MADHAV

SAP IBP Consultant

[email protected]
+1 408 686 4113

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
 Around 10 years of IT experience in software design, development, and implementation
of ERP applications.
 experience as SAP SCM Consultant (Implementation, Configuration and Support).
 Good exposure in the areas of Enterprise structure, master data, configuration, and
business process procedures of different functional areas of SAP IBP, APO and ECC.
 Supported all phases of a project life cycle including analysis, blueprint design, develop-
ment, testing, implementation, ELS and post implementation support, roll outs and en-
hancements.
 Experienced in addressing day-to-day business process needs, production and imple-
mentation issues and customizing/configuring new business process objects in a Pro-
duction Support role.
 ITIL Foundation V3 certified and expertise in incident, change and problem manage-
ment process, proficient on ticketing tools.
 Experienced in implementation and configuration of SAP Integrated Business Planning
(IBP) modules, including Demand Planning (DP), Sales and Operational Planning (S&OP),
and Supply Network Planning (SNP). Inventory Optimization.
 Experienced in integrations with SAP S/4 Hana and IBP) and CPI-DS for time series Inte-
grations.
 Develop and customize IBP Excel Add-In templates to meet user requirements for effec-
tive data entry and reporting.
 Expert in SAP IBP Configurations and CPI-DS, integrating to SAP/Legacy systems, like
Oracle, Hana, ERP, S/4 Hana, Flat files, Hyperion (Finance system).
 Hands-on experience in Master/transaction data integration between ECC and IBP via
CPIDS.
 Developed and managed the Master Production Schedule (MPS) within SAP IBP, ensur-
ing alignment with demand forecasts and inventory targets.
 Configure and manage user roles and authorizations to ensure secure access to SAP BW
data and reports.
 Developed and maintained interfaces for supplier data exchange using EDI, IDocs, and
SAP Cloud Platform Integration (CPI).
 Perform end-to-end testing automation to ensure the integrity and performance of IBP
solutions.
 Stay updated with the latest SAP IBP developments and best practices to provide inno-
vative solutions and strategic guidance to clients.
 PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
Verizon Oct 2022 – Present
SAP IBP Consultant
Responsibilities:

 Implemented Inventory optimization module and working on Hyper care and Pilot
Project.
 Implemented custom logic as per business needs in IO module.
 Implemented custom configurations to replace the attribute as Key figures.
 Developed demand variability modeling setup, along with formula simulation in excel to
train the users and cross validate the system output, also made customizations on top
of system output values.
 Configure and manage the Core Interface (CIF) to facilitate seamless data exchange be-
tween SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP) and other SAP systems like SAP ERP, SAP
APO, and SAP S/4HANA.
 Developed the logic to calculate the production lead time and lead time CV in BW sys-
tem and bring data into SAP IBP.
 Developed the logic to calculate the transport lead time and lead time CV in the BW sys-
tem and bring data into SAP IBP.
 Expertise in setting up Min/MAX internal service levels and target service levels.
 Made customization to set the target service levels in SAP IBP at location and brand
level.
 Scenario Analysis Perform scenario analysis and what if simulations to evaluate the im-
pact of different inventory policies and strategies on service levels, inventory costs, and
overall supply chain performance.
 Monitor and optimize the performance of SAP BW systems, ensuring efficient query ex-
ecution and data processing.
 Implemented Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling (PP/DS) solutions to create detailed
production plans and schedules.
 Collaborated with suppliers to align supply capabilities with demand forecasts, utilizing
SAP IBP’s demand planning and supply planning modules.
 Configured and customized SAP IBP to facilitate seamless data flow between S4HANA
and legacy systems.
 Expert in SAP IBP Configurations and CPI-DS, integrating to SAP/Legacy systems, like
Oracle, ERP and S/4 Hana.
 Implemented Supply planning implementation, gone live with module and currently in
support model and working on rollout process.

