Specialties: Demand Planning (DP), Supply Network Planning

(SNP), Production Planning/Detailed Scheduling (PP/DS)

Profile Summary:

Around 7 years of experience in SAP SCM this includes 4 years diverse

experience in SAP APO and 2 years of experience in production planning. In
particular, the Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling (PPDS), Demand
Planning (DP) and Supply Network Planning (SNP) Functionality and APO/BW.
Hands-on experience of ASAP methodology with experience in all phases of
Project implementation-Preparation, Business Blueprint, Realization, Pre-go
Live, Go Live and Post live Support
Maintained CIF Integration Models for Master and Transaction Data
transfer between R/3 and APO
Maintained Time bucket profiles, Forecast profiles, planning versions, life cycle

management with Realignment and Like Modeling, Mass Processing and

Process Chain.
Created SNP Master Profile and worked on SNP Heuristics, Optimizer and
Capable to match (CTM), Deployment and Transport Load Builder (TLB), GATP,
Conversion of SNP planned orders to PP/DS.
Maintained CIF Integration Models for Master and Transaction Data transfer
between R/3 and APO.
Clear understanding of business process and modeling using ARIS and VISIO.
Designed and tested the core APO PP/DS functionality that included planned
Independent requirements like Make-to-stock production and Make-to-order
production in PP/DS.
Worked with PP Planning Procedure, Production Planning Run, Interactive Planning,
Heuristics, Detailed Scheduling Planning Board, and Optimizer.
Performed Support activities in PP/DS such as running logs, provide solutions to
the errors, strategy profile, create an order in DS board, PPDS interactive
reports, Pegging Setting, Optimizer profile.
Experience in creating test scenarios, manage testing, developing user documents
and training of new solution using quality center 9.2.
Involved in Projects utilizing the SAP R/3 Production Planning (PP) module with
thorough knowledge of S&OP, Demand Management, Capacity Planning, MRP,
MPS, Bill of materials (BOM), Work Centre, and Routings etc.
Developed Process chains for various standard DP activities and effectively used
Process chains for daily DP loads and several ad hoc loads and thus provided greater
control to the IT team over the Batch processes.
Dynamic, detail oriented, results-producing professional with a proven record of
accomplishment in configuring and implementing solutions in support of business
goals and objectives for Fortune 500 clients.
Excellent analytical & communication skills and ability to interact with business users.
Able to translate business requirements into deployable business solutions and work
in teams.

Technical Skill Set:

SAP ECC
5.0, 6.0
SAP SCM

: SCM APO 4.0, 4.1, 5.0, 6.0, 7.0

Languages

: C, C++

Operating Systems
Project Management & Reports
Visio
Databases
DB2

: SAP R/3 version 4.6C, 4.7, ECC

: Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7

: MS Project, MS Office Suite, MS
:Oracle, SQL server 2005,

Professional Qualifications
Bachelor of Science: Major in Psychology Minor in Electrical Engineering
Hoftra University- Hemstead, New York
Master of Science: Management of Technologies
Ney York University- New York, NY

Professional Experience:

Client:
Coca
Cola
Feb 2011-Present
Role: SAP APO DP, PPDS Consultant
Version: SAP SCM 7.0, ECC 6.0

CCR,

Atlanta,

GA

Responsibilities:

Involved with design and implementation of Demand Planning, Product

Planning and Detailed Scheduling projects using SCM7.0
Analyzed the AS-IS condition of the demand planning process. Carried out the
TO-BE and GAP analysis, business process re-engineering and configuration.
Discussed specific and critical requirements with the client team and
discussed what can be done and what data to be mapped from their legacy
system to R/3. Actively designed and refined integration Data Specifications.
Involved in the monitoring of proper transfer of Master Data from legacy
system with R/3 through CIF.
Set up APO BW Source system, info area, info source and info cube.
Maintained Storage Bucket and Time Bucket Profiles.
Set up the Demand Planning book, Planning Object Structure,
Planning area and macros in the interactive demand planning.
Conducted User Management exercises based on Industry wide Benchmarks
and assigned users to Planning Book.
Generated planned independent requirements based on the customers
historical sales data using various statistical forecasting methods of Demand

Planning and developed methodology for evaluating the best forecast based
on Best Practices in the industry.
Maintained Statistical forecast profiles and various data views as per
business blueprint.
Monitored exceptional or critical situations using Alert monitor
Performed Life Cycle Planning through Like Profile, Phase-in, and
Phased-out Profile.
Maintained CIF Integration models for Master and Transaction Data
transfer between R/3 and APO.
Maintained Detailed scheduled Planning board profile.
Maintained strategy profile, Maintained time profile, Maintained
optimization profile, defined propagation range and PPDS block
planning.
Performed Support activities in PP/DS such as running logs, create an order
in DS board, PPDS interactive reports, PPDS online reports, Convert
planned orders into process order, Pegging Setting.
Developed user training documents and conducted Knowledge Transfer.
Involved in coordinating between Testing team and Apo team to conduct unit
testing, integration and functional testing using HP Quality Center.
Helped in defect management.
Provided post implementation support.

