Pradeep Dhandapani
Phoenix,AZ
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
SAP QTC Delivery Lead
Avnet Inc.
Phoenix
06.2015 - Current
- Managing Infosys production support and projects functional, technical, and testing teams
- Plan monthly, quarterly, and annual resources, task, deliverables, budget, and timelines
- Manage quality of deliverable, development, deployment strategy along with risk mitigation
- Responsible to ensure annual audits and SOX compliance are intact within software and systems
- GIS Lead for SAP Commissions and MDM replacement project development
- GIS Lead to integrate Salesforce & SAP for IoT business initiative from Avnet
- Have led multiple GIS new and improvement project initiatives and delivered them on time
- Stabilized SAP Sales, pricing, billing, credits, debits, returns, a few open system integration and payment processing services
- Implemented and supported SAP billing, AR, Paymetrics, Pricing and related process area for Evolve
- GIS QTC Owner for S4 HANA initiative in Global template covering APAC, EMEA and Americas.
SAP SD Solution Architect
Bridgestone Americas
Nashville
10.2014 - 01.2015
- Deployed by Fujitsu Americas to do the feasibility study for consolidation and rationalization North & Latin American software instances
- Did Feasibility of consolidation into a central single SAP instance in Americas and compliment shared services
- Defined Implementation Options with pros & cons, business risks, solution complexity, change management procedures & IT Support
- Involved and high level solution the unique NA process that are were not covered as a part of global template
- Interviewed business stake holders to come up with business IT needs, pain points and expectations for order management and logistics
- Identify specific localization requirements, time zones, languages for each line of business / Country
- Provided solution design (Blueprint) including fit-gap analysis for identified non-SAP systems for migration to BATO SAP instance
- Provide implementation roadmap by phases and cost estimation.
Senior SAP SD Functional Analyst
Tate & Lyle
Decatur
- 10.2014
- Deployed by Infosys / E&Y to do the NA release for SD based on Global template created by Cap-Gemini in R1
- Involved and solutioned the unique NA process that are were not covered as a part of global template
- Blue-printed the NA relevant business process (commodities and Toll process, where no SAP standard solutions available)
- Engaged with users, SME and got the sign-off for to-be business process
- Configured the North American business process for toll, commodities, returns, credit / debits and quantity contract processes
- Configured pricing procedures for Toll process, credits and debits along with normal sales processes
- Configured new document types, pricing procedure and designed the detailed process flow maps for the gaps identified during the blue printing processes
- Analyzed and wrote the functional specs for custom reports, workflow, pricing formula routines, enhancements and few forms
- Worked on interface integration of Tate and Lyle’s web portal to grain smart interfaces as well
- Integrated SD and FI, SD-FSCM, SD & Commodities for Tate and Lyle business processes
- Involved in unit and integration testing for new enhancements and developments
- Assisted in UAT signoff and gave post-release support for 4 months
- Supported Go-live and helped the client through hyper care on high incident resolutions.
Senior SAP SD Functional Analyst
GE Lighting
Cleveland
01.2012 - 03.2013
- Deployed by SAP America, Inc
- In GE Lighting for Global template design for 80 companies operating across globe
- Implemented SAP recommended best practices for Consumer Products and Goods (CPG) Industry practices
- Blueprinted global design for GE Lighting/affiliates involving North & Latin America, Europe, Asia pacific, Middle East and Africa
- Planned and conducted blueprinting workshops for billing, returns, credits/debit, pricing, and intercompany and quotation process
- Blueprinted the European 'Principal-Commissionaire' Intercompany and WIA invoices for STO within Europe Union movement
- Liaised with client executives/SME/legacy IT and captured the business requirements in corresponding SAP process area
- Educated the business process owners with flow charts on SAP’s Best Business Practices to arrive global TO-BE process
- Lead the process teams for blue printing play backs during road-show and sign-off
- Identified the config objects and drafted plans for baseline and final configuration
- Configured and documented baseline and final configuration relevant for business process owned
- Worked with FI-AR, CO-PA, FSCM, CRM, GTS, SAP-Vistex and Supply chain team for Integration areas
- Identified gaps from blueprinting sessions and developed functional specifications for RICEFW objects
- Worked on Variant configuration pricing and master data setups for GE’s lighting solutions business
- Prepared FS for interfacing between ECC and Big machines, Sabrix, Postal soft and B2B web portals
- Prepared mapping and transformation rules for interfaces and legacy data migration
- Conducted knowledge transfer workshops to GE Solution delivery teams taking over realization test and final prep
- Conducted workshops for business team members to come up with test cases and scenarios based on BPML
- Unit tested and documented the configuration objects in realization build.
