Dan (Mba) Cisar
Program management expert leading multi-million-dollar programs in manufacturing, pharmaceutical, and supply chain industries
Experience
Dec 2023 - Nov 2024
1 year Pilsen, Czech Republic
Delivery Director for Global Delivery Management Team
On Time Edge
- Responsible for hiring and development of world class Delivery Management team
- Responsible for allocation, budgetary oversight, as well as training and professional development of the team
- Acting as Account Manager toward to the clients who were being delivered projects
Dec 2023 - Oct 2024
11 months Pilsen, Czech Republic
Integrated Supply Chain and Logistics Project Manager
Asahi Europe and International
- Assigned delivery of TMS and WMS systems projects for EMEA region (Italy, Romania)
- Delivered SHIPPEO visibility tracking tool integration across EMEA region countries
- Total budget of EUR 3mil
Oct 2023 - Oct 2024
1 year 1 month Prague, Czech Republic
ERP / SAP ECC Deployment and Rollout Manager for EMEA Region
Norsk Hydro
- Responsible for overall execution and delivery of core ECC functionalities across FICO, MM, QM/BM, and SCM modules and their integration with MES (APICS) solution
- Designed and proposed delivery ROADMAP of 13 sites across EMEA region bundled with budget forecast for each site individually as well as program
- Total budget of EUR 12mil
Dec 2022 - Apr 2023
5 months Prague, Czech Republic
ERP (SAP ECC) Program Manager
Novartis/Sandoz
- Responsible for overall execution and delivery of core ECC functionalities across FICO, MM, QM/BM, and SCM modules as well as for non-ERP and 3rd party systems integrations
- Interface with Change Management, and Change Advisory Board, as well as delivering regular and frequent CxO-level communication on status and progress
Apr 2022 - Nov 2022
8 months Prague, Czech Republic
SAP S/4HANA Fit to Standard (Explore Phase) Senior Project Manager
Knauf
- Explore Phase of digital transformation project from SAP ECC to S4HANA with emphasis on standardization and harmonization of business processes
- Responsible for overall execution of Explore Phase of S4HANA project
- Covering all modules: FI/CO, SD, TR, PS, MM, PM/PP, and BW
- As part of architectural decision, three platform types (Public Cloud, Private Cloud, On Premise) were assessed
Jun 2021 - Feb 2022
9 months Prague, Czech Republic
SAP S/4HANA Senior Delivery & Integration Project Manager
Zentiva Pharmaceuticals
- Lead all integration activities for the global SAP S/4HANA template rollout
- Manage delivery of multiple SAP modules' functional components, including MM, SD, FI, and CO
- Direct the SAP S/4HANA deployment in Bulgaria (Cloud – AWS - platform), including integration with third-party logistics provider
- Create new reporting structure, fully aligned PMO processes, and stakeholder engagement channels
Dec 2018 - Jun 2022
3 years 7 months Prague, Czech Republic
Senior Program Manager
MSD Pharmaceuticals
- Managed financial and resource aspects of multiple programs in Research, Laboratory and Compliancy space with budget over $3mil
- Led Data Quality and Data Integrity initiatives for Manufacturing process and GAMP regulatory compliance
- Managed global delivery of backup and restore capability for manufacturing sites
- Oversaw global migration of 70+ application interfaces for User Request Access process
Sep 2017 - Dec 2019
1 year 4 months Prague, Czech Republic
Senior E-Commerce Program Manager
Tech Data
- Led Organizational Change Program to ensure business processes comply with new EU regulations
- Directed SAP delivery and integration program spanning SAP SD, FI, BW, MM, TM, and LO modules across 8 countries (AT, DE, CH, IT, FR, NL, UK, SE)
Nov 2014 - Jun 2017
2 years 8 months Prague, Czech Republic
Senior Technology Program Manager
DHL Supply Chain EMEA
- Delivered Cloud Transformation including operating system upgrade (AWS)
- Led Delivery and Test of 4PL Supply Chain Integration across EMEA and Pakistan
- Successfully managed implementation of IoT innovation (Google Smart Glass) to Warehouse Operations
- Managed global infrastructure technology and bandwidth upgrade of Data Centers MPLS connectivity
- Managed corporation-wide VPN access security upgrade project
Feb 2013 - Oct 2014
1 year 9 months Prague, Czech Republic
Senior SAP & E-Commerce Program Manager
Tech Data
- Managed Build and Delivery of dedicated B2B infrastructure for Google and Phones4You
- Collaborated with SAP Center of Excellence (CoE) to manage Change Management process consolidation
- Expanded ERP capabilities to provide real-time pricing for HP distributors
- Project-managed SCRUM-driven software delivery for e-Commerce business unit
Feb 2012 - Jan 2013
1 year Vienna, Austria
Regional Manager
Kuehne + Nagel
- Managed and delivered B2B integration of corporate clients to MIS
- Project-managed SCRUM-driven software delivery for logistics business unit
- Deployed ITIL incident management process reducing response time by 90%
- Engineered change management processes and oversaw change management board
Jun 2005 - Jan 2012
6 years 8 months Prague, Czech Republic
IT Program Manager
DHL IT Services
- Led multi-million-dollar global system implementations for HP, IBM, Oracle, and Kyocera
- Managed project delivery for global warehouse management systems implementations
- Delivered SAP Service Management Transition including Data Center consolidation and SAP Template roll-out
- Led virtual team of 30+ consultants and engineers across Europe
- Managed user acceptance-testing workshops in US and Asia
- Cut resource and program costs by 20% through process centralization
Summary
Program management expert leading multi-million-dollar cross-functional programs in manufacturing, pharmaceutical, supply chain, and e-commerce industries for Pfizer, Novartis, Sandoz, Deloitte, Knauf, Merck, Zentiva, Google, HP, IBM, Oracle, DHL, Kuehne + Nagel, and Kyocera.
Performance-driven leader adept at guiding virtual, multi-cultural teams in the delivery of cloud infrastructure, solution integration and migration initiatives and innovations in GxP regulated pharmaceutical environments (Manufacturing, Research and Laboratories); Agile/SAFe SCRUM-driven software development initiatives; SAP ECC, S4/HANA, and Blue Yonder (JDA)/Red Prairie WMS solution implementations, IT strategies, organizational/business change programs and project management methodologies to align organizational vision and ensure success.
Over eighteen years of experience in program management, consulting, and full life cycle cloud program delivery services (AWS, Google Cloud Platform), SAP migrations and S4/HANA template full roll-out and engagement from early stages of pre-sales meetings to final delivery. Experienced SDLC delivery of innovation to manufacturing environment within pharmaceutical industry.
In distributed and matrix-based environment, creates friendly, collaborative, accountable, and atmosphere with emphasis on "we will have fun, but we still have goals to achieve".
Languages
Czech
Native
English
Native
German
Elementary
Education
Oct 2010 - Jun 2012
Chapman University
Master of Business Administration (MBA) · General Business and Management · United States
Oct 2006 - Jun 2009