Candidates About

         

         Sekhar Reddy                                                                                              

                                                  SAP-SD/LE/CRM/MM                                  

Professional Summary

 

·         Sekhar Reddy is working as a Sr.SAP SD Lead with 12+ years of extensive experience in SAP- SD/LE/CRM/MM/IDOC in delivering large and complex SAP QTC/OTC Full life cycle Implementations, Maintenance and Upgrade projects also have 3 years of strong industry experience.

·         Successfully designed and implemented 6 Full cycle implementations, 3 Production support projects in SAP SD and 1 implementation in CRM Sales.

·         Sekhar has strong Consulting experience and is considered as an expert in the area of SAP SD- QTC/OTC Sales order Management, Pricing, Credit Management, Logistics, Billing, Invoicing, and Cross company process - leading the design and implementation of various projects in SAP SD module across several industry verticals

·         Have extensive client facing experience comprising 4+ years in USA and UK with client facing roles

·         Extensively worked on SDLC life cycle projects, SAP Solution Manager, Configurations, unit, assembly, Integration testing and functional design documents (RICEFW)

 

SAP Expertise:

SAP SD:

·         Having exposure in all phases of SAP QTC/OTC full life cycle Implementation from initial project planning, Fit-GAP Analysis, scoping and blueprinting, configurations, Unit testing, integration testing, strong integration experience with other SAP modules including MM, FI, CO, PS, and strong End user training experience

·         Developed the To-Be business processes according to SAP Best Practices and implemented the overall SAP solution, implemented multiple User exits, configured complex pricing requirements, Condition types, Sales deals, Sales incentives for Business scenarios.

·         Extensive experience in configuring Sales & Distribution module including Enterprise Structure Sales Document Types, Item and Schedule Line Categories, Partner Determination, Contracts, Log of Incompletions, Material determination, listing/exclusion, Free Goods, Availability Check (ATP), Transfer of Requirements, Shipping Point Determination, Route Determination, Revenue account determination, Output Control, Text Control, Serial Numbers, Credit Management/Risk Management, Taxes configuration with 3rd party system like Sebrix/Vertex and also for EU countries, withholding tax configuration and Copy Controls.

 

·         Extensive hands on Implementation experience in process design and Customization/ configuration on complete (QTC/OTC) Order to Cash process, Billing documents, Sales documents, Inter-company Billing, RRB (Resource Related Billing), RRB inter-company process, SD Revenue Recognition, Stock Transfer process, Picking, packing, Rebate Processing, Billing Plans like periodic billing, milestone billing, Payment Cards, Third party order processing with EU Triangular sales process, Batch Determination, Consignment Sales Process, Third party sales, Credit Memo & Debit Memo Processes, Sales returns processes, Intra-stat requirement for the European Union and Cutover activities

 

·         In-depth knowledge on Logistics execution and Logistics - General functionalities- Shipping, picking, packing, handling unit management, packaging returns, shipments and transportation process.

·         Good knowledge on Cross-Application Components like payment cards, Classification System etc.

·         Have done multiple implementations on Sales and Distribution Pricing and pricing condition technique, hence pricing has become my core competency.

·         Configured Pricing Procedures using field catalogs, condition table, access sequence, and condition type. Worked on SD Pricing, rebates and custom VOFM, IDOCs, EDI.

·         Worked closely with PI, and has done multiple PI interface functional design document.

·         Has done extensive work on SD integration with other module like FI, CO, MM, PS, HR and CRM.

·         Good knowledge on ABAP debugging, EDI/IDocs, BAPI.

 

SAP MM

·         Configured MM Organizational Elements: Company code, Purchasing Organization, Plant & Storage loc.

·         MM-Purchasing/Procurement: Hands on experience in configuring Material Master, Vendor Master, Partner schema, Purchase requisition, Purchases order, Version management, shelf like check and pricing schemas.

·         Inventory Management: Configured Goods Movements, Cross Company and Intra-company Stock Transport orders using Stock Transport order (STO), Customer and Vendor Consignment & Third Party Orders, Physical Inventory.

·         Configuration of Inventory Management Movement Types, Number ranges for material document of Goods Receipt, Goods Issue.

·         Configured Release strategy, partner determination and info records.

