Kanwal Goyal

Lead SD Vistex IP Functional Consultant

PROFILE

Over all 14+ years of experience, including 12 years of ERP experience with leading SAP
implementation partners rich cross-functional experience in the areas of SAP Vistex IP modules,
DM Pricing, Sales and Distribution (SD), Logistics Execution (LE) and Materials Management
(MM). Have the ability to debug, read and write small codes in ABAP. Possess exposure to
Customer Relationship material (CRM), Business Warehousing (BW), Advanced Planner and
Optimizer (SAP-APO) and its interface with various SAP products. Have expertise in various add-
ons and specialized SAP modules like Country specific Versions, Export processing solutions.

Strong business process analysis skills, system architect, lead IP configurator, specializing
Vistex IP Billbacks, Chargebacks & Rebates processes including design & configuring IP types,
Claims, Pricing Agreements, Accrual and Settlement profiles, Composite IP etc.

Experienced in full life cycle implementations, global rollouts and production support including
design, development, testing, upgrades, knowledge transfer, end user training, security, legacy
system interfaces and data conversions. Lead teams (on-site/virtual), tracking projects, related
resources, services and tasks, meeting required deadline, scope & quality. Liaison with business
unit/project sponsors during feasibility, functional analysis, development, implementation and
support phases of projects.

EDUCATION

B.S in Engineering

PROFESSIONAL SAP/ Vistex EXPERIENCE

United Stationers March 2013 to till date
Lead Vistex IP Functional Consultant
Large Distributor of Business Products, IL IP Chargeback processes and Vendor rebates
Vistex 60D

National wholesale distributor of business products, including office products, computer supplies,
office furniture and facilities and maintenance supplies

Project focuses on implementing Chargeback and Vendor rebate programs.

Designed and built Manual and Retro chargeback processes using IP transactional
Configured new IP documents, Partner communication documents for new chargeback
processes
Configured New agreement types, Pricing procedure including other condition types,
Condition search profiles for above processes
Designed and built Growth Rebate programs using IP Composite
Configured new Deployment codes, components, Mapping, calculation run and
Participant assignment
Wrote functional specs for BADI enhancements for copying agreements, assigning
agreements to the Dep code when agreement is created

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Wrote functional specs for User exit enhancements in Composite to determine profit
center and item description in accounting document

Conair Jan 2014 to Feb 2014

SAP SD/Rebate Techno Functional Consultant
Consumer Products, NJ Co-op advertising and Sale commission SAP 6.0

Conair is a US-based multinational company which sells small appliances, personal care
products, and health and beauty products for both professionals and consumers.
The project focuses on enhancing co-op advertising and sales commission accrual and
settlement processes.

Explored OSS notes and userexits related to pricing and rebates to reflect commission
calculated from coop advertising credit memo to the sales commission agreement
Enhanced co-op advertising partial settlement process to accrue deducted commission
Enhanced Commission settlement process to settle commission after deducting
commission from Co-op amount
Configured commission related pricing condition types for accrual and settlement of
commission
Enhanced transaction specific pricing procedures to accommodate more pricing condition
types in co-op advertising and sales commission partial credit memos
Wrote functional specs for functional module to calculate average commission rate
Wrote functional specs for pricing routines (Calculation types) related to calculation of
accrued deducted commission , accrual reversal and deducted commission
Converted functional specs to technical spec.
Coded pricing routines, function modules and reports.

Caterpillar May 2013 to Nov 2013

SAP SD/LE Functional Consultant

Large Machinery Manufacturer, IL SD/MM Reports in BW and BOBJ SAP 6.0

Manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, worldwide
dealer network.

The project focuses on standardizing reports at various sites across the Globe.

