Timo Götte

Transition from SAP ERP to S/4 (S/4HANA Production & Logistics)

Gehrden, Germany
Experience
Jan 2023 - Aug 2023
8 months

Transition from SAP ERP to S/4 (S/4HANA Production & Logistics)

IS-Automotive

  • Agile project to rebuild manufacturing scenarios including reengineering of in-house developments. Result was a template for plant rollouts.
  • End-to-end production scenarios: production control (PP) including outsourcing production operations to suppliers & other plants (planned & unplanned subcontracting), in-house rework for supplier and customer complaints, Manufacturing Execution System (ME & MII), procurement (MM), quality assurance (QM), sales (SD), batches (LE), product costing including PP monthly closing (CO), foreign trade (GTS), document management (DVS) & supplier qualification (WF & HCM).
  • Software reengineering: source code analysis of legacy in-house developments, S/4HANA configuration, functional specification, UX/UI mockup (Figma), technical specification (RICEFW) of customer extension technologies (exits, BAdIs, function modules, classes, objects and enhancements), forms (SAPscript), interfaces (ALE, iDocs, RFCs, BAPIs, batch input/BDC) & workflow technologies via prototyping (BTP Workflow Management, classic & flexible WF) plus coordination and validation (SFT & UAT) of frontend (Fiori) and backend developments (ABAP) in India and Poland.
  • Other: Business Technology Platform (Workflows, Business Rules & Workzone), SolMan including Focused Build & Jira integration, Teams etc.
Dec 2022 - Jan 2024
1 year 2 months

S/4HANA Project Management, Board and Strategy Consulting

Services

  • S/4HANA project management: book project with online hub to derive an agile project management methodology (Scrum) based on SAP Activate, Solution Manager Focused Build, SAP Enable Now, many SAP project accelerators, community solutions and in-house developments.
  • Strategy consulting: overview of service providers and product vendors plus demos and videos to present best practice processes, cloud solutions and SAP community products.
  • Sales structure setup: scaling the network organization via partnerships, PR, marketing, digital events etc.
  • Contracts & T&Cs: manufacturing and service contracts, recruitment contracts, copyrights etc.
Jun 2022 - Nov 2022
6 months

New Implementation (S/4HANA Production & Logistics)

Control and Measuring Technology

  • Change management: design & implementation of training strategy for online courses, SAP Enable Now demos, documentation etc.
  • MM: standard data & procure-to-pay plus inquiries, quotations, quotation comparison, consignment including billing, make parts (HTN), contracts, returns including credit and replacement, confirmation control, dunning, reminders, batches, subcontracting including LB cockpit and LB monitor, business partners plus contacts, consignment, subcontracting, scheduling agreements, drop shipment, variant procurement, document info records, info system, supplier certification/acceptance etc.
  • MM & EWM: physical inventory, goods movements, stock analyses, documents, batch usage proofs & tables, goods receipt, deliveries, warehouse monitor, HUM, supplier inspection control in goods receipt etc.
  • PP & PP/DS: standard master data & processes plus configure-to-order, subcontracting, make-to-order, make-to-stock, product view, capacity planning, bill of materials browser, info system, reporting etc.
  • PP & VC: master data, classification, configuration via simulation and in sales including variant pricing, variant production (CTO) including order settlement, variant procurement and Treorbis technology.
  • PP & CO: settlement of various orders (co-product production, variant production, subcontracting etc.) and month-end closing
  • SD: standard master data and order-to-cash plus delivery schedules, variant configuration, BP, inquiries, quotations, EWM pick-pack-ship, reports, third-party order & delivery, batch cockpit, forms etc.
  • PM: master data, notifications, orders, maintenance plans & cost analysis
  • QM & EHS: characteristics, classes, batches, forms, Q info records etc.
Mar 2022 - Apr 2022
2 months

Outsourcing (S/4HANA Production & Logistics)

IS-Automotive

  • AMS knowledge transfer via training and solution documentation
  • PP: data, production planning/strategies, capacity planning, MRP, shop floor control including EWM, MES, machine integration, subcontracting, jobs, repairs, disassembly, mass maintenance etc.
  • PP with EWM, CO, MM & SD: cross-module training scenarios plus test data provision, process documentation and flowcharts
  • IMG customizing guideline development for template and rollouts to document reasons, impacts & considerations
Oct 2021 - May 2022
8 months

