Candidates About

Siraj Samad       

 SAP SD / OTC / LE / EDI CONSULTANT

 

 

 

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

                                                                                                               

Ø	SAP certified professional over 11 years of experience as SAP solution consultant specialized in OTC, LE, EDI solutions with extensive experience in cross-functional integration of SD/LE with FI, MM, PP, WM modules.
Ø	Possesses extensive business analysis and expertise in all phases of the SAP implementation life cycle, Roll-out, and production support projects globally.
Ø	Experience involves 3 full life cycle Implementation projects, Rollouts, Production Support & Enhancement projects.
Ø	Expert knowledge and vast experience with custom interfaces that include order management, invoicing, Export compliance & EDI methodologies.
Ø	In-depth working on EDI interfacing technologies in/out of SAP via IDOCS, File, RFC’s.
Ø	Knowledge of ABAP (including debugging), BDC, LSMW, BAPI’s, SAP script, SMART forms, user exits, Background jobs etc.
Ø	Experienced in defining test strategies and test scripts and executing test cycles using HPQC.
Ø	Good exposure to client interaction, an effective communicator with excellent relationship building & interpersonal skills. Strong analytical, problem solving & organisational abilities.
Ø	Managing small/medium projects and enhancements requests, work estimation, scoping project to successful delivery within budgets and timeframe.
Ø	Knowledge of SAP S/4 HANA Simple Logistics.

CERTIFICATIONS

 

Ø  C_TSCM62_65 Application Associate- Order Fulfilment with SAP ERP 6.0 EHP5

SUMMARY OF TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES

 

 

Ø  Order Management: Design and configuration of SD business processes and base customization and other special OTC processes viz., customer consignment, Make to order, Intra/Intercompany Stock transfers, Intercompany Sales and Third party sales, Contracts, Scheduling Agreements, Returns process, sample orders and other sales order enhancements / interface process including 850/855/860 edi transactions.

 

Ø  Logistics Execution (LE): Logistics process design and configuration, including EDI transaction set 856.Organizational elements and master data setup, configuration of delivery and shipment types, shipment cost determination, item categories, route determination, batch determination and HU

management etc.

 

Ø  Master Data: Lead, design and configuration of OTC/MM master data that includes, Customer master design, Price master, Credit master, Vendor master. Master Data interface using IDOC and file formats for master data migration.

 

Ø  Pricing: Design and configuration of pricing procedures. Pricing enhancements, reports, rebates, customized solutions for rebates processing etc for retail industry.

 

Ø  Credit and Risk Management: Design and configuration of credit management process using SAP credit check process and customized solution for credit approval process using SAP work flow.

 

Ø  Billing: Configuration of billing document types, Revenue account determination, Billing plans, Revenue recognition for service contracts, Invoicing EDI (810’s), Commercial invoicing solutions for export process, Create/modify invoice due list, custom invoice output process etc.

 

Ø  Integration (EDI/TP Interface): Design/configure/test SAP EDI interfaces with 3 rd party Middleware applications (eg. GXS, Webmethods), Knowledge of EDI tools for mapping and building translation rules. Developed Integration with third party tools/System.

 

Ø  Testing: Identify, design and execute test scripts for OTC / LE scenarios (Transactions and RICEF) and execute test scripts using HPQC tool, conduct UAT sessions with business users.

 

Ø  Others: OTC integration with other SAP modules FI/MM/PP/PS, hands on experience using SAP change

control tools like CHarm, BMC Remedy etc.

 

Ø  Extensive experience on working with custom developments and Good Knowledge of ABAP language for debugging and functional specifications.

 

ACHIEVEMENTS

                                                                                                               

Ø	Project Star – Outstanding Performance- Capgemini India Ltd , LBS for H2 2017
Ø	Valuable Partner of the Quarter – Consistent Performance - Sony India Software Centre Pvt. Ltd
Ø	Best Team of the Quarter 2017- Outstanding Contribution- Sony India Software Centre
Ø	Best Team of the Quarter 2015- Outstanding Contribution- Sony India Software Centre
Ø	Spot Award – Outstanding Contribution- Sony India Software Centre Pvt. Ltd

 

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

 

SAP Experience

11 years in permanent positions in four leading IT Organizations.

