SAP APO Experts in Germany

Development and Implementation

• Conceptualization and implementation of the various requirements.
• Experience and ability to collaborate with other delivery teams
• Lead a team of 15 people taking care of matters including monitoring operations, delegating tasks and managing budgets.
• Act as product owner and represent the product vision, strategy and priorities in the area of production operations.
• Work closely with the members of the area including developers, analysts and QA to ensure the successful delivery of logistics features and improvements.
• Lead the process design and lead the build team for the SAP implementation (EU countries) and post-merger integration in SAP PP, QM, MM, APO and SD modules.
• Implemented and optimized MRP Live (MD01N) for multiple plants, improving planning runtime
• Worked with business users to transition from classic MRP to MRP Live
• Implemented SAP QM module, including quality planning and inspection lot processing, resulting in a 20% improvement in product quality compliance.
• Developed and tested custom reports using SAP Query and ABAP for MES data analytics, improving visibility into yield rates and resource utilization.
• Translate production requirements into clear and actionable user stories, acceptance criteria and technical specifications.
• Skilled in discrete, and process/manufacturing (PP-PI) environments; deep understanding of master data, production & process orders, recipe management, batch management, capacity & scheduling, shop floor control, and integration with QM, MM, EWM, MES.
• Worked in Variant configuration (VC)
• Supported international rollouts and transformation projects for SAP PP, QM, PPDS, aATP, EWM, and Variant Configuration within a global strategy.
• Tested functionalities for various business scenarios include interface systems
• Involved in SIT and UAT and cutover activities

Technology: Project Management, SAP PP, QM, MM, APO, ABAP OO, HANA Modelling, FIORI, SAP UI5, AMDP, SAP SD, SAP FICO and S4 HANA Emedded analytics

• Engaged business stakeholder to define levels 1, 2 3 & 4 processes.
• Engaged stakeholders to model the As-IS & To-Be business processes in Seeds Processing, Quality Management onto SAP Signavio.
• Identified and highlighted integration points between plant-to-Stock processes and other process areas such as finance and controlling.
• Documented business requirements as user Stories in Jira and categorized each user story as either Gap or Fit.
• Configured and demonstrated Variant Configuration in SAP PP to process owners and stakeholders as proposed solution to satisfy business requirements.
• Proposed workarounds or enhancements to meet requirements that are categorized as gaps.
• Planned the Sprints for Plan-to-Stock, assign and monitor the progress being made in completing user Stories for the active Sprint.
• Created the following PP Variant Configuration master data: Class of Class type 300, Configurable material of material type KMAT, Material variants of material type FERT & assigned the KMAT material to each FERT Material Variant, Super BOM & linked the Super BOM of the configurable material to FERT material variants, Routing and Production version for KMAT material.
• Reviewed list of custom reports currently in use in ECC and identified S4Hana standard analytical reports that satisfies these custom reporting requirements.

• Disciplinary and professional leadership of the IT and service team
• Definition and documentation of the Current Mode of Operation (CMO) in Confluence: application landscape, infrastructure, networks, backup & storage
• Development of the Future Mode of Operation (FMO) including process analysis & stakeholder interviews with all departments using BPMN and flowcharts
• Optimization of license management: reduction of ongoing software costs by approx. 17% p.a.
• Introduction and establishment of Jira as the central tool for project and service management
• Introduction and rollout of the HR software MindKey to digitize HR processes
• Introduction of a VoIP solution with Microsoft Teams incl. PSTN connection to replace classic telephony
• Introduction of the production and planning software OptiControl to digitize operational processes
• Rollout of Intune as a Mobile Device Management solution for Windows, iOS and Android
• Build-up of Power BI dashboards for machine park monitoring and financial reporting
• Planning and execution of the IT consolidation of two locations for 170 users
• Introduction of automated penetration testing with Pentera
• Coaching and mentoring the team in agile methods & project management
• Operational support in day-to-day business: administration, incident & change management
• Management of external service providers and assurance of the quality of outsourced IT services
• Responsibility for the IT budget incl. planning and controlling
• Direct reporting line to management with regular management reports on IT KPIs, budget and project status

