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(Updated 2023-08-29)Senior SAP S/4HANA SD/OTC Consultant
Windsor, UK
Native Finnish, English, German, Fluent Svenska, Beginner French, Spanish
- International implementation and rollout projects
- 20+ years SAP experience
- Senior SAP S/4HANA SD/OTC Consultant & Interim Manager
Skills (22)
TEAM MANAGEMENT
Implementation
ERP
S/4HANA
ORDER MANAGEMENT
SAP
SD OTC
ROLLOUT
INTEGRATION
BUSINESS PROCESS IMPROVEMENT
CRM
SAP BTP
SIGNAVIO
SAP FOCUS BUILD
Interim Management
SAP Build Process Automation
SAP Build Apps
CCM
SAP BUILD
LCNC DEVELOPMENT
S/4HANA CLOUD
SETTLEMENT MANAGEMENT
Summary
I am a certified freelance Senior SAP S/4HANA SD/OTC Consultant and Interim Manager with over 20 years of experience in implementing and supporting SAP Best Practice solutions in R/3, ECC and S/4HANA. I am a strong allrounder in the Sales and Logistics area with broad business, functional and technical knowledge and experience. I have been involved in multiple international SAP projects and in six S/4HANA projects so far.
Skills and experience:
✅ Excellent business, functional and technical knowledge.
✅ Strong communication, interpersonal and problem-solving skills.
✅ Experience in delivering solutions from business requirements through to build, test and go-live.
✅ Strong business process knowledge of OTC (Order-to-Cash), SD (Sales and Distribution) and SAP End-to-End business processes.
✅ Extensive experience with OTC processes and functionalities (Quotations, Orders, Contracts, Returns, Deliveries, Billing, Rebates, Pricing, Settlement Management, Intercompany, Outputs, Interfaces, Workflow, Master Data, Data Migration).
✅ Integration knowledge of SD with MM, LE, TM, EWM, FI, CO, C4C, CRM and BI.
✅ Good technical understanding of ABAP, EDI, IDocs and PI.
✅ Knowledge and experience of SAP Activate, S/4HANA Sales, SAP Fiori, SAP Signavio and SAP BTP.
✅ Experience in team leading, offshore delivery model and working in virtual teams.
✅ Able to interact with stakeholders at all levels and adapt to different ways of working in different cultures.
✅ Extensive international experience and a fluency in several foreign languages: native Finnish; fluent English, German and Swedish; basic French and Spanish.
Projects and activities I can help with:
➡️ Support move to S/4HANA
➡️ Bridge the gap between business and IT/external service providers
➡️ Business process improvement/optimization
➡️ SAP carveout/integration
➡️ Lead international multicultural teams
As a freelance consultant I am always interested in new projects. I enjoy taking on new challenges, resolving complex problems and delivering value to customers.
Professional Experience
2021-10 - 2023-02
Location: Remote
Industry: Engineering
Project: S/4HANA Greenfield EMEA Rollout
Role: Interim Manager OTC
- Provided advice and guidance on SAP standard processes, functionality and S/4HANA project delivery
- Managed a team of SMEs, functional consultants and key users
- Acted as a sparring partner to CFO, BPO and PE
2021-06 - 2021-08
Location: Remote
Industry: Building Materials
Project: 2One S/4HANA Template Rollout Explore Phase DACH
Role: Lead OTC and Intercompany Consultant
- Conducted fit-to-standard workshops
- Gathered business requirements and identified gaps
- Identified and defined configuration values
2020-11 - 2021-05
Location: Remote
Industry: Healthcare Medical Equipment and Devices
Project: EDGE S/4HANA Template Rollout Wave 2 EMEA
Role: Lead OTC Consultant EMEA
- Performed fit-gap analysis, gathered requirements, identified solutions, designed, built and performed testing
- Managed SIT and UAT
- Completed cutover activities
- Provided post go-live support during Hypercare
2020-05 - 2020-08
Location: Remote
Industry: Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG)
Project: ESSA Global S/4HANA Template Rollout Wave 1
Role: S/4HANA Senior Consultant OTC / Senior Data Analyst
- Supported business with data cleansing, data conversion and data migration activities
- Identified areas for data quality improvement
- Participated in sprints and workshops
2019-11 - 2020-04
Location: Essen, Germany, and remote
Industry: Chemical Wholesale
Project: SHAPE S/4HANA Greenfield Transformation Template
- Gathered requirements and delivered solutions for Rebate Processing in Condition Contract Management (CCM), Advanced Returns Management (ARM), Intercompany Sales and other topics
- Analysed and designed an end-to-end solution for Premium Additional Services in SD, TM and EWM
- Moderated and facilitated sprints and workshops
