Candidates About

 

Sridhar Patchigolla

Profile

·         Worked extensively in SAP for 13 of years in SD, LE, MM & CRM (Sales) & 5 years in non-SAP experience

·         Worked in Hi-tech, Manufacturing, Food, Consumer goods, Apparel and Foot ware (AFS), Retail and Professional services industries

·         Worked as Project lead for 6 years support & implementation projects with combination of offshore and onsite team of 6 resources

·         PMP trained, Certified in SAP SD & have deep knowledge of SD and MM Modules

·         Experienced in pre-sale activities like effort estimation for RFP submission, preparation of POC (proof of concept), work with sales teams in pre-sales presentations

·         Worked in 5 End-to-End implementations. Have deep understanding of integration of SD, LE,MM, WM, PS, FI/CO, and PP

·         Two End to end implementations with Sales Force (SFDC) integration

·         Worked in complex systems integration environment with SAP with different interfaces like 3rd Party Logistics PKMS, MDM, i2, DOM, SOA,SAS systems 

·         Workshops with business for requirement gathering & documenting the requirements (blue print)

·         Mapping the requirements in SAP and managing the project team in adhering to the project milestones

·         Worked with Business process owners/BPRs for understanding the business requirements and designing the solution

·         Worked with steering committee members and contributed in determining the milestones and time lines of the project

·         Design solution and prepare functional design for development of technical objects

·         Prepared test scripts and conducted Unit testing and Integration testing. Worked with business in resolving UAT issues

·         Worked on projects for Latin America  (LAM) & North America (NAM) regions

 

SAP Expertise

·         Have thorough understanding of various business processes in Supply Chain Management (SD & MM)

·         Proficient in feasibility study, requirement gathering, create business Blue print, Configuration, Testing, Go-live & Post Go-live support phases

·         Experience in working on SAP S4 HANA

·         Involved in Configuration of various SD, MM and CRM-Sales Functionalities

·         Business processes – Order to cash, Third party, Stock transport order, Scrap sales, Returns, Inter-company sales, Deemed export sales, Export sales, Consignment, Credit and Debit memos, Variant configuration, Returns to Customers, Revenue Recognition, Scheduling agreements, back order processing, Returns to Vendor, procurement process,

·         Worked in configuring various documents like Orders, Quotation, Contracts, Deliveries, Invoice types

·         Experienced in configuring Material determination, Bill of Material, Output determination, Material Listing and exclusion

·         Worked on 2 end to implementations with Revenue Recognition functionality

·         Worked extensively on mapping of various EDI message types ORDERS, INVOIC, DEBMAS, SHPADV, WMMBXY and SHPMNT. Troubleshooting mapping errors

·         EDI partner setup, mapping Idocs, troubleshooting and testing new interfaces.

·         Used various EDI tables EDIDC, EDIDS, EDPAR, etc.

·         Inbound and outbound interfaces like B2B, 3PL SAP, GBI, GSX, E-okashi and Hitachi

·         Extensive configuration experience in Organization management, Order management (OTC), Pricing procedures, Document types, Copy Controls, Incompletion procedure, Text determination procedure, Output determination procedure, Partner determination, Account determination, Credit management, worked closely with FI team on setting up Account Receivables

·         Prepared templates for master data like customer master, material master, pricing records

·         Prepare extensive test template case and work with SAP & interface teams to conduct end to end integration and User acceptance testing

·         Worked along with business to identify and usage of RICEFW objects to enhance the utility of SAP Functionalities. Ability to debug ABAP code for error analysis.

·         Prepare functional specification to help the ABAP consultants in developing the RICEFW objects

·         Monitor and track team members performance against deliverables both in support and implementation projects

·         Worked on SAP Solution manager, GRC, Charm functionality

·         Used various customer specific tools like HP QC, Radar, HP Incident Manager, Remedy, Espresso, Win shuttle etc.,

·         Coordinate on routine as well as non- routine activities like disaster recovery drills, Interface upgrades etc.,

 

SAP Engagement History

 

Hanes Brands Inc.                                                                                             Feb 2016 – Till date                                          

Type of project: Go-live and Support

Environment: AFS 6.0

Responsibilities: Go- live Support

·         Trained the users on SAP & help them move from legacy system to SAP

·         Worked with the users in functional testing and UAT

·         Provided go-live support to business. Worked closely with business users and help in resolving day to day issues of business

·         Worked on Order to cash, Third party, Material determination, Material substitution, Idoc errors