• Consulting project. Member of Program Management Office leading the turnaround of a EUR 5 bil engineering Group, responsible for Indirect Spend reduction and targeting EUR 60 mil savings across 10+ spend categories

• SAP S/4HANA implementation
• Agile project & program management
• SAP S/4HANA main contact for business support for planning phase (Signavio, SolMan, Process Design Concepts)

• Managed proof of concept and prototype projects for SAP Rapid Prototyping across multiple industries
• Conducted As-Is reverse engineering and To-Be business process, requirements and pain-points workshops
• Designed streamlined, pragmatic end-to-end business solutions integrating SAP ERP, PI, APO and legacy systems
• Developed structured project proposals and online repositories for sprint planning, tasks, requirements and documentation
• Encouraged continuous improvement with lean/agile, user-centered project management style
• Executed rapid prototyping to support key design decisions in running systems
• Provided production support and training for midsize and global companies
• Delivered jump-start implementations, upgrade strategies, feasibility studies and risk assessments

• Support of BASF units in change management for the introduction of a Sales & Operations Planning process based on OMP SOP

• Advised Shein on its EU distribution redesign, optimizing last-mile carrier flows, cutting lead times by 15%, and unlocking €5M+ annual savings.
• Built €40M+ qualified pipeline for a European 3PL by designing a 4PL go-to-market strategy, account prioritization, and pursuit governance framework.
• Developed AI-enabled control towers & KPI dashboards reducing decision latency by 30%, giving executives real-time visibility for network and tender decisions.
• Coached BD teams on value-selling & pursuit excellence, increasing win rates from ~55% to ~70% across competitive, multi-region bids.

• Lead Buyer for elastomers (coated fabrics) in the group
• Responsible for purchasing wire, chemicals and machined components at Matzen & Timm
• Price and contract negotiations
• Make-or-buy strategies for plastic molded parts
• Development of a 2nd source strategy for aerospace
• Continuous development and auditing of suppliers and improvement of a supplier evaluation system to ensure a reliable supplier base
• Preparation of purchasing-related, meaningful statistics to support strategic decision-making in the procurement process
• Creating and presenting monthly and quarterly reports with the corresponding KPIs
• Trade show visits
• Handling imports from overseas
• Invoice verification and claim handling
• Optimization of purchasing processes or process changes
• Optimization of the product portfolio in terms of materials and suppliers
• Participation in projects affecting the procurement process
• Customs and export officer in the company

• Tendering, IT architecture, and implementation
• Project and budget planning, resource management
• Stakeholder and risk management
• The project was delivered on time and within budget
• Implementation of SAP IBP Cloud S&OP Demand & Supply
• Building materials group with €1.3 billion in revenue and 30 plants

• Complete customizing of required processes (partly outside standard SAP number ranges)
• Building the entire organizational structure (Sales, Purchasing, Warehouse, Service, etc.)
• Integration of organizational units with business partners (role BUP004) via T77SO
• Completion of Customer-Vendor Integration (CVI)
• Implementation of basic SD functionalities: orders, deliveries, invoices
• Configuration of MM movements including Lean WM
• Setting up basic logic for New General Ledger and basic FI customizing
• Installation and communication of standard Fiori apps with S/4HANA
• Integration of SAP S/4HANA Service including Fiori
• Definition of organizational units and partner roles (PPOME)
• Replication of S/4 Service to S/4 Sales for service orders and repair processing
• Customizing of TM document types, movement types and item categories
• Replication of TM master data and transaction data
• Setup of internal replication of deliveries into freight units
• Implementation of Fiori apps such as transportation cockpit, freight order and freight units

• Focus areas: SCM, warehouse and transport logistics
• Implementation of ERP systems (SCM): blueprints, realization
• Implementation of warehouse management systems
• SCM concepts
• SCM controlling (reporting)
• Purchasing and procurement processes
• Consolidation of companies after acquisitions
• Inventory optimization

• WRICEF objects (Reports, Interfaces, Conversions, Enhancements, Forms and Workflow) in the FI and CO modules of S/4HANA ECC with ABAP OO
• Use of SAP HANA Studio, AIF, SAP Solution Manager, Confluence and Jira
• Environment: SAP S/4HANA on Premise 2020