Thomas Müller - Requirements Engineer (SPC) - ONE.CRM VW Salesforce Solution

Q: Where is Thomas based?

Thomas is based in Munich, Germany and prefers 100% remote projects.

Q: What languages does Thomas speak?

Thomas speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), Spanish (Intermediate) .

Q: How many years of experience does Thomas have?

Thomas has at least 23 years of experience. During this time, Thomas has worked in at least 18 different roles and for 14 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 4 months . Note that Thomas may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Thomas's latest experience?

Thomas's most recent position is Requirements Engineer (SPC) - ONE.CRM VW Salesforce Solution at CARIAD SE / Diconium Strategy GmbH .

Q: What companies has Thomas worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Thomas has worked for CARIAD SE / Diconium Strategy GmbH , EnBW - Energie Baden-Württemberg AG , Amer Sports Europe Services GmbH , and Autobahn GmbH / Atos Information Technology GmbH .

Q: Which industries is Thomas most experienced in?

Thomas is most experienced in industries like Sport and Recreation , Media, Entertainment and Publishing , and Information Technology (IT) . Thomas also has some experience in Manufacturing , Automotive , and Energy .

Q: Which business areas is Thomas most experienced in?

Thomas is most experienced in business areas like Project Management , Operations , and Supply Chain Management . Thomas also has some experience in Marketing , Information Technology (IT) , and Strategy and Planning .

Q: Which industries has Thomas worked in recently?

Thomas has recently worked in industries like Automotive , Energy , and Information Technology (IT) .

Q: Which business areas has Thomas worked in recently?

Thomas has recently worked in business areas like Project Management , Information Technology (IT) , and Marketing .

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Munich, Germany

Experience

Jul 2023 - Feb 2024

8 months

Requirements Engineer (SPC) - ONE.CRM VW Salesforce Solution

CARIAD SE / Diconium Strategy GmbH

Rework demand, development and operational organizational set up for the Solution Train
Rework requirement refinement process flow from strategic theme to user story
Introduction of visualization tools (Canvas) of work dependencies over different requirement levels and Solution Train leadership coaching

Apr 2023 - Oct 2024

1 year 7 months

Lean Agile Portfolio Manager for the Sales, Marketing and Operations Unit

EnBW - Energie Baden-Württemberg AG

Development and implementation of a new value-based portfolio steering for the B2C portfolio of the Sales Marketing and Operations business unit combining traditional and agile methods like quarterly OKR sets
Rework orchestration levels with a special focus on CaaS for shared IT development and services including the evaluation of LPM tools (NH360 and Bee360)
Defining and establishing a portfolio management for the “New Energy Business” value stream of the SMO business unit

Apr 2022 - Jun 2023

1 year 3 months

Senior Strategy Advisor to the Group CIO

Amer Sports Europe Services GmbH

Design and set-up of a scaled and homogenous Lean Portfolio Management for the four group functions and the five brands, based on the need for a brownfield S4/HANA group implementation
SAFe implementation lead for the brand Salomon (Executive Management Board level)
ART optimization for the Group E-Com platform (~100 FTE) including trainings and Agile Hive introduction

Jun 2021 - Oct 2022

1 year 5 months

Senior Agile Coach (SPC in LACE/APMO) - new VW Car software platform

CARIAD SE / Diconium Strategy GmbH

Define and drive agile organizational levels of the Software 2.0 development organization
Coach financial departments on the needed financial changes for the agile platform delivery and push for changes
Identify, clarify and eliminate gaps in the company’s Lean Portfolio Management process with the General Management departments
Support the corporate Organizational Development department in identifying ways to map needed development resource capacity levels (KPIs) for the corporate LPM process
Coach and supervise the setup of agile development organization of the Drive & Energy domain
Ensure integration of compliance and IT security into the requirements (ASPICE)
Design and pitch a reporting platform combining agile delivery with finance

