SOUNDARAM

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Summary

Soundaram Vasudevan is a certified SAP R/3 MM(Procure to Pay)/SD(Order to Cash)/LE/WM Consultant;

supply chain expert with 16 years of experience in SAP ERP applications MM, WM, SD, and LE. Soundaram
specializes in the implementation, roll-out, and production support of SAP ERP, having worked extensively in
Materials Management (MM), along with SAP-IS – Retail, and SAP SD /LE. She has a proven track record in the
implementation and upgrades of SAP 4.7 through SAP 6.0 with multiple full life cycle experiences having
completed 5 full life cycle implementations, 1 upgrade, and 5 roll-outs. She has performed successfully in multiple
roles as a team member, module lead, Manager, Delivery Lead; team lead positions during implementation,
upgrade, and post-go-live support. Soundaram has also worked extensively on data conversions using S/4 HANA
tools, and testing and has managed offshore developments. She possesses excellent communication skills,
interpersonal skills and she is highly self-motivated, a quick learner, team player.

Core Competencies
Center of Excellence Sales and Distribution and Material Management S/4 HANA 1909/1809/1709  SAP
Architecture  Warehouse Management/EWM Global SAP Implementations Technology Road Map Development 
SAP Supply chain solutions (SAP Procure to Pay, Order to Cash and Warehouse Management) SDLC Management 
Agile/Waterfall Methodologies  Project Management PMP / ITIL
Data Management  Information/Data Verification  Team Leadership  Training & Development

Vendor Management  Cross-Functional Collaboration  Change Management  Custom Fiori Tile Management/CDS
views

Certifications & Trainings

SAP MM Certification  PMP (Project Management Professional)  Critical Human Skills for Project Management
 ITIL V3 Foundations level Green Belt Six sigma  SAP S/4 HANA Implementation Methodology SAP Extended

Warehouse Management /Transportation Management

Leadership Skills for Women  Team Building Skills

P ROFESSIONAL E XPERIENCE

Kovan Technology Solutions

Solution Architect March 2023 – Till Date

Client: Compass Group -S/4 HANA Implementation – AGILE Project

 Part of the Solution management portfolio team responsible for building the Architectural runway for the
S/4 HANA implementation project.
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 Responsibilities include providing strategic guidance to the product team, and system architects, building
high solution design across various business processes inclusive of Procure to Pay, Customer to Cash,
Record to Report, and Master data management.
 Responsible for bringing innovative solutions to business processes by continuously researching ERP
products in the market that provide go forward path for the consumer and product industry.
 Responsible for aligning various business and IT teams to conduct workshops across various compass
sectors such as Eurest, CHE, Canteen, etc…
 Responsible for architecting S/4 HANA solutions that integrate with non-SAP products – current ERP
systems JD Edwards and other home owned legacy systems per sector and region.
 Responsible for building IT architecture and acting as a governing body for an End-to-end implementation
of various SAP and non-SAP products.
 Acting as a liaison between business and IT teams and providing strategic direction to system Architects,
Data Architects, UX/UI Architects, and Product Owners.

Solution Architect June 2021 – Feb 2023

Client: Accenture - Boeing

Accenture - Boeing S/4 HANA Implementation Project:

 Conducted Workshops for Procure to Pay processes in S/4 HANA implementation - Purchase Requisition,
Purchase Order, Returns processes, Release Strategy /Flexible workflow for PR and PO, and Dassian
Solution implementation for both PR and PO.
 Responsible for Client Management onsite and coordinating all cross-functional solution design across
various teams involving Boeing IT and the Business team.
 Responsible for solution design across all Procure to Pay Business Requirements inclusive of designing the
Inbound and Outbound Interfaces between various legacy systems and other External applications such as
Exostar, EPIC, and other Legacy applications (48 applications)
 Integration Lead/Solution Architect for all Key interfaces in this project including Purchase Order
Outbound Interface to various external systems such as Exostar, Purchase Requisition Inbound /Outbound
Interface, Contract Inbound /Outbound Interfaces and designing the solution to integrate with Dassian
Solutions as per Business Requirements.
 Led the solution design for various Business requirements around Purchase orders and purchase
requisition Enhancements and contract enhancements to address complex business requirements and
worked on configuration/Enhancements - integration with other modules such as FI, CO, and IM.
 Configuring the Procure to Pay (PTP)solutions in S/4 HANA On-premises system – End to End Design –
from Creation of PR through Interface, PO Outbound Interfaces, Posting Goods receipts and Returns
process and configured custom Fiori tiles, Flexible workflow for PR and PO approval.
 Led solution design discussions for one of the most complex business scenarios in converting Legacy
systems to S/4 HANA applications and provided a robust and flexible solution for Returns processes with
minimal disturbance to existing business processes.
 Developing Functional specification, configuration design document, Solution design document, test plan,
and testing documentation for all Enhancements that have been worked upon from my side.
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 Coordinating with the Organization Change Management team from the Client side and helping them
prepare the training documentation and user guides for respective enhancements.
 Worked with the MDG team in creating and transferring Material Master and Business Partners from
MDG to S4 HANA.
 Worked on Configuring the Intercompany and Intracompany processes across various Boeing
Organizations to facilitate the Procure to Pay process Integrating with Logistics Execution and OTC (Order
to Cash).
 Worked with I2P (Invoice to Pay) team to incorporate invoice approval through VIM (Vendor Invoice
Management) portal and acted as a Buyer in various levels of procurement scenarios to validate the End-
to-End testing.
 Worked on Integration with various 3PL systems as SDF (Supplier Delivery Follow-up) and 4PL delivery
transactions Interface through Legacy systems and BIVS (Boeing Invoice System)
 Mentored all junior consultants in SAP solution design, writing specs for Enhancements and client
management.
 Managed one of the most challenging clients in the project and integrated with other parallel SAP
Implementations across various projects within Client’s IT framework.
 Applauded and received the Running shoes award (Over and above commitments) - Star
Spotters(Identifying solution for the ongoing issue), Team Players(Assisted another team or workstream),
our team won the Customization Eliminator award three times during the duration of the project
assignment.