·         Valuation and Account Assignment: configured Price Control Types, good knowledge on Account Determination

 

VISTEX:

·         Experience in Configuring Vistex solutions such as Chargeback, BillBacks, and Sales Rebates.

 

Brazil Tax/US Tax:

·         Knowledge on SD Brazil localization tax configurations like pricing procedure(RVXBRA) COFINS, Nota Fiscal, Map SD Tax Values to Nota Fiscal and tax codes maintenance.

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Educational Background

 

University/College: Bangalore University

Degree: MBA (‘Master of Business Administration’ in Marketing and Human resources)

 

Projects and Roles

 

Project & Role Description

 

Client: Apple, Inc, San Jose, CA

Project: Apple Watch Implementation (US- onsite)                                    Dec 2014 - Present

Role: SD Lead

 

Project expectation is to automate the system communications and remove the manual determination of acceptable bands for each Apple Watch configuration

Limitation - The main business limitation is that there is no tool or process to manage and ensure correct part numbers are utilized during the exchange process and there is no method for frontline to delete an RMA line item and add an alternate SKU.

The systems today don’t provide any accuracy or efficiency in determining part exchange details or auto transact the parts for accuracy.

 

Implementation and Automation of iWatch

·         Interacted with business core team members to obtain understanding of business needs

·         Analyzed business requirements and propose technical solutions by utilizing SAP core capabilities as well as enhancement solutions.

·         Conducted multiple meetings and coordinated with multiple SAP and non-SAP core team members to integrate SAP solution.

·         Designed and developed solutions for iWatch by leveraging existing SAP flat form including XML and Idocs functionalities.

·         Designed and successfully implemented iWatch Sales order processing and Add line functionalities from Agent toolbox

·         Designed and successfully implemented iWatch Returns automation process from ATB during new band swap creation.

·         Configured and implemented new rejection reason code for iWatch during returns for watchband exchanges and full returns.

·         Analyzed multiple existing Function Modules to implement ABAP Code changes to fulfill watch business requirements by not breaking existing processes.

·         Modified multiple Function modules and conducted thorough testing to avoid any existing process breaks

·         Extended support for corporate reporting team by modifying existing interfaces to send watch parent-child relations

·         Developed and executed unit/IT test plans to meet functional and technical requirements

·         Lead the off-shore team to complete PT and RT to meet the project timelines

·         Completed multiple Functional specifications to modify Function modules to achieve business needs.

·         Extended my guidance to developers to implement solutions based on Functional specifications.

·         Parts of iWatch implementation extend my horizons to work on Payment card process for watch specific needs.

·         Exposure in working ABAP Programmers by writing Functional Specification for User Exits, Enhancements, Forms and Experience in EDI Interfaces for Sales Documents

·         Experience in analyzing business specification documents, developing Test Plans, Test Strategy, Test Scope and defining Test Cases

·         Responsible for EDI and IDOC interface for transactions for sales orders processing (850), return orders (867) with AOS portal.

 

Project & Role Description

Project: BAE Systems Applied intelligence- Implementation (UK-onsite)                   

Jun 2013– Nov 2014

Role: SD Lead

 

Applied intelligence is an international business and technology-consulting firm owned by BAE Systems. It specializes in collecting, managing and exploiting information to reveal actionable intelligence. Its areas of expertise are information exploitation, security and resilience, fraud containment, threat intelligence and customer insight.

 

·         Conducted works shops to show the standard SAP processes to make the user champions to adjust with SAP functionalities.

·         Designed, developed complete QTC/OTC Full life cycle Sales and Distribution solution for BAE systems and Project systems integration with SD

·         As Part of Applied intelligence implementation I have designed and configured SD Org.structure, new order types, delivery types, billing types, all basic functions, Billing plans, RRB and RRB intercompany etc. in line with other SAP modules in BAE systems

·         Designed, configured RRB Time and Material process and interface which include PS, MM, HR and FI integrations

·         Worked on various Billing Types, Billing plan, Milestone billing, Credit Memo, Debit Memo, Individual, Collective Billing, Inter-Company Billing and Invoice split.

