Vinod Kumar

[email protected] • +91-9966038313

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Results-driven SAP EDI Consultant with 12+ years of experience in design, implementation, and support of B2B/EDI and MFT solutions across Retail, Manufacturing, Logistics, and Pharma domains. Expert in SAP–EDI integrations, specializing in IDoc processing, X12/EDIFACT standards, and partner onboarding using IBM Sterling Integrator (5.2/6.x), OpenText B2B Managed Services, and SAP PI/PO & CPI.Proven record of leading global EDI modernization and migration projects, including Sterling Integrator upgrades, Lightwell framework implementations, and OpenText partner transitions for clients such as CooperVision, Honeywell, and Novartis. Strong in trading partner setup, communication protocol configuration (AS2, SFTP, VAN, HTTP), and troubleshooting end-to-end SAP–EDI workflows.Recognized as an SME in SAP EDI with hands-on experience in IDoc mapping, functional testing, and production support, ensuring high availability and compliance of business-critical data exchanges. AWS-certified professional with exceptional analytical and coordination skills, bridging technical and business teams to deliver scalable, error-free EDI solutions.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Lead Consultant
11/2021 - Present
IBM
• Lead and mentor a team of B2B/EDI engineers working on Sterling and SAP integrations
• Allocate tasks, review deliverables, and ensure adherence to standards and timelines
• Provide technical guidance on mapping, BP development, and SAP IDoc troubleshooting
• Conduct knowledge-sharing sessions and onboarding support for new team members
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams (SAP, Network, Security) to resolve complex issues
• Expertise with Business Process (BPML) with services and adapters
• Create partner setups, Do Functional Unit Testing, and Migration to QA and perform Smoke testing
• Need to make necessary changes to Business processes and Maps to make it compatible with new platform
• Work closely with client and other team members (daily Scrum calls) to discuss the current daily activities (outstanding issues, new enhancements e.t.c)
• In SI Upgrade project, Responsible to handle all compatibility issues whiles migrating the BP’s, Maps e.t.c to new landscape
• Creating sales orders using tcodes like VA01 followed by delivery(VL02n) and Invoice(VF01&02)
• Got an opportunity to learn and work on Lightwell Framework
• Troubleshoot EDI issues like envelope mismatches, mapping failures, and communication errors
• Creating Partner Profiles in SAP and maintaining EDPAR and table entries
• Maintain Condition table entries in SAP and reprocess if any failure IDOC in SAP
• Work with multiple external trading partners to finalize communication protocols such as AS2, SFTP, and HTTPS
• Configure trading partner profiles, certificates, communication channels, and envelope/packaging settings in Sterling
• Create and modify EDI maps (X12, EDIFACT) using Sterling Map Editor
• Worked on various format maps and created business processes from scratch to make it compatible with new framework
• Responsible to migrate partners to new land scape and involved in production go-live activities
SME
08/2020 - 11/2021
Honeywell
• Working as SPOC for migration project from Gentran to Sterling Integrator
• Face-off to Honeywell for customers during on-boarding process
• Analysis & Development of mapping requirement specification
• Analysis and resolution of Issues including translation, transmission & flow related to EDI feeding of various trading partners
• On-boarding trading partner profiles in SAP
• Collecting requirements from external partners and on-boarding to Honeywell as part of End-end solution/process
• Working as an EDI-SAP techno-functional SME
• Designing various EDI solutions to customers based on their requirements during on-boarding
• Responsible for regular interactions with clients, vendors and business for understanding the requirements, status discussions and review meetings
• Responsible for Trading partner setups, SAP configurations, DOCLOC entry creations for new partner setups
• Responsible for gathering information on the communication setups using AS2, SFTP, FTPS, IBM Sterling VAN and OFTP protocols as required by the business and coordinating with the vendors to do the setups
• Responsible for project’s co-ordination and initial analysis of projects
• Generating EDI outputs for purchase orders in SAP at test environments
• Working with CSR’s to perform SAP related activities in both operational/developmental practices
• Working on TCODES like WE20, WE05,WE09,WE19,BD87 & MM03 etc..
• Maintaining EDPAR Table entries and OVAI and OVA9 table entries in SAP
• Creating sales orders using tcodes like VA01 followed by delivery(VL02n) and Invoice(VF01&02)
Senior Associate Consultant
09/2017 - 08/2020
Infosys
• Analyze the already existing JDE based ERP system, EDI maps and prepare the gap document required for migration. Analyze the optimum number of maps necessary. Had meetings with SAP technical Architect to design the IDOC specifications necessary for the implementation
• Created/modified technical mapping specifications involving formats X12(850, 856, 810, 855, 875, 880, 812), IDOC, flat file. Updated mapping specification documents to reflect any changes required to existing maps and processes
• Worked on critical implementations of onboarding Japan customers to Novartis EDI platforms
