Willie Steyn

Consulting to various companies on S/4HANA implementation, Landscape Design, Module functionality, Data Migration, Integration, Architecture, Analytics, Benefits realization, productivity enhancement, process optimization and pre-implementation readiness. Manage business readiness, solution readiness, data readiness and technical readiness activities throughout the full project life cycles to meet tight project deadlines within defined budgetary, time and resource constraints.

SAP S4 HANA 1610 OTC, PTP and Core Finance Implementation Project. Scope, plan and manage the project utilizing SAP Activate methodology, Solution manager 7.2 and SAP Best Practices. Proactively identify, manage and mitigate the project risks and issues, including the development of contingency plans. Manage each phase of the SAP Activate implementation methodology to ensure that all quality gates are met and signed off, before proceeding to the next phase of the project.

Scoped, planned and managed the project through SAP Activate methodology and Solution manager 7.1. Defined and enforced stage gates and ensured entry/exit criteria were met. Managed a budget of $4,5 Million and 25 consultants between in-house consultants and the system integrator. Liaised between IT, Finance, HR, Operations, Legal / Regulatory, Audit and the third party implementation partner and ensured a smooth delivery and successful roll-out of the project

1. Travel 2. Scuba Diving 3. Golf 4. Reading 5. Handyman 6. Gardener 7. Chef

Implemented a Greenfield SAP Project, Legacy systems to SAP. 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, scheduling

Develop project plan at a detailed task level. Leads Integrated Design across FI / CO / MM / SD and PS functional streams to reconcile design conflicts, relative to the scope of the Integration project. Manage and track detail project plan and schedule . Accountable for the successful delivery of the project outcome. SAP Delivery – Have multiple project managers, on various projects and change requests, reporting to me, for the successful delivery of these tasks. Extensive stakeholder management.

Assisting with the bid proposal and the client with requirements regarding additional SAP modules. Leading the FI / CO / MM / PM / PS Blueprint workshops to a fixed Budget and Time frame.

Responsible for defining the data conversion strategy, Data integration, conversion design and data cleansing strategy with business data owners and functional teams for the SAP FI/ CO/ PS/ PM/ MM/ SD/ PP/ QM re-implementation Project. Finalise Project SOW for vendors, to quote on data cleansing and transformation for all modules. Evaluate proposals and do the final recommendation. Identify, monitor, communicate and report on data cleansing issues, risks and progress

Responsible for the Data Migration and integration of Magalies Water into The City of Tshwane for the SAP IS-U system. Duties included project scoping, overseeing and ensuring project timelines, and the completion of core deliverables 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 Two full life cycle implementations, project scoping, overseeing and ensuring project timelines were delivered on time and to budget. 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.

Manage and Execute delivery of Payroll Interfaces to Barclays Africa Countries. Coordinate with local and global teams via Country coordinators, Global Technical Team, Off-shore delivery Teams in The Philippines, Malaysia, Local IT teams, Local HR and the Payroll Vendors in various countries. Coordinated the provision of relevant input from various countries to enable effective completion of the Design and Build phases of the interfaces

Participate in the full training lifecycle of SAP business processes for FI / CO, IM and HCM (PA, PD, OM, Talent Management, Reporting, ESS and MSS) for various modules at SABMiller Plc. Writing training materials and understand all stages of the learning cycle. Using RWD uPerform to ensure a robust training environment is in place on which classroom training is delivered. SAP FI ECC6 EHP4 Certification.

Responsible for the SAP HCM implementation and remediation of Payroll and Downstream systems in EMEA. Engaged with vendors and construction managers in 43 countries to align strategies. Acted as a liaison among stakeholders, the global ERP team, and project development teams to ensure effective project coordination among participating groups.

SAP S/4HANA Migration Cockpit, Features to Enhance Data Migration

Adoption Fundamentals, System Conversion and Innovation, New Cloud Implementation, New On-Premise Implementation