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Apurva T

Tracy,MN

Summary

Core Skills A highly motivated professional with over 5+ years of strong techno-functional experience in SAP Design, development, Implementation, Customization and Production. Completed 3 FLC (Full Life Cycle) SAP implementations from conceptualization to production support. Extensive experience in SAP S/4 HANA 2021 and FIORI. Supported all phases of a project life cycle including analysis, design, configuration, testing, and deployment of solutions, hyper care/post-production support, documentation, and end-user training. Expertise in all implementation phases of ASAP methodology right from Project. Preparation, Business Blueprint, Realization, Final Preparation, Go-live, and Post Go-Live Production Support. Extensive experience in integration across various modules of SAP viz., MM-WM, MDM and MDG. Hands on experience in SAP WM, Handling units and Storage Units Extensive experience in SAP MM and WM/EWM configuration, customization and cross-functional integration. Performed re-designing and enhancements, in Manufacturing Execution, and production planning. Extensive experience on Demand Planning/MRP, MPS Forecasting, Shop Floor Execution & Controls. Experience in configuration of Inspection plans, Master Inspection Characteristics, Inspection Methods, Inspection Lots, Dynamic Modification Rule, Certificate Profiles, Quality Certificates, Quality Notifications. Have experience and knowledge on handling various SAP Master Data Objects including Material Master, Customer Master, Vendor Master, Address Master and Financial Objects. Expertise in SAP Data Center Migration, design, planning and execution and performing conversion activities related to all ERP modules (Logistics, Manufacturing, Sales and Distribution, Finance, Planning, WM). Configuration for Procure to pay (P2P) Cycle, STO, Return PO and return Sales Order Configured various standard Material Management documents - which includes Purchase Requisition (PR), Request for Quotation (RFQ), Purchase order (PO), Purchasing Info record, Source lists, release orders, quota management. Considerable experience in design & configure, integration between Ariba P2P and Ariba Network. Performed extensive smoke testing, Unit testing, integration testing for end-to-end process and user acceptance testing

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

SAP Functional Analyst

JSR Micro INC
06.2023 - Current
  • Evaluate current processes to develop improvement plans.
  • Produce detailed and relevant reports for use in making business decisions.
  • Gather, document, and model data to assess business trends.
  • Review internal systems and organize training plans to address areas in need of improvement.
  • Create and optimiz records management strategies to coordinate and protect information.

SCM (P2P/S2P/PP) Consultant

Google, SAP
11.2021 - 06.2023

Google is a global technology company specializing in internet-related services and products. The Company is primarily focused on web-based search and display advertising tools, search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware. Google serves customers worldwide.

  • Business Requirement gathering sessions with team and create Business Blueprint documents
  • Prepared FDD and BRD for new initiatives
  • Perform analysis for Commit, ASN, Goods receipt, and invoices for Inventory purchase orders and provide report to business users
  • Perform analysis and solution design for automatic G/L account and Cost center determination for Expense purchase orders
  • Perform analysis on account assignment category (Cost center, Project, Order) to remove Goods receipt flag based on purchase organization
  • Configured new purchase order document type and assigned number ranges to enable inventory purchase orders
  • Worked on release strategy and Version management for inventory and expense purchase orders
  • Worked on special stocks such as Stock transport orders (Inter and Intra), Consignment, Subcontracting, and Service
  • Coordinated with MDG team with regard to master data setup
  • Configured New message output types for PO, ASN to send information to partner systems
  • Onboarded new suppliers on E2open and Web methods (Supplier collaboration tools)
  • Provided plant and company code mapping sheets to P2P team to create purchase orders
  • Worked on EDI 850, 855 , 860, 861 , 810 , 940 , 945 , 846
  • Worked on cycle count physical inventory
  • Experience in integrating SAP with 3PL/XPO warehouse management systems
  • Leading in SIT and UAT and coordinating with external team such as supplier, XPO, AP
  • Prepared cutover sheet for deployment activities
  • Worked on Subcontracting purchase Orders, and subcontracting process including inventory postings
  • Maintain and set up Master data in MDG system
  • Performed functional and end to end integration tests for subcontracting purchase to pay process
  • Very familiar with all issues that arise with interface connectivity to and from core system-including middleware and upstream/downstream issues
  • Used to working on emergency fixes that need to go in right away and yet have to be tested with multiple platforms involving many people
  • Tested Configurable Materials, Bill of Materials, Successful MRP run and Configuration Profiles for Variant Configuration as part of SD and PP transactional and business test conducted
  • Working experience on Long Term Planning, MRP and MPS
  • Good working experience on PP Master Data Setup like BOM, ECM, Routing, Work Centers)
  • Responsible for Full Cycle Implementation projects for MM, PP module
  • Performed testing on MRP Run and planning in PP module
  • Hands-on experience with configuration, deployment, and testing: solid hands-on experience with configuration, deployment, and testing of SAP based enterprise software applications.
  • Strong project management capability to manage and lead team in implementing PTP module.
  • Communicate effectively with stakeholders and manage project effectively.
  • Worked on WM and Transportation processes, warehouse optimization, transportation and freight. Provide guidance to team in implementing same.
  • Experience with non-SAP ERP solutions and cloud-based solutions. Understanding business processes of organization better and providing guidance to team in implementing same.
  • Worked on ARIBA upstream capabilities including Ariba contract management, Ariba supplier information.
  • Assist team resolving issues linked to transmission of electronic documents through Ariba Network & Ariba On Demand solutions
  • Functional proficiency with at least 1 full lifecycle Ariba Implementations (S2P/ P2P)

