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Senior SAP Program Architect and Delivery Leader

Calgary, Canada
Germany +3
info: Germany, Spain, France, Canada
Bachelor's Economics
Calgary, Canada
Germany +3
info: Germany, Spain, France, Canada
Bachelor's Economics

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Carsten Buehner_SAP DL_Bio_EN_20251212.pdf

About me

I'm a passionate, high profile SAP Program and Project Executive with a longstanding track record of successful global SAP R/3, ECC and S/4 implementations and rollouts. Strategically versed yet hands on, I combine advanced SAP product and management skills - with fluency in DE/EN/FR and ES

AuditingBusiness Process ImprovementQuality AuditingConsultingProject ManagementSAP ERPQuality ManagementSAP ConcurRisk AnalysisSAP APOSAP ApplicationsSAP NetWeaver BISAP CRMSAP HANASAP PI/POSAP R/3SAP Solution ManagerTestingCarry Out AssessmentsSAP BTPSAP AribaProject Delivery
SAP Program and Project Management
Comprehensive expertise in waterfall, agile, and hybrid methodologies for large-scale SAP transformations

SAP Solution Integration
Intimate understanding with 30+ years in SAP advisory and integration across multiple business units

SAP Delivery Excellence
Passionate focus on maximizing outcomes against project objectives with proven track record

SAP Project Methodology
SAP Activate and several proprietary SI methodologies implementation experience

SAP Quality Assurance & Testing
Quality achievement and risk minimization with pragmatic approach

Business Process Improvement
BPM, pain point assessments, and value mapping expertise

Process-Led Implementation
Strategy, scoping, design, build/test and deploy capabilities

Risk & Quality Audits
2 decades of oversight, risk and quality management & audit experience

SAP Products Expertise
SAP S/4HANA, SAP BTP, SAP ECC, SAP R/3, SAP C/4 Commerce, SAP CRM, SAP Ariba, SAP SuccessFactors, SAP Concur, SAP PI/PO, SAP BW, SAP APO, SAP Solution Manager, SAP Integration

Languages

GermanNative speakerEnglishFluentFrenchFluentSpanishGood

Project history

SAP Program Manager / Program Delivery Lead (M&A Program)

CPKC (formerly Canadian Pacific Railway)

Transport & Logistics

>10.000 team member

Serving as the Program Manager and Delivery Lead, providing executive leadership to CPKC's SAP Integration program from inception to successful Go-Live and stabilization.

Partner, SAP Practice

PwC Canada

Internet & IT

5000-10.000 team member

SAP Delivery Partner, provided oversight and managed PwC Canada's largest and most complex SAP implementations. Delivery Excellence Lead within the SAP Practice, setting standards and repeatable practices for excellent engagement delivery.

SAP Program Delivery Lead (SAP Transformation 1GX)

Government of Alberta, Edmonton

Government and Public Services

>10.000 team member

Provided executive leadership to the Province's SAP Transformation initiative 1GX, deploying a full, latest generation SAP S/4HANA Business Suite to 28,000 users in core government.

SAP Program Delivery + Integration Lead (3 SAP Initiatives)

TC Energy (formerly TransCanada Pipelines)
Provided leadership to TC's largest SAP Transformation initiatives including M&A Integration of CPL, SAP transformation at TC Mexico, and Integration + QA Lead for the Canada/US SAP ECC implementation.

Owner

Buehner Consulting, Canada - Spain - Germany
Independent consulting practice providing SAP advisory and implementation services.

SAP Program Manager & Delivery Lead (DELFOS Program)

Norsk Hydro - Building Systems Division

Industry & Mechanical Engineering

>10.000 team member

Directly managed the entire program delivery and sustainment team in the global SAP implementation of this world leading Aluminum and Utility company.

SAP Presales Consultant

pmc GmbH / TDS AG, Germany
Presales consulting role for SAP solutions.

SAP Consultant

SAP SI

250-500 team member

SAP consulting role in Germany.

SAP Consultant

SAP France

Internet & IT

250-500 team member

SAP consulting role in France.

Certificates

PMP (Project Management Professional)

Project Management Institute

2011


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