Michael M. - S/4HANA Change Manager

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Wiesbaden, Germany

Experience

Aug 2021 - Present

4 years 5 months

S/4HANA Change Manager

Mohr Consulting Services

Client: BMI Group / pitched and flat roofs.

Change Manager.

Advisory services on change management questions.
Conducting fit-gap workshops as part of an SAP S/4HANA rollout project to assess change impacts on processes and customers.
Analyzing and identifying change impacts.
Leading leadership engagement and coaching.

Methodology: Agile – SAP Activate. Project languages: English, German.

May 2021 - Dec 2021

8 months

IT Project Manager / Scrum Master

Mohr Consulting Services

Client: Zalando SE / Fashion.

Project manager for various IT disciplines in connection with multiple greenfield warehouse projects (building new warehouses in Europe).

Managing tender evaluations for WCS (Warehouse Control Software).
Managing tender processes.
Preparing reports for steering committees at program level.
Supporting ongoing projects to optimize automation in intralogistics (primarily time and budget planning, maintaining existing project plans, coordinating with business units).

Methodology: Agile (Scrum, sprint planning using ASANA). Project languages: English, German.

Mar 2021 - Dec 2021

10 months

Frankenthal, Germany

IT Project Manager (10-person core team)

Mohr Consulting Services

Client: KSB SE & Co. KGaA, mechanical engineering.

Co-project lead for the "MDQ 2.0" – Master Data Quality project. Harmonizing & standardizing master data and processes globally.

Co-managing the project team (10-person core team, 80-person extended team).
Planning and conducting workshops with subprojects (IT & business).
Preparing and running steering committees with the executive board.
Weekly reporting in sounding boards with CFO and CIO.
Budget planning.
Hosting global Q&A sessions at all management levels (up to 300 participants).
Delivering townhall presentations.
Developing a global master data strategy alongside SAP S/4HANA rollout.

Methodology: Agile (OKR + Scrum). Project languages: English, German.

Jul 2020 - Mar 2021

9 months

Frankenthal, Germany

IT Project Manager (70-person core team)

Mohr Consulting Services

Client: KSB SE & Co. KGaA, mechanical engineering.

Managing the "GRIP21+" project – implementing new global corporate reporting. Adjusting 40+ ERP systems (SAP ERP, SAP BusinessOne, Oracle, Sage, MS Dynamics, etc.).

Managing the project team (70-person core team, 300-person extended team).
Planning and leading workshops with subprojects (IT & business).
Preparing and running steering committees with the executive board.
Weekly reporting in sounding boards with CFO and CIO.
Budget planning.
Hosting global Q&A sessions at all management levels (up to 300 participants).
Delivering townhall presentations.

Methodology: Waterfall with agile Scrum components (hybrid). Project languages: English, German.

Sep 2019 - May 2020

9 months

Madrid, Spain

Freelance Senior Consultant SAP PP/QM/MM & Test/Cutover Management

Mohr Consulting Services

Client: Siemens AG, corporate IT.

Supporting Siemens Corporate IT in the carve-out of the Gas & Power division.

Creating 1:1 copies of over 20 company codes in the SAP Spiridon landscape.
Customizing SAP PP, QM and MM modules.
Conducting regression tests.
Managing test activities for all modules (regression, integration, go-live).
Interim cutover manager.

Methodology: Agile - Scrum. Project languages: English, German.

Oct 2018 - Jul 2020

1 year 10 months

Barcelona, Spain

Freelance Senior Consultant SAP PP/QM/MM/WM

Mohr Consulting Services

Client: Siemens AG, Power & Gas division.

Supporting the global SAP ATLAS template team (VEROLD):

Rolling out SAP PP and QM for Siemens Dresser Rand sites in Le Havre (France) and Kongsberg (Norway).
Replacing the existing ORACLE ERP.
Data migration from ORACLE to SAP.
Organizational change management.
Creating functional specs and blueprints.
Rollout coordination.
Customizing and workshop moderation (especially fit-gap analyses).

Methodology: Waterfall. Project languages: English, German, French.

Aug 2018 - Present

7 years 5 months

Barcelona, Spain

Project Manager for RPA Software Implementation

Mohr Consulting Services

Client: Trustedadvisors, IT consulting / RPA provider.

Supporting the client with:

Introduction to RPA (UiPath).
Co-designing various POCs for customer acquisition in SMEs (banking, hotels, universities).
Strategic and technical consulting for a solution tailored to the Spanish market.

Methodology: Agile – OKR. Project languages: English, Spanish.

Dec 2017 - Oct 2018

11 months

Barcelona, Spain

Freelance Senior Consultant SAP PP-PI, MM-PUR and SD & Project Manager for Cognitive Solutions (PepsiCo Digital Agenda)

Mohr Consulting Services

Client: PepsiCo Iberia, food & beverage.

Supporting the European SAP Competence Center in:

Creating functional specs for logistics rollouts based on SAP ECC on HANA for the mentioned modules.
Supporting release management in those modules for changes in the global logistics template "PIRT".
Rollout coordination.
Training staff on SAP PP and MES and acting as SAP Fiori and S/4HANA contact.
Designing and implementing IDOC interfaces from SAP ECC to JDA TM (focus on SAP MM IDOCs).

