Willie Steyn
SAP S/4HANA – Project & Programme Manager | Trusted Advisor | Global Transformations
Experience
SAP S/4HANA Carve-out Project Manager
Angloamerican
- Created project management plans and mobilized resources
- Coordinated third-party and offshore stakeholders for carve-out of two companies in Supply Chain and Finance/Treasury streams
SAP S/4HANA EMEA Finance and Treasury Deployment Lead
Roche
- Implemented SAP S/4HANA Finance and Treasury template on SAP RISE for two pharmaceutical manufacturing sites
- Managed integration between S/4HANA, ECC, WMS and Finance
- Conducted Fit to Template workshops, work packages, testing packages, data migration and cut-over in an Agile environment
- Led on-shore and off-shore teams and engaged resource managers for staffing
- Collaborated with product owners, business, implementation partners and global team on scope, schedule, priorities and readiness activities
- Escalated risks and issues and ensured phase-gate quality gates were met and signed off
SAP S/4HANA Project Manager / Global R2R Director
Aliaxis
- Drove business, solution, data and technical readiness activities throughout full project lifecycle on SAP RISE
- Created the statement of work for the business integrator
- Managed day-to-day operations for SAP S/4HANA Finance and Treasury within scope, time, budget and schedule
- Managed integration between S/4HANA, ECC, WMS and Finance
- Collaborated with product owners and business integration teams across continents
- Documented all deliverables using SAP Signavio and JIRA to align with standard processes
SAP S/4HANA Project Manager / Trusted Advisor
Solidus
- Led SAP S/4HANA Finance, Treasury, Quote to Cash, Supply Chain, ARIBA, Production and Procure to Pay implementation
- Created project charter, data migration strategy and SAP Activate pre-implementation plan
- Defined project scope and negotiated SAP and AWS contracts within budget
- Designed SAP landscape and compared SAP Rise to SAP Private Cloud for long-term strategy
- Managed detailed resource plan for data migration activities across third-party systems, finance and Procure to Pay streams
SAP S/4HANA Project Manager / Trusted Advisor
Asahi
- Developed S/4HANA transformation strategy document
- Identified BPM workstreams and defined gaps between current and future state processes
- Defined product owners per functional stream and developed internal resource plan
- Defined resource requirements for internal technical and functional S/4HANA competency center
- Planned staged implementation across geographically diversified countries and third-party systems using SAP Activate methodology
SAP S/4HANA Programme Manager
ABInBev
- Reported to Program Director managing 82 consultants and team leaders for SAP S/4HANA model company implementation
- Created SAP Activate project plan with business and IT stakeholders, identified critical activities and resource needs
- Engaged with resource managers for staffing and prepared and reviewed statement of work
- Safeguarded program scope, budget and roadmap
- Collaborated on scope changes using SAP Signavio and Jira, assessed financial implications and secured decision-maker approval
- Drove business, solution, data and technical readiness activities to meet deadlines and constraints
SAP S/4HANA Data Migration Manager
Rheinmetall
- Managed data migration through cut-over and go-live for FI, OTC, SCM EWM and PTP streams
- Prepared detailed day-by-day plan with resource requirements and subject matter experts
- Established and followed best practice methodologies
- Created migration status dashboard and metrics for reporting
- Communicated daily with stakeholders via meetings and dashboards and escalated issues timely
SAP S/4HANA / Project / Programme Management / Director
S4HANA-Consultants
- Consulted to various companies on S/4HANA implementations
- Negotiated SAP and PaaS contracts
- Led business transformation and landscape design initiatives using SAP Activate methodology and SAP Signavio
- Managed data migration, SAP Solution Manager, test management, integration, architecture, analytics, benefits realization, productivity enhancement, carve-outs, rollouts, process optimization and pre-implementation readiness
SAP S/4HANA Project Manager
FCC
- Developed business case comparing SAP ECC template rollout to greenfield SAP S/4HANA on-premise rollout in validated environment for pharmaceutical manufacturing
- Conducted needs analysis, technical feasibility and schedule feasibility assessments
SAP S/4HANA Project Manager
IOCO – Retail and Manufacturing
- Reported to Program Director leading 20 consultants and team leaders for greenfield S/4HANA implementation
- Optimized SAP solutions landscape and managed each phase of SAP Activate methodology ensuring quality gate compliance
- Managed integration between S/4HANA, ECC, WMS and Finance and ensured all deliverables were fit-for-purpose
- Secured staffing through resource manager engagement and prepared statement of work
- Safeguarded scope, budget and roadmap, applied best practice project management, and managed risks and issues with contingency plans
- Specified and designed S/4HANA PaaS infrastructure landscape and sizing ensuring latest releases
- Managed integration of SuccessFactors and S/4HANA and external systems
SAP S/4HANA Programme Manager
Herfy Food Services Co.