 

Ø  ICON Technologies Inc, Atlanta, GA (Current)

Ø  Capgemini India Pvt. Ltd, Bangalore for 4 years 9 months

Ø  Aditya Birla Minacs IT Services Ltd, Bangalore for 3 years 8 months

Ø  Unisoft Infotech Pvt. Ltd, Bangalore for 2 years 6 months

                                                                                                                               

Domain Experience

 

Ø  Cipla Ltd, Bangalore for 6 years 9 months

 

PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN:

 

10.	Project	: Rollout & Enhancements
	Client	: SOLA (Sony Latin America), Miami, USA
	Role Organization	: Senior SAP SD/OTC/EDI Consultant : Capgemini India Pvt. Ltd
	Duration	: July’ 16 to May’18 (1 years 10 months)
	Environment	: SAP ECC 6.0, EHP7

 

Client description: Sony Latin America Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Sony Corporation. Sony Corporation was Founded in May 7, 1946.Headquarted in Tokyo, Japan. A world leader in technology and entertainment. Sony's market-leading connected devices include the Sony Internet Player with Google TV™, Blu-ray Disc™ player, BRAVIA® television, Cyber-shot® digital cameras, Handycam® camcorders, Sony Tablets®, VAIO® computers, Sony Reader®, broadcast cameras, IPELA security cameras, video conferencing, and countless other innovative products that deliver a true entertainment experience. [BS1]Sony Entertainment Network offers the ultimate destination to watch, listen, play, and connect across Sony devices through one convenient account.

Responsibilities:

Ø  RMEG enhancement – Design and configuration of Export process to Canada from US for RMEG (Recording media) with Canadian taxation.

Ø  RMEG enhancement - EDI configuration, mapping & testing for 850/855/856/810 transactions for eight Canadian trading partners with GXS as translator.

Ø  RMEG enhancement – Impact Analysis/Reporting Requirements /Customised Output/ Documentation / User training / Data migration/User Authorisation.

Ø  Commercial Investment Harmonization rollout - Involved in Project Planning, Defining scope & Effort estimation to project delivery.

Ø  Commercial Investment Harmonization rollout - Pricing Changes – Introducing Sony Reseller Pricing (SRP Pricing) and harmonization the changes across 9 Latin American regions.

Ø  Commercial Investment Harmonization rollout – Configuring rebates processing and settlements including customized mass upload, mass settle ,reporting requirements and data migration.

Ø  Commercial Investment Harmonization rollout – Handling Funds process and reporting through Custom Programs.

Ø  Commercial Investment Harmonization rollout – Enhancing SAP interface with JAVA based Promotion Planning Tool (PPT) for automation of rebate processing which is web enabled.

Ø  Commercial Investment Harmonization rollout – Idoc monitoring and UAT Support and defect resolution using HPQC.

 

9.	Project	: SAP Migration - GPW
	Client	: SNA - SOCAN, San Diego, USA
	Role Organization	: Senior SAP SD/ OTC / EDI Consultant : Capgemini India Pvt. Ltd
	Duration	: June’15 to June’16 (1 years)
	Environment	: SAP ECC 6.0, EHP5

Client description: Sony Corporation was Founded in May 7, 1946.Headquarted in Tokyo, Japan. A world leader in technology and entertainment. Sony's market-leading connected devices include the Sony Internet Player with Google TV™, Blu-ray Disc™ player, BRAVIA® television, Cyber-shot® digital cameras, Handycam® camcorders, Sony Tablets®, VAIO® computers, Sony Reader®, broadcast cameras, IPELA security cameras, video conferencing, and countless other innovative products that deliver a true entertainment experience. [BS1] Sony Entertainment Network offers the ultimate destination to watch, listen, play, and connect across Sony devices through one convenient account.

 

Responsibilities:

Ø  Responsible for SAP EDI implementation for Sony GPW migration project in OTC process. The project involved SAP to SAP migration.

Ø  Design, configure, built EDI interface which involved EDI 850 / EDI 855 / EDI 860 / EDI 810 for Canadian partners.

Ø  Involved with middleware team (GXS - EDI Translator) team for map creation.

Ø  Design Customized solution for Idoc handling and reporting.

Ø  Responsible for preparing, validating & loading EDI master data/ Documentation/ User Training.

Ø  Providing Post go- live Hypercare Support.

Ø  Developed EDI 996 outbound interface which eliminated IMEX (IBM’s Trade Finance system for import/export) and handle via SAP DVAI tables.

