Naveen Kumar Kanthamaneni
Roswell,GA
Summary
Supply Chain Planning Consultant with 10+ years of experience delivering Demand and Supply Planning solutions using SAP APO (DP, SNP) and Kinaxis Maestro for global enterprises in CPG, Pharma, and Retail. Proven track record leading large-scale production support, system enhancements, and complex integrations across SAP, Snowflake, and Kinaxis. Strong functional lead with hands-on configuration expertise and stakeholder management experience
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Supply Chain Analyst
Tech Mahindra
Roswell, GA
09.2022 - Current
SCPF Production Support LeadClient: Kimberly-Clark | Sep 2022 – PresentActing as Production Support Lead for a 20+ member team supporting multiple Supply Chain applications including Kinaxis Maestro, SAP APO, E-PPDS, SAP IBP, and Arete Prevail.
Led end-to-end support and enhancements across Demand and Supply Planning platforms for a global CPG enterprise.
Gathered business requirements, performed feasibility analysis, effort estimation, and delivered functional designs for new change requests.
Designed and managed SAP → Snowflake → Kinaxis data transfer routes, ensuring reliable and scalable data integration.
Owned Kinaxis Data Model management, including scenario configuration, control tables, and performance tuning.
Developed and maintained Kinaxis Workbooks, Worksheets, Alerts, Commands, and Automation Chains.
Analyzed and resolved Kinaxis performance issues, improving planning run stability and response times.
Served as primary liaison between business users, offshore teams, and client stakeholders.
Led end-to-end support and enhancements across Demand and Supply Planning platforms for a global CPG enterprise.
Gathered business requirements, performed feasibility analysis, effort estimation, and delivered functional designs for new change requests.
Designed and managed SAP → Snowflake → Kinaxis data transfer routes, ensuring reliable and scalable data integration.
Owned Kinaxis Data Model management, including scenario configuration, control tables, and performance tuning.
Developed and maintained Kinaxis Workbooks, Worksheets, Alerts, Commands, and Automation Chains.
Analyzed and resolved Kinaxis performance issues, improving planning run stability and response times.
Served as primary liaison between business users, offshore teams, and client stakeholders.
SAP APO Consultant
Merck KGaA
Banglore, India
07.2018 - 09.2022
Client: Merck KGaA | Jul 2018 – Sep 2022Played a key role in APO DP implementation and rollout for global demand planning processes.
Designed and configured Planning Areas, Planning Books, Data Views, Selection IDs, and forecast models.
Built and managed sales history integration from ECC to APO using CIF and DP integration routes.
Implemented composite forecast profiles and managed forecast release to ECC.
Supported interactive planning, lifecycle planning (phase-in/phase-out), and alert monitoring.
Automated CVC realignment and monitored background jobs to ensure data consistency.
Provided L2/L3 production support and collaborated closely with business planners.
Designed and configured Planning Areas, Planning Books, Data Views, Selection IDs, and forecast models.
Built and managed sales history integration from ECC to APO using CIF and DP integration routes.
Implemented composite forecast profiles and managed forecast release to ECC.
Supported interactive planning, lifecycle planning (phase-in/phase-out), and alert monitoring.
Automated CVC realignment and monitored background jobs to ensure data consistency.
Provided L2/L3 production support and collaborated closely with business planners.
SAP APO Consultant
Quess Corp
Banglore, India
04.2017 - 06.2018
Client: Adidas AG | April 2017 – Jun 2018Supported multiple global rollout projects for APO DP within Adidas.
Designed DP BW building blocks including Characteristics, Key Figures, and InfoCubes.
Configured extrapolation forecasting, interactive planning, and lifecycle planning scenarios.
Managed batch job monitoring, data load tracking (Batchman), and issue resolution.
Worked directly with business users for enhancements, defect resolution, and user support.
Designed DP BW building blocks including Characteristics, Key Figures, and InfoCubes.
Configured extrapolation forecasting, interactive planning, and lifecycle planning scenarios.
Managed batch job monitoring, data load tracking (Batchman), and issue resolution.
Worked directly with business users for enhancements, defect resolution, and user support.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Information Technology
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
Kakinada, India12.2011
Skills
Kinaxis Maestro
SAP APO
SAP BW
SNOWFLAKE
Excellent understanding of Supply chain process
Excellent analytical skills
Timeline
Supply Chain Analyst
Tech Mahindra
09.2022 - Current
SAP APO Consultant
Merck KGaA
07.2018 - 09.2022
SAP APO Consultant
Quess Corp
04.2017 - 06.2018
Bachelor of Science - Information Technology
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University