Below are the 5 Supply Chain Managers, 4 Project Managers & 4 Product Managers with SAP and other system experience. SCM professionals with SAP experience are offered through The Thor Group® on a consulting, contracting or direct hire basis.

What opportunities can recruiting a supply chain manager who has background in manufacturing, retail and business services industries give your organization? Technical knowledge is in using SAP SCM, as well as in procurement, sales and distribution, MM, and FI. This professional is experienced with operations management, understanding procurement/ supply chain and quality operating systems/ quality notifications management of data. Educational background includes Bachelor of Arts in English and Associate of Science in Business Administration. The individual earned certifications in Inventory Management, Procurement, & also other certificates in aspects of Supply Chain and in Adult CPR/AED (American Red Cross).

Responsibilities of this supply chain manager focused on the use of SAP application. The executive was part of the strategic modernization initiative team focused on Group 3 SAP go live supporting the global business scenario for collateral material processes and tools. Apart from performing all aspects on globally offered collateral programs, the individual served in the area of application training for the users and was the point of contact for collateral material concerns worldwide. The job also required driving requirement gathering, implementation and on-going execution on inventory planning programs.

Another job required analyzing the specific activities and creating value for customers to get better position in competitive market. With regards to operations, tasks included servicing customers demand, as well as defining, documenting and implementing audit. Evaluation was also done on policies related to WM (receiving, storage, movement, quarantine, shipping, customer specific labeling requirement). For outbound logistics, concerns were maintaining storage, as well as distributing FG, products, and transportation. For sales and distribution, customer needs were identified to generate demand for goods to target markets.

Can employing a supply chain manager with experience in a teaching hospital, medical centers and a medical clinic have a positive impact on your organization? Software experience revolves around using SAP SCM. Technical skills include using 10-key and typing (able to type 60+ words per minute). Educational background includes Bachelor’s degree in Business Management.

In a medical center, this supply chain manager led and managed the entire OR supply chain, material department, purchasing, inventory control, product flow, contracts, vendor relationship, recalls, and surplus property. The job called for handling all retail within the hospital, along with the entire hospital’s purchase transactions for all requested items. Achievements included getting 100% inventory rating, 2 consecutive years with zero loss. A variety of administrative support functions and controls was provided, while equipment, supplies and future planning were coordinated. The individual approved all purchase requests for supplies, instruments, minor and major equipment (capital or non-capital). Other concerns were tracking cart process and resolving issues, such as SAP errors until purchase order was in place.

For another job, functions involved managing hospital’s ICE (Interactive Customer Evaluation) program. Part of the job was developing associates’ work schedules, quality control management sheets, equal opportunity complaints and employees timecards.

What advantages can having a supply chain manager (SCM) who worked in telecommunications, technology and manufacturing industries offer your organization? Computer skills covers SAP/MRP II (ERP-SRM), Sage ACCPAC, JD Edwards Basic Access, and BPCS System. Advantages includes strong technical and business qualifications with more than 20 years of hands-on experience in supply chain, strategic planning, projects, and operations in the international arena. Aside from having Master’s degree in International Business (MIBA), the individual graduated with Bachelor’s degree in International Relation and Associate’s degree in Electrical Engineering.

This supply chain manager managed logistics investment of $90 MM to support data center projects with $150MM in revenue. Responsibility encompassed over $24 million in purchases annually for a region. Part of the job was controlling fixed assets, lead times and contract negotiations details with large international supply base. The job also required managing import/export of products from global vendors; Air, LTL & FTL & documentations. Importance was given to full knowledge in integrated SAP/MRP II, ERP-SRM system & Supply Planning (Manugistics & Demand Solutions) as well as implementing a demand and/or supply planning system.

In a software firm, another job called for managing global distribution and investment of over $180 MM to support S&OP of over $5 billion in revenue. The professional was responsible for over $40 million in purchases annually for a region. Full knowledge on integrated SAP/MRP II system & query was used. One major accomplishment was implementing SCM process, sourcing, procurement and contract negotiations with suppliers and third-party logistics. Distribution was also done for warehousing & repairs.

