Axel Kurz - ERP Project Manager for proALPHA Systems

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Iserlohn, Germany

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Experience

Apr 2023 - Present

3 years 6 months

Regensburg, Germany

Project Manager

ERP selection project at an automotive supplier in Regensburg to choose a successor system for a custom-built legacy solution
Conducting interviews with specialist departments
Creating a criteria catalog
Organizing and running workshops

Mar 2023 - Present

3 years 7 months

Jena, Germany

Project Manager

ERP selection project at a research institute in Jena to choose a successor system for SAP R/3
Conducting interviews with specialist departments
Creating a criteria catalog
Organizing and running workshops

Aug 2022 - Mar 2023

8 months

Mannheim, Germany

Senior Consultant

Industrial service provider

Support for the implementation of proALPHA 9.0 at an industrial service provider in Mannheim
Replacing the legacy system XPPS
Consulting on process mapping and system configuration in proALPHA 9.0

Jan 2022 - Present

4 years 9 months

Project Manager

Roll-out of proALPHA 7.2d at a vehicle manufacturer to several additional production and service sites in Germany and France
Joint project management together with a colleague
Coordination of roll-out activities and alignment with the sites involved

Sep 2021 - Mar 2022

7 months

Germany

Senior Consultant

Manufacturer of aluminum extruded profiles

Second-level support for users of an ERP system (proALPHA 6.2e) at a manufacturer of aluminum extruded profiles with several sites in Germany
Handling user issues
Design and customization of forms with List & Label

Aug 2021 - Mar 2022

8 months

Halle, Germany

Senior Consultant

Industrial Service Provider

Support for an industrial service provider in Halle (Westfalen) with the migration from proALPHA to the SAP ERP group solution
Analysis of existing proALPHA processes
Design of target processes in SAP ERP
Support during the migration and data transfer

Jul 2020 - Jul 2021

1 year 1 month

Frankfurt, Germany

Senior Consultant

ERP Vendor

Consulting for a US ERP software provider on building a PreSales organization in Europe based in Frankfurt am Main
Support with the design of PreSales processes and structures
Contribution to go-to-market strategies for the European market

Jan 2020 - Jun 2020

6 months

Heidelberg, Germany

Interim Project Manager

Manufacturer of Writing Instruments

Project management for the new rollout of proALPHA 7.2 at a writing instruments manufacturer in Heidelberg
Steering the implementation project from proALPHA 7.1 to 7.2
Coordination of subprojects and alignment with specialist departments

Jul 2019 - Oct 2019

4 months

Timișoara, Romania

Senior Consultant

Kathrein Broadcast S.R.L.

Go-live support during the ERP rollout of proALPHA 7.1 at a manufacturing company for broadcast antennas in Romania
Change management as part of the ERP rollout
Support for key users and end users during the stabilization phase

Apr 2019 - Nov 2019

8 months

Alpen, Germany

Project Manager

LEMKEN GmbH & Co. KG

ERP selection project at an agricultural machinery manufacturer in Alpen to choose a successor system for Oxaion 7.1
Organization and moderation of workshops with the specialist departments
Creation of a detailed criteria catalog for system evaluation
Support in the structured assessment of vendors

Jun 2018 - Mar 2019

10 months

Alpen, Germany

Senior Consultant

LEMKEN GmbH & Co. KG

Introduction of business process management at an agricultural machinery manufacturer in Alpen as preparation for a new ERP selection
Analysis and modeling of business processes
Use of BPM/BPMN with AENEIS
Building transparent process documentation as a basis for the later ERP selection

Mar 2017 - Dec 2018

1 year 10 months

Viersen, Germany

Senior Consultant and Specialist for Product Configuration

HUECK Rheinische GmbH

Migration from proALPHA 5.2d to proALPHA 6.2e at a manufacturing company for press plates in Viersen
Restructuring of various business processes as part of the release change
Specialist for product configuration, analyzer, and lists in proALPHA
Support for the departments in mapping complex variant logic

Aug 2016 - Jan 2019

2 years 6 months

Reichshof, Germany

Senior Consultant

Schroedahl GmbH

Replacement of the AP+ ERP system with proALPHA 6.1 at a special valve manufacturer in Reichshof
Support during the introduction of proALPHA 6.1
Support with process mapping, customizing, and training

