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Toronto, On, Ca

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

• Worked as a fully functional SAP MM-SD S/4 Hana consultant in a configuration environment.• Prepared business blueprint document to implement SAP S/4 Hana so that the requirements meet the clients’ needs.• Analyzed business requirements and mapped those to SAP best practice to meet client requirements effectively.• Created plants, storage locations, purchase organization, and purchasing group and assigned it as per organization structure.• Actively worked on enhancements, upgrades and prepared functional specifications related to MM-IM for new developments.• Work on data migration activities for master data using LTM/LSMW & understanding of cutover process.• Proactively discussed critical issues with the client and proposed solutions according to the business design.• Engaged in the complete Implementation life cycle, including business process analysis, GAP analysis, blueprinting and design.• Led analysis, scoping, estimating, and planning for initiatives related to SAP interactions and interfaces.• Performed rollout tasks in Russia and Central Asia after successful SAP S/4 Hana implementation for expanding business.• Actively participated in Daily Scrum meetings, discussing progress and addressing potential roadblocks.• Contributed to roadmap design and appropriate operating concepts based on SAP offerings to enhance efficiencies.• Worked closely with Product Owners to clarify requirements and provide realistic estimations for task completions.• Developed test scripts for Purchasing (PO), Goods receipt (GR), Invoice verification (IR) and Goods Issue (GI)

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

• Effectively communicated business requirements to clients and team members, facilitating timely issue resolution.• Successfully worked on SAP cross-functional (SD/FI/PP/QM/PM) related issues with minimal assistance from cross-functional team.• Experience leading and coordinating small teams and cross-functional resources to resolve issues and performed knowledge- sharing sessions, enabling shadow resources to be seamlessly integrated into the project.• Delivered weekly and monthly SAP reports to clients promptly and consistently without discrepancies.• Handling tickets/incidents of different priorities and providing support for SAP MM-IM issues involving configuration/processes.• Raised tickets during production support and resolved issues & requests within targeted SLA and provided optimal resolution.• Involved in handling master data like Material master data, Vendor Master Data, Source list, Purchase info record.• Carried out error handling while monitoring background jobs and analyzed XML messages errors to fix them.• Carried out Physical inventory and cycle counting operations in SAP Inventory Management.• Configured release strategies with classification for purchase orders & purchase requisitions.• Handled standard and special procurement processes like consignment, subcontracting, third party and stock transport order.• Performed month and year end activities like period closing, number range assignment and extension, GR/IR clearing transactions.• Performed data transfer from SAP ECC to SAP S/4 HANA and S/4 Hana to Wilma (non-SAP system) by using IDOCs.• Configured output determination, message determination and automatic account determination and pricing procedure.• Designed and delivered high-quality solutions through system configuration and technical development to meet requirements.• Assisted business users in gathering requirements and preparation of Change Request for new developments in the JIRA tool.

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

• Provided support to business users and resolved issues within targeted SLA.• Decreased the SLA timing from 4 hrs to 2 hrs.• Configured and customized SAP MM-SD modules to meet specific business process needs while adhering to SAP guidelines.• Contributed to all phases of the project lifecycle, from requirement analysis to post-implementation support.• Proactively identified gaps by using as-is business process and proposing to-be business process to the client.• Participated actively in testing, data migration, cutover, and go-live activities to ensure successful project delivery.• Provided expertise in troubleshooting and resolving functional issues within the SAP MM-IM environment.• Conducted system integration, testing and user acceptance testing to validate the functionality of SAP solutions.• Involved in a complete lifecycle of data migration from legacy systems to SAP using LSMW and BDC across DEV to PRD system.• Proficient in working on GR, GI, PGI, Deliveries, STO, RTP, Material Movements of Stock and Consumable goods, BOM and MRP.• Expertise in designing scenarios like outline agreements, RFQ, source list, info records, pricing, quota arrangement, scheduling agreement, reservation, vendor consignment, third party, subcontracting and vendor evaluation.• Used RICEFW knowledge to prepare user requirement specification (URS) and convert it into functional specification (FS).• Participated in go live activities and production support for end-users• Successfully implemented SAP MM-IM solutions, resulting in enhanced efficiency and streamlined business processes.

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Post Graduate Certificate, Supply Chain Management

Post Graduate Certificate, Project Management, 3.9 Gpa

Bachelor Of Engineering - Be, Mechanical Engineering