Hi,
Kindly share your updated resume if you are good with the JD below. I will be happy to share more information.
Role : SAP APO
Location:
Raritan, NJ Onsite
Duration: 6 months
JD
Role Descriptions: Led end-to-end SAP APO
implementations/support across DP, SNP, PP/DS, and GATP from requirement
gathering through design, configuration, testing (UT/SIT/UAT), cutover, and
hypercare.
Conducted business workshops to map planning and
fulfillment processes, documented AS-IS/TO-BE flows, and translated
requirements into functional designs and configuration workbooks.
Built and stabilized APO–ERP integration using CIF
by creating/maintaining integration models, monitoring and troubleshooting qRFC
queues, and performing data reconciliation between APO and ERP.
Ensured APO master data readiness and governance,
including products, locations, resources, calendars, planning horizons,
transportation lanes, quota arrangements, and PDS/PPM structures.
Configured SAP APO Demand Planning (DP) planning
areas, key figures, planning levels, time series settings, and versions aligned
to S&OP/consensus demand processes.
Implemented and tuned DP statistical forecasting (model
selection/parameters), managed outliers and intermittency, and developed macros
to support forecast adjustments and exception-based planning.
Defined forecast validation approach and improved
forecast quality using KPIs such as bias and MAPE, partnering with business
users to drive adoption of standard planning practices.
Configured SAP APO Supply Network Planning (SNP) for
multi-echelon supply networks, including sourcing, lead times, lot sizing,
safety stock inputs, and constraint handling.
Executed and tuned SNP planning runs (heuristics
and/or optimizer where applicable), analyzed results, and refined planning
logic to balance service levels, inventory, and capacity feasibility.
Implemented SNP deployment and replenishment logic
and (where required) Transport Load Builder (TLB) to support shipment
consolidation and executable supply plans.
Configured SAP APO PP/DS for finite scheduling and
detailed sequencing, including capacities, modes, setup times (including
sequence-dependent setups if used), and pegging strategies.
Maintained PP/DS PDS/PPM alignment with ERP
BOM/routings/production versions and ensured correct order creation/transfer
for planned orders and production/process orders.
Supported planners using PP/DS heuristics and the DS
Planning Board to resolve bottlenecks, improve schedule adherence, reduce
changeovers, and manage exceptions.
Configured SAP GATP check strategies and Rules-Based
ATP (RBA) to improve confirmation accuracy and align order promising with real
supply and business priorities.
Regards
Ramashish Kumar
Valzo Soft Solutions LLC
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LinkedIn : linkedin.com/in/ramashishkumar86