow diagrams based on Clients Business Process.
Provided Functional inputs to Development Team, based on Client’s Business Process & Requirements. Based on Business Scenarios conducted dry run in Quality Servers. Created Test Cases in Quality Centre for different Business Scenarios.
Leading SAP Data migration team for Legacy data analysis, Master Data (Materials, Customers, Vendors, Credit Master FSCM, MPN, Master Recipe, Pricing, open AR, collection master, fixed Asset), and transactional data collection, extraction, cleansing, harmonization, and transformation to load into SAP .
Interacting with legacy business users to understand business process flow, business logics and to assess major data objects, data volume for data migration. Working with business users/owners to gather data migration requirements, design data mapping documents, and define business rules for cleansing, and transformation requirements. Collection of master data requirements to be processed in SAP, provide parameters for identifying obsolete / inactive records.
Design, develop and maintain data migration programs and manage migration tools like LSMW, BDC. Interacting with SAP functional consultants to understand SAP configuration and data requirements for SAP load. Analyze and resolve cross-functional data issues across SAP modules and between SAP, legacy applications Develop LSMW and BDC recordings for loading data into SAP
Interfacing with key business and project team members to facilitate seamless execution of data migration Defined Cut-Over requirements for conversions and coordinated with Cut-Over team before Go-Live. Documenting Data extraction, Cleansing and Migration processes
One Vision - Program Objectives are to implement a unified Order-to-Cash (OTC) environment with standard business models, processes and operating software .Pre Deployment Activities - High level discussion with business and key stakeholders to finalize the Charter and Conversion requirements Blue Printing - Gather requirements to understand the as-is system and conducted GAP analysis, document the findings’ and CDS preparation . Deliver required functionality according to TR standards and in alignment with the roadmap for the portfolio. Detail design of the end to end solution utilizing reference architecture (US model) in project design work
Enhance the project capabilities by continuous improvements & innovation, develop strong partnership with business and other groups, globally & ensure both excellence in design and delivery. Realization and System Testing - Configuration as per the CDS document, communication and co-ordination with various teams (CRM, Conversion, Middleware, Satellite systems, Testing etc.). Provide resolution to SIT issues.UAT and Pre/Post Go Live activities - Coordination with Basis and Conversion team to prepare system for UAT. Work closely with business users for successful completion of UAT.
Giving second level support to 19 countries in Asia Pacific region for Unilever on incident
& Problem tickets governed by SLA and have >95% compliance.
Delivery of Change Requests as per the release plan.
Time to time interaction with various countries L1 Support and Business Analyst to
Understand Business criticality of the Issues.
Taking up weekly call with the client for discussing the ageing ticket and critical issue. Also taking daily team meeting for incident ticket status update.
Planning and giving KT on the critical process to new team members. Also give assistance to the junior team member in solving the critical issue.
Enhance the project capabilities by continuous improvements & innovation, develop strong partnership with business and other groups, globally & ensure both excellence in design and delivery.Planning and giving KT on the critical process to new team members. Also give assistance to the junior team member in solving the critical issue.
Enhance the project capabilities by continuous improvements & innovation, develop strong partnership with business and other groups, globally & ensure both excellence in design and delivery.
Second/Third Level Support and resolution of trouble tickets and customizing changes as per SLA in R/3 Sales and Distribution module with APO GATP and DP. Incident Management, Problem Management, Change Management and Upgrade as a part of the SD team for EPCOS ALM support at offshore. Involved in Requirement Analysis and Design; Root Cause Analysis; Unit and Integration testing in the Sales and Distribution module and APO GATP.
Project 3: Anchor Groups (Electrical Divisions)
Implementer: Coconut softwares Pvt. Ltd
Duration: June 2006 to Nov 2006
Industry: Electrical Appliances
Project Description: MySAP ECC 6.0 implementation with CIN
Role: SD-MM Consultant.
Responsibilities/Deliverable:
Following Activities have been completed in Anchor Electrical.
Responsibilities/Deliverable:
- Completed ‘As Is’ for Material Management and Sales and Distribution module. This involved detailed study of the entire range of existing Sales- Purchases and Inventory process at various sites, creating flow-charts and validation of the processes, after detailed discussions with the concerned executives / process owners.
- Finalization of ‘To Be’ processes based on the recommendations and the best practices suggested by SAP R/3. This involved detailed discussions and workshops to give final shape to the Business Blueprint detailing the implementation of the good business / industry practices.
- Basic Training on dummy server for master data and Basic transaction has been imparted to Module owner and Power users.
The Following SD configuration has been done as per the business requirement:
- Configure Business process- Stock transfer, Factory sales, Depot Sales, Export, transportation, Purchasing, and Subcontracting.
Project: 1
Implementer: Accelon Technology (P) Ltd.
Duration: March 2005 to Jan 2006
Industry: Cable Manufacturing
Project Description: my SAP 4.7b Enterprise Version with CIN
Role: SD Consultant
Responsibilities/Deliverable:
• Participate in Finalize Current Process Scope & Prepare As-Is and To Be
• Document SAP R/3 application knowledge in the assigned business process
Area.
• Customization of SD Module
• Realization
• Master data Collection
• Master data updating in production Server
• Customization of transactions, testing of transactions.
• Prepared various test scenarios and tested them in Test Client, Quality Client and
• Post Go-Live Support.
• Training to Module owner and Power User
Worked as Sales Engineer with Afras Ltd, Dubai. Afras Ltd is mill associates and one of the biggest stockiest of Pipes, Plates, and piping bulk serving the oil and gas Industry and also dealers of Heavy Equipment like Reach Stacker, Crane, and forklift. Afras ltd is a major supply and service support to international Project management consultants (KBR, Halliburton, Parson and Flour) and local contractors.
Job Responsibilities:
As a Sales Engineer, involved in the sales activities by approaching the possible clientele and demonstration of Heavy Equipment like Reach stackers, Forklifts and cranes.Also collecting the client’s requirements and specifications of the products and approaching the manufacturers to get the products of correct specifications and standards as required by the clients. Providing the details of the product, after sale services and following up for the products approval from client.
Worked as Sales Engineer with Kharafi steels, Kuwait, this firm is a Leading steel fabrication company. The company carries out Projects with Kuwait Oil Co., Kuwait National Petroleum Co., Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and Technimont, worked as SAP End User.
Job Responsibilities:
Supply and installation steel structure (Roadway truss, Pipe rack truss, & Pipeline for different petroleum products) of New Oil pier for Kuwait National Petroleum co. nearly 10000tons.
Worked as Mechanical Engineer M/s New India Contractors and Engineers, This firm is Involves in steel fabrication.
Job Responsibilities
Inspection of incoming material from various suppliers as per client requirements taking care of fabrication of heavy structural steel and piping spools etc.for various projects as per established procedures.
Floating inquiries to different local/international manufacturers/suppliers for the Projects requirements. Documentation of quality control reports. Co-ordination of all NDT works like RT, UT, MT, and DP tests, welder qualification test with third party.
B.Tech with 1st Class