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Prasenjit Kumar Ghosh

Sr .SAP SD /P2D /FSM Business Architect
Bengaluru,KA
Prasenjit Kumar Ghosh

Summary

Accomplished Consultant drives organizational improvements through leveraging expertise in research and system enhancement. Well-versed in collaborating with employees and leaders to resolve control and procedural problems negatively affecting business operations. Dedicated to cost, process and resource optimization with almost a close to decade of industry knowledge primarily in Pharma and FMCG to support business through and through.

Have experience of multiple E2E SAP implementation and capabilities to handle major projects.

Overview

10
years of professional experience

Work History

Sigma Aldrich (Now unit of Merck Global)

Sr SAP SD /P2D Business Architect
12.2018 - Current

Job overview

  • Ensured consistent system performance with proactive monitoring, maintenance, and timely upgrades as needed.
  • Effectively communicated complex technical information to diverse audiences through clear writing, concise presentations, and engaging discussions.
  • Managed project priorities effectively, balancing multiple tasks to achieve desired outcomes on time and within budget constraints.
  • Provided expert guidance to junior team members, fostering professional growth and skill development.
  • Reduced system errors, conducting rigorous testing and debugging of application features.
  • Spearheaded process improvements initiatives that led to significant cost savings and increased operational efficiency across departments.
  • Conducted thorough risk assessments to identify potential vulnerabilities in the organization''s architectural framework, implementing strategies to mitigate identified areas of concern.
  • Served as a liaison between technical and non-technical stakeholders, ensuring that all parties were informed and engaged throughout project lifecycles.
  • Spearheaded the development of a unified enterprise architecture framework, leading to better alignment between IT systems and business objectives.
  • Developed robust strategic plans for successful business transformation, resulting in improved organizational performance.
  • Piloted innovative proof-of-concept initiatives to showcase the benefits of emerging technologies and drive organizational support for their adoption.
  • Enhanced company efficiency by streamlining business processes and implementing comprehensive business architecture solutions.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to design and implement innovative solutions addressing complex business challenges.

Primoris Systems

Sr SAP SD Consultant
08.2016 - 11.2018

Job overview

  • Developed detailed project plans and managed deadlines, ensuring timely completion of all deliverables.
  • Ensured compliance with industry standards and best practices through regular monitoring and updating of company policies related to SAP usage.
  • Assisted in the migration of legacy systems to updated versions of SAP, leading to increased efficiency within the organization.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of SAP SD modules with other systems.
  • Facilitated smooth go-live activities by conducting rigorous testing and quality assurance checks during implementation phases.
  • Enhanced customer satisfaction through timely delivery of projects and effective communication with clients.
  • Streamlined order processing by implementing efficient SAP SD solutions.
  • Handled change management tasks effectively, addressing stakeholder concerns while keeping projects on track.
  • Resolved critical issues promptly, minimizing downtime and maintaining operational efficiency across the organization.
  • Identified areas for improvement in business processes, developing tailored SAP SD solutions accordingly.
  • Successfully led multiple full-cycle SAP implementations, ensuring smooth transitions and minimal disruptions to operations.
  • Optimized pricing procedures by configuring and customizing complex pricing conditions in the SAP system.
  • Conducted comprehensive SAP SD training sessions for end-users to improve their system proficiency.
  • Supported successful software upgrades by proactively identifying potential risks, troubleshooting issues as they arose, and facilitating a seamless transition process.
  • Maintained high levels of client satisfaction by providing exceptional support throughout each project''s lifecycle.
  • Traveled to client locations to implement SAP solutions and offered post-installation support services.
  • Conducted research and analysis to determine current and future SAP trends.
  • Designed deployment automation solutions to expedite implementation of SAP solutions.

