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Ataur Raheeman

Sr. SAP Techno-Functional Consultant                                                                      

 

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

 

·         Experience working with Major Global Clients and Big 5 Consulting Companies as IT Professional in SAP ERP, ECC with extensive experience in Cross-functional integration of SD with MM and FI modules with a core competency in Supply Chain Management (SCM) and Logistics (LE) compliance. Diverse experience includes involvement in all aspects of SAP implementation process from project conception through to complete System Configuration.

·         Possesses extensive business analysis, presentation, and communication skills and possess expertise in all phases of the SAP implementation life cycle including configuration, master data setup, data conversion, interface testing (writing specifications), and end user training.

·         Skilled in Project planning and implementation from gap analysis to realization, go-live and warranty and post cut-over production support.

·         Have worked with business, Stakeholders and marketing teams. Provided inputs into Solution Design ADD, Detailed Design DDD and Functional and technical specifications (BRD &FRD). Experienced on SAP JIT processes, SAP Transport Management System (TMS), Microsoft IT Lifecycle (ITLC) and System Development Life Cycle. 

·         Extensive Configuration experience with all SD Modules: Sales, Pricing, Outputs, Billing/Invoicing, Availability and Product Allocations, Shipping and Transportation Planning

·         Implementation / configuration experience with Order to Cash, Returns, STO’s, Inter/Intra company processes, OTC with make-to-stock and make-to-order processes.

·         Expertise in configuration management, implementations, testing, and production support

·         Experience in working with outsourced ABAP model and using Solution Manager for change management.

·         Experienced in all major areas of SAP SD Customization like Consignment operations, Order Management (order processing), Customer Hierarchies, Product Hierarchies, handling units, Credit Management, OTC/Quote to Cash (QTC) Cycle and Manufacturing area etc.

·         Managed multiple SAP projects with onsite and off-shore resources and coordinated between different teams during SAP upgrade.

·         Collaborated closely with business leads, customers, SAP technical and functional teams to deliver stable, performance intensive solutions.

·         Experience in Variant Configuration including variant class, class types, characteristics, Pricing conditions and Bill of Material (BOM).

·         In-depth working knowledge of various interfacing technologies like EDI, IDOCS, ALE, q-RFC’s t-RFC’s and worked extensively on SAP systems integration with 3^rd party systems like Stay in front, Salesforce and Quofor.

·         Worked in close liaison with the IT leads, Business leads, Plant controllers, Corporate controllers in various projects and helped resolve key issues and deliverables on time

·         Communicated between the Business Process Owners and the Technical team during development life cycle to ensure quality functionality is delivered. Blueprinting, realization.

·         Exceptional interpersonal communicator who effectively interacts with clients and all levels of management. Well versed in project tracking / reporting, documentation, writing functional specs and configuration guides.

·         Decisive, energetic, focused team leader/player who leads high-performing teams through implementing change and improvements. Creative thinker and analytical problem-solver with demonstrated ability to manage projects from planning through execution/completion under the pressure of fast-paced, time-sensitive environments.

 

SAP SKILLS:

 

·         Expertise in the SD module includes:

Designing Organization structure, Sales Orders types, Configuring Pricing, Item Categories, Returns processing, Copy Controls, Consignment processing, STO processing (SD / MM / Intercompany), Account Assignment, Design of Forms, Intercompany sales and returns, Credits, Debits, Automatic posting to Vendor account (SAP-EDI), EDI / IDOC message processing, Text Control, Partner Determination, Third party sales, Output Control, Availability (ATP) check, Incompletion log, Credit Management and Sales deals, Delivery and Shipment processing, Billing, Custom design and development of reports, Userexit design, utilities and VOFM functionality in SAP.

·         Good knowledge in SAP MM and ABAP and very good in debugging and EDI Interfaces.

 

ADDITIONAL SKILLS:

Good knowledge in SAP WM,SAP FIORI, SAPUI5, S4/HANA Simple logistics.

 

Education & Certifications:

·         Bachelor of Technology , VTU University, Belgaum India 2005

 

Experience In Companies:

·         IBM                4.5 Years.

·         Accenture    6 Years

 

Achievements & Awards:

·         Excellence award, IBM.	·         Best Performer of the year award, Accenture

 

Classroom Training & Workshops:

·         S4/HANA Simple logistics, 2017 ·         OData Service-2016

·         SAP Workflow, 2012 ·         BRF+ Training 2017 ·         SAP UI5 Development-2016

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

 

Kellogg’s-Battle Creek, MI                                                                                        Mar 2015 – Till Date

 

Responsibilities:

• Systems Analyst / Applications Lead for Global support of the application development project for the Kellogg’s Company, Consumer & Goods project.
• Managing a large project team size of 20 resources including onsite and offshore resources by providing technical and functional solutions, helping in critical issues and managing complete SAP application support across the globe.
• Managing Direct store (DSD) and non-Store (NSD) delivery processes.

