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Branislav Papšo
SAP Ariba P2P Principal Consultant | Solution Architect | Hands-on Project Manager
Experience
Mar 2024 - Present
1 year 11 monthsČeský Brod, Czech Republic
SAP Ariba P2P Principal Consultant | Solution Architect | Hands-on Project Manager
Freelancer
- SAP Ariba Architecture scope evaluation before implementations (Blueprinting, Architecture Reviews, Buying Channel analysis)
- Design and Solution Planning for SAP Ariba S2P Solutions / Open ICS / Migration for medium or complex solutions
- Technical setup and configuration of SAP Ariba Solutions
- Providing guidance / delivering best practices for SAP Ariba cloud application functionalities (2NV, 42K, 4BL, 4AZ and other standard solutions implemented via CIG Addon)
- Project management of Ariba streams (Effort estimation, Project planning, Roles and Responsibilities)
- Support on customer change management activities
- Build of external and internal education materials
- Training / mentoring customers / partners (Business processes, Ariba functionalities, Project planning, Integration, Master Data, Administration)
- Supporting integration discussions for SAP ECC / S/4HANA On-premise / Private Cloud
- 11+ years of implementing SAP Ariba S2P solutions over 35+ projects
- 5 years of project management experience
- 2025 – Ariba Buying & Invoicing and SLP integrated with S/4HANA On-Premise (US / CH) Pharma Industry
- 2024 – Ariba SNAP Buying & Invoicing integrated with S/4HANA On-premise (Germany) Consulting Services Industry
- 2024 – Ariba Solutions evaluation before RFP foreseen to be integrated with S/4HANA On-premise (Germany) Public Sector
- 2024 – Ongoing Ariba SNAP P2P implementation with S/4HANA integration (Germany) Consulting Partner
Mar 2021 - May 2024
3 years 3 monthsBielefeld, Germany
Associate Partner
Apsolut GmbH
- Leading sales and presales activities in CEE region
- Managing director in Prague
- Recruitment of new consultants or other support resources
- Design and solution planning for Ariba SNAP / P2P FPC / Open ICS / Migration
- Delivering best practices for SAP Ariba cloud P2P application functionalities
- Program management of SAP Ariba enterprise projects
- Support on customer change management activities
- Build of external and internal education materials (for standard and complex Ariba solutions)
- Presales support (Effort estimation, SOW, Blueprinting, Q&A)
- Mentoring other colleagues (Business processes, Ariba functionalities, Project planning)
- Executing JIRA tasks, creating/updating Confluence pages, creating/executing XRAY test cases
- 2022–2024 Ariba Full Suite implementation (SCC, Sourcing, Contracts, SLP, CA), SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud (Slovakia) Manufacturing / Steel Industry
- 2022–2023 Ariba Buying Implementation integrated with S/4HANA (Germany) Environmental Services Industry
- 2020–2021 Ariba Buying Rollout and support on SCC integrated with ECC and SAP S/4HANA On-premise (Germany, Poland, Slovakia) Manufacturing Industry
Aug 2019 - Feb 2021
1 year 7 monthsPrague, Czech Republic
Head of Global Enablement
ExceleratedS2P
- Lead education and learning enablement for all SAP Ariba solutions
- Provide fundamental and advanced SAP Ariba solution training
- Collaboration with leadership towards a skill inventory of employees to enable SMEs and identify knowledge gaps
- Create, communicate and expand training methods and content
- Constantly monitor SAP Ariba innovation roadmaps and feature releases
- Establish communication between the SAP Ariba Partner enablement team
- Support presales activities
- 2020–2021 Ariba SNAP P2P implementation + rollout for Croatia & Slovenia + other Nordics, SAP variant (Denmark) IT Services Industry
- 2020 Open ICS Design integrated with SAP Ariba P2P SAP variant (Ireland) Healthcare Industry
- 2020 Buying Channel workshops for Ariba On-demand P2O SAP variant (Belgium) Beverages Industry
Mar 2018 - Jul 2019
1 year 5 monthsBielefeld, Germany
Senior SAP Ariba Consultant
Apsolut GmbH
- Design and solution planning for Ariba SNAP / P2P FPC / Open ICS / Migration
- Delivering best practices for SAP Ariba cloud P2P application functionalities
- Support customers as QA consultant for specific queries (Guided Buying, Open ICS, Invoicing, P2O, Advanced Features, Approval Workflow)
- Support on program management activities (Effort estimation, Project planning, Roles and Responsibilities)
- Support on customer change management activities
- Build of external and internal education materials (for standard and complex Ariba solutions)
- Training internal and EY consultants on standard / advanced Ariba functionalities
- Presales support (Effort estimation, SOW, Blueprinting, Q&A)
- Mentoring other colleagues (Business processes, Ariba functionalities, Project planning, Integration, Master Data)
- Sharing Ariba knowledge across the organization (mainly P2P, Open ICS, Guided Buying, partially Sourcing / Contract Management, Integration)
- Supporting the Center of Excellence concept
- 2018 Ariba SNAP P2O implementation SAP variant (Germany) Machinery Industry
- 2018 Ariba P2P further rollouts for 3 countries + Health Check SAP variant (Germany) Pharma Industry
- 2019 Ariba P2P implementation SAP variant (Germany & France) Pharma Industry
- 2019 Ariba P2P support SAP variant (Germany) Banking Industry
- 2019 Ariba P2P support SAP variant (Germany & China) Light Solutions Industry
Jul 2016 - Jul 2017
1 year 1 monthPrague, Czech Republic
Business Process Consultant / Program Manager
SAP Ariba
- Rapid transformation of client Procure-to-Pay portfolio into a world-class cloud global spend solutions
- Blueprinting / Solution planning
- Delivering best practices for SAP Ariba cloud P2P application functionalities
- Contribute to content and apply the Ariba Consulting Deployment process to meet customer needs within the SOW scope
- Program management for all Ariba workstreams
