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Anil Danda

Buffalo Grove,IL

Summary

  • Seasoned professional with over 29 years of experience, including 21 years specializing in SAP Implementations and 8 years in Sales and Marketing domains.
  • Demonstrated expertise across diverse industries such as Media, Fashion, Retail, Oil, Electrical, Electronics, Chemical, and Manufacturing.
  • Proven track record in designing solutions as a Solution Architect, leading SAP Functional and Technical teams to deliver innovative technical solutions.
  • Skilled at identifying risks and gaps in architecture and solution designs, offering strategic remediation efforts for process improvement. Strong collaborator with IT domains and platform owners to influence architecture decisions and optimize end-to-end data flows for system enhancements.

Overview

29
29
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Manager

Capgemini
10.2022 - Current
  • Provided strong leadership to enhance team productivity and morale.
  • Led cross-functional teams to achieve project milestones and deliver high-quality results.
  • Established strong relationships with clients and stakeholders, ensuring long-term partnerships and repeat business.
  • Improved team performance by providing comprehensive training and fostering a collaborative work environment.

Delivery Architect

Discount Tire
01.2023 - Current
  • Replacement of legacy POS with SAP GK POS
  • Integrated SAP with Hybris using Mulesoft integrations
  • Implemented Payment card functionality with Authorization and Capture at POS level.
  • SAP Retail Master Data integrations with Hybris - Article, Site, Merchandise Hierarchy, Assortment list and Pricing
  • SAP Payment Card functionality enhancement to handle capture at store level and re-authorization in SAP. Additional functionality to handle Cash, Cheque, Paypal mode of payments
  • Profit Centre and Cost Centre Substitution rules based on payment
  • Fleet rules and Fiori enabled app embedded in Salesforce

Delivery Architect

Tenneco Automotive
11.2022 - 01.2023
  • Implement Maquiladora Process - Maquiladoras are Mexican assembly plants that import raw materials on a tariff-free basis for assembly or manufacturing for export. The assembled good is usually then reexported back to the origin country. Maquiladoras are also known as twin plants, maquilas, or in-bond industries. They are located primarily along the US-Mexican border.
  • Provide assessment for future maquiladoras.
  • Impact on Order to Cash, PTP, PP and Finance.
  • Provide future state architecture, high level blue print, Effort estimate.

Enterprise Solution Architect

Neumeric Technologies Corp - Wolters Kluwer
08.2020 - 10.2022
  • Implementation of SAP S/4 HANA as per Global template
  • Performed Fit-gap analysis and built functional specifications for various GAPS
  • Customer Vendor Integration (CVI) for S/4 Migration including enhancement of custom fields including pre-requisite checks for migration
  • Integration with SAP S/4 Hybris for Esales including integration of products including enrichment of data
  • Configuring BOM (Bill of Materials) for sales and fulfillment, Business Partner Vendor Integration and complex pricing models
  • Implemented S/4 Settlement management for Rebates and Commissions
  • Implemented Intercompany Sales and Stock transfers, activating Plant abroad functionality
  • Returns Process and automation for customer returns for goods receipt and credits using Fiori apps
  • S/4 HANA Output management using BRF and integration with external vendor for providing digital platform for customer access
  • Enablement of Fiori apps and new developments. Mass change sales documents using S/4 Fiori solution
  • Integrated SAP with CyberSource for managing payments through Credit Cards
  • Integrated Sales Force.com and SAP for order, contract automation
  • Integrated SAP with My accounts and ODS (Oracle Data Store)
  • Warehouse management for Inhouse fulfillment and Vendor integration for third party supplies using IIB/SFTP integrations
  • Data Migration – Master Data and Subscriptions (Contract) Migration
  • Integrated SAP with Sales Tax Office (Tax Software certified by SAP)
  • Order Cockpit reports for single point of view to track status of sale end to end

Solution Architect

Neumeric Technologies Corp - VF Corporation
08.2018 - 08.2020
  • Implemented SAP S/4 HANA Solution for NA and European business
  • Business Requirement Analysis for Client and Provisions available in SAP AFS
  • Documented Procurement to Pay Functional Design documents for AFS business
  • Documented Order to Cash Process Functional Design documents for AFS business
  • Implemented Listing, Assortments, Promotions, Markdowns and Pricing
  • Implemented Product Allocation, Advanced ATP, supply allocation ARUN and Insight to Action
  • S/4 Customer Vendor Integration implementation
  • S/4 Implementation of ATP, VAS (Value added services) Mass change, Order Scheduling, Shipment Confirmation, ASN and Musical assortments
  • Configured Customer Contract Call-offs
  • Configured Season-Collection-Theme Assignment for Material
  • Designed and developed Unique program to upload season, collection theme combination
  • Implemented Intercompany stock transfers and sales
  • S/4 Settlement Management configuration for Rebate processing
  • Developed Custom Tool for various object uploads – Promotions, Markdowns, Price
  • Developed Order Cockpit Report including Fiori development

