SAP PROJECT MANAGER Hyderabad, India

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(Updated 2024-02-23)

SAP PROJECT MANAGER

Hyderabad, India

Native English, Hindi, Beginner German, Beginner Russian

  • HANDS ON EXPERIENCE
  • EXPERT IN PROCUREMENT AND LOGISTICS
  • 16 YEARS SAP EXPERIENCE

Skills (59)

BIG 4

Project Management

OEM

SAP

PREMIER

EDUCATING

REMEDIATION

MAPPING

BUDGET

RETAIL

KITTING

PDF

SHIPPING

PRODUCT LAUNCH

ADOBE PHOTOSHOP

BUDGET MANAGEMENT

MENTORING

PROBLEM RESOLUTION

CONSUMER PRODUCTS

SRM

BLUEPRINT

LOGISTICS

API

GL

SCHEDULING

H1B

LIFE CYCLE

INVOICES

Excel

SUPPLY CHAIN

OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

RFP

SALES ORDER

TOPO

Telecom

Scrum

CONTRACTS

INVOICE

TEACHING

HEALTHCARE

WORKFLOW

ADOBE PREMIERE

NEW PRODUCT INTRODUCTION

PHOTOSHOP

ESTIMATION

ACROBAT

PROCESS FLOW

WMS

NPI

WARRANTY

MRP

PROJECT LIFECYCLE

ONBOARDING

RETAIL MARKETING

RF

WAREHOUSE MANAGEMENT

CODING

ERP

ABAP

Summary

I have 15֡ years of SAP consulting experience in delivering and managing
medium to large scale projects in the Consumer Products, Energy, Retail,
and Healthcare domains.
I have experience in to different aspects of SAP projects, especially
designing and owning configurations, custom developments, design
governance, solution architecture, multi application integeration and new
app development using SAP BTP.
I am a certified PMP, PMI՞ACP professional and have technical
certifications in SAP S4 Hana Procurement, Logistics, Extended
Warehouse Management and Ariba.
I am on my mission to deliver high-quality and innovative solutions that
meet the business needs and expectations of my clients and
stakeholders, while ensuring the alignment of the project scope, budget,
and timeline.
I have executed multiple tier implementation, data migration and rollout
projects with SAP activate methodology using MM, WM, EWM, Ariba
module and cross-functional supply chain tools like E2Open, SAP BTP
Applications.
I have worked with the product owner and the development team to
create and prioritize the product and sprint backlogs, and facilitate the
daily scrum calls.
As part of the project and program management team, I monitor and
report the project progress and performance, using agile tools and
methodologies.
I am a quick learner and an advocate of learning new technologies and
delivering solutions using the technology to solve business challenges.
I am pursuing MBA Business Analytics from SRM University and have
graduated in Electrical Engineering from Saurashtra University, Gujarat.

Professional Experience

SAP PROJECT MANAGER

2020-04 - Present

US Based Technology Company with the highest market cap.
• Managing a team of 5 to deliver carrier onboarding in APAC region.
• Hands on SAP MM՞ Logistics work on a large project involving procurement redesign for APAC region, which resulted in utilization of tax benefits of Singapore entity.
• Rollout of Watch solution with sales BOM to APAC DC. Managed end to end project delivery.
• Handling RFP process for partner selections in APAC.
• Involved in all the phases of the project lifecycle.
• Innovation related to test automation in the partner onboarding in API to cut down test efforts and improve process efficiency.
• Designed Delivery due list enhancement using SAP BRF framework to support New product launch execution for China - unique in its kind because of huge volumes. With this, I was able to achieve manual effort savings and automate the weekend execution.
• SAP S4 Landscape modernization prerequisite ՞ Activation of MRP area. Scrubbed through the system for the impact object list and identified the impacted code and remediated using enhancement.
• Preparing for SAP S4 Hana lift and shift implementation - custom code remediation, data migration approach, NZDT.
• Designed a SAP BTP solution for product launch execution for OEM to perform post-processing of PO and SO.
• Worked on project estimation, LOE, budget management, resource management, stakeholder management and overall execution of end to end project.
• Along with ECC, I have also worked with enhancement requests in SAP IS Retail system.
EXPERIENCE
APAC Carrier Onboarding

