EXPERIENCE
SUMMARY
SAP Consultant
specializing in SRM with 9 years of collective implementation experience in SRM
& R/3 MM. SAP experience includes configuration of SRM & MM/QM modules,
customer training, post implementation support, analysis, upgrades, design and
development logic for customer exits/reports/forms/ interfaces to R/3 & non
R/3 systems, data migration in the areas of MM, QM and SRM for the Process,
Automotive, Biotechnology, Mechanical, Electrical & Electronic Engineering,
Consumer Electronics, Pharmaceuticals & Energy Industries. Prashanth has
lead project teams for specific projects and provided training and mentoring
for in-house and organizational training programs.
PROFESSIONAL
SAP EXPERIENCE
SGL Carbon, Charlotte - USA September 2007 to date
Role: Consultant – SRM
Environment: SAP 4.7 / SRM 5.0- EBP
Contribution:
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Responsible for all
upgrade activities in the areas of Middleware integration, HR replication,
Vendor conversion, workflow and offline e-mail, set up of the EBP system and
process customizing.
·
Configuration/testing of Procurement processes in EBP &
integration with R/3 using Classic Scenario.
·
Functional Specifications for Enhancements (BADI’s).
·
Research &
implementation of applicable OSS notes
·
The upgrade project
from EBP 3.0 to SRM 5.0 went live on the 12th November
Purdue University, Indianapolis -
USA March 2007 to June 2007
Role: Consultant – SRM
Environment: SAP ECC / SRM 5.0- EBP, BE & CCM
Contribution:
·
Production support / Error analysis and resolution of help
desk tickets in the following areas of SRM: -
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SRM transactions using the Extended classic scenario.
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Component planning for PM orders
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Troubleshooting
sourcing cockpit, quantity issues
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Contract management and
the impacts on IM orders
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Plan driven procurement
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Identification and
correction of UoM issues between SRM and IM
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Processing PO’s and
implementing “Best Practices”
·
Functional Specifications for Enhancements.
·
Research &
implementation of applicable OSS notes
·
Re-engineering of
existing business process.
·
Testing of N-step
workflow for shopping carts and purchase orders.
·
Resolution of moving
average vs. standard price issues in IM
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals,
Pennsylvania - USA November 2006 to March 2007
Role: Consultant – SRM
Environment: SAP ECC
/ SRM 5.0- EBP, BE & CCM
Contribution:
·
Configuration of the Bidding process using Bidding Engine
and live auction cockpit
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Testing of Procurement processes in EBP & integration
with R/3 using Classic Scenario.
·
Cutover activity for go-live and post-production support.
The upgrade project from EBP 3.0 to SRM 5.0 went live on Feb 26th.
·
N-step workflow for bid award approval, ordering address in
the bid, source determination, purchase order generation from the bid,
customization of e-mail/forms sent to bidders and internal approval mail –
Configuration and Enhancements.
·
Integration testing for customized processes specific to
Wyeth.Customised processes include auto assignment of purchasing group, account
assignment determination, vendor replication, spot-buy purchase, approval
workflows, offline approval e-mail, customized search helps, preferred vendors.
·
Business blueprint creation, Definition of business process
flows, process design documents.
·
Functional Specifications for Enhancements, forms.
DTE Energy, Michigan - USA October 2004 to September
2006
Role: Consultant – SRM
Environment: SAP ECC / SRM 4.0- EBP, BE, SUS & CCM 2.0/
XI 3.0/ BW/ Maximo 6
Contribution:
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Configuration of Supplier Self-Services (SUS) & EBP -
Service Procurement scenario using XI 3.0
·
Configuration and testing of the plan-driven procurement
scenario in R/3 and EBP – MRP driven requisitions sent from R/3 to EBP and
reservations for stock materials sent from EBP to R/3
·
Configuration/testing of Procurement processes in EBP &
integration with R/3 using Extended Classic Scenario.
·
Vendor Master Replication, Integration with Sabrix, external
requirements from MRO, Reassignment of Buyers using product categories – Configuration and Enhancements.
·
Functional and Technical Specifications for Forms, Reports,
Interfaces, Conversions, Enhancements
·
Business Blueprint, Definition of business process flows,
process design and interface requirements.
·
Production and Test support, customer training.
Role: Consultant – MM & SRM (October 2004 – June 2005)
Environment: SAP R/3 4.7 Enterprise / SAP SRM – EBP / Maximo
5
Contribution:
Wave 1 –
Fossil generation division
·
Integration testing for business processes involving
integration between R/3, Maximo & SRM-EBP.