Does hiring a senior supply chain manager experienced in telecommunications, technology and manufacturing industries meet your organization’s requirements? Systems knowledge covers SAP SCM and SAP Ariba, along with Fieldglass and PeopleSoft. Experience is in directing contract and procurement services; supply chain programs; and vendor managed services for organizations in diverse industries that include manufacturing, telecommunications and transportation. Areas of expertise include supply chain systems management, materials management, as well as RFI & RFP Processes. The individual graduated with Bachelor of General Studies and Master of Business Administration.

Duties of this senior supply chain manager involved leading, managing and directing driving systematic improvement processes for forecast review/analysis to enable the materials organization to improve supply chain flexibility. Priorities were overseeing SAP workflow for sales orders, purchase orders, deliveries, and invoices, as well as taking care of people management by developing staffing strategies, establishing individual performance goals and priorities then reviewing performance against the goals, plans and grants salary increases as appropriate.

Other responsibilities were leading, managing, and directing the functional supply chain systems team. Support was given to instances of Ariba Buyer, Fieldglass, PeopleSoft, SAP, and additional web applications. Aside from being in charge of program and project management, another duty was handling customer relationship management by acting as a functional liaison between IT, internal customer organizations, and external vendors.

Is employing a supply chain manager who served pharmaceutical, retail and food industries a good move for your organization? Technical expertise covers the use of SAP SCM (ERP, MRP, MPS, DRP, WMS, TMS, S&OP). Educational background encompasses Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing Management, Master degree in Industrial Engineering, as well as courses in Thermal Mechanics and in Materials Management.

While serving a pharmaceutical company, this supply chain manager was responsible for national distribution centers’ management and customer relationship management. Other concerns were warehousing, inventory control, distribution, transportation & fleet management. Part of the job was the management of WMS TMS RFID RMS Knapp Robotics. Systems used included SAP ERP software.

In another job, duties were for continuous improvement of the supply chain management by applying sales and operation planning based on demand with the objective of increasing the performance of the supply chain company. The job called for implementing the methodology of the supply chain management based on demand (including acting as sales, marketing and sales engineer) for the purpose of providing a systematic form of adapting and controlling the supply chain (supply-demand). Tasks involved purchasing and vendor management for different countries, along with forecasting, demand planning, replenishment planning and procurement plan.

What advantages can recruiting a senior project manager with work background in technology, apparel and retail industries offer your organization? Software experience is in using SAP (particularly SCM and Integrated Business Planning or IBP), as well as Oracle and SharePoint. Work experience includes providing management and knowledge of business systems to lead teams, facilitate meetings within scope of software development lifecycle, software requirements management, program execution, and workflow process improvement. Excellent leadership skills were shown for delivering breakthrough software products using industry leading software development processes. This Project Management Professional (PMP) finished Bachelor of Science (BS), Business Information Systems and Master of Business Administration (MBA). This Certified Scrum Master (CSM) is also member of Project Management Institute (PMI).

Working in a technology firm, this senior project manager was responsible for implementing SAP IBP response and supply chain solution. Apart from leading test workstream, part of the job was working with stakeholders and program manager on training topics and transition management in support of test workstream.

Responsibilities in another job were for implementing retail global music solution, engaging global new vendor rollout and doing project kickoff planning. World class retail strategy, infrastructure and network architecture, digital enablement deployments, athlete mobile tools, and consumer experiences were provided. Part of the job was integrating new initiatives with new store openings.

Can hiring a technical project manager with experience in mining, financial services and manufacturing industries have a positive impact on your organization? Technical experience is in the use of SAP SCM, SAP APO (Demand Planning, Supply Chain Planning, Global ATP), SAP Ariba, EAI (WebMethods), ChemXML, Siebel, and CRM. The individual graduated with BA/MCIS Degree. Experience also covers managing IT, SAP Solutions, and SAP Programs. Accomplishments included delivering large scale SAP global programs/ projects, and global SAP releases (core modules: MM, PP, SD, FI-CO, WM) SAP HCM (HR), SAP CRM, SAP BW/BI and SAP technical implementations, as well as P&L responsibilities, SAP practice building/ development, SAP practice lead, managing client relationships and managing consulting teams.

This technical project manager was responsible for selection of middleware EAI tool and interfaces model. Overall project and program guidance were provided to client, business and technical teams to ensure business process alignment, required data mapping requirements and outline of interface options for the business entities. Aside from implementing reporting requirements via SAP BW and SAP ECC, the job required alignment with the SAP HANA initiative.

