Senior Consultant - SAP P2P Practice
Larsen & Toubro Infotech Ltd
Total years of experience :9 years, 8 Months
ORGANIZATION Larsen & Toubro Infotech Ltd, Chennai
PERIOD 2010 - Present
DESIGNATION Senior Consultant - SAP P2P Practice
RESPONSIBILITIES: SAP P2P Practice
• Managed two full project cycle implementation for units of MIP - IC. Foundry Business Unit, Coimbatore and Kansbahal ("SAP-CAST")
• Implementation of Dealer Management Portal ("DeManS") for Construction and Mining Business Unit of L&T.
• Roll-out of new plants configured in R/3 for Alloys Unit of L&T. ("EWAC - Alloys")
• Exhaustive Blueprinting and process mapping of client requirements to identify gaps and suggest supply chain improvement areas.
• Preparation of AS IS process and TO BE process for the aforesaid projects.
• Migration of data from legacy applications to SAP R/3.
• Designed and developed a PROTOTYPE of ASN with Functional and Technical expertise, by interfacing SAP WAS.
• Solving incidents/tickets within SLA limit as part of MIP - IC production support activity along with pre & post implementation supports issues.
• Customizing experience in MM in Purchasing, CIN, Inventory management, Logistics Invoice Verification and Valuation and Account Assignment.
• Worked on P2P processes such as, Stock transfers, Sub-contracting, Imports, Third-Party orders, Dealer Import process, Services and Excise procedures.
• Strong working knowledge in Inventory Management such as Goods receipt, Goods issue, Transfer posting, Goods Movement types, Reservations, Physical Inventory and Material document concepts.
• Well acquainted in the configuration of Release procedures, Pricing Procedures, Vendor Evaluation, Batch Management, Version Management and Taxes.
• Preparation and presentation of project development to the cross-functional team and project managers.
• Developed value-added features and reports in R/3 and train end-users on this functionality.
• Good Understanding of SAP Business One application and Ariba.
Operations & Management Achievements:
• Developed KPI and Dashboards with integration to R/3 and SAP WAS for Construction and Mining Business Unit of L&T.
• Earned frequent accolades and appreciations both in verbal and written form from clients/customers on providing appropriate business solution and value-adds.
• Customized view in SAP Menu and new Z function in SPRO. This helped in maintaining custom developed reports and Z tables available with detailed description in R/3.
• Nominated to perform frequent presentations on business processes and SAP P2P functionalities to other P2P consultants in the organization.
• A customized Gate-Entry Process was developed in R/3 which ensured no material is receipted without a valid released Purchase Order.
• Various technical recommendations were given to business owners on new functionalities and processes within the scope of SAP R/3
• Was elected as a representative between the client and management to understand the future business needs and to send frequent reports on team's performance.
WORK EXPERIENCE - 2
ORGANIZATION TAKE Solutions Ltd (Shriram Distribution Services Pvt Ltd), Chennai
PERIOD 2004 - 2010
DESIGNATION Regional Manager and Head- Imports & Exports
RESPONSIBILITIES: • Reported to the Executive Director and was responsible for managing all aspects of operations for a 30, 000 sqft distribution center with a 40-person staff and an Rs.55 crore turnover.
• Directed the successful start-up of new distribution facilities (Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad & Cochin) achieving a distribution volume that exceeded plan by over 100% within the first quarter of operation.
• Successfully led a cross-functional team of IT staff and functional managers through the implementation and integration of In-house ERP TAKE OneSCM at all warehouse locations.
• Provided user requirements to IT development team for new development of screens reports and metrics. In-house ERP TAKE OneSCM was developed.
• Supervised and transformed a collection of warehouses into a network of distribution centers by designing and implementing a warehouse and inventory management program.
• Developed operating budget for Distribution Center based on detailed forecasts and managed Distribution Center to operate effectively within the operating budget.
• Forecast inventory requirements, assessed risks, significantly reduce transportation costs and inventory holding costs.
• Maintaining productivity levels, service quality, and inventory accuracy set by customers.
• The job-involved starting: - Warehouse location selection, attaining Legal and Sales Tax registrations, PFA license, drawing up and concluding contracts with Third Party Service provider, Manpower planning and training, Demand and Inventory planning, Pricing fixation, Allocation of resources, Identification of transporters, Transportation Schedule planning.
• Handling service providers which include Cold chain operators (Storage & transportation) and Custom Agents.
• Maintaining strong customer relationships & vendor evaluations.
• Responsible for Working Capital, Monthly P&L, MIS-Reports & KPI-Reports to the management.
• Handling all Imports & Exports for clients and within the company.
Strategic Sourcing
This involves analyzing different ways and best practices to reduce the procurement costs of various categories required, thereby achieving significant cost savings to the company.
• Track Supply/demand & price trends of raw materials
• E-sourcing & Reverse Auctions
• Spend Management
• Price negotiation with Suppliers
• Contract Management
• Primary Research & Secondary Research
• Absolute best cost (ABC) analysis,
• PEST & SWOT analysis,
• Porter's five force analysis,
• Magic quadrant diagram,
• Competitive intelligence,
• Forecast of supply-demand-price for commodities/products/services
• Financial risk modeling of critical suppliers which may be private or public firms. Ratio analysis, SWOT analysis and Z-score analysis.
• Familiar with databases such as IMS, D&B, Factiva, Bloomberg, ICIS, RISI, Polymerupdate, CMAI, Reuters, EIU, Plastic news, metal prices, asianmetals, base metals etc
• Hands on experience in Price forecasting by Linear & multiple regression, time-series analysis, moving averages using MS-excel.
Major Clients handled during this stint:
✓ HINDUSTAN UNILEVER LTD
✓ ITC LTD
✓ YUM RESTAURANTS PVT LTD (KFC, PIZZZA HUT, TACO BELL)
✓ RADHAKRISHNA FOODLAND SERVICES PVT LTD
✓ SODEXO INDIA
✓ SUBWAY INDIA
✓ PIZZA CORNER RESTAURANTS PVT LTD
✓ BRAND CALCULUS (BOOSTER JUICE, KIWI KISS)
✓ MARRYBROWN INDIA
✓ UNITED RESTAURANTS LTD (US PIZZA)
✓ VENKY'S INDIA LTD
2002-2004 MBA, Maharishi University of Management, Iowa. Overall Course work Grade Point Average: 3.03 Major Field: Marketing Management with Strategic Market Management as the areas of specialization. Minor Field: Organizational Behavior. Supporting Field: Operations Management and Operations research.
1998-2002 B.Com., Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai. Overall percentage of marks scored: 60% Major Field: Accountancy and Commerce Minor Field: Statistics and Economics