Enterprise Solutions Architect

Neumeric Technologies Corp - Wolters Kluwer
02.2010 - 07.2018
  • Implementation of SAP / IS Media as per Global template
  • Develop solution approach for GAPs and get approval from global template control and global business process owners
  • Integrate SAP with Sales Tax Office (Wolters Kluwer's Tax Software certified by SAP) and enhance it for User-based tax calculations
  • Preparation of functional requirement specifications for integrating SAP and Sales force.com using PI interface
  • IS Media functionalities implemented – Series Sales and Distribution, Business Partner Processing, Product Processing – Media Family, Media Products, Media Issues, Issue Sequence, Series hierarchy, Bundles, Contract Processing, Shipping Planning, and Revenue Recognition
  • Implement Revenue Recognition per IFRS guidelines for software sales
  • Time-Based Revenue Recognition, Service-based revenue recognition, Credit and Debit adjustments including data migration of subscriptions
  • Revenue Recognition for software products including License and Maintenance components that require immediate and deferred revenue model
  • Transaction Billing - Design and Development of custom application using middleware (ETL/JAVA) and SAP to track and bill customer using tax software for filing taxes that involves high usage volume. Significant savings to company implementing this homegrown solution.
  • Provisioning / Licensing - Interface to support entitlement of software products by provisioning systems based on order entry in SAP
  • Billing - Subscription and Non Subscription-based billing, Credit and Debit memo processing
  • Integration with BI and ICM (Incentives and Commission) modules for Rebates and commission calculation based on yearly plans
  • Data migration developing approach documents for various objects, mapping Master Data, Pricing Conditions, transferring legacy contracts and orders, extraction of data from legacy systems, and develop load strategy and sequencing using DSE (Data Services Engine)
  • Integrate SAP with CyberSource for managing payments through Credit Cards
  • Integrate Sales Force.com with CyberSource for managing payments outside of SAP

Functional Lead

Neumeric Technologies Corp - Philips Lighting NA
08.2008 - 02.2010
  • Scope study, performing Fit-gap analysis and prepare position papers in case of critical and huge gaps
  • Conduct Validation workshops with business to demonstrate global functionality and identify issues, actions and gaps
  • Develop proof of concept documents
  • Identify harmonization requirements across the businesses
  • Develop solution approach for GAPs and get approval from global template control and global business process owners
  • Preparation of functional requirement specifications for Data pool interfaces IDW, 1 Sync/SAP GDS and PRISMA
  • Design, Spec and Build custom processes to support the business during phase wise roll out like Order Rotation, SO-PO processes
  • Pricing – End user pricing, special pricing agreements, Into stock and Drop ships, Price Schedules
  • Usage of Data determination technique, Customer price group, MPG and price lists
  • Rebate Processing - Conversion of rebate programs and migration
  • VMI order processing and triggering order response
  • Order processing via EDI, MEMRA/MAX and handling Agent Broker commissions
  • FEDEX/UPS integration with SAP
  • Smartforms, Shipping and Bar code labels for customer specific eg., THD, WALMART, WESCO etc
  • Integrate Vertex and SAP for tax calculations
  • Provide business requirements for Vistex and Vendavo integration with SAP

Lead SD/MM

Neumeric Technologies Corp - Velsicol Chemicals
03.2008 - 08.2008
  • Velsicol is the technology leader in high performance plasticizers, food additives and industrial intermediates and are best known around the world for our Innovative Technology, Quality Products , and the exceptional level of service provided through an extensive Global Manufacturing and Service Network
  • Developing Global Busines Blue Print and roll out Europe
  • Rolling out to Europe
  • Intercompany Billing and Intercompany Stock Transfer with EDI / IDOC settings
  • Procurement Process –Purchase Requisition, Purchase Orders and Stock transfer orders
  • Pricing – Configuration for Direct sales, Intercompany sales and Schema for Purchasing
  • Taxes – Taxes for Intercompany Sales, Stock Transfers and Domestic taxes
  • Interface with External Haulier system for Transportation


Project Lead

IBM/Shell Oil Products, IBM India
04.2006 - 02.2008
  • Shell is a global group of oil, gas and petrochemical companies with a broad portfolio of hydrogen, bio fuels, wind and solar power interests and has following major line of businesses - Downstream, Exploration and Production, Gas and Power and Renewable and Hydrogen
  • Supporting SD and IS OIL specific business processes across Europe, East and US
  • Providing a comprehensive solution for integration designing with number of legacy and outside systems, enhancement and testing
  • Responsible for solution design for the new business processes with SAP IS-Oil solution
  • Configuring the IS-Oil and Gas Downstream processes
  • Analyzing business process changes and conceptualizing the overall solution
  • Implementation of RBA (Retail Business Agreements) across Netherlands and France
  • Implementation of Eserve Business System across Europe
  • Core Experience in handling Enhancements and bugfixes in the areas of Hydro Carbon Management, Taxes and Duties, Formula Average Pricing, Bulk Transportation – Scheduling, Loading and Delivery Confirmations, Quantity Conversion for Oil, Shipment Costing, Terminal Automation Interface System
  • Providing Functional specifications for Various Reports for Retail Business Agreements for Retail stations across Europe, Commission Reports, Feul Pricing System, Payment Cards, Country specific especially pertaining to Greece, Italy


