Candidates About

 

Abhisek Sarkar

Profile

¨       Overall 12 years of experience encompassing a wide range of various industries e.g. Manufacturing, Telecom and Insurance.

¨       8 years of SAP expertise in multiple skills, roles and industry verticals.

¨       Subject Matter Expert in SAP R/3 ECC 6.0 and engaged in SAP SD Order to Cash and Global Trade Service functional development activities in Eli Lilly, Abbott Laboratories, J&J US Region OTC Crossroad integration project, which involves Conceptualization, Development, Configuration and Testing of scenarios in SAP as per business requirement. 

¨       Experience in Order to cash process, shipping & transportation, SD pricing and batch management area

¨       Detailed understanding on ABAP objects and designing functional specification for new requirements.

¨       In depth understanding on Interface design and third party systems. Mapping data fields between SAP and Process Integration system

¨       Exclusive experience in GTS compliance management, custom management, Risk management and Electronic compliance repository.

¨       Extensive knowledge on GTS Sanction party list screening, Embargo check and License management.

¨       Subject Matter expert on GTS custom management for export and transit procedure

¨       Extensive experience in scoping, planning, scheduling Testing Strategy and Estimation of Revenue and Cost for software application implementation program including ERP SAP.

¨       Detailed experience in Pharma and Life Science Industry guidelines for implementation of Software Application.

¨       Experience in leading and managing teams. Handled multiple teams as Functional and Testing Lead.

¨       More than four years of domain experience in Sales & Marketing, Maintenance in Manufacturing and Insulator Industry

¨       Good communication skills, interpersonal skills, self-motivated, quick learner, team player.

 

Skill Set

ERP:   SAP R/3 ECC 5.0 and 6.0

Development Tools: SAP R/3 ECC 5.0 and 6.0,

Functional Modules: SD, manufacturing, Distribution/Order Management, Inventory/Warehouse Management. Procure to Pay

 

Technology & Tools : Test Automation, Worksoft, HPQC, Quick Test Pro, Solution Delivery Management System

 

O/S:  Windows NT/2000 Server, HP-UX 11.1, SCO UNIX

Processes: IBM’s QMS (Quality Management System), OPAL

 

 

Education:     

• Bachelors in Science ( Technology) in Ceramic Technology - 2001, University of Calcutta, India
• M.B.A. – 2005 from ICFAI Business School, Hyderabad, India

 

 

 

Professional Experience

July ’15- Till Date, Lead Consultant     Infosys Limited

 

Lead Consultant in SAP SD and GTS.

 

 

Aug 07 – July ‘15,  Senior Application Consultant     IBM India Pvt Limited

 

Roles and Responsibilities of IBM

1. Responsible for garner more revenue and sale for IBM GBS GD by providing new testing and ERP SAP process, methods and tools to client.
2. High utilization by virtue of appropriate time booking to optimize IBM GD revenue
3. Contribute to IBM organization activities, Participate in Learning and Knowledge Training programs and abiding by the IBM Business conduct guidelines.

 

Feb’13 – July’15                     Eli Lilly SHAPIRO

As a SAP Lead and Subject Matter Expert for Order to cash and Global trade support responsible for managing, coordinating and reporting the various development, functional analysis, testing and reporting activities for ERP SAP AMS Support for Eli Lilly Shapiro Project. As Functional Consultant was also engaged in configuration of SAP solutions, writing functional specifications, developing custom objects with technical teams, transporting the object to test and transport to production environment with the release team . Abhisek has also been exclusively associated with GTS configuration, master data set up at GTS and mapping between ECC R3 and GTS.

 

 

• To plan, estimate and perform SAP development, function build, Transport, Testing and Reporting. Gathering Business requirements with trouble ticket and enhancements and devising Testing strategies to cover all business processes SAP SD Order management and GTS area.
• Implementing specific requirement for GTS compliance management, custom management, Risk Management and ECR for the project.
• Developing process and configuration design documents to substantiate the functional requirements by business.
• Writing functional specifications to build the custom objects for various order management and pricing business needs.
• Working with the various interfaces to make sure smooth communication between SAP and other legacy systems.
• Extensive knowledge on GTS Sanction party list screening, Embargo check and License management.
• Subject Matter expert on GTS custom management for export and transit procedure
• Worked on various pricing, promotion and inter company scenarios and building up custom objects.
• To generate requirement coverage and Traceability Matrix to ensure all business elements get identified and tested
• Development of custom objects, designing functional specifications and testing to implement the SAP  SD solution
• Strong understanding on SAP R3 and GTS interfaces.
• Cross Functional coordination with Application Development, Release Management and cutover team to deploy the SAP changes and new methodology for the client.
• Extensive analysis of SAP SD pricing and transportation model and Supply Chain methodology to deploy the best possible user friendly SAP solution for the client.
• Worked with the cutover team for data conversion activities for all master and transactional data.
• Worked extensively with the various interfaces covering the complex business processes involving middleware, ECC and multiple legacy systems like vertex, interact etc.
• Master data management in GTS.

