Abhishek Kaushal

SAP IS Retail/FMS Solution Architect

abhishekkaush12@gmail.com
+1 732-510-0128

(Retail Master Data/Pricing/ Merchandising /POSDM/CAR/FMS Big Picture as well as

strong hands-on)

SAP IS Retail and FMS Lead with overall work experience of 13+ years
with strong skills in multiple SAP Retail areas such as Retail Master Data,
POS Integration, CAR, POSDM, Merchandising, Pricing and
Promotions etc.
SAP Project Management experience for small to medium sized projects.
Expert level understanding of ASAP Methodology and Activate
methodology for SAP Project Management.
Worked on various roles in multiple SAP engagements across the globe.
Worked extensively in United States, Europe and India.
Managed SAP projects of small to medium sized budget.
Excellent Understanding of onshore/offshore/nearshore delivery model
Worked on multiple formats of SAP IS Retail ranging from Optical, Grocery,
General Merchandising, Fashion, Discount Retailing, DIY, Apparel and Luxury
Retail
Proven credentials of architecting solution for top IT consulting firms
and fortune 500 companies
Have worked on SAP IS Retail, SAP FMS, SAP AFS, SD, and MM extensively
with interfaces within and outside SAP.
Leading the technical migration from AFS to FMS for a leading
Luxury Retailer.
Lead the project for Master Data, POS Integration and
Merchandising functions for a leading UK discount Retailer.
Lead the SAP IS Retail capability for the 2 nd Largest Retailer in
United States.
Lead the SAP IS Retail functional and integration testing for the
largest retailer in Canada.
Extensive experience of designing and configuring IS Retail and AFS Systems
in several modules such as Master Data (solid experience around
conversion of all retail master data besides configuration skills),
Merchandising, Procurement, Inventory Management, Replenishment,
Invoice Verification, POSDM, POS Integration.
Extensive understanding of Master Data in SAP with all different
interfaces.
Excellent Understanding of ARTMAS, DEBMAS, CREMAS, CLFMAS,
CHRMAS, WP_PLU, WBBDLD, WPUUMS, WPUFIB, WPUTAB, BOMMAT
idocs.
Expert in evaluating the systems architecture from a performance and
scalability perspective.
 Experience in all phases of ASAP implementation methodology and four full
life cycle implementations for Retail Industry.
Had been responsible for gathering business requirements, worked on
design, Configuration and preparation of functional specification documents
for various retail master data and SD related requirements.
Had handled teams of multiple sizes across onshore and offshore for SAP
project delivery.
Had managed key stakeholders across various business functions across
multiple levels in the organization.
Good understanding and experience of synchronous webservice from SAP.
Excellent understanding of setting up the ALE Master Data Distribution
framework.
Deep understanding of Article Listing, Assortment Management in SAP and
interfacing it with third party applications.
Deep understanding and Experience in Article Master Configuration using
the Data screens, subscreens. Have worked for Single, Generic, Sales Sets,
Prepacks, Display Sets, and Reference Articles.
End to end configuration experience for Article Master, Customer
Master, Site Master, Vendor Master, Merchandise Categories, Article
Hierarchy, Characteristics, Listing, Assortment (General, Local and Layout
Modules).
Configuration experience in Purchase order Management, Inventory
Management and Physical inventory.
Deep understanding and design experience of configuring the Promotion and
Bonus Buys for various retail formats. Have worked on the service based
promotion communication as well as through the Idocs like WBBDLD and
WPDBBY.
Worked on Supply chain Idocs like DESADV, ORDERS, ORDRSP, and PORDCR.
Extensive understanding of Retail pricing and have deep configuration
experience on setting up Pricing Types, price for an article per
distribution chain, price list and at site level.
Extensive understanding of allied Retail packages like Revionics, Predictix,
Retalix, Beanstore and EPICOR.
Have experience of various kind of SAP IS Retail implementations with
Legacy Co- Existence, Big bang Go live.
Configured the Goods Movement, Goods Receipt, Goods Issue, Inbound and
Outbound Delivery, Stock Determination, and Article Document.
Configured the MIGO setup with custom fields and Physical Inventory
Possess knowledge of EWM, SAP SRM, HANA Modeling and SAP CAR.
With excellent understanding of various modules in SAP, I had built solutions
involving packages like SAP IS Retail, SD, MM, SRM (Configuration and
Custom Development), JDA, Cloud based solutions (Predictix, Revionics) and
Retalix enabling the multiple business functions like Master Data
Management, Retail Merchandising, Supply chain and Store sales.
Professional Career Experience