Evaluate Standard SAP report against custom analytical report solution

Attending requirement gathering workshops with SAP Template Solution leads
Creating functional design for SAP data extraction to build data bundles in BW
Providing functional spec for creating WEBI and crystal reports in BOBJ
Perform data validation as part of SIT and UAT
Research, develop and propose data extraction solutions
Research, assess and recommend Analytic reporting solution
Creating BPPs using UPK for newly created reports

DART April 2012 to May 2013

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Lead Vistex IP Functional Consultant

Large Food Products Manufacturer, MI IP Billback processes and DM Pricing Vistex 60C

Dart has been a leading producer of single-use foodservice products (foam cups and containers.
DART chose SAP and Vistex to standardize and streamline their processes related Order to
Cash, Billback, Growth Incentives and SD pricing data maintenance. Special Pricing Agreements
and Claims from Distributors based on them are a large portion of business and are governed by
Industry IDEA Standards on process and communication.

The project focuses on the IP Billbacks and DM Pricing module implementation at various sites
across US divisions.
Process consulting and customizing of Billback process and customer rebate process
Configured Pricing Agreements, Pricing Procedures and Condition types, Condition Tables
and Access Sequences, to meet the requirement of Billback processes for various
Divisions to meet the Industrial, Commercial, Direct channels of Sales.
Configured Vistex agreements and agreement requests for Billback, rebates and GPO
Configured Incoming Claims from Distributors, IP Billback types, Header and Item Criteria
and Copy Control from Claims to IP types.
Configured membership list and GPO pricing
Configured Inbound EDI 844 for incoming claims, EDI 867 for sales tracing and outbound
EDI 849 for sending approved claims to the distributor
Developed functional specs for outputs related Price lists
Configuration for Price proposal, price request and price book and sales deals
Worked on pricing approval process using Vistex status flow
Worked on Vistex BW integration for Pricing related reports
Configured Account Assignment, Accrual profiles, Settlement profiles for required postings
to FI / CO from IP Billbacks.
Configured Partner Determination, Note types, Status Profiles, Output types,
Correspondence types to meet the needs of the process.
Designed and Configured the Claim Item Rejection and Communication process to the
distributor.
Configured LIS Info structures, Update Groups and Update Rules for update from the IP
Billback processes.

Estee Lauder July 2011 to March 2012

Lead Vistex IP Functional Consultant

Large Consumer Products Manufacturer, NY IP Point Programs and Rebate processes

Vistex 60C
Description: Manufacturers and marketers of skin care, makeup, fragrance and hair care
products. Their products include Este Lauder, Bumble and Bumble, Aramis, Clinique, and
Prescriptives.

Gathered and evaluated business requirements for Order to Cash, Rebates and Points
Designed Bumble and Bumble Points process embedded into Sales order processing for
Point earning, redemption and expiry
Wrote functional spec for point redemption program integrated with Sales order
processing
Involved in designing SD processes affecting points including Order types, item
categories, partner determination
Configured Vistex agreements for Points and customer rebates

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Configured IP types including header and item criteria for Customer rebates and points
Configured Composites for points and customer rebates including deployment code and
mapping
Performed Integration testing, resolved issues during User acceptance testing.
Data upload using Vistex mass upload standard and custom transactions
Worked on wrapper programs for improving system performance
Involved in go live activities

HD Smith Oct 2010 to June 2011

Vistex IP Functional Consultant

Large Pharmaceutical Distributor, IL IP Chargeback processes and DM Pricing Vistex

60B

The Customer is a large Distributor of Consumer products implementing SAP with a big-bang
approach. Charge-backs of various kinds (Permanent / Temporary discounts, Marketing Support,
Free Goods, Contract pricing) and Purchasing rebates with its vendors.

The project has complex requirements with multiple vendors involved for each kind of IP
transaction and accounting along with.

Involved in consulting for the processes and design issues for typical issues and supporting the
project configuring the IP Chargebacks, Purchasing Rebates, DM Pricing and related SD, MM
pricing, FI / CO-PA interface required for the process.

