SAP QM Experts in Germany

The consultant's responsibilities/actions are:

• Consulting on the migration of material master & PP Master data
• Prepare Article List template for Cutover Phase
• Implementation of data cleansing measures using individual and bulk changes
• SAP all mandatory fields data extraction regarding Business needed
• SAP migration, Cutover, Testing, BAT, UAT
• Align with the multiple Stakeholders regarding Data from Legacy and SAP System
• Deployed SAP MM best practice (guided configurations, active methodologies and road map for project initiation)

SAP ERP | SAP GEMINI | SAP Fields Coordination | Documentation | SAP IDoc | SAP Integration | SAP End-to-End Process | SAP MM (Material Management) | SAP Functional Consultant | SAP Gap analysis | SAP MDM (Master Data Management) | Data Migration & Management

• Functional responsibility for the SAP PP stream within an S/4HANA Global Template rollout in PP/QM/ePPDS
• Leading fit-gap workshops with Production, Supply Chain, and Quality Management
• Master data migration in PP & QM (routing, bills of material, work centers, production versions, capacities, inspection plans)
• Work center - shift group integration in capacity planning
• PP- EWM, MES(BDE) & IBP integration
• Responsibility for solution design, customizing, testing, cutover, and go-live in PP
• Replacement of LMPC with ePPDS

• Creation of Power BI management reports

• Environment: SAP ECC 6.0, Power BI

Initial Situation: Targeted professional development in the SAP S/4HANA environment with a focus on expanding the SAP PP core competency toward SAP MM, supply chain processes and SAP Fiori.

Responsibilities & Approach:

• Deepening of integrated end-to-end processes between SAP PP and SAP MM
• Expansion of knowledge in SAP Fiori, SAP Best Practices and process design
• Further training in the areas of data migration, SAP table structures and solution architecture
• Deepening of SAP S/4HANA ePP/DS and Demand Planning
• Expansion of methodological skills in the area of workshop facilitation and requirements analysis

Results:

• Expansion of SAP PP expertise to include SAP MM and supply chain processes
• In-depth knowledge of SAP Fiori and SAP S/4HANA Best Practices
• Expansion of consulting expertise for end-to-end processes in the manufacturing environment

• 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.

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

• Consulting and implementation of SAP projects as a freelancer
• Analysis, design, customizing, and programming
• Modules: PP, MM, WM, SD, QM, CS, IH, FI/CO, PLM, EH&S
• Development of forms (Smartforms, Adobe Forms)
• ABAP development (Enhancements, BADI, dialogs, reporting, IDocs)
• Project management, subproject management, and training

• Review of planning and production processes
• Identification of process improvements
• Design and implementation on SAP S/4HANA and SAP IBP
• Design review
• Conceptual design for future planning and production processes
• Definition of SOP process and decoupling points to reduce stocks and lead time
• Approach and conceptual design for automated statistical forecasting including ABC/XYZ
• Implementation and test SAP S/4HANA PP/DS, DDMRP, PP IBP SOP Demand

• Retrofit of 10 existing distribution centers with ASML (automated scan manual labelling)

• Automation of conveyor technology at the induct with the goals of improving ergonomics, reducing costs, and increasing throughput

• Adaptation of existing MHE (material handling equipment)

• Supplier management (internal and external)

• Construction site coordination

• Detailed planning and execution of the implementation concept

• Acceptance tests for machine safety, Machinery Directive

• Planning and execution of IOQ, SWEH, SAT, Launch

• Ensuring compliance with costs, deadlines, and scope

• Risk management

• PM coaching of the project team and suppliers

• Leading multiple international teams

• International communication/coordination of sites (Delivery Stations AMZL, suppliers), RME, Ops, Safety, PMO, and Quality

• Methods and tools: Interim project management, project management (classic, agile, hybrid), change management, V-model, Scrum, Ozark, Chime, PtW, RightCrowd, stakeholder management, scheduling, cost planning, resource planning, controlling, conveyor technology, logistics, mechanical engineering, construction site coordination, claim management, requirements management, specifications, functional specification, supply chain management, risk management, FMEA, lessons learned, supplier management, team leadership, communication (international)

