Andreas Neumann - Project Manager

Q: Where is Andreas based?

Andreas is based in Stuttgart, Germany and can operate in on-site , hybrid , and remote work models.

Q: What languages does Andreas speak?

Andreas speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced) .

Q: How many years of experience does Andreas have?

Andreas has at least 17 years of experience. During this time, Andreas has worked in at least 10 different roles and for 12 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 10 months . Note that Andreas may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Andreas's latest experience?

Andreas's most recent position is Project Manager at Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg rbb / IVZ .

Q: What companies has Andreas worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Andreas has worked for Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg rbb / IVZ , BAUHAUS AG , Westdeutscher Rundfunk WDR , Bayerischer Rundfunk BR , and HABA Family Group .

Q: Which industries is Andreas most experienced in?

Andreas is most experienced in industries like Media, Entertainment and Publishing , Retail , and Information Technology (IT) . Andreas also has some experience in Transportation and Logistics , Professional Services , and Education .

Q: Which business areas is Andreas most experienced in?

Andreas is most experienced in business areas like Project Management , Information Technology (IT) , and Supply Chain Management . Andreas also has some experience in Operations , Product Development , and Research and Development (R&D) .

Q: Which industries has Andreas worked in recently?

Andreas has recently worked in industries like Retail , Media, Entertainment and Publishing , and Information Technology (IT) .

Q: Which business areas has Andreas worked in recently?

Andreas has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology (IT) , Project Management , and Supply Chain Management .

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Stuttgart, Germany

Experience

Jul 2024 - Present

1 year 8 months

Project Manager

Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg rbb / IVZ

Implementation of a GDPR-compliant knowledge management system "Ylvi" using Microsoft Azure Cloud Services (EU operation)
Deployment of RAG technology (Retrieval Augmented Generation) and ChatGPT model for a digital coaching service
Provision of company information: training documents, training videos, intranet content, technical concepts, best-practice processes, change management materials
Used as an expert system in user support, with key users and end users
Knowledge transfer on LLMs and RAG
Research and development of RAG model structure and language model configuration
Solution architecture, document analysis, test concept for language models, knowledge transfer workshops, content analysis, test concept, system prompt development
Development control, stakeholder management, change management, implementation, deployment

Apr 2024 - Present

1 year 11 months

Rollout Project Manager

BAUHAUS AG

Rollout of an S/4-based ERP solution from the Nordic countries (Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Iceland) to Finland and Estonia
Implementation in two phases: Finance/Controlling and POS process; Retail including e-commerce, Sales and Distribution, Procurement, Logistics, Forecast, and Replenishment
Hybrid project management (waterfall and agile) following SAP Activate
International brownfield approach project to replace SAP R/3, a proprietary merchandise management system, and a point-of-sale system
Project language: English
SAP modules: Finance, Controlling, Materials Management/Procurement, F&R/UDF (CPFR Collaborative Forecasting and Replenishment, Unified Demand Forecast), Sales and Distribution, CAR (Customer Activity Repository, Point-of-Sale), IDM, GRC
Non-SAP modules: Adobe Commerce (Magento)
Project governance, scheduling and monitoring, stakeholder management, change management, risk management, migration, cutover management support, implementation, testing, deployment

Jan 2023 - Present

3 years 2 months

Integration Manager S/4 Implementation

Westdeutscher Rundfunk WDR

National brownfield approach project to replace SAP R/3 through the rollout of an SAP S/4HANA template with process harmonization and standardization
Hybrid project management (waterfall with agile elements)
Project language: German
Rollout of the ARD template by December 31, 2024
SAP modules: Finance, Controlling, Procurement/Purchasing, e-procurement (Ariba implementation), Travel Management, HCM, Personnel mini-master, Fees, IDM, GRC, XSuite automated invoice management
As-is/to-be check, change impact analysis, scheduling and monitoring, solution architecture and interface design, process management, project controlling, budget planning, stakeholder management, change management, risk management, migration, cutover management, implementation, testing, deployment

Feb 2022 - Mar 2024

2 years 2 months

IT Project Manager S/4 Implementation

Bayerischer Rundfunk BR

National brownfield approach project to replace SAP R/3 through the rollout of an SAP S/4HANA template with process harmonization and standardization
Hybrid project management (waterfall with agile elements); project language: German
SAP modules: Finance, Controlling, Procurement/Purchasing, e-procurement (Ariba implementation), Travel Management, Personnel mini-master, IDM, GRC, XSuite automated invoice management
As-is/to-be check, change impact analysis, scheduling, solution architecture and interface design, process management, redesign of the Idea-to-Broadcast value creation process, interface development
Stakeholder management, change management, risk management, migration, cutover management support, implementation, testing, deployment

