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                   Vimal SAP                                                                               

 Career Overview

18 years of overall experience in design and analysis of business application systems in configuration and implementation of SAP R/3/ ECC & APO with strong Business process improvement skills with strong background and achievements in successfully identifying gaps and creating efficiencies in SCM as hands-on Enterprise Solution Consultant, Business Analyst to configure / Design SAP PP / PP-PI, QM in process manufacturing and discrete manufacturing and APO DP, PP/DS & gATP

SAP Experience

·         12 Plus years of Experience in SAP PP, PP-PI, QM & APO modules, involved in multiple full life-cycle implementation projects, upgrades, Global support projects for PP-PI, PP, QM & APO DP, PP/DS & gATP (versions R/3 4.7, ECC 5.0 and ECC6.0, EHP 4.0, 5.0, 7.0). Worked on implementation & support on S/4 HANA Version 1610

·         Strong Cross Functional Experience with integration of Production Planning (PP / PP-PI) with Quality Management (QM), Material Management (MM) and Warehouse Management, Controlling, Sales & distribution (SD) & APO modules

·         Configured and implemented Discrete Manufacturing (with VC), Repetitive manufacturing, Process manufacturing, Engineer-to-order for new model planning, Sap ME / MII integration with PP for configuring Idoc to be sent, MES, MGX

·         Extensive client facing skills interact with Business users, collecting requirements for PP, PP-PI, PM, MM and QM and implement as per client’s business process and for new developments.

·         Successfully Configured & implemented Capacity Planning, serializing, batch management, Planning strategies, Material Requirement Planning (MRP), LTP, S& OP, MPS & Production strategies MTS, MTO

·         Experience in testing tools HPQC, HP ALM and support tool like QuickBase, Service-Now, Remedy, Solution manager, and change management process (Rev-Trak), CHARM

·         Material Management: complete SD & MM configuration for Intra & Inter-company STO, PP & MM configuration on Sub-contracting process, Consignment process FI & MM Configuration, MRP, procurement cycle, inventory management, invoicing, MM pricing procedure, service entry sheet, Tax Code configuration

 

Certifications:

l  SAP Certified Application Associate in Production Planning & Manufacturing with SAP ECC 6.0 EHP5

l  Undergone hands on training on SCM Module APO GATP (Global Available-to-promise) by SAP AG

 

Career Overview Details

 

EMPLOYER: DELTA SYSTEM AND SOFTWARE INC.     DURATION:  05 / 2016 – TILL – DATE

 

Client:    BIO-RAD     Hercules, CA                                                                                                Duration: 11 / 2017 – Till - date

Role: SAP Analyst – PP-PI, QM & APO DP, PP/DS, gATP                                                         Project type: Development / Support                                           

 

Responsibilities

• Handling incidents on PP-PI, QM & APO (DP, PP/DS, gATP) convert the incidents in to Change Request and then to SCTask under Normal change for maintenance Request based on the developments defects raised / Change request for customizing objects. Attending CRB meeting for any changes related to the current Incident that can be resolved by work around.
• Creating test scripts/ scenario/ test cases / test run for the defects in the existing custom program and test it after creating defects using HPQC tool.
• Leading off-shore team size 10 Consultants for Plan to Manufacturing I.e PP-PI, QM & APO. Conducting weekly meeting with off-shore & Business team for new requirements, enhancements or OSS notes implementation.
• Tested for transferring forecast (PIR) from BW system’s info Cube to Demand management for Full file.
• Worked on PI sheet configuration and implemented PI sheet in Bio-Rad with recipe approval using ECM, batch master, batch where used list, adding fields in custom report and extracting batched expiring in 6 Months and calculating sell by date.

• Quality Management: Created new Certificate profile for Certificate of Analysis, Quality master data like inspection plan, sampling procedures, different inspection method, Result recording, Usage Decision, Quality notification, Document management using drag & drop in notification and inspection lot etc.….
• Worked on intra & inter company stock transfer for ATP & gATP checks of STO, Automatic Route determination, Delivery date based / requested delivery date on Material Availability date (MAD) to include GR Processing time during Availability check. Configuration on gATP for Check instructions, Check method, ATP group, checking horizon, bucket logic, product allocation, MATP, RBATP Rule determination for Sourcing and product substitution for Ship to party / material or Location or Material, integration model, reconciliation, Product view. APO master data, CIF issue in transaction data, process chain, inbound & outbound Queue monitor, processing failed jobs, maintaining planning procedures, interactive & production planning run.