SAP Rollouts (S/4HANA Production & Logistics)

IS-Automotive

  • Project control developments: SAP template (MPL), iterative project plan (waves), cutover plan etc. combined in a project hub with status tracking of project phases, RICEFW, UATs, change requests, workshops, training, test & solution documentation
  • PP: materials, bills of materials, routing & work centers, MRP, disassembly, scheduling, capacity planning, rework, subcontracting, production control, co-product, assembly, order & discrete manufacturing.
  • PP & CO: product cost planning, cost object controlling, period-end closing, standard price update including all master data etc.
  • MM: procurement including subcontracting, scheduling agreements, order books etc.
  • MM & EWM: receipts, issues, production supply, HUM, scrapping, inventory, extensive scanner applications, stock management (MM-IM), goods movements etc.
  • SD: sales including scheduling agreements and PP-SD custom developments
Sep 2021 - Dec 2021
4 months
United States

MES, JIS & Machine Integration (S/4HANA Logistics)

IS-Automotive

  • Realization of the digital factory (Industry 4.0) in the USA for MES, capacity planning, KPI capturing (OEE), machine control (PLC) and material supply in car assembly sequence (JIT/JIS for variant production)
  • PP: setup of capacity sequencing for work centers that subdivide into individually plannable production lines and allow order splits.
  • Coordination and design: ILVS development (JIT/JIS) and architectural alignment for MES and machine/production line integration
  • SAP IS-Automotive: vehicle master data including class system, sequencing, Vehicle Manager, JIT/JIS delivery call-offs etc.
  • Middleware and systems: MES Plantstar in the cloud, FTP server, Kepserver, Seeburger BIS and overview of SAP MES including MII & PCo and SAP NetWeaver Process Integration & Orchestration (PI & PO)
  • IoT standards and interfaces: FTP, JSON, XML, REST, HTTP, API, EDI, iDocs, PuTTY, QR codes, barcodes, SPC, Perl script, OPC UA etc.
Jun 2021 - Jun 2022
1 year 1 month
Mexico

SAP Implementation (S/4HANA Production & Logistics)

IS-Automotive

  • Coordination: fit-to-template workshops, training, tests, customizing including guideline development for further rollouts, prototype setup for feasibility studies, functional and technical quality assurance of master data migration including development of a validation guideline for future rollouts and customers
  • PP: discrete manufacturing (MTS), customer-specific manufacturing, co-product production, subcontracting, scheduling, material and capacity planning, MRP exception handling, PP automation, availability check (ATP), production control (SFC), info system, mass maintenance, work centers/plans, bills of materials including dummy assemblies, orders etc.
  • PP & CO: product cost planning, standard price update, cost object controlling, cost centers, internal orders, activities, period-end closing, variances, WIP, overheads & order settlement
  • PP & SD: from scheduling agreements/customer orders via Make-to-Order (MTO) and Make-to-Delivery (MTD) to deliveries including EWM & HUM
  • PP & PM: work centers, technical objects and equipment including BOMs, classification, measurement points, counters etc. plus PP integration to tool capacity planning and its inclusion in production papers.
  • MM: procurement including subcontracting, scheduling agreement processing, order books, consignment, planning and standard master & transaction data
  • MM & EWM: inbound & outbound, production replenishment, stock transfers, postings, Handling Unit Management, scanners including Fiori apps, goods movements and stock management (MM-IM).
  • Crystal Bridge, Teams, SharePoint, Business Client, Infor/Baan etc.
Jan 2021 - May 2021
5 months

Pilot Implementation (S/4HANA Logistics)

IS-Automotive (Car)

  • Scope clarification, split of productive go-live, definition of a runnable interim system landscape with cross-system stock management, production planning and control plus project scope validation.
  • Pilot scope definition: full template analysis followed by logistics specialization, design of phased go-live (MVP creation), sprint planning, establishment of the agile SCRUM method, project structuring, conducting workshops, onboarding the SAP SE implementation partner’s team and support through transition to the regular project mode.
  • PP & MM: scheduling, requirements planning, material coverage monitor (MDM), procurement with orders, scheduling agreement processing, subcontracting, intercompany, quota arrangements, forecasts, shipping notifications, phase-out control, EDI supplier integration, material and business partner master, AIF interface monitoring, MRP, factory and planning calendars, inbound cycle optimization for scheduling agreement splits/call-offs etc.
  • Other project software: EWM, Solution Manager including Focused Build, Fiori & GUI, SAP Activate, Fieldglass, Jam, Jira, Teams, SharePoint etc.
Dec 2020 - Jan 2021
2 months

