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

Bengal, India
India
Bengal, India
India

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CV - Souvik Ghosh

Acceptance TestingData AnalysisData QualityEnterprise Resource PlanningSAP ERPSAP ApplicationsSAP BISAP HANASAP MMTest CaseTest ScriptsSap PosdmIntegration Tests
SAP, Analytics, POSDM, SAP ERP, UDF, SAP BI, test scripts, Data Quality, test case, Hana, Kingfisher, Interface, FRP, DIF Workbench, ERP, UAT, integration testing

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EnglishGood

Project history

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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