Michael Lang - Project Manager (Interim)

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Dorsten, Germany

Experience

Feb 2022 - Present

3 years 6 months

Bayreuth, Germany

Project Manager (Interim)

medi GmbH

Contract negotiations with Infor.
Implemented Infor LN Cloud "Finance" in 10 European countries within 6 months.
Implemented (ongoing) materials management, purchasing and sales in 16 countries worldwide.

Aug 2019 - Nov 2022

3 years 4 months

Soest, Germany

Project Manager (Interim)

Müthing GmbH & Co. KG

ERP system requirements analysis.
Process analysis.
Selection of new ERP system.
Project management.
Implementation of Infor LN Cloud.
Implementation of PIM system.
Redesign and new launch of shops (B2B, B2C).

May 2019 - Jul 2019

3 months

Hamburg, Germany

Head of IT (Interim)

Blohm+Voss B.V. & Co. KG

Integration of Blohm+Voss IT into Lürssen central IT.
Migration from Windows 7 to Windows 10.
Integration of staff into the new matrix organization.
Integration/migration of the application landscape (Microsoft, Oracle, SAP, ABAS etc.).

Nov 2018 - Jul 2019

9 months

Bremen, Germany

Deputy Head of IT (Interim)

Fr. Lürssen Werft GmbH & Co. KG

Restructuring of the project management department.
Leadership of the project management department.
Introduction of project governance.
Introduction of IT cost accounting.
Contribution to IT strategy.
Implementation of Jira as project management tool.
Support for Blohm+Voss carve-in.

Jan 2018 - Sep 2018

9 months

Duderstadt, Germany

Interim Head of ERP (SAP CoC)

Ottobock HealthCare GmbH

Project manager for sales (carve-out) of a business unit (Germany, USA, China).
Migration of SAP HR to ADP.
Switch of SAP database from Oracle to ASE.
Vendor management.
Implementation of Jira as ticket system.
Responsible for ERP in global IT strategy development.
SAP or non-SAP analysis.
Planning migration to SAP HANA (DB).

May 2017 - Dec 2017

8 months

Minden, Germany

Interim IT Director, Interim Head of ERP

Melitta Business Service Center

IT reorganization.
Setup of "Future Ready Program".
Analysis and new concept for network infrastructure.
Preparation for Office 365 rollout.
Short-term optimization of security concept.
Emergency manual.
Start of global telephony project.
Budget creation for IT 2018.
Start of IT business service center concept.
Selection and installation of new ticket system.
Reorganization of the SAP CoC.
Cleansing of SAP systems.
Optimization of SAP licenses.
Hiring several new SAP staff.
Implementation of new CRM system.
Setup and go-live of a new sales unit in China.
Setup of two new sales units in Europe.
Go-live WM/EWM Poland.
Introduction of PMO.
Start of S/4 HANA evaluation project for Europe.
Setup of S/4 HANA project for North America.
Setup and start of "Future Finance Program" (New GL, Standard Chart of Accounts, etc.).

Oct 2015 - Mar 2017

1 year 6 months

Cologne, Germany

Interim Program Manager

nkt cables Group GmbH

International transformation program with over 100 people in 6 European countries.
Initiation, concept and design phase, over 10 subprojects.
Change, risk & communication management.
Board-level reporting.
Implementation of OneStream consolidation software.
Introduction of new logistics drum concept.
Consolidation of 4 DMS systems into one new DMS.
SAP BI "single source of truth" project management.

Sep 2013 - Feb 2016

2 years 6 months

Cologne, Germany

Interim Manager, Global SAP Manager, Project Manager

nkt cables Group

Reorganization (matrix) of 5 international SAP teams (CZ, PL, DK, SW, D).
Takeover, restructure and successful completion of troubled migration project 4.6c -> ECC 6.0 (full project responsibility) including new SCM concept.
Integration (carve-in) of an acquired Swedish plant.
Personnel responsibility (27 employees).
SuccessFactors analysis (Recruiting, Learning).
Representative of the CIO.
Hosting partner contract negotiations.
Building PMO and project management structures.
Concept and execution of carve-out of an acquired plant.
Setup of master data department.
Setup of SAP BW/BI "single source of truth".
Technologies/modules: ECC 6.0; 4.6c; FI, CO, SD, MM, PP, QM, PS, APO, CS (Cable Solution) HR, SAP Commodity Management, CAMOS, MES, CRM.