Nov 2021 - Feb 2023

1 year 4 months

Integration Manager / Consultant

HABA Family Group

International SAP Commerce Cloud (Hybris) and SAP S/4HANA rollout project; project language: English/German; Scrum methodology
Deep integration: customer registration and management, price and discount determination, availability check, shopping cart, checkout, guest checkout, payment, logistics (SAP EWM), track and trace
Solution architecture and interface design with SAP S/4HANA, SAP Commerce Cloud, payment service provider
Proof of concept for synchronous, asynchronous, and lean order management
Integration of subsystems: Syniti, credit check, furniture configurator, POS voucher processing
Process and organizational consulting, process design, stakeholder management, risk management, requirements management, implementation, testing, deployment

Mar 2021 - Sep 2022

1 year 7 months

Project Manager

REPA Group

International greenfield project using SAP Activate to replace six ERP systems (Navision, SAGE, AS/400 custom developments) with SAP S/4HANA
Agile approach following Scrum; project language English
Supported REPA Group's sale to Parts Town, including IT due diligence and alignment with Parts Town's IT strategy
Harmonized material master, purchasing info records, and customer processes
Process scope: FI/CO, MM, SD, PP; interfaces to web shop, warehouse, logistics, and data warehouse
Stakeholder management, risk management, budgeting, project controlling, vendor management, implementation, testing, training, deployment

Jun 2019 - Sep 2022

3 years 4 months

Project Manager

GEV GmbH (REPA Group)

Scrum project management for building SAP CPI (Hana Cloud Platform) integration
Project language English
Cloud landscape and integration environment architecture design using SAP CPI, S/4HANA, SAP Commerce Cloud, and legacy ERP systems (SAGE, AS/400, Pegasus)
Managed 66 interfaces via SAP CPI: identified communication nodes, defined data entities, designed flows (protocols, message formats, timing, error management), mapping and interface development
Led vendor selection process, vendor management, project controlling, risk management, coordination of international sites, implementation, testing, deployment

May 2019 - Sep 2022

3 years 5 months

Project Manager

GEV GmbH (REPA Group)

International Scrum rollout of SAP Commerce Cloud to replace existing web shops; project language English
Managed vendor selection process
Deep integration with SAP S/4HANA: customer registration, pricing and discount determination, shopping cart, checkout, payment, logistics, track and trace
Architecture and interface design with payment service provider
Developed group-wide B2B and B2C web shops
Process and organizational consulting, process design, stakeholder management, risk management, vendor management, project controlling, requirements management, implementation, testing, deployment

May 2019 - Sep 2022

3 years 5 months

Project Manager

GEV GmbH (REPA Group)

Greenfield approach using SAP Activate for SAP S/4HANA implementation; switched from waterfall to agile methodology; project language English
Process scope: finance/controlling, procurement, master data management, sales and distribution, production planning
Interfaces to web shop, warehouse, logistics, data warehouse
Process and organizational consulting, process design, stakeholder management, risk management, vendor management, budgeting, project controlling
Project leadership, change management, requirements management, implementation, testing, training, deployment

Apr 2017 - Mar 2018

1 year

Program Manager

Ernst Klett Verlag GmbH

Waterfall methodology for migrating CRM data to new market segmentation
Goal: improved customer engagement (direct marketing, web shop) and optimized financial controlling/forecasting
Redesigned accounts receivable interface, vendor management, project controlling, stakeholder management
Created migration concept, data mapping, testing, deployment

Apr 2017 - Feb 2018

11 months

Project Manager

Ernst Klett Verlag GmbH

Waterfall phase for the conceptual phase, then agile
Strategy design for market approach by integrating marketing, sales and customer service using SAP CRM/Hybris
Requirements management, vendor management, project controlling, stakeholder management
Organizational and process consulting, change management

Nov 2016 - Aug 2018

1 year 10 months

Project Manager

Ernst Klett Verlag GmbH

Waterfall methodology for gap analysis, design and implementation of measures for GDPR compliance of sales and marketing IT systems
Creation of technical specifications, development, testing, deployment, operations
Development of organizational measures for GDPR preparation, training for marketing, inside sales, field sales, and publishing divisions
Revision of print and online marketing materials (privacy policy, consent forms, communication processes)

