Ralf Steinwand - SAP Logistics and Sales Consultant

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Experience

Sep 2023 - Present

3 years 2 months

Switzerland

Retail (Food)

Release: SAP S/4 HANA, Retail
Supplier EDI integration as part of the migration from Navision to SAP S/4 with ORDERS, DESADV, INVOIC, and REMADV (coordination with suppliers, definition and coordination of technical integrations using EDIFACT, IDOC, and web interface, definition, execution, and acceptance of test cases).
Analysis of necessary adjustments and creation of programming concepts for corrections.
Support for the introduction of supplier delivery notifications with SSCC in the distribution centers and the resulting optimizations

Apr 2023 - Jul 2024

1 year 4 months

Germany

Lead Consultant

Manufacturing Industry

Release: SAP S/4 HANA
Lead Consultant for the Line of Business I2O (Inbound to Outbound), creating a global template for EWM.

Sep 2022 - Dec 2023

1 year 4 months

Germany

Leadconsultant

Manufacturing Industry

Release: S/4HANA Cloud, Public Edition
Mapping the customer's warehouse processes in WM S/4HANA Public Cloud and IM as part of a new implementation at two sites as Leadconsultant.
Responsible for Fit-to-Standard workshops, current-state analysis, design, and implementation through Customizing.

Jun 2022 - Nov 2022

6 months

Germany

Lead Consultant

Battery Manufacturer

Release: S/4HANA Cloud, Public Edition
Mapping the customer's warehouse processes in WM S/4HANA Public Cloud and IM as part of a new implementation at two sites as Lead Consultant
Responsible for Fit-to-Standard workshops, current-state analysis, design, and implementation through Customizing.

Jan 2022 - Jul 2022

7 months

Germany

Lead Consultant

Chemicals

Release: SAP S/4HANA
Lead Consultant for integrating an external warehouse service provider with the customer's SAP system, including batch management, customer order individual stock, and hazardous goods.
Responsible for design, Customizing, coordinating development, workshops, and coordination with the service provider and the customer's IT department

Dec 2019 - Dec 2021

2 years 1 month

Germany

Solution Architect

Clothing Manufacturer, Retailer

Release: SAP ECC 6.0 (Retail version),
Solution Architect for in-store solutions (POS integration via SAP CAR, goods movements and interstore transfers using SOVIA)
Creating concepts, implementation through customizing, preparing programming requirements and managing implementation
3rd-level support for SAP POS integration and Sales Audit
Project member and use case owner in S/4HANA prestudy project

Sep 2016 - Dec 2019

3 years 4 months

Germany

SD Lead Consultant

Clothing Manufacturer, Retailer

Release: SAP ECC 6.0 (Retail version), ECC 6.0 (IS-AFS)
SD Lead Consultant for B2C webshop integration (Salesforce):
Gathering requirements, creating concepts and customizing
Expanding the EMEA webshop with omnichannel processes
USA rollout, gathering and implementing specific requirements such as tax calculation and Tax Jurisdiction
USA rollout: support in the LE module and execution of inventory migration
Third-level support in the SD module in Retail
Design and implementation of the legal requirement for tracking individual product groups in the Russian market in accordance with the „Crypto Code Law" (Design using serial numbers, implementation in the area of Order Management)

Aug 2013 - May 2016

2 years 10 months

Russian Federation

Construction Chemicals

Release: ECC 6.0
Integration of an external logistics service provider’s warehouse with a new site in France via an IDOC interface (design, conducting workshops, customizing/programming, go-live support)
SD/LE ticketing for SAP sites worldwide
Template rollout Russia: coordination of a local consulting firm in the area of SD, support and monitoring of template guidelines
Template rollout for a sales branch in Finland, support in SD/LE

May 2012 - Sep 2013

1 year 5 months

Germany

Automotive Supplier

Release: ECC 6.0
Support/ticketing in the area of SD, including the technical implementation of requirements (customizing, programming)
Project work for the dissolution of a joint venture and reintegration of the processes into the customer’s SAP template: fit-gap analysis,
Design, customizing and migration of master and transactional data (USA site)
Technical implementation of ACS Solution for drop shipment processing with scheduling agreements, implementation of a customer-specific validation monitor (Italy site)
Design prototype for a new plant engineering business area using the Project System (with SAP PS)

Jan 2010 - Apr 2012

2 years 4 months

Germany

Construction Chemicals

Release: ECC 6.0
Template rollout to sites in Germany, Switzerland and the USA
Responsible for shipping logistics, WM and HU handling
Gathering local requirements, comparison with the template, change request handling
Design and implementation of requirements through customizing, programming of user exits
Support for interfaces to external warehouse management systems (IDOC)
Communication with freight forwarders (IDOC, Small Carrier Interface)
Setting up intercompany relationships
Go-live support and post-go-live support