JVL Oil

Purchase Manager
02.2014 - 04.2015

Job overview

  • Analyzed spend data to identify cost-saving opportunities across various categories and suppliers.
  • Facilitated continuous improvement within the purchasing department by regularly reviewing processes and practices for potential enhancements.
  • Evaluated supplier performance through regular reviews, addressing any issues or concerns promptly.
  • Reduced order lead times by working closely with suppliers to expedite shipments when necessary.
  • Ensured compliance with company policies and procedures throughout all purchasing activities.
  • Increased procurement efficiency by implementing effective strategies and streamlining processes.
  • Negotiated contracts with suppliers for optimal pricing, quality, and delivery terms.
  • Assisted in the preparation of annual budgets, ensuring accurate forecasting of procurement costs.
  • Coordinated logistics activities related to transportation, shipping, and warehousing of purchased goods.
  • Improved inventory management by implementing an efficient system for monitoring stock levels.
  • Also help in SAP implementation for the same in their Haldia factory

Education

JIS College
Kolkata, India

MBA from Marketing and Systems
07.2013

University Overview

Score: 81%

  • 8.1 CGPA
  • Graduation with Distinction, 2013
  • Ranked 2nd in 2013 Class
  • Attended and was one of the key note speakers in AICTE National Conference on "Sustainable Business Growth and Modern Management".
  • Runner up in IBM Great Mind Challenge - 2009.
  • Were founder and Creative Head of college business magazine "Avant-Garde".
  • Attended training workshops on “Breaking the Ice for Managers” and got accolades for active participation in all the activities.
  • Was a member of “Pragati”, an initiative done by West Bengal Municipality to spread awareness of cleaning your surroundings

JIS College
Kolkata, India

B.Tech from Information Technology
05.2010

University Overview

Score: 79.3%

Skills

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Accomplishments

Accomplishments
  • Attended and was one of the key note speakers in AICTE National Conference on 'Sustainable Business Growth and Modern Management'
  • Runner up in IBM Great Mind Challenge - 2009
  • Founder and Creative Head of college business magazine 'Avant-Garde'
  • Attended training workshops on 'Breaking the Ice for Managers' and got accolades for active participation in all the activities
  • Member of 'Pragati', an initiative done by West Bengal Municipality to spread awareness of cleaning your surroundings

Skill Sets - Configuration

Skill Sets - Configuration
  • Sales documents types
  • Delivery types
  • Billing types
  • Item category
  • Schedule line category
  • SD organizational units
  • Sales process
  • OTC
  • Third Party Sales
  • Intercompany processes
  • Availability check
  • TOR
  • Credit Management
  • Pricing Procedure
  • WRICEF documents

Professional Expertise

Professional Expertise

Over a decade Experience in SAP SD that includes multiple SAP R/3 and HANA systems full cycle implementation & three support projects. Ability to learn new technologies and quickly adapt to different work environments. Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills. Managing projects within defined time, quality and constraints. Knowledge in Value ASAP Methodology and System Landscaping. Experience of handling the Full Life cycle implementation & Post Go-live Support.

Projects

Projects

Project 11 :Argentina e-invoicing

Implementation Partner: Sigma Aldrich (Unit of Merck India)

Client: Sigma Aldrich (Unit of Merck India)

Project Type: Implementation

Project Model: Offshore /Onsite

Duration: March 2024 to till date

Go-Live : Jan 2025

Role:  Sr SD Business Architect


. Implementing J1AMONITOR as per argentina government laws in ECC 4.7 , which is challenging as the notes support is very minimal

. Need to design the template either via inhouse process using PI/PO or via an external third partner to send the relevant information to AFIP and back with the correct CAE number and status.

. Design the flow in ECC and also provide the TS2 on the BAPI/Userexits we need to use to structure the same either via idocs/or create a new idoc type or order type to incorporate the relevant fields.


Project 10 :STL Wave with implementation of sites like US and Canada

Implementation Partner: Sigma Aldrich (Unit of Merck India)

Client: Sigma Aldrich (Unit of Merck India)

Project Type: Implementation

Project Model: Offshore /Onsite

Duration:  July 2023 to Feb 2024

Go-Live : Jan 2024

Role:  Sr SD Business Architect


. Was part of the project from SIT phase where TS2 was 50% complete and was responsible for deployment of multiple processes across systems

. Provided an template of workflow of bifurcating commercial sales and distribution flow across different systems complying with the legal requirements of the US.

. Was involved in documentation of different SIT scripts with business GKU and overlooking the 100% success rate of those scripts by IT across modules

. Was also involved in BAT and defect handlings in HPALM and co-ordinating calls with EQ team for validations testings

. Was a key member in hypercare and was part of multiple KT handoffs to support team .

