Robert J Petersen
Associate Partner / SAP Program Manager / SAP Project Manager
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SAP Experience Overview
Skill Summary
Experience Detail
March
2014 – Present: Associate Partner – Infosys Lodestone
Eli Lilly
and Company, Indianapolis IN 2016+
Program
Executive for the delivery of application maintenance services and minor
project implementation for SAP portfolio. Responsible for the overall
enterprise-wide relationship, successful delivery of all services and enabling
the implementation of strategic company goals. Accountable to C level
stakeholders. Global team size: 240; 5 year contracted revenue: $67m. Additional
revenue generated: $2.1m.
CSL
Behring, King of Prussia PA 2016
Program
Manager for a scoping study and business case in support of a single-instance
SAP strategy. Responsible for project plan and delivery of benchmark-driven
methodology to create proposal for Executive Steering Committee.
Zoetis,
Florham Park NJ 2015
Core
Team Advisor for global rollout of template solution to 63 countries.
Responsible for creation and management of plans, processes, tools, templates
and personnel to support localization changes in a validated environment
including gap management, documentation management, change control and communications. Global team size: 225. Total
program revenue: $52m.
Johnson
Controls, Milwaukee WI 2014
Delivery
Partner for global template rollout program. Led Project Prep activities of
project planning, metrics definition, budget tracking, deliverable definition
and onboarding for eventual team size of ~400. Contributed to program level
plan, communication, status reporting and tools. Responsible for contracting,
budgeting and financial reporting for 40 direct reports with revenue of $7.1m.
May
2010 – February 2014: Senior Project Manager – HCL AXON
Marathon
Petroleum Corporation, Findlay OH 2012 - 2013
Delivery
Manager for global blueprint and Realization of PM and MM processes.
Responsible for financial operations, project planning, status reporting,
contract management and deliverable quality in a multi-project multi-vendor
environment. Responsible for establishment and management of India based
delivery team. US Team Size: 65: India Team Size: 30. Revenue: $37.74m.
EMC,
Southborough MA 2011 - 2012
Commercial
Manager for global implementation of R2R, OTC, P2P and BI processes. Responsible
for contract creation and adherence, budgeting, financial analysis, performance
reporting and invoicing across 6 unique Statements of Work covering 180+
resources with ~$1.5m in monthly revenue.
Managed bid for ~$15m of add-on work to implement PS/PPM/MRS
functionality.
Hospira,
Lake Forest IL 2010 - 2011
Project
Manager for Global Manufacturing and CRM Field Service projects. Helped
‘recover’ account by implementing monthly status, budget and forecast
tools/processes, creating resource loaded project plans, refining issue, risk
and decision processes, conducting deliverable reviews and clearing up
outstanding SOW scope related change orders. Team size: 33. Budget: $19m.
January 2004 – Present: Principal – Computer Sciences Corporation
Solae, St
Louis MO 2009
Program
Architect for maturing governance organization. Provided guidance to establish
Program Management Office. Managed internal team to identify personnel, create
charter, define competencies, develop roadmap and build roles &
responsibilities matrix. Developed processes in the areas of project planning /
tracking, status reporting, issue / risk management and role definitions.
Westinghouse
Nuclear Fuel, Columbia SC 2008
Project
Manager for Blueprint. Developed the pre-project products: project plan, budget
and statement of work. Managed a team of 10 consultants to conduct process
improvement workshops, document technical requirements, establish data
governance organization and develop the implementation plan. Responsible for
status reporting, issue / risk management, communications and project tracking.
Federal
Mogul, Southfield MI & Glasgow KY 2007 - 2008
Project
Manager for the pilot implementation of client’s manufacturing site integration
into existing SAP core system. Managed ‘proof of concept’ activities including
requirements gathering and fit/gap analysis while coordinating team activities
with other ongoing initiatives. Adhered to Program level processes for status
reporting, financial management, resource management and communications.
Client
Confidential, Troy MI 2006 - 2007
Portfolio
Manager for successful bid and transition of global outsourcing and project
delivery. Coordinated resources in India, US, France, Germany, UK and Singapore
to take over delivery of 28 in-flight SAP projects through the development of
processes for resource management, status reporting, financial management,
project planning, change management and collaboration with third-party
suppliers.
AT&T
(formerly SBC), St Louis MO 2005
Deployment
Manager for SAP Supply Chain project. Managed the planning and oversaw
execution of the technical environments, process readiness, user setup,
transports, configuration dependency, backups, training, site readiness and
organizational change activities. Created process and work products for use
with future deployments.
Project
Manager for SAP SRM/e-procurement project. Created and managed the work plan
and resources for the implementation of Enterprise Buyer, Catalog Management,
Live Auction/Bidding Engine and Supplier Communications. Liaison with the
corporate level Project Management Office (PMO) for issue resolution, scope
definition and deployment activities.