Client: Nephron Pharmaceutical, FL

2011
(Support) Consultant
Environment: SAP ECC 6.0, SCM 6.0

March 2010- Feb

Role: SCM APO DP/SNP/PPDS

Responsibilities:

Completed BW Objects like Info Cubes, Info Source, and Source System to Load
Allocation Restrictions.
Maintained Master Planning Object Structure, Planning Areas, Characteristic Value
Combinations (CVCs), Master Data and Time Series Objects, Storage Bucket Profile
and Planning Bucket Profile for monthly buckets and weekly buckets.
Maintained Statistical Forecast Profiles and various Data Views as per Business
Blueprint.
Defined Forecast Models for Time Series Forecasting.
Created Proportional Factors to disaggregate CVCs from Aggregate to the Detail
Level.
Performed Life Cycle Planning through Like Profile, Phase-in and Phase-Out
Profiles.
Performed Promotion Planning using Statistical method.
Defined Macros to perform calculations to carry out tests and to create alerts.
Maintained CIF Integration Models for Master and Transaction Data transfer
between R/3 to APO.

Set up SNP Master Profile and configured SNP Master Data Location and Product
Master, Transportation Lane and Production Process Model (PPM).
Created a Supply Chain Model to represent the Supply Chain Network with all
relevant locations (vendors, plants, distribution centers and customers), resources
(storage, handling and supply capabilities) and relationships (Transportation
Lanes).
Support activities in PP/DS such as running logs, strategy profile, create an order
in DS board, Convert planned orders into process order, and issues solved using
DS planning board, PPDS interactive reports and online reports.

Client: BIOSENSE WEBSTER INC, CA

2010
Role: SCM APO DP, SNP Consultant
Version: ECC 5.0, SCM 5.0

Feb 2009-March

Responsibilities:

Integration of Demand Planning (DP) with Supply Network Planning (SNP).

Developed product and product location forecasts to drive SNP, Distribution

Requirements Planning. Experience in forecast realignment, proportional
factors maintenance. Configuration of info cubes, planning areas,
planning books and macros. Generated planned independent
requirements based on the customers historical sales data using various
statistical forecasting methods of Demand Planning and developed
methodology for evaluating the best forecast based on Best Practices in the
industry.
Maintained Statistical forecast profiles and various data views as per
business blueprint.
Monitored exceptional or critical situations using Alert monitor
Performed Life Cycle Planning through Like Profile, Phase-in, and
Phased-out Profile.
Maintained CIF Integration models for Master and Transaction Data
transfer between R/3 and APO.

Created SNP Master Profile and worked on SNP Heuristics, Optimizer and Capable
to match (CTM), Deployment and Transport Load Builder (TLB), and
Conversion of SNP planned orders to PP/DS.
Involved in unit testing, integration testing and defect management using HP Quality
Center, Remedy.
Client: Hyundai Motors, AL
2009
Role: SCM APO DP & SNP/GATP Consultant
Version: SAP ECC 5.0, SCM 5.0

May 2008-Feb

Responsibilities:

Performed AS-IS/TO-BE Study with core team members and presented reports after
completing GAP Analysis
Worked as a functional consultant in implementing SAP SCM at Hyundai. Carried Roll
Outs across other geographical locations
Designed and configured complete data model (Info objects/Info sources/Source
systems/Data sources)
Configured Info cube and defined Planning Books and Macros for interactive
planning
Created Master Planning object Structures, Planning Area, Characteristic
Combination Master Data, Storage Bucket Profile and Planning bucket profile
for monthly buckets and weekly buckets, Alert monitor
Maintained Statistical forecast profiles and various data views as per business
blueprint
Created Proportional Factors to disaggregate CVCs from Aggregate to the Detail
level
Performed Life Cycle Planning through Like Profile, Phase-in, and Phased-out
profile
Set up Release of Demand Plan to SNP
Maintained CIF Integration models for Master and Transaction Data transfer
between R/3 and APO
Set up of SNP master profile and configured SNP Master Data Locations, Product
Masters, Resource and Production Process Models(PPM)
Maintained planning calendar, Planner Responsible and Creating variant for SNP
Transaction Data Deletion
Set up the supply chain model (work areas-location, products, resources, PPM,
transportation lanes and quota arrangements)
Performed SNP runs using SNP heuristics, created cost and Optimization
profile for SNP Optimizer
Defined Shipping and Storage Calendars for each location and performed RoughCut Capacity Check.
Performed SNP Runs using SNP Heuristics and SNP Optimizer and maintained Quota
Arrangements in Supply Chain Engineer (SCE) for the use of SNP Heuristics and
Creation of Optimizer Profile and SNP Cost Profile.
Configuration for Rules-based ATP check.
Testing of Backorder Processing, Product Allocations and Rules-based ATP
check by creating scenarios using sales orders in R/3.
Troubleshooting configuration issues in GATP and its integration with R/3.
Created End User Documents and Training Materials.

Client:
Allen
Family
August 2007- May 2008
Role: SAP APO DP, SNP Consultant
Version: SAP SCM 4.0, ECC 5.0
Responsibilities:

foods

Inc.