·         Inbound, outbound idocs - ORDERS05, ORDERSP, WHSCON,INVOIC

·         Worked in resolving interface issues with KERP & PKMS systems

·         Co-ordinate with KERP technical team to resolve issues between SAP and KERP

 

Levi’s Strauss                                                                                                   Sep 2015 – Feb 2016

Type of project: Interface development                  

Environment: AFS 6.0

Responsibilities: End to End interface development & SAP S4 HANA (POC)

 

·         Worked on SAP S4 HANA (enterprise management) for Proof of concept for Levi’s

·         Created Customer master with business partner function which is mandatory in SAP HANA

·         Created  Organizational structure, document types, pricing procedures, customer master

·         Work with business to design & implement solution for End to End interface from SAP to SAS for allocation to send Available Inventory and Release Orders

·         Work on field to field mapping for IDOCs with message types AFS/ORDERS05

·         Document the requirements and work with technical team in developing the same

·         Implementing the solution globally across Europe, AMA,USA, Canada

·         Worked closely with SAP PI, BODS teams

 

 

Apple Inc.                                                                                                                   Oct 2014 – Aug 2015                        

Type of Project: Enhancements                              

Environment: ECC 6.0

      Project 4: Price Decryption and CTO optimization

·         Price Encryption & Decryption for new product launch

·         Enhancing Decryption Programs, Batch jobs programs, TVARVs to improve the performance

·         Enhancing pricing routines to increase the performance for CTO (Variant Config) products

 

 

      Project 3: Brazil RMA Tax Compliance

·         Involved in implementation of Brazil RMA Tax compliance

·         Involved in developing functional specs, integration testing, UAT, cutover, documentation activities

·         Worked with ABAP team to do program changes for RMA, Price copy etc.,

·         Configure new NFe type

·         Worked closely with ABAP team in developing above objects, IT and UAT bug fixes

 

VF Corp                                                                                                                      Jan 2014 – Sep 2014                  

Type of Project: Support                              

Environment: AFS

VF Corporation is $11billion Apparel and Footwear Corporation. Their brands include Wrangler, Lee, The North Face, Nautica, Red Kap, Jansport and Van.

 

·         Onsite Team Lead for supporting SD  (OTC) module

·         Work with various web Ordering inbound interfaces, Outbound interfaces with SOA as middle ware

·         Worked on Allocation, Returns process

·         Supporting the Interfaces, Custom developments, enhancements and functionalities in 6.5

·         Worked on tools HP QC, Win shuttle, Remedy, Lotus Notes SCM, Solution Manager, GRC,Charm

·         Worked on ORDERS, INVOIC, SHPADV, DEBMAS,DESADV Idocs

·         Worked on Idocs -  856, 850, 940,810

 

Apple Inc.                                                                                                                   Jan 2013 – Dec 2013                                            

Type of Project: Enhancements                              

Environment: ECC 6.0

Project 2: Consignment Execution

·         Implementation of Customer Consignment Execution process

·         Work efficiently with SAP team members and also non SAP technologies like GSX & GBI

·         Worked on developing custom tables for master data for Materials, Customers to maintain consignment related master data for Materials, Customers

·         Worked with ABAP team to ensure the data entered in the custom tables have sanctity by programmatically cross checking with data available in SAP tables & developing objects, IT and UAT bug fixes

·         Developing functional specs, integration testing, UAT, cutover, documentation activities

·         Worked with Basis team to Setup country wise TDM jobs with Hourly, Daily frequencies in production systems for the inbound, outbound interfaces and utilities

 

Project 1: Returns Material Authorization

·         Worked for Apple Care Returns Material process, the project involves Returns both to Vendor and customer

·         Worked on Returns To Vendor, Returns Material Authorization and Stock Transport Orders processes

·         Worked on enhancements, PO Ship Complete functionality to ensure Return deliveries for Return to Vendor (RTV) POs created for complete quantity, mailer to business users with log 

·         Outbound Shipping and Receiving guidelines to 3PL

·         SLoC Override mail functionality

·         Worked on RMA process Go live for 3 PL (3rd Party Logistics) partner Ingram Micro Ltd

·         Worked closely with 3 PLs for IT and Business for testing

·         Worked on Idocs -  180, 856 SC, 850, 940 ,947

 

Idexx Laboratories                                                                                                    Sep 2012 – Dec 2012

