Bernd P.
Setting up product configurators in SAP-ECC for use in 4DE
Experience
May 2024 - Nov 2024
7 monthsZwiefalten, Germany
Setting up product configurators in SAP-ECC for use in 4DE
ZEBROS GmbH
- Side-by-side refrigerator, fire truck, LEICA camera
- Setup and documentation of product data structures, master data, characteristics and rules
- SAP user training:
- LO-VC basics
- Classification
- Material master data creation (KMAT)
- Configuration models (PMEVC)
- Spatial visualization of object environments for spatial configurators:
- Capturing customer environments with 3D scans
- Defining a workflow for data capture
- S/4 HANA - AVC:
- Creating AVC demo configurators
- Defining interfaces to web- and app-based 4DE configurators
- Harmonizing characteristics for interface description
- Agreeing on JSON formats
- Documentation and testing
- Skills: SAP-ERP (ECC, S/4), CA-CL, LO-VC, AVC, MM, SD, Confluence, JIRA, Polycam, Magicplan
Oct 2023 - Aug 2024
11 monthsGundelfingen, Germany
Harmonizing product configuration with cloud-based sizing configurator and CRM system
ZEBROS GmbH
- Seamless SAP transfer of configuration characteristics from the online sizing configurator for orders and technical customer documentation
- Creating a unique product key/nomenclature from variant configuration for nameplates and customer documentation
- Simplifying the change process for product extensions/changes
- Defining and implementing the ETO process from the sizing configurator
- Integrating the sizing configurator into the new online CRM system sales process
- Merging two product lines into one configuration model
- Skills: SAP-ERP, PDM/PLM, CRM, ECM, OCM, CA-CL, LO-VC, MM, SD, Confluence
- Client: HERMETIC-Pumpen GmbH
Apr 2023 - Jan 2024
10 monthsSAP-VC, PLM, SD, CS
ZEBROS GmbH
- Product structure redesign with product configuration, system-bound services for installations
- Building VC team for pilot project
- Project management
- Designing domain-based product pilot
- Creating classes and characteristics
- Building domain-based dependencies
- Defining ECM/OCM for product configuration
- Variant pricing, implementing a factor-based pricing model
- Client: Bruker BioSpin AG
Dec 2021 - Aug 2023
1 year 9 monthsSAP VC Support AMS
ZEBROS GmbH
- High- and low-level modeling (model extensions, redesign)
- Error handling
- Product masters
- Skills: SAP-ERP, CA-CL, MM, PP, SD
- Client: VOITH TURBO GmbH & Co KG
Nov 2021 - Apr 2022
6 monthsOn-site
Engineering support for SAP go-live
ZEBROS GmbH
- SAP and MDS user support onsite and remote
- Migration and test management of BOM master data FORB -> SAP
- Handling MDS workflows for
- Material master creation
- Product release
- Change requests
- Document management
- Classification
- Wiki user documentation
- After-go-live support
- Skills: SAP-ERP, CA-CL, MM, PP, SD
- Client: Makat Candy Technology GmbH, a Syntegon Technology GmbH Company
Aug 2021 - Jan 2022
6 monthsExtending variant models for PCI product line
ZEBROS GmbH
- Go-live of PCI product model
- Transferring master data and relationship data
- Test support
- Movement data reconciliation
- After-go-live support
- Skills: SAP-ERP, CA-CL, LO-VC, MM, SD
- Client: Bruker GmbH
Apr 2021 - Apr 2023
2 years 1 monthOn-site
Engineering support for SAP go-live
ZEBROS GmbH
- SAP and MDS user support onsite and remote
- Migration and test management of BOM master data
- PRMS AS400 -> SAP
- AGILE-PLM -> PRMS AS400 -> SAP
- Handling MDS workflows for
- Material master creation
- Product release
- Change requests
- Document management
- Classification
- Wiki user documentation
- After-go-live support
- Skills: SAP-ERP, CA-CL, MM, PP, SD
- Client: Kliklok, LLC, a Syntegon Technology GmbH Company
Apr 2021 - Dec 2021
9 monthsSAP-VC, SD, CS and contract management
ZEBROS GmbH
- System-bound services for installations
- Designing service configurator
- Creating classes and characteristics
- Linking hardware to service characteristics
- Adapting hardware configurators for service-compatible hardware systems
- Variant pricing, implementing a complex pricing model with hardware dependencies
- Client: Bruker BioSpin AG
Jan 2021 - Jan 2022
1 year 1 monthGundelfingen, Germany
Extending S-Line variant model, adding more characteristics to SAP configuration model and interface to
ZEBROS GmbH
- Documenting the configuration model (material and sales BOMs, classes and characteristics for classification, class nodes, relationship data, K-matrix)
- Implementing CSA certification, coatings and baseplate versions
- Defining new interface parameters for the online sizing expert/calculation tool
- Preparing, testing and executing cut-over and go-live