Client:    Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI                                                  Duration: 03 / 2017 – Oct / 2017

Role: SAP Analyst on SAP PP/MM S/4 HANA Version 1610                                    Project type: Support / SAP implementation                                                        

Responsibilities

·         Successfully implemented Discrete manufacturing with VC in one of Whirlpool NAR plant in Boston.

·         Responsible for PP/QM for S/4 HANA implementations and tested in HP ALM UAT, test scenario, scripts Validations and successfully implemented S/4 HANA for PP & MM with cloud & Fiori Apps in whirlpool corporation and enhancement to Ehp7 from ehp4

·         New Model planning, engineer-to-order, EDI setup for sending & receiving files to APS systems, PP integration to xMii & QM integration with LIMS (Sapphire), Rem profile configuration, MRP background job scheduling, MRP, LTP, Capacity planning.  

·         Worked closely with users for any issues, gathered requirements for new developments and prepared FDS and tested with the development team, Sap MII integration with PP for shop floor execution.

·         Material Management: complete SD & MM configuration on Intra & Inter-company STO, PP & MM configuration on Sub-contracting process, FI-MM complete configuration on Consignment process, MRP, procurement cycle, inventory management, invoice verification, MM pricing, service PO & service entry sheet, scheduling agreement, batch management, MM Master data setup, split valuation, quota arrangement, batch management

·         Extensively worked on PP - WM integration for production Execution / Shop floor control for components issued from handling Units from WM storage location to production supply area.

 

Client:   Genentech (Roche Pharmaceuticals), San Francisco, CA                      Duration: 12 / 2016 – 03 / 2017                     

Role:      SAP Analyst   SAP PP-PI/QM/MM with WM                                                   Proj.Type: Support - Process Manufacturing                                  

Responsibilities

·         PP-PI consultant assigned job of collecting requirements for the different manufacturing plants of the US.

·         Worked on incoming production tickets related to Production Planning and Quality Management modules.

·         Worked intensively on RICEF objects for PP-PI, MM and QM modules, MRP, MPS, LTP, Capacity planning

·         Manufacturing Execution in SAP MES integration with PP for extracting order data for Shop floor execution, idoc set-up, define event for creation, message type, Monitoring Idoc and re-processing.

·         Worked intensively on LIMS (Sapphire) Customized program with User Exit to send sample data (inspection lot) to LIMS.  QM to LIMS interface enhancement using prior inspection Lot logic for follow up function to carry out result recording and UD by assigning quality level from earlier inspection Lot & vendor batch logic for the same material belongs to same vendor.

·         Material Management: complete SD & MM configuration for Intra & Inter-company STO, PP & MM configuration on Sub-contracting process, Consignment process, MRP, procurement cycle, inventory management, invoice verification, MM pricing, service PO & service entry sheet, scheduling agreement, batch management, MM Master data setup, split valuation, quota arrangement

 

Client:    Astra Zeneca (AZ) Pharmaceuticals, Wilmington, DE                               Duration:   06 / 2016 -  11 / 2016

Role:      SAP Analyst - SAP PP-PI / MM / QM                                               Project Type: Support - Process Manufacturing

Responsibilities

·         Worked as Lead & onsite coordinator for SAP PP-PI, QM, MM and PM of team size 15 Consultants in offshore.

·         Gathered requirements from business user / representative for new developments, Prepared PPT / word document documenting Business requirements and co-ordinate with technical and functional team to prepare Budget and get it approved from business. Prepared FDS & TDS and uploaded in the tool. The requirement was tested informal environment & later in formal environment and the test report was captured in a pre-defined template and get it signed by the user to confirm the requirement for closure.

·         Manufacturing Execution in SAP MES integration with PP for extracting order data for Shop floor execution, idoc set-up, define event for creation, message type, Monitoring Idoc and re-processing.