Procurement Process Configuration (S/4HANA Logistics)

Services

  • purchase requisitions, purchase orders, service entry sheets, acceptances, invoice verifications and tenders (inquiries & quotations)
  • procurement & service analytics via Fiori and GUI reports
  • integration with maintenance, limit orders, scheduling agreements etc.
  • business partners (BP), contracts, conditions, order confirmations and entry sheets including message determination, service masters, standard & sample service catalogs, service breakdown, limits etc.
Jan 2020 - Dec 2020
1 year

SAP Greenfield Implementation (S/4HANA Production and Logistics)

IS-Healthcare

  • plant contact for the entire system and greenfield project.
  • rollout coordination: template review, fit/gap workshops, scenario build for feasibility studies, SAP best practices, workshops & training, requirements coordination with teams in India & USA, QA of Fiori developments, master data alignment, data migration validation, test planning, hypercare etc.
  • PP: production, requirements and capacity planning (MTS, MTO, Kanban and assemblies), ATP, production control including batch & serial numbers, product cost controlling, OCM, ECM etc.
  • MM: procurement, approval workflows, supplier evaluation, returns, intercompany including O2C, invoice verification, business partner etc.
  • MM/PP & EWM: inbound & outbound, PP integration, HUM, scanners, transfers, postings, scrapping, inventory & EWM layout
  • MM/PP & QM: inspection planning and execution in procurement and production plus quality notifications and certificates
  • PP & CO: production material costing, cost object controlling, WIP, order settlement, cost center accounting, period-end closing etc.
  • Other project software: Jira, Teams, SharePoint, JD Edwards etc.
Nov 2019 - Dec 2019
2 months

Restructuring Project (SAP MM and PP)

Aviation

  • know-how transfer and reports on procurement and production.
Jul 2019 - Dec 2023
4 years 6 months

Online Compendium (S/4HANA Production and Logistics)

Services

  • jobs, EDI Idocs, shortcuts, role menus, queries, Ariba, Jira, ERP & S/4HANA module overviews including tables, transactions, reports etc.
  • whitepaper on S/4HANA data model, HANA and table analysis/maintenance
  • whitepaper on test management in S/4HANA projects
Jul 2019 - Nov 2019
5 months

SAP Implementation (S/4HANA Production and Logistics)

Services

  • setup of all core processes, organizational, transaction and master data to analyze their integration and innovations. S/4HANA GUI and Fiori for Sourcing and Procurement, Manufacturing including PP/DS, Inventory Management including EWM, Project System, Sales & Distribution, Financial & Management Accounting (including FICO integration with logistics modules), Enterprise Asset Management and HCM. Mr. Götte initially built these SAP modules in S/4HANA and then performed a detailed analysis of procurement, inventory management and production.
Feb 2019 - Jul 2019
6 months

Mass Rollout in Retail (MM & SD)

IS Retail

  • mass rollout, hypercare, support for master data, migration (LSMW), queries (SQVI), reports etc.
Sep 2018 - Jul 2019
11 months

SAP Pilot (MM & SD)

IS Retail

  • agile project covering inventory, procurement, requirements planning, inventory counting, retail pricing and sales.
Feb 2018 - Mar 2019
1 year 2 months

Whitepaper (S/4HANA Logistics)

Services

  • S/4HANA overview, Sourcing and Procurement, Retail, SAP Enable Now, DBMS and HANA
Jan 2018 - Dec 2023
6 years
Gehrden, Germany

S4-Experts Founding (S/4HANA Production & Logistics)

S4-Experts

  • magazine, videos, demos, tutorials, training & community offerings
Jan 2018 - Jun 2018
6 months

MM-SRV Implementation and MM Support (SAP MM)

Drive Technology

  • GTS, foreign trade, service procurement process including CS/PM integration.
Nov 2017 - Jan 2018
3 months

Service Procurement and MM Integration (SAP MM)