- Managed $4.5M budget and 25 consultants in-house and system integrator for SAP S/4HANA Finance, Treasury, Quote to Cash, Supply Chain and Procure to Pay implementation
- Scoped, planned and managed project via SAP Activate methodology with defined stage gates and entry/exit criteria
- Secured staffing with resource managers and safeguarded scope, budget and roadmap
- Mediated between IT, Finance, HR, Operations, Legal/Regulatory, Audit and implementation partner for smooth delivery
- Managed full lifecycle using SAP Best Practices, identified and mitigated risks and issues with contingency plans
- Ensured documentation fit-for-purpose and sign-off, directed third-party suppliers, measured QA, ensured KPIs, business readiness and acceptance
- Built post-implementation Center of Excellence for transition to business as usual
SAP Programme Manager
Clicks Group
- Managed SAP ECC6 Finance implementation delivering objectives within project constraints
- Planned and defined scope, activity scheduling, resource planning, controlling and monitoring
- Directed assigned project resources and was responsible to stakeholders for successful implementation
Industries Experience
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Experienced in Information Technology (8 years), Professional Services (8 years), Manufacturing (4 years), Pharmaceutical (3.5 years), Retail (2 years), and Food and Beverage (1.5 years).
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Experienced in Project Management (10.5 years), Information Technology (10.5 years), Finance (5.5 years), and Supply Chain Management (1.5 years).
Summary
Highly experienced, results-driven and hands-on Project & Programme Manager specializing in SAP S/4HANA transformations. I've delivered multiple end-to-end SAP ECC to SAP S/4HANA implementations, transformations and carve-outs, covering landscape design, data migration, integration, analytics, solution readiness, business & technical adoption for global enterprises across Banking, Retail, Mining, FMCG, Manufacturing, and Pharma in EMEA.
Certified in SAP FI/CO, HCM, SAP Activate, and PMP / PRINCE2 methodologies. I excel in stakeholder management, budget and resource management, offshore delivery, managing cross-functional teams, vendor coordination rigorous phase-gate governance, empowering and holding workstreams accountable, fostering alignment and accountability between teams and building and retaining high-performance teams through hiring, developing, coaching, mentoring, and motivating skilled individuals.
I thrive in complex environments, driving process optimization, benefits realization, sustainable business alignment and effective cross-functional collaboration within a global enterprise environment. I am known as the person who prioritizes the safeguarding of the program scope, budget and roadmap. I am very knowledgeable about the integration with legacy ECC systems and S/4HANA as well as the different modules.
Proven ability to collaborate and build cohesive relationships between team members, executives, stakeholders, suppliers and senior management and ensure alignment with business goals, timelines, and budgets. Drive change management with change managers and provide clarity in complex, fast-paced environments. Skilled in managing conflicting priorities, impediments and requirements of multiple stakeholders in cross-cultural organizations and drive consensus among diverse stakeholder groups.
Skills
Project Management
Project Delivery
Programme Management
Business Transformation
Global Implementations
Multinational Companies
Multi Industry
Full Life-cycle Implementations
Setup Off-shore Teams
Integration
Carve-outs
Sap Signavio
Sap Activate
Sap Ariba
Sap Best Practices
Sap Private Cloud
Sap Btp
Sap Rise
Multicultural Team Leadership
Test Management
Contract Negotiation
Risk – Issue Management
Stakeholder Management
Focused Build
Data Management
Cut Over
Hypercare
Languages
Certifications & licenses
Businessobjects Data Services
SAP Academy
Prince2 – Certification
The Expert Group
Sap Fi Certification
SAP Academy
Sap Hcm Certification
SAP Academy
Information Technology Project Management - Certification – PMBOK
University of Johannesburg
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