Holger Hacke-Schnell
Director Information Management / CIO
Experience
Director Information Management / CIO
HBPO GmbH – OPmobility Business Group Modules
Assignment: Integrating division IT into the group
Operating and further developing the company's IT landscape, including IT infrastructure (data centers, networks, endpoints), SAP landscape (ERP, PLM), Microsoft environment (M365, SharePoint) and IT security
Integrating new plants and production lines into the company's IT structures
Integrating HBPO IT into the corporate group
Advising business units on using IT systems to meet business requirements effectively and efficiently
Planning and monitoring the IT budget
Project and program management
Designing the IT organization
Technical and disciplinary leadership of staff and managing external service providers
Migrating and consolidating IT systems, Active Directory, M365 and SharePoint, SAP SuccessFactors, network, data centers and endpoint technologies, IT security tools
Developing and implementing the IT strategy for the OPmobility group
Developing and implementing a global IT operating model for the OPmobility group
Developing the SAP S/4HANA transformation strategy for HBPO
Head of IT & Digitalization
Carl Geringhoff GmbH & Co.KG
Assignment: Consolidating sales applications, modernizing infrastructure, preparing for S/4HANA
Operating and further developing the company's IT landscape, including IT infrastructure (data centers, networks, endpoints), SAP landscape (ERP, Sales & Service Cloud, Marketing Cloud, Commerce Cloud, CPI) and IT security
Defining and implementing the IT strategy for the group
Identifying and leveraging synergies within the Geringhoff group
Analyzing, defining and implementing process and tool standards to reduce costs and increase efficiency
Advising business units on using IT systems to meet business requirements effectively and efficiently
Planning and monitoring the IT budget
Project and program management
Designing the IT organization
Technical and disciplinary leadership of staff and managing external service providers
Implementing SAP Sales & Service Cloud for the parent company and the manufacturing company in the US
Developing an online configuration and ordering process in the webshop
Integrating the French subsidiary into the group's IT
Implementing SAP ERP add-ons for invoice verification and processing order confirmations
Realigning the IT organization to meet the needs of an international group
Introducing JIRA as the central tool for IT projects and requests
Senior Manager Digitalization
PriceWaterhouseCoopers GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft
Assignment: Building S/4HANA service line
- Project management and execution of digitalization projects, including S/4HANA transformations in the energy industry
- Developing a consulting offering for regional and municipal utilities
- Technical and disciplinary leadership of staff
- Acquiring digitalization projects with new and existing clients
Senior Project Manager SAP
Atos Information Technology GmbH
- Project management and coordination of S/4HANA implementation projects
- Sales support
IT Division Manager
Westag & Getalit AG
Operating and further developing the IT landscape, including IT infrastructure (data centers, networks, endpoints, telephony), SAP system landscape with ERP, BI, PI, GTS, manufacturing execution systems, quality management systems, MES, sales and marketing systems including website and costing and configuration systems
Defining and implementing the IT strategy
Centralizing, harmonizing and standardizing deployed systems and technologies
Analyzing, defining and implementing process and tool standards to reduce costs and increase efficiency
Advising business units on using IT systems to meet business requirements effectively and efficiently
Planning and monitoring IT budgets
Project and program management
Further developing the IT organization
Technical and disciplinary leadership of staff
Managing external service providers
Defining and implementing the IT strategy
Integrating decentralized IT systems and support structures into central IT
Reorganizing the organizational structure and service processes
Introducing a ticketing system
Developing the transition scenario from SAP Business Suite to SAP S/4HANA
Implementing SAP PM
Relaunching the corporate website
Introducing a product information management and media asset management system (PIM/MAM)
Standardizing and further developing configuration systems internally and at POS
Defining requirements and selecting a CRM system
Realigning the manufacturing execution technology department as a central service unit and updating its technology
Integrating the sales systems department into central IT
Implementing Redmine for project and requirement management
Head of IT
Behr Hella Thermocontrol GmbH
Operation and further development of the IT landscape, including IT infrastructure (data centers, networks, end devices), SAP landscape (ERP, BI, PI) and connected systems (e.g. EDI), server systems (custom developments and standard software), MES and quality assurance systems, IT security
Definition and implementation of the IT strategy for the corporate group
Identifying and leveraging synergies with the parent companies and within the BHTC group
Analysis, definition and implementation of process and tool standards to reduce costs and increase efficiency
Advising business units on the use of IT systems
Planning and monitoring the IT budget
Project and program management
Designing the IT organization
Technical and disciplinary leadership of staff
Management of external service providers
Integration of decentralized support structures for production IT (MES) into the central IT organization
Setting up and commissioning IT for the newly founded BHTC subsidiary in Bulgaria
Planning the IT structures for the newly founded BHTC subsidiary in Mexico
Migration of the project planning and control system (engineering)
Operation and further development of SAP application systems and connected applications for German and international locations
Operation and further development of MES and BDE systems and interfaces to PLC systems
Operation and further development of systems for engineering change management and BHTC’s own software systems
Operation and further development of other standard software systems
Organizing the department and deputy for the IT director
Rolling out SAP ERP applications to foreign subsidiaries
Implementing various SAP add-ons and tools, DMS and archiving system
SAP release upgrade from ERP 4.71 to ECC 6.0
Introduction of a budget planning and controlling software based on SAP BI
Establishing central reporting based on BI and setting up a BI service unit in India
Redesign and organization of the SAP change management process as well as incident and problem management processes and service desk
Senior Consultant
itelligence AG
- SAP implementation and project management
Senior Consultant IT Management
UNITY AG
- Consulting on IT organization and IT strategy
Principal Consultant
BLUE MOON (NOVORIS Consultants)
- Consulting on SAP process design and SAP strategy
Head of Business Unit Project Management
cronos Unternehmensberatung GmbH
- SAP project management and standards
Industry Experience
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Experienced in Professional Services, Automotive, Manufacturing, Information Technology, Agriculture, and Energy.
Business Area Experience
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Experienced in Information Technology, Project Management, Business Intelligence, Strategy, and Sales.
Skills
Software
- Sap S/4hana
- Sap Ecc 6
- Sap R/2
- Sap Bi
- Sap Sales & Service Cloud
- Ecm Systems (Elo Digital Office Gmbh, Dataglobal Hyparchiv)
- Mes (Guardus Mes, Itac.mes:suite, Various Custom Solutions For Traceability And Mes)
- Microsoft Dynamics Nav
- Microsoft Office, Sharepoint, Teams, M365, Copilot
- Various Project Management Tools: Ms Project, Redmine, Jira
- Various Itsm Tools, E.g. Jira, Otrs, Freshservice
- Confluence
Methods
- Various Project Management Methods And Techniques
- Various It Operations Organization Methods (Itil V2/v3/v4, Cobit, Iso/iec 20000, Bsi Basic Protection Catalogs)
- Various Software Development Approaches (Waterfall Model, V-model, Prince2, Agile Pm, ...)
- Various Methods And Techniques For Process Investigation And System Analysis
- Various Methods And Techniques For Process Documentation And Optimization (Bpmn, Aris Reference And Industry Models, Omega, Viflow, Value Stream Mapping, Etc.)
- Lean Management
- Sap Activate
Languages
Education
Fachhochschule Münster
Diplom Betriebswirt (FH), Taxation and Accounting · Business Administration · Münster, Germany
Gymnasium Kinderhaus
General university entrance qualification · Münster, Germany
Grundschule Sprakel
Münster, Germany
Certifications & licenses
ITIL V4 Foundation Manager
SAP Activate
ISO/IEC 20000 Consultant
ITIL V3 Foundation Bridge
ITIL V2 Foundation Manager
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