Feb 2016 - Jul 2016

6 months

Project Manager

MSH Mediensystemhaus GmbH & Co. KG

Agile Scrum product concept "Smartwall" as a standard solution for premium content for regional publishers
Design of interfaces and interactions between SAP SD, M-SD, FI/CO and CeleraOne (Java paywall solution)
Coordination of development

Jan 2015 - Dec 2015

1 year

Project Manager

Axel Springer SE

Agile Kanban project management for the rollout of Microsoft Office 365
Architecture design, tenant setup, development of access methods
Migration plan for Active Directory, email, public folders
Internal sales and change management, stakeholder management, coordination with the works council, testing, deployment, phased rollout

Aug 2013 - Dec 2015

2 years 5 months

Program management / overall project leadership, multi-project management

Axel Springer SE

Waterfall methodology for the carve-out of editorial systems, infrastructure and commercial systems to Funke Mediengruppe
74 subprojects
Vendor management, project controlling, stakeholder management, risk management
Migration planning with system copies and data migration

Oct 2010 - Jul 2013

2 years 10 months

Program Management / Overall Project Management, Multi-Project Management

Axel Springer SE

Agile Scrum project management for the setup and rollout of technical infrastructure for digital product distribution (Java, SAP ERP)
SOA approach: integration of open source Java/JBoss solutions
Single sign-on solution for all Axel Springer digital products
Paywall design: streamlined purchase process, integration of online payment methods
Access on PC, tablets, smartphones, internet TV
Vendor management, project controlling, stakeholder management, risk management
Implementation of Enterprise Service Bus (JBoss) for orchestration of web services
Coordination of development, testing, deployment for "Die Welt", "Bild+", "Bild Bundesliga"

Mar 2010 - Dec 2010

10 months

Project Manager

Axel Springer SE

Waterfall methodology for the SaaS webshop solution "iKiosk" for subscriptions, single issues, digital products
Integration of SAP SD and M-SD for product master data, business partners, order management
Conceptual design, tendering, contract negotiations, vendor management, project controlling
Integration with SaaS solution and in-house systems, deployment

Jan 2010 - Sep 2010

9 months

Project Manager, Business Process Analyst

Zanox AG

Development of audit-compliant business processes for an affiliate marketing commission system
Analysis, gap analysis, process design, alignment with departments and management
Functional design, market research, software selection

Sep 2009 - Jul 2010

11 months

Program Management

Axel Springer SE

Waterfall methodology for implementing inventory management and logistics with SAP MM/WM and SAP SD for newspaper and magazine single issues and promotional materials
Vendor management, project controlling, functional design, development, testing, deployment

Sep 2008 - Aug 2009

1 year

Project Manager

Springer Wissenschaftsverlag

Waterfall methodology for implementing a print-on-demand system for books with very small print runs
International project (USA, Netherlands) with presence in the USA one week per month
Integration of three global printing sites (Netherlands, USA, Philippines)
Business process analysis, reengineering, functional design, vendor management, project controlling, implementation, testing, rollout

Jan 2008 - Aug 2009

1 year 8 months

Project Manager

Springer Wissenschaftsverlag

Waterfall methodology for introduction of order management and subscription system (print to online)
International project (USA, Netherlands) with US on-site presence 1 week/month
Integration with online host (Alabama, USA)
Business process analysis, reengineering, vendor management, project controlling, functional specifications, data migration, implementation, testing, introduction

Industries Experience

See where this freelancer has spent most of their professional time. Longer bars indicate deeper hands-on experience, while shorter ones reflect targeted or project-based work.

Experienced in Media and Entertainment (12.5 years), Retail (5.5 years), Information Technology (4 years), Transportation (3.5 years), Professional Services (3.5 years), and Education (2 years).

Media and Entertainment

Retail

Information Technology

Transportation

Professional Services

Education

Business Areas Experience

The graph below provides a cumulative view of the freelancer's experience across multiple business areas, calculated from completed and active engagements. It highlights the areas where the freelancer has most frequently contributed to planning, execution, and delivery of business outcomes.

Experienced in Project Management (17 years), Information Technology (15 years), Supply Chain Management (6 years), Operations (3.5 years), Product Development (3 years), and Research and Development (2.5 years).

