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Principal Solution Architect and Project Manager Procurement and Finance

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  • 175‐210€/Stunde
  • 35510 Butzbach
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  • 01.03.2024

Kurzvorstellung

With over 23 years of expertise as a Consultant and Senior Project Manager, I have successfully supported major market-leading companies globally in their SAP FI/MM implementations. I am delivering high-quality solutions and driving business success.

Qualifikationen

  • Change Management
  • Corporate Finance
  • e-invoicing
  • Presales
  • Projektmanagement (IT)
  • ptp
  • SAP FI
  • System Architektur
  • Testdesign (IT)
  • Transformation Management

Projekt‐ & Berufserfahrung

Senior Principal Solution Architect (Festanstellung)
Coupa Deutschland GmbH, Butzbach
10/2017 – 2/2024 (6 Jahre, 5 Monate)
IT & Entwicklung
Tätigkeitszeitraum

10/2017 – 2/2024

Tätigkeitsbeschreibung

As a global Procure to Pay company, Coupa operates against SAP Ariba and is seen as one of the leaders in the P2P rim. In the role of a Principal Solution Architect, I support the initial rollout and the enhancement of Coupa Modules for End-Customers, either directly under Coupa contract, or via an implementation partner. In addition, I provide my expertise in purchase to pay and invoicing compliance to support business process changes for customers and prospects.
 Responsible to provide SME expertise on P2P processes and eInvoicing
 Provide implementation consultancy to customers and partners
 Oversight partner implementation projects
 Provide project management expertise in project delivery
 Provide Coupa Platform expertise in customer implementations.
 Support sales organization in prospects meetings and communications.
 Customer Projects for AboutYou, Accenture, Airbus, Akzo Nobel, American Airlines, AstraZeneca, Axa, BSH, Burda, Buda, BMW, CooperStandard, CRH, DEA Wintershall, Disney, DHL, ERGO, ESL Gaming, Eurofins, Fiege, Galderma, GoFlink, Glencore, GLS, Huber&Suhner, Idorsia, IQVIA, Jazz, Kenbi, Kingfisher, Klöckner Steal, Lowell, MunichRe, Nike, NovoNordisk, PMI, Ringier, Rituals, Rolls Royce UK, Rompetrol, Salling, Sanofi, Scout, SealedAir, Siege, Sixt, SSB, Tecan, Telenor, TomTom, Trane, UPS, Veam, Zalando, Zolar, Zurich Insurance

Eingesetzte Qualifikationen

Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN), Corporate Finance, Transformation Management

Solution Consulting Director (Festanstellung)
Taulia, Düsseldorf
8/2015 – 9/2017 (2 Jahre, 2 Monate)
IT & Entwicklung
Tätigkeitszeitraum

8/2015 – 9/2017

Tätigkeitsbeschreibung

As a global FinTech company, Taulia operates against established banks and their programs to inject early payments into the supply chain of large organizations. In the role as solution consulting director I am supporting the sales process to DAX and “Mitchelstown” companies in the DACH region and provide technical and process expertise and consulting as part of the sales process. As part of the role we support the financial and procurement leaders of these companies to establish new ways of thinking, besides the existing path of using a bank program, but instead to use new cloud technologies to boost up the supplier relationship and lift it to a new level of cooperation.
 Responsible to support RFI and RFP requests technically and process related.
 Consulting to customers for SaaS Platform as also SAP FI/MM, Security and Architecture when on site and in sales process.
 Consulting of Procurement, Finance and IT Teams of Customers in follow-up requests either technically or process related over the course of the sales process.
 Support in final contract negotiations and blue print design.
 Architectural and process consulting to connect the SaaS platform with existing SAP FI and MM environments of customers and prospects
 Setup of demo environments used on customer sessions and follow-ups over the course of the sales process.

Eingesetzte Qualifikationen

Design (allg.), Solution Architektur, Presales

Customer Engagement Manager (Festanstellung)
Vistex, Walldorf
7/2014 – 7/2015 (1 Jahr, 1 Monat)
IT & Entwicklung
Tätigkeitszeitraum

7/2014 – 7/2015

Tätigkeitsbeschreibung

responsible for consulting sales and customer relationship management in project and operations for the DACH region. Product Portfolio is add-on to SAP Finance and SD Products to streamline Pricing, Deals, Awards, Chargebacks and Contracts.
• Responsible for sales activities of the Vistex additions (price administration, deals, awards, chargebacks and contracts) to SAP SD and FO modules in follow-up to license sales.
• Support of pre-sales team at customer meetings
• Responsible for all customers in DACH region on day-to-day requests and after sales activities
• Negotiation of consulting contracts following license sales
• Support of consultants on site while implementing the tools

