Chanka Perera
Victoria,British Columbia
Summary
A highly motivated and skilled IT professional with over 10 years of experience in ERP solutions (Infor M3 & SAP B1), specializing in Customer Order Processing, Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Inbound/Outbound Logistics, Product Data Management, and Administration. Proven expertise across diverse industries, including Fashion, Retail, Manufacturing, Food & Beverages and Distribution. Extensive hands-on experience with Infor M3 (CloudSuite, 13.4, 13.3, 13.2, 10.1) and SAP B1 (9.1, 9.0, 8.81), delivering impactful ERP implementations and optimization strategies that drive efficiency and business growth.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Consultant-Infor M3 & AS
Independent Contractor
Victoria, British Columbia
02.2021 - Current
- Led and managed Infor M3 and AS implementation projects.
- Acted as the primary consultant for Transport & Logistics (T&L), procurement, customer order processing, and planning solutions, collaborating with cross-functional teams to address complex business needs.
- Documentation of integration specifications, design specifications, user stories, and comprehensive test scenarios for seamless system integration.
- Delivered seamless system configurations and customizations, ensuring the smooth adoption and functionality of M3 for end users.
- Coordinated with business stakeholders and cross-functional teams to ensure that the M3 implementation aligned with organizational objectives and requirements.
- Demonstrated new solutions to business process leaders and users, ensuring a smooth transition and understanding.
- Delivered knowledge transfer (KT) sessions to junior functional resources, technical teams, and QA teams.
- Developed and documented comprehensive training materials, enhancing team skill sets and knowledge retention.
- Validated integrations using golden business scenarios to ensure a smooth transition of development versions.
- Supported System Integration Testing (SIT) and post-go-live operations, ensuring continuous system stability and optimal performance.
Consultant- Infor M3
Fortude (Pvt) Ltd
Colombo, Sri Lanka
07.2017 - 04.2021
- Managed customer order processing, procurement, warehousing, product data management, and logistics functions, providing support to clients for the successful, high-quality, and timely implementation, and ongoing support of Infor M3 projects.
- Documented functional requirements and testing procedures for interfaces, ensuring comprehensive validation, and proper functionality.
- Delivered seamless system configurations and customizations, ensuring the smooth adoption and functionality of M3 for end users.
- Integrated Centric Product Lifecycle Manager (PLM) with the Infor M3 ERP system, ensuring seamless data flow and synchronization between both platforms.
- Documented 'To-Be' processes, user manuals, user stories, and scenario matrices, ensuring clear and comprehensive documentation for system implementation and user adoption.
- Conducted Infor M3 user training for key users, ensuring successful knowledge transfer, and efficient system adoption.
- Designed and developed ION workflows and notifications, along with IDM configuration for critical business documents, facilitating seamless data migration to the Infor M3 ERP system.
- Analyzed and identified report requirements for product data management and customer order processing.
- Elaborated business requirements for the QA team, junior consultants, and software development teams, ensuring clear communication and alignment on project objectives.
- Supported post-go-live operations, ensuring continuous system stability, and optimal performance.
MIS Support Lead Consultant- Infor M3
Prima Management Services (Pvt) Ltd
Colombo, Sri Lanka
11.2016 - 07.2017
- Provided support for the live environment of the ERP system, troubleshooting issues related to Sales & Distributions (S&D) for companies within the Prima Group.
- Conducted business process discussions with process owners and end users, documented requirements, and implemented new features in Infor M3 to enhance business operations.
- Conducted sales and distribution user training, and documented user manuals, providing clear guidance on system usage and best practices for sales and distribution processes.
- Engaged in unit, integration, and full-scale testing for Salesforce automation and data migration to the Infor M3 ERP system.
Senior Business Solution Executive- SAP B1
Pristine Solutions (Pvt) Ltd
Colombo, Sri Lanka
12.2013 - 11.2016
- Engaged in requirements gathering, investigated and analyzed business processes, and mapped solutions in alignment with best practices and industry standards.
- Conducted project meetings with top-level management of both companies, providing regular project status updates, and ensuring alignment on objectives and progress.
- Configured the SAP Business One ERP system and its database, ensuring efficient integration and alignment with business processes for optimal performance.
- Created and reviewed blueprint documentation, developed source documents and reports, and documented "As-Is" processes to ensure accurate system requirements and effective implementation.
- Managed each phase of the project lifecycle, closely monitoring progress against the project plan, and provided post-go-live support to ensure continued system stability and user satisfaction.
Education
Master of Business Administration -
Australian Institute of Business
05-2018
Bachelor of Computer Application -
Bangalore University
04-2013
Infor M3 Certifications - Sales Management And Logistic Consultant 13.4
Infor
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Senior Consultant-Infor M3 & AS
Independent Contractor
02.2021 - Current
Consultant- Infor M3
Fortude (Pvt) Ltd
07.2017 - 04.2021
MIS Support Lead Consultant- Infor M3
Prima Management Services (Pvt) Ltd
11.2016 - 07.2017
Senior Business Solution Executive- SAP B1
Pristine Solutions (Pvt) Ltd
12.2013 - 11.2016
Master of Business Administration -
Australian Institute of Business
Bachelor of Computer Application -
Bangalore University
Infor M3 Certifications - Sales Management And Logistic Consultant 13.4
Infor
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