SAP Experts in Nuremberg

• Bedrock technology operations role providing the foundations on which PUMA's global product teams build PUMA.com and associated systems
• Managed a €3.5 million CAPEX portfolio including ~20 externals and 16 platform and tooling vendors
• Started up and led five functional teams for platform engineering, cloud administration, edge technology, continuous performance testing, and L2 support / incident management
• Person of last resort for mysteries, intractable bugs, compliance crises, litigation support, and black-hole issues where ownership was unclear or contested
• Sole author and driver of a multi-million-euro, multi-year RFP for Global Operations Center serving the direct-to-consumer technology estate for eCommerce, order management, and brick-and-mortar retail tech support
• Conceived, designed, developed and productionized Order Viewer, a secure internal application providing observability into PUMA.com order data at sub-second latency; independently delivered architecture, implementation, GCP deployment, SSO integration and organizational compliance.

• Collected, analysed, and interpreted HR data from multiple systems
• Conducted ad-hoc people data analyses for stakeholders
• Supported Employee Listening and ensured actionable survey insights
• Built intuitive dashboards and visualizations in SuccessFactors, PowerBI, and Qualtrics
• Produced regular reports and dashboards on key HR metrics
• Contributed to people analytics projects as a junior team member
• Collaborated with HR Tech and Data teams to improve data quality
• Ensured ethical and governed data use with Legal, Data Privacy, Labour Relations and Works Council

• Developed critical specifications, navigating technical and business requirements.
• Led the project through its complex phases.
• Orchestrated and supported the Integration Testing Cycle (ITC) and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Implemented robust test methodologies and systematically documented and addressed findings contributing to pre-GoLive readiness.
• Ensured flawless implementation and enabled effective trainer training.
• Conducted unit and functional tests.
• Facilitated alignment between development and business goals.
• Provided transparent progress reports and maintained documentation quality.
• Developed Fiori apps for inventory management and material staging status.

• Engaged within the Information and Security Management division for a Proof of Concept (PoC) project focused on developing a Client Security Portal.
• Managed project resources across the UK, India, and Germany.
• Architected and deployed the PoC solution leveraging a modern Java stack, Google Cloud Platform (GCP) with Kubernetes, and Active Directory (Entra ID) for authentication.
• Implemented OAuth 2.0 for authorization.
• Ensured DORA alignment according to Deutsche Bank security rules and regulatory preparation.

• Built the entire accounting function from organizing bank and wallet accounts to preparing CEO statements
• Prepared group financial statements and coordinated with authorities
• Advised shareholders in Dubai
• Recommended reorganization of the group
• Managed liquidation after spin-off
• Built and managed the finance team
• Created a project plan for HK statements
• Collected bank and wallet accounts (five-figure number, millions of records)
• Structured and processed all legal transactions (technology agreements, power plant acquisitions, SPVs, spin-off, investment/disinvestment structures, profit sharing)
• Set up chart of accounts by profit centers
• Built and managed fixed assets
• Introduced accounting in the US system QuickBooks and posted all entries (millions)
• Cleared accounts
• Handled intercompany reconciliations with major subsidiaries including permanent establishments
• Reconciled all transactions (B2B, B2C, self-mining, wallets/exchanges/credit cards)
• Negotiated settlements of receivables (double-digit millions)
• Engaged auditors and tax advisors

Results:

• Established the accounting function with all associated subsystems and built the team
• Prepared group and subsidiary financial statements as well as tax returns and coordinated with authorities
• Coordinated auditors
• Advised shareholders in Dubai
• Recommended group reorganization
• Managed liquidation after spin-off

• Leading HR departments worldwide
• Implementing digital tools, processes, and workflows
• Works councils at local, central, and group levels
• HR restructuring

• Development of strategies, processes and system requirements to further develop the lead and campaign streams of a Salesforce system for the subsystems Sales Cloud, Marketing Cloud and Analytics Cloud
• Gathering and creation of marketing strategy concepts for direct sales, focusing on lead generation for new and existing customers
• Analysis and optimization of existing and new contact points
• Derivation of system requirements and user tests for new developments
• Establishment of a requirements and implementation process for business needs at the interface between CRM strategy and marketing system operations
• Facilitation of ideation workshops with the project's stakeholders
• Mediation between business and technical project stakeholders
• Analysis and post-documentation of existing marketing strategies and the system functions already created for them
• Analysis of target groups and pre-system data quality as a foundation for new CRM strategies
• Consultation on content and asset strategy for marketing campaigns
• Definition of KPIs and other performance criteria for the system and CRM strategy

• Advised as HSE Consultant on behalf of Field Core / General Electric during maintenance and repair of the gas turbine at the GUD2 power plant of Stadtwerke München.
• Organized, monitored, and managed project teams from an HSE perspective.
• Implemented and oversaw the HSE plan according to the German Construction Site Ordinance (BauStellV, SiGe plan).
• Conducted induction and toolbox training on safety topics.
• Prepared and handled risk assessments and method statements (RAMS).
• Implemented and controlled LOTO procedures.
• Managed hazardous substances, including MSDS documentation.
• Oversaw the permit-to-work process.
• Took measures to prevent accidents and injuries, documenting them in the GE-Gen Suite as part of "Mission Zero".

• Operational implementation and handling of the document flow between internal and external partners (such as engineering, contractors, project management, certification body, claim management)
• Formal review of documents in the document management system (thinkproject!)
• Setting up and further developing SharePoints in the early, dynamic development phase of projects in close cooperation with the project teams

• Consulting on functional topics and their feasibility with Zoho technologies
• Implementing solutions based on Zoho
• Integrating Zoho solutions with third-party systems
• Performing data migrations
• Training and support

• Advising regional management teams on SAP S/4 Fashion transformations
• Driving leadership development and team coaching
• Identifying AI-driven opportunities through partner network

• Developed KPI dashboards using Power BI and DAX for 4+ business units, improving reporting transparency and strategic decision support.
• Migrated enterprise finance data views into dbt models, implementing modular SQL transformations, version-controlled data pipelines, and automated documentation to create a scalable analytics layer.
• Built dimensional data models in Snowflake for enterprise finance data, enabling scalable forecasting and supporting executive decision-making.
• Designed end-to-end ETL/ELT pipelines using Snowflake and SAP HANA, integrating data from 3+ enterprise systems.
• Automated monthly reporting workflows using SQL and Power BI, delivering strong business impact by reducing manual effort by 80%.
• Collaborated with finance stakeholders to translate business requirements into analytical data models, supporting strategic decision-making cycles.
• Delivered ad-hoc financial reports using Power BI, reducing turnaround time by 60%.
• Implemented data validation logic in SQL, resolving 95% of recurring data quality issues.

• Creating manuals and guides
• Advising authors regarding the federal cloud portal
• Researching and learning new functions
• Revising technical texts in the Drupal CMS
• Reviewing technical texts in the Drupal CMS
• Revising technical texts in Confluence
• Reviewing technical texts in Confluence
• BPMN process creation
• Implementing corporate design/identity guidelines
• Administration of SharePoint and SIB box
• Filing technical documents on different drives (SharePoint, SIB box, BSCW)
• Professional coordination of team members

• Designed a target operating model (including strategic mid-term planning and operational staffing) for the restructuring and capacity management process of the product workstreams to increase development efficiency, boost employee retention and improve profitability
• Integrated targeted incentives such as budget targets, contribution margin accounting and incentive schemes into the operating model