• Development of a retrofit concept, including qualification measures
• Development, installation and commissioning of the required hardware and software
• Development of a safety concept
• Execution and documentation of in-house verifications / qualification
• Initiation and implementation of measures in case of non-conformities
• Execution of CE conformity assessment procedures and CE marking

• Conducted manual testing for claims creation, forwarding, repair cost calculation, parts selection and logging on the Gold.dat.de platform
• Automated key processes using ASKUI, including login, claim creation, calculations and parts selection
• Simulated user interactions (e.g., drag-and-drop) with ASKUI
• Integrated automated tests into CI/CD pipelines for early error detection
• Executed over 50 test scenarios and identified critical defects
• Reduced test time by 50% through automation
• Improved platform quality and user experience

• Comprehensive analysis of the site in terms of organization and processes, information and data flow, creation of a fit/gap analysis for S4H implementation, optimization of the entire supply chain including production planning and related QM activities
• Modules: SD, MM, PP, QM, EWM, EPPDS, S&OP
• Designing and holistically transforming the goods flow concept
• Establishing a Kanban system
• Increasing posting accuracy in the legacy system by 75%
• Creating a planning matrix for prioritizing production orders based on optimized production sequence or urgency
• Analyzing the product portfolio by revenue, volume, EBITDA to optimize purchasing costs (-17.5%), production utilization (+27.5%) and working capital (+32.8%)
• Leading and restructuring the organization to optimally prepare for the S4H implementation, including training and hands-on instruction from C-level to shop floor
• Preparing data using AI and introducing sanity checks to prevent and quickly resolve errors across all production areas

• Executed post-carve-out stabilization, system consolidation and cybersecurity uplift. Re-assessed system landscape and assets and designed new IT strategy for future. Implemented new IT operating model focusing on product-centric organization and re-internalization of critical resources.
• Successfully designed new IT operating model of the company, based on massive reduction of external dependencies, insourcing of key positions and upskilling of employees.
• Massive reduction of IT cost in the first three years (-40m$), bringing IT spend level below Gartner industry benchmark (1.27%).
• Introduced new product-centric organization based on fusion teams between business and IT across the company.
• Administered implementation of corporate-wide IT/OT cybersecurity program with more than 60 projects.
• Continuous improvement of enterprise IT/OT cybersecurity maturity level with significant increase in the first two years (CMMI >3.5, C2M2 >2.5).
• Governed successful implementation of the business transformation program within IT area by overachieving the savings target by $8m.
• Initiated and created new cloud-based data management platform based on best-in-class technology.
• Implemented first company-wide Microsoft Copilot AI program based on various business cases, leveraging GenAI and AgenticAI.

