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title: "Bhalchandra Bodhekar - SAP PP/VC/WM/IBP Consultant in Pune Division | Tal"
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# Bhalchandra Bodhekar on Tal

## Headline

SAP PP & Variant Configuration \(VC\) Consultant \| SAP IBP – Demand & Supply Planning \| S/4HANA & ECC \| Production Planning \| Global SAP Rollouts

## About

SAP Production Planning \(PP\) and Variant Configuration \(VC\) consultant with 3\.5\+ years of hands\-on delivery at Tata Consultancy Services — specialising in make\-to\-order manufacturing on SAP S/4HANA and ECC, with growing depth in SAP IBP demand and supply planning\. As the sole SAP PP/VC functional owner on global engagements for ABB Ltd\. \(Fortune Global 500\), I have delivered 5 end\-to\-end projects across Norway, Canada, and Mexico — spanning legal\-entity carve\-outs, multi\-plant rollouts, greenfield implementations, and AMS/hypercare — every one reaching go\-live without rollback\. WHAT I DO \- SAP PP & Variant Configuration: Super BOMs & Super Routings, characteristics, classes, configuration profiles, variant tables, and object dependencies \(preconditions, selection conditions, procedures\) for complex configurable products\. \- VC Master Data Migration: automated migration of 160\+ VC objects via IDoc \(ALE/EDI\), with post\-migration validation and local VC logic\. \- SAP IBP: demand & supply planning, Harmonized Planning Areas, key\-figure configuration, statistical forecasting, and S/4HANA\-IBP integration via CI\-DS and RTI\. \- Integration & WM: PP\-WM interface for variant\-configured production orders, Kanban replenishment, MRP, and safety\-stock optimisation\. \- Delivery: fit\-gap analysis, functional specifications, UAT design & facilitation, cutover, data migration, and Train\-the\-Trainer using Agile/Scrum\. SELECTED IMPACT \- 9\-plant, 2\-country S/4HANA/ECC rollout delivered on schedule at 99%\+ master\-data accuracy, with zero post\-go\-live production delays\. \- Monthly S&OP planning cycle cut from 3 weeks to 5 business days through integrated IBP demand\-supply planning\. \- 28% faster goods movement via end\-to\-end PP\-WM integration\. CERTIFICATIONS SAP Certified Application Associate \- S/4HANA Production Planning & Manufacturing \(1610\) \| SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition \- Production Planning & Manufacturing \| Exploring Planning Processes in SAP IBP\. Open to SAP PP / Variant Configuration / IBP roles — India and international \(Europe, UAE, remote\)\. Core skills: SAP PP · Variant Configuration \(VC\) · SAP IBP · S/4HANA · SAP ECC · Production Planning · Demand & Supply Planning · Super BOM · Super Routing · IDoc / ALE · PP\-WM · Kanban · MRP · Safety Stock · Fit\-Gap · Cutover · Master Data Migration

## Location

Pune Division

## Work experience

SAP PP/VC/WM/IBP Consultant at Tata Consultancy Services, Jan 2023 \- Present · 3 yrs 7 mos, Client: ABB Ltd\. \(Fortune Global 500\)\. Sole SAP PP/VC functional owner for the ABB Norway entity — acting as functional lead while delivering module scope end\-to\-end with no supervision\. Delivered 5 major engagements across Norway, Canada, and Mexico covering carve\-outs, multi\-plant rollouts, integrations, and greenfield implementations on SAP ECC / S/4HANA\. VARIANT CONFIGURATION & PRODUCTION PLANNING \- Migrated \~160 VC objects \(characteristics, classes, configuration profiles\) via IDoc \(ALE/EDI\) across client landscapes; created and maintained local VC objects post\-migration and derived dependency logic from syntax analysis\. \- Built Super BOMs and Super Routings with full dependency assignments \(preconditions, selection conditions, procedures\) for complex configurable, make\-to\-order products\. \- Configured the PP\-WM interface for variant\-configured production orders, plus MRP, Kanban replenishment, and safety\-stock optimisation\. SAP IBP \- Delivered demand & supply planning — Harmonized Planning Areas, key figures, statistical forecasting, and S/4HANA\-IBP integration via CI\-DS \(time\-series\) and RTI \(order\-based\)\. DELIVERY & SUPPORT \- Led AMS/hypercare for the Norway entity — resolved critical production issues and stabilised operations post go\-live; collaborated cross\-functionally with SD, MM, and QM for end\-to\-end process integration\. Impact: 5 go\-lives with zero rollback; 9\-plant / 2\-country rollout at 99%\+ master\-data accuracy; S&OP cycle cut from 3 weeks to 5 days; 28% faster goods movement via PP\-WM integration\.

SAP Functional Consultant at Tata Consultancy Services, Jan 2023 \- Dec 2023 · 1 yr, Working as a Team lead for SAP PP/QM Modules in an AMS project\.

SAP PP / MM Trainee \(Internship\) at Tata Consultancy Services, Apr 2022 \- Aug 2022 · 5 mos, Pune District, \- Completed structured training on SAP PP and Variant Configuration within the ABB engagement environment; supported functional testing and gained hands\-on SAP ECC configuration experience\. \- Managed material discontinuation via the MRP\-4 view \(MM02/MM03\) — discontinuation indicators, follow\-up materials, effective\-out dates — and tracked residual inventory using MB52/MC46\. \- Received full\-time offer \(Sep 2022\); onboarded as consultant in January 2023\.

SAP Specialist at Tata Consultancy Services, Apr 2022 \- Aug 2022 · 5 mos, Completed structured learning on SAP PP and Variant Configuration within the ABB engagement environment\. Assisted in functional testing activities and gained foundational hands\-on experience in SAP ECC configuration\. Received full\-time offer letter in September 2022; onboarded as consultant in January 2023\.

## Education

Post Graduate Diploma in Enterprise Resource Planning, Enterprise Resource Planning, COEP \(College of Engineering, Pune\)

Bachelor of Engineering \- BE, Mechanical Engineering, Smt\.Kashibai Navale college of Engineering

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