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Christian Müller

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Last update: 15.02.2016

SAP Project / Program / Rollout Manager

Graduation: not provided
Hourly-/Daily rates: show
Languages: German (Native or Bilingual) | English (Full Professional) | French (Full Professional) | Swedish (Full Professional)

Skills

General:
  • Strong (project-) management skills
  • Strong business process and IT know-how
  • Strong communication skills in multi-cultural environments
  • Ability to communicate efficiently on all levels of hierarchy
  • Ability to bridge communication gap between business and IT
 

Know-How SAP R/3:
  • SAP R/3 FI including Asset Management, CO, FI-Treasury (detailed)
  • ASAP / Global ASAP / Solution Manager (detailed)
  • Processes SAP SD/MM/PP/BW (good)
  • Processes SAP APO DP and SRM (overview)
  • Processes SAP SM/PM (overview)
  • ABAP/4, IDOC, ALE, Basis (overview)
  • SAP Business Objects Data Services (BODS)
 

Attended Courses:
  • SAP R/3 FI, CO-Integration, FI-CFM
  • SAP SD/MM Integration
  • APO Overview
  • ASAP / Global ASAP
  • Workflow Management
 

Infrastructure/ Application Integration:
  • Webmethods Integrator/SAP Business Connector
  • Seebeyond
  • ITIL

Project history

Project Experience
 
8/2013 – today 
 
Program Manager Data Migration in Global SAP Implementation
 
Project
  • European SAP R/3 roll-out at Olympus Deutschland (Medical and Consumer Products)
 
Role/Activities
  • Review and improvement of Data Migration approach
  • Managed template phase, pilot implementation and first roll-out wave preparation
  • Responsible for Data Migration Team using Business Objects Data Services
  • Scope included FI, CO, SD, MM, CRM, Master Data Management and BI
  • Project manager for a team of up to 8 internal and external team members
  • Responsible for review, design, planning and reporting including timeline and resources

 
 
 

2/2012 – 7/2013 
 
Technical Program Manager in Global SAP Implementation
 
Project
  • Global SAP R/3 roll-out at GfK SE (Market Research)
 
Role/Activities
  • Managed go live of three pilot implementations and two subsequent roll-outs
  • Responsible for Basis, Support, Authorizations, Interfaces, Solution Manager and Infrastructure
  • Scope included FI, CO, SD, PS, HR, SRM, BI and Portal
  • Project manager for a team of up to 10 internal and 5 external team members
  • Responsible for design, planning and reporting including timeline and resources

 
 
 

8/2011 – 2/2012
 
Project Manager for Template in Global SAP Implementation
 
Project
  • Global SAP R/3 roll-out at VESTAS Wind Systems A/S (Wind Power Industry)
 
Role/Activities
  • Managed delivery of global template for production companies
  • Responsible for scoping, design and gap analysis, developments and testing
  • Scope included PP/ME, MM/eWM, SD, HR, FI, CO and BI
  • Project manager for a team of up to 45 internal and external team members
  • Responsible for project planning including timeline and resources, reporting to the program management

 
 
 
 

3/2009 – 6/2011
 
Roll-Out Manager in Global SAP Implementation
 
Project
  • Global SAP R/3 roll-out at Firmenich SA (Perfumery and Flavors)
 
Role/Activities
  • Managed delivery (design/gap analysis, development, testing, data conversion, change management and cut over)
  • Responsible for implementation of PP, IMWM, MM, SD, QM, APO, HR, FI and CO in Denmark, Sweden, Austria, Turkey, Germany, Poland, UAE, South Africa, Belgium, France
  • Project manager for a team of 30 internal and external team members
  • Responsible for implementation planning, timeline, reporting to the program management

 
 
 

9/2008 – 2/2009
 
Program and Roll-Out Manager in Global SAP Project
 
Project
  • Global SAP R/3 roll-out at Weidmueller (Electronics)
 
Role/Activities
  • Responsible for implementation of MM, IMWM, SD, PP, QM, FI and CO in Italy and Japan
  • Responsible for setup of the projects in remaining roll-out program (8 countries)
  • Managed a team of 40 internal and external project team members
  • Managed delivery (design, development and testing), resource planning, budget, timeline, reporting to the steering group

 
 
 

9/2007 – 8/2008
 
Roll-Out Manager in Global SAP Project
 
Project
  • Global SAP R/3 roll-out at CAPCOM Interactive Entertainment (Computer Games)
 
Role/Activities
  • Responsible for implementation MM, SD, FI and CO in UK, France and Germany
  • Managed a team of 20 internal and external project team members (on- and off-shore)
  • Responsible for fit/gap analysis, master data conversion, design, training, testing and go–live
  • Managed delivery (design, development and testing), resource planning, timeline and QA

 
 
 

1/2007 – 9/2007
 
Release Manager Maintenance in Global SAP     Project
 
Project
  • Global SAP R/3 roll-out at ABN AMRO Bank (Bank)
 