SAP AFS Lead Jan 2017

Present
Client: Confidential, US

Lead the Business blueprinting for enabling the E-Commerce business for
Lens crafters.
Solution Design and Prototyping
Build Make necessary configuration
Integration testing
Cutover Planning and Going Live

SAP FMS/CAR Lead July 2016

Dec 2016
Client: Confidential, US

Master Data design for CAR Implementation project. Designed the process to
bring all master data inbound into CAR.
Responsible for mapping the migrating the functionalities from AFS to FMS
for US and Canada.
Redesigned the Internal transfer supply chain process.
Migrated the Store driven orders from AFS to FMS
Worked on DC to DC transfer process migration from AFS to FMS .
Worked on the redesign on the EDI process for Contact lens processes.
Process design for sourcing contact lenses from an external vendor.

SAP Retail/FMS Lead Apr 2016

July 2016
Client: Burberry Plc., US

Responsible for mapping the current integration of SAP IS Retail and AFS to
FMS technical upgrade for US, Brazil, Mexico and Canada.
Worked on project planning together with Program Manager and PMO
Carry out the impact analysis for upgrade to FMS for the US, Brazil, Mexico
and Canada.
Worked on Retail Master design, configuration and testing for roll outs and
enhancement.
Worked on Merchandise Hierarchies, Merchandise Categories,
Characteristics, Site Master, Assortments, Reference Sites, Article Types,
Article Categories etc
Defined Merchandise Hierarchies, Merchandise Categories, Characteristics,
Article Types etc
Extensively worked around listing and assortment processes,
troubleshooting etc
Responsible for creating testing scenarios and testing plans. Worked on
testing of scenarios and processes.
Worked on data conversion using LSMW as well as custom BDC for a specific
mass upload. Extensively worked on recording based LSMW for various data
such as customer, vendor, info records, source list etc
 Responsible for changes in the core master data design for migration from
AFS/Retail to FMS.
Responsible as a go to person for the production support team also to take
care of all level 2,3 tickets in production support. Extensive involvement in
multiple tasking deliverables.
Managing escalations, coordinating with other IT teams and business teams
Extensive work around idocs such as ARTMAS, DEBMAS, CREMAS, CLFMAS,
CHRMAS, WP_PLU, WBBDLD, WPUUMS, WPUFIB, WPUTAB, BOMMAT idocs.
Worked on POS Inbound and Outbound processes, design, configuration and
testing
Responsible for enhancements and projects for SAP Retail functionalities.
Worked on analyzing complex developments in system
Worked closely with business for reviewing the processes, gaps and issues in
existing processes
Extensively worked on unit testing and Integration testing
Architected various test scenarios based on the previous blueprint
documents. Closely worked with offshore team for various test scenarios and
follow ups
Extensive experience around data sets and planning test sheets together
with data sheets.
Responsible for analyzing transport requests and issues related to transport
requests migration
Active production support to existing production. Day to day support on
tickets and escalation to production support team located at offshore

SAP Retail Solution Lead (SAP Retail SME at project)