Project Scope: Support                                 

Environment: ECC 6.0

·         Supported Order to cash processes, Rebates, Pricing – Price lists, Inter Company

·         Worked with ABAP team for enhancements

 

Kraft Foods                                                                                                                           Nov 2011 – Aug 2012

Project scope:  Support                                 

Environment: ECC 6.0

·         Worked as project lead for Order to cash process for 10 months for APAC region

·         Worked in production support and ensured tickets were resolved within the SLA

·         Managed team spread across different geographical locations like India, Philippines

·         Worked on ORDERS, INVOIC, SHPADV,DESADV, DEBMAS Idocs

·         Worked on Idocs -  856, 850, 940,810

 

Emtec Inc.                                                                                                                  Dec 2010 – Nov 2011                 

Project Scope:  Implementation                     

Environment:  ECC 6.0

·         Worked as project lead for Order to cash & Procure to pay processes for 12 months

·         Fixed bid contracts, Time and Expense contracts, Revenue recognition, Scheduling agreements  etc.,

·         Implemented green field project. Worked with BPOs & gathered requirements, created blue print, designed solution, configuration, testing- IT and UAT & resolved post go-live issues

·         Managed team located in Onsite and Offshore.

 

GE Water                                                                                                                   Jun 2010 – Sep 2010              

Project Scope:  Enhancement                                  

Environment:  ECC 6.0

·         Worked as project lead for GECARS credit management enhancement project

·         Worked with Business for understanding the business process, design solution, prepare the functional specs

·         Worked with ABAP team for the enhancement, unit testing, UAT & Go-live cut over activities

 

Multiquip                                                                                                                    Dec 2009 – May 2010

Project Scope:  Upgrade and Support          

Environment:  ECC 4.7 to ECC 6.0                                        

·         Worked as lead for Order to cash process

·         Understand the existing business processes, document them, prepare test cases for the business process

·         Supported business processed- Order to Cash, Variant configuration, Third party (drop ship), Inter company

·         Unit testing and Integration testing post upgrade

·         Worked on ORDERS, INVOIC, SHPADV Idocs

·         Worked in production support & resolved tickets

 

Aricent Technologies                                                                                               Sep 2008 – Oct. 2009

Project Scope: Implementation                

Environment: ECC 6.0

·         Worked as project lead for Order to cash for a duration of  14 months in professional services industry

·         Fixed bid contracts, Time and Expense contracts, Revenue recognition in license sale etc.,

·         Worked with BPOs & gathered requirements, created blue print, designed solution, configuration, testing- IT and UAT & resolved post go-live issues

·         Managed team located in Onsite and Offshore.

 

Reliance Retail                                                                                                          Jan 2008 – Aug 2008

Project Scope:  Roll out and Support       

Environment: IS-Retail and CRM 5.0 

·         Worked as project lead for CRM sales integration with IS-Retail for a duration of  8 months

·         Worked with BPOs & gathered requirements, created blue print, designed solution, configuration, testing- IT and UAT & resolved post go-live issues

 

Arihant                                                                                                                       Jan 2007 – Dec 2007

Project Scope: Implementation                    

Environment: ECC 6.0

·         Worked as project lead for Order to cash for a duration of  11 months in manufacturing industry

·         Implemented green field project. Worked with BPOs & gathered requirements, created blue print, designed solution, configuration, testing- IT and UAT & resolved post go-live issues

 

Beico Industries Ltd                                                                                                 Nov 2005 – Jan 2007

Project Scope: Implementation                     

Environment: ECC 6.0

·         Worked as SD consultant for Order to cash for a duration of  11 months in manufacturing industry

·         Implemented green field project. Worked with BPOs & gathered requirements, created blue print, designed solution, configuration, testing- IT and UAT & resolved post go-live issues

 

Sakata Industries Ltd                                                                                               Oct 2004 – Oct 2005

Project Scope: Implementation                

Environment: ECC 6.0

·         Worked as SD consultant for Order to cash for a duration of  13 months in manufacturing industry

·         Implemented green field project. Worked with BPOs & gathered requirements, created blue print, designed solution, configuration, testing- IT and UAT & resolved post go-live issues

 

 

 

 

 

Non-SAP (Domain) Experience

Reliance Infocomm 2002-2004 as Team Lead

Britannia Industries 1999-2001 as Territory Sales In charge

 

Educational Qualification

Bachelor of Business Management from Andhra University 1994-97

Master’s degree in Marketing from GNIS 1997-99

SAP Certification in SD module 2005