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Souvik Ghosh

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Last update: 06.09.2022

Senior F&R consultant, Senior F&R consultant (Team Lead), Senior F&R consultant

Graduation: not provided
Hourly-/Daily rates: show
Languages: English (Limited professional)

Attachments

souvik-ghosh.pdf

Skills

SAP, Analytics, POSDM, SAP ERP, UDF, SAP BI, test scripts, Data Quality, test case, Hana, Kingfisher, Interface, FRP, DIF Workbench, ERP, UAT, integration testing

Project history

03/2018 - 02/2021
SAP F&R Manager
Capgemini

Till date Project Name Kesko
Client Finnish Retailer, Helsinki
Role SAP F&R Manager
Roles performed SAP F&R - Application Development & Maintenance

* Excellent understanding of logistic and supply chain business
processes with F&R.

* Analyze business needs / Process Definition and design

* Conception and configuration of the F&R solution and
integration with the other modules - Retail, BW (Analytics),
POSDM

* Client facing role to agree solutions & work estimates

* Responsible to develop change request (CR) and solve
production incidents as per SLA.

* SAP F&R SME & Team Lead support to manage the F&R solution

* Provide support for Monthly Service Review (MSR)

* SAP Testing/Deployment - Integration, volume and
performance for Retail Master Data interfaces to/from SAP ERP
and F&R systems

* Store roll outs & monthly service break

* End user training, change management, support

* Diagnostic of the current system and recommendation /
implementation of improvements

07/2009 - 02/2021
SAP F&R consultant
Tata Consultancy Services

Project Name CLOVER
To Nov - 2012 Client Kingfisher IT Solutions-B&Q, United Kingdom
Role SAP F&R consultant
Roles performed SAP IS Retail , F&R Solution - Implementation & Support

* Experienced in working with SAP IS-Retail Environment SAP F&R
Customization Setting using SPRO, Customization

* Provide Subject Matter Expertise in the area of SAP F&R
integrated with SAP IS Retail.

* Excellent understanding of SAP Forecasting & Replenishment
basic process and Interface with other SAP Retail ECC
Environments.

* Sound knowledge of Master data and buffer/Interface tables in
F&R, posting of master data from buffer table using Interface
processing.

* Knowledge about how to handle Exception Management
(Exception Workbench) Excellent understanding of F&R
Processor, Time Series Data, Requirement Quantity
Optimization (Maintaining Rounding Profile, Maintaining
Restriction Profile etc.)

* Knowledge of FRP Run Process and Prerequisite for Stores FRP
run and Knowledge of FRP Dispatcher, FRP Administration,
Monitoring FRP Run etc.

* Excellent understanding of Demand Influencing Factor (DIF's),
DIF Workbench, DIF Occurrence, Maintain DIF Occurrence etc.

* Knowledge about Promotion to DIF Cycle with Interface
Processing from ERP system to F&R system.

* Provide expert technical direction to developers on developing


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customized Reports.

* Coordinate User Acceptance testing (UAT) with the Business to
assist with testing scenarios.

* PGLS: Participate in weekly project support-reviews, SLA status
reviews, handle user escalations and provide alternate business
process with minimal F&R system impact.

* Debug critical production support issues and resolve them in a
timely manner acceptable for end-users.

03/2018 - 06/2019
Senior F&R consultant
Capgemini; Aldi SuD

Client German Retailer, Germany
Role Senior F&R consultant
Roles performed SAP F&R - Implementation

* Responsible to support the F&R Solution build, test & deploy
from offshore.

* Design and deploy SAP F&R Integration with SAP Retail, SAP CAR
(UDF), SAP POSDM and SAP BI.

* Sap F&R addon for fresh product forecasting

* SAP Testing/Deployment - Integration, volume and

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performance for Retail Master Data interfaces to/from non-SAP
legacy planning and F&R systems

* Provide F&R support as a F&R SME during all project phases.
Decision support to all other project work streams.

