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Last update: 28.08.2018

SAP IBP/ APO Consultant with 9 years of experience

Graduation: MBA
Hourly-/Daily rates: show
Languages: English (Native or Bilingual) | Hindi (Native or Bilingual)

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Skills

Started career in SAP as APO consultant from customizing, programming and successful implementation of integrated SCM solutions. A strong background in integrated SCM processes and technical affinity allows me to be a key person in involved projects.
- Several Full lifecycle implementations experience in Demand and Supply Network Planning using ASAP Methodology (Project Preparation, Business Blueprint, Realization, Final Preparation, Go Live and Support)
- Very strong Integration understanding of processes and technical interfaces (BW, CIF and ERP)
- Lead workshops with Business, end user training and Testing
- Lead of onsite/offshore teams
SCM solutions and processes:
  • SAP IBP - Integrated Business Planning
  • APO-Demand Planning
  • APO-Supply Network Planning
  • APO-BW Business Warehouse
  • APO-CIF Core Interface
  • ERP-Sales & Distribution
  • ERP-Material Management
  • ERP-Production Planning

Project history

Client: Agricultural, Latin America (ALL Countries)
Duration: 07/2018
Project Description: Support (IBP S&OP, IBP DEMAND , APO)
Role: Support Lead (LATAM)
Responsibility: Application owner for the planning environment of the Performance of Agricultural Business. Involvement of Demand Planning, Supply Network Planning, Production Planning & Detailed Scheduling, Core Interface and Business Warehouse
- Lead offshore support team
- Lead IBP/APO upgrade project
- Validate Change requests and implement approved Business requirements
- Support project team during rollouts
- Enable new functions.


Client: Agricultural, Latin America (AR/UY/PY/BO/CL)
Duration: 07/2017 – 06/2018
Project description: Implementation SAP IBP S&OP
Role: BPA + DATA SPOC
Understand As-Is process analysis / Requirement analysis / To-Be process design
- Integration testing: ensure SCM functions and integration with connected processes
- Business Scenario Testing
- Migration of data from old system into SAP IBP (MD/TD)
- Communication: alignment with Business in LAS
- UAT – Prepare the UAT documents for training to Key Users.
- Creation of testing scripts
- Testing test scripts with business and get business approval
- Lead SCM Business during User Acceptance Testing, chasing master and transaction data issues, - Understand new business requirements within SCM planning,
- Cutover-Process Go-Live - support On Site LAS
- Hypercare Support - solve incident report by Key-User after technical rollout
- Knowledge transfer session: Improve documentation in Demand, Supply planning.
- New document creation for knowledge Transfer to support team.


Client: Agricultural, Latin America - BRAZIL
Duration: 09/2016 – 06/2017
Project description: Transformation Project SAP APO DP, SNP, CIF and ECC
Role: BPA + DATA SPOC
Responsibility: Role Description
Roll-out global Template for (APO-DP, APO-SNP)
- Understand As-Is process analysis / Requirement analysis / To-Be process design
- Integration testing: ensure SCM functions and integration with connected processes
- Business Scenario Testing
- Migration of data from old APO system into global APO & ERP
- Communication: alignment with Business in Brazil
- UAT – Prepare the UAT documents for training to Key Users.
- Lead SCM Business during User Acceptance Testing, chasing master and transaction data issues, -   Understand new business requirements within SCM planning,
- Integration topics for unclear processes outside SCM planning
- Cutover-Process Go-Live - support On Site Brazil
- Hyper care - support remote and on-site in Brazil
- Solve incident report by Key-User after technical rollout
- Knowledge transfer session: Improve documentation in Demand, Supply planning.
- New document creation for Process Chain monitoring, issue handling, new release features


Client: Computer Data Storage Products, (U.S.)
Duration: 01/2014 – 08/2015
Project description: Implementation SAP APO DP, SNP
Role: Configuration Lead (APO, ECC)
- Implementation planning processes within APO and BW
- Configuration of APO and BW system as Design and Maintenance of SCM solution
- configuration Reporting and Analytics with SAP BW
- Configuration of Integration between APO and ERP with CIF for master and transactional data
- Configuration of planning parameters within APO DP
- Initiative product lifecycle, forecast accuracy improvement and Housekeeping activities
- Configuration and successful usage CTM
- Transport customizing settings into productive system Via TR
- Support project team all configuration in SCM (DP, SNP, BW, CIF and ECC)
- Communication: alignment with Business in US on-site IT colleagues
- Training, documentation and knowledge sharing
- Continuous improvement of processes to improve inefficient work


Client: FMCG
Duration: 02/2013 – 10/2013
Project description: Support SAP APO DP, SNP
Role: SAP APO Consultant
- Successfully resolve client issues within defined service levels:
- Isolate issue, determine root cause, and outline effective options to resolve issues
- Interact with colleagues and business clients to confirm requirements, and ensure needs meets
- Work with technical teams & process teams to translate requirements into design specifications.
- Coordinate testing activities to validate solutions, Create & update appropriate documentation
- Focus upon continuous improvement to increase efficiency and maximize value to clients
- Define and document operational processes for normal support activities & train team members.


Client: Training
Duration: 09/2012 – 01/2013
SAP Training: Faculty Member SAP APO DP, SNP, CIF and ECC
Training activity: SAP APO Trainer
DEMAND PLANNING:
Configure of BW objects in APO, Creating info objects, info cube, data source etc., Load sales history from flat file to APO cube, Configuration of DP objects, MPOS, SBP, PBP, Planning Area, Planning book, Data-View, Macros, Forecast profile, Load History from cube to Planning Area, Execute statistical Forecasting, Carry out Consensus Planning, Load sales plan into SNP for execution, Creating and scheduling batch jobs, activities, process chain.
SUPPLY NETWORK PLANNING:
SNP master data creation in ECC system, Plant, Depot, Material, Vendor, Work centers, BOM, Routing, purchase info records, etc., Integration model creation and transfer master data in APO, Creating APO related master data relate in SAP APO system, SNP Planning area creation, Planning Book, Data View creation, Execute SNP: Heuristics and capacity leveling.
CORE INTERFACE BETWEEN ECC AND APO (CIF)
Integration VIA Core Interface CIF to APO Configuration
Set User Parameters, Maintain Distribution Definitions, Generate and Delete Distribution Definition, Maintain Object Specific Settings, Incremental Data Transfer, Activate CIF Error Handling, Specify Planner, Specify Output format of product number, Specify Countries in My SAP.
Integration via CIF in ECC Configuration
Set User Parameters, Configuration of Application Log, and Number Ranges for parallelization, Set Filter and Block Sizes, Configure Change Transfer for Master Data, Activate ALE Change Pointers for Message Types.


Client: Logistics
Duration: 09/2008 – 09/2012
Project description: Logistics ETE back office process
Role: Supply Chain Analyst

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