Amish Patel has over 10 years of experience in supply chain management. He has extensive experience implementing and configuring supply chain planning systems like SAP SCM, Logility, and Aspen Mimi. Currently he is a Global Supply Chain Business Systems Manager at FMC Corporation, where he manages their Logility performance management system and provides training and support. He has experience across multiple industries, including CPG, food and beverage, chemicals, and agriculture.
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Supply Chain Business Systems Expert
1. Amish Patel
314 Avon Rd. Devon PA 19333
(804)651-3939
baroda21@gmail.com
QUALIFICATION SUMMARY
I’m a seasoned supply chain professional with over 10+ years of experience, business systems architect
and expert. I have extensive experience with integrated supply chain planning processes, providing
training, systems implementation, performance management and technology enablement across
industries.
As a Supply Chain Business Manager Today, I support Global Supply Chain Center of Excellence consisting
of over 8 manufacturing sites along with distribution network, prioritize business issues, increase adoption of
tools via training SME's, provide resolution to demand planning process, supply planning, DEVx PLM and SAP
integration process issues.
I have worn many hats in my career- supply chain modeling, programming, industry consulting, managed
services and SDLC implementation. As a result I have unique ability to analyze supply chain from end to end
perspective from planning to execution, identify gaps in the business and propose solution and solve complex
problems.
I have special interest in new forms of analytics and their application in supply chain domain.
Specialties: Supply Chain Centre of Excellence, Multiple industry experience, ERP implementation,CPG, Food
and Beverage, Chemicals, SAP SCM, Logility, LP based Optimizers, provide training, advanced planning and
scheduling systems and configuration of Planning systems.
WORK EXPERIENCE
FMC Corporation, Philadelphia,PA 2013-Present
Global Supply Chain Business Systems Manager,
Agriculture solutions business unit( ~2B annual revenue).
Managed the development of Logility performance management/KPI exceptions for Global supply
chain planning organization.
Successfully provided SAP MRP process and systems training to Asia Organization specifically
Master Schedulers for various sites. Train on utilization of BI reporting and Logility Performance
Management Exceptions.
Provide Level1 logility demand planning process support to the business
Took additional responsibilies of Demand planning process owner because of cost-cutting in global
supply chain
Manage site specific issues/queries related to SAP and Logility integration.
Develop Unit Test scenarios and coordinate User Acceptance Testing with business users for Logility
8.3 software upgrade.
Project implementation for DevX PLM software for enabling common data and process across global
supply chain, regulatory, formulation and purchasing functions.
SKILLS : SAP ECC 4.3, Logility 7.6,8.3, BI, ServiceNow, DevX PLM
Hitachi Consulting, Richmond, VA 2011-2012
Senior Consultant
Fxi – SAP SCM/APO consultant (Forecast to Stock Team)
2. Review PRD documents during Blueprinting.
Lead PP Master data team ensuring data integrity checks, creating repeatable process for loading
legacy data in SAP. Experienced in BOM’s, Routings, Material Master Basic and plant data, MM(raw
materials) procurement, MRP views and Production Versions.
Create functional specifications for shop floor paperwork custom development and work with the
programmers to test the functionality in SAP meets business requirements.
Create Integration test scripts covering end to end scenario including Make to Stock and Make to
Order.
Support Volume testing and Mock Cutover for Production planning PP(Forecast to Stock team).
Support APO DP prototype based on business requirements. Configuration of info cubes, planning
areas, planning book, macros and data views.
SKILLS : SAP SCM 7.0, SAP ECC 6.0, Excel, UPerform.
Accenture llc, Richmond, VA 2008-2011
Consultant
Hallmark Cards -Production planning/DS configuration
Perform Functional configuration in Production Planning detailed scheduling SCM PP (ECC and APO)
and Manufacturing to assist with the analysis and resolution of issues related to a recent conversion –
primarily tied to issues with converted master data and transactional data.