• Developed new maps from scratch to integrate existing partners with SAP based ERP system after migration
• Created business processes using Graphical Process Modeler/BPML as per business needs. Created Code lists for various code conversions
• Create/maintain partners, communities, certificates, communication protocols (SFTP, FTP, HTTPS, VAN, AS2), routing for new/existing partners
• Participated in project requirement meeting with trading partners to put forward requirements from EDI prospective
• Delegating the new onboarding to team members and assisting them in completion of onboarding
• Handling critical and urgent production support issues and resolving them within SLA
• Simultaneously support development and support activities based on priority
• Document weekly progress and prepare status report to client and business
• Raising IBM Support/PMR requests for any application issues and coordinating with different teams in Alcon to resolve them
• Primary resource in coordinating the Sandoz and Pharma Production Server migration from one Data Center to other Data Center
• Sandoz EDI Services are managed by IBM. So all new TP onboarding go to IBM for development
• I will be only primary contact for all EDI onboarding requests and Support related activities in Sandoz and Pharma
• Gathering requirements from Trading Partners and business. Converting them to technical Mapping Specification to send to IBM for development
• Once IBM is done with the setups, liaising with the Sandoz and Pharma business and trading partner to conduct testing and proposing any modification required
• This role requires good business and functional knowledge of Sandoz and Pharma systems
• Sandoz and Pharma utilizes Axway services for CSOS (Controlled Substance Ordering System) validation
• To send a copy of PO to Axway we create Interchange pick up/delivery for new trading partners in Axway Interchange
• Resolving all production support requests with in SLA
• Raising service requests with IBM to investigate any data issues and submitting map change requests, if required
Team Lead
05/2015 - 07/2017
Cognizant Technology Solutions
• Monitoring the transactions that are flowing via EDI System designed using IBM Gentran Server 6.0
• On boarding New Trading partners based on the requirement
• Analysis & Development of mapping requirement specification
• Migrating maps from Visual Mapper to AI Mapper based on the requirement
• Working as a Technical lead for team
• Analysis and resolution of Issues including translation, transmission & flow related to EDI feeding of various trading partners
• Efficient Handling of Mails from External trading partners regarding EDI issues
• Working based the Support Request & Change Request created in Remedy 8.1
• Responsible for regular interactions with clients, vendors and business for understanding the requirements, status discussions and review meetings
• Responsible for Trading partner setups, SAP configurations, DOCLOC entry creations for new partner setups
• Involved in developing and enhancing Gentran/Sterling Integrator maps for translating the business documents from standard (VDA/EDIFACT/ANSI X12) to application (IDOC) formats and vice-versa according to the requirements from business
• Involved in developing and enhancements of Gentran maps for changes as requested by business
• Worked on various communication applications like MoveIT, Sterling Commerce and Connect Enterprise
• Involved in developing new flows and enhancements of flows as per the requirements. Involved in investigating the Gentran maps for translation failures and TP setup failures and communication with stake holders regarding the same
• Responsible for end to end file delivery from SAP to the partner communication channel
• Involved in the monthly and quarterly maintenance activities and supporting the vendors during upgrades and maintenance activities
• Responsible for automating the process of actions taken for certain errors to reduce the manual efforts by using Gentran and UNIX scripts there by reducing the manual effort and time spent on these routine tasks
• Responsible for gathering information on the communication setups using AS2, SFTP, FTPS, IBM Sterling VAN and OFTP protocols as required by the business and coordinating with the vendors to do the setups
• Responsible for performing the disaster recovery exercises on a periodic basis
Developer
08/2013 - 04/2015
Cognizant Technology Solutions
• Analysis of the system especially on OMNI-EDI applications
• Having knowledge on Protocols (AS1, AS2, SFTP…etc.)
• Having a good understanding of ANSI X12 and EDIFACT Standards, XML, and flat file formats testing of new developed maps
• Creating trading partners profile
• Creating EDI environment
• Mentored junior team members
• Creating mapping spec’s for new maps
• Having good experience on B2B Production Support Projects
• Have got the hands on experience on EDI applications TLI and GXS
• Has worked on EDI/B2B X12 transactions like 850, 855, 856, 810, 824, 860, 864, 852, 214, etc
• Coordinating with Opentext/GXS on various tasks like map development, Map changes and connectivity setups through GXS Teambook
• Performing unit testing and preprod testing for all the map changes and new maps delivered by Opentext/GXS
• Implemented more than 100 transactions on both X12 and EDIFACT standard for global Customers

SKILLS

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