Candidates About

 

Anil Kumar

Summary:

Over 10 years of experience in SAP implementation in the areas of Materials Management (MM), Warehouse Management (WM), Quality Management (QM)and Logistics Execution (LE) have in-depth business process knowledge. Experience emphasizes in configuration, implementation, Upgrade and support of SAP R/3, ECC 5.0, 6.0 in MM/WM/LE.

§   4 full life cycle implementations of SAP MM/WM/LE with hands on experience in up gradation and supportprojects of SAP R/3 to ECC 6.0.

§   Good knowledge in Configuring Company Code, Controlling Area, Plants, Purchasing Organization, Storage Locations, Sales Organization and their assignments to other respective organizational units.

§   Experience in Quality Management (QM), including and not limited to Quality Planning, Quality Inspection, and all logistics of Quality Control.

§   Good knowledge in ASAP Methodology and AS-IS & TO-BE mapping

§   Excellent configuration skills in Master Data such as Material Master, Vendor Master, Material Types, Vendor Account Groups, Number Ranges, Purchasing Info Records, Source Lists.

§   Excellent Configuration skills in Master Data, Purchasing, Material Resource Planning, Inventory Management, Material Valuation

§   Implementation experience in all the phases of a life cycle, including blueprinting, gap analysis, mapping, design, configuration, testing, go-live, end-user training and post production support in MM, WM and LE Modules.

§   Expertise in Pricing procedures creating Internal & External Purchasing Documents (PR, RFQ/Quotation, PO, Outline Agreements), Document Number Ranges, Release Procedures with Classification, Partner Determination, Message Determination (Printer), Account Assignment and Item Categories, Automated Purchasing using Auto-POs, Vendor Confirmation Control.

§   Expertise in External Management Services such as Service Master, Service Categories, Service Entry Sheet, Service Purchase Order, Release Procedure for Service Entry Sheet.

§   Data Migration from Legacy system to SAP for up gradation / new implementation / integration, import of data from any other external system to SAP using LSMW.

§   Developed functional specifics for RICEFW objects, BADIs, BAPIs, IDOCs, EDIs, and User Exits.

§   Experience in Batch Management, such as creating high number of Purchase requisitions and Purchase orders automatically in batch mode.

§   Expertise in Materials Requirement Planning (MRP), Manual Reorder Point Planning, Master data for CBP, Implementation of Planning Process, Evaluation of Planning Results, Forecast based Planning, Time-Phased Planning.

§   Experience in Valuation & Account Assignment, Configuring Account Determination and Split Valuation.

§   Expertise in Managing Special Stock such as Plant-to-Plant Stock Transport Orders (STO), Consignment, Subcontracting, Pipeline, Third Party Processing.

§   Mapping of warehouse structure in SAP WM, developing strategies for put away and picking and Configured warehouse management (WM) settings with various Storage types, Sections, Storage bins and quant’s and Configured Control parameters for Transfer Request/Transfer Order (TR/TO) in WM

§   Configured Handling Unit Management (HUM) and Radio Frequency (RF) scanners for different projects.

§   Hands on experience in RICEFW Designing, customized business process Reports and Forms for Purchase Order, Goods Receipt, Invoice and PO Condition Values. Designing Master Data Conversion objects for Material Master, Vendor Master, and Source List.

§   Performed Unit Testing, Integration Testing and also assisted end users in User Acceptance Testing to validate the business scenarios using quality tools such as HPQC.

§   Experienced in Post Implementation Production Support and training the end-users using the RWD uPerform tool.

§   Understanding & Analyzing customer’s ‘AS-IS’ Business Processes and mapping ‘TO-BE’ processes. 