·         Automated testing to optimize the resource utilization and increase RoI by tools like SAP TAO, Rational and Worksoft and HP Quick Test Pro QTP.

·         Analyze transport requests and impact on target environment.

·         Data mining and Data warehousing activity to support implementation

·         Extensive knowledge on Defect Management.

 

 

 

Dec’11 – Jan’ 13                    Abbott Laboratories Symphony Project

As a SAP Lead and Subject Matter Expert responsible for managing, coordinating and reporting the various development, functional analysis,testing and reporting activities for ERP SAP Implementation for Abbott Laboratories back office, Supply Chain and Physical Split Projects. Abhisek had been a critical member for SAP order to cash area performing requirement gathering of business and provide technical solution in Order to cash area  Also exclusively associated with GTS configuration, master data set up at GTS and mapping between ECC R3 and GTS.

 

• Implementing specific requirement for GTS compliance management, custom management, Risk Management and ECR for the project.
• Developing process and configuration design documents to substantiate the functional requirements by business.
• Development of custom objects, designing functional specifications and testing to implement the SAP  SD solution
• Writing functional specifications to build the custom objects for various order management and pricing business needs.
• Worked on various pricing, promotion and inter company scenarios and building up custom objects.
• Worked on Sap transportation module and logistic execution
• Cross Functional coordination with Application Development, Release Management and cutover team to deploy the SAP changes and new methodology for the client.
• Extensive analysis of SAP SD pricing and transportation model and Supply Chain methodology to deploy the best possible user friendly SAP solution for the client.
• Worked extensively with various EDI and ALE interfaces
• Worked with the cutover team for data conversion activities for all master and transactional data.
• Worked extensively with the various interfaces covering the complex business processes involving middleware, ECC and multiple legacy systems like vertex, interact etc.

 

Environment:   SAP R/3 ECC 6.0, Java, J2EE

Team Size: 10

 

 

 

 

 

Oct’09 – Nov’11                     Johnson and Johnson Crossroad Integration Project

As a SAP functional Lead and Subject Matter Expert responsible for Scope Identification for functional objects, gathering business requirements, building up the Project Plan, Master Test plan, Project Resource Plan and Test estimation technique and tools for Johnson & Johnson Crossroad Integration Project for implementing SAP ERP solution. As Functional Consultant was also engaged in configuration of SAP solutions, writing functional specifications, developing custom objects with technical teams, transporting the object to test and production environment with the release team and cutover activities to load all master and transactional data to SAP system.Also engaged in GTS configuration, master data set up at GTS and interfacing SAP SD and GTS.

·         Gathering business requirements and planning and strategizing those in SAP landscape to provide an integrated future proof IT solution.

·         Coordination with Business owners and SME s to understand end to end Business Process Scenarios, Running Requirement traceability matrix to ensure all elements are appropriately covered.

·         Designing configuration and process design document for SAP SD Order management and GTS

·         Implementing specific requirement for GTS compliance management, custom management, Risk Management and ECR for the project.

·         To plan, estimate and perform SAP development, Transport, Testing and Reporting. Gathering Business requirements and devising Testing strategies to cover all business processes.

·         Developing process and configuration design documents to substantiate the functional requirements by business.

·         To generate requirement coverage and Traceability Matrix to ensure all business elements get identified and tested

·         Development of custom objects, designing functional specifications and testing to implement the SAP solution

·         Extensive knowledge on GTS Sanction party list screening, Embargo check and License management.

·         Subject Matter expert on GTS custom management for export and transit procedure

·         Cross Functional coordination with Application Development, Release Management and cutover team to deploy the SAP changes and new methodology for the client.

·         Extensive analysis of SAP SD pricing and transportation model and Supply Chain methodology to deploy the best possible user friendly SAP solution for the client.

·         Worked with the cutover team for data conversion activities for all master and transactional data.

·         Worked extensively with the various interfaces covering the complex business processes involving middleware, ECC and multiple legacy systems like vertex, interact etc.