- Acted as a leading Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for various integration topics
2018-10 - 2019-04
Location: Berlin, Germany, and remote
Industry: Internet Retail
- Analysed and documented Business Partner and Sales Order interfaces between Webshop, S/4HANA, C4C and EWM
- Implemented Change Requests in S/4HANA Sales, e.g. a new plant
- Designed and implemented business process and technical documentation standards
- Provided coaching and support to SAP Competency Centre members
2017-07 - 2018-02
Location: Duesseldorf, Germany
Industry: Chemicals
Project: CHEERS Darex APAC Integration
- Participated in solution design workshops in the APAC region
- Implemented Horizon Template solutions in Intercompany Processing
- Executed end-to-end testing for Intercompany Processes
- Provided go-live support in the Philippines and Thailand
2017-03 - 2017-04
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Industry: Building Materials
Project: AGILE
- Provided post go-live support during the Hypercare period
- Resolved OTC related issues
- Acted as an expert advising users about SAP standard processes and functionality
- Reported to the Senior Management and CIO
2016-07 - 2016-12
Location: Ingelheim, Germany
Industry: Pharmaceuticals
- Safeguarded and implemented OTC process standards according to GxP guidelines
- Designed, built, developed and improved processes and concepts within OTC
- Drove organizational and process transformation and implementation of a global SAP template
- Supported running business by updating and developing the existing GBS Process Management Standards
- Provided business consultancy and coaching to other team members as a leader
2014-08 - 2016-04
Location: Duesseldorf, Germany
Industry: Chemicals
Project: ONE!GSC Horizon Phase 2
- Participated in solution design workshops
- Implemented Horizon Template solutions in OTC
- Designed and implemented SAP-Canon Océ COSMOS interface for Invoice Processing
- Provided testing, go-live and Hypercare support
2013-08 - 2014-05
Location: Duisburg, Germany
Industry: Food Service Logistics
Project: OPTIMISe
- Lead a team of functional and technical consultants
- Defined deliverables, assigned them to team members and oversaw solution delivery
- Conducted workshops to gather business, legal and fiscal requirements using Scrum Methodology
- Managed cutover planning for the MM roll-out
- Coordinated data migration, go-live preparation and support for the MM roll-out
- Designed and implemented new Billing Document layout for European countries
2012-06 - 2013-06
Location: Geneva, Switzerland
Industry: Luxury Goods and Jewellery
Project: European Roll-out of e-Commerce Solution
Role: B2B/B2C e-Commerce SAP Integration Consultant
- Analyzed, designed and documented solutions for Phone and Web Sales OTC processes
- Implemented solutions in Order Processing, Delivery Processing, Invoicing, Intercompany STO Processing and Plants Abroad
- Implemented ECC integration with Contact Centre Front End (CCFE), SAP CRM, BOBJ address validation, FraudGuard Anti-Fraud and Payment Service Provider (PSP)
- Executed end-to-end testing of OTC processes in CCFE and SAP
2012-01 - 2012-05
Location: Munich, Germany
Industry: Chemicals
Project: Linde Template Implementation
- Implemented solutions in Contract Processing, Billing Plan Processing and Down Payment Processing
- Data migration activities, customizing and functional design for the Brazil roll-out
- Implemented Change Requests in SAP ECC and SAP CRM
2011-12 - 2012-01
Location: Frankfurt, Germany
Industry: Pharmaceutical Wholesale
Project: Skills in Healthcare
- Designed and implemented Sales Order and Debit Note Processing in SAP CRM and SAP ERP for a new sales area
- Customized Sales Document Types, Item Category Determination, Schedule Line Category Determination, Partner Determination, Billing Document Types, Pricing, Output Determination, Account Determination, Incompletion Procedure and Transaction Types in SAP ERP and in SAP CRM
2010-10 - 2011-06
Location: Vantaa, Finland
Industry: Building Materials and Technical Wholesale
Project: SAP ERP Programme
- Ownership of the global Sales and SCM solution design and related documentation
- Designed new functionalities in Sales Order Processing, Scheduling Agreements, Intercompany Processing, Delivery Processing, Shipping and Billing
- Continuously improved topics to ensure ERP business benefits realisation and lower total cost of ownership
- Controlled all changes related to Sales and SCM applications and services
