10/14/2026 updated

JR
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Senior Business Central Consultant & Developer

Houten, Netherlands
Germany +1
info: Germany, Netherlands
MSc International Economics & Economic Geography - Utrecht University
Houten, Netherlands
Germany +1
info: Germany, Netherlands
MSc International Economics & Economic Geography - Utrecht University

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CV Jeroen Ruis BC Business Consultant.pdf

DevOpsMicrosoft Dynamics NAVMicrosoft Business Central
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
Extensive expertise in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, covering both SaaS and on-premises environments. Broad experience with implementations, reimplementations, migrations and upgrades across various industries including wholesale, logistics, manufacturing and retail.

ERP Consultancy and Business Process Optimisation
Deep consultancy experience in translating business requirements into working Business Central solutions. Involvement in gap/fit analysis, legacy customisation reviews, standardisation of bespoke solutions and functional coordination across stakeholders and partners.

AL and C/AL Development and Integration Architecture
Strong development background in AL and C/AL, including code review, cloud readiness assessments and Azure DevOps pipelines. Design and implementation of Business Central APIs, APIM and OpenAPI-based integration architectures.

Data Migration and Validation
Definition and execution of data migration methods for master data, opening balances and iterative testing, ensuring data quality and consistency during ERP transitions.

Finance, Sales, Purchasing, Inventory and Warehouse Management
Functional expertise across core Business Central modules including Finance, Sales, Purchasing, Inventory and Warehouse Management, with hands-on experience in setup, improvement and deployment.

E-Commerce and 3PL Integrations
Experience with Shopify B2B/B2C integrations, PSP interfaces, EU OSS VAT processing and external-warehousing process design within Business Central environments.

Azure DevOps and Cloud Readiness
Introduction and management of Azure DevOps pipelines for versioning, testing, app certification and digital signing, as well as restructuring legacy code for cloud-ready deployment.

Testing, UAT, Go-Live and Stabilisation Support
Active involvement through testing and go-live phases, including user acceptance testing, stabilisation support and post-go-live assistance across multiple projects.

Manufacturing, Projects and MRP
Relevant experience with Manufacturing modules, MRP, reservations and purchase planning in trading environments, as well as project management and cost-calculation reporting.

Experience

Professional experience10+ years
Freelancer since2004

Languages

GermanBasic knowledgeEnglishFluentDutchNative speaker

Project history

Interim Business Central Consultant / Implementation Specialist (Freelance)

Wholesale Company - Energy Solutions
Advised on Business Central and its connected finance, e-commerce, document-management and external-warehousing processes. Reengineered nine outgoing documents and introduced label translation, reducing dependencies on customisations and an external tool. Improved Shopify B2B/B2C integrations, including a PSP interface for invoice upload and EU OSS VAT processing. Supported the finance team with standard module deployment, VAT setup and master-data improvements. Environment: Business Central SaaS, AL, Azure DevOps, Shopify.

Interim Business Central Consultant / Developer (Freelance)

Business Central Solution Partner
Supported the transition of an existing Business Central solution towards a cloud-ready product. Reviewed and restructured legacy AL code, eliminating CodeCop warnings and replacing .NET dependencies with modern alternatives, including Azure Functions. Introduced Azure DevOps pipelines for versioning, tests, app certification and digital signing. Environment: Business Central SaaS, AL, AL tools, Azure DevOps.

Interim Business Central Consultant / Developer (Freelance)

IT / Business Central Consultancy and Implementation Partner
Advised customers on optimising Business Central environments and translated operational issues into functional and technical solutions. Improved internal development and deployment practices by introducing consistent coding conventions. Reviewed and improved sales interfaces, reporting, VAT, reminders, margin insight and average costing used with manufacturing. Environment: Business Central SaaS, AL, Azure DevOps.

Business Central Consultant / Developer (Freelance)

Recruiting and Interim Solutions Company
Advised the internal IT department on setup, migration and implementation of Finance, Projects, Sales and Purchasing. Reviewed custom solutions and performed code reviews, focusing on standards, performance, maintainability and reusable standard functionality. Defined setup and migration methods for master data, opening balances and iterative testing. Environment: Business Central SaaS, AL, Git.

Business Central Consultant / Developer (Freelance)

Logistics and Warehousing Company (Belgium)
Guided the transition of order fulfilment from EDI to an API-based integration landscape. Designed, developed, deployed and maintained an API architecture combining Business Central APIs and APIM. Integrated the API landscape with a heavily customised Business Central order-management and fulfilment solution and coordinated operational stakeholders and IT during transition. Environment: Business Central on-premises, AL, Business Central API, APIM, OpenAPI, Azure DevOps.

Interim Business Controller / Consultant

Wholesale Company - Consumer Goods
Assessed Business Central upgrade options and analysed customisations and add-ons against newer standard functionality. Improved finance, banking, document-management and webshop-supporting processes. Environment: Dynamics NAV 2017 on-premises, C/AL.

Project Manager / Consultant / Developer (Freelance)

International Wholesale Company - Parts (Netherlands / United States)
Led a NAV 5 to NAV 2018 reimplementation in a multi-company Netherlands / United States environment. Reimplemented and improved Finance, Sales, Purchasing, Inventory and Warehouse processes using standard and customised functionality. Managed data migration, reporting and integrations with Sana Commerce, UPS and Amazon. Environment: NAV 2018 on-premises, SQL Server, C/AL, AL, web services and interfaces.

Consultant / Analyst

Supplier to Automotive Manufacturers
Assessed three NAV 2009 to NAV 2018 upgrade scenarios and performed a high-level gap/fit review of existing add-ons against standard functionality. Delivered a decision report describing the advantages, disadvantages and implications of each scenario. Environment: NAV 2009 and NAV 2018.

Consultant / Developer

German Wholesaler - Parts
Upgraded NAV 2013 to NAV 2016, including migration of the database, customisations and four add-ons. Planned and guided testing, go-live and post-go-live support. Environment: NAV 2013 / NAV 2016, German localisation, PowerShell, Azure, SQL Server.

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