- Specialized in approval processes, BME catalogs, invoicing (ICS scenarios), contract compliance
- 2016 Ariba On-demand P2R FPC realm implementation with Invoice Automation SAP variant (Germany) Transportation Industry
- 2016–2017 Ariba On-demand P2P realm implementation SAP variant (Germany) Retail Industry
- 2017 Add-hoc assignments P2O Generic variant (Russia) Oil and Gas Industry
- 2017 Add-hoc assignments P2P SAP variant (Germany) Banking Sector Industry
Jun 2014 - Feb 2018
3 years 9 monthsPrague, Czech Republic
Project Manager / CFE Consultant
SAP Ariba
- Active role in data gathering for the implementation
- Provide on-going support of cloud based products
- Implement processes across all related applications (SAP/non-SAP)
- Design solutions for implementation issues
- Consulting support focused on business processes and buying channels
- Support go live of projects
- Communication with clients/customers throughout the engagement
- Ariba workstreams coordination in case of partner deals
- 2014 Ariba On-demand Combo realm implementation (APC + P2O) SAP variant (Denmark) Food Services Industry
- 2014 Ariba Best Practice Center assignments (Contract Compliance, APC Administration, Administration of Approval flows) Germany Machinery Industry
- 2015 Ariba On-demand P2P Federated Procurement Content + ICS (Invoice Conversion Service) SG variant (Norway) Retail/Oil and Gas Industry
- 2015 Ariba On-demand P2P SAP variant (Finland) Heavy Machinery Industry
- 2015 Ariba On-demand P2O Federated Procurement Content SG variant (Germany/US/Mexico) Automotive Industry
- 2016 Ariba On-demand P2R FPC with Invoice automation SAP variant (Germany) Transportation - Public Sector Industry
- 2016 Ariba On-demand APC + P2O combo with document automation SAP variant (Italy) Oil and Gas Industry
- 2016 Support for On-demand projects: P2P FPC SAP variant (Global deployment) Transportation and P2O SAP variant (United Arab Emirates)
- 2017 Ariba On-demand P2P with Commerce Automation and Supply Chain Collaboration SAP variant (Russia) Banking Sector Industry
- 2017 Ariba On-Demand P2P with Commerce Automation SAP variant (Europe) Automotive Industry
- 2017 Two Ariba On-Demand P2R FPC with Guided Buying SAP/S4 Hana/Generic variant (UK) Transportation and Energy Industry
Jan 2008 - May 2014
6 years 5 monthsPrague, Czech Republic
Junior Project Manager / Senior Operations Analyst / Procurement Buyer
ExxonMobil BSC Prague
- Analyst responsibilities: Level 2–3 support; Trainer and mentor for newcomers or IT specialists; Risk management; Asset management
- IT Buyer: Purchase to pay activities, Business processes, Technical contract creation, Acquisitions / IT Sourcing / Negotiations
- Most relevant project assignments: 2010 Global Links project; 2011 Floor Expansion Project wave 6; 2012 BSC Prague Backup Line project; 2013 Lenel Security System project; 2014 SAP Scanning project for 3rd party
Skills
- Sap S/4hana
- Sap Ecc R/3
- Jira
- Confluence
- Xray
- Service Now
- Diplomacy
- Communication
- Planning / Coordination
- Multitasking
- Stress Management
- Negotiations
Languages
German
AdvancedEnglish
AdvancedSpanish
ElementaryEducation
Oct 2013 - Jun 2016
Unicorn College
Economics and Management · Prague, Czech Republic
Oct 2012 - Jun 2013
Unicorn College
ICT Project Management · Prague, Czech Republic
Oct 1993 - Jun 1997
Training School of Business
leaving exam · Business
Certifications & licenses
Prince 2 Foundation Certification
SAP Ariba Certifications
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Where is Branislav based?
Branislav is based in Český Brod, Czech Republic and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.
What languages does Branislav speak?
Branislav speaks the following languages: German (Advanced), English (Advanced), Spanish (Elementary).
How many years of experience does Branislav have?
Branislav has at least 18 years of experience. During this time, Branislav has worked in at least 7 different roles and for 5 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 6 months. Note that Branislav may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
What roles would Branislav be best suited for?
Based on recent experience, Branislav would be well-suited for roles such as: SAP Ariba P2P Principal Consultant | Solution Architect | Hands-on Project Manager, Associate Partner, Head of Global Enablement.
What is Branislav's latest experience?
Branislav's most recent position is SAP Ariba P2P Principal Consultant | Solution Architect | Hands-on Project Manager at Freelancer.
What companies has Branislav worked for in recent years?
In recent years, Branislav has worked for Freelancer, Apsolut GmbH, and ExceleratedS2P.
Which industries is Branislav most experienced in?
Branislav is most experienced in industries like Professional Services, Energy, and Information Technology (IT). Branislav also has some experience in Manufacturing, Banking and Finance, and Food and Beverage.
Which business areas is Branislav most experienced in?
Branislav is most experienced in business areas like Project Management, Procurement and Purchasing, and Operations. Branislav also has some experience in Information Technology (IT), Supply Chain Management, and Sales.
Which industries has Branislav worked in recently?
Branislav has recently worked in industries like Professional Services, Information Technology (IT), and Manufacturing.
Which business areas has Branislav worked in recently?
Branislav has recently worked in business areas like Project Management, Procurement and Purchasing, and Information Technology (IT).
What is Branislav's education?
Branislav attended Unicorn College for Economics and Management.
Does Branislav have any certificates?
Branislav has 2 certificates. These include: Prince 2 Foundation Certification and SAP Ariba Certifications.
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Branislav is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.
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