Apr 2016 - Feb 2017

11 months

Heilbronn, Germany

Project Manager

Karl Marbach GmbH

ERP selection project at a die maker in Heilbronn to choose a successor system for Oxaion 7.0
Conducting interviews with departments to gather requirements
Preparing a requirements specification
Building a function matrix for structured system evaluation

Nov 2015 - Jul 2016

9 months

Güglingen, Germany

Senior Consultant

AFRISO Euro Index GmbH

Project to analyze and improve master data quality at a measurement and control technology company in Güglingen
Preparation for the later SAP introduction through data cleansing
Definition of data quality rules and optimization of master data processes

Oct 2015 - Jun 2016

9 months

Ascheberg, Germany

Senior Consultant

Anlagenbau Ascheberg

Optimization of the proALPHA 5.2d system used at a plant engineering company in Ascheberg
Standardization of processes and master data
Review of the possible use of additional proALPHA modules

Sep 2015 - Feb 2016

6 months

Stadthagen, Germany

Senior Consultant

Anlagenbau Stadthagen

Pre-project for a release change of proALPHA 5.2f at a plant engineering company in Stadthagen
Process analysis and documentation
Design of the rollout of modules not yet in use

May 2015 - Dec 2015

8 months

Viersen, Germany

Senior Consultant

HUECK Rheinische GmbH

Preparation for a new client in proALPHA 5.2d at a sheet metal manufacturing company in Viersen
Introduction of a project management system
Definition and implementation of processes for company-wide project management

Feb 2015 - Apr 2015

3 months

Hamburg, Germany

Senior Consultant

Olympus STE

Project to analyze and improve master data quality in medical technology in Hamburg
Preparation for the SAP rollout by cleaning up and structuring master and transaction data
Definition of standards and guidelines for master data processes

Mar 2014 - Dec 2014

10 months

Berlin, Germany

Interim Manager IT/ERP

Zett-Group

Preparation for the introduction of MS Dynamics NAV 2013R2 in lighting technology (production and trading) at four sites in Germany and one international site in the Czech Republic
Interim management of the IT/ERP function during a restructuring and transformation phase
Coordination of the system rollout until handover to a permanent project manager
Use of MS Dynamics NAV 2013R2, MS SharePoint 2013 and MS Project

Oct 2013 - Feb 2014

5 months

Lorsch, Germany

Senior Consultant

Elektronikhandel Lorsch

Optimization and further development of the ERP system proALPHA 5.2d at an electronics trading company in Lorsch
Analysis and optimization of business processes
Design of system changes to better support processes

Apr 2013 - Sep 2013

6 months

Munich, Germany

Technical Project Manager

ASM Pacific Technology

Technical project management for a project to introduce a master data repository at a manufacturer of SMT technology and pick-and-place machines
Organization and documentation of the project to standardize master data and drawings
Support for the sites in Munich, Singapore, and Hong Kong
Use of Oracle Agile 6.1, SAP, MS SQL, and MS Project

Oct 2012 - Dec 2012

3 months

Dülmen, Germany

Senior Consultant

HAZEMAG & EPR

Creation of queries and reports in controlling at a mechanical engineering company for assembly technology in Dülmen
Consulting on production controlling and cost accounting based on proALPHA 5.2f

Jul 2012 - Jun 2013

1 year

Germany

Project Manager, external employee for IT topics

Waffel Meyer

Optimization and further development of the ERP system proALPHA 5.2d at a food industry company in Venne
Project management for IT-related topics
Analysis and improvement of business processes in the ERP environment

Jun 2012 - Dec 2019

7 years 7 months

Viersen, Germany

Senior Consultant

HUECK Rheinische GmbH

Long-term support for a manufacturing company for pressed sheets in Viersen in optimizing and further developing the ERP system proALPHA 5.2d
Carrying out process analyses and optimizations
Defining system changes
Developing configuration rules for the product configurator

Mar 2011 - Jul 2012

1 year 5 months

Germany

Senior Consultant

Siemens Transformers

Rollout of the PLM system CADIM/Agile from Oracle at Siemens Transformers sites in China
Carrying out a gap analysis between existing processes and the PLM solution
Developing business concepts
Conducting user training
Working with Oracle Agile 6.1, SAP R/3 (PP, MM, PS), MS Visio, MS Project, and MS SharePoint