May 2013 - Aug 2013

4 months

Ingolstadt, Germany

Interim Project Manager (Full Project Responsibility)

Media-Saturn

SAP ERP logistics project with topics like consignment, direct shipping, transit warehouse, bonded warehouse, Intrastat, Extrastat, EDI and external supplier integration.
This was a pure design project – the goal was a requirements specification as basis for a fixed-price implementation project.

May 2012 - Apr 2013

1 year

Munich, Germany

Interim and Project Manager

Serviceplan Gruppe

SAP ERP / SAP Business ByDesign transformation project.
Takeover of all SAP activities.
Rebuild of project structure.
Vendor selection.
Project management for SAP Business ByDesign integration in over 50 subsidiaries.
Interfaces SAP ECC 6.0 / SAP ByD.
Restructuring of the SAP area.

Oct 2011 - Apr 2012

7 months

Leverkusen, Germany

Interim SAP Basis Manager

LANXESS AG

Sick leave cover for the department head.
Project management of migration from TWS to CPS (scheduler).
Outline for an SAP operations manual (CCOE).
Contract negotiation and conclusion with outsourcing partner regarding sunset of legacy systems.
Setup of emergency team / emergency management.
Optimization of Solution Manager including adjustments to release and change management / ticketing according to ITIL.
Personnel management.

Jul 2009 - Aug 2011

2 years 2 months

Ratingen, Germany

Interim Manager of Commercial Applications

easycash GmbH

Managed 7 internal and up to 10 external employees in the SAP CoC (SD, MM, FI, CO, BW, CRM).
Restructuring of the area as internal consulting.
3-year planning.
Migration planning (4.6c / ECC 6.0).
IFRS, FI-LAE implementation.
SAP-CRM implementation planning.
SAP BW implementation & go-live.
Integration into new parent company.
ITIL introduction in SAP support and project management.
Personnel and budget planning.
SAP data center migration planning.
Process consulting for management (SOX, IFRS, new foreign subsidiaries) and departments.
Integration of financial transaction systems with SAP.
Deployment and setup of a browser-based collaboration system for communication, documentation, project management and ticketing in Commercial Applications.
SAP CRM concept.

Jun 2008 - May 2009

1 year

Bonn, Germany

Interim Project Manager

Eaton Inc. (formerly Moeller GmbH)

SOX implementation.
IT group integration.
SAP team lead.
Project management.

Apr 2005 - Jun 2008

3 years 3 months

Bonn, Germany

Interim Project Manager for SAP R/3 Roll-Out, Interim Team Manager SAP CoC, Project & Program Management, Deputy CIO

Moeller GmbH

SAP R/3 roll-out in Italy (04/2005–07/2005), Benelux (07/2005–10/2005), Switzerland (10/2005–01/2006), UK (01/2006–04/2006), Spain/Portugal (04/2006–07/2006), Norway (07/2006–10/2006), Singapore/Australia (10/2006–01/2007), Brazil (11/2006–04/2007).
Migration of legacy systems to SAP.
Modules used: FI, CO, SD, MM, PP.
Others: ALE, EDI.
SAP BW and SAP GTS implementation and project management.
Managed 16 employees in Basis, FI, CO, MM, PP, SD, BW, GTS, WebApplication Server, SAP eShop, ABAP programming, Siebel CRM.

Jan 2005 - Apr 2005

4 months

Bonn, Germany

Interim Project Manager

Moeller GmbH

IT carve-out of a plant.
Coordination of internal and external resources and time management.
Adjustment of existing processes.
Modules: FI, CO, SD, PP, MM.
Others: ALE, EDI.

