GAURAV SHARMA

H. No. 3219, Sector 27-D, Chandigarh - 160019

vostok.gaurav@gmail.com
+91-7299971120

JOB OBJECTIVE

Seeking middle level assignments in the capacity of Functional Consultant for SAP - MM with an organization of repute

PROFILE SUMMARY

A seasoned professional with 3 years of experience as a Functional Consultant for SAP - Materials Management
Module
Proven abilities in capturing as-is process, and implementing suitable processes and analyzing the gaps
Gained good knowledge across areas like Purchasing, Services Management, Inventory Management and Logistics
Invoice Verification
Accountable for providing functional consultancy for SAP - MM support activities like Documentation, Testing, Reports,
Client Interaction, etc.
Experience in working on Training & Change Management, Issue Resolution and Knowledge Management
A profound customer centric and systems driven approach to design business solutions
Exposure in successfully executing consulting responsibilities like:
o Structuring & shaping the client engagements and solving complex client challenges
o Building innovative / practical client solutions and managing large organisational changes
An effective communicator with abilities in working with teams during the project phase as well as enabling
knowledge sharing among the team














CORE COMPETENCIES

Handling client interaction for requirement gathering.
Mapping business requirements (As-Is & To-Be Analysis)
Creating material master records, vendor master records, release procedure and RFQ
Maintaining source list records, creation of purchase orders and purchase requisitions
Handling invoice verification, and arrangement of material
Updating material master records like Purchasing View, vendor master records like Partner functions, etc. along with
Source Lists, Quota Arrangement
Configuring the document types for PO & contracts as per business requirements, automatic account assignment and
pricing condition types

ORGANISATIONAL EXPERIENCE

Since Jun11 with Infosys Limited, Chennai as Associate Consultant, SAP MM

Client Rio Tinto
Project Rio Tinto (Support)
SAP Environment ECC 6.0
Industry Mining
Duration Since Sep11
MM Areas

Purchasing: RFQ, Quotation, Purchase Requisition & Order, Outline Agreements, Sources of Supply, Special Stocks
Services Management: Master Data, Service Entry
Inventory Management: Reservations, Goods Issue, Goods Receipt, Stock Transfer, Transfer Posting
Logistics Invoice Verification: Vendor Invoice, ERS, Consignment Settlement, Pipeline Settlement

Role:

Assisted the team in requirement clarifications in order to complete configuration and customization
Documented and published test results/cases in order to identify the design and development defects
Created training materials using available tools
Diagnosed the root cause of the issue, identified and shortlisted solution
Published BOKs and conducted training sessions on SAP MM in order to contribute to the KM of the company

Highlights:

Played a key role in resolving over 600 incidents entailing urgent issues within SLAs as a senior team member
Astutely documented As-Is and To-Be Processes thereby achieved a saving of $87K for the client
Bagged Infosys Spot Award for being an Excellent Team Player, SPOC for TOM Sessions, handling critical calls,
providing optimal solutions
Got nominated for Shining Star Award by client
Consistently ranked in the top 10% in performance evaluation
Actively managed critical issues 24X7 for the client occurring across the globe and in all major time zones.
Served as a SPOC for SAP MM and Third-Party Tools FieldGlass and Readsoft Ebydos
Received nil escalations from the client for proposed solution or process violation
Recognized by client for investigating root cause rather than providing a temporary workaround

PROFESSIONAL ENHANCEMENT

P200 - MM from ES Academy, Hyderabad, Infosys with 90% in 2011

AWARDS











PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Founding Member, ASTA
Member, Global Environmental Concern

EDUCATION

MBA (International Business) from University Business School, Panjab University, Chandigarh with
70.5% in 2011
M.Sc. (Hons.) from Department of Physics, Panjab University, Chandigarh in 2008
B.Sc. (Hons.) from Department of Physics, Panjab University, Chandigarh with 63.4% in 2006
12
th
(CBSE) from DAV College, Chandigarh with 64.2% in 2003
10
th
(CBSE) from St. Johns High School, Chandigarh with 82.6% in 2001

INTERNSHIP

Organization: HDFC Bank Ltd., Chandigarh, Retail Assets Branch
Project Title: A Study of Commercial Vehicle Loan Processing of HDFC Bank Ltd.

ACADEMIC PROJECTS

Research Project
Purchase Intentions, Consumer Ethnocentrism and the effects of Involvement and Quality Perception for the Indian
Passenger Car Industry

International Marketing Research Project
Perceptions of economies of selected countries: An application of Multidimension Scaling Analysis

OTHER ENGAGEMENT

Acted as a Volunteer for SETI@home, University of California

IT SKILLS

ERP: SAP MM, Readsoft Ebydos, FieldGlass
Environment: Windows, Linux
Languages: HTML
Software: Microsoft Office, Mathematica, Maple

PERSONAL DETAILS

Date of Birth: 1
st
January, 1985
Languages Known: English, Hindi, French and Punjabi