• Short mission to help the client to understand the lack of SAP deliveries from their current integrator (organization, RACI, planning, budget).
• Audit & recommendations.
• Correct the new RFA & help to select the new SAP integrator (short selected).
• Onboard the new integrator team.
• Short SAP S/4 perimeter (Finance and Operations).
S/4 HANA Program Manager
• Replace the SAP Project Manager during the DESIGN Phase, for the S/4 & PLANON Rollout Program to France affiliates (PLANON is a Building Management System interfaced with S/4)
• Acting as DELOITTE SAP Project and CUTOVER Manager into a Rollout S/4HANA from the Head Office to the French Territory (220 Retail Whrses).
• ADOPT S/4Hana COLRUYT GROUP + PLANON & integration between the 2 systems.using a middleware integration)
• FICO, e-WM, MM & Planon integration.
• Build & conduct Cutover Management activities prior Go Live (readiness & signoff). Go to Hypercare and transition to Handover.
• Use SAP Activate Methodology.
• Direct Management on the Program : 30 (SAP & Planon Functional Consultants, Technical, Offshore)
Total with BPO’s, KU : 90.
Go live date targeted successfully on time earning 15% on total program budget (+700 k€)
Pharmaceutical Industry – International Context (AMAS, EMEA, APAC)
S/4HANA Program Manager
Context : SAP Carve-Out & Carve-IN after Acquisition
● Participate to the Carve-out QMS, LIMS, MES & SAP ECC for the Manufacturing plants part of the Carve-Out (2 plants under FDA & ASNM compliance).
● BUILD the new TOBE system into a greenfield SAP S/4 HANA (move from ECC Core model to S/4HANA) integrating new QMS VEEVA Vault (move from MASTER CONTROL to VEEVA) + GLIMS(new LIMS) & MES (PAS-X).
● LEAD the DESIGN (EXPLORE), BUILD (REALIZE) and DEPLOY with Cutover the new PHARMA ERP SOLUTION (S/4HANA + Stream Data migration+ Stream Change Management + SAP BASIS ) .
● Build the integration with 35 interfaces (MES, LIMS, Finance, Controlling, Banks, )
● Coordinates, motivates, and mentors Key program resources through direct supervision (consultancy, integrator, Offshoring deliveries).
● Directly manage Solution experts (S/4 Functional experts).
● Work closely with the QA & CSV (VSI) to build the mandatory CSV deliverables for Data factory team & Key users.
● Work with Executive management to establish the KPI’s , Drive the program & conduct necessary actions to reach the targeted milestones to the end of the TSA.
● SAP ACTIVATE Methodology followup (fit to standard Analysis, Push ADOPT rather than ADAPT during Explore Phase, Usage of SAP Accelerators (templates, RICEFw Lists, RACI matrix) , WBS, Migration Cockpit)
Technical context : SAP migration from ECC6 to S/4HANA, Different legacy (MFGPRO, PRMS, NAVISION, SAGE), GLIMS, QMS (Master Control to VEEVA Vault) MES (PAS-X), CRM (Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics, Infor Crm)
SAP Context : FICO SD MM PP QM e-WM
Global Pharma
Nuclear & Pharmaceutical Industry – Strong intenational context (US, Europe)
Played different role as Global Program Manager after 5 Merged and Acquisitions.
Focus hereunder to the role of SAP Program Management :
● Report to a Private equity Steerco who acquired a new Pharmaceutical Business (Plant & affiliates (2000 peoples) to lead the ERP & QMS integration project (integration Data’s flow and Data Structure integration (Historical data’s, Master Data’s & Dynamic Data’s) .
● Audit & recommendations on integration SAP & QMS Dataflow implementation for the group.(ARENA QMS)
● Program Manager role for the Merge & Acquisition of 2 Pharma groups into one. (to build the leader of the Nuclear Medicine).
● Built a core model to be FDA & Nuclear (ASN) compliant integrating the Full QMS & SAP Data Flow(Inbound/Outbound) with the affiliates & secured partners.
● Lead the entire SAP/QMS Data integration & ERP Program Project into 8 affiliates (8 countries – EUROPE & US).
● Update monthly the Steering Committee with project updates (composed by Stakeolders local General Management & local Functional manager).
● Build, present & get the project deliverables commitment. Lead the steering committee Part of the SAP & QMS integration.
