S/4 HANA Public Cloud Greenfield Project at a transformer station manufacturer
Setup of configuration models in AVC (Advanced Variant Configuration)
Integration into PLM processes with various interfaces
Jun 2023 - Dec 2024
1 year 7 months
Consultant SD/Variant Configuration
Freelancer
S/4 HANA Greenfield Project for an international manufacturer of soil cultivation machines
SAP process enhancement (pricing, printing, KMAT orders, etc.) of LO-VC product models in S/4 HANA that are distributed from Siemens Teamcenter to SAP
Feb 2022 - Apr 2025
3 years 3 months
Consultant SD/Variant Configuration
Freelancer
S/4 HANA Greenfield Project at an international precision optical engineering manufacturer
Rebuilding configuration models in AVC (Advanced Variant Configuration) for a pilot business unit
LO-VC → AVC conversion of existing VC models using standard SAP tools
Integration VC ↔ SD (sales BOMs with RAR positions, pricing, ETO process design, intercompany processes in S/4 with SAP ECC)
PDR (Product Data Replication) synchronization of existing variant configuration models between SAP ECC and S/4 HANA during a multiyear phase of parallel operation of both SAP systems
Jul 2021 - Dec 2021
6 months
Consultant SD/Variant Configuration
Freelancer
IS DIMP (Discrete Industries and Mill Products)
Optimized use of material variants at an international steel group
Feb 2020 - Jun 2021
1 year 5 months
Consultant SD/Variant Configuration
Freelancer
S/4 HANA Greenfield Project at an international manufacturer of plastic sheets and films
LO-VC setup of a global template
May 2019 - Oct 2020
1 year 6 months
Consultant SD/Variant Configuration
Freelancer
Mapping the billing of configurable services at a utility company
Changing message determination in SD and MM to email delivery
Mar 2018 - Dec 2019
1 year 10 months
Consultant SD/Variant Configuration
Freelancer
IS DIMP (Discrete Industries and Mill Products)
Building a new SAP ERP template (Greenfield) to harmonize data and processes at an international steel group
Focus: pricing considering configurable products
Oct 2015 - Dec 2015
3 months
Consultant SD/Variant Configuration
Freelancer
Configuration-dependent planned production cost determination via SD conditions for a manufacturer of test systems for electrical components
Determining labor times and material usage costs via the configurator due to missing bills of materials and routings in the system
May 2013 - Jul 2013
3 months
Consultant SD/Variant Configuration
Freelancer
Building a prototype for multi-level variant configuration within an existing SAP system for a medical technology company
Explicitly implementing multi-level pricing in SD by accumulating prices across all sub-items
Mar 2013 - Dec 2022
9 years 10 months
Consultant SD/Variant Configuration
Freelancer
IS DIMP (Discrete Industries and Mill Products)
Deepening the integration of variant configuration and SD in an existing SAP system at a furniture company
KMAT pricing/CO-PA and forms and implementing SAP sales quoting including MS Word quote form via Encoway K-Document
Migration from SAP ERP to SAP IS DIMP
Company code expansion (2017) and company code merger (2018) of four German company codes
Rebuilding sales tax determination in SD with handling of chain transactions and converting the German company codes into a fiscal unity
Establishing new picking warehouses with WM and converting variant configuration to sales bills of materials (SD sub-items) triggered by the configuration
Down payment processing with a self-developed Down Payment Dashboard
Apr 2012 - May 2017
5 years 2 months
Consultant SD/Variant Configuration
Freelancer
IS DIMP (Discrete Industries and Mill Products)
SAP Global Template process redesign project for a machinery manufacturer
Consultant in the Sales Cycle Management (SD) team and in the Development Cycle Management (Variant Configuration) team
Focus areas: SD-VC-PS integration, multi-level variant configuration with corresponding pricing, configuration of services (installation, packaging and shipping, warranty)
Mar 2012 - May 2012
3 months
Consultant SD/Variant Configuration
Freelancer
Optimization of the productive SAP system for a milling machine manufacturer
Reintegration of SAP CRM functionalities into SAP ERP
Mar 2012 - Apr 2012
2 months
Consultant SD/MM/Variant Configuration
Freelancer
Redesign of the company structure and related processes of a formerly insolvent printing press manufacturer
Jan 2012 - Feb 2012
2 months
Consultant Variant Configuration
Freelancer
SAP Global Template redesign for a company in mechatronics and biotechnology
Development of an ALE migration concept for variant configuration objects (classes, characteristics, dependencies, etc.) and related master data (bills of materials, routings, equipment, etc.)
Oct 2007 - Dec 2011
4 years 3 months
SD Team Lead
Freelancer
SAP global roll-out and business process harmonization project for a machinery manufacturer (printing presses)
Team lead for service management and spare parts (SAP SD, MM and variant configuration and partly SAP CS & Innosoft service management)
Roll-out manager for various countries
Sep 2007 - Oct 2007
2 months
Variant Configuration Consultant
Freelancer
IS DIMP (Discrete Industries and Mill Products)
Optimization of the productive SAP system of a steel and metal processing company in terms of variant configuration and follow-up processes (detailing the product cost calculation, optimizing machine assignments in work plans, etc.)
Apr 2005 - Sep 2007
2 years 6 months
Team Lead/Subproject Lead SD/Variant Configuration
Freelancer
IS DIMP (Discrete Industries and Mill Products)
SAP global roll-out and business process harmonization project for a paper industry company
Team Lead and Process Owner for Production Integration (variant configuration)
Team Lead for Pricing & Profitability
Subproject lead (implementation of a new paper division for digital printing processes) from 2005-10-01 to 2006-06-12
Oct 2002 - Mar 2005
2 years 6 months
Consultant/Team Lead
IBM Business Consulting Services
SAP implementation and global roll-outs for a paper industry company (Team Lead Master Data & Variant Configuration)
Risk assessment of ongoing SAP projects regarding IBM's takeover of the IT organization of a telecommunications supplier (Risk Assessor SAP SD and variant configuration)
Integration and harmonization of business processes and IT systems (SAP R/3) during a company acquisition in the oil downstream sector (Functional SD/MM Consultant Supply & Stock Management)
Feb 2000 - Oct 2002
2 years 9 months
Consultant
PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting
Europe-wide harmonization of all pricing-relevant business processes and implementation in SAP R/3 for a company in the oil downstream sector (Functional SD Consultant & Customizing Focal Point)
SAP R/3 implementations for companies in oil downstream and the chemical industry (Functional SD Consultant & Interface Consultant)
Strategy development and set-up of the PwC B2E employee portal (Operational Project Manager)
Languages
German
Native
English
Advanced
Education
Oct 1996 - Nov 1999
Georg August University of Göttingen
Diploma in Business Administration · Business Administration · Göttingen, Germany · 2.3
Oct 1993 - Sep 1996
University of Bielefeld
Pre-diploma · Business Administration · Bielefeld, Germany