Oct 2019 - Mar 2021

1 year 6 months

Integration Manager & Agile Lead SAP S/4 HANA greenfield implementation

Autobahn GmbH / Atos Information Technology GmbH

Overall responsibility to turn the waterfall project into an agile project by developing an evolutionary roadmap and maturity model based on SAFe & Nexus including the usage of Jira and Confluence
Guiding and coaching the project organization consisting of the consultancy, the end client and two suppliers on the agile way of working and how to steer an agile project
Development of a homogenous demand and release management concept for two business units
Leading the agile team consisting of up to four members
Enable and coach (as Scrum Master) the different teams to work together with each other and parallel projects in remote trainings in groups from two to 25 persons
Creation of interactive e-learnings for Jira and Confluence including storyboarding

Jul 2019 - Mar 2020

9 months

Munich, Germany

Owner

SynTrail GmbH

Developing and founding of a company with the focus to give SAFe trainings
Shares were sold in March 2020

Nov 2018 - Jan 2019

3 months

Agile Management Consultant - Project Portfolio Management

TÜV Süd / AdEx Partner GmbH

Analysis of the existing project portfolio methods and processes (demand & project execution)
Development of a new divisional and corporate project portfolio planning based on the SAFe 4.6 framework including individual coaching

Dec 2017 - Sep 2018

10 months

Overall Program Manager AdSmart & Dynamic Ad Insertion

Sky GmbH

Leadership of a program for the board of directors to introduce addressable TV advertising (household targeting) for the German market for broadcasting and IP-streaming using different delivery methods (e.g. waterfall, Scrum)
Execution of a feasibility study to introduce dynamic advertising insertion with the German backend systems (IT & broadcasting) for the Group OTT app using Kanban methods

Jul 2016 - Aug 2017

1 year 2 months

Munich, Germany

Sabbatical

Self-employed

Decide and drive to become a freelancer in the agile program and project environment
Development of a business plan for a bar chain concept “probar”, applying the business model canvas and lean startup methods

Mar 2014 - Jun 2016

2 years 4 months

Senior Manager Group PMO & Business Transformation

Amer Sports Europe Services GmbH

Founded, led and established the new Business Transformation department as the go-to department for critical multinational projects at Amer Sports
Reviewed, developed and led the portfolio management process of all key corporate initiatives at Amer Sports chaired by the CFO
Turned around a crashed global travel management program within nine months resulting in more than 1,000 satisfied users in five countries (SAP Concur)
Enhanced impactful business process changes in worldwide projects by enforcing proper change management and validating project methods such as Kanban

Mar 2013 - Feb 2014

1 year

Senior Manager SAP Supply Chain Management & Senior Project Manager

Amer Sports Europe Services GmbH

Led the global SAP supply chain team (15 employees in EMEA, US, China including budget)
Created transparency on tickets, RFCs and projects by introducing Qlikview reports
Increased employee satisfaction by 9.3% through introduction of project assessment reports and Scrum/Kanban methods for workload balancing
Executed key projects including enabling a step-changing sourcing process for the footwear category, taking over and cancelling a re-organization project avoiding seven-digit tax costs, and proving in a business case the possibility of an Arc’teryx sales integration

Oct 2007 - Feb 2013

5 years 5 months

Program Manager Sales & Operations Planning (SAP BI-IP & SAP ERP/ECC)

Amer Sports Europe Services GmbH

Developed and executed a global sales and operations planning program for executive board members with over 20 projects worldwide on time and on budget
Achieved a reduction of DSI by €3 M, two-digit better line fill and planning accuracy KPIs, and absolute €2 M savings per year in costs through business process and technical changes
Set up the program structure and team with more than 80 internal and external consultants and 350 users, providing clear vision and mission statements
Guided line management towards needed organizational changes

Mar 2007 - Sep 2007

7 months

Senior Consultant SAP NetWeaver BI IP (BPC)