09/2014 - 02/2018
Senior F&R consultant (Team Lead)
Accenture Solutions Pvt Ltd

Client Grand vision, Europe
Role Senior F&R consultant (Team Lead)
Roles performed Germany and France - Release 2

SAP F&R and Retail Master Data - Implementation/Support

* Conduct the Fit/Gap analysis workshop for IS Retail Master data
and F&R requirements.

* SAP Business Process Design documentation for SAP Retail
Master Data, e.g. sites, article design, and merchandise category
definition

* Solution Owner of SAP F&R

* Design and deploy SAP F&R Integration with SAP Retail, SAP
POSDM and SAP BI.

* SAP Testing/Deployment - Integration, volume and
performance for Retail Master Data interfaces to/from non-SAP
legacy planning and F&R systems

* Provide F&R COE support as an F&R SME during all project
phases. Decision support to all other project work streams.


Netherlands and UK - Release 1


* Full life cycle implementations of IS Retail and participation in
implementation project during realization / build and realization
/ testing.

* Experience of SAP IS-Retail merchandising package
implementation involving package enabled business
transformation, functional gap analysis/closure, configuration,
workarounds and customization

* Definition of new replenishment model using SAP Retail and
F&R implementation to support replenishment along the entire
Supply Chain.

* Provide training and support from the management team to the
Stores and Distribution Centers people.

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* Team Lead and Subject Matter Expert of the Forecast &
Replenishment work stream in a Supply Chain core project
during all project phases. Decision support to all other project
work streams.

* Post Go Live support. Batch job Management, Incident solving
and continuous F&R system improvement

12/2012 - 08/2014
Senior F&R consultant
SAP Global Delivery; Foodstuffs Limited

Roles performed SAP IS Retail , F&R - Implementation & Support

* As the Lead Functional Configuration (F&R) was responsible for
understanding FSA's Supply Chain network, understanding
business requirements and performing F&R SPRO configuration

* Senior SAP F&R consultant responsible for SAP F&R and SAP
Retail functional design and customizing.

* Optimizing FSA's Supply chain efficiency with SAP Forecasting
and Replenishment solution. Designing and implementing
Demand and supply planning for FSA's stores and DC.

* Support to Project architect during design decisions involving
SAP F&R integrated with SAP IS Retail.

* Responsible for testing phases for SAP F&R and SAP IS Retail
team.


SAP Retail - other areas
* Involved in the solution delivery for Retail Master data and its
maintenance - Article, Site, Customer, Vendor

* Purchasing: Tested the process for purchase order creation,
goods receipt posting and inventory movements
* Store Inventory Movement & control - Reviewed configuration
for logistics inbound and inventory management processes

* Testing of Mobile In-store Management (MIM) on Mobile
devices - Designed test scripts for MIM covering up the entire
procure to pay process.

* Supported super users post go-live till stabilization

12/2012 - 08/2014
Senior F&R consultant
SAP Global Delivery; SAP F&R COE

Major Contribution Global SPM Service Quality Review:

Selected as the experienced SAP F&R field consultant from India region to
perform the quality review and validation of the following F&R Engineered
Services -

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Master Data Quality Check for SAP F&R - Provides a check report for
ensuring high data quality.

Test package for SAP F&R - Provides over 90 detailed test case scripts for
high quality solution testing.

Deployment of Inventory Diagnostics for Retail - An application powered
by BW on Hana for automated analysis of out of stock and overstock
situations.

What-If Analyzer Tool - Parameter optimization tool to perform detailed
analysis of product locations and what-if simulations of order item lines.

12/2008 - 06/2009
SD support consultant
Tata Consultancy Services; Somerfield; Somerfield Stores limited

Roles performed SAP SD
* Shadow Senior SD consultant and involvement in the
documentation of business process and blueprints.

* Preparation and documentation of Functional Specifications for
the Custom Reports.

* Providing technical support to the end users in trouble shooting,
unit and integration testing for the project

* Carrying out customization changes through transport request.

* Configuration and creation of master data.

* Resolving support tickets (CR's and Incidents) in line with the
SLA timelines set by the client.

* Monitoring SLA adherence in HPSM through weekly dashboard
preparation.

Local Availability

Only available in these countries: India
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