Services

  • MM-SRV component and general MM including integration with QM and FI
Aug 2016 - Oct 2017
1 year 3 months

Program Management

IS-Automotive

  • ERP merger, ERP & BW update, HCM integration, role & ledger conversion, in-house developments and workflows, about 80 members + 8 global test teams, project system landscape, cutover & project plan, test & project reports/meetings, go-live split etc.
Aug 2016 - Oct 2016
3 months

APICON Implementation (SAP PP & MM)

IS-Automotive

  • value analysis and introduction of a solution for data analysis and mass changes
Jun 2016 - Aug 2016
3 months

Procurement Cockpit Development (MM)

IS-Automotive (Engines)

  • coordination, quality assurance and takeover of configuration (message determination)
Oct 2015 - Jan 2018
2 years 4 months

SAP Management

IS-Automotive

  • functional and disciplinary leadership of the internal international team, team restructuring & outsourcing.
Oct 2015 - Nov 2017
2 years 2 months

ABAP Development Coordination (SAP PP, MM & FI)

IS-Automotive

  • quality assurance including GRC-compliant development & test documentation
Oct 2015 - Nov 2017
2 years 2 months

BASIS, GRC & Interfaces

IS-Automotive

  • SolMan ChaRM, RFCs, ports, partners, ALE, EDI iDocs, jobs in BAMS, project system landscapes etc.
Oct 2015 - Nov 2017
2 years 2 months

CoBIT & SOX302 (PP & GRC)

IS-Automotive

  • GRC and audit support including disaster recovery, job, user & change management & hands-on PP
Oct 2015 - Oct 2017
2 years 1 month

Sector Carve-Out and Integration (SAP ERP)

IS-Automotive

  • carve-out support and organizational integration into the new group
Oct 2015 - Aug 2016
11 months

Warehouse System Implementation & Mobility (SAP WM, MM & PP)

IS-Automotive

  • involvement in warehouse management and scanner implementation
Feb 2015 - Sep 2015
8 months

Consulting Portfolio (SAP PP & MM)

Services

  • consolidation of information into a solution database and for optimization approaches
Nov 2014 - Feb 2015
4 months

Programming (ABAP OO)

IT

  • coding to learn object-oriented ABAP OO syntax and development environment.
Aug 2014 - Jul 2015
1 year

Startup (SAP PP & MM)

Services

  • business plan development and execution as well as SAP PP and MM portfolio setup
Aug 2014 - Aug 2014
1 month

SAP Installation (BASIS)

Services

  • GUI, application & database server installation and familiarization with various SAP BASIS topics.
Mar 2014 - Jul 2014
5 months

Corporate Integration (SAP PP & MM)

Supplier Industry

  • procurement, production, configuration, scenarios, QuickViewer, migration workbench etc.
Feb 2014 - Jul 2014
6 months

Module Support & Project Management (SAP MM & PP)

Supplier Industry

  • procurement including subcontracting, Smartforms, message determination, role maintenance & iPPE/PDN
Nov 2013 - Jan 2014
3 months

Procurement in GxP-Regulated Production (MM & MRP)

IS-Healthcare

  • procurement master data & processes including supplier evaluation, inventory & MRP
Jun 2013 - Nov 2013
6 months

System Conversion (SAP PP & MM)

Cable Supplier (IS DIMP/MILL)

  • production control, MRP, capacity planning, data cleansing & rollout preparation
Apr 2013 - May 2013
2 months

Program Developments (ABAP)

Services

  • various reports
Jan 2013 - Mar 2013
3 months

Implementation in Process Production (PP)

IS-Healthcare

  • GxP validation, structuring and sequencing of test and development documentation
Nov 2011 - Dec 2012
1 year 2 months

SAP Implementation (SAP PP, MM & MES)

IS-Automotive

  • production control, SAP MES, variant production (CTO), capacity and procurement planning
Jul 2011 - Nov 2011
5 months

Distribution & Returns (MM, LE & SD)

High Tech

  • scenarios for returns processing, pick waves, transportation, billing etc.
Jun 2010 - Dec 2011
1 year 7 months

Global Test Management (SAP SolMan, ERP, CRM etc.)