Jan 2010 - Dec 2010

1 year

Siegen, Germany

Project Manager, IT Manager

Bergrohr GmbH

Selection process for an ERP system in a manufacturing company for large-diameter pipes in Siegen
Needs analysis and workshops with the specialist departments
Preparing the requirements specification and a criteria catalog for vendor evaluation
Carrying out benchmarks with SAP and other ERP providers, focusing on variant configuration
Responsibility as IT Manager for HP server and storage systems, VMware vSphere 4.0, Windows server environment, and monitoring with Nagios

Jan 2008 - Dec 2009

2 years

Hilchenbach, Germany

Project Manager

Wilhelm Schuhmacher GmbH

ERP implementation at a manufacturing company and automotive supplier in Hilchenbach
Replacing the old system IKIAS with Sage bäurer industry
Recording the relevant business processes, analyzing them, and implementing them in the new system
Project management for the rollout
Planning and implementing customizations, including connecting a high-bay warehouse and container control
Implementing JIT processing with Porsche and LLZ processing with Daimler
EDI processing according to VDA 4905, 4906, 4908, 4913, 4915 (4916), and EDIFACT
MES/BDE integration (Böhme & Weihs CAQ, Schwer & Kopka BDE/MDE, AVENTUM EDI)
Operating environment with Windows 2003 Server, SLES 10 Linux, VMware ESX 3.5, Oracle 10g

Jan 2005 - Dec 2008

4 years

Detroit, United States

ERP Team Manager

Purem Abgassysteme GmbH (today Eberspächer Unna GmbH)

Support and further development of the in-house ERP system based on proALPHA 4.3 at the Unna and Detroit sites
Development of extensive customizations in cooperation with proALPHA, especially for EDI processing according to VDA 4905, 4906, 4908, 4913, and 4915
Optimization of logistics control (KANBAN)
Preparation of the intercompany link between Unna and Detroit
MES/BDE integration with tisoware BDE and AMC MES
Use of Diamant FiBu, Babtec CAQ, Seeburger BIS, Intrexx, as well as progress 9 DB, Windows 2003 Server, and SLES 9 Linux

Jan 2002 - Dec 2005

4 years

Marl, Germany

Ass. Product Manager, Business Development Consultant (PreSales)

Maxdata Computer GmbH

Sales of server and storage systems from Maxdata and Hitachi Data Systems to ERP users (SAP R/3 SD, MM, PP)
Building a channel market for storage products
Support for existing and new customers
Preparing offers and technical solution concepts
Maintaining configuration data in the SAP variant configurator
Conducting training sessions and presentations for specialist dealers and end customers

Jan 2001 - Dec 2002

2 years

Aachen, Germany

Project Manager

Impella Cardiotechnik AG

Introduction of the ERP system infor.nt 5.3 at a medical technology company in Aachen
Connection of CAQ (Babtec), BDE/MDE (infor.time) and financial accounting (varial)
Project management for implementation, customization and integration of the sub-systems

Jan 2000 - Dec 2001

2 years

Hagen, Germany

System Administrator

Westfa GmbH

Infrastructure projects at Westfa GmbH in Hagen
Planning of structured building cabling for two locations
Modernization of the server farm
Administration of Windows NT Server, Solaris and SuSE Linux
Use of MEGA, Time Navigator and AEINEIS

Jan 1996 - Dec 1999

4 years

Project Manager

Infor AG

Project management or subproject management in over 20 customer projects on behalf of Infor AG (subcontractor)
Focus in several projects on variant configuration for customers from areas including automotive supply, cable assembly and awning construction
Use of Novell Netware 3.x, Windows NT Server, BTrieve and Oracle databases
Work with VPPS 4.5, Infor.NT and Seeburger WinElke

Jan 1995 - Dec 2000

6 years

Wuppertal, Germany

System Support / IT Manager

H. Spelleken Nachf. Lufttechnik GmbH

ERP implementation at an air technology company in Wuppertal
Replacement of the old PPS system Comet (system 8870) with VPPS 4.3/4.5 from Infor
Module-by-module introduction of the new system over several years
Development of configurator logic for industrial fans (variant configurator)
Operation of the IT infrastructure based on Novell Netware 3.12 and BTrieve database

Industry experience

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Experienced in Manufacturing, Automotive, Information Technology, Education, Healthcare, and Agriculture.