.Post hypercare was a key member of the project stabilization phase too and helped handling multiple big rocks which turned the project from a red to yellow and finally to green phase to handoff to business 


Project 9:WECO Wave with implementation of sites like France ,Austria , UK

Implementation Partner: Sigma Aldrich (Unit of Merck India)

Client: Sigma Aldrich (Unit of Merck India)

Project Type: Implementation

Project Model: Offshore /Onsite

Duration:  January 2022 to Present (Currently on business hold)

Go-Live : NA

Role:  Sr SD Business Architect


. Was part of initial kickoff with the playing a critical role in project plan preparation with the budgeting and resource planning.

. Identifying the different business processes and providing high level estimates of the process re-designing where required.

. Scheduling calls with BTL/GKU to understand the AS-IS process to document the processes in visio to present to the leadership /steerco team.

. Understanding the complexities and country version processes and challenges and providing insights on the same.

. Identifying the 3PL partners for the logistics and to provide the techinical plan to understand the feasibility of the different landscape communications.

. Initial FS preparations with business till the project went on hold.


Project 8:Wave  Golive of different sites in form of Waves and Stabilization with Hypercare

Implementation Partner: Sigma Aldrich (Unit of Merck India)

Client: Sigma Aldrich (Unit of Merck India)

Project Type: Support

Project Model: Offshore

Duration:  January 2019 to October 2019

Go-Live : 23rdOctober 2018

Role:  Sr SD Support Lead


. Provide KT to the team mates from implementation teams dedicated to WAVE deployment

. Handling mostly critical and high level enhancement as well as break fix tickets on day-to-day basis

· Conduct problem analysis and communicate the solution to the end user

· Document the solution once solution is complete.

· Training the end users and troubleshooting day to day tickets for SD module transactions.

. Onsite travel to the Wave deployment location to handoff till business as usual phase with the GKU and BTL of that WAVE.

. Continuous monitoring with PMO during hypercare period along with daily /weekly reporting to the top leadership.


Project 7:Mailing House move to Computershare for UK,Ireland and SAFC Hi-tech

Implementation Partner: Sigma Aldrich (Unit of Merck India)

Client: Sigma Aldrich (Unit of Merck India)

Project Type:  Implementation

Project Model: Offshore

Duration:  September 2017 to October 2018

Go-Live : 23rdOctober 2018

Role:  Sr SAP SD Consultant

· Created new global outputs as per mailing house specifications

· Support Basis in variant configurations for shifting from Physical Mailing house to Virtual Computershare printer batch job running

· Ztable Maintenance logic changes to shift customer position in outputs based on mailing house requirements

· Support user in end to end testing and help in creating PCL file to send to RETARUS system to further send to Computershare for e-invoicing.


Project 6:Merck NASA(North America South America) Implementation for Outputs

Implementation Partner: Sigma Aldrich (Unit of Merck India)

Client: Sigma Aldrich (Unit of Merck India)

Project Type:  Implementation

Project Model: Offshore

Duration:  August 2017 to September 2017 (On Hold by Business)

Role:  Sr SAP SD Consultant

· Created new global outputs logic according to US and Canada region.

· Change in subtotal and freight conditions in the output for US according to US tax laws.

· Ztable Maintenance for maintaining output address change based on Sales Office.

· Part of UAT process for testing down payment process ,rebates and delivery for 3PL plants for US and Canada

· Helped in crossbox mapping process for SO to SO process from legacy to New system.


Project 5: OTC Support and Implementation

Support Partner: Sigma Aldrich (Unit of Merck India)

Client: Sigma Aldrich (Unit of Merck India)

Project Type:  SAP D&E (Development and Enhancement) (Became Part of Global OTC Support Centre)

Project Model: Offshore

Duration:  August 2016 to November 2018

Role:  Sr SAP SD Consultant


· Handling mostly critical and high level enhancement as well as break fix tickets on day-to-day basis

· Solved the Process issues raised by the end users

· Resolved enhancement and support issues as per the severity reported by help desk.

· Conduct problem analysis and communicate the solution to the end user

· Document the solution once solution is complete.

· Training the end users and troubleshooting day to day tickets for SD module transactions.

· Handle configurations as a part of Change request process.

