Michael W. - Project Manager

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Hünxe, Germany

Experience

Sep 2024 - Apr 2025

8 months

Project Manager

Pro3Con GmbH

Client industry: industry/production
Implementation of e-procurement solution ivalua P2P, sourcing, interface
Budget responsibility: €2 million
Conducting project planning including creating and continuously maintaining project plans
Tasks as subproject manager
Creating solution concepts
Creating FSD for ivalua
Building and developing the project team
Time, budget and quality tracking
Liaising with ivalua
Managing the project team
Preparing and leading workshops
Creating project plans
Single point of contact to ivalua
MS Project
Fine-tuning the overall project
Management meetings
Creating blueprints
Stakeholder management
Project plan control and presentation in MS Project
Summarizing and distributing work packages
Tracking work packages
Creating change requests

Sep 2024 - Dec 2024

4 months

Stream Lead Interface

Pro3Con GmbH

Client industry: industrial transport sector
Implementation of e-procurement solution ivalua SRM, platform, P2P sourcing, interface
Managing and directing developers
Creating an interface specification to S/4 HANA system
Sprint review
Sprint planning
Sprint management
Controlling and resolving escalations
Handling difficult client meetings
Stakeholder management
Conducting negotiations
Budget tracking

May 2024 - Apr 2025

1 year

Project Manager

Pro3Con GmbH

Client industry: energy supply
Implementation of e-procurement solution ivalua SRM, sourcing, interface
Budget responsibility: €2 million
Conducting project planning including creating and continuously maintaining project plans
Tasks as subproject manager
Creating solution concepts
Creating FSD for ivalua
Building and developing the project team
Time, budget and quality tracking
Liaising with ivalua
Managing the project team
Preparing and leading workshops
Creating project plans
Single point of contact to ivalua
MS Project
Fine-tuning the overall project
Management meetings
Creating blueprints
Stakeholder management
Project plan control and presentation in MS Project
Summarizing and distributing work packages
Tracking work packages

Mar 2024 - Jun 2024

4 months

Test Manager

Pro3Con GmbH

Client industry: medical sector
Implementation of e-procurement solution S/4 HANA
Test monitoring
UAT
Creating requirement list for UAT
Creating flowcharts to identify current processes
Creating target concepts
Executing UAT
Testing
System testing on DEV, QA, PROD
E2E walkthrough
Developing proposals for change support

Feb 2024 - Feb 2025

1 year 1 month

Stream Lead Testing and Training

Pro3Con GmbH

Client industry: energy supply
Implementation of e-procurement solution ivalua SRM, platform, sourcing, interface
BPML structure
Aligning with business stakeholders
FDD/requirements specification creation
Process flow diagrams
Pain analysis
Business model review
Stakeholder management
Taking on training tasks
Creating training concepts
Conducting training for over 800 users
Creating training materials
Test monitoring
UAT
Creating requirement list for UAT
Creating flowcharts to identify current processes
Creating target concepts
Executing UAT
Testing
System testing on DEV, QA, PROD
E2E walkthrough
Developing proposals for change support
Key user training
Guided buying, e-catalog and sourcing
Tracking and measuring project progress
Overall supplier management support
Process optimization in terms of cost reduction

Oct 2023 - Dec 2023

3 months

Process and Customizing Expert (Part-time)

Pro3Con GmbH

Client industry: industrial sector
SAP Ariba optimization
Reviewing system current state
Reviewing process current state
Providing recommendations for S2P, SLP, S2C and guided buying
Supporting supplier onboarding

Nov 2022 - Dec 2023

1 year 2 months

Single Point of Contact Testing and Training

Pro3Con GmbH

Client industry: energy sector
Implementation of S/4 HANA S2P + Ariba
Reviewing current state
Requirements specification creation
BPML structure
Aligning with business stakeholders
FDD/requirements specification creation
Process flow diagrams
Pain analysis
Business model review
Stakeholder management
Project setups
Building and developing the project team
Taking on training tasks
Creating training concepts
Conducting training for over 800 users
Creating training materials
Test monitoring
UAT
Creating requirement list for UAT
Creating flowcharts to identify current processes
Creating target concepts
Executing UAT
Testing
System testing on DEV, QA, PROD
E2E walkthrough
Developing proposals for change support
Key user training
Guided buying, e-catalog and sourcing
Tracking and measuring project progress
Overall supplier management support
Process optimization in terms of cost reduction
Test planning
SOX

Nov 2021 - Oct 2024

3 years

E-Catalog Specialist

Pro3Con GmbH

Client industry: across all sectors
Implementation of e-catalogs, punchouts & EDI
Creating e-catalogs in BMEcat 1.2 & 2005 formats
Price updates
Enriching catalog data
Uploading to major platforms such as Ariba, Coupa, ivalua, Mercateo, Unite, PSG, Newtron, Meplato, etc.
Creating, managing and linking punchouts in OCI 4.0, OCI 5.0 and cXML
Process support in EDI integration using EDIFACT, XML and Tradacoms