·         Customized the Enterprise Structure including defining the Sales Organization, Distribution Channel, Divisions and Setup Sales Area. 

·         Configured various Document types, Number ranges to Sales Orders, Contract according to the Organization requirement.

·         Configured Partner determination, Output determination, Text Determination
-Involved in pricing procedure determination (Condition tables, Access sequence, Condition types, Procedure determination, Condition records).

·         Configured special functions such as item proposal, Listing and Exclusion, Credit control
-Customization of Consignment process.
-Preparation of End user training manual.

·         Configured SD module involving sales order processing, logistics execution, availability check, variant configuration, picking and packing, credit management, returnable packaging, consignment stocks, stock transport orders for inter-plant transfers, output determination and billing.

• Successfully completed three releases for Regression and enhancement testing.
• Technical skills used ABAP, and OData service (OTC project: ECC<->NetWeaver (OData service) <->Sales force.
• Consult with the management and users to assess requirement and business criticality and making sure not to disturb the existing processes and functionalities.
• Managed the successful deployment/support of OTC alert project.
• Managing and working on the OTC and IM/WM related interfaces using SAP interfacing technologies (ALE/IDocs, EDI, BAPIs, and flat-file interfaces) and RICEFs.
• Worked extensively with the Inbound and Outbound Interfaces to fit in the Logistics Design.
• Wrote the Functional Specifications to carry out the development works so that proper interface is developed between the QUOFORE/STAYINFRONT/Transplace (TMS) systems and SAP for ORDERS05, SHIPMT05, and EDI 810 Invoice.
• Monitored all inbound and outbound EDI transaction processing. Analyzed, identified and tracked all exceptions and errors processing
• Resolution of EDI/IDOC for the inbound and outbound interfaces.
• Concentrated focus in development related to Sales & Distribution (SD), Materials Management (MM), Financial Accounting/Controlling (FI/CO) and APO.

 

AMDS-Houston, TX                                                                                                                Jan 2013 – Feb-2015

 

Responsibilities:

·         Conducting workshops to gather the business requirements.

·         Meeting with business process owners and departmental heads to identify the business requirement.

·         Analyzing the client’s as-is business process and mapping it to to-be business processes by identifying the gaps.

·         Preparing business process documents for the sales and distribution activities.

·         Drafted functional requirement specifications (FRSs) for customer master, quotation processing, sales order processing, billing, returns processing, and backorder processing.

·         Prepared dataflow diagram for all of the business processes to be included in FRSs.

·         Identified RICEFW objects to meet the client specific requirement.

·         Solving issues related to Order Management, Pricing, Batch Management, Variant Configuration with Viper, Shipment, Invoice and Output determination procedure

·         Developed Sales Reports, ATP Checking Groups and Rules, Commitments, Batch Management and Determination, Dynamic MTO w/Sales Orders, Item Cat. Groups, Customer material number cross-reference and Product Determinations loads, Sales Analysis Groups, Sales BOMs, Variant Config.

·         Worked with Middleware teams (MFT, Message Broker, and ETL) to design and enable data transmission between SAP, AIMS (Warehouse Management tool), JDE and Manugistics.

·         set up Batch management and active ingredient management for all Key Materials. 

·         Identified User Exits for new functionality of eliminating data redundancy and data governance. 

·         Worked with Internet Order Management Application, Handling Unit Management, Claims Management Performance Reports, and advanced pricing reports. Transportation group and weight group. 

·         Prepared functional specification for the development of Reports, Interface, Conversion, Enhancement, and Forms. Prepared unit test scripts and checklist to be included in the functional specification. Tested RICEF objects.

·         Worked on warehouse processes like Inbound shipments , Batch job processes, Outbound shipments , Lot(batch) management , Make to order, Shipments documents, packing slip, Sterilization , Goods Receipt process, Validation procedure, Good Issue process, Intercompany sales orders, Intercompany invoice and Return process.

·         Configured customer master and partner determination. Added customized partners in the customer master record.

·         Performed organization structure design including sales organizations, distribution channels, and divisions.  Created SD master data in R/3 including customer master, materials master, pricing, ATP scenarios, and credit check.

·         Worked on Material Management integration with GTS process in Export and Import filing/document, Outline agreements, ERS invoice, invoice verification, Vendor master data set up, material master data, Customer Return and RMA, inventory accounting, Consignment, Warehouse pick and pack transactions, warehouse Material Status, Decentralized Warehouse, Transfer Requirements and Transfer Order, Cycle Count, Inventory On-Hand, Sales Demand interface, PLM integration with ERP, SAP work Order, Rebalance Orders, Reboxing process. 