Designed IP Chargeback and Purchasing rebate process

Configured Vistex agreement and agreement request for IP processes
Configured IP types for Chargebacks and Purchasing rebates.
Configured Composites for purchasing rebates including deployment code and mapping
Configured Pricing Procedures and Condition types, Condition Tables and Access
Sequences for IP Chargebacks and Purchasing Rebates.
Configured outbound EDI 844 for outgoing claims to distributor and inbound EDI 849 for
receiving approved claims from the distributor
Wrote functional specs for Price import interfaces
Configured pricing proposals for review and publishing
Worked on formulas to update pricing records
Addressed issues related to Pricing procedure and Account Assignment Configuration for
IP Chargebacks and Purchasing rebates.
Addressed issues related to Accrual and Settlement and FI-CO postings of the IP
Chargebacks and Purchasing rebates.
Configured returns process for IP Chargebacks and Purchasing rebates.
Designed and Developed Specifications for Copying requirements, and Pricing
requirements and routines required for the process.
Designed and Developed Specifications for Purchasing rebate enhancements and
validations, Accrual and Settlement posting enhancements, Mass processing of IP
Documents.

Cargill Feb 2010 to Sept 2010

SD/ Vistex IP Functional Consultant

Large Food Products Manufacturer, MI IP Billback processes, Customer Rebates and

Royalties Vistex 60C

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Cargill provides food, agriculture, financial and industrial products and services to the world.
Cargill chose SAP and Vistex to standardize and streamline their processes related Order to
Cash, Billback, Customer Rebates, Royalties and broker commission. Special Pricing
Agreements and Claims from Distributors based on them are a large portion of business and are
governed by Industry IDEA Standards on process and communication.

The project focuses on the IP Order to Cash, Billback, Customer Rebates, Royalties and broker
commission at various sites across US divisions.
Configured Header and Item criteria for IP documents including Item categories
Creation of LIS Info structures, update rules and planning types for Customer rebate and
Royalties
Configured Pricing Agreements, Pricing Procedures and Condition types, Condition Tables
and Access Sequences, to meet the requirement of Billback processes for various
Divisions to meet the Industrial, Commercial, Direct channels of Sales.
Configured Vistex agreements and agreement requests for Billback, rebates and GPO
Configured Account Assignment, Accrual profiles, Settlement profiles for required postings
to FI / CO from IP Billbacks.
Configured Partner Determination, Note types, Status Profiles, Output types,
Correspondence types to meet the needs of the process.
Wrote functional specs for BADIs and userexits related to SD-Vistex integration, pricing,
agreements and account assignment

Big Lots, OH (Implementation) Nov 2009 to Feb 2010

Senior SAP SD/LE Consultant- OTC, Webservices

Description: The Company is the nation's #1 broadline closeout retailer, with some 1,340 Big Lots
stores in 47 states. It sells a variety of brand-name products that have been overproduced,
returned, discontinued, or result from liquidations, typically at 20% to 40% below discounters'
prices, as well as private-label items and furniture.

Worked with business users to complete UAT

Worked on background jobs, Variants, Reports Layouts, printing related issues
Tested Vertex interface for tax jurisdiction, tax calculation at sales order and billing level
Worked with Finance and BI team to resolve issues related synchronization of BW
reports with ECC data
Worked on Retail chain customer EDI interfaces including incoming order, ASN and
Invoice
Thoroughly tested RICEF objects and resolved the critical issues faced during testing
these objects
Carried out Shakeout testing to make production system ready for golive
Carried out security testing to test roles for authorizations
Involved in Conversion testing in QA environment
Involved in cutover activities related to Customer, Articles, open sales orders, inventory
and customer article info records
Environment: SAP 6.0, Vertex, Web Services, Solution Manager

HP, CA (Enhancement Project) March 2009 to Aug 2009

Sr. SAP SD Consultant

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Description- HP is the largest technology company with broad product portfolio that spans
printing, personal computing, software, services, and IT infrastructure. The Companys corporate
headquarters are located in Palo Alto, California, but it is truly a global interest, with 320,000
employees doing business in more than 170 countries around the world.