SAP MM/MDM/MDG Consultant

Costco Wholesale
02.2019 - 10.2021

Costco Wholesale is a multibillion-dollar global retailer with warehouse club operations in 11 countries. They are the recognized leader in their field, dedicated to quality in every area of their business and respected for their outstanding business ethics.

  • Gather requirements for Costing and Pricing (Merchandise Planning) team for implementation and maintenance of SAP S/4 HANA 1709 and other Integration modules like Material Management, Finance, Vendor management
  • Configuration of pricing and costing conditions
  • Designing, developing, building, testing and deploying technical components required for successful SAP solutions, especially RICEFs (Reports, Interfaces, Conversions, Extensions, and Forms) and consolidate requirements for functionality testing
  • Define test strategy, test plan approach, high level scenarios, field mapping and requirement traceability matrix for Unit Testing, Integration Activities
  • Involved in configuration and maintenance of Master Data for Material Master, Vendor Master, Info Records, Source List and Quota Arrangement
  • Involved in creating and scheduling Purchasing documents - Contracts, Agreements, Invoicing Plans, Release Procedures and Purchasing Document Configuration
  • Involved in various Procurement processes of creating PR, PO, Subcontracting, Third Party, and Consignment
  • Worked on goods receipt, goods issue, stock transfer, transfer postings and goods receipt for blocked stock
  • Performed Unit Tests for Procurement process, Pricing, Delivery Outputs and Reports
  • Train users in new functionality, write documentation to support system processes
  • Design & development of end-to-end business processes within company
  • Responsible for collaborating with internal customers, third party vendors and other cross-functional analysts to define storage and removal strategies to achieve business needs
  • Worked closely with team on SAP Retail Solutions from IS - Retail to Promotion Management (PMR), MIM Fiori (In-Store Merchandise and Inventory Mgmt.) and Planning for Retail
  • Extensive use of IDocs as every transaction for Inventory Management at the store generates a corresponding information exchange with S4/HANA
  • Working on an end-to-end process of integration testing and performing round trip analysis of data changes in legacy systems
  • Creating BOM articles and configure & maintain standard cost and moving cost accordingly
  • Experience in data conversion from legacy systems using LSMW on Import method
  • Work on setting up various BRF+(Business Rule Framework) rules to fulfill various requirements within SAP Order to cash (O2C) and Procure to Pay (P2P) Process used in Supply Chain Management and Perform Unit testing, Integration testing
  • Variant Configuration: hands on experience on Super BOMs, Super routings, Configuration profile, Object dependencies, Constraints, and Pricing
  • Pricing Experience: Configuration of Condition Types, Condition Tables and Access Sequences, Determining and Maintaining Pricing Procedure, Creation of Condition Records, Special Pricing Functions such as Condition Exclusion and Analysis of Pricing
  • Billing Experience: Configured Billing Documents based on Billing Types and Item Categories, Customized Invoices
  • Expert in integrating billing to Accounting and Controlling
  • Goods Movement, Movement Types, Stock transfers, Physical Inventory, IM-RF Integration, Bar Codes, Labels, Inventory tracking, Serialization,
  • Vendor Master, Material Master, Info Records, Source List, Condition Records, BOM (Bill of Material), Classification Data
  • Warehouse structure, put away and Removal Strategies, Storage Types, Storage Bins, Quant's,Transfer Requirements (TR), Transfer Order (TO), Posting change Notice, Number Ranges (for TR, TO, Posting Change notification, Quant, Storage Unit), stock transfers, inbound and outbound process, Cross docking process
  • Interaction with technical team to validate compatibility of RICEF objects and make necessary changes, in line with HANA upgrade
  • Work with Defect Management in Quality Center including defect creating, reporting, tracking, modifying, and help developers to understand and troubleshoot that defects
  • Strong understanding of best practices in managing master data within Ariba
  • Experience with Ariba integration with middleware and SAP systems
  • Participate in bug review sessions, and coordinate with development team to keep track of bugs
  • Performed extensive smoke testing, Unit testing, integration testing for end-to-end process
  • Provide knowledge transfer and end user training to business.

