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Kamlesh Kapoor

SAP SCM Program Manager

Objective: A hard working self-motivated individual who enjoys the challenges of competitive environment for her as well as organization growth. I am looking for assignments as SAP Pre-Sales/Application Delivery Lead/Program/Project/Account Manager Position. I have sound business analytical, Managerial, Marketing, Technical, Communication and documentation skills that produce excellent solution for the assignments and deliver them as per client’s time lines. I am a go getter who needs very little or no supervision in performing duties as expected.

Professional Summary

§  18+ Years of IT experience including 14+ years in SAP in several modules like SCM, Manufacturing, Logistics & Finance.

§  Experience with all project stages including Pre-Sales, Vendor/Client Management, Project Estimation, Business Blue Prints, Requirements workshops, Gap Analysis, Risk Management, Business Process Reengineering, Configuration, Realization, Testing, Quality Management, Issue Resolution, Training, Go-Live/Roll Outs, Production Support & Upgrades.

§  Clear thinking and outcomes focused Program/Delivery/Account Manager who has extensive experience of successfully managing Multiple SAP/IT projects across a variety of business sectors i.e. Retail, Healthcare, Automotive, CPG, Oil & Gas, Solar Industry, Handlooms and Public Sector.

§  Worked extensively in coordination with Business Users, Client/IT, Cross-Functional Consultants, onsite – offshore project teams to design and implement Standard and Customer-specific functionality Globally for the value up to $8M.

§  Deep understanding of Team Leadership and treat others with respect and courtesy by recognizing their pressure to drive the decisions or behavior.

§  Involved in Numerous Full Life cycle implementations with post implementation and production support that included project modifications in various modules like SCM, EWM, S4/HANA, OER, APO, SRM, WM, SD, MM, PP, PM, FI, CO, PS, CRM, HR, PDM, BW/BI, MII, XI/PI, EP, Solution Manager along with integration to Non-SAP Functionalities

§  Sound exposure in Project & Product Management methodologies: ASAP, PMBOK, SDLC, Agile and SAP Activate.

§  PMI, IIBA Member and have completed training towards PMP & CBAP Certification in Chicago.

§  Extensively worked on HP Quality Center & all the tools of MS-Office including MS-Project & VISIO.

§  Certified EWM Consultant and sound knowledge of its various process i.e. Inbound, Outbound, Internal, Track & Trace (Serialization) and Integration with SCM other components i.e. S4/HANA OER, Transportation & Even Management.

§  Expertise in Master Data (Including CIF-Core Interface), Batch Management, Purchase Order, STO/iSTO, Sales Orders, Inbound/Outbound Deliveries, Postings changes, physical Inventory, Cross-Docking Concept etc.

Education:

• Masters in Computer Science from M.D. University, India
• Bachelors in Commerce from Kurukshetra University, India.

Certification:

§  PRINCE2®(Practitioner)

§  Scrum Master

§  ITIL V3

§  EWM 9.0

Professional Training:

• PMP, CBAP, ITIL, Agile Project Management using SCRUM:                            
• EWM Customizing 9.0, SAP Core Interface (CIF, APO) from SAP Education, Atlanta, GA
• SAP: MM/SD/WM & ABAP                                                 
• C++, Visual Basic & MS-Office including MS-Project 

 

Professional Experience:

 

SAP SCM Program Manager [Modules: SCM, OER, APO, Ariba, S4/HANA, PDM, SAP Mobility, P2P, IM, WM, SD, FI]

T-Mobile USA (Appx. 50,000 Employees) is a national provider of wireless voice, messaging, and data services. Based in Bellevue, Washington, T-Mobile US provides services through its subsidiaries and operates its flagship brands, T-Mobile and Metro PCS.
I am leading their Supply Chain Capability where currently managing Serialization Project for Inventory Control with Digital Architecture Team along with Application Development Projects and AMS Support.

Responsibilities:

§  Leading large global teams through complex program and project tasks.i.e. Understanding Client’s goal and potential opportunities, Preparing SOW, Project planning, staffing, communication and scope management.

§  Maintain close working relationship with stakeholders, IT peers, internal customers, external partners as well as vendors to meet business objectives.

§  Preparing Status Reports & Presentations for Steering Committee Meetings.

§  Managing & Reviewing Time/Budget Estimations for the new Projects/Enhancements.

