Akshay Ralhan
- Lead SAP SD-OTC
- San Francisco, CA
- Member Since Apr 29, 2023
Candidates About
Akshay Ralhan
Business Process Consultant (SAP-SDC): Sales and Distribution, AFX Solution (Apparel Industry), Global Trade Services (GTS), Hybris / Integration with ECC, VC, Credit Management, Rev Rec, Pricing, Credit Card, Bill of Material, Handling Unit, Logistic Execution, Integration of SD with Revenue Accounting and Reporting 1.2
SUMMARY
Highly accomplished consultant with more than 11 years of experience and proven track record (Appreciation letter from Clients, Program Manager & Project Manager’s) of success in implementing SAP Sales & Distribution/GTS. Profound knowledge of business processes through operational expertise in developing the design, maintain interface and formulate development scope and objectives in a diverse industrial environment; Industries include Manufacturing – Hi Tech, Consumer Durable, Retail, and Automotive.
§ Exceptionally competent in the applications of SAP R/3 versions 4.6C, 4.7, ECC 5.0 and ECC 6.0
§ Eight Full Life Cycle projects, Two Support projects, two upgrade project, one rollout experience in SD & GTS with ASAP methodology: Project Preparation, Business Blue Printing, Realization, Final Preparation, Go-Live and Support.
§ Extensive experience in SAP R/3 SD, VC, Hybris and SAP GTS modules with specialization in all phases including Design, Configuration Management, Implementation, Testing and Continuous Production Support.
§ Develop business relationship with client, integrate activity with the development team to ensure Successful implementation and support.
§ Having strong oral and written communication skills, focused on customer requirement.
§ High level of experience in writing the functional specification and walkthrough of the requirement to the technical team.
§ Manage ABAP developers for developing WRICEFs (workflow, reports, interfaces, conversion, enhancements, forms) for all stages of an ongoing SAP modernization and update project. Manage offshore ABAP team by assisting and co-ordinate between the ABAP team, functional team.
§ Experience on cross-functional integration of SD with FI, MM, LE, CRM, GTS, Vertex, Hybris and 3rd Party.
§ Monitor System performance, troubleshoot and resolves issues with high level of independent decision making ability.
§ Expertise with customization of SAP standard Components in the area of SD, LE, GTS etc
§ Good onsite experience in USA, UAE, New Zealand, Singapore and Germany.
§ Data conversion using LSMW & Z Program.
§ Expert skills in test strategy preparation, test planning, test execution to test monitoring
§ Expert skills in manual and automated testing using Test director and QTP
§ Implementation tools Solution Manager
§ ASAP & Ascendant Methodology
§ Understanding ABAP terms of Routines, Requirements, User Exits, Debugging and Data flow.
§ Experience in the versions of SAP like SAP R/3 4.6B, 4.6C, 4.70, SAP 5.0 and SAP 6.0.
§ Experience in upgradation from SAP 4.0B to 4.70 and SAP 4.6C to SAP 5.0.
§ Experience in the leadership roles.
Professional Experience & Certification – Detail
- Business Process Consultant- SAP –SDC (India), transferred to SAP-America
- Senior Consultant, HCL-Technologies Ltd (India)
- Business Analyst, Covansys India Limited (India)
- WareHouse Incharge, Dentsply India Pvt Ltd
Academics
- Graduation: Bachelors of Commerce from University of Delhi
- Masters : Master in Business Administration from Leeds Business School (UK, FT)
SAP Certification/Training
Ø S/4 Hana 1610 Optimized Order to Cash (OTC)
Ø S/4 Hana 1610 Settlement Management
Ø S/4 Hana 1610 Output Management
Ø S/4 Hana 1610 CVI (Customer Vendor Integration)
Ø S/4 Hana 1610 FSCM Credit Management (Ongoing Training)
Ø Successfully Completed Training in Path for S/4 Hana
Ø Certified in SAP-4.6c
Ø SAP training in SAP-GTS 7.2 & GTS-11.0
· Compliance Management- Product Classification, Export & Import Control, Embargo, Sanctioned Party Screening- SPL Screening of Customer & Suppliers
· Custom Management- Export & Import
· Risk Management- Letter of Credit
Ø SAP training in Hybris – Functional
Ø SAP training in RAR-1.2 (Ongoing Training)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Client: Rodan & Fields, San Francisco, CA Feb 2015- Till Date
Role: Business Process Consultant- Lead-SD-OTC (Onsite)
Company: SAP-SDC
Project: ECC RDS Implementation on HANA
Industry: Body Care Products
Environment: Order to cash
Responsabilités :
- Involved right from the project preparation phase conducting workshops and gathering requirements from the business, blue print preparation, performed gap analysis based on as-is and to-be processes for the project and successfully got sign off from all the verticals, created functional specs for conversions and required configurations for the realization phase and got approval from the business for all the activities related to Quote to Cash area.
· Design and define Organizational Units.
· Creating master data for customers, materials, with Title Information and customer –material info records.
· SD Process: creating sales documents types/Copy Control- based on standard order, scheduling agreements, credit/debit notes, pro-forma invoice
· Pricing: - Using condition technique i.e.: Procedure, condition types, access sequence, Accesses, Condition records and Account keys
· Material Determination, Discounts in pricing.