SAP MM/WM	MM-PUR, MM-IM, MM-LIV, LE, WM
Other Tools	Solution Manager, JIRA, MS Office-Excel/Word/PowerPoint/Outlook, Project, MS Visio, SharePoint.
ERP Packages	SAP R/3 ECC 6.0, ECC 5.0, 4.6B, 4.6C, SAP S/4 HANA
Business Analysis	Materials Management, Purchasing, Inventory Management, Physical Inventory, Warehouse Management.
SAP Interface tools	ALE, IDOC, EDI, Proxies, FTP
Data Migration	LSMW, CATT, BDC
Testing Tool	HPQC, Panaya
Integration	QM, SD, PP, FI and PM

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PROFESSIONAL SKILLS:

 

Client: Bridgestone, Nashville, TNJune2016 - Current     

SAP MM/WM/QM/LE Functional Consultant

Description: Bridgestone Americas Inc. manufactures tires for automobiles, commercial trucks, light trucks, SUVs, race cars, airplanes, and heavy earth-mover machinery. Bridgestone is the largest manufacturer of tires in the world.

 

Responsibility:

·         Responsible for implementation and support of Material Management / Warehouse Management Module.

·         Involved in requirements gathering and prepared Business process documents, Realization, Training, Testing and during Go-live phases of the project.

·         Configured 3 Warehouse managed plants and one 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.

·         Defined storage types, Picking areas and Storage Bin Nomenclature as per Business needs.

·         Activated Storage unit management across all the warehouses for managing full Pallets.

·         Defined Staging areas, Doors for staging and Loading the Pallets during picking.

·         Configured Staging areas and Doors determination for Deliveries into TOs.

·         Configured Cross docking solution for all the warehouses.

·         Setting up Automatic TO for replenishing fixed bins as a back-ground job which Runs in regular intervals.

·         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.

·         Proposed and Configured RF queue management for their out bound and Replenishment Process which involves defining queues by forwarding agent and respective Door.

·         Configured WM-PP interface for issuing goods towards production from storage bins.

·         Written 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.

·         Configured QM control key for the goods receiving inspection.

·         Configured QM module related functionality like defining QM master data: setting in material master, catalogues, MICs, inspection plan, Inspection Methods & sampling procedures, Result/defect recording for procured & manufactured items.

·         Setup the Quality notification workflow in order to streamline the Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA).

·         Configured QM view in material master for GR inspection from PO, Stock transfer Inspection, Inspection for other GR and Recurring inspection of batches.

·         Created Sampling Procedures, Sampling Schemes and other QM master data. Configured QM control key for the goods receiving inspection.

·         Good experience with QM reports.

·         As part of the on-going support, maintained interfaces between QM and MM.

·         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.

 

Client: Armstrong Ceilings, Lancaster, PA                  Oct 2015–May2016

SAP MM/WM/LE Functional Consultant

Description: Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (AWI) is a global leader in the design and manufacture of innovative commercial and residential ceiling, wall and suspension system solutions. AWI has a global manufacturing network of 26 facilities, including nine plants dedicated to its WAVE joint venture

 

 

Responsibility:

·         Responsible to Configure MM organization structure and Purchasing, Inventory and LIV processes

·         Provided Go- Live support (MM/WM/LE) to the users at ArmstrongWave 2 business units.

·         Tested the business scenarios, prepared job aids, and trained the end users

·         Assisted with issue troubleshooting while uploading inventory, sales and purchase orders during cutover, blackout and production periods

·         Worked with BMC remedy tool for creating and assigning tasks and incidents

·         Worked on Logistics Execution (LE) functions like Delivery processing (Inbound & Outbound), Picking, Packing and Goods Issue, Transportation.

·         Configured Forms, Labels and Printer Settings (WM)

·         Configured Storage Unit Management and Handling Unit Management systems.

·         Used different types of Radio Frequency Terminals to execute individual processes with in WM so that processes are posted directly at the location of physical warehouse activity.

·         Mapped the subcontracting business flow and worked on the process order and purchase order subcontracting involving 3PL’s.

