Viet H Le

  • Business & Systems Integration Consultant
  • San Francisco, CA
  • Member Since Mar 13, 2023

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Viet H. Le 

Profile Summary

 

Versatile Business and Systems Integration professional with over 10 years of experience working on global SAP programs in both functional and technical capabilities including blueprint, requirements gathering, fit/gap analysis, business processes modeling and mapping, design, build, test, and deployment of SAP-based Supply Chain solutions.

 

Hands-on experience includes: SAP MM/SRM and cross-module integration in SD, PM, IM/WM, LE, and FI, Procure to Pay, Order to Cash, and Supply Chain business processes.

 

 
 
 

 

       

Job Experience

 

Accenture, San Francisco, CA                                                                                              Dec 2010 – Present

Business & Systems Integration Consultant, SAP Practice

 

 

Client/Company  : NIKE

Project                 : Converse

Location              : Boston, MA

Project Duration : June 2014 – Present

Project & Role Description:

Sr. Business Systems Analyst, SAP MM/SD/LE/WM, Forecast to Receipt (FTR) process team, to assist with business process activities and deliverables throughout all phases of Converse SAP ERP implementation supporting supply chain and logistics processes including Direct Ship, Inbound/Outbound Delivery, Inventory Management and WMS Integration.

Responsibilities include: 

·         Gathering requirements and translating them into functional specification documents including Functional Mapping Documents for Interfaces.

·         Configuration and RICEFW design specifications including WMS Integration - Inbound - Inventory Balances, Post Goods Receipt Direct Ship, Send Inbound Delivery to Downstream Systems, Create Inbound Delivery from ASN, and WH Inventory Adjustment Advice,

·         Designing interfaces with different data transmission methods/protocols (SAP IDOCs, EDI, XML, Flat File) including EDI/IDOC 846/856/861/315/944/947.

·         Coordinate with offshore teams on functional and technical designs and write test scripts and coordinate testing activities as well as defects resolution.

·         Work with change management team on training activities and support deployment and conversion activities and provide post-production support.

 

Client/Company  : AMGEN INC.

Project                 : Onyx Integration

Location              : Los Angeles, CA

Project Duration : February 2014 – June 2014

Project & Role Description:

Sr. Business Systems Analyst, SAP PP/MM/SD, Plan-to-Stock (PTS) process team, to support build phase implementation of integrating Onyx Pharmaceutical supply chain processes to Amgen SAP ERP which includes PP-PI, MM, SD, LE, QM, and FI modules.

Responsibilities include: 

·         Configure SAP ECC as build plan; perform integration and operational qualification (OQ) tests, defects resolution, user-training, knowledge transfer to support staffs, and cut-over activities in the areas of Plan-to-Stock (PTS), Order-to-Cash (OTC), and Source-to-Pay (STP) business processes which include Master Data (Resource, BOM, Recipe, Production Version, Vendor, Customer), MRP, Contract Manufacturing, Direct/Indirect Procurement, Stock Transport Orders, Goods Movements, Goods Issues, Cycle Counting, Outbound & Inbound Delivery, Pick/Pack & Ship, and Batch Management.

·         Interact with team members and business users; gained thorough understanding of client’s requirements and applied industry best practices and detailed knowledge of SAP ERP to design an optimal solution that supports client’s business process and to meet or exceed their functional requirements.

 

Client/Company  : The Dow Chemical Company

Project                 : NEA ERP

Location              : Saginaw, MI

Project Duration : February 2012 – January 2014

Project & Role Description:

Sr. Business Systems Analyst, SAP MM/SD/FI, PTP process team, to design, build, and deploy designs of Purchasing solutions for Dow Global implementation of Next Enterprise Architecture (NEA) ERP in multiple milestones for Latin America/Brazil, Asia Pacific, Europe, and North America. Work collaboratively with diverse team members in different geographical locations and cross-functional areas including Data Readiness (DR), Procure-to-Pay (PTP), Plant Maintenance (PM), Order-to-Cash (OTC), Finance (FI), and Sadara (Dow and Saudi Aramco Joint Venture) leveraging the SAP ECC 6.0 platform and other SAP tools.

Responsibilities include: 

·         Provide functional and technical expertise supporting implementation of global solutions for procurement services and materials business processes including Labor Service Procurement (LSP) and Intercompany.

·         Designated SME to support services procurement and intercompany service billing business processes.

·         Interact regularly with business partners to define application requirements on new and ongoing initiatives.