SAP MM/ MDM Consultant

BEMIS
06.2018 - 01.2019

Bemis creates exceptional packaging for food, consumer products, healthcare, and industrial application. They work collaboratively with forward-thinking companies to find better ways to success. Their strategic objectives are to accelerate growth, focus innovation, and continuously improve, all aimed at improving financial performance toward our long-term targets

  • Assisted in defining project scope for the company and implementation of SAP MM with full life-cycle implementation using ASAP methodology
  • Responsible for MDG including Data modeling, Process modeling, UI Configuration & Data Replication techniques
  • Worked on SMT (Service Mapping Tool) for creating mappings between Source structure and Target structure
  • Write use cases and execute scripts in HP Quality center
  • Configure Customer Master Data along with Customer Groups, Payment Terms
  • IDOC extensions and IDOC types, verification of outbound IDOC and of inbound IDOC, ALE, Workflow
  • Maintained MDM attributes to MM, SD, FI/CO (WM, CRM, SPP, ECC)
  • Maintain data for Bill of Material (BOM), Routings, Classifications, Characteristics, Configuration Profiles, Info Records, Source Lists, Pricing, Vendors and Customers
  • Created Design document for MDG custom solution
  • Build and maintain SQL scripts, indexes and complex queries for data analysis and extraction
  • Conducted integration tests and resolved issues during integration tests
  • Responsible for Demand Planning, data mart setup in Demand Planning, historical data upload for forecasting, and APO system mapping to fulfill business requirements
  • Configured mass processing for forecast, macros and demand plan releases
  • Developed functional specifications of new reports to be developed
  • Helped gather information for configuring MRP controllers, MRP groups and scheduling parameters in Material Requirements Planning
  • Setup APO-based master data for SNP planning: Planning calendars, transportation lanes, appropriate material attributes
  • Actively involved in designing AS-IS and To-BE study and documentation
  • Participated in a cross-functional, team environment, supporting the established Client's global design
  • Responsible for As-Is and To-Be design, Gap analysis, proof of concept
  • Configuration, developing test scripts, training, User Acceptance Testing and go live support for North America location implementations
  • Developed customized Inventory report in SAP and coordinated with the Business Users with integration with the other systems and performed Unit Testing
  • Written Functional specifications for custom Inventory report developments which involved link to stock requirements, MRP messaging
  • Worked with BA and Product Owners for enhancements, in Manufacturing Execution, and production planning
  • Updated the technical and Functional specifications accordingly
  • Worked closely with developers for implementing enhancements and perform Unit testing and UAT; perform root cause analysis based on defects/errors found
  • Daily monitoring of Production system for any technical related issues
  • Documentation of all analysis, recommendations, configurations, enhancements, testing using HP-ALM and training efforts
  • Configure and maintain the relevant ECC components that support the Plant Maintenance and Material Management Processes
  • Configuring system according to the requirement regarding Purchase Requisition, Release strategy processes for PM module
  • Create an M9 notification request to finally load Equipment PM Maintenance plan to Production
  • Create Equipment Bill of Materials (BOMs) on all identified equipment
  • Generate a load sheet (LSMW) for all Equipment BOMs for review and load to PE1 after approval
  • Created Technical Objects such as Functional locations, Equipment & BOM's
  • Coordinate with the core global implementation team to roll out applications and coordinated with Basis for activating Jobs
  • Performed detailed analysis of complex business process requirements and provide appropriate system solutions; identify, interpret, validate and document customer requirements
  • Very well acquainted with the configuration and maintenance of SAP goods receipt, and goods issue processes
  • Ability to develop requirements definition, overall analysis and design of SAP WM systems; Performed Handling Unit Management related configurations
  • Expertise in handling Inter company stock transport orders, intra company stock transport orders, transfer postings and physical Inventory
  • Familiar with interfacing and using Radio frequency devices (RF) as well as the SAP console to perform transactions on the warehouse floor, bar coding and handling units
  • Gathered the requirements for setting IM-PP interface for shipping out the materials out of the warehouse in regular intervals for production purposes
  • Worked on third party logistics (3PL) and helped to integrate SAP
  • Worked on creating mapping documents to create interfaces with SAP and non- SAP systems at the 3PLs
  • Worked on EDI/XML Confidential to communicate order and Delivery instructions to the 3PL’s ERP system
  • Worked on EDI/XML Confidential - PO creation (850), PO change (860) and Advance Shipping notification (ASN)
  • Gathered the requirements for setting IM-MM interface for shipping out the materials out of the warehouse in regular intervals for production purposes
  • Good understanding of SAP ABAP workflows and SAP MDM (Master Data Management) workflows
  • Extraction, Transformation and Loading of Master Data from SAP ERP systems to SAP MDM System
  • Gathered inputs for setting up Batch management at material level and defined classes, characteristics
  • Improved reliability of reporting tools in SAP by developing new/ enhancing existing reports using SAP Queries, BW queries, ABAP reports
  • Mapped business processes into SAP for Purchasing and Selling of services with successful implementation
  • Designed and developed data upload procedures for easy and error free data upload using Batch Input methods
  • Prepared requirement documents, update Functional Specs for customized reports and enhancements, Unit Test Scripts
  • Performed extensive smoke testing, Unit testing, integration testing for end-to-end process and user acceptance testing
  • Worked closely with SAP ME-MES team for configuration and working with Basis Team for SAP MII and SAP MES server readiness
  • Worked on configuration of Inspection plans, Master Inspection Characteristics, Inspection Methods,
  • Inspection Lots, Dynamic Modification Rule, Certificate Profiles, Quality Certificates, Quality Notifications
  • Configuration of QM notifications and COA and print parameters
  • Performed configurations in QM master data such as inspection characteristics, inspection planes
  • Carryout cut over activities with business users and updating Functional specs
  • Training users and super users