·         Worked extensively on Batch management process, complete configuration for batch determination and derivation, MRP, MPS, LTP, Capacity planning  

·         Worked on SAP Query to download recipe data and user requested reports, responsible for all master data upload in SAP PP-PI, QM and PM, defined catalogs, code groups, Configuration of Notification Priority, Quality certificate type.

·         Configured X step created profile for usage in recipe creation for Pi Sheet Maintenance.

·         QM - Plant Maintenance - important integration link of QM with plant maintenance to inspect equipment and gauges, SAP PM tools like EAM & Pro-Cal for Master data and work order, integration to QM and ABAP on notification & work flow

·         QM to LIMS (Sapphire) interface enhancement to assign sampling data and inspection plan to LIMS. PP to MES, PM interfaces pro-Cal & EAM (Enterprise Asset management) systems with End-to-End configuration, Master data setup, IDoc Setup, Notification for Workflow.

·         Material Management: complete SD & MM configuration on Intra & Inter-company STO, PP & MM configuration on Sub-contracting process, FI-MM complete configuration on Consignment process, MRP, procurement cycle, inventory management, invoice verification, MM pricing, service PO & service entry sheet, scheduling agreement, batch management, MM Master data setup, split valuation, quota arrangement

 

EMPLOYER :  TCS      Role : ASSOCIATE CONSULTANT                                        DURATION :  08 / 2013 –  03 / 2016

Client:    Moog. Inc., Naples, FL                                                                                       Duration :    04 / 2015 -   03 / 2016

Role:      Enterprise Solution consultant - SAP PP, MM                   Type: Implementation ECC 6.0 EHP7, Discrete Manufacturing

·         Configured & successfully implemented in one of division Industrial Group (IG) for Discrete manufacturing MTS & MTO Scenario by Gathering requirements and prepared Business Blue print, identified gaps documented, signed-off from business and prepared Functional specification for RICEFW objects

·         Created Master Data for material master (MRP 1, 2, 3 & 4), Work scheduling view, routing, bill of material, production version, work center using data migration tool “LSMW / BDC”

·         Sub-contracting process Operation/Assembly level and configuration settings, master data and integration work shop with MM

·         Configured serial number management and Demand management, planning strategies, Material requirement planning, Consumption based planning, S&OP, MRP, MPS, LTP, Capacity planning.

·         SAP PM Master data set up through LSMW, integration to QM, PM interfaces pro-Cal & EAM (Enterprise Asset management) systems with End-to-End configuration, Master data setup, IDoc Setup, Notification for Workflow.

·         Material Management: complete SD & MM configuration for Intra & Inter-company STO, PP & MM configuration on Sub-contracting process and Consignment process.

 

Client:    GSK Pharmaceuticals, Durham, NC                                             Duration:    08 / 2013    to   04 / 2015

Role:      Enterprise Solution Architect - SAP PP-PI, MM & QM            Project Type: Enhancement, Global Support as L2 & L3   

                                                                                                                   ECC 6.0 EHP 7, Process Manufacturing

Responsibility: `

·         CERPS Interface to M-ERP as MES (MGX) designed tested using HP QC knowledge on I3L interface for manufacturing IDOC/EDIC configuration, Reprocess IDOC with failure Status.

·         Batch management for batch determination and batch derivation. Batch document customized program to print batch documents using templates linked to DMS & assigned in recipe as PRT in operations.

·         Responsible for production hyper care support & handled Critical and high priority tickets, good working knowledge on DMS & Change management using Rev-Trak to manage change history for BOM, Recipe and approval using work flow and digital signature, MRP, MPS, LTP, Capacity planning.

·         Manufacturing Execution in SAP MES integration with PP for extracting order data for Shop floor execution, idoc set-up, define event for creation, message type, Monitoring Idoc and re-processing in the Landscape SAP- PO – Middleware – MGX. 

·         Extensively worked on WM integration with Shop floor execution to issue components from handling Units assigned to process order, Defined control cycle and components are staged using production supply area, defined production version for each production line and BOM Alternate.

·         Global delivery support as L3 consultant for new enhancement, configured & tested for PP-PI & QM and user Acceptance.

·         Provided value-adds to create separate dedicated factory calendar for manufacturing & shipping plants so as to avoid scheduling conflicts when applying special rules to calendar.