Project Manager for an SAP Feasibility Study. Managed team to determine requirements, identify gaps, offer mitigation strategies and deliver implementation options for replacement of decentralized purchasing, scheduling, warehouse, inventory and asset management legacy systems. Coordinated resources and developed project schedule, methodology, project templates and final report.
US Army
Logistics Modernization Program, Moorestown NJ 2004
Account Manager for the implementation of SAP’s Solution Manager as the
repository for process documentation. Responsible for managing budget of $5.8
million and team size of 31. Responsible for all client communication including
status reports, methodology presentations and project audits. Responsible for
integration with the US Army Strategies, Architecture and Standards Group
(SASG).
July 2003 – November 2003: Manager - Hitachi Consulting
Wausau
Homes, Wausau WI 2003
SD Team Lead for 4.5 to 4.7 (Enterprise) upgrade and new CRM implementation.
Using ASAP methodology conducted all tasks for Business Blueprint and
Realization phases of project: process definition, testing and configuration
support for the areas of sales orders, pricing, availability check, shipments
and invoicing. Developed the project plan for the CRM mobile sales
implementation.
May 1998 – May 2003: Senior Consultant - CCAi
Midwest
Air Technologies, Lincolnshire IL 2003
Performed gap analysis for existing 4.6 implementation. Provided SD
configuration support and general SAP knowledge during Business Process
Optimization effort.
Caterpillar,
Peoria IL 2002-2003
Senior SD analyst for an international automotive 4.6d full suite full cycle
implementation. Responsibilities
included requirements determination, configuration, reporting, output
development, and master data in the areas of order processing, availability
checking, delivery and shipment handling, pricing, backorders, returns, and
billing. Go-live support provided on site in the UK.
Hollister
Incorporated, Libertyville IL 2000
Conducted post implementation workshop to determine availability checking (ATP)
best processes, configuration and reporting for a multi plant environment.
Participated in user reported problem solving, including writing report
specifications, configuration changes, testing and system documentation.
AVL
Scientific Corporation, Roswell GA 2000
Determined business requirements and developed SD configuration ASAP
methodology Blueprint for 4.0B full suite rapid implementation.
Beltone Electronics Company,
Chicago IL 1998-2000
SAP Sales and Distribution Team Lead for full suite ASAP 3.1g implementation
from Prep through go-live. Managed 4-month post-implementation support team.
Responsible for problem resolution including data tracking, ABAP debugging,
process improvement and knowledge transfer. Project Management duties included
resourcing, budgeting and communications.
November 1995 – April 1998: Managing Consultant - Kelly, Levey & Associates
Allison
Engine/Rolls Royce Engine, Indianapolis IN 1997-1998
Supported international full-cycle 3.1 implementation of SAP SD. Responsible
for requirement determination, configuration and documentation of inventory
management, availability checking, account assignment, pricing, taxes and
billing. Additional client responsibilities included supporting
project-planning activities, budgeting, resource planning, and managing project
issues.
Saturn
Automotive, Spring Hill TN 1997
Supported international implementation of SAP SD, MM and FI modules. Specific
areas included inventory management, account assignment, pricing, taxes and
billing. Researched interface requirements and created functional documentation.
SAP
America, Westchester IL 1996
Researched Sales and Distribution functionality and provided client solutions
as a member of the second level response team of the SAP Hotline.
Electronic
Data Systems, Plano TX 1995-1996
Developed staffing requirements, project plans, and cost estimates for SAP
implementation proposals for the Electronics, Automotive, Oil, Chemical, Health
Care, and Manufacturing Industries. Supplied direction, content and input
toward the development of an SAP certification-training program. Provided
remote SD support for existing SAP implementation projects in Texas, Illinois,
and Malaysia.
January 1995 – November 1995: Experienced Senior Consultant - Andersen Consulting
Henkel
Corporation, Cincinnati OH 1995
Provided SD support in the development, configuration and testing of pricing,
carrier selection, delivery routing, picking, order processing, account
assignment, data conversion, interfacing, output and report writing.
Medline
Industries, Mundelein IL 1995
Developed, demonstrated, documented, and configured SD functional areas of
availability checking, order processing, credit checking, inventory movements,
shipping, text, pricing and billing.
October 1992 – December 1994: Special Project Coordinator - National Starch & Chemical
Responsible for the development of new processes and performing configuration for availability checking, order processing, complaint tracking, text, export order handling, and sales reporting for full-cycle SAP 2.2 implementation. Supported nationwide SAP roll-out and go-live for 300+ end users.
Education
BA Psychology May 1989
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Contact
Robert Petersen
email: internet@robertjpetersen.com