§  Demonstrating Negotiation skills to work with Pre-Sales Team on new Transformation Projects for potential Business.

§  Co-coordinating with Release Management for Release & Deployment Planning

§  Reviewing Blue Print, Requirements Documents and Functional Specification with SAP Team.

§  Working with Admin/BASIS/Security team for Sizing & New roles/Authorization.

§  Co-coordinating between Testing & SAP Team to define Testing Strategy.

§  Working with Digital Architecture team in designing the New Technology & Data Migration Strategies.

§  Managing Client workshops to identify exiting Interfaces & objects to be moved to new Box SOA (System of Aggregation).

§  Working with SAP Mobility Team for Front end Screen changes.

 

SAP Program Manager [Modules: SCM, EWM 7.0 & 9.1, P2P, OTC, WM, and S4/HANA]

AbbVie is a global, research-based biopharmaceutical company formed in 2013 following separation from Abbott Labs. AbbVie employs approximately 25,000 people worldwide and markets medicines in more than 170 countries.

Responsibilities:

§  I worked here as SAP Program Manager for their Supply Chain specifically related to SD/MM/WM/EWM Projects/Enhancements, Interaction with other teams and Interfaces along with day to day support activities.

§  Managed Track & Trace project Team for SCM related changes to handle Serialize and N-Serialized Products settings.

• Involved in Monthly Steering Committee Meetings related to Supply Chain Projects and Strategies
• Prepared SOW, Provided Estimates for the Project Deliverables.
• Involved in workshop sessions during AbbVie and Pharmacyclics Acquisition.

• Prepared Blue Print Questionnaire and Consolidated GAP List to discuss with the Business and team.
• Coordinated with OTC and P2P teams to align their schedule with the Project Plan.

§  Coordinated with Testing Team to align with Project Schedule and to maintain CAPA & SOX Audits

• Reviewing solution for integration of multiple Interfaces and their effect on different Applications.
• Managed Technical/Offshore Teams for any modification in the existing Custom Code and Test cases
• Prepared Cutover Plan and coordinated for Data Migration Strategies before Go-Live.
• Worked with ChaRM Team on daily basis for CR Approval and Implementation process.
• Coordinated with Training Team related to Training manuals for end users.
• Managed New Optimized Put away Process for serialized, RFID and non-serialized products.
• Monitored Inbound as well as Outbound RFC Queues in SCM as well as ECC and provided solution to Monitor and get Alert for the Stuck Queues to make system more efficient.

 

SAP EWM Lead

The 3M Company, formerly known as the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, is an American multinational conglomerate corporation based in St. Paul, MN, with $30 billion in sales.

Responsibilities:

§  I Led their Post Go-Live/Hypercare Support issues related to Picking, Packing, PGI, Physical Inventory, PPF and Stock Transfers etc. for new EWM Implementation.

§  Worked with End users to manage Training for new functionality of outbound Process i.e. Picking and PGI of Deliveries.

SAP SCM/EWM Manager [Modules: EWM (Version 7.0), APO, XI/PI, FI, MM, SD, WM, CRM, ABAP]

Caterpillar is the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives.

I Worked here as SCM Manager for the new Implementation& Support of their Service Part Management and Service Part Planning (SPM, EWM, CRM, SPP &APO) units.

Responsibilities:

• Ability to develop requirements definition, overall analysis and design of SAP SCM EWM systems.
• Managed & Worked with Implementation Team for the Go-Live Project to bring one more facility into EWM.

§  Discussing Status Report with client and within the team and managing co-ordination within Global Teams.

§  Mentoring team for new issues and providing training to existing and new team members as well as Client Staff.

§  Managed Cut Over activities with effect to Go-Live.

§  Worked with Functional Team for Master Data & Warehouse Structure Configuration.

§  Involved in defining Put away and Picking Strategies

§  Co-ordinated with change management for Changes approvals and worked with Testing Team for preparation of Test Scripts for integration as well as User Acceptance Testing(UAT).

§  Worked on EWM, CRM, APO and ECC integration issues related to Order creation, Cross Docking, Goods Receipts, ASN (Advance Shipment Notification) etc.

§  Extensively handled Interfaces activities through IDOCs, EDI, XI/PI, BIZ Talk, and QRFC, queues (SMQ1 & SMQ2).