·         Material Management: complete SD & MM configuration on Intra & Inter-company STO, PP & MM configuration on Sub-contracting process, FI-MM complete configuration on Consignment process, MRP, procurement cycle, inventory management, invoice verification, MM pricing, service PO & service entry sheet, scheduling agreement, batch management, MM Master data setup, split valuation, quota arrangement

 

EMPLOYER: IBM      Title:  PACKAGE SOLUTION CONSULTANT                         Duration:  02 / 2012 –  03 / 2013)

Client: Nissan Motors                                                                                       Role: Lead Consultant - SAP PP  

Project Type: Implementation (ECC 6.0 EHP 5.0), Discrete Manufacturing with VC                         

·         Prepared BRND (Business Requirement Narrative Document) in the template provided by Nissan IT similar to AS-IS in SAP and prepared SAP Solution document similar to blue print, Created FDS for RICEF objects

·         Implemented Discrete manufacturing with VC, Simulated configuration Profile to test object dependency MRP, MPS, LTP, Capacity planning  

·         Panel section configured for Sub-contracting process Operation/Assembly, STO process complete configuration on SAP MM & SD configuration on create sales area, shipping point, delivery type and assignment to plant

·         Introduced 2d Barcode scanner to issue coils which are relevant to production and issue panels to body shop / paint shop in order to identify right panel using batch number assignment.

·         Master data template for uploading master data, Cut-over activities, inventory counting etc. Testing (Unit & Integrating) prepared test script in the template issued by Nissan motors, Japan.

·         Customized new confirmation screen for entering production confirmation. Implemented Shop floor execution using bar code scanner and new development for label printing.

EMPLOYER: HEWLETT-PACKARD (HP), Title: TECHNOLOGY CONSULTANT III-b         Duration:  04 / 2010 –  02 / 2012

Client: Ashok Leyland                                                                                                       Duration:  12 / 2010 -  02 / 2012

Role:   Enterprise Solution Consultant , SAP MM, PP              

Project Type: Implementation, ECC 6.0 EHP 4, Discrete Manufacturing with VC                         

 

·         Presented PPT, workshop on requirements gathering, blueprint, gap analysis, training manual, POC’s for master data creation and business process testing, integration workshop, go-live, after go-live support

·         Prepared RICEFW objects for development objects and tested with development team and get Signed-off from Business / Stake holder.

·         Configured Discrete manufacturing with VC. Simulated configuration profile to test object dependency (Pre-condition, Selection Condition, constraints and Procedures). Repetitive manufacturing (REM) for few sub-assemblies Ex: Electrical items, seat, battery manufactured in Bulk. Implemented MRP, Capacity planning, LTP and worked on MPS followed by MRP run.  

·         Production Order Execution, Shop Floor Control, Configured Serial number management, Responsible for development in shop floor execution for gear plant in Nagpur to pass Accepted yield to next operation using operation confirmation and customized logic to pre-select only open production orders for easy confirmation by selecting open orders in the plant.

·         Material Management: complete SD & MM configuration for Intra & Inter-company STO, PP & MM configuration on Sub-contracting process.

 

 EMPLOYER: HEWLETT-PACKARD (HP)                                                     

 Client: Haier Appliances, Camden, South Carolina                          Duration: 04 / 2010 -   12 / 2010

 Role:  Functional Consultant - SAP PP, MM          Project Type: Implementation ECC 6.0 EHP 4, Discrete Manufacturing

 About Client: Haier Group Corp, a Chinese multinational consumer electronics and home Appliances Headquartered in Qingdao,     

                       Shandong province, China

·         Successfully rolled out in global template, implemented MTS planning without final Assembly Strategy 50 and MTO with 52

·         Prepared FDS for developing two customized programs to transfer 14 weeks requirements to plan for dependents convertible to production order after MRP to control inventory of dependents and another customized program to load one-week firmed requirements to convert header material planned order consuming dependents by backward scheduling.

·         Prepared Cut-Over strategy and inventory counting template for each material type and involved Cut-Over planning, data upload, go-live and post go-live support, Implemented MRP, MPS and LTP.

