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Ramesh Nagarajan

Solution Architect
Novi,MI

Summary

18 years+ of SAP with a focus in WM, MM, PP and SD including S/4 in MM & EWM and S/4 MM Experience (S/4 1810 release) EWM Organization structure implementation ERP to EWM integration and migration from ECC to EWM Determining Inbound and Outbound strategies as per warehouse requirements Deconsolidation; VAS; Packing; Counting etc. Configured and tested the process of Cartonization Planning and building Ship HUsConfiguring rules for Warehouse order and Warehouse Task Configured Outbound Scenario with Pick, Pack, Stage and Loading steps to demonstrate following of Loading Sequence while RF loading of HUs and Build Pallets according to consolidation groupProvided Solution for the Inventory Migration into the Storage bin level as a part of Cut over activity which demanded in developing a custom program.Supported Data team for effectively loading Warehouse Master Data Migrating Vendor master by configuring Business partners Extensive Logistics experience including Warehouse management & Physical distribution Defining requirements gathering and preparing Business process documents, Realization, Training, Testing and during Go-live phases of the project Configured Warehouses including with lean warehouse management Configured RF menus in all the warehouses for using RF Programs and usage of RF monitor for monitoring all the Queues Proposed and configured Dynamic Cycle counting for all the storage types as a part of physical inventory process Configured Advanced Picking and put away strategies for the inbound and outbound goods flow into the Storage types and Bins Configured WM-PP interface for issuing goods towards production from storage bins Wrote Functional specifications for custom RF Screen developments which involve Truck Building, Bin to bin transfer, Goods receipt for Production, Material Staging and loading; Coordinated with Basis for activating service which connects between the RF devices and SAP server Via ITS mobile Provided Solution for the Inventory Migration into the Storage bin level as a part of Cut over activity which demanded in developing a custom program.Supported Data team for effectively loading Warehouse Master Data Implemented multiple distribution facilities and all warehouse operations for a multi-channel running Food company. Design and Develop and evaluate all warehouse activities and employees (10 departments, 90-150 personnel). Design policies and procedures to ensure a continuous improvement environment measured by key performance indicators including labor and productivity metrics.

Overview

28
28
years of professional experience

Work History

Project XV

Daimler trucks North America
Detroit, MI
06.2022 - 03.2025

SAP MM / LES
05.2014 - 01.2016
  • Philips (Consumer Life style)
  • Location
  • Multiple Locations USA

Solution Architect

GOJO Industries, SAP
11.2013 - 05.2014
  • Contribution
  • Executed Consumption based planning and Forecasting runs against seasonal procurement
  • Designed direct and indirect procurement process
  • Configured material valuation process
  • Evaluated Vendor scorecard
  • Designed special procurement process including subcontracting; consignment and Drop ship process
  • Mapped material master; vendor master including STO process including buy for sell
  • Processed Vendor invoices through ERS; MIRO and Consignment
  • Configured Vendor tolerances and Blocking Vendor invoices, along with 3 –way match
  • Configured new storage types for new stock placement strategy and picking strategy
  • Designed Bulk strategy for put away with and without storage unit management including picking through user exits
  • Fixed bin replenishment
  • Batch management for picking/put-away including SLED
  • Picking optimization through cross docking
  • Worked with packing including Cross docking against Make to Order and Make to stock process
  • Improved efficiency against Customer Picks
  • Designed 3PL to optimize route schedule and enhance the efficiency of picking cost against customer orders
  • Designed Kitting process for Make to stock or Make to Order
  • Decreased total spend by 10% while production increased 10-15% yearly
  • To net revenue dropped from 3.76 to 2.70 in 2 years for a savings of over $1.5M
  • Reduced shipping costs by $1M on $9M gross spend by designing Fedex solutions
  • Configured Sourcing and negotiated purchase of shipping equipment and supplies
  • Environment
  • SAP R/3 ECC 6.0
  • Project, – Health and Hygiene (CPG, WMS Re-slotting (SAP-WM / TM / MM) including Variant configuration
  • Position

