Kshirod Kumar Samantara

About Kshirod Kumar Samantara

SNAPSHOT• S/4 HANA certified MM Consultant, having 14 years of functional experience in three E2E Implementations, Six Roll Outs and Production supports for clients having Global operation.• Hands on experience on implementation of SAP BTP-S4 Hana integration on complex integrated system environment.• Exposure in Global work environment in multiple overseas client locations and different work culture in multiple industry types – Fashion and Consumer Industry, Engineering, Automobiles, Electronics, Food and Beverages, Oil and Gas, Fiber optics for clients, such as: “ Adidas, Nestlé (USA and CA), Volvo Information Technology, General Electricals (Aviation, Energy, Oil and Gas), Ahlstrom-Munksjo, Owens Corning’s” SAP EXPERTISE Master data for procurement and Inventory Management. Configuration of MM organizational element End to end Procurement processes and sales processes. Special procurement process – Scheduling agreement, contract, Sub-contracting, Stock Transport order, Vendor consignment, trade sales and third party drop shipment. Material Requirement Planning and Inventory Management Material Valuation and Automatic Account determination Logistics Invoice verification and billing process in SD. MM Pricing procedures Message determination and Partner function. Good knowledge on API, BAPI\'s, BADI\'s, Functional modules, ALE and EDI interfaces using IDOC for Purchasing and Inventory Management between the SAP and Non- SAP systems. Good knowledge of integration points with other SAP modules and process, such as WM, TM, SD, FI,PP. Knowledge on third party system integration through Supplier portal, PI middle ware and CPI. Batch Jobs related to MM Process. MM related enhancement and customization including Functional specification preparation, end user training and documentation. Hands on experience in Master Data and Transactional Data migration from various SAP and Non-SAPsystem to SAP ECC, S/4 HANA (Migration cockpit). Good exposure in Test plan, Unit testing, Integration testing, Regression testing, User acceptance testing, sign off and approvals, peer review. Good exposure in project implementation of ECC / S/4 HANA Materials Management (Activate Methodology) Hands on experience in Cutover activities. Hands on experience on SAP S/4 HANA best practices in model company. Trained on the basic of ABAP (Program debugging).8+ years of Core Materials Management exposure in middle level management.Work areas include Supply Chain Management, Import/export, and Audit compliance in high-volume inventory set up.

Experience

1. SAP Materials Management Consultant

   Wipro

   Jun 2022 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   Project- IClient : Adidas, German Sportswear CompanyProject type : S/4 HANA Greenfield ImplementationProject Description: Adidas is a German athletic apparel and footwear corporation headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, Germany. It is the largest sportswear manufacturer in Europe and the second largest in the world.My Role: Working as SAP MM Functional consultant on Source to Pay area for Implementation of S/4 HANA, with effect from Jul 2022.Job Description- Day to day interaction with business team and operational leadership on various business requirements, gap analysis,process improvement, custom design- Interacted with team members of other modules for cross module functional requirements- Key player in implementation of SAP BTP-S/4 Hana integration for Purchase order management by various stack holders- Worked in custom Function Modules, AIF application jobs, Hard code manager tables for various custom requirements- Worked in various performance improvement drives through parallel processing, unified CDS views.etc- Designed custom Fiori apps for various custom reports- Prepared Functional specification on customization after requirement gathering and worked with ABAP team to design, developed customized transactions, Forms, Programs and reports ( RICEF)- Performed unit testing, integration testing, Regression testing, User acceptance testing and sign off- Drove quarterly focus improvement initiative program by gathering required data from team, preparing and presenting the closure approach to operational leadership-Worked in various enhancement for first roll out project- Maintenance of cook book.Achievements: Took ownership of implementing SAP BTP-S4 Hana integration in a complex integrated system environment. Delivered it successfully on time, with value addition and least rework. Client appreciation at times for distinguished delivery. Promoted to the next level within one year of joining the project

Education

• Sambalpur University, Sambalpur

  Master in Business Administration