Project: ICE (integrating and connecting ERP). Implementation of EDI interfaces between the GSK SAP ERP system (CERPS) and 3nd party/legacy systems in the areas of Payroll, W&D, O2C, BI, SFA for the Pharma and Consumer business ).
Monitoring and control of the project status and deliverables.
Co-ordination of the workshops for the business and legal requirements coverage in collaboration with the ERP implementation core team.
Co-ordination of the middleware service provider and 3nd party partners teams. .
Quality, Risk and Compliancy management.
Budget, issue and scope management
Definition of the testing strategy and methodology. Test plan definition and execution monitoring (unit testing, connectivity tests, final integration test, business readiness check)
Project: Implementation of a new commercial entity. Implementation of the SAP transfer price functionality in CO-PCA CO-PA (modules: FI, CO, MM, SD, PP ).
Project plan definition
Monitoring and control of the project status and deliverables.
Co-ordination of the workshops for the business and legal requirements coverage.
Responsible of the CO-PCA, CO-PA SAP transfer price functionality configuration.
Drawing up of specifications and realization of custom development needs.
Risk, issue and scope management
Definition of the testing strategy and methodology. Test plan definition and execution monitoring (unit testing, string testing, final integration test, business readiness check)
Production support readiness management
Aug. 2012-Mar. 2013
ENEL Green Power Greece (Electric Power, subsidiary of ENEL group)
Project Manager-Change Manager
Project: Merging of 19 companies and implementation of 14 new companies according to the global SAP ECC 6.0 template (Project Wise).
(modules: FI(New G/L),, CO, MM, SD, PS, PM).
Project plan Definition
Monitoring and control of the project status and deliverables
Management of the technical and functional project teams (10 people)
Organization and co-ordination of the workshops for the merging strategy, the legal requirements coverage and the organizational alignment
Risk, issue and scope management
Definition of the testing strategy and methodology. Test plan definition and execution monitoring (string testing, final integration test, user acceptance test, role test, business readiness check).
Data migration management
Organizational alignment management.
Set up of the RACI matrix and implementation of the roles and authorizations
Production support readiness management
Project: Rollout of the global SAP ECC 6.0 template (Project SOHO) for Hungary and Slovenia (modules: FI , CO , MM, integration with 3rd party solutions (Salome/ SAGE/ Hyperion )
Elaboration of the project charter
Project management plan definition (project plan, communication plan, etc..)
Risk, issue and scope management
Monitoring and controlling of the project status and deliverables
Budget control management
Organization and lead of the local requirements gathering workshops
Management of the external SAP service provider consulting team (5 people) and the internal functional and technical project team (7 people).
Responsible of the FI tax configuration
Management of the test planning and execution (unit testing, final integration test, UAT)
Assistance in the test cases definition of the regression tests
Production support readiness management
Project: Rollout of the global SAP ECC 6.0 template (Project Wise)
(modules: FI(New G/L), CO, MM, SD, PS). Implementation of 7 new companies according to the fertilized global solution.
Set up of the project and communication plan.
Monitoring and controlling of the project status and deliverables
Management of the project teams (15 people)
Organization and co-ordination of the workshops for the business gap analysis and the organizational alignment
Risk and issue management
Definition of the testing strategy and methodology. Management of the test planning and execution (string testing, final integration test, user acceptance test, role test, business readiness check)
Assistance in the test cases definition for the regression tests
Trainer of the MM-Purchasing, SD modules
Organizational alignment and training management.
Responsible of the set up of the RACI matrix and implementation of the roles and authorizations
Production support readiness management
Project: Rollout of the global SAP ECC 6.0 template (Project Wise)
(modules: FI(New G/L), CO, MM, SD, PS).Implementation of 14 new companies according to the fertilized global solution.
Set up of the project and communication plan.
Monitoring and control of the project status and deliverables
Management of the technical and functional project teams (15 people)
Organization and co-ordination of the workshops for the business gap analysis, the legal requirements coverage and the organizational alignment
Risk, issue and scope management
Definition of the testing strategy and methodology. Test plan definition and execution monitoring (string testing, final integration test, user acceptance test, role test, business readiness check)
Data migration management
Responsible of the business alignment
Responsible of the set up of the RACI matrix and implementation of the roles and authorizations
Production support readiness management
Project: Roll out implementation (Project Trinity). Process manufacturing. Make to stock production. Implementation of the global kernel SATURN (SAP ECC 6.0 SAP modules: FI(New G/L), CO, MM, SD, PP-PI, PM, QM, WM, APO, BI).
Review of the project management plan definition and methodology
Organization and conduct of the workshops for the global solution analysis, the business gap analysis, the integration issues, the local legal requirements coverage, the data management strategy.
Risk, issue and scope management
Management of the technical and functional project teams (25 people)
Data cleansing and data ...
I am graduated from the University Pierre et Marie Curie Paris 6 in France with a Master of Science in Computer Science in Applied Mechanics and Engineering . I speak/write fluently French, English and Greek. I have worked in various ERP implementations related consulting functions, such as a financial functional consultant, project manager, consulting director, change manager in the framework of international projects. I have managed various aspects of complex full-cycle implementations (more than 20) in diversified industry sectors including manufacturing, utilities, consumer goods, public sector… from project initiation to project closure as well as business improvements, organisational alignment and release management.
As a result I have developed proven expertise in creating and maintaining project deliverables as well as demonstrated managerial skills such as:
Business case definition, project charter elaboration
Project management plan definition , project status reports, project time sheets , steering committees, communication plan, resource engagement.
Risk, issue and scope management for a successful completion within the cost and time requirements
Fit initial budget and schedule eventual variances
SSO knowledge
Lead and mentoring of multi-cultural business, functional and technical project teams (internal and external, on site and off-shore, from 10 to 50 people)
Expertise in program and portfolio management. Allocation, monitoring and control of the resource assignment (people, time, money). Mitigation of the organization risks due to eventual poor project performance.
Negotiate with external service and solution providers
Liaise with project stakeholders on an ongoing basis
Excellent knowledge of end to end business scenarios (order to cash, procure to pay, plan to inventory, HR process, etc..) in various industry sectors. Good knowledge of system configuration.
Very good knowledge of the overall SAP solution and its integration aspects (Supply Chain, Financials, Human Resources)
Functional and technical workshops facilitation
Business analysis and solution integration management
Data cleansing and data migration management
Local business/legal requirement implementation and global model fertilization
Tests strategy definition, test organization and execution management
As a change manager I have managed and participated actively to :
The organizational alignment processes (Analysis of the operational processes flow charts, gap analysis of main changes between As-is and To-be processes, job roles definition, mapping roles and responsibilities/accountabilities, elaboration of Job descriptions, job profiling management )
The definition and the management of scenario-based training.
The communication management (ensure the Top and Middle management commitment, illustrate the advantages of the new system, communicate the new system’s logic and the main changes regarding new processes, reduce the resistance to the change )
ERP Implementation Experience: