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Phani Nukala

Phani Nukala

SAP Lead SD Consultant
Cumming,GA

Summary

Results-driven SAP SD/OTC Functional Consultant with 16 years of experience integrating SAP systems into business practices. Specializes in managing legacy and existing SAP installations while implementing new deployments. Expertise lies in simplifying complex topics and processes to ensure approachability for all users. Committed to delivering efficient solutions that optimize operational performance and drive business growth.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience
2
2

Certifications

Work History

SAP SD Lead Consultant

AGCO
11.2017 - Current
  • Project Management : Successfully managed multiple end-to-end SAP projects, ensuring smooth transitions and minimal operational disruptions.
  • Solution Development : Created SAP solutions that prioritize simplicity, scalability, resilience, and maintainability to meet diverse business needs.
  • Blueprint Design : Led blueprint design activities for Sales and Distribution (SD) area, including business process mapping and fit-gap analysis. Developed comprehensive process flows using BPMN standards, along with Business Process Documents (BPDs), configuration documents, and detailed WRICEF list to ensure clear requirements and alignment with business objectives.
  • Process Design : Designed processes for Make-to-Stock (MTS), Make-to-Order (MTO), third-party orders, inter-company stock transport orders (STO), sales scheduling agreements, free-of-charge (FOC) orders, consignment, rework orders, and processes for debits, credits, and returns.
  • System Configuration : Established enterprise structures including Sales area, sales document types, item categories, schedule line categories, delivery types, billing types, pricing procedures, output procedures, and text procedures.
  • Cross-Functional Integration : Experienced in integrating business processes across functions, including vendor returns, subcontracting, and integration with Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO) and Production Planning (PP), Warehouse Management (WM), Finance (FI), Materials Management (MM), Production Planning (PP), Variant Configuration (VC) teams to ensure cohesive project outcomes.
  • Technical Integration : Proficient in technical system integration with CPQ (Configure, Price & Quote), SAP Hybris/Commerce, SAP Master Data Governance (MDG), Salesforce, and JD Edwards (JDE) using SAP PI with IDOC, XML, and flat files via SFTP.
  • S4 HANA advancements : Familiar with FSCM Credit Management, Advanced returns process configuration, BP setup with Customer-Vendor Integration (CVI) mapping, and migrated customer master data using Data Migration Cockpit
  • IS-Auto Solution : Worked with IS-Auto solution, particularly Vehicle Management System (VMS), to build configurable products and manage product life cycles.
  • Specifications Development : Created detailed specifications for interfaces, reports, enhancements, forms, and data conversions to support project goals.
  • Training and Support : Prepared training materials and recorded user training sessions for future reference, providing extensive monitoring and support during hypercare phase post-implementation

Senior SAP SD Consultant

Wolverine Worldwide Inc
04.2014 - 10.2017
  • Transformation Projects : Contributed to multiple transformation initiatives, integrating a business unit into SAP, including a joint venture with Wolverine and eCommerce sales.
  • Technical Leadership : Served as project technical lead, architecting and designing SAP solutions by leveraging standard best practices while recommending customizations when necessary.
  • Enterprise Sales Structure : Developed a new enterprise sales structure featuring brand-specific divisions, a virtual plant, and a third-party sales order type for DC bypass, along with subcontracting processes to enhance product flow down the value chain.
  • Order and Pricing Enhancements : Established order types for credit and debit processing, new pricing procedures including VAT, revenue determination, and tailored price conditions/access sequences to support brand-specific divisions, alongside new output types for consistent branding.
  • Project Management : Created essential project documentation, including the Project Charter, SharePoint site, Business Requirements Document (BRD), scope document, project plan, Business Process Document (BPD), WRICEF list, and various logs (issues, test, transport). Managed cutover plans and tracked scope creep and training documents as part of the ASAP methodology.
  • Stakeholder Engagement : Led IT and business status meetings and steering team reviews, effectively highlighting and escalating risks to IT senior management.
  • SOP Development : Developed standard operating procedures (SOPs) for business processes, focusing on systematic integration points with third-party tanneries.
  • International Presentations : Presented design concepts and conducted SOP walkthrough in China and Hong Kong.
  • Reporting and Inventory Management : Designed end-to-end SAP reports for sales and purchasing and developed procedures for physical inventory counts to manage stock adjustments.
  • User Training : Prepared comprehensive training documents and recorded user training sessions for future playback
  • Executed and managed over 3 successful SAP implementation projects for large enterprises.