Solution Architect

Sysco Foods
10.2012 - 10.2013
  • Contribution
  • Designed process for Batch/SLED in Warehouse for replenishment and customer picking
  • Configured put away an picking process based on SLED
  • Designed automatic batch determination for picking against SLED based customers
  • Configured Bin Slotting for enhancing stock placements and optimizing the warehouse capacity
  • Configured new storage types for new stock placement strategy and picking strategy
  • Designed Bulk strategy for put away with and without storage unit management including picking through user exits
  • Fixed bin replenishment based on SLED
  • Configured new routes through weights and Incoterms, for outbound scheduling where transportation is through (a) FedEx; (b) Trucks
  • Picking optimization through wave picking and cross docking
  • Worked with Handling unit management for packing including Cross docking and Value added services
  • Improved efficiency against Customer Picks
  • Designed 3PL to optimize route schedule and enhance the efficiency of picking cost against customer orders
  • Environment
  • SAP R/3 ECC 6.0
  • Project, 12 months
  • Project
  • Implementing SAP in Redistribution Center (R212- Global template)
  • Position
  • Lead SAP MM / WM / SD including Variant configuration
  • Contribution
  • Designed a template for RDC implementation process for SAP WM, TMS and Pricing
  • Ensured that trailers are loaded to a full truck load, leading to inventory optimization, leading enhanced SLED attributes
  • WM for put away; picking with Batch management
  • Designed Route management from External vendors to RDC
  • Designed Inventory hub through a mix of Batch management; catch weight management to ensure appropriate labeling
  • Functional design on interfaces between ECC; TMS and WMS systems
  • Customer and vendor pricing including Rebates
  • Integrated Manhattan WMS with SAP WM
  • Environment

SAP MM / WM / SD lead

Saint Gobain
08.2012 - 09.2012
  • Client
  • Ulta - Health and Hygiene (CPG Industry, Project
  • Legal entity Rationalization
  • Position, Project
  • SAP implementation (SABRE - Global template)
  • Position, Contribution
  • Designed process for Batch/SLED in Warehouse for replenishment and customer picking
  • Since Serial number was not at WM, implemented a design through enhancement to check the serial numbers at the bin level
  • Configured put away and picking process based on SLED
  • Designed automatic batch determination for picking against SLED based customers
  • Configured new storage types for new stock placement strategy and picking strategy
  • Designed Bulk strategy for put away with and without storage unit management including picking through user exits
  • Fixed bin replenishment based on SLED
  • Configured new routes through weights and Incoterms, for outbound scheduling where transportation is through (a) FedEx; (b) Trucks
  • Picking optimization through wave picking and cross docking
  • Improved efficiency against Customer Picks
  • Designed complex procurement process including complex release strategy both at item level and header level for a purchase requisition
  • Environment

Advisor

SAP
05.2012 - 07.2012
  • For procurement functions post demerger (, MM)
  • Contribution
  • Advising Outline agreements; Design for different budget types and budget levels
  • Advising Merchandise Assortment planning (MAP); Transferring MAP to Retail
  • Advising master data process for Articles; Source list; Info records
  • Advising Pricing and Price promotion including Purchase price determination
  • Reviewed Reverse Logistics
  • Reviewed Subcontracting process
  • Reviewed Procurement from 3rd party suppliers
  • Environment, R/3 ECC 6.0
  • Project, Gears and Couplings
  • Position
  • Advisor in SAP MM / WM / Variant configuration
  • Contribution
  • Designed Release strategy, Pricing Procedures, Condition types and access sequence
  • Advising on portability of RFQ/PR/PO process
  • Configured RF process including, Verification profile, for put away and picking process including Dynamic Cycle count process
  • Configured splitting of transfer orders based on (a) Pallet build; (b) Source/Destination storage type; c) Movement type etc
  • Configured automatic transfer orders through (a)TR TO conversion, (b) WMTA assignment on outbound delivery for full and partial picks
  • Configured Warehouse activity monitor
  • Configured various Put-away and Picking strategies including nearest picking bin Storage type search, Storage section search
  • Put-away of Goods Received from External/ Production
  • Put-away of Returns from Customers/ Branches
  • Variant Pricing for Sales orders
  • Integrated Manhattan WMS with SAP WM
  • Environment, R/3 ECC 6.0