Senior SAP SD Functional Analyst
Littelfuse Inc.
Chicago
08.2011 - 12.2011
- Deployed in Littelfuse and Cole Hersee Merger and SAP Roll-out project for Littelfuse.Inc
- Working on Data and System Migration from Microsoft A/X Environment to SAP environment in Littelfuse
- Prepared the customer master data, material master data upload template for data migration
- Prepared pricing upload program templates and specifications for price upload programs
- Prepared delta load plan for customer master, material master, price upload and output upload
- Drafted the Intercompany Sales and STO process for Cole-Hersee and Littelfuse Merger
- Liaised with Cole Hersee A/X team in fixing the errors that come across
- Worked with Gentran EDI team for form 850, 860, 830 and 810 setups and testing
- Prepared the training plan for SAP SD user group within Cole Hersee Boston and Mexico plant employees
- Prepared FS for GAP’s and enhancements those were not in LF SAP system
- Review the power user and user training cheat sheets, courses and training documentation
- Planning the task list for cutover for open sales orders and open balances transfer during migration
- Resolving and clarifying the questions from power user during the integration testing
- Worked with development team for creating LSMW for GAP’s during the data load.
Senior SAP SD Functional Analyst
Wolters Kluwer Group (CCH)
Chicago
12.2010 - 08.2011
- Interacted with business process owners/SME to understand clients business, process and legacy (OMS – Oracle based) system
- Liaised with client executives/SME and captured the business requirements for implementing SAP SD module
- Assisted the project manager in preparing business blue-print for SAP SD module in OTC area
- Configured pricing and tax procedures, output, partner, and text determination procedures
- Worked in copy controls, ATP, Billing plan, revenue recognition and IS media specific components
- Worked in Credit card processing with Cyber source for payment processing and refunds
- Developed functional specification documents for Interfaces for SECnet and Postalsoft applications
- Developed functional specifications for reports, forms, programs, pricing routines, formulas and custom functionalities
- Worked in integration with SD-MM, SD-WM, SD-CRM and SD-FI area in touch points and data transfers
- Worked on multiple Enhancements involving pricing, credit and shipping
- Worked in new GAP, change requests, defects and modifications identified in testing
- Developed and executed unit test cases and integration test cases with business for STEP project
- Prepared the UAT documents and liaised with Business users, SME and BPO sign-offs before go-live
- Created user manuals and super user training documents and cheat sheets for training in U-perform.
Senior SAP SD (RRB) Functional Analyst
BNSF Railways
Fort Worth
02.2010 - 11.2010
- Interacted with business process owners/SME to understand clients business, process and legacy (Millennium mainframe) system
- Liaised with client executives/SME and captured the business requirements for implementing SAP SD module
- Conducted business workshops and system study workshops to understand and analyze the current business model
- Configured Resource Related billing process with DIP Profiles, Cost elements and document types
- Assisted the project lead in preparing business blue-print for SAP SD module in OTC area
- Worked in SAP Pricing involving complex freight charges and tax scenarios
- Developed functional specification documents for Interfaces for home line freight and work train charges
- Configured and enhanced DIP (Dynamic Item processor) in RRB process to meet business requirements
- Developed functional specifications for reports, forms, programs, pricing routines, formulas and custom functionalities
- Worked in integration with SD-MM, SD-PS and SD-FI area in touch points and data transfers
- Worked on the Web-Billing interfaces (Biller Direct) for creating contracts and sales orders
- Created BPD, unit test plans and integration test plans in HP Quality center and solution manager
- Prepared the UAT documents and liaised with SME in BPO sign-offs before go-live
- Created user manuals and super user training documents and cheat sheets for training and knowledge sharing purposes
- Supported business during hyper care post the release for 1 month.
