Willie Steyn

Consulting to various companies on S/4HANA implementations, SAP and PaaS contract negotiation, Business Transformation, Landscape Design, SAP Activate methodology, Module functionality, Data Migration, SAP Solution Manager, Testing, Integration, Architecture, Analytics, Benefits realization, productivity enhancement, roll-outs, process optimization and pre-implementation readiness. Assignments: SAP S/4HANA - Divestment Project Manager - Angloamerican Create Project management plans and Mobilization of resources. EMEA - Finance Deployment Lead - Roche Successful implementation of a SAP S/4HANA Finance template for a business transformation for two pharmaceutical manufacturing sites. Managed all phases in an Agile working environment. Managing a team of on-shore, off-shore resources and stakeholders. Client - Polpharma S/4HANA - Implementation Audit Client - CAF SAP S/4HANA PM - Data Migration, Cut-over and Testing. Client - Aliaxis SAP S/4HANA Project Manager / Global R2R Director Drive and direct business readiness, solution readiness, data readiness and technical readiness activities throughout the full project life cycle. Client - Solidus SAP S/4HANA Project Manager. Created the Project Charter, Data Migration and implementation Strategy. Negotiated the SAP and AWS Contracts according to predefined budget requirements. Designed the SAP Landscape. Client - Asahi SAP S/4HANA Project Manager. Created a S/4HANA Implementation strategy. Client - ABInbev SAP S/4HANA Programme Manager Managed Functional, Data Migration, Change Management, Authorizations, Integration, Training, PMO, Testing, Technical and Deployment Streams. Client – Rheinmetall SAP S/4HANA Data Migration Manager. Overall responsibility for a successful data migration thru to cut-over and Go Live. Client – FCC SAP S/4HANA Project Manager. Created a business case for the comparison between an SAP ECC and and a greenfield SAP S/4HANA on premise rollout.

SAP S/4HANA OTC, PTP and Core Finance Implementation Project. Responsibilities: Scope, plan and manage the project utilizing SAP Activate methodology, Solution manager 7.2 and SAP Best Practices. Manage day-to-day operational aspects of the project within the agreed scope, comprising of time, cost and schedules. Proactively identify, manage and mitigate the project risks and issues, including the development of contingency plans. Ensure that all deliverables are documented and fit-for-purpose. Manage each phase of the Activate implementation methodology to ensure that all quality gates are met and signed off, before proceeding to the next phase of the project. Manage the expectations of key stakeholders throughout the project life cycle. Apply best practice project management principles to ensure the project is managed effectively and achieves the required outcomes. Key advisor to architecture and design reviews. Specified and designed the S/4HANA PaaS infrastructure landscape and sizing. Manage the SAP Basis team and ensure that all software requirements are met and are on the latest release versions. Manage the integration of S/4HANA with external systems thru SAP PO as well as Data Migration from the legacy systems to S/4HANA utilizing Data Services.

SAP S/4HANA Implementation Project Responsibilities: SAP FI/CO, MM, SD, PP, PP, QM, HCM, PM and PS Project Scope, plan and manage the project through its entire life-cycle. Define and enforce stage gates and ensure entry/exit criteria are met. Liaise between Development, IT, Finance, HR, Operations, Legal / Regulatory, Audit and the third party implementation partner to ensure smooth delivery and successful roll-out of the project. Proactively identify, manage and mitigate the project risks and issues, including the development of contingency plans. Ensures all deliverables are documented, fit-for-purpose and appropriately signed off prior to deployment. Manage the expectations of key stakeholders throughout the project life-cycles as well as the day-to-day relationship with the Systems Integrator. Direct and performance manages third party suppliers to deliver agreed deliverables and work packages within contractual commitments. Drive and measure engagement reviews and quality assurance procedures to ensure KPI's are met. Establish project controlling as an independent element within the projects to verify and control the project costs on time in full. Ensure business readiness and acceptance of the solution, and that a robust post-implementation support environment is in place to guarantee a smooth transition from the project to business as usual. Accountable for the SAP technical infrastructure, Network and Data Center.

