SHRUTI KURUP

• Lead supply chain and WM implementations in conjunction with backend host or standalone systems.
• Performed gap analysis to identify areas of improvement in business processes.
• Interacted with customers/key business users to understand business needs, data sources and translate into requirements and project scope.
• Executed analysis of risks and identified risk mitigation strategies.
• Performed research and analysis to develop new projects, proposals and system modifications in the WMS solution.
• Collaborated with product management to design, build and test systems.
• Delivered training, user support and knowledge transfer at end of project and followed up to verify successful implementation.
• Track project timelines, and deliverables.
• Solved functional and technical obstacles and worked closely with project team from different verticals.
• Creation of various documents like BRD, FSD/ SRD, SOP’s etc.
• Provided technical expertise for integration of LFS WMS with SAP ERP to ensure smooth mapping of interfaces and enable data flow between systems.
• Excellent technical writing skills to create BRD (Business Requirement Document), FSD ( Functional Specification Documents), Interface documentation, Use case Specification
• Proficient knowledge of tools such as Jira, Confluence.
• Traveled to client locations to implement Supply Chain and WMS solutions and offered post-installation support services.
• Identified and recommended products, technologies and vendors to meet budgetary constraints of projects and programs.
• Leading the below customer projects:

Project 1 : Schmalz and Schon (Germany)

Project 2 : Al Fanar ( Saudi Arabia)

• Master data Governance: Responsible for material master data integrity and governance.
• Product Lifecycle Management.
• Support the Master Data Management strategy to ensure data standardization, quality, governance and provide a single source-of-truth for the domains.
• Responsible for definition and improvement of custom developed decision tree program in SAP APO that supports the company with a better definition of the Supply Planning parameters.
• Responsible of modelling the Supply Chain Network. Evaluation of potential material flow alternatives and implementation of the changes.
• Managed distribution network, ensuring optimal supply network to optimize cost and efficiency to meet inventory targets.
• Lead all projects in region with respect to master data alignment and changes.
• SPOC for all technical issues and escalations from the system perspective for IMEA.
• Process digitization, automation, and workflow implementation along with approval matrix.
• Customizing existing programs and adding new programs to a single SAP-integrated platform.
• Reviewed business current SAP requirements ,processes and functionality to identify and help standardize areas for continuous improvement.
• Project lead for SPO tool (Stock Parameter Optimization) implementation for Safety Stock definition across IMEA and testing for enhancements.
• Develop consistent approach to SLOB sensing and action planning.
• Project lead for DDMRP implementation for Safety Stock definition across IMEA and testing for enhancements.
• Super user for the one GSC (Global supply chain project) for SAP APO rollout.
• Analyze complex datasets to extract actionable insights. Identify trends, patterns, and relationships within the data, providing valuable insights for business decision-making.
• Identified improvements to processes to enhance visibility, insight and agility.
• Configured and customized SAP modules to align with client business processes.

• S4HANA Implementation (HEC - Private cloud), Lead in implementing in-house SAP migration and implementation for various verticals in organization.
• Managed project plan, resources, budget allocations and liaised with the implementation team throughout project lifecycle with the vendor and monitoring the project status and risk status and ensuring to keep the management updated on the project activity.
• Responsible for the maintenance and integrity of master data objects like material master, vendor master and customer master data.
• Hands-on experience in Business Case generation, Due Diligence study, Scoping, Business Process Modelling, Fit-Gap analysis, preparing RFP responses for Transition and Transformation programs and project estimation.
• Translated business requirements into functional specifications with the use of business process notation model.
• Defined and mapped process of Sale order automation, EDI integration, Expiry Management, Batch management optimization, Delivery Management.
• Optimization of various processes in warehouse functions like pick and pack, inbound processing, outbound processing, route optimization,3P management were key processes delivered.
• Support SAP configuration in areas of MM master data, goods movement,pricing procedure, WM pick up /putaway strategies configuration,pack and route optimization and handling unit management.
• Provide support for RF screen configuration and transactions like GR, picking,transfer order confirmation and goods issue.
• Design and configuration of replenishment strategies.
• Provide support for warehouse management integration with MM/SD areas.
• Creation, Reviewing and maintenance of the Functional and technical documents (FSD, BRD, Version change documents).
• Developed BDC like purchase info record upload, location extension upload, valuation upload, plant extensions, and material master creation upload.
• Actively participate in UAT to test for functional and technical bugs.
• Preparing test scripts and test data, conduct unit test (UT) in development and user acceptance test (UAT) in quality system.
• Analysis of various production support issues.
• Knowledge on configuration for new plant (MM) and all its associated tasks in WM level, SAP SD and MM configurations.
• Integration between SAP & Third Party Warehouse applications.
• Expertise in SAP tables, queries, BDC, LSMW BAPI's, BADI's, Functional Modules, EDI, ALE Batch Management IDOC's ,CoreABAP, Interactive ALV rep and programme debugging.
• Delivered SAP training, user support and knowledge transfer at end of project and followed up to verify successful implementation.

• Liaised between customers and manufacturing to design new product.
• Was successful in resolving complex configuration issues and able to improve the sales output by assisting presales engineers with more successful resolution rate.
• Key Responsibilities: Technical training on enterprise level products to presales engineers and technical team
• Assisting the core technical team to fix complex customer issues.
• Increased credibility and client awareness by developing technical SOP's.

• Testing of enterprise level products like switches/firewalls along with technical documentation and highlighting bugs in configuration
• Created test cases and automation scripts.
• Simulated issues and reported issues to HQ based in Taiwan for product updates & developed workaround solutions till the resolution of issue.
• Performed gap analysis between business and technology solutions.

• Provide technical support in SOHO segment of Smartlink products.