Eingesetzte Qualifikationen

Postsales, Presales

Lead Consultant
Klöckner Pentaplast, Montabaur
5/2013 – 6/2014 (1 Jahr, 2 Monate)
Fertigungsindustrie
Tätigkeitszeitraum

5/2013 – 6/2014

Tätigkeitsbeschreibung

FI Component Rollout on invoicing process for the US and Canada based subsidiaries of Klöckner Pentaplast (German mid-size packaging material company located in Montabaur, Germany). Over the course of the project additional responsibilities as consultant and trainer

Eingesetzte Qualifikationen

Testdesign (IT), Testing (IT), Change Management, Projektmanagement (IT), SAP FI

Business Consultant and Project Manager
Lanxess, Leverkusen
5/2013 – 5/2014 (1 Jahr, 1 Monat)
Chemieindustrie
Tätigkeitszeitraum

5/2013 – 5/2014

Tätigkeitsbeschreibung

Business Consultant and Project Manager for a German based SAP software components company to control and support their SAP product implementation for the extension of the system and the rollout of the Europe and North America Region of Lanxess. Main areas are Release Management, Release Presentation, pre-Testing, Change Request and Findings handling and communication and time management

Eingesetzte Qualifikationen

Projektmanagement (IT), Release Management, Testdesign (IT), Testing (IT), SAP FI, Change Management

Global P2P Consultant SAP & Senior Project Manager (Finance) (Festanstellung)
Eli Lilly and Company, Bad Homburg
8/2005 – 12/2012 (7 Jahre, 5 Monate)
Gesundheitswesen
Tätigkeitszeitraum

8/2005 – 12/2012

Tätigkeitsbeschreibung

• Consultant for P2P process rollout to EMEA Counties
• Consultant for P2P process rollout to China, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and Asia Pacific Countries.
• Consultant for e-Invoicing process processing OB10 to SAP ERP ECC 6.0
• Consultant for paper invoice processing, mail handling, imaging, OCR, validation and posting into SAP ERP ECC 6.0
• Consultant for design, implementation and improvement of AFI DirectInvoiceControl for SAP (Invoice exception handling and processing)
• Expert to improve automatic posting ratios for invoices
• Test Lead with expertise in test planning, test script design and test tracking/follow-up
• Training and consulting of shared service and outsourcing partners in P2P processes, questions and problems

Eingesetzte Qualifikationen

Projektmanagement (IT), Testdesign (IT), Testing (IT), Change Management

Zertifikate

Coupa System Administrator
2021

Ausbildung

Infomatik
Diplom Informatiker (FH)
1991
Mannheim

Über mich

KEY SKILLS:

SAP and Coupa Implementation:
Proven track record in SAP FI/MM and Coupa Procurement & Invoicing implementations, providing comprehensive support to major companies worldwide

Sales and Pre-Sales:
Over 8 years of experience as a Solution Consultant, specializing in Sales and Pre-Sales for SAP and SaaS (Cloud Software) suppliers

Solution Architecture:
6+ years as a Solution Architect in Professional Services, specializing in Coupa systems

Finance Integration:
18+ years of finance experience, focusing on business integration, process design, and consulting. Specialized in project and release management roles

E-Invoice Processing:
Expertise in e-invoice processing and paper invoice mail, scanning, and processing in global SAP rollouts

IT Experience:
Over 28 years of IT experience in operational, service, and software delivery roles, including strategic assignments

SERVICES OFFERED:

SAP Consulting:
Expert SAP FI/MM consulting for seamless and efficient business processes

Coupa Consulting:
Expert Coupa Procurement and Invoicing consulting for seamless and efficient business processes including integration to major ERPs

Sales and Pre-Sales Support:
Drive sales and pre-sales efforts for SAP and SaaS suppliers

Solution Architecture:
Evaluate, Design and implement effective solutions

Finance Integration:
Provide comprehensive finance integration services, specializing in project and release management as also digitization, invoice processing and coding, tax handling and proper payment

E-Invoice Processing:
Expertise in CTC Systems as also e-invoice processing and paper invoice management

IT Strategy:
Strategic guidance in operational, service, and software delivery

Weitere Kenntnisse

Leadership:
Proven leadership skills, leading multicultural teams in both functional and project leadership roles.

Analytical and Communication Skills:
Strong analytical, communication, and organizational skills with a track record of successful influence and implementation.

Six Sigma Green Belt:
Certified Six Sigma Green Belt with practical experience in process improvement.

Public Speaking:
Experienced speaker at national and international conferences.
Services Offered

Persönliche Daten

Sprache
  • Deutsch (Muttersprache)
  • Englisch (Fließend)
Reisebereitschaft
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Arbeitserlaubnis
  • Europäische Union
  • Schweiz
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Alter
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Berufserfahrung
19 Jahre und 2 Monate (seit 01/2005)
Projektleitung
20 Jahre

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