Saraswathi Kalai

Functional Lead

Brief Description of Your Job Responsibilities and Experience

Career Objective
Over 11.5 years of experience, with around 4.5 years as an SAP PP QM Functional Consultant.
Involved in 1 rollout and 3 support projects in process industries.

Professional Summary
Strong understanding of business processes and workflows in SAP PP and QM modules.
Experience in preparing business blueprint documents, functional specifications, and test scripts.
Skilled in user acceptance testing (UAT) and master data management using BAPI, BDC, LSMW.
Proficient in handling support issues, change requests, and interface projects (IDoc and RFC).
SAP QM Skills
Implementation of Quality planning, inspection, certificates, notifications, and stability studies.
Expertise in procurement, production, recurring inspection, and sales & distribution quality processes.
Proficient in master inspection characteristics, sampling procedures, inspection planning, and batch management.
SAP PP Skills
Comprehensive knowledge of PP lifecycle, demand management, MRP, production orders, and shop floor control.
Configured PP master data, including BOM, work centers, and production versions.
Expertise in planning strategies (Make-to-Order, Make-to-Stock) and subcontracting processes.

Education
B. Pharmacy from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, Telangana (2007-2011) with 73%.

Experience Summary
NTT Data Business Solutions Ltd (May 2023 – Present): SAP PP QM Consultant.
Careernet Technologies Pvt Ltd (July 2022 – May 2023): SAP PP QM Consultant.
Cognizant Technology Solutions (June 2011 – May 2019): Analyst.

Project Details
NTT Data Information Processing Pvt Ltd (May 2023 – Present): SAP PP/QM Consultant for Mylan Laboratories (Viatris).
Handling daily AMS activities, IDOC monitoring, RFC connection issues, and custom developments.
Involved in integration testing, regression testing, user acceptance testing, and training.

Cognizant Technologies Pvt Ltd (July 2022 – May 2023): SAP PP/QM Consultant for Cargill.
Worked on custom developments, enhancements, and functional unit testing.
Provided training, support, and documentation.

Olam Information Systems Pvt Ltd (Feb 2017 – May 2019): SAP PP/QM Consultant.
Responsible for ticket resolution, problem determination, and configuration changes.
Conducted user acceptance testing, system testing, and end-user training.

Non-SAP Experience
Cognizant Technology Solutions (June 2011 – Feb 2017): Analyst for MEDTRACK.Market research, data analysis, team management, and quality review.