Werner Buchner - Product Visionary Sales & Operations Planning

Munich, Germany

Experience

Dec 2023 - Present

2 years 2 months

Ludwigshafen, Germany

Product Visionary Sales & Operations Planning

BASF Digital Solutions GmbH

Support of BASF units in change management for the introduction of a Sales & Operations planning process based on OMP SOP

Nov 2021 - Nov 2023

2 years 1 month

Ludwigshafen, Germany

Product Owner Sales & Operations Planning

BASF Digital Solutions GmbH

Leading the Agile Squad for OMP SOP
Preparation of the replacement of SAP APO (SCM Server) by OMP Unison Planning
Creating a Product Vision
Recording and prioritization of current requirements (product backlog)
Planning and control of the implementation of user stories in sprints
Stakeholder management: Presentation of product vision and sprint planning to users at BASF (global)
Preparation of quarterly test events

Aug 2016 - Oct 2021

5 years 3 months

Ludwigshafen, Germany

Product Owner APO Supply Network Planning and Demand Planning

BASF Digital Solutions GmbH

Leading the agile squad for APO SNP and APO DP
Creating a Product Vision
Recording and prioritization of current requirements (product backlog)
Planning and control of the implementation of user stories in sprints
Stakeholder management: Presentation of product vision and sprint planning to users at BASF (global)

Aug 2015 - Jul 2016

1 year

Munich, Germany

Process Expert SAP APO Supply Network Planning

Triumph Intertrade AG

Creation of user stories for the implementation of new process requirements (SCRUM)
Implementation of the new requirements in APO SNP (customizing and some programming)
Functional test of the new requirements
Preparation of technical and process documentation
Support for user acceptance testing

Jan 2015 - Jul 2015

7 months

Basel, Switzerland

Process Expert SAP ECC SD and MM

Novartis AG

Development of the new SD and MM organizational structures (customizing) as part of a carve out
Documentation of the new structures and processes
Creation of specifications and rules for master and transaction data migration
Implementation of the integration test
User training

Jan 2013 - Jan 2014

1 year 1 month

Ludwigshafen, Germany

Rollout Lead APO Supply Network Planning

BASF Digital Solutions GmbH

Fit-gap analysis as part of the rollout of the APO SNP template
Translation of gaps into process requirements
Handing over the gaps to the agile squads
Implementation of the integration test
Implementation of user training
Go-Live-Support

Aug 2009 - Dec 2012

3 years 5 months

Ludwigshafen, Germany

Implementation Expert APO Supply Network Planning

BASF Digital Solutions GmbH

Conversion of an existing business blueprint into a technical blueprint including programming specifications (requirement specification)
Partial implementation of the specifications in the APO SNP area
Preparation of technical documentation
Creation of test specifications (test scripts)
Execution of technical tests

Aug 2006 - Dec 2008

2 years 5 months

Sofia, Bulgaria

Teamlead APO Supply Network Planning

Coca Cola Hellenic Bottling Company

Analysis of short- and medium-term planning processes
Coordination of the delimitation of planning processes with PP/DS and DP
Blueprint of the planning processes for SCM-APO-DP, SCM-APO-SNP and SCM-ICH
Customizing the planning processes in the prototype: Planning feature for APO-DP in the internal BW of the SCM system; Planning Object Structure for DP; Planning areas and planning folders for DP and SNP; Macros for DP and SNP; Demand driven supply network planning processes (SNP heuristics and optimizer); Capacity- and cost-oriented planning (SNP CTM and optimizer); Deployment process (push/pull deployment using the SNP Deployment Heuristics and the Deployment Optimizer); Customer collaboration (Customer collaboration in SCM-ICH / VMI in SCM-APO)
Coordination of the integration of planning and planning results into the logistics processes in MM, SD and PP
Coordination of data migration
Test management and test coordination via HP Quality Center
Go-Live-Support

Jun 2005 - Jul 2006

1 year 2 months

Wallingford, United States

Rollout Lead SAP R/3 SD and MM

BYK Chemie USA

Content and effort controlling of the project
Status and escalation management
Fit-gap analysis of local requirements versus the SAP template solution
Blueprinting of additional processes
Implementation of additional processes in SD and MM
Creation of test scenarios
End-user training (preparation of training materials and implementation of training)

Mar 2004 - May 2005

1 year 3 months

Sofia, Bulgaria

Implementation Expert SAP APO Supply Network Planning

Coca Cola Hellenic Bottling Company

Review of template processes (demand driven supply network, deployment, customer collaboration)
Rollout of the SAP template to Hungary
Coordination of data migration
Go-Live-support

Nov 2003 - Feb 2003

-1 years -8 months

Rostock, Germany

Consultant SAP R/3 SD and Project Lead

Scandlines AG

Analysis of SD-related customer-specific processes
Creation of the technical and commercial concept
Creation of programming specifications and guidelines
Monitoring the status of the project
Status Reporting
Escalation Management