Designed, built and implemented ETN (Equivalent to New) functionality to reduce

inventory costs using HP-Methodology Enhanced
Wrote BRD, ADD and TDS (Technical Design) for ETN project
Rolled out ETN functionality to EMEA AND APJ markets
Worked on Inbound ALE Interface to SAP system to add new fields Customer idocs
Wrote functional spec on userexits to populate new fields in the idoc and update status in
the sales order
Worked on modifying userexit to determine automatic status for order created by BAPI
interface
Debugging to find userexits used in to update customer and status to sales order
Managed a group of SAP Functional consultants and SAP business users and QTP
testers to carry out System Integration testing, System Acceptance testing and
Regression testing respectively
Unit testing, testing to check dataflow in debug mode, System Acceptance testing,
Regression testing to test impact on other SAP systems
Prepared test data to modify programs for SAP outbound Interface to Shop floor
systems
Environment: SAP 4.6C, Watson, CRS, SharePoint

Arctic Cat, MN (Production support and Enhancement) Sept 2008 to Jan 2009

SAP SD/LE Consultant

Description-Arctic Cat Inc., based in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, designs, engineers,
manufactures and markets snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) under the Arctic Cat
brand name, as well as related parts, garments and accessories .
Responsibilities:
Designed, built and implemented sales scenario for demo units by configuring new item
categories and leveraging existing sales docs
Implemented enhancements to existing z programs for warranty credit memo and
transfer order creation
Provided production support by debugging existing z programs to troubleshoot long
pending issues
Configured and implemented LES Logistics execution solution Transportation planning.
Created variants for shipment execution by background jobs
Customized shipment types to control leg determination for TPVS managed shipments
Designed, built and implemented Shipment cost functionality
Prepared functional specification for user exits used in Shipment pricing to populate
shipment number in comm. struture
Consolidated invoices and credit memos by new routines in copy control
Designed, built and implemented sales scenario for demo units by configuring new item
categories and leveraging existing sales docs
Defined condition type and formula to determine cost in intercompany sales
Environment: SAP 6.0, TPVS

Skyline, MN (Post go live support) July 2008 to Sept

2008

SAP SD/LE Consultant

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Description- Established in 1980, Skyline offers trade show and event exhibits to match any size
and budget. Skyline has more than 1,500 team members ready to provide exhibitors expert
worldwide service and support in 138 design centers in 38 countries.

Resolved Master data, configuration and development related issues to stabilize the
production system
Designed, built and implemented Time related Revenue Recognition for Exhibit Rentals
after billing.
Configured document types, account groups, pricing, partner determination, and output
determination for China Mexico collection process.
Worked on development and enhancements in the areas of LE in Shipping and
Transportation
Modified SAP transportation interface to capture freight and freight surcharges in the
delivery which is part of LE (Transportation) and pricing
Configured new condition types for freight and freight surcharges
Enhanced Freight interface to apply billing blocks
Developed functional specs for requirement, calculation type and condition base value to
calculate freight and freight surcharges
Developed Functional spec for userexit to populate WBS element in make to order sales
orders ( SD-PS Integration)
Resolved SAP Script and Smartform output issues related to layout, calculation, output
determination and additional info on the invoice
Raised OSS note for making one time ship to address fields mandatory at sales order
level
Environment: SAP 6.0, SD, Worldlink

Schwan, MN (Maintenance & Production Support) Mar 2008 to June 2008

SAP SD Consultant
Description- The Schwan Food Company is a multibillion-dollar private company with
approximately 22,000 employees in 50 countries worldwide. With headquarters in Marshall,
Minnesota, the company sells fine frozen foods on its traditional delivery trucks, in grocery-store
freezers, online and in the foodservice industry.