- Project documentation (DE, ENG)
- Skills: SAP-ERP, CA-CL, LO-VC, MM, SD
- Client: HERMETIC-Pumpen GmbH
Jul 2020 - Aug 2021
1 year 2 monthsUpdating and redesigning 17 variant models of the PCI product line, adding new sales options,
ZEBROS GmbH
- Documenting configuration models (classes and characteristics, relationship data, K-matrix)
- Implementing new product characteristics
- Correcting option validities related to products
- Implementing dependencies (must-have) and option suggestions
- Developing pop-up for “Non standard" options and defining changes in form printing
- Extending pop-up for “COVID disclaimer" and defining changes in form printing
- Skills: SAP-ERP, CA-CL, LO-VC, MM, SD
- Client: BRUKER GmbH
May 2020 - Jun 2020
2 monthsInternal training
ZEBROS GmbH
- ABAP-OO
- SAP contract management
Jan 2020 - Present
5 years 9 monthsZwiefalten, Germany
Senior consultant PLM, PDM and VC
ZEBROS GmbH
- Product/variant modeling
- SAP variant configuration
- Consulting on product development processes
- Consulting on system evaluation
- PLM/PDM/MDM process modeling
- Test management
- Documentation
- Systems: SAP ERP, JIRA, Confluence, MS Office, SharePoint
Jan 2020 - Apr 2020
4 monthsGundelfingen, Germany
Extending V-Line variant model, implementing a US motor series, baseplate version, condition technique for the
ZEBROS GmbH
- Documenting the configuration model (material and sales BOMs, classes and characteristics for classification, class nodes, relationship data, K-matrix)
- Implementing US motor series
- Preparing to switch pricing from variant tables to price lists with condition technique
- Preparing, testing and executing cut-over and go-live
- Project documentation (DE, ENG)
- Skills: SAP-ERP, CA-CL, LO-VC, MM, SD
- Client: HERMETIC-Pumpen GmbH
Oct 2019 - Dec 2019
3 monthsGundelfingen, Germany
Extending V-Line variant model, implementing a motor series for extended market requirements in the
Spirit21 GmbH
- Analyzing existing variant model and custom programming of technical sizing and technical specifications for pump/motor combinations
- Documenting the configuration model (material and sales BOMs, classes and characteristics for classification, class nodes, relationship data, K-matrix)
- Implementing new motor series and dependent seal versions
- Preparing, testing and executing cut-over and go-live
- Project documentation (DE, ENG)
- Skills: SAP-ERP, CA-CL, LO-VC, MM
- Client: HERMETIC-Pumpen GmbH
Jun 2019 - Dec 2019
7 monthsBöblingen, Germany
Consultant, project manager
Spirit21 GmbH
- Customer projects in SAP variant configuration and SAP PLM
- Analysis, concept design
- Requirements management
- Consulting, training
- Test management
- Project management and coordination
- Technical documentation (DE, ENG)
- Project documentation (DE, ENG)
- Systems: SAP ERP, JIRA, Confluence
Jun 2019 - Nov 2019
6 monthsStuttgart, Germany
Cloud-based business MVP, setting up commercial and logistical control for market launch of combined
Spirit21 GmbH
- Designing and modeling variants and configuration models (sales BOMs/set processing, multi-level configuration, relationship data, material BOMs, classes and characteristics for classification, class nodes and variants)
- Project management and coordination
- Technical documentation (DE, ENG)
- Project documentation (DE, ENG)
- Skills: SAP-ERP, CA-CL, LO-VC, MM
- Client: Bosch Group
Jun 2019 - Jul 2019
2 monthsOldenburg, Germany
Building a prototype in SAP ERP variant configuration
Spirit21 GmbH
- Feasibility study (POC) for a new product line (pharma technology)
- Employee training SAP-VC
- Building data model and VC class model for the product line
- Modeling high- and low-level configuration in SAP with relationship data
- Master data modeling and creation (material master, classes, characteristics, BOMs, class nodes, classification)
- Documenting the POC
- Test management and resolving key-user functional test issues
- Joint planning, costing and coordination for a 2020 rollout project with extension to other product groups
- Skills: SAP-ERP, CA-CL, LO-VC, MM
- Client: Weiss Technik / Schunk Group
Aug 2013 - May 2019
5 years 10 monthsBad Buchau, Germany
CAD administrator, SAP/IT key user, engineering process owner
Kessler Group
- Building, maintaining and optimizing the CAx/PDM/PLM system landscape nationally and internationally, PDM/PLM – managing product lifecycle of product and production data, requirements management, consulting, training, test management, project management and coordination, technical documentation (DE, ENG), project documentation (DE, ENG)
- Introducing SAP project system (PS) for planning design capacities