Feb 2003 - Nov 2003

10 months

Houston, United States

Lead Consultant SAP R/3 SD and MM

DMV Stainless USA

Fit-gap analysis of local requirements and template processes
Creation of the blueprint of the additional processes
Implementation of additional processes in SD and MM: SD: Sales, shipping and invoicing processes; Pricing; Message finding; ATP; demand management; variant configuration; Creation of print forms with SAPSCRIPT; MM: Purchasing (purchase requisition and purchase order), inbound delivery and invoice receipt processes; Inventory; account determination; demand management; Creation of print forms with SAPSCRIPT
Creation of test scenarios
End-user training (preparation of training materials and implementation of training)

Jan 2002 - Jan 2003

1 year 1 month

Mannheim, Germany

Cutover Manager

Roche Diagnostics

Creation of the cutover plan (including the fallback scenario)
Feasibility analysis of the cutover plan
Execution and monitoring of the cutover

Dec 2000 - Dec 2001

1 year 1 month

Cologne, Germany

Lead Consultant Data Migration and Cutover

Bayer AG

Preparation of data migration and cutover plans
Feasibility analysis of data migration and cutover plans
Coordination of plans with the various business units / project teams
Execution and monitoring of data migration and cutover
Second-level support for the APO Core Interface (CIF)

Dec 1999 - Nov 2000

1 year

Walldorf, Germany

Head of Pre-Sales

Comsap AG

Leading the pre-sales team of an SAP consulting firm
Pre-sales support for sales in the field of SAP logistics (SD, MM, PP, QM, LE, WM)

Apr 1999 - Nov 1999

8 months

Essen, Germany

Project Lead for Migration from SAP R/2 to SAP R/3

Widia GmbH

Project management: Content and budget responsibility for the overall project
Project controlling

Sep 1998 - Mar 1999

7 months

London, United Kingdom

Rollout Lead SAP SD and MM

EMTEC GmbH

Analysis of local legal and economic requirements
Fit-gap analysis of requirements
Implementation of local requirements in SD and MM
Responsible for legacy data collection and migration

Aug 1996 - Aug 1998

2 years 1 month

Essen, Germany

Lead Consultant SAP SD and MM

Widia GmbH

Analysis, customizing and training of all business processes including the creation of the interface concept to the non-SAP systems: SD: sales, shipping, and invoicing processes; Pricing; Message finding; ATP; demand management; Creation of print forms with SAPSCRIPT; Data migration with LSMW; MM: Purchasing (purchase requisition and purchase order), inbound delivery and invoice receipt processes; Inventory; account determination; Demand Management
Overall responsibility for the rollout of the template in nine European subsidiaries
Creation of test cases and test scenarios
End-user training (preparation of training materials and implementation of training)

Skills

Omp Unison Planning 6.15: Sales & Operations Planning: Introduction Of S&op Processes
Sap R/3 3.0 To Ecc 7.5: Sd, Mm: Process Consulting, Lead Consultant And Project Management, Target/actual Analyses, Business Process Concepts
Sap Ecc 6.0 And Sap Erp: Pre-sales Consultant In Logistics; Creation Of Overall Logistics Concepts For Implementation Projects
Sap Scm 4.0 / Scm 2005 / Sap Scm 7.01: Scm-apo-dp And Scm-apo-snp Versions 4.0, 4.1, Scm 2005 And Scm 7.01; Analysis And Implementation Of Short- And Medium-term Planning Concepts
Hp Quality Center / Azure Devops Server / Jira: Creation Of Test Cycles, Test Cases And Test Scenarios; Execution Of Tests; Creation And Resolution Of Test Errors/defects
Azure Devops Server / Jira: Creation Of User Stories; Creation Of Sprints; Maintaining And Editing A Product Backlog; Preparation Of Retrospectives
Leading Agile Project Teams (Squads); Agile Project Approaches
Scrum Product Owner
Sap Erp Sd: As-is Process Analysis, Business Blueprint, Customizing Of Sd Processes (Document Type, Pricing, Partner Determination, Copy Control, Message Determination, Account Determination), Creation Of Print Forms With Sapscript, Data Migration With Lsmw, Abap Programming (User Exits, Etc.)
Sap Erp Le: As-is Process Analysis, Business Blueprint, Customizing Of Le Processes (Delivery And Transport Processing, Handling Units, Integration With Warehouse Management), Message Determination, Development Of Extensions (User Exits, Etc.), Creation Of Print Forms With Sapscript
Sap Erp Mm: As-is Process Analysis, Business Blueprint, Customizing Of Mm Processes (Document Type, Inventory Management, Account Determination For Inventory Accounts), Purchasing Processing (Inquiry, Purchase Requisition, Purchase Order, Framework Agreements, Etc.), Creation Of Print Forms With Sapscript, Data Migration With Lsmw
Sap Logistics In General: Atp, Condition Engineering, Variant Configuration, Mrp
Sap Scm: Process Consulting (Target-actual Analysis, Blueprint) And Customizing Of The Planning Processes In Apo-dp And Apo-snp (Inventory And Demand Types, Planning Characteristics, Planning Object Structure, Planning Areas, Planning Folders, Macros, Heuristics), Development Of Extensions (User-exits, Badis, Bapis), Core Interface And Extensions Of The Cif; Basic Knowledge Of Apo-ppds; Integration Of Snp Processes Into Sap Erp (Sd, Mm. Le, Qm, Pp)
Workflow
Abap And Idoc And Ale