Realigned Enterprise structure resulting from reshuffling of plants to reduce transportation

costs
Configuring document types, account groups, pricing, partner determination, output
determination to move sales areas from one business segment to other.
Exploring OSS notes to archive open sales documents
Configuring and testing archiving objects and SD for writing, deleting and reading sales
documents
Managing system enhancements and modifications by change requests and liaising with
SAP for production issues in addition to resolving configuration issues
Environment: SAP 6.0, SD

ADC, MN (Maintenance & Support project) Oct 2007- Feb 2008

SAP SD Consultant
Description- ADC designs and manufactures its global network infrastructure products and
services to suit the needs of Communications service providers. The company has sales into
more than 130 countries and occupies manufacturing facilities around the world.
Designed, built and implemented Service related Revenue Recognition before after PGI
and before billing.
Raised OSS notes for the issues related to Revenue Recognition for different item
categories

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Configured and tested item categories for revenue recognition

Configured and tested condition types and their assignment for price relevant items
resulting from new item categories
Developed functional specifications for SD-PS Integration enhancement which included
modifying the existing user exit and Sales order Interface program to allow WBS element
based on profit centre.
Configured GL account determination for Revenue Recognition
Configured output types resulting from new approach of Recognizing revenues and SD-
PS integration for acquired business units
Developed functional specification to modify existing EDI and print programs for
Acknowledgement and Invoice to accommodate the impact of above mentioned
enhancements.
Utilized SAP offshore experience to liaise with offshore team for above enhancement work.
Unit testing and integration testing of above enhancements in development and testing
environment
Troubleshooting the issues by debugging the code.
Environment: SAP 6.0, SD, SIIM

Phillip Morris, Switzerland (Global Implementation Project P1) June 2005-Apr 2007

SAP SD/MM Consultant

Description- Philip Morris launched Program one initiative to Standardize and harmonizes its
processes and configure into one system which encompassed redesign of business process
reflecting PM and external best practices.
Roles & Responsibilities:
Worked in Lausanne, Switzerland as SAP Testing Lead (From Nov06 to Feb 07), responsibilities included
Worked with Central technical team to finalize the scope of Germany, Baltic, and Holland
and Entrepreneur scripts for regression testing covering modules SD, LE, MM, PP, QM,
and PM.
Worked with test director resource to prepare test director for scripting and execution of
scripts for new markets which are about to go live.
Responsible for review of Integration test scripts of different PMI European markets.
Effort estimation and forecast of the schedule for the regression testing work to be done
from offshore.

SAP SD Consultant 4.7 - (PMI Programme One, Jan 2006 to Oct 2006)
Worked in PMI Program One, Kolkata. Responsibilities included
Creating enterprise structure and assignment of organizational element to the enterprise
structure.
Defining Pricing Procedures, Condition Types for Pricing Elements and Implemented
Pricing Procedures as per Pricing Strategy.
Configuring Copy Control Settings, Sales Documents, Deliveries and Billing Documents.
Creating Customer Master, Material Master Data, Item Proposal and configuration of
functions such as Material determination, Material Listing/Exclusion, Free Goods, etc.
Customizing condition exclusion & Condition supplement.
Designing and executing Test cases for Unit testing and Integration Testing
Configuring Special Business Process in Sales such as Consignment Stock Processing,
Writing functional specification for automatic creation of subsequent transactions using
EDI for B2B
Configuring EDI output types for automation of B2B scenarios
Responsible for stabilization of Swiss regression Testing using QTP and Test Director.
Has conducted training on SAP SD, to impart knowledge sharing initiatives among SAP
functional people.
Environment: SAP 4.7, SD, MM, QTP and Test director (Quality Centre)