Jan 2008 - Jun 2011

3 years 6 months

Switzerland

Building Materials Chemistry, Automotive Supplier

Release: ECC 5.0
User support and project work in SD, Logistics and WM
Coordination and collection of requirements with key users
Implementation of requirements through customizing and user exit programming
Preparation of programming requirements and coordination of programmers and external service providers
Design and implementation of the integration of an external transport planning system (PTV) in shipping logistics
Introduction of tanker truck processing at a Belgian production site
2nd and 3rd level ticketing

Jul 2007 - Dec 2007

6 months

Germany

Automotive Supplier, Electronics

Release: 4.6C, ERP 6.0
Support, process testing, customizing and programming as part of replacing the Atos Automotive solution with the WSW Automotive solution and upgrading from 4.6C to ERP 6.0.

Oct 2006 - Oct 2007

1 year 1 month

Germany

Chemicals

Release: 4.6C
Process design and coaching as part of a rollout of Handling Unit Management in production, warehousing (LE-WM) and shipping using mobile radio scanners

Jan 2006 - Oct 2007

1 year 10 months

Germany

Management Consultancy

Release: 4.6C
Participation in the development of a standard product for mobile handheld scanners with online SAP integration:
Responsible for the concept and design of transactions for using Handling Units (LO-HU) in production, warehousing and shipping
Preparation of programming specifications, management of developers, testing and acceptance
Implementation at customers in France (Chemicals) and Great Britain (Automotive Supplier), taking requirements from the ongoing project into account

Jan 2006 - Oct 2006

10 months

Germany

Responsible Consultant

Automotive Supplier, Electronics

Release: 4.6C and IS-A 2.0 (Automotive)
Responsible Consultant as part of a project to introduce Handling Unit Management (LO-HU) and radio-based handheld scanners in production, warehousing and shipping
As-is analysis, design and implementation through customizing and programming
Planning and execution of the migration of existing data, including relabeling in the warehouse

Apr 2005 - Feb 2007

1 year 11 months

Germany

Automotive supplier, Electronics

Release: 4.6C and IS-A 2.0 (Automotive)
As part of a rollout project
Consulting in the area of Purchasing (MM-PUR)
Rollout of the template for Handling Unit Management (LO-HU) and serial number management (LO-MD-SN)
Post-go-live support in the areas of SD and Handling Unit Management, remote and onsite

Apr 2005 - Jun 2006

1 year 3 months

Germany

Responsible Consultant

Automotive supplier, Electronics

Release: 4.6C and IS-A 2.0 (Automotive)
Responsible Consultant for the design and implementation of a template for tracking electronic devices based on serial number management (LO-MD-SN) and Handling Unit Management (LO-HU)
Changeover of processes in production, warehousing and shipping
Integration of non-SAP production software via Web Application Server (WAS) using XML
Introduction of radio-based handheld scanners in the various areas.
Analysis of the current situation
Concept development and process design
Implementation in SAP through customizing and programming
Preparation of programming specifications and monitoring of the implementation
Training
Test support
Go-live

Oct 2004 - Mar 2005

6 months

Germany

Automotive supplier, Electronics

Release: 4.6C and IS-A 2.0 (Automotive)
Consulting as part of supplier integration with MM scheduling agreements and EDI integration
Gathering requirements with the business department
Concept development
Implementation through customizing
Go-live

Jan 2004 - Apr 2005

1 year 4 months

Germany

Chemicals

Release: 4.6C
Design and implementation of transportation processing, including freight cost calculation and transfer to profitability analysis (LE-TRA) for several plants.
Analysis of the current situation
Concept development
Implementation in the system through customizing and user exits
Go-live
Conversion of production, warehousing and shipping processes to Handling Unit Management, including the introduction of handheld scanners with EasyWebScan technology in production, warehousing and shipping

Jun 2003 - Apr 2004

11 months

Germany

Food manufacturing

Release: 4.6C
Design and implementation of transportation processing, including freight cost calculation and transfer to profitability analysis (LE-TRA).
Analysis of the current situation
Concept development
Implementation through customizing and programming user exits
Go-live

Oct 2002 - Mar 2003

6 months

Germany

Plant Manufacturer

Release: 4.6C
Consulting as part of the introduction of a Lean WM with a scanner-supported shipping process (SAP Console) for delivering the plant components to be assembled, including numbering and tracking of the containers:
Requirements gathering
Implementation using Customizing
Creation of programming requirements for Zebra label printers