IS-Healthcare

  • team training, test reports, test management via Solution Manager etc.
Jan 2008 - Jun 2008
6 months

VMI Replenishment Scenario (SCM ICH, ERP & CIF)

Services

  • sales, transportation, forecast and promotion planning including load planning
Nov 2007 - Jun 2010
2 years 8 months

Sales Support (SAP ERP & SCM)

Services

  • market analysis, SAP prototyping, maintaining a solution for full portfolio presentation etc.
Nov 2007 - Dec 2009
2 years 2 months

SAP Implementation (APO, MRP & SolMan)

Public Sector

  • material supply (MRP, CIF & gATP), APO documentation, Solution Manager support etc.
Oct 2006 - Jun 2007
9 months

Production (Java & PLSQL/Oracle Tuning)

Automotive (Truck)

  • PP & MES software development, truck sequence scheduling & analyses
Apr 2005 - Feb 2006
11 months

System Selection (SAP SCM APO)

Public Sector

  • requirements analysis for gATP and model development to compare SCM systems
Oct 2004 - Feb 2005
5 months

Steel Production (C, UML, Wiki and SAP ABAP)

Steel Supplier

  • further development of production control software (PPS/MES).
Nov 2000 - Oct 2007
7 years

Small Business Retail (IT Service)

Retail

  • repair, update, upgrade and trade of notebooks, PCs and IT hardware.
Summary
  • Consulting in procurement, production, warehouse and other logistics areas
  • S/4HANA program, team, cutover, test and project management
  • Implementation, rollout, optimization, update, merger and harmonization
  • S/4HANA logistics focus PP & MM plus EWM, VC, SD, CO, PM & QM
  • Industry 4.0: MES, IoT machine integration, JIT/JIS material flow etc.
  • S/4HANA master data migration, mass maintenance and table analyses
  • SolMan, ABAP, BASIS, interfaces, audit, SOX & GxP knowledge
  • Intercultural experience; mostly in EMEA, Asia and Americas
  • Access to many SAP products as project accelerators and for demos
  • Own solutions for project control, data quality & customizing

Mr. Götte gained industry experience especially in automotive/machinery including suppliers, but also in retail and regulated healthcare. In projects he sometimes took on multiple roles that can be simplified into consulting and management. He also gained experience as a developer, which he now limits to functional & technical development concept and quality assurance. His understanding of complete value chains, cross-system architectures (including interfaces, workflows and customer extension technologies) and his multi-perspective thinking are advantageous. Projects were carried out not only with the manufacturer (SAP SE), but Mr. Götte also gained experience with strategy consultancies (Deloitte GmbH), SAP add-on providers (SNP SE) and various consulting firms (Atos SE). As an editor and author, he continuously keeps his knowledge up to date.

Researching information and writing about SAP topics is key to expanding one’s own horizon. Sometimes it’s a big advantage to know what products exist within the SAP community or where to find solutions. It also helps structure and reflect. Mr. Götte therefore regularly writes books, whitepapers and magazine articles.

Mr. Götte is the owner of “Service for Experts.” S4-Experts specializes in SAP solutions and consolidates related services. The offerings include SAP Suite management, S/4HANA consulting as well as personnel and SAP product placement. Our focus in production and logistics is complemented by experience in finance, quality assurance, software development, subsystems and technology (basis and interfaces). With partners we balance specialization and the big picture. What the market usually needs is a specialist who also understands complete value chains and IT architectures. If it gets very specific, we often have an attractive solution via partners (recruitment) and SAP community products. We know not only the manufacturer’s products but also community offerings. We don’t always reinvent the wheel but leverage potentials. Some offerings (products, academies & service providers) can meet budget constraints, quality and customization requirements at the same time. S4-Experts/Mr. Götte is neither directly nor indirectly affiliated with SAP SE or any of its subsidiaries. However, he is a partner in the SAP PartnerEdge Open Ecosystem.

Languages
German
Native
Spanish
Elementary
Education
Oct 2000 - Mar 2007

TU Carolo-Wilhelmina

Diplom Business Informatiker · Business Informatics · Braunschweig, Germany

Certifications & licenses

Certified SAP S/4HANA Project Manager (Scrum)

SAP Academy

Certified SAP S/4HANA Architect and Consultant

SAP Academy

Certified Project Manager (PMI PMBOK Guide)

Siemens Academy

Certified SAP SCM Specialist (Focus: MM & PP)

SAP Academy

Work Permit European Union

European Union

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