Carsten B.-SAP Program and Project Leader - Multilingual DE, EN, FR, ES
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Experience
SAP Program and Project Executive
Buehner Consulting
Freelance SAP Program and Project Executive, providing end-to-end leadership services for the successful delivery of complex, global SAP initiatives
SAP Program Manager / Program Delivery Lead (M&A Program)
CPKC (formerly Canadian Pacific Railway)
- Serving as the Program Manager and Delivery Lead, I’ve provided executive leadership to CPKC’s SAP Integration program from inception to successful Go-Live and stabilization.
SAP Program Delivery Lead (SAP Transformation 1GX)
Government of Alberta
- Provided executive leadership to the Province’s SAP Transformation initiative 1GX, deploying a full, latest generation SAP S/4HANA Business Suite to 28,000 users in core government.
- Acted as the GoA’s Program Delivery Lead throughout Design and Realization
- Lead and managed PwC’s engagement team (up to 70 FTE)
- Served as executive advisor to the government’s program leadership team
SAP Delivery Partner
PwC Canada
SAP Program Delivery + Integration Lead (3 SAP Initiatives)
TC Energy (formerly TransCanada Pipelines)
- Provided leadership to TC’s largest SAP Transformation initiatives.
- Delivery Lead for the M&A Integration of CPL (business and SAP) (2016-2017)
- Delivery Lead for the SAP transformation at TC Mexico (2014-2015)
- Integration + QA Lead for the Canada/US SAP ECC implementation (2012-2014)
Engagement Executive, Portfolio / SAP Program Manager & Delivery Lead (DELFOS Program)
Norsk Hydro - Building Systems Division
- Directly managed the entire program delivery and sustainment team in the global SAP implementation of this world leading aluminum and utility company.
- Helped the customer through a major downsizing of the initial project structure
- Held full operational program and project management responsibilities
- Delivered successful Go Lives in overall 10 country business units
- Managed a lean rollout/sustainment team of 25 direct reports
Owner
Buehner Consulting
SAP Presales Consultant
pmc GmbH / TDS AG
SAP MM/WM Consultant
SAP Germany
SAP MM/WM Consultant
SAP France
Industry experience
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Experienced in Professional Services, Information Technology, Energy, Transportation, Government and Administration, and Manufacturing.
Business area experience
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Experienced in Information Technology, Project Management, Strategy, Quality Assurance, Procurement, and Supply Chain Management.
Summary
I’m a seasoned, passionate SAP Delivery Executive with over 25 years in successful high profile, international SAP program and project leadership roles building on a prior SAP consulting background. My unique edge is the blend of broad SAP expert knowledge and hands-on leadership experience, with an uncanny ability to guide projects to do the right things and maximize my teams’ delivery performance and excellence.
I’m taking pride in making my clients successful in their most challenging SAP transformation initiatives.
Skills
Areas Of Specialization
- Program / Project Management
- Delivery Methodology And Tools
- Solution Integration, Supply Chain
- Quality Assurance And Testing
- Organization And Planning
- Scope Management And Control
- Stakeholder Communication
- Project Reengineering
- Mergers & Acquisitions, Carveouts
- Sap Project And Program Management (Waterfall, Agile, Hybrids)
- Sap Project Methodology (Sap Activate, Proprietary Si Methodologies, Ai Based Tools)
- Sap Solution Integration (30+ Years In Sap Advisory)
- Sap Delivery Excellence (Maximize Outcomes Against Project Objectives)
- Sap Quality Assurance & Testing (Achieve Quality And Minimize Risk - Pragmatically)
- Business Process Improvement (Bpm, Pain Point Assessments, Value Mapping)
- Process-Led Implementation (Strategy, Scoping, Design, Build/Test And Deploy)
- Risk & Quality Audits (Oversight, Risk And Quality Management And Audit)
Sap Products
- Sap S/4hana
- Sap Btp
- Sap Ecc
- Sap R/3
- Sap C/4 Commerce
- Sap Ewm
- Sap Ariba
- Successfactors
- Concur
- Sap Pi/Po
- Sap Ibp
- Sap Bpc
- Sap Sac
- Sap Bw
- Sap Apo
- Sap Solution Manager
- Sap Alm
- Sap Integration (Solution Architect Grade)
Sap Leadership Experience
- Engagement Executive
- Portfolio / Program / Project Manager
- Delivery Lead
- Integration Lead
- Cutover Manager
- Test / Qa Lead
- Data Migration Lead
- Functional Team Lead
Project Management And Collaboration Tools
- Ms Office
- Google Suite
- Jira
- Tricentis Qtest
- Hp Alm
- Hp Qc
- Sap Solution Manager
- Charm
- Collaboration Tools (Various)
- Advanced Ai Proficiency
Sap Implementation Methodologies
- Sap Activate (Sap)
- Sap Asap (Sap)
- Bxt Agile (Pwc)
- Transform (Pwc)
Industries
- Automotive
- Manufacturing
- Energy
- Utilities
- Oil And Gas
- Retail
- Consumer Goods
- Government And Public Sector
- Transportation
Languages
Education
NEOMA Business School Reims & Reutlingen University
Bachelor’s Economics · Economics · Reims, France
Certifications & licenses
Certified SAP RISE with S/4HANA Engagement Executive
SAP
Project Management Institute
Statistics
Experience
Global experience
Expertise
Qualifications
Profile
Frequently asked questions
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Carsten is based in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Spain and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.
Carsten speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), French (Advanced), Spanish (Intermediate), Catalan (Elementary), Italian (Elementary), Swedish (Elementary).
Carsten has at least 32 years of experience. During this time, Carsten has worked in at least 9 different roles and for 9 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 3 years and 2 months. Note that Carsten may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Carsten would be well-suited for roles such as: SAP Program and Project Executive, SAP Program Manager / Program Delivery Lead (M&A Program), SAP Program Delivery Lead (SAP Transformation 1GX).
Carsten's most recent position is SAP Program and Project Executive at Buehner Consulting.
In recent years, Carsten has worked for Buehner Consulting, CPKC (formerly Canadian Pacific Railway), Government of Alberta, and PwC Canada.
Carsten is most experienced in industries like Professional Services, Information Technology, and Energy. Carsten also has some experience in Transportation, Government and Administration, and Manufacturing.
Carsten is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Project Management, and Strategy. Carsten also has some experience in Quality Assurance, Procurement, and Supply Chain Management.
Carsten has recently worked in industries like Professional Services, Transportation, and Government and Administration.
Carsten has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology and Project Management.
Carsten holds a Bachelor in Economics from NEOMA Business School Reims & Reutlingen University.
Carsten has 2 certificates. These include: Certified SAP RISE with S/4HANA Engagement Executive and Certified Project Management Professional (PMP).
The availability of Carsten needs to be confirmed.
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