AYAN BISHNU
SAP IBP Solution Architect
Kolkata
Summary
Offering an impressive experience of 18 years; seeking architect level assignment across SAP IBP, CPIDS, SDI or RTI Consulting / SAP IBP & S4HANA Integration / Supply Chain Consulting / Supply Chain Analytics.
PROFILE SUMMARY:
Globally well-known SAP Supply chain expert, techno functionally inclined and highly empowered SAP IBP & SAP SCM APO professional with significant experience acquired over the years in diverse areas encompassing end-to-end Supply chain consulting. SAP IBP Solution Architect fully hands on, leading multiple IBP implementation in Response & Supply, Order based planning & TS Optimizer along with customized integration in CPIDS & SDI. Currently spearheading functions as an Independent Solution Architect with multiple clients in SAP IBP and S4 HANA.
Demonstrated ability in end-to-end project management/ planning and implementation from scope management to POC, activity sequencing, effort & cost estimation, and risk analysis to quality management in line with international guidelines and norms. Well versed in designing and providing innovative solution architecture aligned with the business requirements within a short turnaround time.
Expertise in ensuring technical & functional solutions is designed for performance, reliability, scalability, maintainability, supportability, business continuity, and business agility while leveraging industry’s best practices. Excellent team leader with a unique blend of Technical, Functional, and Qualitative skills backed by strong record of facilitating cross-functional coordination rich domain expertise for successful delivery of the SAP SCM Solutions.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Certifications
1
1
Language
Work History
SAP IBP Solution Architect
IBPLIVE
02.2022 - Current
- With on multiple clients as IBP, & IBP Response & Supply Architect (Freelancing), IBP Solution Architect leading IBP implementation in Response & Supply, OBP & TS Optimizer and IBP Inventory Optimization, along with customized integration in CPIDS & RTI
- Acted as a team leader in group projects, delegating tasks and providing feedback.
- Using custom VBA macros for planning view customization as well
- Key Result Areas
- Design and Config of TS & OBP optimizer, with discrete constraints
- Design and Config Demand prioritization, with OBP Finite Heuristics
- Design and Config of Deployment Optimizer, ATD Profiles for SAP Response & Supply
- Design and Config of TLB (Transport Load Builder) for SAP Response & Supply
- Migration from SDI to RTI based integration along with migration of OBP Planning Areas
- Modelling customized requirements like component substitution, Fixed consumption calculation
- Development of complex & customised integration using RTI and RTI based BADis
- Development of customized MDT sheet and planning view using VBA macros in excel
- Developing complex KF expression for complex & custom business requirements like auto identification of excess supply and many more requirements
- Config and implementation of Planner’s workspace, Web based planning view in IBP
- Design and config of end-to-end inventory optimization solution
- Development of customization of forecast error calculation at custom aggregate level
- Automation of IBP IO specific master data using Rule based master data maintenance
- Automation of TSL calculation based on complex business rules using ABC/XYZ segmentation & Rule based MDT.
- Guided and influenced existing partners on recommended upgrades and enhancements to integrated solutions.
IBP Solution Architect
Red bull
10.2021 - 05.2022
- Lead the entire design and solutioning of demand planning and supply allocation planning for Epson using TS heuristics
- Managing multiple engagement, involving inhouse solution & process designing, development and ownership of the global supply chain solution
- Key Result Areas
- Conducting business requirement gathering workshop across regions
- Solution design & ownership of SAP IBP Demand & Inventory Optimization
- Design and Config of SNP discrete optimizer, Subcontracting scenarios in APO
- Development of customized MDT sheet and planning view using VBA macros in excel
- Developing complex KF expression for complex & custom business requirements like auto identification of excess supply and many more requirements.
Architect
Stanley Black & Decker
11.2021 - 04.2022
- (Freelancing)
Application Manager
Kimberly Clark
03.2019 - 10.2021
- As an Application Manager in SAP supply chain and a SME in SAP IBP & SAP APO
- Managing multiple engagement KC, involving inhouse solution designing, development, and ownership of the global supply chain solution
- Title: Supply Chain Standardization
- Team Size: 12, & VBA Macros
- Key Result Areas
- Conducting business requirement gathering workshop across regions
- Solution design & ownership of SAP IBP Demand & Inventory Optimization
- Design and Config of SNP discrete optimizer, Subcontracting scenarios in APO
- Complete solution ownership for integrating a ECC and S/4 HANA system to a single APO instance
- Designing the Integration using CPI-DS between ECC, S/4 HANA, APO and IBP
- Setup & configure integration of HANA VDM with IBP using CPI-DS
- Configure & Setup E2E S&OP planning in IBP for North America
- Config of planning operators like ADVSIM, MERGE, COPY & PURGE
- Developing complex KF expression for complex & custom business requirements.
Sr. Program Manager
SAP, Microsoft
- In, supply chain vertical and SME in, IBP &, APO
- Managing multiple engagement within, , involving inhouse solution designing, development and ownership of the global supply chain template and ensuring sanity of the global supply chain landscape, so that it is aligned with Microsoft’s long-term vision
- Title: 1DSC Implementation
- Team Size: 18, 0, Ms Excel & VBA Macros
- Key Result Areas
- Conducting multiple workshops for requirement gathering
- Prototyping MS specific scenerios in SAP IBP for order-based planning
- Ownership of config for SAP IBP Response & Supply
- Ownership of Integration with SDI between ECC and IBP
- Setup & configure new solutions in IBP Response and Supply
- Configure & Setup Constrained Forecast Plan, Allocation Plan & Distribution Planning
- Config of planning operators like ADVSIM, MERGE, COPY & PURGE
- Developing complex KF expression for alerts
- Designing custom VBA macros for dynamic alerts in planning views.
