SAP SCM Experts in Germany

• Overall coordination of service providers for all infrastructure topics at a production site being set up in Baden-Württemberg
• Design and finding solutions for internet connectivity, building office communication networks, setting up WLAN in production and administration buildings, IP address management, password policies, time tracking, access control systems, backup strategies, emergency power planning, operating concepts, cost planning, event management, workplace setup including laptop/mobile phones/telephony, remote support, print servers
• Selecting suitable external service providers and planning to meet needs for spare parts, repairs, on-site service, network and workplace support including on-site system replacement by providers
• Choosing suitable external service providers for facility management and building technology (fiber optic connections, data center infrastructure, cable ducts etc.)
• Coordination with clients and service providers
• Escalation management, schedule control
• On-site presence for service meetings and managing service providers

• Lead commercial controlling team (3 direct reports) and ensure ongoing department operations such as sales reporting, planning and budgeting, ad-hoc business analyses on improvement potentials and business partner role to address strategic challenges as well as sales steering and sales management setup (e.g. sales incentives definition and monitoring, definition of key sales processes driving performance, tracking and reporting of strategic sales initiatives)

• Collaborate with key stakeholders including PE investor, P&L owners (management board, head of sales) and functional heads (head of controlling, head of SCM, head of IT)

• Provide functional leadership of commercial excellence team (department head and 6 direct reports) to define, further develop and execute commercial excellence roadmap as well as critical commercial operations such as long-term transformation agenda, price steering, CRM operations, EDI system, strategic customer planning process

LOIS is the central integration platform that enables the processes between all REWE applications across the entire supply chain. As an IT Business Engineer, I support the NEO program in renewing the logistics integration platform "LOIS" for REWE and Penny in Germany and Europe.

• 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)

• Support and consulting for the integration of SAP ECC into an SAP S/4HANA system, retirement of legacy systems, implementation, and process optimization in the new harmonized system
• Project implementation of S/4HANA Cloud Private & Public Sales & Services with SAP SCM/OTC/MM/LE/CS/PS, S/4HANA Cloud, CPI, BTP, EDI, IDOC, ABAP, User-Exit, SolMan, ITIL, SAP Cloud AL
• Customizing and optimization in OTC and MM, including condition maintenance, document type and item category extensions, integration with FI/CO, scheduling agreement configuration, material master and purchasing info record maintenance, release procedures, message control, and master data quality
• Ensuring integration of PTP with FI/CO, SD, and WM, process analysis, and efficiency improvement for the S/4HANA environment
• Process modeling in Signavio, workshops, and trainings
• 2nd & 3rd level support in OTC, MM, CS, PS, C4C Sales & Services, GTS, and MDG: incident and change tickets, feasibility analyses, service management, embedded analytics, customizing, tests, documentation, training, debugging, IDOC/EDI monitoring
• SAP S/4HANA migration: data migration, system harmonization, global rollouts, and template development
• ABAP development and optimization: reports, dialog programs, user exits, IDOC/EDI monitoring

• 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

• Led the end-to-end delivery of a SAP Supply Chain Management (SCM / TD / SD) ERP programme, covering project initiation, detailed requirements gathering, operating model definition, system design, build, testing, cutover, and global Go Live across Europe, Asia, and North America. Ensured the ERP solution supported key supply chain, manufacturing, and planning operations to enable future business growth.

• Conducted cross-functional workshops with Supply Chain, Procurement, Planning, Manufacturing, and Logistics teams to capture business requirements, define the future operating model, and map end-to-end system design. Consolidated over 150 requirements into structured documentation aligned with SAP standards.

• Shaped solution design and vendor engagement during the early discovery phase, supporting selection of best-fit technology partners and ensuring the system design covered production planning, inventory management, warehousing, logistics, and supply chain forecasting.

• Managed D365 configuration and troubleshooting, ensuring alignment with business processes and resolving integration issues between D365, SAP SCM modules, and surrounding systems.

• Supported Grain data model changes to lead ingestion of planning data into Snowflake and Footprint, enabling enterprise reporting and analytics development.

• Managed scope, timelines, risks, and dependencies across international teams spanning Europe, Asia, and the US, maintaining integrated project plans, issue logs, and executive reporting to drive stakeholder alignment and delivery momentum.

• Enabled the integration of AI-powered demand forecasting tools into supply chain planning processes, improving forecast accuracy, inventory turnover, and operational decision-making across multiple regions.

• Led SIT, UAT, and data migration phases, including design of test scenarios, defect triage management, and coordination of test execution to validate supply chain and manufacturing workflows prior to deployment.

• Delivered detailed cutover planning, business readiness activities, and hypercare support, ensuring a smooth and coordinated Go Live and full operational handover to business teams.

• Project planning and resource planning
• Requirements definition and technology selection
• Data migration and risk management
• Monitoring up to go-live
• Tools: Office365, Jira XRAY, Strato, Onboarding App

• ABAP developments for rku.it GmbH, Agena GmbH, Koenig & Bauer AG, Salzgitter AG, duagon AG
• Redesigned material configuration data mass maintenance Fiori app for Siemens AG Engineering to resolve system resource issues
• Conducted S4Hana ABAP code remediation, ATC checks, and implemented ABAP parallel processing for Voestalpine AG

• 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

• Post-insolvency restructuring and transformation into a solutions provider
• Responsible for sales, service, marketing, product management and development
• Initiated a growth and efficiency program
• Reorganized sales and service and implemented related processes (quote to cash)
• Streamlined the network of sales agents
• Established project planning and project management (quote to order fulfillment)
• Redesigned spare parts strategy and introduced a modularization and common parts strategy for the portfolio
• Managing director of the holding company, the operating company and subsidiaries in France, England, India and China
• Managed about 35 sales agents worldwide