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Jinu Thomas

Surrey,Canada

Summary

With a strong background in SAP system analysis and business process optimization, I utilize my analytical skills to identify and address system inefficiencies, resulting in improved operational productivity. Through my comprehensive understanding of SAP modules and their seamless integration, I successfully execute projects and guarantee stakeholder satisfaction.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

SAP Business Analyst

LTIMINDREE
08.2022 - 06.2023
  • Liaised with customers, management, and sales team to better understand customer needs and recommend appropriate solutions
  • Identified, assessed, researched, estimated, designed, developed, realized, investigated, analyzed, understood, defined and documented business and system needs to resolve issues and complete service requests
  • Prepare AS-IS & TO-BE document and perform GAP analysis in SAP P2P process
  • Good knowledge in the following IM areas: Inventory Management, Stock transfers, Special stocks, Stock types, Physical Inventory, Account Determination and Valuation
  • Knowledge of special procurement processes like Subcontracting, Pipeline, Third Party & Consignment processes
  • Experienced in Physical Inventory
  • Knowledge of SAP Ariba Procurement
  • Configuration of Organization for procurement - Plant, Purchasing Org, Storage Location
  • Configuration of business processes - vendor consignment, sub-contracting processes, release strategies, stock transport orders, intercompany transfer of materials, scheduling agreements, contracts, pricing procedure, order acknowledgement, confirmation, number ranges
  • MM Inventory management - Configuration of Number ranges for documents, Movement types, creating custom movement types for posting separate GL accounts, GR based inventory verification, expiration date check, physical inventory documents for goods movement
  • MM Invoice - Configuration of Invoice, vendor tolerances, blocking of invoices based on quantity and price, EDI configuration for invoice receipts
  • MM valuation - Configuration of valuation classes, account grouping of movement types, automatic account determination for goods movements(inventory), Price difference adjustments, document types for price change documents, split valuation of goods
  • MM External Service Management – Service purchase order, service entry sheet, service acceptance
  • MM MRP –Configuration of consumption based / reorder point material requirements planning, auto generation of Purchase requisitions, conversion to purchase orders
  • EDI – creation of partner profile, message output, testing of inbound and outbound documents
  • Optimized inventory management with the implementation of advanced planning strategies within the SAP framework.
  • Configured Account Determination.
  • Configured Pricing Procedure.
  • Facilitated smooth system upgrades while minimizing downtime, ensuring minimal disruption to business activities during critical transitions.
  • Collaborated closely with IT teams for seamless integration between legacy systems and new SAP implementations, reducing data migration issues significantly.
  • Used SAP to execute Manual test cases for User Acceptance, Functional, and Regression testing
  • Used data in SAP to create contracts, customer accounts, and invoices
  • Created and uploaded Manual test scripts into HP Quality Center
  • Strong technical capability to understand the changes and what needs to be tested
  • Configured Organization Structure, Procurement, Purchase Orders, Inventory Management and Copy Control for various scenarios
  • Configure Material Master and Vendor Master
  • Configure settings for RFQ, Purchase Requisition & Purchase Orders
  • Configure Automatic Account determination
  • Configured release strategies for PR & PO
  • Configured Split Valuation
  • Defined the Physical Inventory Procedure and carried out the sample check
  • Resolved technical issues swiftly through expert troubleshooting skills, ensuring minimal disruption to business operations and end-user satisfaction.
  • Delivered timely and accurate reports to stakeholders with automated report generation in SAP systems.
  • Developed comprehensive documentation for end-users, facilitating easier understanding of complex processes within the SAP environment.
  • Streamlined procurement processes to achieve cost savings by leveraging robust functionality within the SAP environment.