2008-12 - 2010-09
Location: London, UK
Industry: Energy (Oil and Gas)
Project: GSAP Downstream-One
- Designed and delivered solutions for Portfolio Divestment projects in OTC
- Analyzed and implemented solutions in Sales Order Processing
- Completed functional specifications for RICEF objects in Intercompany Processing, Retail Order Processing and Intrastat Reporting
2008-04 - 2008-10
Location: Oxford, UK
Industry: Automotive
Project: Pioneer
- Managed a team of 15 people during the Blueprint Phase to develop a SAP R/3 template in SD, MM, LE and VMS
- Developed a team work plan, allocated resources and provided assistance to the team
- Supported PMO with project management related activities
2007-12 - 2008-03
Location: Hayes, United Kingdom
Industry: Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG)
Project: Project Oak
- Managed an international team of SMEs and consultants during a roll-out of Sales Order Processing functionality in Poland
- Ensured a timely delivery of the functionality that met Polish legal requirements in Sales Order Processing, Pricing and Billing
2007-06 - 2007-11
Location: Watford, United Kingdom
Industry: Professional Services
Project: ERP Programme SAP CRM Blueprint
- Gathered, analyzed and specified business requirements
- Identified As-Is business processes, performed Gap Analysis and defined To-Be processes and solutions
- Completed Blueprint for Engagement Management, Opportunity Management and Client Management
2007-03 - 2007-05
Location: Hayes, United Kingdom
Industry: Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG)
Project: Project Oak Upgrade
- Managed upgrade testing of Sales Order Processing functionality
- Provided knowledge transfer to SMEs and consultants in Poland and India
2006-08 - 2006-10
Location: Uxbridge, United Kingdom
Industry: Document Services and Computer Peripherals
Project: Average To Benchmark ESAP Project
- Customized Sales Order Processing functionality in SAP CRM and SAP ECC
- Managed integration of Sales Order Processing and configuration in SAP CRM and SAP ECC
- Completed functional specification documentation and data design documentation
2006-07 - 2006-08
Location: Newbury, UK
Industry: Telecommunication
Project: EVO
- Analyzed processes, systems, interfaces and technology in Sales Order Management and Retail in 15 operating concerns
- Facilitated workshops in Spain and Greece
- Provided solution recommendations in Sales Order Management
2004-07 - 2006-07
Location: Solihull, United Kingdom
Industry: Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG)
Project: Business Transformation Programme
- Gathered and analysed business requirements in Sales Order Processing
- Customized Sales Document Types, Copying Control, Pricing, Billing Document Types, Material Determination, Product Proposal, Listing/Exclusion, Output Determination and Intrastat Reporting
- Managed design, development and testing of two complex bespoke developments Delivery Source Determination (Cost-To- Serve solution) and Auto Invoice Correction
- Tested end-to-end solutions in OTC
- Provided post go-live support and implemented further enhancements
- Lead a team of six offshore consultants in Malaysia
2002-02 - 2004-06
Location: Reading, UK
Industry: Publishing and Media
Project: SAP Implementation
- Planned and coordinated end-user training database implementation
- Performed integration testing of SD functionality in Customer Interaction Centre (CIC) and Telesales
- Designed and implemented further enhancements in Sales Order Processing, Telesales and CIC
2001-05 - 2002-01
Location: Leeds, United Kingdom
Industry: Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG)
Project: SAP Implementation
- Designed and implemented solutions in Sales Order Processing, Delivery Processing and Billing
- Performed integration testing
- Provided application support in SD, MM, LE and WM modules
1999-06 - 1999-08
Location: London, UK
Industry: Entertainment
Project: SAP Roll-out
• Designed, documented and customized processes in SD and MM
• Provided post go-live support and implemented further enhancements
1999-03 - 1999-05
Location: Germany and Austria
Industry: Mechanical Engineering
Project: Template Roll-out
• Deployed Sales Order Processing functionality of SAP R/3 template
• Performed master data migration
• Developed and delivered end-user training
Academic Background
2023-09 - 2023-09
Certifications
2023-08
2023-08
2023-08
2023-07
2022-11
2021-10
2021-05
2020-10
2020-05
2020-07
2020-06
2020-05
2020-04
2020-03
2020-02
2019-12
2019-11
2019-10
2019-07
2019-03