SAP Data Analyst, MM

CTS Corporation
11.2017 - 05.2018

CTS (NYSE: CTS) is a designer and manufacturer of sensors, actuators and electronic components for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in the aerospace, communications, defense, industrial, information technology, medical and transportation markets

  • SAP S/4 HANA 1610 green field implementation with respect to Plan To Ship (PTS) and integration with PP/MM/WM and Costing modules
  • Responsible for Blueprint of As-Is and To-Be design, Gap analysis, proof of concept
  • Configuration, developing test scripts, training, User Acceptance Testing and go live support for North America location implementations
  • Configured and delivered MRP planning scenarios for compounding process and Filling process to calculate net requirements and provide exact requirements for each day
  • Analyze Business processes and challenges, translate them into business requirements, develop and enhance solutions
  • Creating and maintaining product model in SAP variant configuration (VC) scenario with the help of supplied functional specification
  • It includes all VC objects like characteristics, class & classification, configuration profile, object dependencies, variant table as well as super BOM & routing
  • Worked on configuring and creating materials with BOM and routing
  • Investigate issues reported by End Users, perform deep dive root cause analysis on defects, debug programs, make bug fixes and resolve issues
  • Responsible for complex analysis on large, decentralized and multifaceted systems programming tasks and development
  • Design and implement SAP HANA security policies and roles to support SAP application teams
  • Design, Develop, Maintain and Enhance application programs using ABAP Objects such as Function Modules, subroutine pools, Reports, Programs, Data Dictionary objects, RFC (Remote Function Calls), IDOCs (Internet Documents) processing, UI screens, Web services, odata, Webdynpro, Workflows
  • Perform SAP HANA modeling to create attribute views, analytical views, calculation views, procedures, SQL scripting
  • Worked in areas of WMS, Supply Chain, (MRP I and II and MPS) responsible for planning and production control, planning and materials control (RFID), control and follow-up of the demand and stock, full knowledge of the integrated logistics involving the national and imported materials flow
  • Worked on Demand Planning/MRP, MPS Forecasting, Shop Floor Execution & Controls, update RICEFW objects accordingly
  • New Build Activities - Scrap calculations, develop a program to calculate scrap which helps while creating operations and updating the scrap percentage in Material master
  • Designed, developed and Configured and Implemented Warehouse Management in SAP and coordinated with the developers to integrate with the RF gun
  • Configured Advanced Picking and put away strategies for the inbound and outbound goods flow into the Storage types and Bins
  • Proposed and Configured RF queue management for their out bound and Replenishment Process which involves defining queues by forwarding agent and respective Door
  • Configured WM-PP interface for issuing goods towards production from storage bins
  • Written Technical and Functional specifications for custom RF Screen developments which involve Bin to bin transfer, Goods receipt and Goods issue for Production