·         Assigned mobile components and device configurations to all users using SAP web console

·         Worked on issues with Auto STO process at warehouse dock doors and material transfer postings

·         Worked on issues with configuring batch determination, batch split, batch search strategy and Bill of materials.

·         Provided efficient training to the end users by the end of Go live.

·         Successfully and quickly resolved the critical and high level incidents during go live and reduced the incidence of black out forms at plants.

·         Successfully performed the overall Go-live hyper care exit.

·         Completed Knowledge transfer (KT) and documentation.

 

Client: Mead Johnson Nutrition, Evansville, IN                                              July2013 – Sep2015

Role: WM/IM/RF/LE Functional Consultant (upgrade)

Environment: ECC 6.0

 

Description:Mead Johnson was built on a foundation of science-based nutrition. It was one of the first companies in United States to focus scientific research in nutrition for infants and children. Over the course, Mead Johnson has introduced a wide range of innovative infant feeding products, pharmaceuticals and enteral and parental nutrition products.

 

Responsibilities:

 

·         Understanding the existing business process and documenting the To-Be process for warehouse and inventory management.

·         Wrote functional specification for creating custom transactions for generating mass purchase orders and goods movements using BAPI PO_CREATE and BAPI_GOODSMVT_CREATE.

·         Worked extensively in EDIs for processing of PO (850-IB/OB), shipping notifications (856), Payment Advice (820).

·         Expertise in RICEF. Depending upon the business requirements developed functional specs for RICEF objects.

·         Worked on RF/Mobile data entry/Bar-coding/SAP Console and developing custom RF transactions.

·         Primary role in designing the custom RF transactions for Put away, Goods Movement (WM / IM), Physical Inventory (IM and WM).

·         Extensively involved in Improvements and configuration for RFID/ITS Mobile Inbound, Outbound, Internal Movements and Customization settings and Master Data set-up for RFID in Inbound and Outbound processes.

·         Worked on Global Label Management which is used to create labels for materials and their packaging.

·         Experienced on Static Label Determination, Dynamic Label Determination, and Custer – Specific Label Determination.

·         Experienced on S on Static Label Determination, Static Label Determination, and Static Label Determination.

·         Extracted data by developing SQVI query by joining MARA, MARC, MARD and MBEW tables and loaded into new plants using LSMW.

·         Apply Gap – Analysis for the To-be process.

·         Defined put away and picking strategies for fixed bin, open storage, addition to existing stock and empty storage bin.

·         Configured IM movement types, Goods Receipts, Goods Issues, Physical Inventory, Reservations, Accounting Document types for goods movement.

·         Configured Inventory Management parameters for various inventory movements like Goods Receipt without purchase order.

·         Supporting the physical inventory verification process in finished goods-returns.

·         Physical Inventory process for cycle counting.

·         Created test scenario and performed unit and integration testing.

·         Prepared training material for the users.

Client: Barnes & Noble, New York        , NY                                        Feb 2012 – June2013

Role: SAP MM/WM Functional Consultant (Full Cycle implementation)

Environment: ECC 6.0

 

Description:Barnes & Noble is a book retailer with over 689 retail stores in the United States.

 

Responsibilities:

·         Involved in the study of the company business processes and preparing the Business Blue Print.

·         Understanding the client's business process and handling the issues related to MM and WM Module.

·         As the MM/WM functional support consultant, responsible for supporting end users, as well as process upgrades, and system modifications for procurement, inventory management, and warehouse management.

·         Team worked with ABAP group to develop user exits, enhancements, and to troubleshoot user exit related issues.

·         Worked on solution manager for documentation maintenance and configuration activities.

·         Handled stock transfer processes both from business and SAP perspective, including stock transfers from plant to plant, warehouse to warehouse, posting area to posting area.

·         Updated functional design document once new processes/enhancements were tested and accepted by end users.

·         Updated various Master data to include corrected data, and extended materials to other plants.

·         Handled demand planning for materials and forecasting for materials.