·         Ensured optimal performance in pricing, pricing procedure determination, pricing limits, pricing by item category, condition exclusion groups, price-relevant master data and condition supplements.  Provided material determination using condition technique, material listing and exclusion.

·         Configured the transfer of requirements, availability check through checking groups, and controlling of the availability check.  Integrated SD with LE, configured shipping and transportation functionality as per the client’s business requirements.  Interfaced with warehouse management, execution of stock placements and removals using different put away and picking strategies.

 

ASML – San Jose, CA                                                                                                  Jul 2011 – Dec-2012 

 

Responsibilities:

·         Worked on sap sales and distribution project. Studied the existing business processes with users and played a vital role in preparation of business blue print. The existing business processes were mapped to sap business processes.  Responsible for collecting report requirements from users.

·         Responsible for several project phases including collecting business requirements, developing business process procedures and design specifications, configurations, and project planning.  Worked in the SD processes including creating sales orders, quotations, and master data etc.

·         Created ABAP query reports to meet client’s reporting requirements.

·         Supported end-users testing during the implementation. Worked with consultants and cross-functional users to meet the project objectives.  Initiated the new user training in numerous customized transactions and user menus to familiarize the with SAP screens.

·         Worked on Variant Configuration design solution to client for highly configurable equipment. Programmed Characteristics, Classes, Profiles, Dependencies, Variant Pricing, Pricing Condition Tables, Constraints.

·         Configured the system to work for BOM processing.  Worked with special sales document types – cash sale, rush order, credit memo request, debit memo request, returns, free of charge subsequent delivery, free of charge delivery and invoice correction request.

·         Worked on configuration required for EDI-810/850/856 (ASN) including partner profile, message controls.  Configuration of pricing agreements including promotions and sales deals which included maintaining number ranges , condition type groups & assigning the to the sales deals.

·         Analyzing the client’s as-is business process and mapping it to to-be business processes by identifying the gaps.

·         Preparing business process documents for the sales and distribution activities. Identified RICEFW objects to meet the client specific requirement.

·         Prepared functional specification for the development of Reports, Interface, Conversion, Enhancement, and Forms. Prepared unit test scripts and checklist to be included in the functional specification. Tested RICEF objects.

·         Configured customer master and partner determination. Added customized partners in the customer master record.

 

KLA-Tencor-Milpitas, CA                                                                                                                  Jan 2009 – Jul-2011

 

Responsibilities:

·         Created condition technique and various elements in customizing for a pricing strategy.  Customized the configured organizational structures, order management, billing, output, availability checking and transfer of requirements, condition technique for tax determination, rebate agreements.

·         Designed and delivery processing and a rather complex listing and exclusion process.

·         Analyzing the client’s as-is business process and mapping it to to-be business processes by identifying the gaps.

·         Preparing business process documents for the sales and distribution activities.

·         Drafted functional requirement specifications (FRSs) for customer master, quotation processing, sales order processing, billing, returns processing, and backorder processing.

·         Prepared dataflow diagram for all of the business processes to be included in FRSs.

·         Identified RICEFW objects to meet the client specific requirement.

·         Prepared functional specification for the development of Reports, Interface, Conversion, Enhancement, and Forms. Prepared unit test scripts and checklist to be included in the functional specification. Tested RICEF objects.

·         Configured customer master and partner determination. Added customized partners in the customer master record.

·         Defined various sales order types to cover the cross sectional sales transactions for SD implementation.  Created billing document, billing document types, and delivery related billing.

·         Prepared the gap analysis, “As Is” and “To-Be” processes, and flow chart documentation.  Assessed and initialized study for production support.  Troubleshot master data and interface problems.  Handled SAP-SD support related queries on training end users and troubleshooting day-to-day problems for SD module transactions.

 

Ericsson– Sweden                                                                                                                  April 2007-Jan 2009

 

 Responsibilities:                                                                                 

·         Solve day to day tickets received from the Client.

·         Developing functional specifications for new reports and programs as per Clients requirement 
Design the solution and develop various custom reports.

·         Developing Impact Analysis report for the new development.

·         Developing Test scenario and done unit testing & system integration testing as per requirement.

·         Prepared User acceptance test document.

·         Designed customer master and customer account group.

·         Worked in customer master conversion. Analyzed legacy customer records to map properly to the SAP systems and successfully migrated the customer master records using LSMW.

·         Successfully worked on pricing, material listings, and CMIR conversion.

·         Worked on designing the pricing procedure.

·         Configured pricing procedure, condition types, access sequence, and built custom pricing tables.

·         Configured account determination, and identified account keys to post to the related G/L.