Aug 2015 - Apr 2016
Poundworld Retail Ltd, UK

Responsible for ERP evaluation, blueprinting planning & scheduling,

gathering business requirements, conducted workshops, organizing parking
lot and successfully mapped processes.
Worked on blueprint, FIT/GAPs/Design, realization for various modules and
components of IS Retail landscape such as enterprise structure, Master Data,
POS Integration/roll outs, POSDM, Merchandising, Pricing & Promotions.
Conducting workshops to define the business processes for Enterprise
Organization Structure, Master Data, Assortment and Listing, Pricing,
Promotions, POS Outbound, POS Inbound, B2B sales.
Creating the Business process design and blueprint for Master Data,
Assortment and Listing, Pricing, Promotions, POS Outbound, POS Inbound,
B2B sales.
Configured the Enterprise organization structure
Designed Retail Master Data at a big picture level and thereafter designed all
the details of Sites, Articles, Assortment, Vendors, Customers etc.
Configured the Article Master Data with Custom sub screens, Site Master
Data, Customer Master, Vendor Master, Merchandise Category and Article
Hierarchy.
Designed and configured the standard assortment, listing, assortment
grades.
 Defined Merchandise Hierarchies, Merchandise Categories, Characteristics,
Article Types, Listing Procedures, Site Copy Rules etc
Defined Account Groups for Vendor Master and Customer Master and
modified the field status for different field groups using Field Selection for
Canadian Distribution Centers
Defined Account Groups for Customer Master and modified the field status
for different field groups
Assigned different Number Ranges for the Vendor Master Account Groups
and Customer Master Account Groups
Configured the Site Profiles using Account Groups from Vendor and Customer
Master Data
Created Reference Sites DC Site using the new site profiles
Assigned the created Reference Sites to the Site Profiles created
Configured the Site Profiles to display default Organization Data in Site
Master Data This is like a warning or hard stops from updating or adding
data in wrong company code / organizations
All defaults in Master Data was set to USA where no special reference was
made to Canada
Responsible for Data Conversion to define conversion strategy, plans,
requirement gathering, SAP tools and solutions, cutover strategy, project
management for conversion and cutover, rehearsals, go live activities.
Responsible for Multiple SAP Modules as a core hands on person, including
FICO, MM, SD, Retail areas, POSDM and worked on integration of modules
like POS Interface.
Configured the Retail Pricing involving the definition of sales and purchase
price schema.
Configured the Bonus buy and Promotions. Worked on integration of bonus
buy with promotion.
Configured the ALE Distribution framework.
Configured the POS outbound using the assortment list mechanism. Worked
on POS Inbound Profile and Outbound Profile. Integrated various aspects of
Inbound and Outbound processes and idoc posting such as billing type,
condition types, aggregation of articles with inventory management
activated etc
Worked on outbound idocs and automated batch scheduling for WP_PLU,
WP_EAN, WBBDLD, WPDBBY idocs. Worked on change pointers for change
messages.
Configuration of MIGO, Good Movement types, Good Receipt and Physical
Inventory.
Identified the gaps from the workshops.
Created functional specification for interfaces to POS application, Web sales
and marketing tools used by client.
Have carried out the functional unit tests.
Leading the Integration test and Data migration planning.

SAP Retail Lead (CAR, POSDM on HANA / ECC Retail)

Feb 2015 - Aug 2015
Target Corporation, US
 Architect the Master Data component for implementing the CAR on HANA to
leverage the POSDM functions to replace the legacy sales audit application.
Process design for interfaces between the legacy applications, SAP ECC and
SAP BW on HANA.
Worked in POSDM for design, enhancement and testing. Extensively involved
in POS integration testing and worked in POSDM for various business
scenarios
Responsible for big picture SAP Retail roadmap as part of the program team.
Worked on gathering business requirements, conducting workshops,
gathering formal or informal feedback, preparing design documents and SAP
blueprint documents, BPP etc
Analyzed the programs with help from SAP solution architecting team to
optimize the program performance.
Configuration of Article Master to include the fashion attributes.
.
SAP Retail Lead (Assortment Planning Project)
Sep 2014 Jan 2015
Target Corporation, US

Conduct the business process workshops to define the assortment strategy

for Target US.
Conduct the scoping sessions with Planning team and Predictix.
Conduct the requirement gathering sessions with business stakeholders.
Architect and design interface between SAP and Predictix (Inbound and
Outbound) for Article Master, Sales Data, Site Data, Merchandise Hierarchy
and Promotions.
Functional Testing and UAT Support for the project.

SAP Retail Lead (CCAC and Site Level Pricing)

Jun 2012 Aug 2014
Target Corporation, US

Conduct the business process workshops to drive the requirement gathering

sessions for this complex process.
Conduct the scoping sessions with Marketing and Legal team of Target
Corporation.
Architect and design the solution for enabling the legally compliant
promotions for Target.
Manage the remaining phases of the project for Testing, Cutover and Going
live.
Coordinate the Onshore and Offshore work between Target Internal and
Accenture teams.