Large product volume introduced new master data and planning considerations. Modify master data
setting in ECC, creation and activation of CIF models. Correct the CTM planning results by checking
all the BOM levels have planned orders to cover the requirements across the entire network.
Provide GO-Live Support to stabilize planning integration between APO and ECC. Check and correct
supply planning heuristics results at multiple plants in Product View and trace BOM levels to cover
requirements with correct quantities in a high volume international consumer goods industry.
SKILLS : SAP SCM 7.0, SAP ECC 6.0.
Unilever
Support Business capability teams cross functionally, document business process flow changes in
Visio and facilitate functional workshops for source team
Review Blueprint and design deliverables with the Source Team.
SKILLS : Excel, Microsoft Visio, SharePoint.
Pepsico (ISCP-OneUp)
Deployment of Aspen Mimi manufacturing planning (LP based planning engine) and detailed
scheduling applications across multiple plants and business units.
Lead solution team meetings and provide guidance to PMO on prioritizing task lists.
Provide time estimates for resolving defects in the solution, troubleshoot complex planning issues and
provide change control documents for updating the production system.
Interview offshore resources to augment development team needed for fixing solution defects.
Design, develop, debug, test and implement functionality to improve quality of solution.
Guide end users in resolving master data issues impacting the planning results.
SKILLS : Aspentech SCM, Excel, Mercury Quality center.
Hallmark Cards
Hands on training in APO PP/DS module.
Hands on experience in CIF master data settings, Routings, work centers and PDS.
Detailed configuration of master data setting in SAP R/3 for integrating it with APO.
3. Pepsico(ISCP-OneUp)
Configure multiple Aspen Mimi Manufacturing Planning models (50 different plant centric models) for
hot fills/foods and Tropicana businesses. Planning models include LP based engine for production,
sales and inventory planning with detailed scheduling planning board.
Provide Planning expertise to business testers during Network Simulation.
Identify data integration gaps between different supply chain optimization tools (i.e. AspenTech, i2,
SAP APO, SAP ECC etc) and find the root cause of demand shortfalls.
Lead and support QA testing efforts for various planning models.
Analyze Plan results and work in conjunction with solution team to resolve data or modeling problems.
Drafted business requirements, functional design and technical design documents for MP model
enhancements
SKILLS : Aspentech SCM, Excel, Mercury Quality center, LP optimizer.
Logexsoft Inc, Richmond VA 2002-2008
Supply Chain Consultant
Phillip Morris USA
Lead designer and developer for orchestrating the enhancement and reengineering of Philip Morris’ suite of
Supply Chain Management applications using Aspen Supply Chain Manager™ SCM integrated with SAP ECC
system. Work with end users and business managers to identify business requirements and translating
business requirements into a functional design as well as coordinating and executing the development, testing
and implementation of the solution and post implementation support and enhancements.
Instrumental in achieving the best Software vendor award of 2006 presented by Philip Morris.
Lead and implement Multi-year software development project involving enterprise data mart (using Sql
Server and Oracle) and multi plant supply chain planning and scheduling , applications which was
completed on time and budget.
Developed innovative supply chain planning application including intelligent MRP and detailed
scheduling applications integrating finished goods, semi-finished and raw materials supply chain.
SKILLS : Aspentech SCM, SAP, Excel, Oracle,.NET, Flat files, LP optimizer.
Aspen Technology, Houston, TX 2000-2002
Application Consultant
Design and implementing Aspen Mimi supply chain suite of products. Develop and implemented multiple projects
including implementation of demand management application for BP Amoco, replenishment planning and
scheduling for Shaw. Conduct training of planning and scheduling courses for clients.
SKILLS : Aspentech SCM, demand management, detailed scheduling
Education
Master of Science, Manufacturing Systems Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin August 1999
Master of Science, Production Engineering, M. S. University of Baroda, India August 1996
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, M.S University of Baroda, India August 1994
Resident Status: U.S Citizen