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Was responsible for accomplishing the project objectives within the constraints of the project. Involved with resource management planning, controlling and monitoring, as well as managing and directing the assigned project resources to meet project objectives. Planned and defined scope, activity planning and scheduling. Was responsible to the project stakeholders for delivering a project’s objectives within “triple constraints”—project scope, time and cost, as well as quality, for a successful implementation. Build and maintained the project management information library. Was responsible for identifying, monitoring, and responding to risk and issues via a mitigation and contingency plan which ensured that the project was not derailed. Held regular steering committee meetings where progress compared to the plan, risks, issues, mitigations and budgets were discussed.

SAP FI / CO / MM / SD / PS Project Developed a project plan at a detailed task level. Lead Integrated Design across FI / CO / MM / SD and PS functional streams, relative to the scope of the project. Managed and tracked the detail project plan and schedule, to ensure the project remained on schedule. Created and controlled RICEF requirements. Developed Communication, Risk and Cutover Plans. Comprehensive budget, change, stakeholder, resource, business, integration, data migration, training, risk and issue management. Managed the project team to deliver the project to scope, budget and agreed timeframe. Identified, tracked and controlled all risks associated with cost, resources, schedule, and the technical aspects of the project. Reported weekly progress, compared to the plan, documented risks, issues and mitigations. SAP HCM Delivery Extensive stakeholder management and integration. Primary contact point for the customer to address any issues or additional requirements. Managed the deadlines and tracked the Projects and changes on a daily and weekly level. Projects: - SAP Enterprise Compensation Management (ECM) – Extensive modifications, Migrated the HCM Infrastructure landscape and implementing the latest SAP Portal version

Managed the SAP FI / CO / MM / PM / PS Blueprint workshops to a fixed Budget and Timeframe. Consulted and held various workshops on the functionality available in additional SAP modules for future implementations and expansions.

SAP FI/ CO/ PS/ PM/ MM/ SD/ PP/ QM re-implementation project. Defined the data conversion and cleansing strategy. Compiled the Data integration and conversion design documents. Finalised the project SOW for vendors, to quote on ETL for all modules. Evaluated proposals and did the final recommendation. Identified, monitored, communicated and reported on data cleansing issues, risks and progress.

Data Migration and integration of Magalies Water into The City of Tshwane for the SAP IS-U system for the Integration into SAP FI/CO, SAP PM, SAP PS, SAP EHS, SAP HCM and SAP AM. Held various workshops with the stakeholders regarding requirements, integration and expectations. Duties included project scoping and managing the completion of the core deliverables, which were delivered on time and to budget. Comprehensive third party, business and multi-stakeholder management. Developed Communication, Risk and Cutover Plans. Escalation point for the resolution of cross-functional integration issues. Delivered comprehensive PM support and leadership to development and functional teams, as well as business, for the successful integration into the current SAP system.

Delivered Two full life cycle SAP HCM implementations, project scoping, overseeing and ensuring project timelines were delivered on time and to budget. Created and controlled RICEF requirements. Overall accountability of the Project profitability and success. Comprehensive budget, change, stakeholder, resource, business, integration, data migration, training, risk and issue management, in complex business change environments. Managed all phases of the SAP HCM implementation. Primary contact point for the customer to address special requirements, and to identify and resolve problems. Created and executed the overall project plans, Communication, Cutover, Resource, Financial, Change management, Operational Readiness and Deployment Plans on multiple projects to meet quality and cost objectives. Ensured process and technical integration during Testing and Cutover activities, as well as end-to-end integration into downstream systems. Created Post Go Live and Support Strategies. Mentored and developed team members to reach their maximum potential to achieve project milestones and core deliverables.

PMI - Specialist Certificate in Information Technology Project Management