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Suman Kallem

Waukegan,IL

Summary

Around 11 years of extensive experience in SAP ECC 3.0, 6.0, R/3, S4 HANA Project Implementation, 3 Full-Life Cycle Implementations, roll out and Go-Live Support in OTC, P2P, MM, WM, EWM modules and overall understanding of the Supply Chain Sales & Distribution, Finance and Material Management. Experience in analyzing Business specification documents, data analysis, developing Test Plans, Test Strategy, Test Scope and defining Test Cases. Involved in migration from ECC6.0 to S4 HANA and participated in various testing and discussions related to migration. Functional expertise in design and configuration of SAP FI-MM, FI-SD, SAP EWM, Expert in customization of SAP ERP ECC 6.0, 5.0, 4.7 & 4.6c versions in various SAP modules.

Responsible, detail oriented with strong technical, analytical, problem- solving skills. Worked closely with Customers on Development of Architecture, Review of Design, Analysis, ensuring optimum utilization of resources. Integration expert for integrating the entire Order-2-Cash business process covering: Creation and maintenance of customer master records, Customer transaction processing (including invoices, credits, and payments) integrated nature with SD module, Debtor's management, including credit control. Configuration of Sales Document type, schedule lines, item categories, Copy Control, maintaining Enterprise structure, BOM configuration, Customer master data including CMIR, Account determination, Rebate process, EDI process, Batch Management, Intercompany sales, Stock transport orders, Third Party sales, Consignment sales, Credit-Debit memos and Returns.

Conducted extensive training session for business users. Prepared training documentation and user manuals. Good understanding of EDI / IDocs, process codes, partner profiles, etc. Managed timelines and meeting milestones within the process. Excellent Team Player and has good ability to work under stringent deadlines. Strong analytical, problem solving, budgeting, and time management skills. Strong teamwork and client management skills. Ability to quickly understand, learn and implement new requirements. Collaborated with global teams to ensure accuracy and quality within financial accounting and controlling areas.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Sr. SAP Consultant

Confidential
08.2024 - Current
  • Interact with the client for requirement Analysis, Planning, design a basic design document.
  • Prepare detail project analysis and providing proposals.
  • Systems analysis, Integration and user interface design.
  • Review of application and ensuring that the standards are followed.
  • Configured the complete purchase cycle of raw materials, packaging materials, and third party procurement using the optimization techniques of MM purchasing. Processing of PR’s, RFQ's, quotations and PO’s and outline agreements
  • Conducted business process workshops, business discussions with core team and gathered requirements from end users for blue print design. Identified gaps and suggested development work in SAP to overcome the gaps.
  • Understanding user requirements, filling in the storyboard for the business processes, preparing the BPML (Business Process Master List) and Functional Specification Design (FSD).
  • Mapped and Configured the SAP standard Procure-To-Pay cycle to clients business standards.
  • Baseline configuration of Organization structure, assigned purchase organizations to respective plants and company codes, setup reference purchasing organization, material groups and purchasing groups.
  • Executed complete Procurement process - Customized material types assigned number ranges, setup screen layouts for purchasing documents like RFQ, Quotation, Purchase Requisition’s and Purchase Order’s.

SAP Integration Lead

Infosys Ltd.
12.2023 - 05.2024
  • Extensively worked on integration with 3rd party systems like ADP payroll and tax credits.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to optimize supply chain operations using SAP, cutting lead times by 20%
  • Master Data Management with MS Access DB Material, Customer, Vendor, Asset Masters, Bank Payments, Routing etc.
  • Provided solutions and suggestions to process team on AS IS and To BE processes and helped developing flowchart documentation, presentation to the management teams.
  • Created flowcharts and got it approved from key users and created business blue print for the TO BE process
  • Worked on P2P Purchase requisition, Purchase Order, Goods receipt, Invoice verification and Vendor payment).
  • Extensively involved in Blueprint phase (GAP/FIT Analysis) and providing the support to the process team in obtaining the requirement gathering at a detail level.
  • Provided support for Indirect P2P process using GS3.
  • Hands on experience in Indirect Purchasing processes which includes Purchase Requisition, RFx Creation, Approval processes, Grid Allocation, Contract creation, Purchase Order processing, Goods receipt, Invoice and Payment processing.
  • Maintained the organization structure (Plant, Purchase organization and Purchasing group) and Master data (Material and Vendor).
  • Handling integration issues between ECC and CRM.
  • Designed and configured price catalog with Engineering change management based on any price change.
  • Extensively worked on Material Management processes such as Master Data, Direct and Indirect procurement, Release strategies, Subcontracting, Third party order processing, Material and Service Contracts, Consignment Purchases, Inter and Intra Stock Transfer orders, Scheduling Agreements, Valuation and Account determination.
  • Worked on Inventory Management (IM) that includes Inter Company Stock transfer, Third Party Order, Transfer posting, GR/GI, Physical Inventory and Reservations.
  • Extensively involved during the testing phase of project implementation as a SAP test lead.
  • Hands on experience to lead both Manual & Automation testing team for GS3 and Voyager projects both Onsite and off shore.