iTelligence Inc. Oct 2019 – March 2021

Senior SCM Application Consultant/Process Lead

 Responsible for support tickets across Supply chain solutions for Level 1 and Level 2 within the AMS
(Application Management Services) team for SCM applications on the S/4 HANA platform involving
Procure to Pay (PTP), Order to Cash (OTC), Warehouse Management(WM), Extended Warehouse
Management (EWM)
 Managed the company-wide Strategic initiative - Learning and development across AMS team from SAP
SCM perspective – S/4 HANA 2020 – Procure to Pay (PTP), IBP (Integrated Business Planning), aATP,
Delivery and Transportation, Extended Warehouse Management and Warehouse Management on Cloud.
 Managed the SAP/Tracelink Interfaces for Client: Patterson companies for all SCM business processes such
as Procure to Pay (PTP) processes, Inbound shipments, outbound shipments, inventory management, and
Master data such as Material Master, Customer Master, Purchasing Info Record (PIR), Bill of Materials
(BOM), Business Partner (BP).
 Responsible for Extended Warehouse Management/Transportation Management tickets and change
requests at all levels of support. Supported EWM Add on for one of the Consumer products clients.
 SAP Extended Warehouse Management:
o Worked on Inbound, Outbound delivery processes and inventory control. Supported
maintenance tickets related to RF and mobile integration with SAP EWM within S/4 HANA-
embedded EWM.
o Supported Quarantine process – Add on for Consumer products from SAP Extended Warehouse
Management using RF queue Management processes.
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o Supported Allergen Class – Material classification identification from Warehouse products for a
food Industry client.
o Worked on Customer demo and Implementation of Extended Warehouse Management in line
with S/4 HANA Embedded system involving Pick by Cart App, Inbound and Outbound deliveries
App, and Goods movements app.

 S/4 HANA Projects:

o Worked on S/4 HANA Conversion project from Order to Cash – Requirements Gathering, Solution
Designs and deployment of the solution in line with various other business processes.
o Involved in prototype for presales related to S/4 HANA – Greenfield Implementation for
Advanced ATP and Delivery and Transportation – Integration of Transportation Management
with S/4 HANA EWM.

AMERISOURCEBERGEN (H.D. SMITH DRUG DISTRIBUTION) MAR 2014 – AUGUST 2019

H. D. Smith is an independent pharmacy, wholesale distributor
Senior MM/WM Solution Architect
 Manage the SAP MM(Procure to Pay)/WM/LE – Transportation solution delivery team to ensure key
production support and project SLAs are met.
 SAP application support for the daily operation of nine distribution warehouses
o Level 3 support to resolve complex warehouse operation-related issues
 SAP Solution Architect for the design and delivery of SAP WM and Manhattan WM solutions for new
business requirements and capital projects.
 Designed and implemented complex interfaces between SAP and Manhattan WMi applications
o Built UPS and Courier truck end-to-end milk run shipment models in SAP LE to support Box and
LTL shipments, respectively.
o Built a highly integrated inbound delivery-based receiving model to support vendor shipments
and STO inbound shipments receiving process.
o Designed 9+ warehouse structures and associated material movement processes within SAP WM
to support HDS non-saleable goods handling process within the warehouse.
 Designed forecast-based Demand Planning and MRP to support Purchasing execution processes
o Reduced operating inventory by 15% by implementing three-factor MRP planning strategies
 Architected a centralized distribution model solution to reduce inventory and transportation costs and
reduced supply costs for manufacturers. Project EVA – 5 million USD / Year.
 Architected the creation of inbound delivery based on vendor ASN matching up with requirements from
HDMA – DSCSA act and designed the goods receipts process based on a 2-way match in line with DSCSA
requirements inclusive of Manhattan warehouse management systems.
 Architected a comprehensive SAP ECC 10-layer product allocation framework for sales and product
demand planning business process.
 Revamped the overall shipping process integration design across SAP and Manhattan applications to
improve the shipping efficiency (improved by 30%) and to eliminate the core problem of trucks leaving
without paperwork.
 Reduced the overall load close (A final shipping event that triggers DRP – Driver ready packet) processing
time from 40 minutes to 6 minutes – Enhancement related to smart forms, print output for shipping
documents.
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 Designed a comprehensive reverse logistics model by partnering with third-party reverse logistics provider
Genco (a FedEx company).
 Delivered regulatory projects to ensure HD Smith’s compliance with FDA/DEA regulations
o Architected a comprehensive Controlled Substance monitoring program that heavily integrates
with SAP SD order management processes.
o Designed complex interfaces between SAP WM/IM and TraceLink applications to comply with
lot-level traceability and serial number traceability law requirements.