DE

Involved in the creation of Info objects, Info cubes, Info sources, Info packages,
Characteristic Value Combinations (CVCs), Master Planning Object Structure, Planning
areas, Planning books, Data views, Statistical forecast profiles, Storage Bucket
profile and Planning Bucket Profile for monthly buckets and weekly buckets Phase-in,
Phase-out and Like Profile, Background jobs and Maintained Process Chain.
Defined planning books and Macros for interactive planning and Defined Macros
to perform calculations to carry out tests, and created Alerts.
Designed and Developed the Supply Network Model incorporating all the plants,
distribution centers, Customers and Suppliers based on the supply chain process.
Designed & Configured the Optimization Planning, Heuristic Planning,
Deployment and Transport Load Builder (TLB) Functionalities
Transported the Configurations to Testing and Production Server. Manually
created the non-transportable activities. (Background jobs, variants etc).

Client: Visteon Corporation, MI

Aug2007
Role: SAP PP Consultant
Version: SAP ECC 4.0, SCM 4.0

July2006-

Responsibilities:

Configured Material Master, BOM, Routing and Work Center for the old and
new equipment in large volume Discrete Manufacturing environment.
Worked on MM functionalities- Material Masters, Info Records, Source Lists,
Consumption Based Planning, Purchasing and Inventory.
Extensively worked on Production Order creation, Release, Availability Check,
Confirmation of orders, Automatic Goods Receipt and Goods Issue.
Configured Production Scheduling Profile and Scheduling Parameters for
production orders.
Maintained Make-to-Order, Planning with Final Assembly strategy for various
products.
Configured Plant Parameters for Materials Requirement Planning such as MRP groups,
MRP controller, MRP types, Planning Horizon, Lot-sizing Procedure and
availability check for components.
Configured and executed the Shop Floor Activities based on User which included
release of Production Order and Printing of Shop Floor Documents.(Time Ticket/Pick
Ticket)
Worked on Display Filters for Stock Requirement List and MRP list.
Maintained Control cycle Record with respect to material, plant and supply area.
Configured Material Master to maintain Quality Management View, Inspection types
as per business Inspection Requirements.

Client: Fenwal Inc, Chicago, IL

june2006
Role: Functional APO DP/SNP Consultant (Implementation)
Version: SAP R/3 Release 4.6C, SCM 5.0

Dec 2005-

Responsibilities:

Studied and analyzed the clients business process requirements.

Configured and customized Material Master, Bill of Material, Work Center and Routing.
Customized planning strategies, requirement type and requirement classes.
Worked on Make to stock Planning strategy.
Responsible for Customizing various MRP types, MRP Group, lot size calculation,
scheduling margin key and procurement proposals.
Responsible for Documenting configuration in the IMG, finalizing and reporting
requirements, maintained Planned Independent Requirements by transferring data
from Sales and operation Planning.
Involved as a 5-member team for implementation of SAP APO.
Prepared and set up supply chain master data (product parameters, statistical
forecast profiles, storage and transport resources, PPM).
Created planning versions to find optimization parameters that give most accurate
results.
Created cost and optimization profile for SNP optimizer.
Worked on the set up of the supply chain model (work areas-location, products,
resources, PPM, transportation lanes and quota arrangements).
Integration of DP and SNP.
Creation of SNP product master views, lot sizes, production horizon etc.
Period-Oriented planning in the product planning table.
Configuration of SNP propagation range, strategy profile, Heuristic profile, DS
planning board.
Active participation in setting up the SNP master profile (demand and master) profile.
Setting up Detailed Scheduling DS-Alert Profile and Setting up CIF Integration models
for transfer of Master Data, transaction data.
SNP Optimizer- planning run in SNP, Optimizer Capacity Leveling, Optimizer
Deployment and TLB run. Active participation in gathering the master data required
for SNP Heuristic.
Worked on Consistency Check Report or Reconciliation and Best Practice Reports.

Client: Miteq Inc, Hauppauge, NY

Oct. 2005
Role: Project Manager / Lead Technical Engineer

Jan. 1994-

Responsibilities:
Project Manager for full product development life cycle.
As a team lead assigned and designated tasks to all personnel from technician to
engineer.
Responsible for procurement of necessary material to reduce cost of a project.
Coordinated activities regarding fabrication, operation, application, installation, and
repair of all test equipments.
Overlooked technical support to production team for release of new test
programs/procedures.
Researched all aspects of electrical/mechanical components including amplifiers,
mixers, parts, etc.
Coordinated activities regarding fabrication, operation, application, installation, and
repair of all test equipment.

 Provided technical support to production team for release of new test

programs/procedures.
Performed some micro assembly of hybrid microwave amplifiers including
component attachment, thermo-compression wire bonding, and parallel gap welding.
Aligned and tested microwave low noise amplifiers to custom specifications. Testing
included small signal gain, input/out return loss, noise figure, P1dB, saturated power,
and IP3.
Documented new amplifier designs using AutoCAD and prepared for production
release.

References available on request