Project manager in the European Competence Center "Digital Agenda" for digital topics:

Leading the implementation of a self-learning chatbot for strategic procurement.
Leading the rollout of RPA solutions (UiPath) to automate monthly reporting in contract management.
Rollout manager for the Europe-wide launch of a contract management tool based on Selectica.

Methodology: Waterfall and Agile (Scrum). Project languages: English, Spanish.

Feb 2017 - Dec 2017

11 months

Vaduz, Liechtenstein

Senior Consultant SAP PP/PM & Workstream Leader

IBM Deutschland GmbH

Client: thyssenkrupp Presta Steering, automotive supplier.

Designing and building a global ERP template on SAP S/4HANA 1709 for 4 business units in Components Technology.

Subproject lead "Logistics and Production" (SAP PP, PM, QM, eWM, MM, SD / team lead for 5 FTEs).
Modeling manufacturing, planning and maintenance processes in SAP PP, PP/DS and PM.
Creating business blueprints including MES integration from parallel thyssenkrupp projects.
Writing customizing documentation.
Writing functional specs (WRICEF).
Customizing sandbox and development environments (PP, PP/DS, eWM, PM).
Certified Scrum Master and applied agile Scrum.

Methodology: Agile/Scrum (SAP Activate). Project languages: German, English.

Mar 2016 - Jan 2017

11 months

Dortmund, Germany

Senior Consultant SAP PP

IBM Deutschland GmbH

Client: thyssenkrupp Rothe Erde, manufacturing.

Designing and building a global ERP template on SAP ECC on HANA for the "Large Bearings" unit.

Modeling engineering-to-order processes in SAP PP for discrete manufacturing.
Creating business blueprints.
Writing customizing documentation.
Writing functional specs (WRICEF).
Customizing sandbox and development environments.
Conducting unit, technical and integration tests.

Methodology: Agile/Scrum. Project languages: German, English.

Oct 2015 - Feb 2016

5 months

Osnabrück, Germany

Senior Consultant SAP PP & Test Manager

IBM Deutschland GmbH

Client: Volkswagen Osnabrück GmbH, automaker.

Rolling out the corporate ERP template "UNIT FT Release 4" for Volkswagen Passenger Cars in Osnabrück (VW Golf and Porsche production).

Implementing outbound process enhancements.
Focus: line supply with SAP WM and KANBAN, series production and press shop integration (MES).
Writing test documentation and running scenario tests via SAP Solution Manager.
Creating test files and running them via eCATT.
Coordinating testing for the rollout team.

Methodology: Waterfall. Project language: German.

Sep 2014 - Nov 2015

1 year 3 months

Wolfsburg, Germany

Senior Consultant SAP PP & MM/WM

IBM Deutschland GmbH

Client: Volkswagen AG, automaker.

Enhancing the corporate ERP template "UNIT FT" for logistics with SAP ECC for a global rollout.

Global process template across all VW brands.
Fully responsible for series production in the outbound workstream.
Functional consultant for SAP PP-REM, PP-MRP and PP/WM interface (KANBAN, JIT) and MES-ERP integration via web services.
Expanding business blueprints.
Writing functional specs (e.g. for MES interfaces and advanced batch and HU traceability).
Customizing and documentation.
Close cooperation with on-site and near-shore developers.
Test management for the workstream.
Conducting unit, technical and integration tests.
Developing training materials and delivering user training.

Methodology: Waterfall. Project languages: German, English.

May 2013 - Aug 2014

1 year 4 months

Ludwigshafen, Germany

Consultant SAP PP-PI & SAP MII

BASF Business Services GmbH

Client: BASF, chemical.

Release management for the global ERP template "COBALT" based on SAP ECC.

Writing functional specs and implementing developments.
Customizing and documentation.
Ticket handling and change-request management via SAP Solution Manager and ChaRM.
Supporting various business units in daily operations (order planning, creation and execution).
Designing a production dashboard with SAP MII and UI5.

Methodology: Waterfall. Project languages: German, English.

Jul 2012 - Sep 2012

3 months

Singapore

PMO Support (Intern)

BASF Business Services GmbH

Client: BASF Asia Pacific, IT.

Consolidation project for HR master data on SAP ERP in East Asia.

Supporting project management in Singapore.
Writing meeting minutes.
Preparing project presentations.
Preparing budget plans.
Managing internal project communication.
Developing a concept to migrate legacy master data to SAP ERP using LSMW.

Methodology: Waterfall. Project language: English.

Jan 2012 - Apr 2012

4 months

Ludwigshafen, Germany

PMO Support (Intern)

BASF Business Services GmbH

Client: BASF IT Services GmbH, IT.

Global PC and notebook rollout across BASF.

Assisting the subproject lead for physical rollout in managing external vendors.
Writing meeting minutes.
Reporting project status (quarterly reports).

Methodology: Waterfall. Project language: English.

Summary

Are you looking for a project manager for your next IT initiative? Planning a move to SAP S/4HANA or an international ERP rollout of your template? Need a subproject lead for your development team? Or a mentor for your project management team to bring agile methods and better structures into your project? My name is Michael Mohr and I am an independent IT project manager and SAP expert. I draw on experience from international projects in automotive, mechanical engineering, FMCG, chemical and eCommerce sectors. Over the past 10 years as a project manager and SAP consultant, I have worked with large companies in Germany, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, France, Norway, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Singapore and England.

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