Project Management

Information Technology

Supply Chain Management

Operations

Product Development

Research and Development

Skills

SAP

Detailed Process Knowledge And Project Experience For
Sap S/4hana And Sap Ecc
Sap Commerce Cloud, Sap Customer Experience (Formerly Hybris)
Fi/co (Finance And Controlling)
Sd (Sales And Distribution)
Mm (Materials Management And Procurement)
Wm (Warehouse Management)
Gts Global Trade Services (Customs Management)
Idm (Identity Management)
Grc (Governance, Risk And Compliance)
Hcm (Human Capital Management)
Business Warehouse (Reporting, Analytics)
Sap Hana Cpi (Cloud Platform Integration)
Solution Manager (Systems Management)
Crm (Customer Relationship Management)
Sap C4c (Hybris Cloud For Customer)
Hybris Marketing (Marketing Cloud)
M/sd (Industry Solution Media Sales And Distribution)
M/am (Industry Solution Advertising Management)

Other Software

Salesforce Crm
Jira
Confluence
Jboss Application Server / Enterprise Service Bus
Hp Quality Center / Alm (Requirements And Test Management Software)
X-ray Test Management For Jira
Selenium (Testing Software)
Aris (Process Management Tool)

Artificial Intelligence

Chatgpt (Apis, Advanced Data Analytics)
Azure Open Ai Implementations (E.g., Chat With Your Own Data, Azurechat)
Rag Model Implementation (Retrieval Augmented Generation)
Midjourney
Dall-e
Prompt Engineering For Chatgpt
Prompt Engineering For Midjourney
Analysis And Interpretation Of Large Datasets (Chatgpt Advanced Data Analysis)

Methods

Waterfall Software Development Model
Scrum (Professional Scrum Master Certification May 2019)
Kanban
Itil (Itil Foundation Certification, Itil Expert In 2019)
Quality Management / Test Management
Contract Drafting
Risk Management
Project Management
Change Management

Other Skills

Data Protection, Gdpr Compliance Measures
Email Marketing
Online Marketing
Office Programs Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Visio, Ms Project, Spss, Sas

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

Education

Oct 1977 - Jun 1984

Georg-Büchner-Gymnasium

Germany

Oct 1971 - Jun 1977

Ernst-Reuter-Schule

Germany

Technische Hochschule Darmstadt

Computer Science with a minor in Business Administration · Darmstadt, Germany

Certifications & licenses

Artificial Intelligence Training

Professional Scrum Master

ITIL Expert

ITIL Foundation

Profile

Created

November 2024

Last Update

June 2025

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Frequently asked questions

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Where is Andreas based?

Andreas is based in Stuttgart, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.

What languages does Andreas speak?

Andreas speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced).

How many years of experience does Andreas have?

Andreas has at least 17 years of experience. During this time, Andreas has worked in at least 10 different roles and for 12 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 10 months. Note that Andreas may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Andreas be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Andreas would be well-suited for roles such as: Project Manager, Rollout Project Manager, Integration Manager S/4 Implementation.

What is Andreas's latest experience?

Andreas's most recent position is Project Manager at Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg rbb / IVZ.

What companies has Andreas worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Andreas has worked for Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg rbb / IVZ, BAUHAUS AG, Westdeutscher Rundfunk WDR, Bayerischer Rundfunk BR, and HABA Family Group.

Which industries is Andreas most experienced in?

Andreas is most experienced in industries like Media, Entertainment and Publishing, Retail, and Information Technology (IT). Andreas also has some experience in Transportation and Logistics, Professional Services, and Education.

Which business areas is Andreas most experienced in?

Andreas is most experienced in business areas like Project Management, Information Technology (IT), and Supply Chain Management. Andreas also has some experience in Operations, Product Development, and Research and Development (R&D).

Which industries has Andreas worked in recently?

Andreas has recently worked in industries like Retail, Media, Entertainment and Publishing, and Information Technology (IT).

Which business areas has Andreas worked in recently?

Andreas has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology (IT), Project Management, and Supply Chain Management.

What is Andreas's education?

Andreas attended Georg-Büchner-Gymnasium.

Does Andreas have any certificates?

Andreas has 4 certificates. Among them, these include: Artificial Intelligence Training, Professional Scrum Master, and ITIL Expert.

What is the availability of Andreas?

Andreas is immediately available part-time for suitable projects.

What is the rate of Andreas?

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