Role/Activities
  • Managed implementation of support releases including FICO, MM and BW within global template roll-out using ITIL
  • Managed off-shore support team with 25 resources
  • Review and improvement of approval, development, test and go-live procedures involving off-shore service desk and off-shore development team
  • Responsible for delivery (design, development, and testing), resource planning, timeline and QA

 
 
 

4/2005 – 07/2006
 
Roll-Out Manager in Global SAP Project
 
Project
  • Global SAP R/3 roll-out at TNT Global Express (Logistics)
 
Role/Activities
  • Responsible for implementation of global template including FICO, MM, BW, EBP and HR
  • Rolled out template to 11 countries (900 user)
  • Managed up to 20 team members including local resources
  • Responsible for delivery, resource planning, timeline and QA, reporting to top management and stake holders

 
 
 

5/2004 – 12/2004
 
Project Manager Integration in European SAP Roll-Out
 
Project
  • European SAP R/3 roll-out at FIAT/General Motors Powertrain (Automotive)
 
Role/Activities
  • Responsible for implementation of MM, SD, PP and FICO processes with interfaces to local subsystems using Seebeyond as integration tool
  • Managed development and go-live of 100+ interfaces for four countries (Austria, Hungary, Germany and Poland)
  • Created cutover planning for two counties
  • Responsible for a team of 25 analysts and 3rd party developments
  • Responsible for resource planning, budget and timeline

 
 
 

6/2001 – 4/2004
 
Programme/ Project Manager  Integration in European SAP Roll-Out
 
Project
  • European SAP R/3 roll-out at Unilever (Lever Fabergé) (Consumer Products)
 
Role/Activities
  • Responsible for functional and technical implementation of SD, MM, APO and FICO processes with interfaces to local IT-systems (approx. 400 interfaces)
  • Responsible for roll-out strategy including design of template and standardization, resources, budget, timeline
  • Managed a team of up to 25 analysts plus off-shore development activities
  • Seven full roll-out cycles and 14 local companies implemented (4000 user)
  • Coordination/agreement with local teams/management
  • Reporting to overall project management and top stake holders
  • Quality insurance and training of customer project manger

 
 
 

4/2001 – 2/2002:
 
Project Manager for SAP R/3 Roll-In
 
Project
  • Corporate-wide SAP R/3 roll-out at Phoenix AG (part of Continental AG) (Automotive Supplier)
 
Role/Activities
  • Responsible for roll-in of R/3 FICO and SD, MM in corporate mother company (70 user)
  • Identification and implementation of efficient centralized business processes
  • Implementation of corporate-wide common coding of master data

 
 
 

12/1999 – 9/2000:
 
Programme Manager for European SAP R/3 Roll-Out
 
Project
  • European SAP R/3 (SD, MM, SM, FICO) roll-out at Panasonic Germany GmbH (Consumer Products)
 
Role/Activities
  • Responsible for project preparation, process and gap analysis, staffing and project planning (Global ASAP)
  • Development of roll-out strategy
  • Reporting to European top management

 
 
 

7/1998 – 6/1999:
 
Programme Manager for Corporate SAP R/3 Roll-Out
 
Project
  • Corporate roll-out of SAP R/3 (MM, WM, FICO, IM, PM) at Vattenfall AB (largest Swedish utilities company)
 
 
Role/Activities
  • Project Manager for project preparation (project plan, staffing), alignment with business process reengineering project
  • Responsible for template development and pilot project (one full cycle) for implementing SAP R/3 FICO, IM, MM, PM and PS with team of 15 consultants and 50 users
  • Preparation of roll-outs
  • Management reporting and liaison with top management
  • Quality insurance

 
 
 

2/1998 – 9/1998:
 
Project Manager for SAP R/3 Roll-In
 
Project
  • European roll-out of SAP R/3 (SD, MM, FICO) at ESSELTE (Part of LEITZ Germany, consumer goods company)
 
Role/Activities
  • Responsible for roll-in at Swedish sales company
  • Alignment with overall project
  • Progress reporting to local management and European project management

 
 
 

1/1997 – 4/1998:
 
Programme Manager for corporate wide SAP R/3 Roll-Out
 
Project
  • Corporate roll-out of SAP R/3 (MM, SD, PP, FICO) at Heléns (part of Benteler, multinational steel corporation)
 
Role/Activities
  • Responsible for project management and roll-out to associated three companies (one full cycle)
  • Managed team of 20
  • Reporting to Steering Group and quality insurance
 
 

 
 
 

1/1995 – 12/1996:
 
Programme Manager for Corporate SAP R/3 Roll-Out
 
Project
  • Implementation of SAP R/3 FI and CO at Otto Versand and seven daughter companies (multinational mail order company)
 
Role/Activities
  • Responsible for project implementing SAP FI, CO, Treasury and Consolidation
  • Process mapping and gap analysis
  • Management reporting

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