Functions in another job involved providing the SAP program and project management for global template development and rollouts of the SAP global template, pilot country go-live, and subsequent rollout throughout the organization. The individual was also in charge of program transformation project management to provide end-to-end program management and oversight (which entailed managing the core program structures that drove business process transformation and IT enablement).

Does employing a senior project manager with background in chemicals, software and aerospace industries meet your organization’s requirements? Computer skills covers SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP) and SAP Ariba, along with other SAP modules such as SuccessFactors, BI, BusinessObjects, SLT, CRM, SRM, SCM, APO, Portal, Fiori, MDG, MDM, and OpenText. Aside from graduating with Master of Science (MSC) in Computer Science, the individual has SAP certifications for SAP Basis, SAP HANA S/4 installation/ migrations from ECC, SAP HANA S/4 cloud migrations from On Premise, SAP Ariba, SAP BPC, SAP Solution Manager 7.2 monitoring/ installation/ migrations, SAP BODS, and SAP BusinessObjects.

For a specialty chemicals firm, this senior project manager handled SAP HANA S/4 installations and cloud migrations, as well as worked on SAP Ariba support. Other tasks were working on SAP solution manager installation and monitoring, as well as SAP HANA S/4 cloud migrations using SWPM. Support was also given to cloud, SAP BPC, SAP BW/BI, SAP BODS, SAP SLT, SAP SuccessFactors, SAP IBP, SAP BusinessObjects, MDM, MDG, SAP Hybris, and PI/PO.

While serving in an aerospace company, the job entailed working in NWDI environments, ABAP and JAVA transports. For SAP SCM APO, the individual worked as a part of the supply chain planning team to support the development of processes pertaining to the integration between APO and R/3’s CIF (Core Interface Function). The job also required working on SCM APO demand planning, network planning, SAP Integrated Business Planning, PPDS, Supply Chain, Transport Management, and TPM functional applications in Netweaver environments.

Is having an SAP project manager who worked in beverage, manufacturing and technology industries a good move for your organization? Software skills are in using SAP SCM, SAP SD, SAP MM and SAP FI/CO (full cycle implementation and application support), along with SAP ECC 6.0, SAP BI/BW, SAP HANA, Zycus, and SAP Ariba. Computer knowledge is also in JD Edwards Enterprise One, JDE World Soft, OW Toolset, OMW, Enterprise Report Writer (ERW), DW, WW, Fastr, and Aldon. Experience is shown regarding innovating, inspiring, and collaborating in the design of business processes, software solutions, business intelligence, planning technology strategy, while also designing infrastructure for a given business objective. Besides having over 10 years of experience as a project manager, the individual’s educational background includes B.S in Electronics and Communication Engineering as well as P.G. Diploma in Computer Applications. Training is received in SAP ECC 6.0 and JD Edwards (Distribution, Financials and Manufacturing).

As SAP project manager for a beverage company, duties were collaborating with key stakeholders to enable capabilities and automation of operating income savings tracker for supply chain financing, cost model for PET packaging and Zycus spend analytics. The individual also led the development to enable the SAP data extraction for Zycus for SRM, PO, Goods Receipts, Invoice Receipts, Payments, Pcard, T&E, to enable enhanced spend analytics. Systems used included SAP ECC 6.0 FI/CO, and MM.

In another job, functions involved reviewing tasks, deliverables, and project progress for each team on the project including business teams, PMO, systems architecture, and systems integration. Responsibilities were participating in system design, configuring, testing existing system and providing post implementation support for enhancements to the current system.

How can a sr. product manager with experience working in technology hardware, computer storage and retail industries help your organization? Educational attainment is composed of Bachelors in Information Technology and Engineering as well as MBA in Business Management. Professional certifications: SAP Procure to Pay and Source to Contract certified professional, Project Management Professional (PMP), Lean Six Sigma-Green Belt Certified, Certified Scrum Professional-CSP, CSM-Certified Scrum Master, ITIL Foundation Certification and ITIL Intermediate Certification. This professional is an expert in IOT, cloud migration, sourcing products such as SAP Ariba, Ariba Networks, SAP E-sourcing, Flex Product Life Cycle management tool, Contract life cycle management tool, Trade Extensions, supplier life cycle management and Ariba Source to Pay process.