·         Designed and configured BAE Detica' s complex pricing procedures for EU, DK, US &CA and Intercompany and RRB intercompany automation

Pricing enhancements & Interfaces:

a.    Employee &WBS based pricing from DP91 to meet customer-pricing needs.

b.    Cost based T&M sales price for actual sales  & EK01 cost for expense made mandatory with enhancement

c.    Enhancement for advance payment in milestone billing using new sales price condition type

d.    Pricing interface to Axapta DB to initiate new bidding process

e.    Configured TAX inclusive pricing for Denmark

·         Designed, configured, tested and deployed Resource related billing with Intercompany transactions automation.

·         Worked extensively with both inter-company sales and Inter-company& Intra-Company stock transfer transactions.

·         Designed and Configured SD Tax requirement for 24 different countries, which includes, EU, US, CA, MX, and Asian countries.

·         Successfully completed UT, Assembly, SIT testing, UAT and successfully deployed, completed post production support for BAE systems

·         Configured Revenue recognition categories at item level and Revenue recognition Account determination and other Rev. rec. settings.

·         EDI / IDOC: Created automation process by using IDOC for Vendor invoice payment during intercompany automation resolved issues related to IDOC during transaction (Setting up Logical Address, customer Vendor partner profiles, Vendor G/L account for incoming Intercompany invoice(OBCE), Maintaining EDI Clearing accounts for intercompany, EDI default Tax code for incoming intercompany invoice)

·         Solution Manager is used to document Configuration, unit test and functional design documents in SAP Solution Manager.

 

 

 

Project: CHRYSLER LLC Implementation (USA- onsite)                                                              Jan 2011 – Jun 2013

Role: SD/AR Lead

 

Chrysler Group LLC (Automobile maker), formed to establish a global strategic alliance with Fiat S.p.A., produces Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, Ram, Mopar, SRT and Fiat vehicles and products. With the resources, technology and worldwide distribution network required competing on a global scale; the alliance builds on Chrysler Group’s culture of innovation, first established by Walter P. Chrysler in 1925. Headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan.

 

·         Have owned complete QTC/OTC full life cycle implementation for Chrysler business process

·         Designed and developed complete end to end Sales and Distribution and Accounts Receivables accounting interfaces in a distributed Chrysler SAP systems and legacy environments.

·         As Part of PSAP implementation I have designed and configured SD org-structure in line with other SAP modules and Fiat's Org structure.

·         Designed, configured, tested and deployed Intercompany interface which include standard SAP Inter-company interface and customized Chrysler specific Inter-company and Intra-Company processes.

·         Designed and configured Chrysler’s complex pricing requirements, Sales Order types, delivery types, Billing types and all other copy controls

 

Pricing enhancements& Interfaces:

a.    Configured multiple condition types to derive Actual cost Material cost, Labour, Burden, and Transportation charges from interface feed.

b.    Configured Pricing procedure to calculated “Cost based Sales price” with Mark up and Margin.

c.    Created pricing interface to get Model year sales price of a material and plant combination every time price changes in upstream systems.

d.    Developed enhancement for automated pricing uploaded into condition records for Scrap sales process.

e.    Created enhancement to make Text as mandatory when interface sends Inbound transportation charges during sales order processing

 

·         Designed, configured, tested and deployed outbound Pricing interface inline with Chrysler’s legacy systems requirements.

·         Designed and Configured SD Tax requirement for SABRIX Tax interface by using SAP pricing routines and new condition types (XR1- XR6)

·         Designed and configured Withholding tax requirements for Mexico, Withholding Tax calculation @ source

·         Designed and configured Chrysler’s complex pricing requirements for Intercompany sales without Delivery, also create new Sales Order types, delivery types, Billing types and all other copy controls.

·         Role in this project implementation includes Functional Designs, Unit testing, Assembly testing, Test scripts, Integration testing, cutover activities, production deployment and Post production support for all SD/AR standard process and inbound/outbound interfaces.

·         Worked closely with PI, has done multiple PI interface functional design document.

·         Configured MM Organizational Elements:  Purchasing Organization, Plant & Storage loc.

·         MM-Purchasing/Procurement: Hands on experience in configuring Material Master, Vendor Master, Partner schema, Purchase requisition, Purchases order, Version management, shelf like check and pricing schemas.