SAP SD Consultant

Cognizant Technologies Solutions
Saint Paul, Minnesota
01.2010 - 03.2014
  • Requirement Gathering : Conducted group workshops and one-on-one sessions with super users and management to gather detailed business requirements.
  • AS-IS and TO-BE Processes : Prepared a comprehensive AS-IS study document and developed detailed TO-BE processes aligned with company objectives.
  • Business Blueprint Documentation : Drafted the business blueprint document covering customer master, quotation processing, sales order processing, delivery, billing, returns processing, and backorder processing.
  • Dataflow Diagrams : Created dataflow diagrams for all business processes included in the blueprint.
  • Sales Process Design : Designed and implemented various sales processes, including Standard Orders, Third-Party Orders, Debit Memo Requests, Credit Memo Requests, Cash Sales, Rush Orders, and Return Orders.
  • ATP Expertise : Gained hands-on experience with Available To Promise (ATP), including availability checks and transfer of requirements (TOR).
  • Functional Specifications : Developed functional specifications for reports, interfaces, conversions, enhancements, and designed smart forms for order acknowledgments and invoices.
  • System Configuration: Configured customer master data and partner determination, including customized partner entries, configured pricing procedures, condition types, access sequences, and custom pricing tables, configured account determination and identified account keys for posting to the relevant general ledger accounts, configured material determination using condition techniques.
  • Data Conversions : Successfully executed material listing conversion, open sales order conversion, contract conversion, and Customer Material Info Record (CMIR) conversion.
  • Cross-Functional Integration : Collaborated on cross-functional integration with Logistics Execution (LE), Warehouse Management (WM), Materials Management (MM), and Finance (FI).
  • EDI and IDOC Configuration : Involved in configuring EDI and IDOCs for EDI orders, including partner profile setup for legacy systems.
  • Test Script Development : Prepared test scripts for Sales and Distribution (SD) processes and
  • Tester Training : Trained testers to execute test steps in SAP and record results in HP Quality Center.
  • Testing Support : Provided configuration fixes to support testing activities and participated in integration testing and mock 2 preparations.
  • SME Training : Trained business subject matter experts (SMEs) on SAP functionality to prepare them as trainers

Java Developer

Cognizant Technologies Solutions
Saint Paul, Minnesota
05.2004 - 12.2009
  • Requirements Analysis : Analyzed project requirements to ensure clarity and alignment with client expectations.
  • Prototyping : Involved in prototyping using HTML and JavaScript to develop initial design concepts.
  • Functional Specification Documentation : Prepared Functional Specification Documents (FSD) detailing project requirements and technical specifications.
  • Code Modification : Modified existing JSPs and Java files to meet specific client requirements, enhancing functionality and user experience.
  • Data Query Development : Developed PL/SQL queries to extract necessary data for unfulfilled report requirements.
  • Requirement Traceability : Prepared a Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM) to ensure all requirements were addressed throughout project lifecycle.
  • Unit Test Case Preparation : Created Unit Test Cases (UTC) to validate individual components of project.
  • Testing Execution : Executed Unit, Integration, and Regression test cases to ensure overall functionality and reliability of application.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics & Communications Engineering

Tagore Engineering College
Chennai
05-2003

Skills

  • SAP ECC, S4 HANA implementation
  • S4 HANA advancements - FSCM Credit management, advanced returns, BP
  • Data migration – Cockpit, LSMW
  • SD with cross functional integration
  • MTO, MTS, FOC, OEM, After Sales, Scheduling agreements, 3rd party order, Inter-company, STO, Sub-contracting, Returns, Standard order, Consignment, Warranty & Claims
  • SD configuration, SD - VC, BOM
  • Technical integration using EDI IDOC/ALE, XML, Flat file, SFTP
  • Master Data Management – MDG
  • SAP IS AFS, Auto - VMS
  • Sales integration with in-house mfg and 3rd party procurement
  • EInvoicing process integration
  • Solution architecture with Flexible, Scalable and Supportable solutions
  • Advocate standardization and harmonization practices
  • System integration & automation
  • Multi-year projects, with Full life cycle implementations
  • Change management, Hyper-care support, End user training till self sufficiency

Certification

  • Certified SAP SD Consultant
  • PMP certified

Timeline

SAP SD Lead Consultant

AGCO
11.2017 - Current

Senior SAP SD Consultant

Wolverine Worldwide Inc
04.2014 - 10.2017

SAP SD Consultant

Cognizant Technologies Solutions
01.2010 - 03.2014

Java Developer

Cognizant Technologies Solutions
05.2004 - 12.2009

Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics & Communications Engineering

Tagore Engineering College
Phani NukalaSAP Lead SD Consultant