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Patrick M.

Management Consulting

  • Hourly rate: R900 /hr
  • Experience: 30 Years

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1. I have been in the Management Consulting and SAP ERP Solution Implementation Work Space throughout my career and have served in positions at Board level, CEO Level, CIO Level, Programme and Project Management Level and Management Consulting and SAP ERP Senior Consultant and Configuration Consulting levels. I am a Qualified CA and although I have not practiced as a dedicated CA for a number of years I have merged my CA Financial Expertise, Business Management SAP ERP Solution Implementation experience into a Holistic Business Solution integrated skill set. 2. Throughout my career I have focused very strongly in the Business and Technology Convergence work space which has enabled me to integrate my Financial and Management Consulting Background at a detailed level with the World’s Leading SAP ERP Technology Solution. I have been certified in 11 SAP ERP and SAP HANA/ S4HANA Modules and I have configured many solutions in a number of other SAP ERP Modules. Because of my focus on Business and Technology Convergence I have developed a very Strong Business and SAP Solution Architecture Skill Set. 4. I have been fortunate to have implemented many Major Corporate Business Solutions both Locally as well as Internationally This has enabled me to deploy SAP’S ERP totally integrated Solution as One System, One Source of Data and OneSource of the Truth. SAPs ERP Solution also provides a Flexi General Ledger and it has been my privilege to implement on a number of occasions a single solution with the following important focus points: a. One Corporate Leading Ledger that receives all Non leading Ledger Transactions postings at the same time b. Multiple non leading ledgers for subsidiaries where all transactions are posted to the Leading Ledger simultaneously. c. As a consequence I have the experience to deliver Financial Statements for Corporates and Subsidiaries jointly within hours after the period shutdown d. I have also had experience deploying Corporate and Subsidiaries Solutions using multiple different currencies and also reporting in single currencies across the group and subsidiary companies globally. e. I have implemented Business SAP ERP Solutions for a number of Corporates across the Globe. One of the Corporate implementations was BHP Billiton using 300 Consultants and 200 Super Users on 5 continents and 16 Major Cities. 5. I have also gained expert experience in many different industries some of which are listed below as follows: 1 Banking and Finance. 2 Engineering and Construction. 3 .Supply-Chain 4 Logistics 5 Manufacturing 6 Mining and Engineering 7 Automotive and Distribution 8 Public Sector 9 Agriculture 10 Steel Industry 11 Aviation Industry 12 Small - Medium Enterprise Industry 13 Retail Industry 14 Management Consulting Industry 15 Business Recovery 16 Payroll and SARS Industry 17 Business and Technology Solution Auditing I have had the pleasure of gaining significant experience in a number of different facets in one industry which have helped to improve processes in a number of other industries who have not utilised. I have had major experience in the Automotive Industry Production Line Planning and Just In Time delivery to the production line which allowed me to influence many other industries with major cost savings. My Supplier Relationship Management Experience has allowed me to influence Business Processes in many industries across the network of industries resulting in time and cost savings of note. Recipe management in the Manufacturing industry has also influence my SAP ERP deployments in a number of other industries. 6. I have had a Hand’s on approach throughout my career, from a ground level project perspective as well as at a Senior/Executive Management Perspective. This approach has allowed me to obtain a major skill set around Business and Technology Convergence. Understanding and participating in deploying technology together with my significant Financial, Profitability and Business Strategy/Target Operating Model Management skills is allowing me to participate at an expert level in many aspects of Business and Technology Convergence as tabled above 7. I have over 30+ years of experience in Business Management, Consulting, SAP ERP Consulting and Implementations Work Space. In addition I have gained significant experience in deploying ERP Associated Products using my expert Programme and Project Management Skills. However the light is at the end of the tunnel for SAP ERP as it is coming to an end in 2024. SAPS In the Cloud Processing and Artificial Intelligence has arrived with a passion. As a Result I have over the Past 4 Years changed my approach to focus on implementing SAP’S New Way Of Doing Business Approach Products as follows 1. SAP HANA In-Memory Data Base 2. SAP S4HANA ERP Solution. 3. SAP Agile Methodology 4. SAP Cloud Options 4. Gap Analysis Methodology Approach 5 C4HANA Solutions (AI) 6. Partner Cloud Option 7. On-Premise Cloud Option I have migrated a number of SAP ERP Solutions using both a Green-fields as well as a Brown-fields approach and I am in the process of developing strategies for SAP HANA Multi-Tenant S4HANA solutions. I have implemented in-house multi-tenants and I have utilized SAP’s Agile Methodology to deploy a number of different Partner Cloud Solutions. Some Major Success Stories 1. Solution Architected and Programme Managed one of the Largest SAP ERP Implementations Globally Programme Managed a SAP Implementation Solution with 23 SAP Modules including Developing a Commodity Trading Front End across 5 Continents and 16 Cities. Project team of 350 Consultants and 150 Super Users 11 Languages. 2Implemented a number of SAP Flexi General Ledger Solutions for companies in excess of 35 (Pty) Ltd Subsidiary Companies Migrated SAP Classic General Ledgers to a Single Flexi General Ledger with each Subsidiary having its own Non Leading Ledger and all postings going to the Group Leading Ledger. Totally consolidated Leading Ledger. Financial Reports available within hours of period closing 3…Programme/Project Managed and Implemented 18 Full Life Cycle SAP Corporate Company Solutions Major Corporate Company projects all utilizing SAP’S ASAP methodology inclusive of Project Proposal, Target Operating Models, Solution Blue Print, Solution Realization, Solution Pre-production and Solution Go Live and Support Phases of projects. 4…Created Privately Owned SAP Partnership Company Created privately owned SAP Partner Company and grew the company into a Management Consulting and SAP Implementation Solution Provider 5…Personally Configured in excess of 11 Different SAP Modules/Sub Modules Configured 11 of the SAP Modules personally with a focus on gaining expertise and understanding of Consultant expertise required in order to ensure quality and cost management was provided by team consultants. 6…Performed SAP Training for SAP Academy across 5 SAP modules including sub modules As the SAP Solution continued to change and grow it was essential to be able to create an understanding of the added new functionality. 7…Performed Many Presentations to both the Public and Private Sectors Quality Presentations Creates Success. Concentrated over the years on improving presentation skills in order to increase Business development and Business and Technology Convergence Sales and Deployments

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