Warehouse Management System Experts

• Development of a digital audit application for inspections in medical facilities. The goal is to connect on-site data collection, voice recording, documentation and downstream processes in one end-to-end, AI-supported workflow.

• Design and development of a Flutter audit app with Claude Code for the structured execution and documentation of inspections.

• Processing of voice recordings captured in the app through automatic transcription and AI-supported creation of structured inspection reports, followed by an approval process

• Connecting various data sources such as email, Odoo 19, attendance records and Google Drive via n8n to automate billing and follow-up processes

• Automatic provision of required documents and email delivery through n8n-controlled workflows, including the use of LLMs for text creation

• Skills: Flutter, Claude Code, LLM Integration, n8n, Odoo 19, Google Drive, Process Automation

• Company description: Toy manufacturer

• Employees: 700

• Revenue: 0,7 billion

• Global project management of Customization Hubs with 12 working groups and several production sites

• Design, planning, and professional support for establishing regional Customization Hub and Decoupling Point structures within an international supply chain

• Analysis of existing supply chain, logistics, and product availability processes

• Design and structuring of the project organization, including work packages, milestones, role models, and project dependencies

• Professional support during the pilot, ramp-up, and go-live preparation phases

• Documentation of project results, decisions, and implementation recommendations

• Creation of detailed concepts for all relevant GTS modules (compliance, pricing, customs clearance, Intrastat, preferences)
• Planning and conducting workshops, including scheduling and documentation
• Development and consulting of the organisational structure and its master data
• Setup and customisation of compliance functions: sanctions list review, embargo, legal control, US re-export
• Uploading and maintaining sanction and commodity lists
• Implementation and validation of integration tests
• Setup and customisation of the modules: pricing (including uploading of customs tariff numbers and STAWN data), customs clearance (including application for test operation with customs), Intrastat and preferences (including preference calculation and LLEs)
• Development and presentation of prototypes
• Derivation of insights for the final concept

• Interim assignment until a new plant manager was found
• Ensured production control and on-time order processing.
• Introduced transparent weekly and monthly planning as well as forward-looking capacity management.
• Cleaned up and structured bills of materials, master data and work documents.
• Held team leader meetings and coordinated the production areas.
• Took over the professional management of the production teams.
• Promoted an open, constructive leadership culture and involved employees in change processes.
• Coordinated with adjacent areas (production planning, supply chain, quality, development).
• Documented measures and prepared the handover to permanent management

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

• Building a data integration platform for high, medium, and low voltage assets for contextual analysis of time series with master data from the SCADA control system (IEC 60870 104), INIS, and SAP.
• Responsibility for the architecture and implementation of the solution, as well as sparring partner for the Product Owner.
• Use of Kotlin, Spring Boot, Maven, TimescaleDB, PostgreSQL, liquibase, Elements IoT, Docker, Kubernetes, Grafana, Python, jupyter, and various API gateways.

• Enterprise WMS customisation for Albert Heijn and EDEKA.
• Owned end-to-end test planning, automation, and performance validation for logistics automation software serving high-volume grocery warehouse operations.

• Interim leadership responsibility for realigning the entire leadership organization – away from classic target setting and solution specification toward a teal-oriented organization with clear responsibility for each individual employee.
• Stabilization of production processes and reduction of the backlog in all customer projects.
• Building up the necessary material inventory (agreed with end customers by contract) – eliminated backlogs and special runs, achieved 2 weeks of material inventory.
• From the start of the assignment, also took over overall technical responsibility for Research & Development (R&D).
• In addition to the CSO/COO role, took over responsibility for controlling and finance in the last 9 months.

• Analysis of the production and logistics relocation to Poland, development of an action plan, logistics process analysis

• Assignment to the Project Management Office (PMO) for professional consulting and support of several parallel projects, focusing on savings potential and process optimization
• Analysis of existing workflows and development of optimization proposals in close cooperation with specialist departments
• Monitoring of project progress, deadlines and achievement of objectives
• Increasing efficiency and digitalization in procurement
• Process optimization in logistics
• Temporary staffing support in operational procurement
• Savings in procurement equivalent to a total of 1.6 FTE

• Responsibility for all operational areas from logistics, production to supply chain, quality, planning, and improvement
• Building a new operations organization structure in response to increased demand during the COVID-19 situation
• Redefining internal processes and establishing a leadership structure for quick market response
• Setting targets and continuously tracking operational goals
• Reducing lead time in the extruder area from 28 weeks to 10 weeks within 15 months through sustainable supply chain and flexible manufacturing methods
• Cutting lead times in the lab area for analytical devices from 15 weeks to 3–4 weeks
• Increasing output in the analysis department by 35% while reducing capacity by 20%
• Implementing measures to reduce inventory and increase inventory turnover
• Improving supply chain strategy, cycle time reduction, and flow production for serial products
• Driving digitalization in production and warehouse management
• Implementing a comprehensive reporting system

Analysis of global procurement flows, as well as planning, tendering, and implementation of an import warehouse and a warehouse for stowing and unloading site containers

• Analysis of existing procurement transports from suppliers to plants, e.g. transport flows, frequencies, modes of transport, shipment sizes, Incoterms
• Development of the operational processes of a central import warehouse and a warehouse for stowing and unloading site containers
• Tendering of the import warehouse and the warehouse for site logistics (shipping and returns management)
• Negotiations with bidders as well as final selection and contract design with the chosen service provider
• Technical support and monitoring of warehouse implementation until go-live with the chosen service provider
• In parallel, analysis of warehouse handling for spare parts in own and outsourced operations as a solid basis for a make-or-buy decision

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

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