Working with challenging issues such as conducting product discovery workshops across all the retail markets for retiring Ariba on premise and implementation of SAP E-Sourcing, which was later replaced by SAP E-Sourcing with SAP Ariba have vetted this specialist’s work experience. As a sr. product manager, led implementation of SAP CLM and SAP E-Sourcing on premise for WM US, which was replaced by Ariba cloud/Network. Also, worked across the business cross functional teams and WM technology teams to drive product deliverables, PI planning and grooming product backlog, etc.

With a “can do approach” in the area of developing plan, scheduling and executing all stages of development and system implementations have been career objectives. As an IT project manager/scrum master with SAP, assessed business implications for each project phase and monitored progress to meet deadlines, standards and cost targets.

Would hiring a product manager with work experience in trucking, automotive and retail industries help meet the needs of your organization? Educational attainment is composed of BA in Computer Science. Professional certifications include Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification. Software knowledge consists of SAP / Ariba / PEOD, Lotus Notes 6.5, Salesforce & Everest, Access DB, SharePoint, FTP and SurveyMonkey. Core competencies involve Product Differentiation Management, Packaging Strategies and Customer / Sales/ Data Analysis.

Acting as a product manager / project manager with SCM and SAP in a trucking industry, interfaced with engineering team, supply chain management (SCM) and purchasing team within the quoting cycle to ensure that the best prices, quality, and quantity were available for product launch. Also, created and set up vendor contracts, BOMs, and loaded sheets data into SAP to centralized data.

While working as a product manager, led and executed monthly meetings with internal stakeholders &/or customers to address open issues such as field concerns, SIOP/S&OP, data management, pre-and post-product launch, cataloging, as well as address excess E&O. Furthermore, managed the product life cycle through each phase from R&D, strategic vendor selection & product development, cost negotiation, and price competently to achieve up to 30% gross margins while maintaining product advantages & differentiation, addressing sales hurtles, and keeping E&O under control.

Could the future success of your organization be helped by this SAP product manager who worked in technology and IT services industries? Educational attainment is composed of Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and MBA in Marketing. Competencies include Software Product Marketing, ERP Implementation, Channel Sales, Corporate Social Media and Sales Enablement. This professional designed and delivered hundreds of product demos, messaging directly to requirements, business value and showing proof points for the audience. Software skills include Full SAP S/4 HANA.

Contributed to the organization’s success by transforming generic capabilities into sellable products for an established SAP Channel Partner. As an SAP product manager in a technology company, participated in Discovery2WIN and Demo2WIN, with accolades. Also, worked on full SAP S/4 HANA Solution, polished Executive Presentation, as well as management consulting. This specialist successfully presented four SAP All-in-One product offerings to SAP’s rigorous qualification group.

Supported organizational goals and objectives by leading significant changes to presales and product management groups, as well as enabling YASH to maintain product compliance with S/4 HANA. Acting as a director, solution engineering with SAP in an IT services company, developed fast response demo capability with team through coaching and preconfigured landscape readiness. Furthermore, rolled out demo landscape with S/4 HANA with full Fiori apps and HANA Live content.

Is impacting your organization with a product manager, with experience working in technology, software and communications equipment industries a current business consideration? Educational attainment is composed of BS in Mechanical Engineering. Credentials include being an SAP BusinessObjects Crystal Reports Certified Professional and having SAP Business Warehouse Reporting Training. Technical skills include SAP BusinessObjects XI and XI R2, SAP NetWeaver BI 7.0 and Crystal Reports. Core skills include Supply Chain Management, Business Process Expertise: Quote to Cash, Customer Relationship Management, Procure to Pay, Order Management and Financial Reporting.

While employed in an application software company as a product manager, with SCM and SAP, responsibilities included managing content (key metrics, reports and dashboards common with all functions of enterprise software i.e. CRM, FIN, SRM,SCM,PRO, HRM, etc.) as well as a flexible and powerful framework for user-desired custom reporting across these application areas. This specialist drove the usage of SAP Business ByDesign, particularly in the area of Embedded Analytics, via collaborative engagement with customers, partners, sales and services teams for continuous roll-in and roll-out Owned and Shaped Product roadmap for Analytics in SAP Business ByDesign.

Part of the job as an alliance manager SAP HANA was to drive the adoption and built out the partner ecosystem to establish HANA as the platform of choice by providing functional and technical support to select partners to help port their applications or build entirely new applications using SAP HANA.