Oct 2021 - Present

3 years 11 months

Implementer

Pro3Con GmbH

Client industry: tool manufacturing
E-catalog creation
Creating digital catalogs for providers like Jaggaer, Coupa, Ariba and uploading them
Task tracking via Microsoft Project
Training employees

Oct 2021 - Jan 2023

1 year 4 months

International Subproject Manager

Pro3Con GmbH

Client industry: public sector
Building IT infrastructure in overseas offices
Budget responsibility: €500 million
Conducting project planning including creating and continuously maintaining project plans
Tasks as subproject manager
Creating infrastructure solution concepts
Building and developing the project team
Implementing rescue measures including VDI solution introduction
Managing Jira and Confluence within the project instance
MS Project
Fine-tuning the overall project
Management meetings
Creating blueprints
Stakeholder management
Project plan control and presentation in MS Project
Creating IT requirements specifications and concepts for developing IT process maps
Summarizing and distributing work packages
Tracking work packages
Creating training measures
Tracking training measures
Creating knowledge transfer concepts from super admin to end user

Sep 2021 - Dec 2021

4 months

Executive Consultant

Pro3Con GmbH

Client industry: consulting service provider
Implementation of Atlassian Confluence Cloud
Building a structure
Organizing content topics
Configuring settings
Editing themes
Building templates
Managing plugins
Updating Confluence version
Fine-tuning the overall project
Dividing into 3 stages (DEV, QA, Prod)
Training
Status reporting via MS Project

Sep 2021 - Nov 2021

3 months

Subproject Manager

Pro3Con GmbH

Client industry: public sector
Implementation of a unified HR system
Supporting the project manager
Managing tasks with Jira
Creating slides
Taking meeting notes
Managing project plan in MS Project, etc.

Jun 2021 - Apr 2023

1 year 11 months

Stream Lead Testing, Training and E-Catalogs, Subproject Management

Pro3Con GmbH

Client industry: medical/pharma sector
Implementation of S/4 + Coupa P2P, PTP, P2O, S2O
Project setups
Building and developing the project team
Taking on training tasks
Creating training concepts
Conducting training for over 4000 users
Creating training materials
UAT
Creating requirement list for UAT
Creating flowcharts to identify current processes
Creating target concepts
Integration with SAP CIG (Cloud Integration Gateway)
Executing UAT
Testing
System testing on DEV, QA, PROD
E2E walkthrough
Developing proposals for change support
Key user training
Guided buying, e-catalog and sourcing
Overall supplier management support
Process optimization in terms of cost reduction
GxP
SOX

Apr 2021 - Sep 2021

6 months

Procurement Consultant

Pro3Con GmbH

Client: Ratioform GmbH
Procurement consulting
Advising on various S2P platforms like SAP MM, Ariba, BeNeering, Unite, Jaggaer, Coupa
Requirements specification creation
Creating functional concepts
Supporting implementation from quality assurance perspective
PTP
S/4 HANA consulting

Mar 2021 - Aug 2021

6 months

IT Project Manager/Product Owner in an International Environment (Developers from Cyprus and India)

Pro3Con GmbH

Client industry: app development
DEUS cryptocurrency app development
Action point list with automated overview display
Verifying currency conversion via API integration
Fine-tuning the overall project
Creating interface for all stakeholders
Time & resource control
Facilitating workshops and sprints
Monitoring time, budget and risk using MS Project
Taking on the role of product owner for the app
Creating training measure concepts

Feb 2021 - Aug 2021

7 months

Project Management

Pro3Con GmbH

Client industry: service sector
E-procurement consulting
Leading project management activities for marketing strategy
Fine-tuning the overall project
Expanding Shopware shop
Implementing Magnalister
Setting up Amazon and eBay online shops

Jan 2021 - Dec 2021

1 year

IT Project Manager and Product Owner

Pro3Con GmbH

Client industry: software service provider
Implementation of ivalua platform
Supplier onboarding
Implementing procurement solution ivalua
Creating change requests
Managing Jira
Project tracking using Microsoft Project
Problem solving
Project management
Rollout
E-procurement
Implementation

May 2020 - Dec 2021

1 year 8 months

Marketing Consultant

Pro3Con GmbH

Client industry: automotive, consumer goods, industrial and building technology
Marketing consulting
Supplier onboarding
Implementing procurement solution
Creating change requests
Managing Jira
Project tracking using Microsoft Project
Problem solving
Project management
Rollout
E-procurement
Implementation

Feb 2020 - May 2021

1 year 4 months

Procurement Consultant

Pro3Con GmbH

Client industry: IT sector
Procurement consulting
Advising on online marketplaces like Amazon Business, Jaggaer, MyCatalogCloud, Unite, Coupa
Requirements specification creation
Creating functional concepts
Supporting implementation from quality assurance perspective