OS Consulting GmbH

Developed an integrated corporate financial planning application for a customer (BW 7.0)
Created a web-based tool for the disposition of consultants (BW 3.5/BW-BPS)
Fine-tuned the OS Consulting procurement solution
Created in-house training material on SAP NW2004s: extraction, modelling, reporting

Jul 2005 - Feb 2007

1 year 8 months

Fürth, Germany

Head of Sales Management Cinemas (on Board of Directors)

RoWo Holding GmbH & Co. KG

Headed the nationwide B2B customer relationship department with over 30 employees
Acquired one of the top three cinemas in Germany for RoWo
Led customer loyalty projects such as Cine@Media and Cine@Regio, increasing regional advertising spends and sales by 30%
Enhanced the D-Cinema concept and increased the group’s digital screens by over 200%

Mar 2003 - Jun 2005

2 years 4 months

Paderborn, Germany

Global Purchasing Controller and Buyer

Wincor-Nixdorf International AG

Led a project to introduce SAP Enterprise Buyer, eAuctions, eCatalog and self-billing
Acted as internal business consultant for introduction of a global spend management information system (SAP BW) and trained all EMEA entities
Managed daily procurement controlling tasks for the Vice President Procurement
Analyzed, proposed and implemented a new product and supplier classification code (eCl@ss/DUNS)
Purchased and reduced costs in the procurement area of mechanical components

Sep 2002 - Feb 2003

6 months

Paderborn, Germany

Sales Assistant to the Management

Siemens Business Services GmbH & Co. OHG

Executed benchmarks on the market and competition
Analyzed and prepared financial figures for top management
Created sales material and maintained the company’s sales services platform

Dec 2001 - Apr 2002

5 months

Darmstadt, Germany

General Manager Kinopolis Hamburg (Multiplexcinema)

Kinopolis München GmbH & Co. KG

Had full responsibility for 45 employees and restructured the management team, introducing new concession KPIs
Drove marketing initiatives to regain ground against competition
Collaborated with the local works council to optimize working schedules

Nov 1999 - Nov 2001

2 years 1 month

Darmstadt, Germany

Marketing & Assistant Manager Kinopolis Paderborn (Multiplexcinema)

Theile Hoyts Entertainment GmbH & Co. Kinopolis KG

Developed and executed a regional marketing and PR strategy
Optimized the media budget with effective media planning
Conceptualized and executed large press events in cooperation with regional partners

Industries Experience

See where this freelancer has spent most of their professional time. Longer bars indicate deeper hands-on experience, while shorter ones reflect targeted or project-based work.

Experienced in Sport (10 years), Media and Entertainment (5 years), Information Technology (4 years), Manufacturing (2.5 years), Automotive (2 years), and Energy (1.5 years).

Sport

Media and Entertainment

Information Technology

Manufacturing

Automotive

Energy

Business Areas Experience

The graph below provides a cumulative view of the freelancer's experience across multiple business areas, calculated from completed and active engagements. It highlights the areas where the freelancer has most frequently contributed to planning, execution, and delivery of business outcomes.

Experienced in Project Management (18 years), Operations (9.5 years), Supply Chain Management (6.5 years), Marketing (5.5 years), Information Technology (5 years), and Strategy (4.5 years).

Project Management

Operations

Supply Chain Management

Marketing

Information Technology

Strategy

Summary

Strategic servant leader with proven ability to turn vision into reality in complex global environments with over 15 years of experience advising business owners on a variety of topics, including lean operations, process improvement, and change management. Pragmatic agile transformation agent with an execution-focused, results-driven mindset. Proven ability to synthesize data into actionable insights and effectively communicate recommendations to drive results.