·         Worked with electronic data interchange (EDI) to carrying out transactions with trading partners electronically.

·         Enhanced warehouse management structure for storage types, storage sections, storage bin types, storage unit types and documented changes to update blue print document.

·         Defined, developed, finalized and deployed end user training and documentation as per business requirements after completion of enhancements.

·         Handled Goods Receipts, Goods Issues, Stock Transfers, using Client customized movement types.

·         Worked with quotations from vendors, analysed, and selected vendors from quotations.

·         Conducted workshops for new hires on client specific physical inventory processes including physical inventory documents, enter inventory count, post differences.

·         As part of the on-going support, configured client specific material types for valuated and non-valuated materials.

·         Created new movement types as per client’s needs, configured various field selections for new movement types.

·         Provided post-production support on day-to-day activities relating to MM/WM.

·         Documented and kept track of all business related activities for purpose of project status in meetings.

 

Client: Aetna, Inc. Hartford, Connecticut.                                            September 2009 – Jan 2012

Role: SAP MM/WM Functional Consultant

Environment: SAP ECC 6.0

 

Description:Aetna, Inc. is a managed health care company providing health insurance products, including, medical, dental, Pharmaceutical, and life insurance.

 

Responsibilities:

 

·         Worked as a MM Functional Consultant, provided solutions to various user issues.

·         Business Requirement Gathering from users and analyse the Gap.

·         Tracked progress and closure of issues and provide end-user training.

·         Worked with issues related to Master Data of raw material, finished goods and packaging materials.

·         Determined, developed and documented: business requirements, system design, and configuration settings.

·         Successfully induced configuration changes to accommodate change requests.

·         Configured various standard Material Management documents that include Purchase Requisition (PR), Request for Quotation (RFQ), Purchase Order (PO), Purchasing Info record, Source lists, quota management.

·         Worked on different Pricing Procedures determined for different vendors, which based on the purchase area and material price.

·         Implemented delivery scheduling and availability checks to all the storage location.

·         Configured the Warehouse Structure based on the Existing Layout of the storage area, designed the Put away, Picking Strategies along with Master data, Number ranges.

·         Involved in Unit testing and Integration testing for the functionalities.

·         Carried out User acceptance testing for procure to pay functionalities and warehouse functionalities (put away and Picking).

·         Supported Pre go live users Training and Post Go live activities for purchasing and warehousing functionalities.

·         Worked in the WM, configuring the master data and transactional data items like storage types, storage sections, storage bins, picking and put away areas.

·         Installed SAP Web Console and Radio Frequency (RF) scanners in WM settings.

·         Configured WM Structure by Defining storage types, storage sections, storage bins, quant’s, doors etc.

·         Defined and managed several different types of storage, such as high rack storage, block storage or fixed bin storage also defined Storage Bin Structure for all Materials by defining Template, Structure, Start Value, End Value and Increment.

·         Used different types of Radio Frequency Terminals to execute individual processes with in WM so that processes are posted directly at the location of physical warehouse activity.

·         Executed packing using Radio Frequency and created single handling unit and storage units

·         Used RF to scan the information that needs to be recorded, such as storage unit numbers, using a bar code

·         Defined WM Movement types, Storage type search, Storage section search, Storage bin type search, Stock Placement (Put away) and Stock Removal (Picking) strategies.

·         Configured Inventory Management Movement types, GR, GI, Transfer posting and Stock transport order (STO).

·         Tested purchase requisition cycle, request for quotation cycle, purchase order cycle, outline agreements, sub-contracting, goods receipts and issue cycles using HPQC

 

Client: Ambuja Cement, Gujarat, India                                      May 2007 – August 2009

SAP MM / WM Functional Consultant

 

·         Configuration of Inventory Management Movement Types, No range for GR GI and Stock Transfers.

·         Maintain Inventory levels, Availability and Service levels as per company norms.

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