- Introducing, mass-maintaining and cross-department training on SAP cross-plant material status
- Workflow-driven product lifecycle management in Siemens Teamcenter via Siemens SAP interface T4S for creating, changing and locking SAP material masters and production documents
- Material listing and exclusion:
- Consulting sales and product management
- Clarifying differences in customer, sales org and/or sales channels
- Creating process and user documentation
- Spare and wear part identification in BOMs:
- Defining “spare and wear parts"
- Product-related assignment to product components and assemblies
- Advising on source of information via material master, class characteristic and/or BOM item
- Defining/testing/approving a user exit for default values from material master when creating BOM items in SAP
- Documenting in the design manual and work instruction “Creating BOMs"
- Training the design and service departments
- Master data transfer between responsible plants:
- Defining necessary changes in SAP and Teamcenter for transferring technical responsibility for a product or component regarding CAD-native and metadata and SAP master data (e.g. lab, BOM)
- Advising on SAP corporate BOM and plant assignment
- Defining and building workflows in Teamcenter for transferring datasets to other authorization groups
- Advising on building SAP and Teamcenter process documentation
- Training the design and change management departments
- Classification and variant configuration:
- Planning and building component and product class system in SAP and Teamcenter plus training and coaching (including purchasing and design)
- Designing and building variant models (VC) in SAP
- Order and sales configuration (VC) including price conditions and customer special requests
- Building prototype variant model in Teamcenter (Variant Administration / BOM management / role and authorization concept)
- Adding design guidelines with classification and variant configuration in Teamcenter and SAP
- Master data management SAP:
- Requirements management, concept design, process design, tool evaluation for end-to-end master data management in SAP ERP (e.g. material, work centers, routings, customers, vendors, pricing) using MDM/MDG
- Systems: SAP ERP, Siemens Teamcenter, Siemens T4S SAP interface, Siemens Solid Edge, MS Office, SharePoint, Confluence, Bizagi Process Modeler (BPMN)
Oct 2009 - Jul 2013
3 years 10 monthsBad Buchau, Germany
Designer spindles / rotary tables / swivel tables
Kessler Group
- Customer projects – design with Solid Edge / Teamcenter / SAP
- Development of standard product lines for rotary and swivel tables
- Team member for “Implementing PDM/PLM System Teamcenter Rapid Start”
- Systems: SAP ERP, Siemens Teamcenter, Siemens T4S SAP interface, Siemens Solid Edge, MS Office
Mar 2003 - Sep 2009
6 years 7 monthsRömerstein, Germany
Designer, CAD/IT administrator
Rückle GmbH
- Planning and executing customer projects
- Design, development of standard product lines for rotary and swivel tables
- Building, maintaining and supporting CAD/PDM/PLM
- User support
- Planning, coordinating the IT system landscape
- Systems: Syslog, Pro/Engineer, Pro/Intralink
Mar 1993 - Feb 2003
10 yearsAlbstadt, Germany
Technical drafter – CAD and IT administrator
Johannes Boss GmbH & Co KG
- Designing and drafting prototype components for in-house tool production
- Building, maintaining and coordinating the CAD and IT system landscape
- Systems: Pro/Engineer, Pro/Intralink, CADDA, Linux, MS Windows
Summary
- Process design, workflow design
- Product design for variant-rich products / configurable products
- SAP variant configuration (high- and low-level)
- Requirements management
- Business process modeling
- Project management
- Technical documentation (DE, ENG)
- DIMP (mechanical engineering, equipment engineering, electrical engineering)
- B2B services
- Mechanical and electrical design
- Product management
- Master data management
- Variant configuration
- Product lifecycle management
- Engineering change management
- System administration (PLM, PDM, CAD)
- Siemens Teamcenter, Solid Edge, T4S, BCT Inspector, Pro Engineer, Pro Intralink, Syslog, CADDA
- SAP ERP: PS, MM, CA-CL, LO-VC, ECTR
- Linux, MS SharePoint, Atlassian Suite (including Jira, Confluence)
- VMware, MS Office, Visio
Languages
German
NativeEnglish
AdvancedEducation
Oct 2007 - Mar 2011
DAA -Technikum
State-certified technician · Essen, Germany
Aug 1989 - Feb 1993
Johannes Boss GmbH & CoKG
Industrial mechanic · Device and precision engineering · Albstadt, Germany
Certifications & licenses
Project Manager Strategy with Certification
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