Aug 2001 - Feb 2002

7 months

Germany

Building Materials

Release: 4.0, 4.6B, 46C
Design and implementation of transportation processing, including freight cost calculation and transfer to Profitability Analysis (LE-TRA) for several plants and business areas, some with separate SAP systems
Analysis of the current processes
Preparation of the target concept
Concept implementation using Customizing and user exits
Key user training
Go-live

Jun 2001 - Aug 2002

1 year 3 months

Germany

Automotive Supplier, Electronics

Release: 4.6C
R/3 rollout. Responsible for the Sales and Distribution (SD) and Purchasing (MM-PUR) modules, including EDI integration and the introduction of Handling Unit Management in production and shipping.
Analysis of the existing processes in the legacy system
Gap analysis
Implementation in the system through Customizing and user exit programming.
Preparation of programming specifications and coordination of the implementation
Go-live and after-go-live support

Jan 2001 - Dec 2001

1 year

Germany

Equipment Manufacturer

Release: 4.6B
Consulting as part of the rollout of the R/3 installation to additional business areas. Responsible for the Sales and Distribution (SD) and Materials Management (MM) modules. Expansion of shipping processing.
Requirements gathering
Implementation in the system through Customizing and user exit programming

Sep 2000 - Jul 2001

11 months

Germany

Automotive Supplier, Electronics

Release: 4.0, 4.6B, 4.6C
Merging two SAP systems into a single, unified R/3 system as part of a company acquisition.
Consulting in the MM area (inventory management and purchasing). Integration into a shared template using Customizing

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Experienced in Manufacturing, Chemical, Automotive, Retail, Fashion, and Food and Beverage.

Manufacturing

Chemical

Automotive

Retail

Fashion

Food and Beverage

Business area experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Sales, Procurement, and Project Management.

Information Technology

Logistics

Supply Chain Management

Sales

Procurement

Project Management

Summary

SAP consulting since 2000
Focus on logistics and sales

Skills

Team Player With Open Communication
Strong Analytical Skills
Commitment And Personal Responsibility
Solution-Oriented Way Of Working, Recognizing What Is Needed And Taking Action
Listening, Understanding, And Getting To The Point
Current-State Analysis
Gathering Requirements
Implementation In Sap Processes And Process Design
Customizing And Programming
Go-Live Support
Support For Ongoing Operations
Sd: Customer Orders, Delivery Schedules, Billing, Pricing, Message Determination
Le-Shp: Shipping Processing, Packing
Le-Tra: Transportation Processing, Freight Costs, Interfaces
Lo-Bm: Batch Management
Lo-Hu: Handling Unit Management, Labelling
Mm-Pur: Purchasing, Logistics Invoice Verification
Ewm: S/4hana Embedded Extended Warehouse Management
Wm (Cloud): Warehouse Management S/4hana Cloud, Public Edition
Edi: Idoc Communication With Customers, Suppliers, And Service Providers, As Well As Connection Of Subsystems
Abap: Debugging, Programming Of Reports, User Exits
Intercompany Processes And Stock Transfers
Serial Number Management (Lo-Md-Sn)
Data Migration With Lsmw
Extensive Knowledge Of Warehouse Management Le-Wm

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

Spanish

Elementary

French

Elementary

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 25

Experience in Manufacturing 16.5 y

Avg length 1 y 5 m

Longest experience 3 y 5 m

Global experience

Countries worked in 3 (Germany, Switzerland, Russian Federation)

Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles Lead Consultant, Leadconsultant, Solution Architect

Main industries Manufacturing, Chemical, Automotive

Main business areas Information Technology, Logistics, Supply Chain Management

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

Ralf has at least 25 years of experience. During this time, Ralf has worked in at least 5 different roles and for 15 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year. Note that Ralf may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Ralf would be well-suited for roles such as: Lead Consultant, Leadconsultant, Solution Architect.

In recent years, Ralf has worked for Retail (Food), Manufacturing Industry, Battery Manufacturer, Chemicals, Clothing Manufacturer, and Retailer.

Ralf is most experienced in industries like Manufacturing, Chemical, and Automotive. Ralf also has some experience in Retail, Fashion, and Food and Beverage.

Ralf is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Logistics, and Supply Chain Management. Ralf also has some experience in Sales, Procurement, and Project Management.

Ralf has recently worked in industries like Retail, Manufacturing, and Food and Beverage.

Ralf has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology, Logistics, and Supply Chain Management.

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