 

8.	Project Client	: Offshore Production Support : SOCAN (Sony of Canada), Ontario, Canada
	Organization	: Capgemini India Pvt Ltd, Bangalore
	Role	: Senior Functional Consultant – SD / Enhancement
	Duration	: Jul’13 to Jun’15 (1 year 11 months)
	Environment	: SAP ECC 6.0

Client description: Established in 1955, Sony of Canada Ltd. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation, of Tokyo, Japan, a world leader in technology and entertainment. Sony's market-leading connected devices include the Sony Internet Player with Google TV™, Blu-ray Disc™ player, BRAVIA® television, Cyber-shot® digital cameras, Handycam® camcorders, Sony Tablets®, VAIO® computers, Sony Reader®, broadcast cameras, IPELA security cameras, video conferencing, and countless other innovative products that deliver a true entertainment experience

Sony is one of the most comprehensive entertainment companies in the world with a portfolio that includes electronics, music, movies, games and online businesses. With headquarters in Toronto, sales offices in Vancouver and Montreal and distribution centres in Coquitlam, British Columbia, and Whitby, Ontario, Sony Canada employees support a network of more than 500 authorized dealers and a number of Sony retail locations across Canada.

Responsibilities:  

Ø  Responsible for Support of SD/LE objects that includes Sales, logistics execution, intercompany process areas Developing enhancements based of customer requirement.

Ø  Worked on shipping output forms that includes Labels out of SAP and external WM system.

Ø  Design and configure process changes related to OTC / LE areas.

Ø  Support EDI transaction sets in integration with external partners.

Ø  Project Bedroc for promotions and Deals handling for bundled Products.

Ø  Redesign Purolator interface for handling customer shipment efficiently.

Ø  Handling Support tickets based on criticality as per the SLA.

 

7.	Project Client	: Implementation & Post Production Support : ABMCPL & BMCSL, Worli, Mumbai
	Organization	: Aditya Birla Minacs IT Services, Bangalore
	Role	: Senior Consultant -SD
	Duration	: Oct’12 to Jun’13 (8 months)
	Environment	: SAP ECC 6.0

 

Client description: The Aditya Birla Management Corporation Private Limited is the Group's apex decision making body and provides strategic direction to Group companies.

Responsibilities:  

Ø  Responsible for SAP SD process area for ABMCPL/BMCSL end to end project implementation.

Ø  Design and implement Service level Agreements/Service contracts for data centers and data recovery centers by conducting workshops with business partners.

Ø  Implement Service Contract with Revenue Recognition accounting as per accounting principles.

Ø  Build and test OTC processes that includes Cash sales/Consignment sales process/Trading Sales process/ Exhibition sales process.

Ø  Perform unit / Integration test cycles/ UAT test cycles for OTC process.

Ø  Plan and perform end user training sessions business process owners.

Ø  Perform mock cutover cycle for OTC.

Ø  Identifying critical/High priority issues, interacting with end user (if required) through phones/mails during post go-live support for quick resolution.

 

 

6.	Project Client	: Production Support : Chemtrade Logistics, Ontario, Canada
	Organization	: Aditya Birla Minacs IT Services, Bangalore
	Role	: Senior SD Consultant
	Duration	: Oct’10 to Oct’12 (2 years)
	Environment	: SAP ECC 5.0

 

Client description: Chemtrade is one of the world’s largest suppliers of sulphuric acid, liquid sulphur dioxide (SO2) and sodium hydrosulphite (SHS), and a leading processor of spent acid, particularly in the U.S. Gulf Coast region.  Chemtrade is also a leading regional supplier of sulphur and sodium chlorate, one of only two North American producers of phosphorous pentasulphide and also produces zinc oxide at three North American locations. Chemtrade obtains these products from its own production facilities and through long-term marketing services agreements and distributes them to customers around the world.

Responsibilities:  

Ø  Responsible for day-to-day support related to identification, prioritization, and resolution of SAP SD/LE and related application service tickets, including monitoring, tracking, coordination, and resolution of SAP support tickets.

Ø  Implementing HST (Harmonised Sales Tax) for ON & BC Regions as per CRA Guidelines.

Ø  Preparing scoping documentation for rollout project (Aglobis) in European countries.

Ø  Developing Query reports as per CRA Guidelines.

Ø  Responsible for Effort estimation for technical and functional developments.

Ø  Responsible for SLA monitoring for compliance.

Ø  Handling Support tickets based on criticality as per the SLA. And providing Functional specification for customized reports.

 

 

5.	Project Client	: Production Support : Carbon Black – One Carbon –India, Egypt, Thailand   Grasim Industries Limited - One VSF (Viscose Staple Fibre)   Grasim Chemicals across India, Thiland, Indonesia
	Organization	: Aditya Birla Minacs IT Services, Bangalore
	Role	: Senior Consultant -SD
	Duration