SAP S/4HANA Experts in Essen

• Developed an IT governance and oversight framework aligned with DORA requirements
• Coordinated and trained external service providers
• Optimized financial processes and performance

In my role as Managing Director of QFITS GmbH, I support companies throughout the entire project cycle - from requirements gathering and process analysis to the design of suitable system solutions and all the way to implementation and quality assurance. My focus is on the introduction and integration of POS and ERP systems as well as their seamless connection to existing backend systems and interfaces.

Direct food sales (09/2025 – 05/2026) Support of a project from requirements analysis to the introduction and integration of a new POS system for a direct food sales company. A special focus was on archiving POS logs as well as preparing and providing them as transactions for connected surrounding systems. In addition, design and setup of functional tests and performance tests for the existing backend system, which had to be seamlessly integrated with the POS system.

• Project Manager of a B2C and B2SME digital sales plattform development project
• Migration of the plattform to SAP S/4HANA

• High-level process and system analysis
• Support for building a new process and system landscape
• Systems: SAP MM, SAP SRM, SAP WM/EWM, SAP R3/S4 HANA, Navision, E2E
• E-Procurement: SAP Ariba, Coupa

• Primary point of contact for stakeholders (particularly Group Controlling), responsible for the end-to-end Plan-to-Steer process as well as data-driven corporate planning and performance management using SAP Signavio, SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC), S/4HANA data models, KPI frameworks, reporting, dashboards, self-service BI, and advanced analytics.

• Accountable for requirements and integration management of group-wide SAP BI solutions, including BI standards, data governance, and architecture guidelines.

• Contributed to a global BI transformation program (rollouts, key-user trainings, documentation) to strengthen data literacy and drive continuous improvement.

• Scaled a newly introduced feature from MVP to global rollout within SAP Signavio, reducing customer process modeling time by 40% and increasing NPS from 41 to 63 within two release cycles.

• Structuring and handling identified high-risk topics for the executive board.
• Handling various ad-hoc topics as part of the company-wide restructuring, especially in the finance, controlling, and procurement departments.
• Developing strategic concepts to increase the level of digitization in central controlling, finance, procurement, and logistics functions.
• Stakeholder management (supervisory board, works council, city of Düsseldorf).
• Coordinating and conducting due diligence as well as subsequent purchase price negotiations related to the land acquisition for a new depot (volume >80 million EUR).
• Participation as a permanent member in various steering committees.

• Conceptualization, UX design, and prototype development of custom SAP Fiori® apps
• Reviewing developed apps for usability and compliance with SAP Fiori® design guidelines
• Producing videos for internal knowledge transfer and internal communication for Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG

• Led international projects and provided strategic support for digital transformation as a specialist in Product Information Management (PIM), Master Data Management (MDM), and Digital Supply Chain.
• Implemented complex PIM/MDM solutions with Stibo STEP.
• Led SAP S/4HANA transformations in the master data area.
• Transformed complex digital landscapes into understandable structures using the ExplodedView method and enabled well-founded decisions.

• Subsidiary of the EPH Group, €250 million in revenue, 20 companies, 200 employees
• Responsibility for controlling, finance, IT, HR, procurement, project management/M&A, legal/compliance, accounting, and taxes
• Corporate management and transformation
• Preparation and support of the company sale (STEAG → EPH)
• Establishment of a new headquarters (finance, IT, legal, HR, etc.)
• Strategic and operational controlling
• Post-merger integration of foreign companies (BE, NL, FI, FR)
• Execution of M&A processes (buy & sell side)
• Company-wide process analysis and preparation for SAP S/4HANA
• Carve-out and post-merger integration
• Consistent implementation of digitization and efficiency measures
• Finance and accounting

• PMO & Scrum Master in a banking transformation project (ETT Market initiative)

• Coordinated deliverables, milestones, and reporting across project streams

• Prepared management reports and supported steering committee meetings

• Facilitated Scrum ceremonies, coached the team in agile practices, and tracked sprint progress and impediments in Jira

• Supported backlog refinement and sprint planning activities

• Contributed to AI-driven process optimization concepts and client workshops

• PMO in a tool evaluation and implementation initiative (Landgard eG)

• Supported evaluation and selection of a suitable Digital Asset Management (DAM) solution

• Conducted market and product research to compare tool functionalities and vendor fit

• Assisted in preparing the final client presentation, including structure, storyline, and slides

• Contract negotiations with Infor
• Implementation of Infor LN Cloud "Finance" in 10 countries in Europe within 6 months
• Implementation (ongoing) of materials management, purchasing and sales in 16 countries worldwide

• SAP Basis operations for complex SAP system landscapes (ABAP and Java stacks)
• Administration, monitoring, and optimization of SAP systems with regard to availability, performance, and stability
• Planning and execution of data center moves as well as migrations of SAP systems and databases
• Handling of incidents, changes, and problems according to ITIL processes, including root cause analyses
• Creation of technical concepts, operations documentation, and implementation plans

Technologies: SAP NetWeaver, ITIL processes, technical migrations