Vijay Waghmare

* SAP Implementation Project Activities *
Requirement Gathering and Analysis:
• Collaborated with organization team to gather business requirements and translate them into functional specifications.
• Conducted workshops and interviews with key users to understand their needs and pain points.
Blueprinting and Design:
• Created detailed business process blueprints, mapping out the current state and designing the future state.
• Designed the MDM/MDG solution to align with the business processes, ensuring it met all functional and compliance requirements.
Configuration and Customization:
• Configured SAP MDM/MDG modules to align with business requirements, including data models, workflows, CR Types, validation rules and data quality.

• Worked on custom developments where standard SAP functionalities didn’t meet specific business needs.
Data Migration and Conversion:
• Led data migration activities, ensuring accurate and complete transfer of master data from legacy systems to SAP.
• Developed and executed data cleansing, transformation, and validation processes to ensure data quality.
Testing and Quality Assurance:
• Developed test plans and scripts for unit testing, integration testing, and user acceptance testing (UAT)., QA, UAT, PP
• Coordinated testing activities, resolved defects, and ensured that the system met all functional requirements.
SAP ERP Integration:
• SAP MDM/MDG with SAP ECC & S/4HANA systems using Web Services.
Business User Role Matrix:
• User Role: Specify the roles assigned to a user
• Department/Function: Business functions name where the role belongs.
• Role Description: A brief description of the role’s responsibilities
• System Access: The SAP modules or transactions the role can access
• Permissions/Privileges: The specific actions the role can perform (e.g., Display, Create, Update, Delete).
• Determine Approvers: Identify who will be responsible for approving access to the system for each role.

Training and Change Management:
• Developed and delivered training materials and sessions for end-users and key stakeholders.
• Supported change management efforts to ensure smooth adoption of the new system by users.
Go-Live Preparation and Support:
• Managed cutover activities, ensuring all pre-go-live tasks were completed on time.
• Provided hyper-care support post-go-live, resolving any issues quickly and ensuring the system was stable.
Post-Go-Live Support and Optimization:
• Monitored the system post-go-live to ensure everything was functioning as expected.
• Worked on system optimization based on post-go-live feedback and performance assessments.

Achievement & Miles-stone :-
Awarded Best Employee of the Year 2023 for consistently
exceeding performance, targets and successful project
Completion.

Brief Role.
• Requirement Gathering: Engage with business processes to understand their master data requirements and translate them into SAP MDG solutions
• Solution Design: Design and configure the SAP MDG system, specifically for Material Master data (MDG-M), to meet the business needs.
• Customization: Customize the SAP MDG system for Material Master to support data governance processes, data quality, and data integration for process improvement.
• Configuration: Configure and maintain data models, workflows, and business rules within SAP MDG.
• Enhancement: Worked on Data model Enhancements and UI Modeling for the custom objects, working on single step and parallel dynamic workflows using BRF+ application and assigning agent to respective task along with Email configuration, Hands on in areas like data modeling, process modeling, key mapping, duplicate checks, workflows, validations and MDG error handling.
• Continuous Improvement: Continuously monitor and enhance the effectiveness of the SAP MDG system, including workflows and approval processes documentation and Training

• Documentation: Create and maintain comprehensive documentation, including functional specifications, process flows, and configuration guides, managed and resolved incidents using SAP Solution Manager (SolMan)
• User Training: Conduct training sessions for end-users, and other teams on SAP MDG processes, tools, and best practices
• Knowledge Transfer: Ensure proper knowledge transfer to the support team or other relevant teams as part of project handover
• Compliance Management: Ensure that material master data governance aligns with regulatory requirements and internal processed policies
• Audit and Reporting: Prepare for and support audits related to data governance and compliance, ensuring all material master data is properly documented and traceable
• Issue Resolution: Provide second-level support for SAP MDG-M related issues, troubleshooting and resolving them in a timely manner
• Enhancement Requests: Handle enhancement requests and provide solutions to meet evolving business needs
• Implementation: Unit Testing, Functional Testing, Go-Live, Post Go-Live Support.