·
Ensuring all purchase-to-pay processes are compliant with
SOX requirements
Hercules Incorporated, Delaware -
USA February 2004 to September 2004
Role: Lead Consultant MM
Environment: SAP R/3 3.1 I / 4.6C / 4.7 Enterprise
Contribution:
Prashanth was
involved in the following projects
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Release strategy for purchase orders & requisitions
across all business units in Europe & N.America, to ensure Sarbanes-Oxley
compliance.
- Configuration
of release strategies for PR’s & PO’s
- On-site
coordinator responsible for daily communication with an off-shore team &
for quality of deliverables.
·
GE WT Plant consolidation from Pointe Claire to Burlington
- Configuration,
Integration testing, documentation, Material master upload using ALE.
·
GE WT Plant consolidation from Washougal to Portland
- Configuration,
Integration testing, documentation
·
Upgrade – Version 3.1 to 4.7 Enterprise - Testing of
re-mediated programs.
·
Production support for Europe & North America.
Komatsu America Corporation,
Ilinois - USA November 2003
to December 2003
Role: Lead Consultant MM
Environment: SAP R/3 4.6C
Contribution:
Prashanth was
involved in the as-is study and preparation of the to-be document.
·
Study of existing business processes involved in management
of warranty issues
·
Study of an existing warranty system called TIPS (Technical
information processing system), a
Mainframe application used for processing warranty claims
and PIPS, a system used for component pricing and inventory control.
Preparation of
the to-be document as a basis for the implementation planned at a later date.
Mahindra & Mahindra
Limited, India
December 2002 to August 2003
Role: Project manager / Lead Consultant SRM
Environment: SAP R/3 4.6B & SAP SRM - Supplier Self
Services 1.0 with XI 1.0
Contribution:
Prashanth was
managing this project and was also involved in the functional configuration.
Led a dynamic team of 10 consultants for the SRM implementation. SUS implementation
to connect suppliers to 9 R/3 instances
(Automotive & farm Equipment sectors) of M&M in real time to enable
them to control all categories of spend and improve overall supplier
performance.
·
Project planning and responsibility for execution of committed
deliverables as per plan.
·
Worked extensively with SAP consultants (ramp up site) for
project based solutions, configuration & testing related to SUS, XI &
custom developments in R/3 before release to customer. Custom developments were
related to scheduling agreements and schedule lines being sent to SUS from R/3.
·
Review of Business Blue Print (SUS Processes & SRM
Analytics) & Business process study.
·
Unit, Integration, Business cycle testing, preparation of
Business process procedures & training to the customer
·
ALE – IDOC Configuration in R/3 and SUS
·
Identification of user exits and development logic for IDOC
changes.
Qatar Petroleum, Doha - Qatar October 2002 to November 2002
·
Conducted a training course on external service management
in R/3 MM for power users.
Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Company,
India
April 2002 to September 2002
Role:
Lead Consultant – MM
Environment: SAP R/3 4.6C
Contribution:
Prashanth was
involved in configuration of MM module and mapping of business process unique
to the seed industry.
·
Configuration settings in the areas of LO-MM, Purchasing, External Service, Inventory management, MRP, Valuation & Account assignment &
A/P Invoice verification
·
Configuration of new pricing
schema & development of new pricing routine. Configuration of Pricing
procedure involving discounts, surcharges, freights, taxes and Rebates
·
Configuration of purchasing document types and release strategy.
·
Configuration & business process mapping of standard,
subcontracting & Stock transport order
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Business process mapping of Evaluated receipt settlement (ERS) in AP. Development of consolidated report of ERS payment
to vendor
·
Business process mapping of AP Down payment to vendor, mail
notification to buyer for blocked invoice & posting of planned & unplanned delivery cost
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Posting of Subsequent
debit / credit for the Vendors
·
Development Logic for user
exits, screen exits for capturing
batch, reports.
SAP Partner Academy, India August 2001 to February 2002
·
Conducted MM, QM and
Delta courses for R/3 version 3.1 to 4.6
Osram India Limited, India September 2000
to July 2001
SAP
implementation to streamline business processes and develop an integrated suite
of systems across the company. Scope of implementation: FI-CO, MM, SD, PP, QM
modules, On-line stores and a E-business solution for one manufacturing plant,
4 regional offices & 18 distribution centers using ASAP methodology. The
e-business solution consists of a virtual office for sales executives to
operate on SAP using the Internet. The off-line option was made available with
synchronization done on connectivity. The transactions covered were for sales,
GR for stock transport orders, sales calls and Customer complaint handling.