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SAP SD Consultant 4.7 - (PMI Programme One, June 2005 to Dec 2005)
Worked in PMI PROGRAMME ONE, Melbourne, Australia for six months as SD functional
consultant. Responsibilities included
Preparation of BPMDs (SD) in business blue print phase which are business process
master documents detailing AS IS and TO BE process of Philip Morris Limited,
Melbourne, Australia.
Design of Business process flow chart in Visio.
Preparation of White Papers detailing new functionality which will be mapped in SAP.
Preparation of functional specifications for Australian Invoice, New Zealand invoice,
Sales summary report for reconciliation of GL postings by finance
Preparation of functional specification (Outbound movement) transportation management
to print invoices per route.
Demonstration of To Be SAP system to business by attending Prototype workshop.
Data cleansing for material master and customer master with the help of business users
Worked across the modules by developing FICO reports for GL reconciliation and
suggesting changes in BPMD of Subcontracting packaging.
Raising change requests for the requirements resulting from Integration testing with
business users.
Preparation of Test Cases across the modules (SD, LOG) using Test Director.
Managed a group of Load runner testers and SAP basis consultants to carry out volume
and performance testing
Preparation of SAP Outline, BPPs, Documentation of material master and customer
master maintenance screens using Info Pak and chit sheets for end user training.
Worked on Interfaces of SAP with other systems Telesales, SMDL, DSS and SMS.
Resolved master data and config related issues in post golive support.
Environment: SAP 4.7, SD, MM, QTP and Test director, MS Visio

Nestle Globe, Kolkata (Global Implementation Project GLOBE) June 2003-May 2005

SAP SD Consultant
Description- Nestle is the worlds largest Food and Beverage Company with an annual sales
figure of nearly $50 bn U.S. dollars. It is the 9th biggest European company, and the 31st biggest
company in the world.
Roles & Responsibilities:
Worked in NESTLE GLOBE, Kolkata.Responsibilities included
IMG Configuration as per requirement for different country roll-out implementations.
Guiding ABAP developers to understand Functional Specifications on Load management
and testing of Custom Developments including test data preparation.
Regression testing for Asia and Oceania markets using Winrunner Tool as well as
Manual.
Regression testing of Europe Markets for each individual changes for new market under
implementation.
Designing of conversion documents, automation and error analysis while executing
LSMW for master data upload.
Creating different LSMW and SCATT for uploading master data for different Rollouts of
complex SAP global implementation in Nestle.
Post go live support to troubleshoot production issues technical and functional for
already gone live markets

Environment: SAP 4.6, and SD

SUBROS, India Jan 2002-June 2003

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SAP SD Consultant
Subros Limited is India's largest auto air conditioning manufacturing company. After due
deliberation & detailed analysis of the company's needs and various solutions being offered in the
market, Subros selected SAP as an appropriate ERP. Key responsibilities of I included:-
Understanding the Business Process of client and preparation of AS-IS document.
To-Be process mapping
Doing initial and final configuration of Organisation Structure, Sale document types, Copy
Control, Pricing Procedure, Output Control, Account Assignment, Service Contracts,
Credit Control, Intercompany Billing.
Unit Testing, Integration testing. User Acceptance testing.
Uploading of Customer Master Data, Material Master Data, Rebate aggrements,
Customer material info records using tool LSMW.
Giving post go live support
Environment: SAP 4.6C

Goodyear India Limited Sept 2000-Dec 2001

Description-Goodyear India Limited (GIL) was incorporated in 1922 as a private limited company
under the name GIL manufactures Truck & Bus, Car, Tractor, Jeep and LCV tires.

SAP Enduser

Creating transactions related to commercial, logistics and financial activities.

Liaison with Support team, raising tickets for issues arising in production environment.
Used Sales Information System to generate sales reports for the sales department sorted
by the sales representative.
Environment: SAP 4.6B

Sales Engineer

While in Goodyear I worked as Sales Engineer of GIL for the entire Punjab region of India
Worked on the Project Focus Test.
Collection of relevant data from retreaders, weighbridges, organizing trade shows.
Involved in sales by making customer contacts.
Complaint handling, providing customer care, maintenance and service.
Dealer Development.

SAP TRAINING

R/3 Courses Taken: R/3 Courses Taught: (if applicable)

June2002 Procurement Processes, at SAP India. Feb 2005 SAP - SD

June 2004 SAP-MM
Jan 2005 SAP BW
Oct2010 SAP-IP

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