§  Managed Physical Inventory Count/Posting issues for Cycle counting & Periodic Physical Inventory Procedures as well.

§  Maintained SOX compliance and GRC Tab access from SAP Production Portal.

§  Responsible to run SPM Source Oder report to track EWM Deliveries to Legacy(Mainframe)system

SAP Project Manager [Modules: SCM, MM, WM, ABAP, BI, BASIS, FI, CO, PLM, MES, SD, QM, PM, HR]

Ashland Inc. is one of the largest groups of specialty chemical company. It has existence in more than 100 countries with global headquarters in Covington, KY. SAP Implementation is done here long back in R/3 4.7 in multiple modules like MM, QM, SD, BI, BASIS, FI, CO, PLM, MES, PM, RM, HR etc.

Responsibilities:

§  I worked here for IBM as SAP Project Manager for AMS Support and Upgrade to ECC 6.0.

§  Managed Merger/Acquisition of ISP with Ashland and coordinated with all Integration Teams/Interfaces for the successful Merger between the two companies.

§  Nurtured client relationship and got Service Contract extended for long run.

Advansoft International is a SAP Services Partner and an advanced Information Technology consulting firm based out of Chicago. I worked as Project Manager for their various clients i.e. Owens Corning, Harley Davidson, Bway Corp, First Solar etc.

Ø  Owens Corning (Toledo OH)                                                                                                                                 SAP SCM Lead

Owens Corning, A fortune 500 company, is a leading innovator of glass fiber technology and other home building products. It has a global presence with world headquarter at Toledo in OH.

Responsibilities:

§  I worked here as SAP SCM Lead for ECC 6.0 implementation along with MM, WM, FI, CO, APO and, CRM.

§  Managed on On-Site/Off-Shore coordination to get deliverables as per the schedule.

§  Lead intuitive to allocate technical work among resources to carry on with project activities proactively.

§  Conducted Workshops to understand various process plans, functionality, and business in detail to prepare integration test plan related to SCM Implementation

§  Managed Knowledge Transfer Activities within the team for SAP Objects Transition from existing Vendor.

§  Integration in MM module, with creation of vendor, purchase orders, STO, Advance shipment notifications (ASN) and goods movement to the warehouse in plant.

§  Involved in the end user training and Knowledge Transfer sessions for Production Support

§  Very well acquainted with HPQC options to manage defects log and reporting activities.

Ø  Harley-Davidson (Milwaukee, WI)                                                                                                                  SAP WM Lead

Harley-Davidson Motor Company is an American manufacturer of motorcycles since 1903 based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. There are 1300 Harley-Davidson dealerships in 60 countries worldwide.
Responsibilities:

§  Harley has SAP ECC 6.0 implemented long back and I worked here as WM Techno-Functional Lead to handle Support, Upgrade and Transition activities.

§  Monitoring HPQC to handle different tickets and assigning the same within the team including myself.

§  Discussing new enhancements with client & worked on Time Management to deliver objects in time and as per the Quality.

§  Working on coordination to resolve several tickets from different locations like US, UK and Germany etc.

§  Developed Functional Specification for ALV Report for GR/IR to run by ERS Vendors.

§  Worked with Functional Team to design an Interface Program to move restricted batches using Batch Scanner for the PGI by Delivery Transaction. This was done for Plant to Plants movement for WM/MM module.

§  Worked on the issues related to the Integration of RF devices with SAP system.

§  Implemented different SAP Notes related to some of the production issues.

§  Managing documentation updates in Solution Manager related to Functional Specification.

§  Proactively managing team members to ensure they adhered to defined standards and best practices.

 

Ø  BWAY Corporation, (Atlanta, GA)                                                                                                  SAP Integration Manager [Modules: MII, BI, SCM, WM, MM, FI, CO, SD, IM, PP, PM]

BWAY is one of the largest manufacturers of rigid metal and plastic containers in North America.

I worked here for implementing SAP ECC 6.0 for some of their business functionalities.

Responsibilities:

§  I worked here as SAP Integration Manager to synchronize legacy system and SAP by using MII.

• Involved in Meeting with client to understand the business functionality to prepare Blue Print Document.
• Working with MII Team to discuss data transfer Strategies.
• Worked on GAP Analysis to define differences within the legacy system and SAP and how to close those GAPS.

§  Developed Project Plan to provide estimate to the client by using MS-Project.