MM / WM / SD (Team Member)

SAP
03.2011 - 04.2012
  • Cycling Sports group (CPG, implementation (PCG-Global template), Contribution
  • As a PM Module Core Team Member was responsible for the following:
  • Received instructions from user group to update and validate master data
  • Solved incidence against tickets in the areas of procurement; inventory management, warehouse management and Sales including customer service process
  • Customized the requirements arising out of a business need and complete integration testing with FI/CO; QM
  • Data collection and uploading of the same through ABAP programs
  • Configuration of MM/WM/SD Modules including Unit testing and SIT/UAT
  • Imparted Power user and end user training; prepared end-user documentation
  • Environment
  • SAP R/3 ver 3.1H

Team Lead - MM / WM

SAP, McKenzie
02.2010 - 02.2011
  • Contribution
  • Configured Service orders, ERS, Release strategy and Pricing Procedures
  • Configured Condition types, access sequence and texts for RFQ/PR/PO
  • Configured new movement types for IMWM; SDIMWM
  • Designed Inventory management process for non WM locations
  • Configured the stock determination strategy and Physical inventory
  • Worked on LIV using MIRO, configuring for message types for errors and warnings
  • Configured splitting of transfer orders based on (a) Pallet build; (b) Source/Destination storage type; (c) Movement type etc
  • Configured automatic transfer orders through (a)TR TO conversion, (b) WMTA assignment on outbound delivery for full and partial picks
  • Put-away Goods Received from External/ Production, Returns from Customers/ Branches
  • Designed Batch management for Logistics to ensure that FIFO picking is activated based on movement type referenced in outbound delivery document
  • Picking for Goods Issue to Customer/ Branches/ 3rd party Storage location
  • Picking for Returns to Vendors
  • Internal Warehouse processes, fixed bin Replenishment and Reverse Logistics
  • Designed Handling unit management for full blown warehouse and also for lean warehouse
  • Environment
  • SAP R/3 ECC6.0
  • Project, Project
  • End to End Implementation (FSR-Global template)
  • Position

MM Lead

SAP
11.2010 - 01.2010
  • Contribution
  • Business Process mapping and blueprint
  • System Configuration of MM Module
  • Designed Vendor master
  • Configured Purchasing process
  • Configured Accounts payable including Cheque printing and ACH wire transfer
  • Data migration analysis, data mapping to SAP objects, data loading through LSMW
  • Imparted Power user and end user training
  • Prepared training documentation
  • Environment, Coke-Bottling Division (Beverage), 14 months
  • Project, Implementation (Scale-Global template)

MM / WM / SD Lead

SAP, Newell Rubber Maid
08.2005 - 06.2008
  • Contribution
  • Provided business and technical expertise in the analysis and design of Procurement; Receiving; Put-away and order-to cash requirements
  • Designed Direct to Store Delivery solution using 3rd tools and RICEF
  • Designed Cross Docking and Value added services for customer shipping through RICEF
  • Designed functional interfaces inbound and outbound to 27 applications within a single instance
  • Designed Scheduling agreements using JIT and Forecast methods
  • Designed an automated procurement and Subcontracting of raw materials based on customer fill rate
  • Designed strategy for loading Master data through customized MDM and LSMW process
  • As SD team Lead worked with a cross modules team to implement complex processes such as Sales order management, Inter-company order processing and Extended Rebate processing
  • Designed and configured user friendly Inter-company order processing solution
  • Helped customer automate the transfer pricing using ‘Cost plus’ model without creating the customer material info records
  • Implemented Customer Rebate processing using SAP Extended Rebate Processing
  • Designed solution to meet client requirements which resulted in savings of manual calculations and tracking hundreds of thousands of invoices every year
  • Developed bottom line pricing where if a customer has a deeply discounted price and any other discount conditions are not applicable for this customer
  • This required some development effort but this key requirement for the client was implemented successfully
  • Configured Foreign Trade data
  • Integrated Manhattan WMS with SAP WM
  • Environment
  • ECC6.0
  • Project V, Implementation (Catapult - Global template

