11/04/2026 updated

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Senior SAP Supply Chain Consultant

Nuth, USA
Germany +2
info: Germany, Belgium, Netherlands
TUE Eindhoven
Nuth, USA
Germany +2
info: Germany, Belgium, Netherlands
TUE Eindhoven

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About me

Over 25 years of experience in supply chain management, logistics, and production planning. My experience includes leading projects, improving processes, and bridging the gap between business and IT.

SAP ERPScrum MethodologyProduct PlanningSAP APOSAP BISAP Functional ConsultingSAP HANASAP ImplementationSAP LogisticsSAP MMSAP ProjektmanagementSAP SCMSAP SDSupply Chain ManagementSAP PP (Production Planning)
SAP Supply Chain Planning (SCM APO / IBP)
Expertise in SAP SCM APO and IBP covering demand planning, supply network planning, global ATP, PPDS and S/4HANA integration. Extensive project experience across multiple industries including implementation, optimization and rollout of end-to-end planning solutions.

S/4HANA ePPDS and Production Planning
Deep knowledge of SAP S/4HANA extended Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling (ePPDS), including PP and PP-PI modules, variant configuration, batch management, finite scheduling, and integration with SD, MM and MES systems.

Supply Chain Business Analysis and Process Architecture
Strong capability in analyzing and redesigning supply chain business processes, conducting stakeholder workshops, defining future-proof strategies and translating business requirements into SAP solutions across multiple industries.

SAP SD / Order-to-Cash
Functional involvement in customer order fulfilment processes including sales orders, availability checking, order confirmation, delivery integration, allocations, plant substitution and backorder processing.

SAP MM / Logistics Integration and MRP
Extensive work with MM-related master data and logistics processes such as material master, inventory and stock movements, supplying locations and procurement-driven planning, including 3PL scenarios.

SAP BI / Business Intelligence
Experience with SAP BI up to version 7.0, including APO-BW integration, Pegging report extraction and reporting within supply chain planning environments.

Project Management and Scrum Master
Experience leading supply chain projects using Agile and SCRUM/MVP methodologies, managing cross-functional teams of up to 25 FTE and budgets up to 8 million EUR.

Change Management and Stakeholder Management
Development and implementation of change management strategies, conducting training sessions, creating documentation and aligning stakeholders across complex transformation programs.

Digital Transformation
Setting up digital transformation programs to help companies define their future-proof strategy, including planning consulting across SAP ECC, S4, APO, IBP and non-SAP planning systems.

Experience

Professional experience10+ years
Freelancer since2005

Languages

GermanBasic knowledgeEnglishFluentDutchNative speaker

Project history

APO Consultant DP

IDL, Tilburg (NL)
Troubleshooting for Demand Planning incidents (3rd line).

Co-Owner / Managing Partner

Infinity Consulting, Nuth (NL)
Responsible for all HR-related topics (18 FTE). Leading niche area of Planning Consulting (SAP ECC, S4, APO, IBP and non-SAP planning systems, leading a group of 7 FTE). Running own S4 demo system. Setting up a digital transformation program to help companies defining their future-proof strategy.

S4 Lead Consultant ePPDS/aATP

Honda, Ghent (BE)
Leading the implementation and optimization of SAP S/4HANA ePPDS for detailed production planning and finite scheduling. Bridging business requirements and SAP capabilities in workshops. Designing end-to-end S/4HANA solutions across SD, aATP, ePPDS and PP. Defining VC/CDP-based planning logic. aATP setup including (P)PAC, ABC, SBC, PAL, SUP, BPS, BOP. Guiding functional design, testing, defect resolution and deployment activities.

S4 Consultant ePPDS

Infinity Consulting, Nuth (NL)
Designed end-to-end S/4HANA scenarios in demo system covering SD demand, MM/PP logistics integration and ePPDS for make-to-stock, make-to-order and process manufacturing. Customization and implementation of ePPDS focusing on PP and PP-PI modules. Co- and By-products, Multi-resources scheduling. Additional features: detailed scheduling board configuration, variant configuration, batch management, block planning, tankplanning, setup matrix, shelf-life planning.

SAP IBP Lead Consultant, Supply Chain

LambWeston, Kruiningen (NL)
Led and executed a project to transition from the SAP IBP Optimizer to Finite Heuristic. Requirements Analysis and Stakeholder Management, Business Process Redesign, Change Management, and System Configuration and Integration (BW and CI-DS) with existing ERP and supply chain management systems.

Project Manager / Scrum Master, Supply Chain

Signify, Eindhoven (NL)
SAP IBP Response and Supply implementation via SCRUM/MVP approach. Involves IBP, ECC, APO, CI-DS, RTI, BW. Integration towards IBP DP, IBP IO and APO gATP. Strong focus on adoption and business value realization. FTE: 25, Budget: 8 mln EUR.

Principal Consultant Supply Chain

Medtronic, Heerlen (NL)
End-to-End visibility integration of InforNexus with SAP/APO. Merger project responsible for hybrid solution with APO and Manugistics. APO-gATP design for EMEA region. APO-SNP solutions including forward stocking and SNP optimizer. APO-CTM lead consultant for EMEA and APAC. APO-PPDS lead consultant for manufacturing plant design and rollout. SAP SD/Order-to-Cash functional involvement. SAP MM/Logistics Integration/MRP including 3PL scenarios.

Consultant Supply Chain

Idexx, Hoofddorp (NL)
Contingency project to build resilience based on extending the network and system landscape (APO-gATP). New 3PL location used as primary source in case of capacity constraints or emergencies. Stakeholder and change management played an important role.

Lead Consultant Supply Chain

Vredestein, Enschede (NL)
Quick scan on gATP/SNP solution. Via workshops the processes and challenges/high level objectives were discussed. Recommendations and best-practices presented to all stakeholders. Assisted Vredestein with implementing their new defined roadmap on gATP and SNP.

Lead Consultant Supply Chain

Vynova Group, Tessenderlo (BE)
Performed a proof-of-concept for IBP; partially customized into own demo-system. IBP-DP and IBP-R&S were part of the scope.

Supply Chain Consultant

Philips Lighting, Eindhoven (NL)
QxP Project (logistical and financial forecasting). Q from APO (demand planning), P from pricing tool (via ECC and IP-Integrated Planning). SCRUM-methodology.

Application Consultant

Sabic, Sittard (NL)
APO: mainly responsible for Demand Planning (with small releases to SNP). Via numerous planbooks and complex macros the inventory, replenishments and production planning were managed, connected to a MES system. SAP SD/OTC: 3rd-line support and changes across the Order-to-Cash flow, including order handling, delivery, warehouse integration, shipment costing and invoicing.

SAP MM/SD, ECC, BI and APO Consultant

Multiple Customers
Started career as a hands-on SAP MM/SD consultant working in these modules for approximately 3 years, building a strong foundation in core logistics processes and integration. Worked in BI up to version 7.0, then moved to supply chain functional role. Started out of APO-BW roles growing into APO projects (DP and SNP).

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