Principal Architect
Bristlecone
Bengaluru
10.2016 - 09.2017
- In SAP IBP & SAP APO
- Was employed as a Principal Architect in supply chain practice, with core expertise in SAP IBP & SAP APO
- Managing multiple engagement, involving solution designing, POC, Presales and industry specific demo solutions development in SAP IBP landscape with integrated scope in APO & S/4 HANA
- Title: POC, RFP & Industry based solutions
- Team Size: 18
- Technologies, /4 HANA & MS Project
- Key Result Areas
- Conducting workshops for requirement gathering and best practices
- Managing POC and Demo solutions for different industries in SAP IBP & SAP APO
- Prototyping industry specific solutions in SAP IBP in S&OP, Demand & supply planning
- Advance requirement mapping in IBP on industry-based solution
- Ownership of CPG & Diary solution template for IBP & APO
- Configuring IBP & APO related planning models & planning areas
- Integrating S/4 HANA to SAP IBP using SDI ABAP adaptors
- Setup of order-based planning in IBP Response and Supply
- Involved in Supply Chain Assessment across multiple industries
Project Manager
HCL AXON
Auckland
01.2014 - 10.2016
- Worked as a Project Manager & Architect on SAP Supply chain in HCL
- Headed a large size supply chain implementation for 1 of the major clients of HCL
- Responsible for Business Process optimisation for the client in the areas of Demand & Consensus forecasting, Procurement, Supply Planning process
- Responsibilities include cross functional coordination related to supply chain
- CERPS, Glaxo SmithKlime (GSK)
- Team Size: 28
- Technologies:, Conducting workshops for requirement gathering and best practices
- Direct interaction with business planner for in-depth business process understanding and build a stable & uniform SCM landscape across the globe
- Currently implementing SAP IBP business scenarios for Demand
- Configuring IBP & APO related planning models & planning areas
- Creation on attributes, master data types, key figures, planning levels & planning version
- Integration for external master data like PDS in IBP using SDI
- Integrating APO Demand Planning with S&OP module in IBP
- Replicating APO macros to IBP using KF calculation & KF expression
- Carried out migration from PPM to PDS prior to PPDS implementation
- Ownership for config & performance tuning in SNP optimizer, along with custom requirement of quota disaggregation
- Implementation of setup matrix for use in SNP as a prelude to PPDS implementation
- Engaged in quarterly S&OP Meetings for demand finalisation
- Interacted with the Supply Chain Governance Team for ascertaining the changes require
Supply Chain Lead Consultant
IBM
Lausanne
04.2010 - 01.2014
- Jakarta (Indonesia) / Kolkata (, Worked as a Supply chain solution architect in the SCM Solutioning for a major Tobacco company & a FMCG major as well
- Primary job includes business process optimization and supply chain streamlining, with SAP APO solution design and change management process
- Overall responsibility includes supply chain performance, optimisation and delivery excellence in terms of changes in the system and process
- Team management, client coordination and agreement of a mutual KPI publishing along with client is also a part of my primary responsibility
- Secondary responsibility involves negotiation with client regarding resource and project cost and timeline, SCIPIO
- Team Size: 24, Areas
- Driving the total green field implementation related to SAP APO DP & SNP
- Involved in Requirement Gathering and GAP Analysis
- Designed and developed complex CVC creation process for Demand Planning
- GATP BOP configuration with complex filter and advanced sorting profiles
- Finalisation of forecasting technics for Europe, Canada, APAC
- Developed advanced macros & macros BADIs for complex disaggregation & dynamic frozen horizon determination
- Ensuring client co-ordination to carry out the responsibilities as a global process owner for SNP and DP Module
- Implemented RBP (Resource Based Planning) using custom SNP heuristic & custom Capacity levelling
- Essayed a stellar role as a Solution architect for DP, SNP & MDM activities in implementation and roll outs
- Developed & provided custom functionality with SNP heuristic to adhere to client’s master production plan.
Education
MBA - Marketing and Systems
03.2003 - 03.2005
GPA: 75%
B.Com - Bachelors in Commerce
01.1999 - 04.2002
GPA: 65%
12th - Commerce
GPA: 67%
10th - undefined
GPA: 66%, SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT
Actively associated with CRY
Skills
SAP Integrated Business Planning
Business solutions
Systems design
Supply chain Optimizer
Order Based Planning
Inventory Optimisation
Implementation planning
Cloud Integration
Certification
SAP IBP Integrated Business Planning 2305
Timeline
SAP IBP Integrated Business Planning 2305
01-2023
SAP Cloud Platform Integration
01-2023
SAP Cloud Platform Integration for Data Service
01-2023
SAP IBP Solution Architect - IBPLIVE
02.2022 - Current
Architect - Stanley Black & Decker
11.2021 - 04.2022
IBP Solution Architect - Red bull
10.2021 - 05.2022
Application Manager - Kimberly Clark
03.2019 - 10.2021
Principal Architect - Bristlecone
10.2016 - 09.2017
Project Manager - HCL AXON
01.2014 - 10.2016
Supply Chain Lead Consultant - IBM
04.2010 - 01.2014
Institute of Business Administration & Training, KIIT Deemed University - MBA, Marketing and Systems
03.2003 - 03.2005
Durgapur Gov. College, Burdwan University - B.Com, Bachelors in Commerce
01.1999 - 04.2002
Sr. Program Manager - SAP, Microsoft
MAMC Boys High School - 12th, Commerce
PVM, I.C.S.E - 10th,