Role: Lead Consultant – QM
Environment: SAP
4.6B
Contribution:
·
Prashanth was involved in configuration of QM module in
Procurement, in-process inspection in a discrete as well as repetitive
manufacturing scenario, inspection after production, vendor audits, quality
notifications for customer complaints and calibration of test equipment
·
Configuration & Business process mapping for Invoice
posting, Invoicing block & release of invoices to payment
·
Configuration of QM
Notification process. Quality
notifications are created for customer
complaints logged on the web by the customer / employee using the online store component (IAC’s)
customized for Osram. Used status profiles for control of notification approval
processes.
·
Development of logic for a program to create credit memo
requests for quality notifications for a product with reference to the invoiced
quantity for the product / user exits
used in vendor evaluation, screen
exits for capturing batch number of finished products, reports to calculate ppm
level of defects found and developed layouts, reports for inspection results
and quality notifications.
Hero Cycles Private Limited,
India March 2000 to September 2000
Role: Consultant – QM
Environment: SAP R/3
4.0B
Contribution:
Configuration of QM module in the
following areas
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Quality Planning (Inspection characteristics, Inspection
Plan, Sampling Procedures)
·
Quality Inspection (Results Recording, Defect Recording
& Usage Decision).
·
Quality Control (Dynamic Sample Determination &
Statistical Process Control).
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Integration of QM with MM (Procurement, Inventory
Management, Vendor Evaluation)
·
QM in production (In-process inspection in a repetitive
manufacturing scenario, production quality
monitoring using control charts, processing
Quality-problems using Quality Notifications)
·
Development of
interfaces with external Quality Management system for source
determination,
material specification & quality inspection
Sudarshan Chemical Industries
Limited, India October 1999 to March 2000
Role:
Lead Consultant - MM
Environment:
SAP R/3 4.0B, CIN 2.2A
Contribution:
Prashanth was
on this project for business process study, realization phase and post-go live
implementation support.
·
Business re-engineering of procurement planning, inventory management
and material codification.
·
Configuration of Release strategy for purchase orders; split valuation for batch managed valuated
stocks, business process transactions
with batch management
·
Creation of pricing
procedure, condition types, access sequences, condition tables and
determination of prices in the
purchasing documents to suit Indian excise and taxation laws.
·
Configuration & Business process mapping of AP Down payment to vendor &
subsequent invoice
booking upon goods receipt. Vendor payable interface development
with CITI bank
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Development of simplified codification system for material
masters
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Development of purchasing
report (Order details to payment status)
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Development of custom transaction for automatic service entry sheet acceptance
Siemens Limited - Nashik Works,
India June 1999 to
September 1999
One of the
manufacturing unit of Siemens Ltd. was being formed into a separate company
Electronic Motion and Control Limited. The plant was fully operating on SAP and
the hive-off was to be done in SAP as a separate company in the existing client
in the same server under the existing Operating concern and controlling area
with the same Chart of Accounts. The project scope included setting up of
Inter-company transactions with Siemens Ltd. The scope was later modified to
map the process as a separate division instead of a new company. Hence, new
profit centers were created under the same company code.
Role: Consultant - MM/WM
Environment: SAP R/3 3.1H
Contribution:
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Business process change requirement study
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Configuration and business process mapping of inter-company sales orders with
deliveries and billing & inter-company
stock transport orders
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Evaluation of plan
for handling of open Purchase orders, Production orders, Stock transport
orders, Stocks, Open GL items
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Unit,
Integration, Business cycle testing and Documentation of business
process & configuration
Siemens Ltd., Medical Engineering
Division, India November 1998 to May 1999
The implementation at Medical Engineering Division was part of the Central database Project, covering a total of over 1000 users in all modules.
Role: Consultant - MM
Environment: SAP R/3
3.1H
Contribution:
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Participated in business
process reengineering and the development of strategic inventory control
techniques.
·
Conducting a requirement
& technical study to provide solution to the customer’s various unique
business requirements. Studying and business process mapping of various
requirement in SAP
·
Resolution of interface
issues with other SAP modules
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Configuration of the valuation
and account determination process for various material and movement types
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Post
implementation support includes management
of problems, corrective action, reporting and proper documentation of each
problem ticket as per the quality procedures
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science
(Zoology) – Madras University, India
Diploma in Aquaculture –
MAC School of Aquaculture, India
CAREER
HISTORY
|
Dynpro
Inc. |
SAP
Functional Analyst |
October
2003 to date |
|
Mahindra
Consulting Ltd. |
Sr.Consultant
(SAP Business Practice) |
March
‘02 to October ’03 |
|
Siemens
Information Systems Ltd |
Sr.Executive
(Business Solutions-SAP) |
October
‘98 to March’02 |
|
Zydus
Cadila Healthcare Ltd. |
Professional
Sales Representative |