SAP Experts in Stuttgart

Responsibility for commercial finance in Central Europe (DACH and Poland), reporting to the EMEA Commercial Finance Director. Monthly financial reporting, forecasting, and variance analysis, evaluation of promotions and special campaigns, management of planning processes including budgeting, as well as preparation of QBR materials up to CFO level. Took over functional leadership in the finance team after the mandate holder was unavailable.

• Capture and analyze stakeholder needs to define clear requirements and make sure the new website meets user expectations.
• Took on the role of Product Owner to lead the development team, set priorities, and monitor implementation progress.
• Coordinated the implementation of Optimizely as the new CMS, including adapting and integrating all required features to ensure a smooth user flow.
• Ensured the successful integration of features within the Condor lifecycle, such as flight booking, check-in, and other relevant services, to create a complete user experience.
• Actively communicated with stakeholders to gather feedback and make adjustments during the development process, continuously improving the user experience.
• Planned and carried out tests to ensure the quality of the implemented features and that all requirements were met.
• Methods used: Agile methods, SCRUM, SAFe
• Tools used: Optimizely, Jira, Confluence
• Result: Significant improvement in user experience, optimized booking and check-in processes, and a stronger digital presence for Condor in the market.

• Project-based support for industrial and technology companies in transformation, growth, and turnaround situations at executive level
• Founder of VisionBridge Global Consultancy as a platform for strategy development, market entry programs (Middle East), operational excellence, change management, and executive development
• Focus on project-based mandates with the option of long-term leadership roles

• Managing the operational back office
• Handling quotations and invoicing
• Supporting preparatory accounting
• Coordinating appointments and operational alignments
• Interface management between management, clients, and external partners
• Structuring administrative processes in day-to-day business

By taking over operational back office tasks, management is noticeably relieved. Administrative processes run in a more structured, reliable, and efficient way, creating more time for clients, projects, and entrepreneurial decisions.

• Go-to-market and campaigns for SAP-related software solutions from positioning to execution.
• Buyer’s guides and sales tools,
• DACH and UK including tracking and attribution,
• Selection and management of the performance agency,
• Content concept for the DSAG Annual Congress trade fair booth,
• quality assurance of SAP-related content.
• Evaluation of two marketing platforms as a decision basis for management, implementation in HubSpot.

• Lead and coordinate complex cross-functional projects within LiDAR and software development environments.
• Develop and maintain critical project schedules, monitor work packages, track project baselines, and manage milestone progression via Gantt plans.
• Drive robust project controls by preparing detailed project forecasts, cost analyses, workload planning, and resource tracking.
• Monitor and report core KPIs related to cost, timing, quality, and delivery performance to ensure alignment with organizational goals.
• Design and present executive dashboards, management reports, and steering committee presentations for senior leadership.
• Facilitate seamless communication and alignment between R&D, Quality, Purchasing, Manufacturing, Finance, and international stakeholders.
• Proactively identify risks, maintain comprehensive risk registers, and contribute to mitigation planning and escalation processes.
• Coordinate engineering change requests, assessing their operational impact on project scope, timing, resources, and budgets.
• Drive efficiency through AI-powered process improvements using LEA Suite, structured prompting, workflow automation, and automated meeting documentation.

The project covered the introduction of SAP S4HANA including EWM. The customer manufactures tools for the international market, with 300 production orders and 2,000 shipments to be processed every day. The project started with the "Explore phase," where the target business and SAP processes were defined, and ended with reaching the productivity goals with S4HANA. My role was Key User Trainer and optimizing the live processes.

• Support of test management and consulting on replacing the existing core system for non-life insurance with a modern IT platform.

• Planning and controlling test execution as well as test analysis.

• Documentation of test results in JIRA/XRAY and defect management.

• Creating and continuously updating checklists to ensure quality.

• Creating Confluence pages to support test execution and its documentation.

• Creating test completion reports after each test cycle.

• Methods: process planning, status tracking, process optimization, process execution, process quality assurance.

• Tools: MS Office, Outlook, JIRA, Confluence, Wiki.

• Benefit: Support for test management in the preparation, execution and documentation of the different test cycles.

• Premium car manufacturer: rollout manager / project manager in charge of steering and coordinating several markets as part of a group-wide and brand-overarching program for the global Salesforce CRM implementation (Ingolstadt)

• Assist with the development of system requirements and specifications to ensure requirements are testable and 21 CFR Part 11 requirements are met
• Coach implementation teams in the proper execution of validation documents
• Evaluate proposed changes to validated computer systems and recommend level of validation activities required
• Coordinate audits of internal computer systems validation activities, protocols and procedures, and prepare responses
• Identify and qualify all computer systems impacting cGMP operations using a risk-based methodology
• Develop CFR Part 11 computer systems validation plans, qualification test protocols, traceability matrices, reports, IQ/OQ protocols and all deliverables within the scope of the validation plan
• Develop and maintain test plans, test scripts and user acceptance tests and manage their execution
• Act as CSV lead for all validation projects and execute or oversee validation plans and documents
• Perform project management activities for the CSV process within the scope of system projects
• Work with project manager to include validation activities in implementation timelines
• Manage internal CSV resources to facilitate completion of qualification activities
• Ensure initiation, preparation and closeout of all CSV-related deviations, discrepancies and change control documents
• Work closely with Validation Manager and QA Compliance to ensure appropriate validation of cGMP computer systems
• Conduct or facilitate validation and 21 CFR Part 11 training

Main project lead and consultant for the ePPDS rollout

• Role: Lead consultant for the ePPDS rollout, main project lead for the ePPDS rollout
• Project content: 4) Carried out the pre-project for selecting the detailed planning tool 5) Project planning and team staffing for the ePPDS rollout 6) Solution architect for the digital process landscape around digital production

Technologies: Consulting, project management, customizing

• Design, planning, and test case analysis
• Integration testing
• Coordination of UAT in the lab and on site
• Creation of HW and SW test catalogs
• Communication of test results from REST services with the SAP team
• Support for branches in the EU until rollout
• Coordination of defect management and SW updates with the involved vendors
• Checking the configuration of the charging stations in the backend software for different countries
• Continuous reporting of the quality status to project management
• Documentation of the user manual in English and German
• Tools: Confluence, be.Energised, OCPP Postman, OPI, CCV (payone.elavon), Excel, it4you

• Alignment of procurement for EPC project execution for a scale-up company in charging infrastructure, including governance, role models, and integration with project and growth requirements.

• Ensuring seamless end-to-end processes from ordering to billing.

• Establishment of proactive internal and external stakeholder management across organizational and company boundaries.

• Definition of responsibilities (Definition of Work / DOW), development and use of RACI matrices, and establishment of structured escalation levels for reliable decision-making and conflict resolution.

• Took over the project in crisis with about 1.5 years delay when joining in June 2024
• Clarified the contract situation, planning and construction history, and scope details
• Relieved the internal project management and improved team morale
• Calmed all stakeholders at all levels
• Clarified a change request with the executive board and supervisory board
• Systematized problem-solving areas and built a new schedule
• Led all subproject teams and clarified open issues with the district government
• Secured approval for early construction start (§8a) in November 2024 and initiated the start of construction
• Clarified safety-relevant aspects of the construction process
• Supervised foundation work (pile driving) and expert monitoring
• Facilitated and coordinated weekly construction meetings and subproject meetings
• Fended off claim initiatives
• Reported to the executive board and plant management
• Handed over the project to the internal project management in an orderly manner in February 2025