Feb 2019 - Oct 2021

2 years 9 months

International Senior Project Manager

Pro3Con GmbH

Client industry: consumer goods
Implementation of Ariba + SAP S/4 (indirect + direct)
Stakeholder management
Creating functional concepts
Selecting suppliers and project partners
Leading the project as project manager
Fine-tuning the overall project
Managing tasks in Jira
Preparing and leading the steering committee
Contact person for management board and steering committee/stakeholder management
KPI reporting on project status and progress
Managing time, risk and budget
Tracking tasks using MS Project
Escalation management
S2P, Ariba, SAP ECC, SAP CIG (Cloud Integration Gateway), guided buying and sourcing, PTP
Co-managing communication and training work package
Process support for EDI integration using EDIFACT, XML and Tradacoms

Jan 2018 - Dec 2020

3 years

Project Management

Pro3Con GmbH

Client industry: banking
SAP SRM UI5 implementation + additional providers
As-is analysis
Functional concept creation
Reviewing business as-is analysis
Reviewing number range intervals
Fine-tuning the overall project on the provider side
Company code setup
Cost center review
Procurement process
Facilitation
Defining work packages
As-is/to-be
Reviewing training for key users, super admins

Jan 2017 - Dec 2020

4 years

Product Owner

Pro3Con GmbH

Client industry: IT sector
Atlassian Jira implementation and product ownership
Installing Confluence Server edition
Building a structure
Organizing content topics
Configuring settings
Editing themes
Managing plugins
Updating Confluence version
Training key users and super admins

Jan 2017 - Dec 2020

4 years

SAP Consultant

Pro3Con GmbH

Client industry: telecommunications sector
SAP SRM UI5 CSE implementation
Supplier onboarding
Implementing a CSE interface for existing SRM UI5 scenario
Creating change requests
Managing Jira
Project tracking using Microsoft Project
Project management
PTP customizing
Rollout
E-procurement
Implementation
Training key users and super admins

Sep 2016 - Dec 2021

5 years 4 months

Project Manager, Senior E-Catalog Manager

Pro3Con GmbH

Client industry: e-catalog platform
Implementing catalog platform on client side, co-developing platform and supporting suppliers
8x catalog platform implementations on client side
Reviewing e-catalogs
Third level support
Acting as liaison between developers and suppliers
P2P
Jira admin
Representing in BME committee (contributing to new BMEcat format)
Representing in EClass committee
Project manager in various implementation projects
Ariba guided buying
Process support for EDI integration using EDIFACT, XML and Tradacoms

Jan 2016 - Dec 2019

4 years

IT Project Manager

Pro3Con GmbH

Client industry: consumer goods production
Implementing procurement solution
Creating change requests
Managing Jira
Project tracking using Microsoft Project
Fine-tuning the overall project
Problem solving
Project management
Rollout
Supplier onboarding e-procurement
Implementation
PTP process improvement
MM customizing
Training key users and super admins

Jan 2016 - Dec 2018

3 years

IT Project Manager

Pro3Con GmbH

Client industry: logistics sector
Implementing procurement solution
Creating change requests
Managing Jira
Project tracking using Microsoft Project
Problem solving
Project management
Rollout
Fine-tuning the overall project
Supplier onboarding e-procurement
Implementation

Jan 2016 - Dec 2018

3 years

IT Project Manager

Pro3Con GmbH

Client industry: utilities provider
Leading a team to implement digital cloud in SAP SRM

Jan 2015 - Dec 2021

7 years

Product Owner for Atlassian Jira

Pro3Con GmbH

Client industry: IT sector
Implementation
Creating user stories
Maintenance
Plugin management
Creating templates
Creating workflows

Jun 2014 - Present

11 years 3 months

Founder

Pro3Con GmbH

SAP transformation
Procurement (SRM, MM, S/4)
E-catalogs

Apr 2012 - Aug 2016

4 years 5 months

Employment

Duisburger Hafen AG

May 2011 - Mar 2012

11 months

Employment

PV Ansperger GmbH

Summary

Strong communicator
Ambitious
Disciplined
Long-term player
Hands-on mentality
Impatient
Direct
Perfectionist

Languages

German

Native

English

Native

Polish

Native

Spanish

Elementary

Education

Oct 2015 - Sep 2019

University of Duisburg-Essen

Master of Science · Business Informatics · Germany

Sep 2010 - Jan 2015

TFH AgriCola

Bachelor of Engineering · Geodesy and Land Management · Bochum, Germany

Aug 2007 - Jul 2010

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State-certified Surveying Technician and University of Applied Sciences entrance qualification · Surveying Technician

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Certifications & licenses

ITIL v4

Prince Foundation

Prince Practioner

ivalua L1-L2 S2P

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