·         Work with Lead Architect Specialist to manage application requirements and translate them into system architecture designs.

·         Create functional design specifications for RICEFW objects and configuration changes, test scripts and support documents for Dow NEA and Sadara.

·         Execute data readiness for inter-service billing and assist in cut-over activities and post go-live support.

·         Conduct designs presentation to clients; participate and provide support for Product Test (PT) and User Acceptance Test (UAT) including defects resolution.

·         Functional designs/RICEF include: Auto Create of PO for Services and Materials (Sadara), Create of Stock Transport Order from Sadara Third Party PO, Contract Price Update for Sadara Material PO, Intercompany Service Billing, Capital Procurement, Services Procurement including Labor, Utility, & Waste Management.

·         Tools: SAP SOLMAN, ECC 6.0, SNC 7.0, ALE/EDI/IDOC, VIM, HP ALM, MS Project, SharePoint.

 

Client/Company    : Cooper & Tire Rubber Company

Project                   : Global ERP Mobilization

Location                : Findlay, OH

Project Duration   : Mar 2011 – Feb 2012  

Project & Role Description:

Sr. Business Process Analyst, SAP MM/SRM, Procure to Pay (PTP) process team, to design, build, deploy purchasing solutions for Global SAP implementation. Successfully delivered Release 1 go-live and global designs/builds including Release 2 to the client.
Responsibilities include:

·         Process review, requirements gathering, fit/gap analysis, designing, configuring, documenting and deploying solutions for Procure-to-Pay (P2P) processes in ECC and SRM-classic scenario.

·         Create functional designs of RICEFW objects, assist data conversion team in designs of data extract, transformation, and load processes related to P2P objects.

·         Develop and assist in test scripts and training materials build, resolve test defects, support cut-over, post go-live and knowledge transfer to client business analysts.

·         Provide expertise in functional designs of Sourcing, Direct and Indirect procurement processes, Contracts, Third-Party Order process, Shipping functions, Automatic Inbound Delivery creation, Master Data (Vendor, Material, Info Record), Pricing, Source List, Scheduling Agreements, Quota Arrangements, Consignment,  Evaluated Receipt Settlement (ERS), Automatic PO Conversion, Automatic Document Adjustment, Stock Transport Order (Intra/Inter-company), Materials Movement, Subcontracting, Material Requirements Planning (MRP).

·         Work collaboratively with team and cross-team for integration designs in Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) for Shopping Cart/PR, PO, Contract Replication, MM-SUS; Sales & Distribution (SD) for Shipping, Automatic Posting for Intercompany Billing and Third Party Order; Supplier Network Collaboration (SNC) for PO Collaboration, ASN/Inbound Delivery Creation; JDA Demand Planning for Finished Goods; JDA Transportation for Shipment Cost; Sabrix Tax Determination for MM; Inventory Management (IM) and Extended Warehouse Management (eWM) for Stock Transport Order (STO) and Outbound/Inbound Delivery processing.

·         Tools: SAP ECC 6.0, eWM, SRM 7.0, MDM, SNC 7.0, PI, ALE/EDI/IDOC, SOLMAN, Mercury QC/QTP, MS Project, Visio, SharePoint.

   

 

Client/Company    : CF Industries

Project                   : SAP Implementation

Location                : Deerfield, IL

Project Duration   : Jan 2011 – Mar 2011

Project & Role Description:

Business Process Analyst, SAP SD, Order to Cash (OTC) process team, to prepare and execute process workshops for Analyze phase with process stakeholders including IT, Sales Support and SME's to capture detailed level requirements for Organizational Hierarchy, Contracts/Orders Management, Deliveries, and Billing. Introduced Accenture Advanced Enterprise Solution (AAES) for Chemicals SAP best practices to the client.

 

Bronze Drum Technologies, Inc., San Jose, CA                                                              Aug 2009 – Nov 2010

ERP Consultant

Delivered ERP solutions focusing on SAP for start-up ERP and IT SOX Audit Solution provider.

Responsibilities include:

·         Requirements gathering, fit/gap analysis, design, create functional specs for RICEFW objects, test and deployment, streamlining and integrating business processes and ERP systems, and performing pre/post-audit for system implementation/upgrade.

·         Re-designed business and ERP application process in MM/IM for machined and fabricated parts manufacturing client.

·         Client Engagement: Pericom Semiconductor, HQT.