SAP Business Analyst

Accenture
12.2021 - 08.2022
  • Monitored and tracked project progress to support timely completion
  • Assessed and analyzed customer requirements to develop effective IT project plans
  • Created and implemented contingency plans to address potential risks
  • Partnered with project team members to identify and quickly address problems
  • Ensure the timely resolution of SAP MM Issues/Tickets by adhering to the planning and change management processes and provide quality assurance to all deliverables
  • Troubleshoot the defects and suggest improvements in process
  • Report to customer on the progress / risks etc., on weekly basis
  • Demonstrate leadership skills and have good Rapport with Business and IT teams
  • Optimized inventory management with the implementation of advanced planning strategies within the SAP framework.
  • Configured Automatic Account determination
  • Configured release strategies for PR & PO
  • Quickly address and resolve system failures or code issues to maintain productivity
  • Depending on the Project needs, involve in all aspects of quality assurance including unit testing, string testing, Integration Testing, Regression testing, End to End testing, UAT
  • Map the requirements to test cases in Quality Center and Peer review the same with QA Lead
  • Re-test the test cases impacted after the defect fixes, Update the defect status on Quality Center and escalate any issues to QA Lead
  • Extended ORDERS05 IDOC to add custom segments to send the custom details to the customer
  • Developed a report to create new BOM's (Bill of Materials) using BDC Call Transaction Method
  • Created, changed Purchase order using business objects
  • Created ALV report that will show the total goods receipt amount and quantity per material from the purchase order history in the item details of a PO for a specific date range in Procure to Pay
  • Created Billing document using ALV report programming
  • Monitored program performance and adjusted code to handle problems
  • Analysis of the Functional specifications provided by the client and Coordinating with Functional team members in translating Functional Requirements Document to Technical Design Specifications Documents
  • Design and development
  • Conducting unit, integration and release testing to validate functionality
  • Supporting end-users Acceptance Testing activities
  • Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions and handled critical on-call tickets in support which impacted SAP users' business in high percentage

SAP Techno-Functional MM Consultant

LTI
05.2013 - 12.2018
  • Developed and maintained SAP reports and queries, providing business users with real-time insights and improving decision-making capabilities
  • Gathered the requirements, configured, worked with the technical team and conducted end to end testing
  • Strong configuration hands on experience in Warehouse Management
  • Integration of the WM-MM module with other SAP modules and with external applications
  • Responsible for planning and executing SAP Implementation / Development / Support activities regard to SAP Materials Management
  • Understand client requirements, provide solutions, functional specifications and configure the system accordingly
  • Excellent organizational skills and coordinate with Client and Offshore team
  • Strong experience in Sourcing, Contracting, Purchasing, Inventory and Invoicing
  • Implement SAP solution and its integrations with other systems to successfully meet business/technology requirements
  • Lead business requirements analysis, project planning, solution design, fit-gap analysis, detailed functional design, and system configuration to meet requirements by following the standards/guidelines and industry leading practices
  • Document solutions per project requirements including functional/technical design/specification and other relevant supporting documentation to deliver the end solutions while collaborating with various resources and stakeholders to deliver various project deliverables
  • Self-motivated Professional with Outstanding communication, documentation, leadership, presentation and project management skills
  • Strong analytical, planning, multitasking, decision making and problem-solving skills
  • Strong motivation and team-building skills
  • Excellent customer service skills
  • Transportation and STO processes understanding experience
  • Expertise in Microsoft suite like Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Visio
  • Estimates time of development activities and reports progress against estimates to management, Program/Project Managers, and project team members
  • Prepares and maintains detailed user and operations documentation to ensure service levels can be measured and achieved, and to meet audit requirements for safeguarding software, data and business continuity
  • Prepares test data and test scripts, conducts testing (logic, usability, integration, security, and acceptance), debugs programs, and supports user acceptance testing
  • Defined security roles and user authorization requirements
  • Conducted live demo and training sessions for new functionality
  • Explore sessions on enhancement to Business Processes
  • Worked in Material Master – Data mapping, relevancy rules, extraction from legacy system, validating transformation rule and preparing the load file
  • Validation of the preload and post load file using excel VLOOKUP as well as INDEX and MATCH
  • Utilized Microsoft SharePoint to establish and maintain document repository within the organization

Education

Bachelor of Science - Electronics And Communication Engineering

SathyaBama University
Chennai, India
04-2012

Skills

  • SAP implementation
  • SAP configuration
  • ERP systems
  • Business process analysis
  • Stakeholder communication
  • ABAP programming
  • Scrum framework
  • Time management abilities

Timeline

SAP Business Analyst

LTIMINDREE
08.2022 - 06.2023

SAP Business Analyst

Accenture
12.2021 - 08.2022

SAP Techno-Functional MM Consultant

LTI
05.2013 - 12.2018

Bachelor of Science - Electronics And Communication Engineering

SathyaBama University

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