Senior SAP Retail Consultant (Accenture Project) Sep

2010 Jun 2012
Loblaw, CA, IN

Led the SAP Retail Implementation from Offshore during Test Phase for
Loblaw Canada as offshore Test Manager. This role involved handling of over
25 team members and deliver the project as per the Accenture project
management guidelines.
 Test Management which includes planning and execution of Assembly,
integration and user acceptance test.
Total project hours managed was more than 30000 hours.
Provide SME support to the test execution for offshore team.
Extensively worked around all of SAP Retail areas such as enterprise
structure, master data, merchandising, POS Inbound, Outbound integration,
pricing and promotions, FICO integration etc.
Extensively supported master data upload team for various master data
related issues in custom programs.
Worked on Site Master, Articles, Assortments, Listing, Customers, Vendors,
Source List, Info Records and Conditions.
Functional Quality Analysis for 100+ RICEF objects across Supply chain,
Master Data and Merchandising business functions.
Coordination with client and client team for deliverables.
Coordination with other vendors for Non SAP system integration testing.
Functional support for RICEFW support including Functional design
walkthroughs, provide technical clarification to the development team and
supporting UTP.
Ensure functional quality analysis for the ABAP objects

Sr. SAP IS Retail Consultant (Cap Gemini Project)

Maxeda Project, EU, IN Feb 2009
Aug 2010

Requirement gathering for the changes and enhancements from the

functional team of client.
Carrying out the delivery planning including development coordination.
Interacting with the users for Integrating and UAT and getting sign offs.
Handle Service calls, problems, incidents and change requests.
Support Retail process involving PRICAT process for Article Management.
Support EDI based order management process for V&D.
Support custom physical inventory process for stores.
Handling calls and changes in the area of Retail Master data, promotions and
purchasing.
Propose solutions based on incidents.
Propose new customizing in case business requirement changes.
Impart functional training on SAP IS Retail to team mates.
Onsite Offshore coordination from Netherlands.
Establish and lead a team of 4 people in India for support delivery.

Sr. SAP IS Retail Consultant (Cap Gemini Project) Sep

2008 Feb 2009
Burberry PLC, US

Requirement gathering for the changes and enhancements from the

functional team of client.
Carrying out the delivery planning including development coordination.
Interacting with the users for Integrating and UAT and getting sign offs.
Handle Service calls, problems, incidents and change requests.
 Support custom physical inventory process for stores.
Handling calls and changes in the area of Retail Master data, AFS
Integrations.
Propose solutions based on incidents.
Propose new customizing in case business requirement changes.
Impart functional training on SAP IS Retail to team mates.
Onsite Offshore coordination from Netherlands.
Establish and lead a team of 4 people in India for support delivery.

Senior SAP Retail Consultant (Accenture Project) Jul

2006 Sep 2008
Dabur H&B, ICI Dulux, IN

Content Development for some specific areas of Retail Industry from process
point of view.
Providing support to client teams and clients as SAP Retail Process model
Expert.
Custodian of linkages with SAP IS Retail assets to the process model.
Participate in global SAP Retail client workshops.
Gathering feedback from client teams and various projects that are using
this model for either sales or delivery for process and capability
enhancement.
To configure scenarios with pallet discounts for Dabur H&B.
To configure scenarios on discounts for free goods for Dabur H&B.
Provide support to onsite team during the Design and Analysis phase of the
project for CRP
Configuration of Customer Master Data, Sales document types and Pricing
for CRP.
Creation of Client Workshop for Pricing for ICI Paints, UK.
Creation of Client Workshop for Customer Master Data Maintenance for ICI
Paints, UK.
Creation of Client Workshop for Customer Consignment for ICI Paints, UK.
Creation of Business Requirement Document for Category Management
Planning for ICI Paints, UK.
Creation of Business Requirement Document for Sales Order Processing-
Other Variants for ICI Paints, UK.
Master Data creation for ARBS.
Configuration of standard SD scenarios which included configuration for
Sales Order Processing, Delivery Processing, Billing, Customer Consignment
and Markdown Planning.
Configuration of scenarios on promotions and pricing.
To work on integrating SD with finance for ARBS.
Creation of ARBS assets for SAP IS Retail on Sales Order Processing, Delivery
Processing, Billing, Customer Consignment and Markdown Planning.

Team Lead Mar 2004 Jun

2006
Ion Exchange (I) Limited, IN
 Responsible for Sales and reporting of Industrial equipment.