• SAP S/4HANA, OTC, 2nd & 3rd level support, project implementation of S/4HANA Cloud Private Sales & Services
• SAP SCM/OTC/P2P/LE/CS/PS, S/4HANA Private Cloud (Sales, Services), CPI, SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP), EDI, IDoc, ABAP, user exits, SAP Activate, ITIL, SAP Cloud ALM
• Support and consulting for integration of SAP ECC into new business areas in SAP S/4HANA
• Decommissioning legacy systems and implementation of the new harmonized SAP S/4HANA landscape
• Process optimization in SAP S/4HANA and support for daily requests from business users and key users
• Project implementation of S/4HANA Private Cloud Sales & Services
• Responsibility for the SCM stream within the global template
• Process design with Signavio and creation of Business Process Documents (BPD)
• Creation of functional design specifications (FS, TS) including interface design and WRICEF objects
• Ensuring integration of PTP with FI/CO, O2C and EWM through SAP customizing
• Migration from SAP ECC to SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud to replace legacy systems and implement a harmonized system landscape
• SAP BTP & CPI: extension of Cloud Platform Integration (CPI), integration of PTP with FI/CO, O2C and EWM, optimization of cloud-based services
• Analysis and evaluation of existing SCM processes in the SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud environment
• Design of integrated solutions in OTC, P2P, EWM, LE and PP including forecasting and capacity planning
• Extension of transportation processes in SAP TM and SAP LE-TRA to support multimodal transports focusing on rail freight and integration of external rail logistics providers via EDI (VDA, EDIFACT)
• Consulting on further migration to SAP S/4HANA Supply Chain
• Functional consulting on developed supply chain processes
• Management of SAP CCS processes for contract types and bonus agreements
• Execution and maintenance of distributions and settlement keys
• Support for integration of transfer rules into the CCS model
• Documentation of CCS process changes for traceability and compliance
• Customizing and optimization in OTC: condition maintenance for pricing, materials, freight, customers, price & material groups; extension of sales document types, item categories, credit memos, down payments and prepayments with pricing procedure, condition types, access sequences, condition tables, condition records, billing types, invoice types, item categories, sales document types, reconciliation accounts, tax accounts; integration with FI/CO for accounting and financial closing; bonus settlements; delivery process optimization; configuration of delivery schedule types with account determination; creation of schedule line categories for delivery schedules; maintenance of schedule lines for delivery schedule types; schedule line determination settings such as order date, delivery date, availability check rules, returns etc.
• Customizing and optimization in P2P: purchase requisitions, purchase orders, document types (reason codes for ordering, rejection and blocking), scheduling agreements and stock transfer schedules; maintenance of material master and vendor master; payment terms; Incoterms; purchasing groups; purchase prices; quota agreements; contracts; purchasing info records; release procedures (characteristics, classes and release strategies); message control; maintenance of vendor master data; assignment of purchasing info records to materials and vendors; configuration of vendor evaluation with weightings; execution and adjustment of material requirements planning processes; creation of detailed functional specifications for P2P processes such as goods receipt (MIGO), goods issue, purchase requisitions and orders; ensuring data quality and master data maintenance in tables such as MARA, LFA1 and LFB1 etc.
• SAP Fiori: extension and customizing of Fiori apps to improve usability and efficiency; implementation of analytical Fiori apps to monitor KPIs and processes; workflow optimization and UI adaptations for enhanced user experience in SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud
• Process modeling in Signavio; optimization and documentation of business processes; workshops and training on process modeling
• 2nd & 3rd level support in OTC, P2P, CS, PS modules (SCM): incident and change tickets; processing, resolution and documentation of SAP user requests; feasibility analysis for change requests; process optimization; service management with SAP CS; Cloud for Customer (C4C) for modern customer service processes; migration of SAP CS to S/4HANA Field Service Management (FSM); use of embedded analytics for service processes
• Customizing, testing, documentation, training; ensuring integration and collaboration between O2C, P2P and FI/CO modules for supply chain optimization; feasibility analysis; effort estimation; debugging; programming; IDoc and EDI monitoring etc.
• 2nd & 3rd level support in C4C Sales and Services: opportunities, surveys, user creation and authorizations; extension of Business Technology Platform; enhancement of CPI interface; customization of customer and material master data; orders; quotations; equipment; service notifications; surveys; tasks; PS orders; integration of PTP with FI/CO, O2C and EWM; ensuring integration and maintenance of MRP processes etc.
• Responsibility for process analysis and design in export processing, Intrastat and customs management in compliance with international trade regulations (e.g. export control, preference agreements, dual-use)
• Integration and optimization of Intrastat reporting in SAP SD including maintenance of statistical commodity codes, country of origin, tariff codes etc.
• Customizing in SAP SD foreign trade (SD-FT/FTT) for customs-relevant fields and processes
• Coordination and preparation for integration with SAP GTS, including ATLAS reporting, embargo checks, export control and tariff determination
• Collaboration with customs authorities and logistics providers on export declarations and approval processes
• Creation of test cases for customs processes, export documents, commercial invoices, export declarations etc.
• MDG (Master Data Governance): data quality and maintenance of master data in relevant tables (e.g. MARA, LFA1, LFB1); change requests for master data maintenance in O2C/P2P
• SAP S/4HANA migration: support for migration from SAP R/3 to SAP S/4HANA, including data migration, process optimization and system harmonization; support for global rollouts for subsidiaries in multiple countries; experience in developing SAP templates for global implementations
• ABAP: development and optimization of programs to extend functionalities in O2C and P2P modules; debugging and troubleshooting; customization and enhancement of user exits for customer-specific requirements; IDoc and EDI monitoring