SAP MII Implementation Lead for Kansai Plason.Developing various solutions in SAP MII including:Stock Take Scanning greatly reducing the time to complete the annual stock take.Process Order scheduling replacing various SAP standard technologies which is more in line with how the client schedules production.Annual Planning of Process Orders taking the annual Sales Forecasts as input and outputs weekly planned independent requirements.Raw Material Picking solution that greatly… Show more SAP MII Implementation Lead for Kansai Plason.Developing various solutions in SAP MII including:Stock Take Scanning greatly reducing the time to complete the annual stock take.Process Order scheduling replacing various SAP standard technologies which is more in line with how the client schedules production.Annual Planning of Process Orders taking the annual Sales Forecasts as input and outputs weekly planned independent requirements.Raw Material Picking solution that greatly increases raw material batch tractability of materials being picked and then consumed into process orders of the Products being made.Development of a Reporting framework that reduces the time to develop reports in SAP MII.Developing a reporting tool in SAP MII to report ECC data using standard SAP BAPIs. Show less

Implementation Consultant for Accenture implementing the Sasol Environmental Compliance integration solution using SAP MII.

MES Business Analyst, leading the following project:.■ MES Replacement, 2012/13. Was the lead BA the project, performing an end-to-end requirements gathering exercise; then leading the evaluation of potential Vendors. Created a comprehensive Request for Proposal document. Vendor teams visited from America, Canada and Europe.As part of the selection process acted as the single point of contact for the selection panel and as the subject matter expert. Due to a change in SAB strategy… Show more MES Business Analyst, leading the following project:.■ MES Replacement, 2012/13. Was the lead BA the project, performing an end-to-end requirements gathering exercise; then leading the evaluation of potential Vendors. Created a comprehensive Request for Proposal document. Vendor teams visited from America, Canada and Europe.As part of the selection process acted as the single point of contact for the selection panel and as the subject matter expert. Due to a change in SAB strategy however the tender was terminated. Show less

MES Solution Architect on the EMAL (Emirates Aluminium) Casthouse Business ProcessThe project was part of an expansion project to lift production by 1.3 million metric tonnes to be the largest smelter site in the world. Documented the fit-for-purpose status of the system and the decision was taken to continue its use with some additional development.

Manufacturing and Supply Chain Business Intelligence Business Analyst, leading the following projects.■ Supply Chain Planning, 2013. Appointed to 'rescue' a project that had lost credibility with the business. The project involved a solution to manage the movement of stock to customers from 60 depots and refining the underlying algorithm that controlled allocation. Received accolades for this project.■ Profitability, 2011/12. Business Analyst developing a solution to report… Show more Manufacturing and Supply Chain Business Intelligence Business Analyst, leading the following projects.■ Supply Chain Planning, 2013. Appointed to 'rescue' a project that had lost credibility with the business. The project involved a solution to manage the movement of stock to customers from 60 depots and refining the underlying algorithm that controlled allocation. Received accolades for this project.■ Profitability, 2011/12. Business Analyst developing a solution to report profitability data across SABs Brands, Customers & Depots – a Business Intelligence or MIS solution. Used QlikView extensively to build a prototype.■ Supply Chain Business Intelligence, 2011/12. Analyst/Developer developing BI models for integration into the Operational Systems Data across the Supply Chain - monitoring performance, KPIs, identifying problems, opportunities, improvements. Led project design, development, implementation and training.■ Manufacturing Business Intelligence, 2011/12. Analyst on a Plant Maintenance Cost Tracking project - integrating data from the SAP Business Warehouse technology and extracting it to QlikView, then tracking costs against budget and analysing Plant KPIs. Show less

Filling a management level role, serving clients such as ArcelorMittal, Xstrata and Eskom, largely creating solutions for the Manufacturing / MES environment; with special focus on Solution Blueprint and Design, Vendor Evaluation, Solution Development, Quality Management, Operational Reporting, Performance Monitoring & Diagnostics.

Middle management role in the Manufacturing Systems Integration division, specialising in delivering MES systems. Served as Analyst on projects for Sasol Synfuels, DeBeers and Aluminium Bahrain. These projects included designing Operational Systems, SAP iViews, as-is/to-be analysis, functional requirements specification, gap analysis, benefits analysis, and the implementation of systems.