Senior SAP Consultant

Intelligroup, NTT DATA - Nagarjuna Fertilizers
08.2005 - 03.2006
  • Including Project Scoping, Requirements Definition, Gap Analysis, Time line determination, Budget Estimation and Staffing Plans
  • Logistics Enhancements for NFCL and NFCL-Micro-Irrigation Divisions
  • Configuration of ‘Least Cost Delivery Module' for primary and secondary transportation
  • Procurement process for ‘Bought out' items for Micro Irrigation
  • Scrap sale process for Micro Irrigation
  • Stock transfers, Batch Determination and Availability Check for Micro Irrigation
  • Implementation of Service Agreements and Warranties
  • Prepared Functional Specifications for Custom ABAP Developments, Outputs, Reports and User-Exits
  • Prepared Cut-Over strategy and performed relevant activities to upload Customer Masters, Material Masters, Pricing and other condition masters

SAP IS Retail Consultant

Intelligroup, NTT DATA - Alghanim Industries
02.2004 - 06.2005
  • Alghanim Electronics is the largest consumer electronics retailer in Kuwait and the Middle East
  • Design, Testing and Modifications of POS for IS Retail
  • Sales and Distribution Module Configurations
  • Configured Complex Promotions and Bonus Buys
  • Designed Merchandise categories and Merchandise category hierarchy
  • Article Master Design for Units includes EAN numbers, Sales sets and Listing
  • Designing Sales Price calculations
  • Store Operations and Replenishments


Assistant Manager

Bharat Bijlee Limited
05.1999 - 02.2004
  • Quotes and Orders for Elevators and Escalators
  • Monitor delivery and implementation of projects including service management
  • Marketing & Sales Activities in Region; Enquiry generation, offer preparation, order finalization
  • Reporting- Reports preparation for Management, Order Booking Order forecast, Collection forecast, etc.

Senior Executive

Kone Elevator India Limited
08.1996 - 05.1999
  • Marketing & Sales Activities in Region; Enquiry generation, offer preparation, order finalization
  • Payment Collection, Order Execution and Maintenance
  • Developed effective business strategies to capitalize on emerging market trends

Education

MBA -

Osmania University
India
08.1996

Bachelor of Engineering -

Osmania University
India
08.1993

Skills

  • SAP Line of Business
  • Order to Cash, FI, PTP
  • S/4 HANA
  • S/4 Fashion
  • IS Media
  • IS Retail
  • IS oil and Gas
  • SAP Settlement Management
  • SAP Integrations
  • Salesforce
  • Pricefx
  • Sales Tax - STO / Vertex
  • Estore, Myaccounts and ODS
  • Project Management
  • Integrated Change Management

Certification

· SAP Certified – SAP S/4 HANA Sales 2021

. SAP S/4 HANA Sourcing and Procurement

· SAP BRIM - Subscription Order Management

· SAP BRIM - Usage to Cash

· SAP CRM Fundamentals

· SAP Fiori – Build Apps

· SAP Oil and Gas Supply Chain - IOG 150

· Diploma in RDBMS in Oracle

· Fundamentals of Upstream Business Process – Indian School of Petroleum

· Certified in HP Quality Center - Hewlett Packard

· Certified in JIRA Quality Center

Timeline

Delivery Architect

Discount Tire
01.2023 - Current

Delivery Architect

Tenneco Automotive
11.2022 - 01.2023

Senior Manager

Capgemini
10.2022 - Current

Enterprise Solution Architect

Neumeric Technologies Corp - Wolters Kluwer
08.2020 - 10.2022

Solution Architect

Neumeric Technologies Corp - VF Corporation
08.2018 - 08.2020

Enterprise Solutions Architect

Neumeric Technologies Corp - Wolters Kluwer
02.2010 - 07.2018

Functional Lead

Neumeric Technologies Corp - Philips Lighting NA
08.2008 - 02.2010

Lead SD/MM

Neumeric Technologies Corp - Velsicol Chemicals
03.2008 - 08.2008

Project Lead

IBM/Shell Oil Products, IBM India
04.2006 - 02.2008

Senior SAP Consultant

Intelligroup, NTT DATA - Nagarjuna Fertilizers
08.2005 - 03.2006

SAP IS Retail Consultant

Intelligroup, NTT DATA - Alghanim Industries
02.2004 - 06.2005

Assistant Manager

Bharat Bijlee Limited
05.1999 - 02.2004

Senior Executive

Kone Elevator India Limited
08.1996 - 05.1999

MBA -

Osmania University

Bachelor of Engineering -

Osmania University

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