 

Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA                                                                              Mar 2007 – Jul 2009

 

SAP Consultant

Business Transformation (BT) Project - A global, full lifecycle, multi-phase, one of largest SAP deployments in the world. Served as Sr. Business Systems Analyst to implement SAP ECC 6.0 and other SAP solutions to achieve a single ERP platform. Phase 1 scope: Corp. SAP ERP solutions include Finance (FI-CO, SEM, and GTS), Global Spares and Services (MM, SD, PP, QM, and SCM-GATP), SRM-ECC (Asia, Europe), BW/BI (Reporting), EP (Portal), PI/XI (Process Integration), and MDM (Master Data: Customer, Material, and Vendor). Phase 2(b) scope: Solar ERP solution includes SAP CRM, ECC, PS, SNC, EM, and BI.

Responsibilities include:

·         Migrated & implemented SAP 4.7 Global Spares & Services process and functionality in MM/SD to ECC 6.0.

·         Performed unit and integration testing of all scenario business transactions in MM/IM/SD/FI such as Purchase Requisition, Request for Quotation, Purchase Order, Good Receipts, Invoice Verification, Payments, Goods Issue, Returns, Stock Transfer Order, and Goods Movement.

·         Validated, enhanced, and migrated SRM-4.7 processes and functionality to SRM-ECC as part of BT Phase 1 go-live and global deployment of SRM to regions (Asia, Europe). Changes in functionality include Approval Workflows with SAP HR position mapping and Supplier Portal for B2B transactions.

·         Researched OSS notes to apply to SAP ECC and SRM as required.

·         Conducted design review of functional/technical specifications of Phase 1 RICEFW objects prior to the build phase to identify reusable components, recommend alternative solutions, and address maintainability issues.

 

Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA                                                                            Feb 2006 – Feb 2007

SAP Consultant

mySAP SRM 5.0 e-Procurement Project: Served as Sr. Business Systems Analyst working on Business Transformation module early adopter to implement indirect purchasing/e-procurement solution using SAP SRM 5.0 extended-classic scenario, SAP 4.7 backend integration, and other components in the SAP SRM technology landscape to enable automation/integration of Catalog Management, Shopping Carts (Purchase Requisitions), Purchase Orders, Contracts, Shopping Carts Approval Workflows, Sourcing including RFx, Bidding, and Auctions for North America User Groups and Global Indirect Materials.

Responsibilities include:

·         Participated in Business Blueprint phase for detailed requirements gathering through design workshops for key and sub-processes.

·         Worked in SRM/EBP process configuration including Middleware setup and objects replication, Create Organization and Vendor Org. structure, Define Backend System for Product Categories, Define number Range, Define Transaction Types, Tax Calculation Setup, Account Determination, Get Vendors, Assign Users to Org. Plan, and Workflow setups.

·         Evaluated supplier enablement capability and SAP PI 7.0 to transfer purchase order to supplier and to integrate with SAP CCM for catalog file upload.

·         Created functional design of RICEFW objects such as SRM BADIs/CUF, Applied Materials and Metron PO, RFx and Contract Smartforms, as well as 'n-step' Approval Workflows for Shopping Cart/PO.

 

Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA                                                                            Jan 2005 – Jan 2006

Business Systems Analyst

SAP 4.7 Enterprise Upgrade Project: Served as key contributor on 12-month SAP upgrade from SAP 4.5B – SD, MM, FI-CO modules to SAP 4.7 with incorporation of additional modules such as WebASPlatform, Central User Administration, Security/SOX compliance overhaul with Virsa tools, automated testing with Mercury QTP, end-user training with InfoPak, production archiving, and EP/SSO.

·         Developed and coordinated Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity Plan testing cross-functional teams.

·         Involved in functional (business process) configuration and testing for Global Spares and Services including procurement cycle, third party, stock transport order, and inventory management.

 

Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA                                                                          Sep 2002 – Dec 2004

Application Lead

SAP FI-CO 4.5B Enhancements Project: Led a team of four onsite/offshore SAP ABAP programmers on 2+ year assignment to design, develop, and deploy improvements to financial accounting and controlling (FI-CO) modules including FI-AP module integration with MM for Global Finance user community.

 

 

Skills

ERP: SAP ECC 6.0, SRM 7.0/5.0

Tools: SAP SOLMAN, IMG, Workflow, EDI/IDOC, ABAP, SQL, HP ALM/QTP, MS Project, Visio, SharePoint.

 

Education

B.S. in Computer Science & Mathematics, California State University Hayward.

 

Professional Society

SCM Expert