SAP OTC Project Manager

AbbVie
11.2022 - 11.2023
  • Part of Global process leaders team performing Order to Cash duties in S4 HANA Implementation.
  • Worked extensively on Continuous Improvement Requests and lead OTC area.
  • Data Migration of Customer Master, Credit Management (Credit Limits and Credit Risk Class and Check Rules), Material Master, and SD Master Data, including Pricing Conditions.
  • Responsible for Data Mapping strategy and Approach, Transformation Rules, Extraction, Load and Post Load Balancing and Validation.
  • Licensing and GTS support involving Customer Master and Material Master.
  • Functional work involved merging of business processes between ECC and S/4HANA, writing up of work instructions and SOPs.
  • Worked with technical team in configuration of various sales document type’s like Inquiry, Quotation, order, shipping, and related configuration changes.
  • Participated in Configuring the links with item category groups and item categories.
  • Identified different issues for the Sales order blocks and rejections and documented issue and resolution in detail with functional specifications.
  • Configured Custom pricing conditions, pricing procedures and item categories.
  • Trained and mentored business users on SAP system operations and functionality.
  • Delivered SAP training, user support and knowledge transfer at end of project and followed up to verify successful implementation.
  • Worked with technical teams to configure Batch class, Route determination, Pricing conditions.
  • Worked on customer master data and made necessary changes as required in S4 BP.
  • Post Implementation Support during Hypercare and Stability phase.
  • Worked extensively on Continuous Improvement Requests
  • Meet with users and gather the requirements required for enhancements and changes in existing design.
  • Handle Improvement Requests beginning from requirements gathering till the deployment and provide Hypercare post go-live.
  • Deeply involved in understanding and documenting standard operating procedures and custom programs.

Sr. SAP Consultant

Constellation Brands
11.2020 - 10.2022

• Involved in migration from ECC to S4 HANA

• Worked on Order to Cash and Procure to Pay processes.

• Configured end-to-end Business processes with new sales document type, new item categories in S4 HANA and new delivery document type including the copy controls and routines to take care of requirements and data transfer routines

• Gathering & Understanding the Business Requirement of the client by conducting the Business process workshops and validation sessions with the SME and Business owners for the Order Management, Billing, and Credit Management processes.

• Configured end to end Business processes with new sales document type, new item categories and new delivery document type including the copy controls and routines to take care of requirements and data transfer routines

• Conducted Functional Specification Design walkthrough sessions with Business and identified Test case Scenarios, prepared Test case design, performed Test execution, Defect tracking, Status reporting and successful Sign off the deliverables.

• Analyzed the logistics processes, order management, and manufacturing processes and designed the solutions for Periodic billing, Stock transfer orders, Inter Company Sales, IN and OUT process and drop shipments/third party sales in S4 HANA Environment

• Involve in the Integration testing from PTP (Procure to Pay).

• Created Test scenarios, Test event, test data, test script using QC

• Designed the integration settings of FI-MM and customized all the background settings for data flow between FI-MM.

• Worked on release strategies for Purchase Requisition and other external purchase documents.

• Created specs for enhancements for capturing rejections by vendors through EDI.

• Worked on account determination configuration and interface points between FI and MM on various activities.

• Extensively worked on creating Purchase Requisitions, Creating Inquiries, PO approval, Goods receipt Invoicing and Payment processing.