2021-01 - Present

Managing a team of 5 to onboard new carriers in the APAC FG Logistics • Participate in the RFP process from the IT side to understand, evaluate partner infrastructure and provide feedback to Business drivers.
• Draft the specifications for carrier specific EDI or API 945, 810, 214.
Facilitate mapping discussions.
• Develop SAP programs / modify EDI structure to handle gaps.
• Conduct SIT / UAT and prepare for cut over.
• Go live, support handover and project closure.
• Nippon Express / APEX logistics / Australia Post / Sing Post onboarding reduced operational costs by 15% and improved customer satisfaction.
WORK PERMITS India Citizen ~ Present Can work anywhere in India INDUSTRY EXPERTISE Oil and Gas Consumer Prod ucts Healthcare Industrial Machines Electronics Goods 3rd Party Logistics PASSIONS ? Musical Keyboard ? Musical Vocalist ? Film Making ? Story and Screenplay PART TIME EXPERIENCE Content Creator Weekend Talkies 01/2016 ՞ Present Hyderabad Content Creator • Creating free online contents for education, leisure.
Ed ucator Prep laced 12/2020 ՞ Present Hyderabad Passion for educating people • Mentoring and Training people in SAP,PMP, Agile and Scrum related subjects.
• Teaching school kids on Maths, Science, Hindi and Social Studies.
WORK PERMITS

2023-10 - Present

Holding approved H1B Petition for USA
MM Lead
SAP

2022-07 - 2023-11

for the project and handled the project from Business discussions-POC to completion and support handover. Important project from Tax perspective, thereby improving cost advantage by 10%.
• Redesigned the OEM procurement flow from Apple's Singapore entity by creating new plant, purchase organisation.
• Configured MM՞FI integration using the Account modifiers to handle separate GL accounts for OEM plants and hub plants.
• Standardised 14 different custom legacy enhancements to standard SAP and decommissioned redundant objects.
• Redesigned the ABA process flow and standardised the movement types and modified backend SO՞PO process.
• Redesigned inter region transfers and modified custom objects by removing hard coding, introducing TVAR and fixing the design gaps.
Individual contributor

2022-08 - 2023-07

Hyderabad Optimize the DDL program to schedule the Delivery creation jobs using Embargo Zone.
• Individual contributor MM role for the project and worked with ABAP / Performance and Test resource to deliver the solution.
• Used SAP BRF and BTP platform to develop a user configurable table of embargo zones for China.
• Implemented the call BRF FM to validate the embargo zones of the postal address and match with the order details to execute DN creation based on embargo zone.
• Improved process efficiency by 20% and automated the manual work during a NPI execution.
• Built a scalable program to handle 2՞3 million orders during the NPI launch.
Watch Solution for APAC DC

2021-01 - 2021-12

Singapore Lead a team of 3 to deliver a solution for sourcing watch products from APAC DC and adding a new supply chain lane.
• Designed EDI interfaces 940, 856, 945, 810, 210 for the logistics process flow of customer orders from Apple online store to the customers.
• Onboarded Singapore, Korea and Japan DC to enable the kitting of watch products and handling customer shipments.
• Identified existing TVARCV / Z tables for deploying existing ICSO solution to enable the backend processes for the watch shipments.
• Maintained cutover and successful go live.
SAP Project Manager
Shell

2016-08 - 2020-03

Anglo Dutch Energy company.
• Scrum Master and MM lead for the RTP workflow project, focussing on agile delivery method for SAP workflow enhancement and ensured continuous delivery over 6 months, delighted the business with this approach of project delivery.
• SAP MM՞Ariba Integration lead for the Shell Ariba project. Hands on work on the P2P enhancements and implemented Ariba SCC using the SAP cloud integration gateway, designed the interfaces, BADI to handle inbound and outbound interfaces in the P2P cycle.
• Scrum Master for the Ariba Realm and Catalog implementation, lead the project with agile delivery approach using scrum framework for enhancing SAP programs to support Ariba catalog management and designed the interfaces connecting ECC to Ariba Realm.
• Managed the successful delivery of SAP S4 Data migration project for Shell's Russian entity spin off. Hands on work on designing the SLT interfaces for MM՞LOG interfaces and managed overall project with a team of 12 including technical resources.
• Improved efficiency using automated SLT, which was first in this project for Shell, which earlier used Excel based migrations.
• Worked on project estimation, LOE, budget management, resource management, stakeholder management and overall execution of end to end project.
MM Lead
SAP