• Proactively worked on Time and Quality Management to submit deliverable on time and according to the baseline.
• Worked with Functional and Technical Architect to design custom solution for Material Master, Purchase Order and Stock Transport Orders, Delivery, Production Order, Inventory advancements.
• Managed Off-Shore Team for RICEF objects & BASIS team for ALE Settings and defining server capacity
• Managed designing of Mapping Documents for various objects to be transferred between SAP and legacy system to be Bi-Directional by using MII.

 

Ø  First Solar Inc. (Toledo OH)                                                                                                            SAP Technical Manager [Modules: STP (MM), OTC (SD), Finance, WM, SCM, APO, BW/BI, SRM, ABAP]

First Solar is the largest manufacturer of thin film solar modules. The company is providing a sustainable alternative to conventional energy sources. Its manufacturing locations are in Germany and Malaysia along with United States.

Resposibilities:

§  I worked in their Perrysburg location in OH as SAP Technical Manager for their SAP implementation in ECC 6.0.

§  Involved in Various Design Workshops and created GAP List during Business Blue Print Phase.

§  Maintaining continuous alignment of program scope with strategic business objectives, and make recommendations to modify the program to enhance effectiveness toward the business result.

§  Cautiously working on Time Management to deliver the objects in Time.

§  Managed Testing activities with the Functional Consultants to maintain the quality of the deliverables.

§  Worked on and managed RICEFW objects within the global technical team environment.

§  Managed co-ordination between On-sight - Off-shore and BASIS team.

§  Managed weekly as well periodic status reports to discuss current progress and future opportunities with client.

§  Involved in SAP Cut over planning before Go-Live to develop strategies for data load.

§  Managed Data Conversion activities using LSMW for the initial Data load of Master as well as Transaction Data.

 

SAP Support Manager [Modules: ABAP, FI, CO, MM, SD, PM, PP, WM, SCM, CRM, APO, BI/BW]

Project Description:

Kraft Foods now known as Kraft Heinz Company, is one of the world's leading CPG Company with operations more than 70 countries worldwide. Its head office is in Northfield, IL (USA

I worked here as SAP Support Manager in Production Support, Deployment activities and some new enhancements in Logistics as well as Finance.

Responsibilities:

§  Worked with client on Requirements gathering, assigning the resources for the same.

§  Developed Project Plans for Kraft Order Management Process while Deploying SAP server to Tulsa.

§  Reviewing Weekly Status Report to be discussed with clients and Managed Contingency plans for future.

§  Provided Estimation for deliverables to the clients after discussing the requirement with the team.

§  Managed Off-shore/On-site co-ordination and prioritizing the tasks.

§  Managed all RICEFW objects and changes related to them.

§  Cautiously handled Batch Jobs, Coordination with Control-M Team for their schedule and managed issues with interfaces for inbound/outbound transfers Including EDI Issues for Order & ASN & Invoices.

§  Managed Inventory discrepancy issues during Month end for Kraft Warehouses.

§  Extensively managed Procurement issues i.e Purchase Order, Contract and Scheduling Agreement.

§  Managed SOX testing to check Purchase Orders Creation process at Kraft for Audit Purpose.

§  Guided team in Workflow to determine Release Strategies and setup for Store Room Managers.

 

Advansoft International is a SAP Services Partner and an advanced Information Technology consulting firm based out of Chicago. I worked for their various clients i.e. Metropolitan District Commission & Syngenta Seeds.

Ø  Metropolitan District Commission (Hartford, CT)                    SAP ABAP Lead [Modules: SD & FICO, IS-Utilities]                                                                                

The Metropolitan District (MDC) is a non-profit municipal corporation based in Connecticut to provide potable water and sewerage services.

§  I worked here as ABAP Lead in SAP version ECC 6.0 for SD, IS-Utility & FICO module to Manage Migration and Reporting Programs.

 

Ø  Syngenta Seeds (Des Moines, IA)                                    Senior Technical Consultant [Modules: SD, PP, MM and FICO]                                                                           

Syngenta Seeds is a world-leading business in crop protection and employs around 21000 people over 90 countries.

§  I was part of Supply Chain Management for Syngenta Seeds, Ames, Iowa and worked in R/3 implementation as well as Production Support in SD, MM, FI/CO and PP Module and Created routines in BW to extract data from R/3.

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