· Prepare functional specification as per the client requirements


Project 4:Merck Drop shipment v/s Intercompany Replenishment Process

Implementation Partner: Sigma Aldrich (Unit of Merck India)

Client: Sigma Aldrich (Unit of Merck India)

Project Type:  Implementation

Project Model: Offshore

Duration:  Aug 2016 to Dec 2017 (then support till 2018)

Role:  SAP SD Consultant


· Created logic for Merck drop shipment v/s Merck intercompany replenishment process.

· Created new Item Usage to divert Replenishment customers through usage ZNRM and delivering plant DE04 instead of drop ship Item category group.

· Supported in mass upload of CMIR using Z T.Code ZPLMT.

· Exclusion of VWR Material through creation of exclusion logic to avoid selling of Sigma Red products through Merck Blue distribution channel.


Project 3: Honeywell Sigma Diversified

Support Partner: Sigma Aldrich (Unit of Merck gmbh)

Client: Sigma Aldrich (Unit of Merck gmbh)

Project Type:  Implementation

Project Model: Offshore

Duration:  Jan 2017 to July 2017 (then support till July 2018)

Role:  SAP SD Consultant


· Handling daily DB materials that are now diversified from Merck by Honeywell

· Creation of logic by condition exclusion Z016 so that now Honeywell products cannot be purchased through Merck UI portal

· Daily loading of materials in legacy systems as identified by business by BDC through SE38.

· Created program logic from both Sigma Legacy system as well as Sigma Next system so that we can get diversified from Honeywell as Honeywell is sold out after acquisition of Sigma Aldrich to Merck

· Updating of customer master via at sales org level and material master through material hierarchy level to block materials from procurement.


Project 2:

Support Partner: Sigma Aldrich (Unit of Merck gmbh)

Client: Sigma Aldrich (Unit of Merck gmbh)

Project Type:  SAP D&E (Development and Enhancement)

Project Model: Onsite (client location)

Duration:  August 2016 to August 2017

Role:  SAP SD Consultant


· Handling mostly critical and high level enhancement tickets on day-to-day basis

· Solved the Process issues raised by the end users

· Resolved enhancement issues as per the severity reported by help desk.

· Conduct problem analysis and communicate the solution to the end user

· Document the solution once solution is complete.

· Training the end users and troubleshooting day to day tickets for SD module transactions.

· Handle configurations as a part of Change request process.

· Prepare functional specification as per the client requirements


Project 1:

Support Partner: SAP 

Client: JVL Oil

Project Type:  Support and Implementation

Project Model: Offshore /Onsite

Duration:  July 2015 to July 2016

Role:  Purchase Manager / SAP MM Business User (GKU)


· Solved the Process issues raised by the end users

· Document the solution once solution is complete.

· Training the end users and troubleshooting day to day tickets for SD /MM module transactions.

· Handle configurations as a part of Change request process.

· Prepare functional specification as per the client requirements· 

· Study and analyze existing business process documents, Preparation of documents and getting approval from the core team members and worked on Functional Specifications.

· Actively involved in configuration of the enterprise structure, and assigning organizational units from SD /MM perspective.

· Configured Business processes like Sales Inquiry, Quotation, and Sales Order, Shipping, Delivery & Billing Documents for different sales scenarios along with Copy Controls.

· Configuration of Credit Management

· Configurations of special Business process like Third party sales and Intercompany processes.

· Defining customer specific controls through Material determination and Free Goods.

· Given training to core users on creating Master data and transactional data.

· Knowledge on BDC/ LSMW for different data uploads.

Additional Information

Additional Information

I have onsite experience with travel history to multiple European nations

Have hold multiple kickoff meetings and workshops with business with exposure to work in multiple schedules

Flexible to travel within and outside India

Flexible to work in different timezones

Flexible to handle a big team with capabilities to lead the same

Timeline

Sr SAP SD /P2D Business Architect
Sigma Aldrich (Now unit of Merck Global)
12.2018 - Current
Sr SAP SD Consultant
Primoris Systems
08.2016 - 11.2018
Purchase Manager
JVL Oil
02.2014 - 04.2015
JIS College
MBA from Marketing and Systems
2013.04
JIS College
B.Tech from Information Technology
2010.04

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Prasenjit Kumar GhoshSr .SAP SD /P2D /FSM Business Architect