Achievement & Mile-stone

Winner, National -Level Quality Circle Competition
Led a team to victory in a National Quality Circle Competition, recognized for process improvements that enhanced operational efficiency implementation in SAP Master Data Management for a year 2019-20. Qualified International Level at Yazaki Corporation Japan QC competition as a result.

• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop comprehensive strategies for addressing complex business challenges.
• Enhanced operational efficiency in SAP Master Data Management
• Reduced operational costs with the identification and elimination of redundant tasks and processes.
• Wrote effective documentation for each customer to deliver comprehensive sets of requirements and alignment with business objectives with SAP system through Enhancements.

CEO & HOD Recognition

For successfully leading a major SAP support process implementation, driving significant operational improvements and setting a new standard for excellence Globally.

SAP Support Project Activities:
Incident and Ticket Management:
• Managed and resolved incidents, service requests, and change requests raised by end-users.
• Prioritized and categorized tickets based on severity and impact.
• Troubleshot and fixed issues related to data inconsistencies, system errors, and process failures.
Enhancements and Continuous Improvement:
• Identified opportunities for system enhancements based on user feedback and evolving business needs.
• Developed and implemented minor enhancements to existing configurations, improving process efficiency.
User Support and Training:
• Provided day-to-day support to end-users, helping them navigate system functionalities and resolve issues.
• Conducted refresher training sessions for users to ensure optimal use of the SAP system.
Documentation and Knowledge Management:
• Maintained and updated support documentation, including issue logs, troubleshooting guides, and knowledge base articles.
• Ensured that all changes and new processes were documented for future reference.
Change Management:
• Managed and executed changes in the system with minimal disruption to business operations.
• Coordinated with other teams to implement, updates, and enhancements in the system.
Testing and Validation:
• Conducted regression testing and user acceptance testing (UAT) for updates and enhancements.
• Validated that changes were functioning as expected without negatively impacting existing processes.
Data Migration and Conversion:
• Led data migration activities, ensuring accurate and complete transfer of master data from legacy systems to SAP.
• Developed and executed data cleansing, transformation, and validation processes to ensure data quality

Brief Role
• Activities Material Master, BOM, & Routing, for project KSK through SAP Variant Configuration.
• Co-ordination with technical team for object development.
• Preparation of Functional Specifications for New Developments/Enhance requirements of processes.
• Worked with end users and team members on support, implementation & optimization issues.
• Interact with PPC related to JIT process.
• Managing bom structure, material master, Classification, Configuration profile creation, Execute JIT process YPRO action, hand on Mass Processing, BDC development & support COGI issues.
• Preparation of List of T-codes manual to be document.

• Co-ordination with IT technical team for object development
• Preparation of Functional Specifications for New Developments/Enhance Requirements of processes related to REM Profile
• Prepared the master data i.e
• MATERIAL MASTER, BOM, & ROUTING, for project Wiring Harness
• Testing for New Reports as per requirement
• Running reports, working on transactions & issue resolution, and following up on completed emails & calls
• Work with end users and team members on support, implementation & optimization issues
• BDC uploading for Material Master, BOM & routing
• Interaction with SAP IT consultants for developing & customizing the SAP reports.

BRIEF ROLE & RESPONSIBILITY

• End user of ERP application for day to day Engineering & it's related department activities such as.
1. Work Order Management
2. Material Master
3. Bill of Material
4. Routing & issues related to Product BOM Costing.
5. Material Master code assign/allocation
Engineering Change management (ECN System)
6. Enhance the SAP activities in Satellites plant to the END USERS
7. Monitoring and maintaining clean activities of system

Documentation

I. SAP user id creation/assign roles & authorization

II. Material Master code assign/allocation

III. Engineering Change management (ECN system)