Senior SAP SD Functional Analyst
City of San Antonio
San Antonio
06.2009 - 12.2009
- Worked with business process owners/SME to understand clients business, process and legacy (TSPW mainframe) system
- Communicated with client executives/SME and captured the business requirements for implementing SAP SD module
- Educated the business process owners with flow charts on SAP’s Best Business Practices to arrive TO-BE process document
- Developed the technical/functional specification document for Interfaces, data conversions, output, reports and User Exits.(RICEF)
- Involved with solution architect to design OTC process, implementation strategy, schedule and blue print
- Configured Enterprise Structure, Sales, Shipping and Billing documents, ATP, Partner functions, Special business process & Credit Mgnt
- Configured the Intercompany Sales and Intercompany STO process for Traffic Ops and Airport authority within COSA
- Configured Sales orders, Sales Hierarchy, STO, Sales Contracts, rebates, Output, text, free goods & account determination
- Configured Item category, Schedule line, copy controls, availability check and transfer of requirements functionality
- Designed and configured pricing procedure and maintained condition data for pricing and shipping
- Designed and Integrated the SAP application with Siebel CRM solution for 311 call management
- Designed and configured pricing, shipment, lean warehouse, and route determination
- Developed test case scenarios for unit and integration testing in manual and automated environment with Quality Center
- Developed end user and power user training documents and exercise in MS office
- Scheduled and conducted end user training and power user training for Client employees and executives.
SAP SD Consultant
Nippon Paint India Pvt Ltd
07.2008 - 03.2009
- Understand clients business, process and legacy (BOND) system
- Liaised with client executives/SME and captured the business requirements for implementing SAP SD module
- Prepared AS-IS document and gathered requirements for OTC process
- Educated the business process owners with flow charts on SAP’s Best Business Practices to arrive TO-BE process document
- Conducted GAP analysis and identified areas for Business Process re-engineering and improvement to benchmark global standards
- Developed the technical/functional specification document for Interfaces, data conversions, output, reports and User Exits.(RICEF)
- Involved with solution architect to design OTC process, implementation strategy, schedule and blue print
- Configured Enterprise Structure, Sales, Shipping and Billing documents, ATP, Partner functions, Special business process & Credit Mgnt
- Configured Intercompany Sales orders, Sales Hierarchy, STO, Sales Contracts, Output, text, free goods & account determination
- Configured Item category, Schedule line, copy controls, availability check and transfer of requirements functionality
- Designed and configured pricing, shipment cost calculation, rebate process, lean warehouse, and route determination
- Worked in EDI and IDOC for output interchange with (sending/receiving data) external systems
- Involved in SD-MM, SD-FI and SD-PP integration with touch points in data transfer
- Experienced in debugging and reading simple ABAP codes
- Developed test case scenarios for unit and integration testing in manual and automated environment with Quality Center
- Anchored the client play-back session for SAP SD module in client site to get the feel of SAP system
- Developed end user and power user training documents and exercise in SAP tutor and MS office
- Scheduled and conducted end user training and power user training for Client employees and executives
- Assisted in cut over lead, cut-over tasks, UAT signoff and system handover.
Timeline
SAP QTC Delivery Lead
Avnet Inc.
06.2015 - Current
SAP SD Solution Architect
Bridgestone Americas
10.2014 - 01.2015
Senior SAP SD Functional Analyst
GE Lighting
01.2012 - 03.2013
Senior SAP SD Functional Analyst
Littelfuse Inc.
08.2011 - 12.2011
Senior SAP SD Functional Analyst
Wolters Kluwer Group (CCH)
12.2010 - 08.2011
Senior SAP SD (RRB) Functional Analyst
BNSF Railways
02.2010 - 11.2010
Senior SAP SD Functional Analyst
City of San Antonio
06.2009 - 12.2009
SAP SD Consultant
Nippon Paint India Pvt Ltd
07.2008 - 03.2009
Senior SAP SD Functional Analyst
Tate & Lyle
- 10.2014
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