2016-11 - 2018-03

Bengaluru Replacing SRM and Hubwoo with Ariba for Supplier Collaboration Adobe Audible Adobe Creative Suite • SAP MM Lead for ECC readiness for Ariba enablement. Managed a team of 2 to develop SAP enhancement to support MM՞Ariba Celtx Video Editing interfaces.
• Managed the project in agile methodology and acted as a Scrum Music Composing Musical Keyboard Master for the sprints. Facilitated sprint planning, daily scrum and sprint retrospective meetings.
• End-to-End solution design and implementation of Procure to pay withYoga Story Writing Ariba as front end and SAP ERP as a back end solution.
• Implemented Ariba using SAP direct connectivity CI9 method and Screenplay Writing Article Writing designed the interfaces for Purchase order outbound, Order confirmations, GR message, SES postings.
• Configuration of Ariba Addon for SAP with direct connectivity based on CXML RFC connection.
• Development of CXML mapping BADi to add extrinsic fields and custom fields.
• Designing custom logic for Invoice workflow and PO response workflow to handle local requirements of the countries.
• Designed SAP workflow to receive inbound cXML for PO response and Invoices to process the documents.
• Activation of SAP Forward Error Handler and enabled the functionality for Ariba cXML's error handling.
• Ariba Realm ՞ ERP Integration and development of Master Data and Outline Agreement Interface to send out the master data elements and contracts to Realm to support Unplanned Services scenario.
• SAP Archivelink with Docusphere setup and Functional enhancement to support Purchase order archiving and sending out a PDF copy of PO with the PO cXML to Ariba.
• BADi Enhancement to support Ariba extrinsic to send out customer specific variables such as Shipping Instructions, Contract details, Buyer VAT ID's and Duns Number.
• Prepared Design document for all the interfaces in the project and handled E2E testing in the HPQC ALM.
RTP Waste Free Project 11/2018 ՞ 11/2019 Bengaluru Fix the design gaps of workflows in the RTP process.
• The project vision is to enhance the automation in the SAP workflows in the P2P process to avoid any manual intervention or manual efforts by the business which otherwise could be used in better scope of work.
• Identified 8 CR's for delivery and divided the CR in to PBI's for 4 sprints and driving the project as a scrum master.
• Scheduling and facilitating the daily stand up meeting for status update and resolution of impediments.
• Maintaining and motivating team to adhere to the scrum framework and agile principles in the project delivery.
• Facilitating Sprint planning with the product owner and the development team to plan deliverable of the respective sprints and update Microsoft Azure Devops tool to track the sprint progress.
• Facilitating Sprint Retrospective with the team to understand the challenges, learn from them and improving the plan for next sprint.
• Motivating the team for working together and keeping the agility intact.
SAP S4 Data Migration 04/2018 ՞ 08/2019 Bengaluru SAP data migration for an Entity spin off.
• Designed SAP SLT Based Automated solution to migrate big SAP data related to P2P process to S4 Hana.
• This is a first of its kind of project in Shell.
• People management activities with a team of 4, coordinated and delivered E2E solutions to make the project a huge success.
SAP Logistics and Warehouse Module Lead
Avnet Electronics ECC

2014-08 - 2016-07

for Avnet Electronics ECC Implementation • Greenfield implementation project for replacing non SAP legacy system with SAP.
• Process Blueprint design and Process flow mapping using ARIS Business Explorer.
• Designed the WM and Logistics org structure and 3PL partner to SAP document process flow.
• SAP Inventory Management and Warehouse Management Configuration ՞ Baseline org structure and L2 Processes.
• Designed L2 Processes ՞ Pick, Pack and Ship / Receive and Put away / Manage inventory / Problem resolution note / Warranty handling.
• Designed Customer returns process via advanced returns and CS notifications.
• Designed ADSUBCON scenario and managing subcontracting goods movement using delivery.
• Designed and developed functional specs for RF objects, enhancements on WM and Shipping module. Involved in complete object life cycle including testing, defect fixation, re test and supporting UAT.
• Designed IM module integration with Red Prairie WMS system.
• Developed functional and technical design for SAP objects to handle EDI / RFC / Flat File interface.
• End to end project ownership from design to support handover.
SAP Consultant
Deloitte

2014-07 - 2016-07

Big 4 Consulting firm.
• Worked as SAP EWM, SAP WM՞Logistics lead for a greenfield SAP implementation project for the Client ՞ Avnet Electronics.
• Designed the client business process flowing ARIS and mapped standard SAP and gaps. Performed gap analysis and documented solution and prepared financial quote for the gap developments.
• SAP Inventory Management and Warehouse Management Configuration ՞ Baseline org structure and L2 Processes.
• L2 Processes ՞ Pick, Pack and Ship / Receive and Put away / Manage inventory / Problem resolution note / Warranty handling.
• Designed WM interfaces for the warehouse ՞ EDI 940, EDI 856SC, EDI 945 and PGI program and jobs for end to end Logistics Processes.
• Designed and developed functional specs for RF objects, enhancements on WM and Shipping module. Involved in complete object life cycle including testing, defect fixation, re test and supporting UAT.
• Participated in RFP process and developed key accelerators in PTP for Deloitte Oil and Energy solution.
• Enhanced the Deloitte pre-configured wholesale distribution solution by adding automation scope in the logistics processes.
• Worked on project estimation, LOE, budget management, resource management, stakeholder management and overall execution of end to end project.
Senior Associate Consultant
Infosys