MM / WM – Team Member

SAP
09.2002 - 07.2005
  • Contribution
  • Designed complex warehouse structure with multiple storage types for high rack; bulk and random put away
  • Designed complex RF process for put away; picking and Inventory count
  • Designed End-to-End Shipping-environment, developed from SAP deliveries and shipments and their relevant outputs
  • Specialty solutions included multi-level packing
  • Designed complex warehouse cross docking
  • Provided business and technical expertise in the analysis and design of procurement process including complex integration to FI on material valuation procedures
  • Designed complex 3rd party procurement through 3rd party sales orders
  • Designed master data mapping including material master; customer master; vendor master and Task lists
  • Environment
  • ECC 5.0
  • Project

Project III

General Motors, SAP
11.2001 - 08.2002
  • Implementation for Distribution center (Global template)

MM / WM / SD - Member

SAP, Philips
10.2000 - 10.2001
  • Contribution
  • As an MM/WM Module Core Team Member was responsible for the following:
  • Study of As-Is Business Processes & To-Be Process mapping with GAP Analysis
  • Implemented the MM/IM/Lean Warehouse module with ASAP Methodology including customizing & Integration testing with other modules FI/CO, SD
  • Data collection and uploading of the same through Legacy System Migration Workbench (LSMW)
  • Configuration of PM Module, Unit testing and SIT/UAT
  • Imparted Power user and end user training
  • Environment
  • SAP R/3 ver.4
  • (Implementation for Hong Kong;, Project
  • Implementation and Global Support for Asia and Europe

MM / WM (Team Member)

SAP
10.1996 - 09.2000
  • Contribution
  • Study of As-Is Business Processes & To-Be Process mapping with GAP Analysis
  • Implemented the MM/WM module with ASAP Methodology including customizing & Integration testing with other modules FI/CO, SD and PP
  • Data collection and uploading of the same through Legacy System Migration Workbench (LSMW)
  • Configuration of PM Module, Unit testing and SIT/UAT
  • Imparted Power user and end user training; prepared end-user documentation
  • Environment
  • SAP R/3 ver.4.0B
  • Project I, Project
  • Global Support and Master data maintenance

Education

Bachelors -

Mechanical Engineering

Technology Competencies - Software Tools Applications

  • SAP – MM, WM, PP, SD, VC
  • Manhattan WMS

Accomplishments

1) Implemented cost effective solutions for

(a) Newell Rubbermaid

(b) Cycling sports group

(c) Philips Lighting

(d) Mercedes Benz

(e) Daimlertrucks North America


2) High end SAP solutioning by enhancing the profit margin by eliminating business waste for

(a) Saint gobain

(b) General Motors

Timeline

Project XV

Daimler trucks North America
06.2022 - 03.2025

SAP MM / LES
05.2014 - 01.2016

Solution Architect

GOJO Industries, SAP
11.2013 - 05.2014

Solution Architect

Sysco Foods
10.2012 - 10.2013

SAP MM / WM / SD lead

Saint Gobain
08.2012 - 09.2012

Advisor

SAP
05.2012 - 07.2012

MM / WM / SD (Team Member)

SAP
03.2011 - 04.2012

MM Lead

SAP
11.2010 - 01.2010

Team Lead - MM / WM

SAP, McKenzie
02.2010 - 02.2011

MM / WM / SD Lead

SAP, Newell Rubber Maid
08.2005 - 06.2008

MM / WM – Team Member

SAP
09.2002 - 07.2005

Project III

General Motors, SAP
11.2001 - 08.2002

MM / WM / SD - Member

SAP, Philips
10.2000 - 10.2001

MM / WM (Team Member)

SAP
10.1996 - 09.2000

Bachelors -

Mechanical Engineering
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