  • Worked closely with Basis for activating service which connects between the RF devices and SAP server Via ITS mobile
  • Gathered the requirements for setting WM-PP interface (Fixed bin replenishment) for shipping out the materials out of the warehouse in regular intervals for production purposes
  • Maintain QM Master Data i.e
  • Inspection characteristics, inspection types, catalogs, Material master for
  • Different inspection types
  • Configured QM notifications and QM certificates
  • Configured work centers for QM and standard value keys
  • Responsible for configuring background jobs for QM and PP
  • Gathered inputs for setting up Batch management at material level and defined classes, characteristics
  • Configured the Batch specific unit of measure (proportional unit) functionality for active ingredients where the batch characteristics vary for different batches of materials receiving
  • Worked on label design at WM level
  • Worked extensively on warehouse management configuration related to storage types, storage sections, storage bin templates etc
  • Prepared Technical and Functional Specs for customized reports and enhancements, Unit Test Scripts
  • Carried out testing for the identified scenarios
  • Proactively manage error resolution and functional specification inaccuracies
  • Training users and super users

Education

Master of Science - Networking communications & Project Management

DeVry University
Chicago, IL
09.2017

Bachelors -

JNTU
India
05.2012

Skills

  • Unit Testing, Integration Testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Stabilization and Regression Testing using HP Quality Center ALM, HP UFT (Unified Functional Testing)
    Experience in SAP data migration from legacy to SAP system using Legacy System Migration Workbench (LSMW), Batch Data Communication (BDC), Business Application Programming Interface (BAPI), Business Add In (BADI), Remote Function Call (RFC)
    Knowledge on S/4 HANA implementation and SAP ACTIVATE methodology (On-premise and Cloud)
    ERP systems: SAP S4/HANA, ECC 50, ECC 60, R/3 47; SAP S4 HANA 1709
    SAP Functional: SAP SCM, O2C/SD, PP, QM, ME, MES, MII, ABAP
    Database: Oracle SQL Server, MS Access, C, C, JAVA
    Project Utilities: MS Office, MS Project, Visio, SharePoint, TrackWise QMS software, PANAYA, CARTS

Accomplishments

  • Migration from legacy ECC systems to HANA, SAP HANA and Oracle Database management, SAP HANA SLT (SAP Landscape Transformation Replication) Configuration
  • Very good experience in EDI implementation (partner type, partner profile, message type, Inbound and outbound parameters) for Purchase orders (850), Order confirmation (855), Order shipping notification (856), and Invoices (810)
  • Worked on 3PL systems such as Warehouse Management Systems, for (Third party system)
  • Extensively worked on creating mapping documents to create interfaces with SAP and non- SAP systems at the 3PLs
  • Strong insight on ASAP Methodology and all phases of a Project Lifecycle, from Blueprints to Rollouts

Timeline

SAP Functional Analyst

JSR Micro INC
06.2023 - Current

SCM (P2P/S2P/PP) Consultant

Google, SAP
11.2021 - 06.2023

SAP MM/MDM/MDG Consultant

Costco Wholesale
02.2019 - 10.2021

SAP MM/ MDM Consultant

BEMIS
06.2018 - 01.2019

SAP Data Analyst, MM

CTS Corporation
11.2017 - 05.2018

Master of Science - Networking communications & Project Management

DeVry University

Bachelors -

JNTU
Apurva T