 

 

 

 

Environment:   SAP R/3 ECC 5.0, Java, J2EE

Team Size: 6

 

Jan 08 – Sep’09                      Johnson and Johnson US Region Order to Cash Project

As a testing team consulting member responsible for testing Planning, scheduling and executing Test scripts and subsequent reporting for Johnson & Johnson US Region Order to Cash Project for implementing ERP solution which involved Preparation, Development and Execution of Unit, String, and User Acceptance Testing Scenarios of different business processes and Reporting of Metrics.

• Developing process and configuration design documents to substantiate the functional requirements by business.
• Writing functional specifications to build the custom objects for various order management and pricing business needs.
• Worked on various pricing, promotion and inter company scenarios and building up custom objects.
• To generate requirement coverage and Traceability Matrix to ensure all business elements get identified and tested
• Development of custom objects, designing functional specifications and testing to implement the SAP solution
• Cross Functional coordination with Application Development, Release Management and cutover team to deploy the SAP changes and new methodology for the client.
• Extensive analysis of SAP SD pricing and transportation model and Supply Chain methodology to deploy the best possible user friendly SAP solution for the client.

 

Environment:   SAP R/3 ECC 5.0, Module: SD, Java, J2EE

Team Size: 20

 

 

Sept07-Dec07              FASTTRAK Implementation Project

 

Worked in a Simulated Implementation project FastTrak. FASTTRAK is a unique initiative launched by IBM India to impart SAP consulting and project delivery skills to its SAP functional consultants who have sound business knowledge and industry experience. Responsibility included

 

·         Understanding the As-Is business process (based on the business case and role plays)

·         Preparation of Business Process Master List, To-Be documents

·         Gap analysis

·         Arranging process validation workshop and getting sign-off of “To-be” document

·         Preparation of development functional specification.

·         Co-ordination with technical team for object development

·         System Configuration

·         Unit testing and Integration testing

·         Test problem resolution.

·         Authorization design and co-ordinating with Security team for role build.

·         Creation of User Training manual.

·         Co-ordinating User Acceptance Test

·         Data Migration in Cut Over phase through LSMW programs

·         Post Go-live support.

 

Environment:   SAP R/3 ECC 6.0, Module: SD

Team Size: 26

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June05 – Aug’07,   Sr. Executive, Retail                                  Tata Teleservices Ltd, India

Designation- Senior Executive, Retail (2005 June –2007 August)

 

·         Providing a standard IT solution for Channel Development, Channel coordination and channel sales for the territory of Central and South Kolkata.

·         Understanding the business needs on IT services. Channel Management of forty-five franchisees, ten company owned outlets and five distributors in the area of Central and South Kolkata.

·         Accomplishing projects for Tata Teleservices Limited in retail sector.

·         Responsible for achieving both prepaid and postpaid targets through retail outlets.

·         Responsible for retail operations in both franchisee and company owned outlet and providing a standardized ERP solution.

·         Doing the profitability analysis of each store in weekly basis and subsequent implementation of action plan.

·         Organizing various marketing activities in retail stores.

·         Offering training in individual level at retail outlet.

·         Ensure the brand image in the retail market by effective merchandising and displays.

·         Roll out of franchisee in Kolkata Telecom District

·         Relationship building

 

July01 – May03,              Asst. Engineer, R &D                        Indian Rayon & Industries

 

Designation- Assistant. Engineer R&D (2001 June-2003 May)          

·         Ensuring order management in terms of procuring the raw materials.

·         Minimizing the lead-time between placing the order and arrival of raw materials by sample testing at Distributor’s site.

·         Procuring and stocking the raw materials on daily basis and subsequent testing and controlling the specified quality.

·         Monitoring the credit policy with the distributor and generating bills for the same.

·         Controlling the operation in terms of process parameters and specification.

·         Ensuring 5S in shop floor operation.

·         Testing and quality control of the finished goods with the help of sampling and thus implementing six sigma in the entire operation.

·         Warehouse management in terms of daily inventories, avoiding out of stock situation by processing the order due time.

·         Data warehousing of the entire supply chain module

 

Training:

• IAPP Training, Johnson & Johnson
• HCC 2007 Basic Training, Johnson & Johnson
• SAP FASTTRAK Functional Simulation Project, IBM India Pvt Ltd
• SAP Global Trade Service, IBM India Pvt Ltd
• Communication in Global Environment, IBM India Pvt Ltd
• Six Sigma and Lean Management- Indian Rayon & Industries
• Quality Management- Indian Rayon & Industries