• Manually performed UAT Functional Testing of FI-SD Module consisting of IC Sales Order (VA01), creating SO from existing Sales Order, Delivery (VL01) and Billing (VF01)

I worked with Material master, Vendor master, Purchase requisition, purchase order, purchase info record and source list

SAP MM Consultant

Nike
12.2018 - 10.2020
  • Involved in Preparation of AS IS process, Requirement study, Process mapping.
  • Configured procure to pay and order to cash process.
  • Configured Split valuation.
  • Configured batch specific unit of measure.
  • Involved in customization of FI-MM, PP-MM, SD –MM, integration.
  • Mapped the External service management process.
  • Involved in the GAP analysis process.
  • End User Training to the Team.
  • Handling of ticket on severity basis.
  • Implemented release procedure for purchasing documents.
  • Provided functional specifications to the technical team to implement
  • Workflow for Purchase Documents.
  • Provided functional specifications for technical team for sending SMS
  • From SAP to mobile for various business processes.
  • Created new output types for purchasing documents.
  • Providing functional specification for technical team for PO & PR prints.
  • Sending of PO print to vendor through e-mail.
  • Providing proper Training to the users.
  • Preparing process documentations

SAP ECC 6.0 Implementation & Support

Philips Lighting
07.2016 - 11.2018
  • Actively Involved in FI/ MM integration.
  • Customized release procedure for purchasing documents.
  • Providing functional specification to develop Z reports for business process. Uploading of master data using LSMW.
  • Performed Unit Testing and Integration Testing
  • Preparation of User Manual.
  • Supporting the existing implementation and answering the queries of users
  • Handling of ticket on severity basis.
  • Implemented release procedure for purchasing documents.
  • Provided functional specifications to the technical team to implement
  • Workflow for Purchase Documents.
  • Provided functional specifications for technical team for sending SMS
  • From SAP to mobile for various business processes.
  • Created new output types for purchasing documents.
  • Providing functional specification for technical team for PO & PR prints.
  • Sending of PO print to vendor through e-mail.
  • Providing proper Training to the users.
  • Preparing process documentations.

SAP WM EWM Consultant

Accenture
09.2015 - 02.2016
  • As a functional consultant involved in business mapping process.
  • Closely follow up with offshore team about completion of EWM configurations.
  • Involved in MIT and MAT phase.
  • Involved in user training
  • Identified standard EWM bugs and reported to SAP and closely follow up with SAP to fix issue.
  • Worked as parts of hyper care team member during go live to support ground staff in plant and warehouse.
  • Involved in construction of batch job creation in EEP to distribute deliveries from ERP to EWM.
  • Involved in end user training program.
  • Worked as a part of hyper care team member during Go live.

SAP MM Functional Consultant

Wipro Technologies
05.2013 - 08.2015
  • Supporting the existing implementation and answering the queries of users
  • Handling of ticket on severity basis.
  • Implemented release procedure for purchasing documents.
  • Provided functional specifications to the technical team to implement
  • Workflow for Purchase Documents.
  • Provided functional specifications for technical team for sending SMS
  • From SAP to mobile for various business processes.
  • Created new output types for purchasing documents.
  • Providing functional specification for technical team for PO & PR prints.
  • Sending of PO print to vendor through e-mail.
  • Providing proper Training to the users.
  • Preparing process documentations

Education

MBA - Information Technology Project Management

William Jessup University
08.2023

Skills

  • MS-Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • Word
  • SAP MM
  • SAP OTC
  • SAP P2P
  • SAP WM, EWM

Certification

SAP MM EWM Certified

PMP Certified


Timeline

Sr. SAP Consultant

Confidential
08.2024 - Current

SAP Integration Lead

Infosys Ltd.
12.2023 - 05.2024

SAP OTC Project Manager

AbbVie
11.2022 - 11.2023

Sr. SAP Consultant

Constellation Brands
11.2020 - 10.2022

SAP MM Consultant

Nike
12.2018 - 10.2020

SAP ECC 6.0 Implementation & Support

Philips Lighting
07.2016 - 11.2018

SAP WM EWM Consultant

Accenture
09.2015 - 02.2016

SAP MM Functional Consultant

Wipro Technologies
05.2013 - 08.2015

MBA - Information Technology Project Management

William Jessup University
Suman Kallem