SUMMARY:

To obtain cross - industry exposure as a senior SAP PP, SAP PP-PI, SAP SCM (APO) and SAP Business by Design (ByD) resource where my training, experience and skills can be fully utilised and developed.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

SENIOR SAP SCM (SUPPLY CHAIN PLANNING) CONSULTANT

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Enable a go-live of SAP SCM (APO and EWM) at Sentech (I joined the project during the realisation phase).
• Develop a relationship with users and understand their requirements.
• Initiate master data integration between SAP ECC and SAP SCM.
• Review existing functionality and implement improvements where needed.
• Review existing documentation and complete quality control updates.
• Enable integration between SCM and SRM (Supplier Relationship Management) for shopping carts and purchase orders.
• Deliver training documentation as well as training to the users.
• Deliver User Acceptance Training (UAT).
• Test the solution and fix errors where needed.
• Develop a cut-over strategy for go-live.
• Work under extremely tight deadlines.
• Manage the expectations of users and ensure that sign-off obtained.

SENIOR SAP PP (PRODUCTION PLANNING)

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Deliver a full life-cycle green fields PP implementation project using Variant Configuration, from BluePrint stage to Go-Live.
• Build the solution based on Bell specific custom requirements and in accordance with the requirements of the company internationally between Richards Bay and Germany.
• Facilitate- and workshop functional requirements with stakeholders.
• Highlight and resolve integration aspects between PP, SD, MM, VMS (Vehicle Manufacturing System) and CO product costing as part of the proposed solution.
• Provide guidance on the master data requirements for PP which includes BOM (Bill of Materials); Work Centres; Routings; Configurable Materials; Super BOMs; Super Routings etc.
• Present PP solution to client Business Process Owners via demonstration of a prototype.
• Ensure that MRP (Material Requirement Planning) is fully configured, understood and utilised.
• Provide Change Management input to the client.
• Develop Blueprint documents.
• Configure the SAP ECC6 system in accordance to business requirements.
• Test and record transactions based on the Blueprint Configuration.
• Develop functional- and technical specifications.
• Build the solution based on the IMG (Implementation Guide) during the Realisation Phase.
• Complete Data Migration via LSMWs (Legacy System Migration Workbench).
• Conduct Unit Testing, String Testing, IntegrationTesting, Authorisation Testing, Data Migration testing, User Acceptance Testing as well as testing of ABAP developments. This includes a RICEWF list for Reports, Interfaces, Conversions, Enhancements, Workflow and Forms.
• Provide input to the Cutover Plan.
• Provide solutions on issues during - and post - go-live to ensure a smooth transition from non-SAP legacy systems to SAP ECC6.

HEAD OF SAP BUSINESS-BY-DESIGN

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with Keto businesses across the globe (South Africa, Australia, North America).
• Function as subject matter expert and project manager on ByD (all modules listed above) for new implementations and/or enhancements.
• Act as the single central point of contact for SAP ByD.
• Lead ByD Implementation/Enhancements.
• Provide extensive ByD support.
• Set up and execute a process for monitoring and supporting SAP ByD key users.
• Analyse all support queries and provide feedback on corrective action to minimise similar issue.
• Work with Key Users to understand the ByD issues ensuring these are addressed.
• Work closely with ByD consultants ensuring their work is monitored.
• Analyse business processes.
• Continually revisit business process with key users ensuring increased efficiencies across all sites.
• Translate business processes into system requirements/scope.
• Co-ordinate all aspects of implementations /enhancements (Key Users, End Users, Consultants).
• Report on status of implementations when required.
• Provide effective management of workload, focusing on priorities and deliverables.
• Provide multi-site, multi-currency and multi- jurisdiction experience.
• Exercise multi- function experience (Sales, Finance, Manufacturing, Warehouse, Service, Projects).
• Display analytical and problem solving skills.
• Demonstrate good verbal and written skillset.
• Provide on-site presence at international sites for lengthy periods of time e.g. at least 1 month.
• Perform administration duties from time to time on ByD.
• Deliver ByD enhancement projects and provide motivation to executive management thereof.

SAP PP SENIOR FUNCTIONAL BUSINESS ANALYST IN SUPPORT

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Present enhancement opportunities and problem resolution at senior management and executive level.
• Provide functional solutions to SAP problems across all the modules.
• Ensure management buy-in of the SAP system by users through health reports and through real-time resolution of problems.
• Identify weak points in the delivered solution.
• Provide training to business users where needed.
• Follow up on change requests and test solutions prior to delivery to business.
• Drive Solution Manager calls and ensure that calls are expedited timeously.
• Manage an Issues Log with high priority calls. Meet with business executives to discuss progress and further action.
• Advise business executives on system inefficiencies, employee structure changes-, business process changes- and new integration solutions required in order to enhance the efficiency of the SAP solution.
• Optimise integration points between legacy systems and SAP.
• Drive health checks per business unit and ensure that action is taken by management based on the generated reports.
• Coordinate and manage activities between business users, business management and functional team members.