·         MM Inventory Management: Configured Goods Movements, Cross Company and Intra-company Stock Transport orders using Stock Transport order (STO), Customer and Vendor Consignment & Third Party Orders, Physical Inventory.

·         Configuration of Inventory Management Movement Types, Number ranges for material document of Goods Receipt, Goods Issue.

·         Configured Release strategy, partner determination and info records.

·         Valuation and Account Assignment: configured Price Control Types, good knowledge on Account Determination

·         Solution Manager is used to document Configuration, unit test and functional design documents in SAP Solution Manager.

 

Project: Kellogg Company Implementation (US- Onsite)                                                           Mar. 2010 – Jan 2011

Role: SD/LE Lead

 

Kellogg Company (Kellogg) is an American multinational producer of breakfast foods, snack foods, cookies, and crackers. The company also manufactures and markets ready-to-eat cereals and convenience foods such as toaster pastries, cereal bars, fruit snacks, frozen waffles and veggie foods. The company primarily operates in North America. It is headquartered in Battle Creek, Michigan and employs

32,394 people.

·         Worked on redesigning the existing business process requirements, coordinating and participating in the project developmental activities. Played lead role on gathering sales reporting and customer reporting requirements

·         PL201 Fit Gap analysis for Order to cash process, sales reporting, customer reporting, export sales process, complex pricing requirements and Functional Designs for GAP requirements like BU determination, payment terms determination, EDI outbound pricing information to Customers and customer Score cards for sales and customer reporting.

·         Worked extensively on Stock Transport Order (STO) and Intercompany and Intra Company Sales Order processing 

·         Carrying out Building Functional Designs, Configuration, Test Scripts, and Testing.

·         Provide functional and/or technical expertise to plan, analyze, define and support the delivery of future functional and technical capabilities for an application or group of applications. Assist in facilitating impact assessment efforts and in producing and reviewing estimates for client work requests

·         VISTEX-Kellogg is implementing VISTEX for Contracts, Claims and Rebate processes for its Food Away From Home Business.

·         My role as a part Vistex project is to gather requirements for charge back Claims process from FAFH business and Design the BP315 Process documents.

·         Also Provide functional and/or technical expertise to plan, analyze the Contracts and claims requirements for the future state business for Food Away From Home business Unit.

·         Configured charge back process for FAFH in line with Kellogg’s SAP implementation.

 

 

Project: Global Green Implementation (India- Client site)                                                     Jan. 2010 - Feb-2010 

Role: SME Support

 

·         Intercompany Third party Sales, consignment sales process

·         Intercompany Sales process with COGS at both delivering and ordering company, Returnable packaging, batch management, Pricing procedures for EU

·         EU Taxation with Triangular deal, tax reporting date

·         Workshop on Master data and taxation

 

Project: Goldshield PLC- Implementation (India- Client site)                                                   Dec. 2008 – Jan 2010 

Role: SD Lead

 

Goldshield is the multinational UK listed Pharmaceutical and Consumer Health Company, Goldshield aims to service a much broader segment of the pharmaceutical and healthcare markets than many similarly sized pharmaceutical companies.

Goldshield operates in two Divisions as the Pharmaceutical Division and the Consumer Healthcare Division

 

·         Requirement Gathering: Completed requirement gathering and redesign requirement as per business process for US, UK France and Indian Business units

·         Conducted works shops to show the Standard SAP processes to make the user champions to adjust with SAP functionalities

·         Business Blue print:-Interpreting requirements and mapping current and future state of business processes and developing plans to address functional gaps

·         Conducted and participated in Brainstorming Sessions to arrive most suitable Organization Structure for the Goldshield Business

·         Design and Build: - Maintains holistic view of project implementation process ensuring that solutions are sound, appropriate and SD Module is integrated properly

·         Develops depth of implementation experience to address multiple integration points between functions and expanded setup and configuration requirements

·         Configuration of Enterprise Structure and required assignment for the Organizational units of the Goldshield

·         Configuration of Quotation and mapping quotation to sales orders and subsequent process.

·         Pricing control configuration involves setting up different pricing procedures using condition technique and assigning them to sales area. 

·         Configured pricing requirement of the client:

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