· Item category level, Schedule line category, Shipping Point determination,
· ATP Concepts (Availability Check), Back order processing, Rescheduling.
· Shipping process: Shipping point, Picking, Packing, Serial Numbers assigning, PGI
· Billing process: Account determination analysis, Revenue Accounts, Release to Accounting G/L Posting, Account determination procedure, generating accounting documents (SD-FI interface), Config setting of RAR on SD
· Cancellation/Reversing the Documents.
- Configuration of Revenue Recognition (SD).
- Configuration of BOM.
- Configuration of Credit Card
- Mapping of Hybris, PO, ECC Integration.
- Master data Preparation and Upload- Customer Master, Pricing Master, Material Determination & BOM Master Data.
- Understanding the user requirements and create new REPORTS, QUERIES, and LAYOUT DESIGN with the help of ABAP team.
· Interfacing 3rd party softwares and posting to SAP with the help of ABAP (EDI)
· Methodology – ASAP
· End user documentation, training, Sharing of Information with end users and colleagues. Used Infopak to record and finish the user documentation.
· Manage ABAP developers for developing WRICEFs (workflow, reports, interfaces, conversion, enhancements, forms) for all stages of an ongoing SAP modernization and update project. Manage offshore ABAP team by assisting and co-ordinate between the ABAP team, functional team.
· Monitor System performance, troubleshoot and resolves issues with high level of independent decision making ability.
- Develop business relationship with client, integrate activity with the development team to ensure Successful implementation and support
· Strong oral and written communication skills, focused on customer requirement and fluency in English.
· Go-Live Support, New Enhancement & Issue resolving.
Client: Cintas, Cincinnati, OH Aug 2014- Jan 2015
Role: Business Development Consultant-(Onsite)
Company: SAP-SDC
Project: ECC Implementation with AFC VAS
Industry: Uniform Rental
Environment: ECC 6.0
Project is to merge domestic business process of Cintas which runs in AS400, Class into its SAP CRM and ECC 6.0 .
- Involved right from the project preparation phase conducting workshops and gathering requirements from the business, created blue prints, performed gap analysis based on as-is and to-be processes for the project and successfully got sign off from all the verticals, created functional specs for conversions and required configurations for the realization phase and got approval from the business for all the activities related to Quote to Cash area.
- Gathered Business Requirements and prepared a Business Blue print for multiple business process and got signed off from Business.
- DEMO on AFS- VAS
Client: RAK Porcelain, RAK, DUBAI FEB 2014- July 2014
Role: Business Process Consultant- Lead-SD-CRM (Onsite)
Company: SAP-SDC
Industry: Manufacturing (Porcelain)
Environnent : ECC 6.0
Project : Implémentation
Responsabilités :
- Involved right from the project preparation phase conducting workshops and gathering requirements from the business, blue print preparation, performed gap analysis based on as-is and to-be processes for the project and successfully got sign off from all the verticals, created functional specs for conversions and required configurations for the realization phase and got approval from the business for all the activities related to Quote to Cash area.
- Design and Define Organizational Units.
- Creating master data for customers, materials, with Title Information and customer –material info records.
- SD Process: creating sales documents types/Copy Control- based on standard order, scheduling agreements, credit/debit notes, pro-forma invoice
- Pricing: - Using condition technique i.e.: Procedure, condition types, access sequence, Accesses, Condition records and Account keys
- Material Determination, Discounts in pricing.
- Item category level, Schedule line category, Shipping Point determination,
- ATP Concepts (Availability Check), Back order processing, Rescheduling.
- Shipping process: Shipping point, Picking, Packing, Auto Handling Unit, PGI
- Billing process: Account determination analysis, Revenue Accounts, Release to Accounting G/L Posting, Account determination procedure, Generating accounting documents (SD-FI interface)
- Cancellation/Reversing the Documents.
- Configuration of Revenue Recognition (SD).
- Configuration of BOM.
- Configuration of Credit Card
- Configuration of Handling Unit.
- Master data Preparation and Upload- Customer Master, Pricing Master, Customer Material Info Record, Material Determination & BOM Master Data.
- Understanding the user requirements and create new REPORTS, QUERIES, and LAYOUT DESIGN with the help of ABAP team.
· Interfacing 3rd party software and posting to SAP with the help of ABAP (EDI)
· Methodology – ASAP
· End user documentation, training, Sharing of Information with end users and colleagues. Used Infopak to record and finish the user documentation.
· Manage ABAP developers for developing WRICEFs (workflow, reports, interfaces, conversion, enhancements, forms) for all stages of an ongoing SAP modernization and update project. Manage offshore ABAP team by assisting and co-ordinate between the ABAP team, functional team.
Client: Al Futtaim, Dubai, UAE Oct 2013- Jan 2014
Role: Business Process Consultant-(Onsite)
Company: SAP-SDC
Industry: Automobile
Environment: ECC
Project: Implementation
Responsibilities:
- Gathered Business Requirements and prepared a Business Blue print for multiple business process and got signed off from Business.