Skills

Driving Leader
Clear Communication
Delivering Results
Inspire People
Holistic Approach
Hands On Mentality
Ms Office Suite
Jira/confluence
Azure Devops
Power Bi
Qlikview
Sap / Sap Bi-ip
Miro/concept Board

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

Spanish

Intermediate

Education

May 2002 - Dec 2003

University of Paderborn

Master of International Economics & Organisations · International Economics & Organisations · Paderborn, Germany · 1.6

Oct 1996 - Oct 2001

University of Paderborn

Master of International Business Studies (Diploma in Business Administration) · International Business Studies · Paderborn, Germany · 1.9

Sep 1994 - Jun 1996

Vocational School for Natural Sciences

Job Training: Technical Assistant for Physics · Technical Assistant for Physics · Ludwigshafen, Germany · 2.0

Certifications & licenses

Achieving Responsible AI With SAFe

Flight Level System Architect

Flight Level Academy

Agile HR Enabler (AHRA) – SAFe (Just Leading Solution)

Agile Change Leader – Kotter

Operating Model Designer – Business Technology Standard

Upgrade To SAFe 6.0 - All Certifications And Enablements

OKR Champion Training By Murakamy

SAFe Trainer Enablement For SA, SP, SSM, SASM, SGP, POPM, APM, ASE And ARCH

SAFe Lean Portfolio Management & Release Train Engineer Certification & Enablement

Upgrade To SAFe 5 Program Consultant (SPC)

Certified SAFe 4 Program Consultant (SPC)

Professional Scrum Master I And Lean Six Sigma Certification (Yb)

Key Message Delivered (Pyramid Principle)

PMP Certification Of The Project Management Institute

Project Management Institute

Best Practices In Project Management

Amer Sports Corporation

SAP Production Planning (ERP)

Certification as SAP Netweaver BI-IP Consultant

Profile

Created

February 2025

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Frequently asked questions

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Where is Thomas based?

Thomas is based in Munich, Germany and prefers 100% remote projects.

What languages does Thomas speak?

Thomas speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), Spanish (Intermediate).

How many years of experience does Thomas have?

Thomas has at least 23 years of experience. During this time, Thomas has worked in at least 18 different roles and for 14 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 4 months. Note that Thomas may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Thomas be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Thomas would be well-suited for roles such as: Requirements Engineer (SPC) - ONE.CRM VW Salesforce Solution, Lean Agile Portfolio Manager for the Sales, Marketing and Operations Unit, Senior Strategy Advisor to the Group CIO.

What is Thomas's latest experience?

Thomas's most recent position is Requirements Engineer (SPC) - ONE.CRM VW Salesforce Solution at CARIAD SE / Diconium Strategy GmbH.

What companies has Thomas worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Thomas has worked for CARIAD SE / Diconium Strategy GmbH, EnBW - Energie Baden-Württemberg AG, Amer Sports Europe Services GmbH, and Autobahn GmbH / Atos Information Technology GmbH.

Which industries is Thomas most experienced in?

Thomas is most experienced in industries like Sport and Recreation, Media, Entertainment and Publishing, and Information Technology (IT). Thomas also has some experience in Manufacturing, Automotive, and Energy.

Which business areas is Thomas most experienced in?

Thomas is most experienced in business areas like Project Management, Operations, and Supply Chain Management. Thomas also has some experience in Marketing, Information Technology (IT), and Strategy and Planning.

Which industries has Thomas worked in recently?

Thomas has recently worked in industries like Automotive, Energy, and Information Technology (IT).

Which business areas has Thomas worked in recently?

Thomas has recently worked in business areas like Project Management, Information Technology (IT), and Marketing.

What is Thomas's education?

Thomas holds a Master in International Economics & Organisations from University of Paderborn and a Master in International Business Studies from University of Paderborn.

Does Thomas have any certificates?

Thomas has 17 certificates. Among them, these include: Achieving Responsible AI With SAFe, Flight Level System Architect, and Agile HR Enabler (AHRA) – SAFe (Just Leading Solution).

What is the availability of Thomas?

Thomas is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

What is the rate of Thomas?

Thomas's rate depends on the specific project requirements. Please use the Meet button on the profile to schedule a meeting and discuss the details.