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Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Gurgaon, India

December 2016 – May 2017 | Client: British Petroleum | Material Management Consultant • Communicated updates required on a daily basis about progress made on custom transaction being developed for critical business processes • Drove the testing of change proposal in the quality system based on system test results in coordination with the Development and Configuration Team• Led the identification / creation of master data, developed test plan scripts, logged defects in Application Lifecycle Management (HPQC) and resolved defects• Tested the change in pre-flight, and assisted in the movement of transports to production• Worked across process areas inclusive of SAP Material Management and Supplier Relationship ManagementMarch 2015 – December 2016 | Client: Arla Foods | Material Management Consultant• Provided support in the upgrade and enhancements projects from the functional side entailing testing of new functionalities in the latest released version; coordinated with business users from creation of master data to User Acceptance Testing• Extended support activities inclusive of ticket management from over 27 waves / roll-outs within agreed Service Level Agreements for incidents, service requests, problem ticket management entailing root cause analysis of the issue and provision of workaround • Administered validation testing during go-live of system, developed test script, configured master data in respective systems and conducted tests; uploaded results in Solution Manager• Managed idoc error in the production system, identified the root cause resulting in error while posting application document, worked with ABAP/Technical Team to correct the code or any master data issues and re-processed idoc• Implemented SAP notes to existing functionalities to existing objectives; extended SAP support as required

Noida Area, India

June 2014 – January 2015 | Client: GE Healthcare | Material Management Consultant | Technology: SAP HP Quality Center• Conducted dry and formal execution of both unit testing (Material Management) and integration testing (Sales and distribution) of the built landscape for Central Europe (Austria, Belgium and Switzerland) on HP Quality Center• Analyzed user requirement and developed functional design specification for the configuration activities planned for Southern Europe (Spain, Portugal, Italy and Greece)• Coordinated with business users and Onsite Delivery Teams to develop test documents for information flow between newly developed ERP landscapes and pre-existing legacy systems • Liaised with Project Managers across operations including Integration Testing and related activities• Developed and tested custom interface objects and coordinated with stakeholders for delivering solutionsNovember 2013 – February 2014 | Client : NBCU Comcast | Material Management Functional Consultant | Technology: SAP• Evaluated requirement documents and developed process flowcharts after gathering information for new change requests requiring technical development • Collaborated with various stakeholders, Delivery Teams and management for reporting and progress in custom developments requiring detailed testing and business engagement• Extended hyper support to the international track and led data testing to ensure quality of deliverables• Extended assistance in the management of enhancement, break-fix and business request issues with data request and updates; implemented SAP notes to existing functionalities to existing objectives; extended SAP support as required• Spearheaded configuration related tasks encompassing organization structure, workflow and release strategy• Coordinated with business users on new change requests with respect to flow of financial & material management documents and release strategy

Bangalore

Project Aviall Boeing Duration SEPT 12 - JAN 13 Position MM Consultant / Training content developerWas this a full project lifecycle: YBackgroundAviall is a leading solutions provider of aftermarket supply-chain management services for the aerospace and defense industries. Aviall, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company. The client had a complex IT landscape with several system responsible for different processes which needed integration with the SAP piece. Responsibilities• Helped prepare high level blueprinting business process procedure documents for P2P process • Prepared functional specification documents for various RICEF objects for EG : Open PO report , validation at PO creation and change level for list of users . Conducted unit and integration testing for various P2p as well as inventory management scenarios for EG : PR -> SC -> PO -> GR - > INV , Goods issue to Cost centre Project : Streamline Duration JAN 12 - JUN 13 Position MM Consultant / Training content developerWas this a full project lifecycle: YBackgroundSpectra Energy Corp, a FORTUNE 500 company, is one of North America’s premier natural gas infrastructure companies serving three key links in the natural gas value chain: gathering and processing, transmission and storage, and distribution. Responsibilities• Conducted unit and integration tests of various P2p processes including special procurement EG Subcontracting , consignment . Configured release strategy. • Developed end user training content on u-perform for Material Management, Supplier relationship management and Finance / MM integration points. • Covered 66 material management transactions providing detailed information regarding purpose , procedure , result and fields to be entered plus their definitions

Accountabilities Material Management Products and service management ensuring quality standards and implementing best practices in order to deliver best-in- class experienceInventory Management Managing inventory in close coordination with the reservations desk and creating a forecasting model to ensure optimum utilization of resources Supplier Inbound Overcoming challenges posed by distance and other unforeseeable factors e.g. unavailability of labour, strike, etc and reducing lead time through pre¬emption of delay and continuous follow up.Warehousing Introduced best practices to keep pilferage to a minimum.  Double checking quantities received with Purchase orders and packaging goods to ensure streamlining, order and convenient outflow.Site Outbound / Third Party Logistics VAT 47 documentation preparation + coordination with service provider for on route sales tax compliance & entry tax evaluation purposes.Deliverables & AchievementsForecasting & demand planning  Met site requirements cost effectively, helped reduce transportation costs as well as inventory overstocking & understocking by over 15 %. The new MRP technique was tested as a simulation alongside old real time methodologies resulting in lower procurement + operational costs. Quotation, Product Evaluation & Comparison Interacted with various vendors and conducting a thorough market survey on all products that fit the brand positioning and budget; brought down CPU while undertaking selections & elimination based on specific criteria to narrow down the search.

Noida

Profile: Asian Adventures is a well-established nature travel house in India. With many years of experience in nature centric tours in India, Nepal and Bhutan, the travel company specializes in wildlife, birding and cultural trips.Deliverables and Achievements Liaised with travel operators and increase revenue stream negotiated on progressive commission basis Customising holiday packages (Wildlife & mountain biking); Guest relations, transportation management & tour logistics.