● Lead the DESIGN, BUILD, TEST & CUTOVER + HYPERCARE phases of the program (
● Change Management followups and reporting to Steering Committees for change impacts.
● Mentor & Lead the entire Integration with other Portfolio projects.
● Processes Order to Cash, Procure to Pay, Finance to Report
● Work closely with teams based in : Shared services in Prague, Key users in USA and Europe, technical teams in Mumbai.
● Project Methodology used : AGILE .
Technical context : SAP ECC6.0 & SAP S/4 HANA, VEEVA VAULT QMS, TIBCO (Middleware)
Other legacy systems.
Carve-out & integration with different legacy systems (MFGPRO, PRMS, NAVISION, SAGE), GLIMS, MES (PAS-X), CRM (Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics, Infor Crm)
Industry, Retail & Public work sector
● Report to Mr FAYAT ( FAYAT is a Family group with a turnover of 3,5 Billions of Euros)
● Creation of the SAP Affiliate within the GROUPE named FAYAT Information System and recruitment of the entire team for starting and leading the SAP project.
● BUILD the IS Company within the International Group to support the SAP Program for the 30 companies of the group.
● BUILD theData Model Core System and Rollout SAP Into the Industry division (30 legal entities – 25 plants )
● Manage the Resources (internal & external).
Lead the Data SAP Program management.
● Responsible of the entire Data SAP program (deliverables, budget, quality, planning).
● Responsible of the IT part of the SAP environment (servers, Lan, wan, cloud).
● Technical Context : SAP modules : FI CO AA SD MM PP PS WM BI; CRM, MFGPRO.
● Stakeolders : Mr FAYAT, Local General Managers from Fayat Group, the Group Finance Manager and local Management (Finance, Controlling, Purchasing, Marketing, HR, IT)
(Transition Management
while studying in HEC Paris)
BRITISH PETROLEUM (Head Offices). London
Energy industry
● Lead the IS Business Harmonization Program for BP affiliate to merge to SAP.
● Key control and guardian of the Global processes and SOX compliance.
● IT budget control, KPI’s in place, Cost reduction, Scoring Quality of External resources (Accenture, Offshoring, extra consultancy).
● SLA Management and Follow ups.
Context : SAP, Oracle, Unix.
Biotechnology & Chemical industry
Total budget managed : 13 M€
People managed : 20+
● Lead the IT SAP Program Management: Rollout SAP (FI CO MM SD BW PS) to the UCB Affiliates worldwide (Mexico, Greece, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Sweden, Poland, Spain, Germany, Italy, France, Belgium, USA, Morocco, Algeria).
● Push the “Think Globally & Act locally” for Global processes and Global management. (Build, maintain and control harmonization in the global business processes).
● Improve Distribution Process with ERP implementation.
● Be the SAP Program Manager representing the Global SAP Head office decisions in front of the local General Management and local management (Convince, Sale the Global solution and benefits, Create synergies).
● Participate to Build a Core Model for Finance, Distribution, Sales, purchasing & Supply chain Business Process Harmonization.
● Coordinates, motivates, and mentors project managers and consultancy through direct supervision (senior Project Managers, Senior consultancy).
● Works with Executive management to establish project goals and IT direction on Global SAP Projects (Steering Committee level).
● Change Management follow up within the Business.
Methodology Used : AGILE, SCRUM
Biotechnology & Chemical industry
● Management of Offshore & Onshore capabilities (Accenture India, HP India, Vietnam Offshoring ).
● Helps set strategic IT direction.
● Improve the quality management of the supply chain activities (FDA, Iso, Gxp)
● Build Centralization of Supply Chain activities at a European level (5 sites).
● Responsible of the budget, resources and European IT supply chain Projects.
● Harmonize the business flow between the European affiliates and the global 3PL.
● Integrate new business activities after acquisition of an external pharmaceutical laboratory.
Context : SAP, MFGPRO, Unix, Oracle, People Soft, hy...
(Transition Management
while studying in HEC Paris) THOMSON (Head offices) RETAIL. Indianapolis (USA) – Paris
Electronic & entertainment industry
● Improve the business Data flow organization to work globally with IT & IS (supply chain, Distribution, finance, controlling, sales & budget organization management).
● Lead the IT Project management to ensure a go live activity for July/Aug 2008.
● Coach the Business Part of the project to lead the SAP Rollout.