SAP PP-PI SENIOR FUNCTIONAL BUSINESS ANALYST

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Decide on the SAP manufacturing design most suitable for the client.
• Conceptualise and model the business processes during the detailed design phase of the project in preparation of the new SAP system. This is a green fields implementation.
• Align stakeholders to the to-be SAP solution.
• Lead and workshop business requirements and reach agreement on the process going forward.
• Review Advanced Planning as part of the solution.
• Model the business processes using the Aris 9.6 modelling tool. The tool is based on the standard BPM (Business Process Methodology).
• Highlight and resolve integration aspects between SAP PP-PI (Production Planning: Process Industries), MII (Manufacturing Integration Intelligence), SAP QM (Quality Management), SAP MM (Materials Management), SAP EWM (Extended Warehouse Management) and SAP CO (Costing) as part of the proposed solution. Ensure that the integration is embedded into the Aris model.
• Assist with the design of MII as a MES function for SAP PP-PI shop floor control (SFC).
• Provide knowledge transfer of ECM (Engineering Change Management).
• Deliver a responsibility matrix based on a RASCI (Responsible, Accountable, Support, Consulted, Informed) per function.
• Identify RICEFWs (Reports, Interface, Conversion, Enhancements, Forms, Workflow) for the SAP implementation.
• Write functional specifications based on business requirements.
• Ensure that the model is aligned to the company’s strategic objectives and KPI’s (Key Performance Indicators).
• Structure the business processes so as to prepare the organisation for SAP Solution Manager.
• Generate consolidated reports of the model for business review and ensure sign-off.
• Ensure business confidence in the proposed solution.

SENIOR SAP PP-PI (PRODUCTION PLANNING - PROCESS INDUSTRIES) CONSULTANT

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Deliver a full life-cycle PP-PI implementation project, from BluePrint stage to Go-Live.
• Make a decision on the PI Sheet design most suitable for the client.
• Build the solution based on international Pharmaceutical Best Practises components and in accordance with the requirements of the South African Medical Control Council (MCC).
• Facilitate- and workshop functional requirements with stakeholders.
• Highlight and resolve integration aspects between PP-PI, QM, MM and CO as part of the proposed solution.
• Present PP-PI solution to client Business Process Owners via demonstration of a prototype.
• Provide Change Management input to the client.
• Develop Blueprint documents via SAP Solution Manager, with a proposal to deliver the solution via SAP PI-Sheets.
• Work with the Solution Builder tool (add-on to Solution Manager) to Configure the SAP ECC6 system in accordance to business requirements.
• Make use of the CBTA (Component Based Test Automation) tool to test and to record transactions based on the Blueprint Configuration.
• Develop functional- and technical specifications.
• Build the solution based on the IMG (Implementation Guide) during the Realisation Phase.
• Complete Data Migration via LSMWs (Legacy System Migration Workbench).
• Conduct Unit Testing, String Testing, IntegrationTesting, Authorisation Testing, Data Migration testing, User Acceptance Testing as well as testing of ABAP developments. This includes a RICEWF list for Reports, Interfaces, Conversions, Enhancements, Workflow and Forms.
• Provide input to the Cutover Plan.
• Develop the solution for touch screen capturing of PI Sheets on the production shop floor.
• Provide a business case for weigh-scale integration via ERP-Scale and for the Global Label Management (GLM) printing solution.
• Provide solutions on issues during - and post - go-live to ensure a smooth transition from SAP 4.0B to SAP ECC6.

SAP PP (PRODUCTION PLANNING) MANUFACTURING & TRAINING CONSULTANT

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Deliver training to Manufacturing key users on implemented ECC6 SAP Solution.
• Deliver training to Research and Development director on master data and reports.
• Develop Manufacturing Master Data training material.
• Provide solutions on issues during- and post- go-live to ensure a smooth transition to SAP.

SAP SENIOR PP (PRODUCTION PLANNING) CONSULTANT

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Apply my experience as a senior SAP PP consultant to the PP (Production Planning) module plus other operational modules of SAP that integrate with PP. This includes PM (Plant Maintenance) and QM (Quality Management).
• Deliver a transactional analysis project on behalf of the MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems) team using the tool SAP Solution Manager.
• Develop a business Blueprint in SAP Solution Manager:
• The Blueprint design is aimed at standardising transactions across the business units of Sasol globally. It also serves as a baseline for Sasol’s pending SAP consolidation project.
• Perform SAP transactional analysis with the help of an RBE (Reverse Business Engineering) tool. RBE is an automatic, tool-aided business analysis of productive SAP systems.
• Develop MS Excel based framework of transactional analysis of SAP using the BPML’s generated by the ARIS toolset.
• Provide a baseline project structure for overall application management at Sasol. This is from requirement/change request management through design, build, test, deploy, operation/optimization. A major focus is on future change control (CHarM) for MES.
• Project manage and functionally develop MES interfaces to SAP via SAP PI (Process Integration).
• Provide general input on SAP related investigations and queries linked to interfaces.
• Ensure effective use of SAP for the MES team to align with the rest of Information Management and to achieve ownership of the SAP environment.

SAP SENIOR PP (PRODUCTION PLANNING) CONSULTANT

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Function as senior K4/K5 PP resource.
• Make a decision on the PP design most suitable for the client using SAP BAiO scenarios.
• Provide input to the Solutions Architect and Project Manager on areas identified as risks to the project.
• Highlight and resolve integration aspects between PP, MM and CO as part of the proposed solution.
• Facilitate and workshop functional requirements with stakeholders.
• Generate a Gap/Fit solution document to present to Bridgestone in aid of making an informed decision on the SAP BAiO solution.
• Develop a decision paper which highlight PP design implications as well as scenario advantages and disadvantages.
• Model process overview diagram of existing Bridgestone business processes in relation to SAP BAiO processes.
• Present PP solution to client executive team members via Playback sessions.
• Design master data requirements.
• Test standard BAiO PP configuration using IMG.
• Provide knowledge transfer to junior PP resource.

SAP DATA MIGRATION MANUFACTURING TEAM LEAD

Confidential .

Technology:

• SAP ECC6 PP-PI/QM/PM/SCP modules.
• Cransoft Data Migration tool (Back Office Associates)

Responsibilities:

• Lead the release 2 (R2) Data Migration implementation project as part of the SAB Global Data Migration Team (GDMT).
• Manage team deliverables.
• Deliver build of all objects for modules PP/PM/QM/SCP.
• Support offshore model with data analysts based in India.
• Provide functional input to data analysts in order to complete build.
• Facilitate conversation between the country (Panama), the functional solutions team and the GDMT.
• Status updates to management on build progress and loads.
• Issue resolution with the aim to continue with project plan.
• Ensure alignment between the R2 team and the R1 team.
• Document process per object.
• Drive new initiatives to ensure process improvement.

SAP PRODUCTION PLANNING (PP) BUSINESS PROCESS SPECIALIST

Confidential

Technology:

• SAP ECC6 PP and PP-PI modules.
• Solution Manager SAP EHP 1 for SAP NetWeaver 7.0
• SAP R/3 4.6c PP and PP-PI modules

Responsibilities:

• PP and PP-PI consultant for the full life cycle implementation of Peroxide Chemicals on SAP ECC6. Assistance with the system build, user training, quality assurance, user acceptance testing, cut-over and going live of the PP module.
• PP and PP-PI team lead for Sasol Infrachem Polymers (IP) cluster on SAP ECC6, with subsequent support and thought leadership responsibilities for enhancements.
• PP and PP-PI team lead for support of Sasol Solvents cluster on SAP ECC6.
• PP and PP-PI consultant for the upgrade of the Sasol Infrachem Polymers (IP) cluster from SAP R/3 4.6c to SAP ECC6.
• Configure the PP module using the SAP Implementation Guide (IMG) and test new system developments prior to implementation.
• Integrate with Advanced Planning Tool called ‘Aspen Mimi’ instead of SAP APO..
• Provide first line, second line and third line module support to super-users and business management.
• Map existing processes, identify process improvements and drive these initiatives.
• Develop business requirement statements (BRS), return on investment (ROI) investigations, functional- and technical specifications.
• Ensure that new technical solutions integrate into existing configuration.
• Conduct super user forums.
• Develop business- and PP module roadmap.
• ABAP Prioritisation Manager to the SAP ABAP team.
• Prioritise development escalations based on business case from the business and negotiate resource availability.
• Manage external service provider resource hours.
• Ensure maximum use of standard system functionality, only using ABAP development as a last resort.
• Identify, measure and publish statistics to ensure business process health is maintained.
• Audit and monitor SAP master data compliance against agreed procedures and standards.
• Ensure that standards for support documentation, transaction data and data housekeeping according to SOX requirements are set and controlled.
• Develop user training material and present training to users.

SAP PRODUCTION PLANNING (PP) BUSINESS INFORMATION ARCHITECT

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Identify process re-engineering opportunities during analysis of existing business processes of the Production Planning (PP) module.
• Manage the communication channel between end users at plant and other stakeholders.
• Advise Central Planning Office of business improvement opportunities during the analysis of SAP process flows.
• Evaluate and make recommendations on integration optimisation opportunities between SAP and legacy systems.
• Adopt Sasol methodology and standards to ensure consistency across business units.
• Develop knowledge on month-end procedures and document steps.
• Write functional specification documents.
• Facilitate user acceptance testing.
• Conduct testing cycles of the developed applications.
• Perform ad hoc special projects as required.
• Reason for leaving: Promotion to SAP PP Business Process Specialist.

CONTRACTING BUSINESS ANALYST

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Facilitate workshops with users to obtain the business requirements for converting existing Wealth Management application into robust solution.
• Develop conceptual architecture diagram.
• Investigate client’s partnership opportunities with other vendors within the required time and costing framework.
• Develop framework for RFI/RFP documents during tender process.
• Identify process re-engineering opportunities during analysis of existing business processes.
• Adopt client’s ‘Blue’ methodology and standards to ensure consistency throughout client environment while documenting business processes.
• Write functional specification documents for each phase of the project using an iterative development approach.
• Conduct testing cycles of the developed application.
• Demonstrate intended solution to client management team.
• Facilitate user acceptance testing.
• Consolidate the relevant project documentation for quality control and tracking purposes.