Citibank, NY July2019-Sep2022
SCM Functional Consultant
 Created planning model entities (Attributes, Master Data Types, Time profile, planning
area, Planning levels & Key Figures).
  Configured ABC/XYZ segmentation profiles, outlier correction profile and stat forecast
models.
 Created Application job templates and Application jobs for CPI tasks, IBP jobs and
scheduled in IBP.
 Enabled realignment functionally to copy demand history data between planning cus-
tomers.
 Design and implement customized key figures, planning operators, and global settings
in SAP IBP to support business-specific planning processes.
 Daily support activities like Job monitoring, Finance data loads and monthly Demand
History load process from Hana to IBP.
 Perform Unit testing, system integration testing and user acceptance testing.
 Created test scripts to UAT and coordinate/support the user to complete the UAT.
 Implemented data transfer between IBP, BW, Flat file, and SAP ECC via CPI.
 Configured MPS and PP/DS settings to optimize production load, resource utilization,
and meet customer demand.
 Hyper care and Post go-live steady-state support in Demand Planning.
 Designed and implemented integration solutions between SAP S4HANA and legacy
systems using SAP Cloud Platform Integration (CPI) and other middleware technolo-
gies.
 Acted as the primary point of contact for resolving supplier-related issues, coordinat-
ing with internal teams and suppliers to address and mitigate risks.
 Identified and implemented process improvements to enhance supplier response
times and overall supply chain efficiency.
 Implement and manage demand planning processes using Logility, ensuring accurate
forecasting and inventory optimization.
 Manage integration of data loads from SAP S/4HANA, SAP BW, and SAP APO to IBP us-
ing HANA Cloud Integration (HCI) and Smart Data Integration (SDI).
 Created CPI flows to read data from master data and load it into Attribute as KF at the
PRODLOC level.
 Implemented the Forecast adjustment logic based on historical Sales days.
 Created snapshot KFs to build the KPIs in the BW system.
 Daily job monitoring and support issues in IBP.

Microsoft, Redmond WA Nov2016-June2019

SCM Functional Consultant

Responsibilities:

 Configured IBP Planning objects (Attributes, master data types, Time Profiles, Planning
Area, Planning levels and Key figures).
 Created custom alerts in IBP and analytic reports to view forecast exception scenarios.
  Implemented Master data/transactional data integration between ECC and IBP via SDI
and CPIDS.
 Oversee the creation and maintenance of master data types, attributes, time profiles,
and planning levels to ensure accurate data modeling and planning.
 Configured Stat forecast model for Stat SKU & KPI Indicators for measuring the forecast.
 Configured data process model (Planning operators, Application job template and jobs).
 Configured process template, Process instances and dashboard.
 Created pre-defined excel templates for planning & designed security roles to manage
the access for IT & Business users.
 Responsible for Production system configuration for DP & RNS go-live and post go-live
production support, System monitoring (jobs & Interfaces), user training, issue resolu-
tion.
 Worked closely with procurement, production, and logistics teams to ensure supplier
responses are aligned with overall supply chain strategies.
 Implement segmentation strategies (ABC/XYZ analysis), attribute transformations, and
handle unit of measure (UOM) and currency conversions.
 Conducted capacity planning within PP/DS to ensure optimal utilization of production
resources.
 Configured and managed integration points to ensure seamless data flow between SAP
IBP, S4HANA, and legacy systems.
 APO Support for DP, SNP & GATP Modules.
 IBP Quarterly upgrade functionality testing in test systems.

Taylormade May2014 - June 2016

Role: Implementation Consultant

Responsibilities:

 Responsibilities and key deliverables:

 Supporting on O2C track, reprocessing of orders which are stuck in the interface.
 Resolving the issues based on the priority at the earliest time limit.
 Extensively worked on Form Personalization to meet the client requirements.
 Raise service request for technical or DBA.
 Interacting with Users and weekly basis, submitting issues status report
 Support for period end process on high priority. Handling situations for running time
problems and suggesting the work around.
 Done P2P setup (Like shipping networks, Category Accounts)
 The changes made in the report logic as per requirement.
 Used FNDLOAD to migrate Concurrent Programs, Request Sets, Menus and Responsibili-
ties by downloading LDT files.
 Arranged knowledge sharing sessions with my team.
 Preparing the status reports Daily and Weekly.
 Regular monitoring of the Jobs and updating to relevant POC.
Education: Bachelor of Technology in Electronics and Communication Engineering – Vidya Jyothi Insti-
tute of Technology (JNTUH).