Nikhil chandra Chava

Having 5 years of Experinece in SAP TM in Both LSP & Shipper Processes, with 4 S/4 Hana Implementations. I have worked in the S4 TM Embedded integration with 1909, 2020, 2021 Versions. Strong Knowledge on TM Planning, Configuration, Execution, Order Management & Charge calculation & Integration with other Components, Bopf & FPM.

English is working my Language but i also practice French & German.Today, I position myself as a SAP TM Consultant In International companies.

During the 5 years of Journey with SAP TM I have been Experinced various transportation Business. Throught out the journey, i was involved in 4 (S/4) Implementaion Projects & 1 Support Project. 

Project -1 – Food Sector - Sligro Retail  SAP HANA 2021

September 2022- Present

Roles & Responsibilities

• Handling Customer Returns 
• Optimizer Configuration for Automated Planning 
• Integrating With EWM System 
• Handling High Priority Incidents 
• Manual Planning with respecting Delivery Time Frames.
• Integrating with interfaces like fleet Management, Packing updates 
• Handling High Priority incidents during Hypercare Support &Go live Incidents .

Project -2 – Nuclear Waste Transportation –  Energy Solutions  SAP HANA 1909

OCTOBER 2021- August 2022

Roles & Responsibilities

• Involved in multiple Projects with in the same Client 
• Proving SD , PM -TM  Integration Related solutions For Developers .
• Custom Powl Queries Designs for Process Related Requirements 
• Configurations Supporting highly Complex business Process of the client.
• Working with high Priority Incidents.
• Configuration of Road & Rail Scenario.
• Creating TM relevant Master Data Location Default Routes , selection Profiles , Charge types & Planning Profiles .
• Configuration of Integration, Planning , Execution & settlement . .
• User training on SAP TM 
• Integration With 3rd party Solutions like fleet Monitoring , Fuel Cards, Customer Portal

Project 3: Shipping Line –  CMACGM TM 9.4 Stand Alone

Jan 2020 to sept 2021 

Roles & Responsibilities

• Proposed high level solution around Shipping Line  scenario, prepared Functional specification for enhancements, interfaces, and  Conversations .
• Working with Customer Allocations & Booking management  for Ocean Management 
• Stacking on containers over the vessel According to the Stage sequence 
• Customer management with Ranking to Allocate Consumptions along with Extra Space request 

Project 4: Food Sector  - Nestle  Jan 2019 to Dec  2019 

Roles & Responsibilities

• Proposed high level solution around Shipper scenario, prepared Functional specification for enhancements, interfaces, and forms.
• Transferred the Master Data (Business partner, Plants, Shipping Points and Vendor) from S4 HANA to S4 HANA TM.
• Define Freight unit type, Freight unit building rules, Freight order types and Freight booking types. 
• Configuration of Freight order management, ERP Logistic integration, Transportation network, Transportation mode, Freight Agreements, Tendering and Cost distribution.
• Create Freight order, Freight booking freight order and settlement service order etc for ordering parties.
• Uploaded all master data and transactional data and involved in End-to-End Data migration activities.
• Worked on TM and SD, MM, FI, CO, BI and 3rd Party system integration Set up.
• Configuration of Dangerous goods processing.
• Involved in Cut over activities.
• Prepared Test scripts, Test strategies, uploading test case and executing the test scenarios and updating test result 
• Involved in application management support after business go live.

Project 5: Beverages  - Lake Land daries

(Jul 2017 to Dec 2018) 

Roles & Responsibilities

• Participated in business process workshops to understand business requirements, define project scope, and identify gaps. 
• Prepared Process definition documents, functional specifications for enhancements, invoice forms and interfaces to third party systems.
• Worked with client team to analyze their requirements, prepare and participate in workshops, requirement gathering.
• Extensively Design and build Shipper scenarios.
• Worked on Master data set up like Business Partners, Location, Transportation Lanes and Products and, have worked in setting up CIF models for Master data transfer from ECC -> TM
• Worked on Integration configurations like Order and Control key set-ups for Transactional documents like Sales Order/Stock Transfer Order and Delivery from ECC -> TM.
• Good knowledge in Charge Management process includes setting up Freight Agreements, Calculations Sheets, Rate tables and Scales.
• Good knowledge in Freight Settlement process and ECC integration to create Service PO and Service entry sheets and respective configuration set up.
• Worked on Customizing standard integration process and Proxy enhancements according to the business requirements to flow the necessary custom data between the systems.
• Worked on preparing Functional Specifications, conducting workshops with the business for requirement gathering, feasibility analysis, End users training, Preparing the User Guides.
• Worked on Change Management process and Incident management process with Client defined SLAs.

During the last Project i was trained with BOPF & LBN, Which improved confidence in designing the TM Solutions & Designing Solutions related toProcurement of carriers for Freight Management.