Manufacturing

Automotive

Information Technology

Education

Healthcare

Agriculture

Business area experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Project Management, Product Development, Operations, Production, and Quality Assurance.

Information Technology

Project Management

Product Development

Operations

Production

Quality Assurance

Summary

Born in 1966
Professional experience since 1992
Self-employed since 2011
International experience in the USA, France, China, Romania and Singapore
Experienced, resilient and motivated

Skills

Consulting For Business Solutions (Erp), Both For Companies With Discrete Manufacturing And Process Manufacturing
Business Process Analysis, Optimization And Visualization
Product Data Management / Product Lifecycle Management
Erp Systems (Proalpha, Infor.Com, Ms Dynamics Nav, Ifs Applications, Sap R/3)
Caq Systems (Babtec)
Edi (Vda, Edifact)
Bde/Mde/Mes Systems (Tisoware)
Business Intelligence Systems (Bi)
Database Systems (Oracle, Informix, Db/400,..)
It Infrastructures (Networks, Servers, Storage, Backup, ...)
Selection, Implementation And Optimization Of Erp Systems
Recovery Of Erp Projects
Erp Migration
Project Management In Large Erp / It Projects, Also Internationally
Introduction Of Pdm/Plm Systems
Variant And Configuration Management, Master Data Management
Mechanical And Plant Engineering
Automotive Suppliers
Medical Technology
Trade
Process Industry (Chemistry/Pharma/Biotech, Food,..)
Very Quick To Grasp Things: I Can Quickly Get Up To Speed With New Topics And Software Products, Recognize The Key Challenges And Work Out Creative Solutions.
Consulting Skills: I Can Explain Even Complex Issues Quickly And Clearly To Customers, Employees Or Managers. I Always Meet The Other Person On Equal Terms And Speak Their Language. With A Lot Of Empathy, I Can Understand The Concerns Of The Person I Am Talking To And Present Solutions Convincingly.
Communication Skills: I Can Express Myself Clearly And Well In Speech And Writing, And I Have Strengthened This Skill Repeatedly In Several Rhetoric And Presentation Seminars. I Am A Good Listener And Always Try To Communicate Openly But Respectfully.

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

Spanish

Elementary

French

Elementary

Education

Siemens Nixdorf

Training as an industrial clerk and UNIX system administrator · Industrial clerk and UNIX system administrator

Certifications & licenses

IHK

Certified Business Process Manager

FH Münster/Coesfeld

IHK

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 34

Experience in Manufacturing 22 y

Avg length 1 y 9 m

Longest experience 7 y 6 m

Global experience

Countries worked in 3 (Germany, Romania, United States)

Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles Project Manager, Senior Consultant, Interim Project Manager

Main industries Manufacturing, Automotive, Information Technology

Main business areas Information Technology, Project Management, Product Development

Qualifications

Certifications earned 3

Profile

Member since

August 2023

Last update

August 2026

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Axel is based in Iserlohn, Germany.

Axel speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), Spanish (Elementary), French (Elementary).

Axel has at least 31 years of experience. During this time, Axel has worked in at least 12 different roles and for 28 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 11 months. Note that Axel may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Axel would be well-suited for roles such as: Project Manager, Senior Consultant, Interim Project Manager.

Axel's most recent position is Project Manager.

In recent years, Axel has worked for Industrial service provider, Manufacturer of aluminum extruded profiles, and Industrial Service Provider.

Axel is most experienced in industries like Manufacturing, Automotive, and Information Technology. Axel also has some experience in Education, Healthcare, and Agriculture.

Axel is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Project Management, and Product Development. Axel also has some experience in Production, Operations, and Quality Assurance.

Axel has recently worked in industries like Automotive, Education, and Manufacturing.

Axel has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology and Project Management.

Axel attended Siemens Nixdorf for Industrial clerk and UNIX system administrator.

Axel has 3 certificates. These include: Certified Business Administrator, Certified Business Process Manager, and Certified Project Manager.

The availability of Axel needs to be confirmed.

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