2012-10 - 2014-06

Indian IT consulting company • Worked for Apple Geo expansion in the EMEIA region and implemented SAP MM՞WM modules for FG and Apple Care supply chain for Turkey and Abu Dhabi.
• Designed the architecture of process flow in SAP for the customer shipments from the free trade zone managed by 3PL partner.
• Implemented EDI flows for orders, deliveries, proforma invoices and carrier notification for customer and stock transfer shipments.
• SAP ECC configurations for the MM and WM org structure, Consignment, Subcontracting and Stock Transfer processes.
• Designed RICEF for enhancements required for Hub ship, Drop-ship and Direct ship from OEM.
SKILLS PROJECT MANAGEMENT AGILE PROJECT MANAGEMENT SCRUM FRAMEWORK DISCIPLINED AGILE FRAMEWORK
Partner ՞ DHL
Apple Turkey and UAE FTZ

2012-11 - 2014-04

Bengaluru Apple Geo expansion projects for EMEIA region • B2C processes of Sales and STO Procurement, OEM Consignment Procurement in Apple SAP landscape Turkey DC • B2B Processes of Sales and STO Procurement, OEM Consignment procurement in Apple SAP Landscape ՞ UAE DC • 3rd Party Logistics warehouse setup for forward sales processes.
Partner ՞ DHL.
• 3rd Party Logistics Warehouse in Apple SAP Landscape for FTZ region. Partner ՞ Syncreon • Apple SAP WM setup with enhanced returns management for customer returns and refurbishment processes.
Contracted refurbishment and in house repairs processes.
• Personalization process using subcontracting and sales order processes.
• Automated STO from hubs to Turkey DC from the consigned inventory.
Shipping and Customs Invoices via Output types for the Outbound Delivery.
• EDI connection of the OEM's and 3PL Partners in Apple SAP Landscape.
• Provided User Trainings and Signed off the Project from Business Heads and IT Heads of Apple.
• Custom Invoices for FTZ via Output types for the Outbound Delivery.
• EDI connection of the OEM's and 3PL Partners in Apple SAP Landscape.
• Go Live and Post Go Live Support.
Sup p ort Analyst
Cap gemini

2011-02 - 2012-09

European consulting company • Worked as support analyst for Philips in 24֣7 model • Resolved L3 incidents.
• RICEF for change requests.
IT Analyst
Cameron

2009-11 - 2011-01

US based Oil drilling equipments provider • Worked as a support analyst in 24֣7 model.
• RICEF for minor change requests.
Procurement Officer in Purchase Department of Reliance
Reliance Industries Limited

2007-05 - 2009-09

Mumbai, India Indian Conglomerate with Oil, Retail and Telecom business • Worked as Procurement Officer in Purchase Department of Reliance Industries Project Purchase Department.
• Was responsible for Procurement of Electrical Equipments' viz Fans, Lights, Bulbs, Cables, Transformers, Switchgear, MCB's, ACCB's for DC back end set up of Reliance Retail across South and West India.
• Negotiated high value maintenance contracts for AMC of procured Electrical Equipment.
• Negotiation with Vendors and Vendor finalizing for raising Purchase Order.
• Evaluation of Vendors for Quality, Delivery, Reliability and Price.
• Inspection of Goods either at Vendor Site or at the Warehouse and Certification of Quality.
• Follow up with Vendors and Warehouse for Status of Material.
• Passing the Invoice once the Vendor delivers the material with good quality and within the agreed time.
• MIS Reports of Site availability and requirements.
• Reporting to RRL Vice President and monitoring the progress of RRL South Setup.
• Set up DC's in Maharashtra and Karnataka within a record 8 months time.

Academic Background

MBA
SRM University

2024-01 - 2025-03

MSc
Vellore Institute of Technology

2024-01 - 2025-03

MBA
Sikkim Manipal University

2014-06 - 2017-02

BE
Saurashtra University

2002-07 - 2006-06

Certifications

Project Management Professional
SAP ACTIVATE Project Manager
Project Management Institute
Certification of Quality
SAP S4 HANA Procurement
Certified Practitioner
SAP S4 HANA Logistics
SAP S4 HANA TMS
PMI ACP
SAP SE
DASSM
WMS
PMP

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