·         Pilot plant run for product life cycle by developing new product from customer material through engineering design stage through BOM listing and routing data. Worked on MM-PP Subcontracting on configuration, testing

·         Material Management: complete SD & MM configuration for Intra & Inter-company STO, PP & MM configuration on Sub-contracting process

 

EMPLOYER: AVANTHA TECHNOLOGIES LTD., GURGAON (India)      DURATION:  08 / 2009   -   04 / 2010

Role:  Senior Lead Consultant (PP-PI  &  QM)          Project Type: Implementation, Process Manufacturing

End Client: Solaris Chem-Tech, Karwar (India), a Chemical process manufacturing company.           

 

·         Presented PPT conducted workshop on requirements gathering, blueprint, gap analysis, configuration, training manual, POC’s for master data creation, testing, integration workshop, cut-over, go-live, after go-live support

·         Prepared RICEFW objects for development objects and tested with development team and get Signed-off from Business / Stake holder.

·         Analyzed carefully Client’s Business process and prepared AS-IS followed by To-Be document, project was administered by Ernst and Young (EY)

·         Annual budget using S& OP planning for planning some of the key components like brine solution property and some other intermediate planning released to Demand management of PP for monthly forecast requirements. Background MRP to convert in to planned order from PIR’s, Configured BOM & other settings for Bye-product & Co-product and integration of process order with CO for settlement.

·         Configured Quality Planning and Inspection, Plant Parameter, Control key - defining the payment control within quality management, Configuration of Blocking reason - to restrict the vendor supply in case of quality deviation. Defined Catalogue type, code & code groups, default values for inspection type, Controls for lot creation, quality certificate, Quality inspection for goods movement, QM integration with Plant Maintenance -  to calibration of equipment and gauges.

 

EMPLOYER: SPECTRA SOFT TECHNOLOGIES PVT LTD.      DURATION: 11 / 2008 -  07 / 2009

Client: Berger Paints, Bangladesh                                              Project Type:  Implementation-ECC 6.0 EHP 4, Process Manufacturing

Role: Functional Lead Consultant – SAP PP-PI & MM              (Handled team size of 5 Consultants)   

 

·         Presented PPT during project preparation, requirements gathering, prepared blueprint, gap analysis, training manual, POC’s for master data creation and business process testing, integration workshop, go-live, after go-live support

·         Prepared RICEFW objects for development objects and tested with development team and Signed from Business / Stake holder.

·         Successfully implemented MTO and MTS scenario with Dynamic safety stock for some of the products from regional distribution center, created coverage profile. Planning was done in APO and planned orders transferred to ECC for further processing, configured batch management for batch determination and derivation.

·         Designed solutions to meet business requirements for Quality Management and cross-functional processes for the business; integration with SAP MM, PP-PI, WM and SD, Batch Management configuration for QM

·         Material Management: complete SD & MM configuration for Intra & Inter-company STO, PP & MM configuration on Sub-contracting process.

 

EMPLOYER:   TECH MAHINDRA                                                                                DURATION: 12 /2007   -  10 / 2008

Client: ABB Group ,  A Swedish-Swiss multinational headquartered in Zürich

Role: Functional Consultant -SAP PP / MM   Handled a team size of 7 Consultants

Project Type: Global Support / Roll-Out on Discrete Manufacturing     

 

·         Implemented Roll-out projects in Global template for new plants, prepared functional specification (FS) for new enhancement.

·         Worked on development of new Z-Reports as per the business requirement and prepared RICEFW objects.

·         Worked for Global delivery center for global support as L3 Consultant for tickets related to configuration and Worked on Discrete with VC in Planning strategies 10, 21 -MTO with ETO, 83 - network with project systems, Implemented MRP, MPS, LTP budgeting and plan for production capacity.

·         Configured and Successfully implemented Serial Number in Motor division in PEENYA, Bangalore (India).

·         Configured and implemented successfully for Capacity planning in ABB’s Transformer division to reschedule planned order according to resource bottleneck.

·         Worked on ECM (Engineering Change management) and DMS (Document management systems) for product design.

·         Material Management: complete SD & MM configuration on Intra & Inter-company STO, PP & MM configuration on Sub-contracting process, FI-MM complete configuration on Consignment process, MRP, procurement cycle, inventory management, invoice verification, MM pricing, service PO & service entry sheet, scheduling agreement, batch management, MM Master data setup, split valuation, quota arrangement

 

 

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