WIPRO TECHNOLOGIES OCT 2012 – MAR 2014

Client: General Electric, Cleveland, OH
SAP Procure to Pay (PTP) /QM Team Lead
 Spearheaded the Procure to Pay work stream for EMEA business template development and Hungary
rollout Implementation project
 Single point of contact from customer, business, and vendors perspective to address any clarifications
from SAP standard practices
 SAP Supply Chain Delivery Lead (SAP MM/IM/QM) - managed a team of seven onsite and 12 offshore
consultants
 Developed a program roadmap and strategies to migrate 50+ procurement and inventory management
legacy systems into SAP.
 Designed a comprehensive global template for SAP MM/IM (Procure to Pay) processes - Product Demand
Planning, MRP, Procurement, Subcontracting, third-party drop ship, intercompany STO, Intra Company
STO, and formulated process GAP fitment strategy
 Designed end-to-end IM and WM business processes - inbound and outbound goods movements
performed within warehouse via handling unit, deliveries, and shipment features.
 Led the design workshops and provided key design gap fitments for the key interface of the E2OPEN
vendor supply chain collaboration tool. Designed EDI 850,855,860,865, 856, 862, 830, and related Idocs
with conversion and interface mapping programs for end-to-end E2OPEN interface design inclusive of SAP
scripts.
 Designed and developed master data governance strategy for material and vendor master data.
 Designed an extensive import/export purchase pricing procedure for global purchasing price needs
 Designed master data migration strategy.

SMARTSOFT INTERNATIONAL Feb 2011 – Oct 2012

Client: Takeda Pharmaceuticals, IL March 2011 – Oct 2012
SAP MM /IM/WM Consultant, Deployment Lead
 Led a new product launch for Takeda to map end-to-end supply chain processes in SAP ECC 6.0.
 Integrated SAP WM with third party logistics providers through EDI to support the distribution model.
 Managed the offshore development team and external vendors (SEEBURGER) to deliver high-quality
integrated supply chain solutions.

Client: The Home Depot, GA Feb 2011 – Oct 2011

SAP IS Retail – Procure to Pay (PTP) / IM / WM / SRM Consultant,
 Led a project team of consultants and Home Depot resources to implement SAP MM for a $ 15 M
procurement business revamp project.
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 Led Home Depot distribution centers MHE applications server upgrade project and associated SAP WM
change management.
 Managed HD global SAP template release management and production deployment processes.
 Designed and implemented a handheld RF scanning interface with SAP WM for receiving process
automation and established a process flow for certified and non-certified vendors.
 Designed and implemented - rack jobber module for VMI products and developed an interface with POS
related to material movements in the warehouse.

COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS Oct 2007 – May 2010

SAP MM/WM Consultant
Client: Health Net, CA Oct 2009 – May 2010
 Level 2/ 3 SAP SRM/MM support for procurement and e-sourcing
 Managed the SAP SRM and MM global template and PRD release management processes.

Client: Mark & Spencer’s May 2009 to Oct 2009

 Designed and deployed global SAP template for Mark & Spencer’s retail stores
 Led the SAP MM/WM deployment team and brought business and system stability in a month

Project: AstraZeneca Global Deployment Project Nov 2008 to May 2009

SAP MM/IM/WM Module Lead
 24/7 SAP production support for ECC 5.0 MM, WM, LE – TRA

Client: The Rabo Bank, Netherlands Jan 2008 to Nov 2008

SAP MM/SRM Procurement Consultant
 Designed a comprehensive SAP E-sourcing solution
 Designed and implemented the catalog functions for Indirect buying process and configured the
system to support all procure to pay requirements.

General Electric, India Nov 2003 to May 2007

Lead Engineer & SAP System Analyst
 Prepared detailed SAP MM/WM AS-IS document and developed the detailed TO-BE processes
 Managed complex warehousing facilities including automatic warehouse, custom designed
storage areas, high rack storage, bulk storage, fixed bin storage and other commonly used
storage areas.
 Defined control parameters for warehouse number, number ranges for transfer requirements,
Transfer orders, and physical inventory documents.
 Actively participated in resolving the data issues and conflicts within the functional team.
 Coordinated post implementation support.

Neyveli Lignite Corporation, India Aug 2002 to Sep 2003

 Supported SAP MM/IM procurement and inventory management processes for power plants
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 Managed the stores product receipt and issue operations.