- Function Specification for Gap’s as-is Vs to-be.
- Develop business relationship with client, integrate activity with the development team to ensure Successful implementation and support.
§ Manage ABAP developers for developing WRICEFs (workflow, reports, interfaces, conversion, enhancements, forms) for all stages of an ongoing SAP modernization and update project. Manage offshore ABAP team by assisting and co-ordinate between the ABAP team, functional team.
§ Having strong oral and written communication skills, focused on customer requirement.
§ Monitor System performance, troubleshoot and resolves issues with high level of independent decision making ability.
§ Configuration of Business Processes, Preparation of Test Scenario’s, Integration testing, training Manual and documentation of the Configuration available in SOLMAN.
§ Proactive in the identification and resolution of issues that may negatively impact a project or deliverables.
§ Monitor and report to management on the status of project efforts, anticipating/identifying issues that inhibit the attainment of project goals and implementing corrective actions
Client: AAB Automobile, Doha, Qatar July 2013- Oct 2013
Role: Business Process Consultant- Lead SD (Onsite)
Company: SAP-SDC
Industry: Automobile
Environment: ECC Implementation (Blue Print)
Responsibilities:
- Involved right from the project preparation phase conducting workshops and gathering requirements from the business, created blue prints, performed gap analysis based on as-is and to-be processes for the project and successfully got sign off from all the verticals, created functional specs for conversions and required configurations for the realization phase and got approval from the business for all the activities related to Quote to Cash area.
- Gathered Business Requirements and prepared a Business Blue print for multiple business process and got signed off from Business.
Client: RAK Ceramic, RAK, UAE May 2012- May 2013
Role: Business Process Consultant- Lead CRM-SD (Onsite)
Company: SAP-SDC
Industry: Manufacturing
Environment: ECC Implementation
Responsibilities:
§ Involved right from the project preparation phase conducting workshops and gathering requirements from the business, blue print preparation, performed gap analysis based on as-is and to-be processes for the project and successfully got sign off from all the verticals, created functional specs for conversions and required configurations for the realization phase and got approval from the business for all the activities related to Quote to Cash area.
§ Design and Define Organizational Units.
§ Creating master data for customers, materials, with Title Information and customer –material info records.
§ SD Process: creating sales documents types/Copy Control- based on standard order, scheduling agreements, credit/debit notes, pro-forma invoice
§ Pricing: - Using condition technique i.e.: Procedure, condition types, access sequence, Accesses, Condition records and Account keys
§ Material Determination, Discounts in pricing.
§ Item category level, Schedule line category, Shipping Point determination,
§ ATP Concepts (Availability Check), Back order processing, Rescheduling.
§ Shipping process: Shipping point, Picking, Packing, Serial Numbers assigning, PGI
§ Billing process: Account determination analysis, Revenue Accounts, Release to Accounting G/L Posting, Account determination procedure, Generating accounting documents (SD-FI interface)
§ Cancellation/Reversing the Documents.
§ Configuration of Revenue Recognition (SD).
§ Configuration of BOM.
§ Configuration of Credit Card
§ Master data Preparation and Upload- Customer Master, Pricing Master, Material Determination, Customer Material Info Record & BOM Master Data.
§ Understanding the user requirements and create new REPORTS, QUERIES, and LAYOUT DESIGN with the help of ABAP team.
§ Methodology – ASAP
§ End user documentation, training, Sharing of Information with end users and colleagues. Used Infopak to record and finish the user documentation.
§ Manage ABAP developers for developing WRICEFs (workflow, reports, interfaces, conversion, enhancements, forms) for all stages of an ongoing SAP modernization and update project. Manage offshore ABAP team by assisting and co-ordinate between the ABAP team, functional team.
§ Monitor System performance, troubleshoot and resolves issues with high level of independent decision making ability.
§ Develop business relationship with client, integrate activity with the development team to ensure Successful implementation and support
§ Strong oral and written communication skills, focused on customer requirement and fluency in English.
§ Go-Live Support, New Enhancement & Issue resolving.
Client: BHP Billiton, Singapore Jan 2012- Jan 2012
Role: Business Process Consultant- Lead (Onsite) (GTS Premium Engagement)
Company: SAP-SDC
Industry: Mining & Exploration
Environment: GTS Technical Check Review
Responsibilities:
§ Review of SAP-GTS Solution (Compliance Management) Functional Module- Sanctioned Party Screening (SPL Check), Embargo and License Determination
Client: Spansion, Sunnyvale, CA Sep 2009- Nov 2011
Role: Senior Consultant (Onsite & Offshore)
Company: HCL Technology Ltd
Industry: Consumer Durable (Semiconductor)
Environment: Support, Enhancement, Upgrade and GTS implementation (License Determination)
Responsibilities:
§ SAP-GTS (Compliance Management) Functional Module- Sanctioned Party Screening (SPL Check), Embargo and License Determination
§ Implementation for License Determination for Malaysia.
§ Contribution throughout the project Life-cycle from discovery to developing the Functional Specifications, detailed analysis and design, realization, integration and Final Implementation of License Management in SAP-GTS 7.0 system.