May 2004 - Dec 2004

8 months

Bonn, Germany

Interim Project Manager

Moeller GmbH

Project manager for production relocation from Germany to China.
Development of partner concept for remaining manufacturing.
Change management and process adjustment.

Jan 2004 - May 2004

5 months

Bonn, Germany

Interim Project Manager

Moeller GmbH

IT carve-out of three plants in SAP R/3.
Coordination of internal and external resources and time management.
Adjustment of existing processes.
Modules: FI, CO, SD, PP, MM, HR.
Others: ALE, EDI.

Nov 2002 - Dec 2003

1 year 2 months

Bonn, Germany

Interim Project Manager

Moeller GmbH

Overall project coordination and management for migration from SAP R/2 to SAP R/3.
Setup of project management, PMO, resource planning and control, optimization, project structure, communication, project controlling, coaching.
Subproject manager for sales: project management, communication and organization, resource and time management, coaching.
Modules: FI, CO, SD, PP, MM, HR.
Plants: 13 national and international.
Sites: 30 national and international.
Others: ALE, EDI.
Budget: €10 million.
Personnel: 70 employees (external & internal).
Project completed in time (2 months ahead) and on budget.

Mar 2002 - Sep 2002

7 months

Munich, Germany

Management Consultant

BMW AG

Developed routing concept for warranty area (national/international) with CTI and call center integration.

Jan 2001 - Dec 2001

1 year

Munich, Germany

Management Consultant

Viacom

Consulting and selection of a sales information system.

Dec 1999 - Dec 2000

1 year 1 month

Paris, France

Management Consultant

Canal+

Feasibility study on "digital TV and internet" for the French market.
In collaboration with Groupe Paluel-Marmont (VC) Paris.

Aug 1999 - Dec 1999

5 months

Munich, Germany

Management Consultant

Viacom

Consulting and selection of a booking and reservation system.

Feb 1999 - Jul 1999

6 months

Munich, Germany

Interim Management

Webfair AG

Key account management and professional services.
Acquisition of major clients (Roche Pharma revenue ~ €1 million).
Acquisition of partners (Informix, SUN).
Participation at CeBIT 1999.

Jun 1998 - Jan 1999

8 months

Munich, Germany

Interim Management

Softwarehaus

Startup of Munich office.
Founding of the office.
Search for office space.
Acquisition of first clients, projects and staff.

Jan 1996 - Mar 1998

2 years 3 months

Unterföhring, Germany

Head of Organization

ProSieben Media AG

Nov 1992 - Dec 1995

3 years 2 months

Unterföhring, Germany

Project Manager / Head of Organization

MGM MediaGruppe München

Jan 1990 - Nov 1992

2 years 11 months

Kronberg, Germany

Project Manager / Head of Software Development

IPA-plus

Sep 1988 - Dec 1989

1 year 4 months

Darmstadt, Germany

Consultant in Materials Management

Spectra-Physics GmbH

Jan 1987 - Aug 1987

8 months

Nuremberg, Germany

Organizational Programmer in Materials Management

ICL Deutschland

Apr 1982 - Dec 1986

4 years 9 months

Nuremberg, Germany

Organizational Programmer in Materials Management

Triumph-Adler AG

Jul 1978 - Jun 1981

3 years

Contract Soldier in a NATO Staff

Bundeswehr

Summary

Experienced and versatile IT interim manager and SAP expert. Turnaround manager, project and program manager with proven success in difficult project situations. Management consultant and coach.

Interim leadership and realignment of IT
Leading application management with focus on ERP (Infor / SAP)
ERP implementation and rollout
IT strategy development and execution
Building and developing PMO, project and program management
Technical and organizational restructuring in M&A
Migration and consolidation of applications and technical infrastructures

Goal-oriented, pragmatic, persuasive. Authentic personality with strong social and communication skills. Cooperative leadership style. Decisive and consistent.

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

Education

Jul 1978 - Jun 1981