Simon Kendall Email & Phone Number

Piscataway Township, Nj, Us

New York, New York, Us

New York, New York, Us

New York, New York, Us

New York, New York, Us

Head of Supply Chain (SAP) & Cross Category Applications (EDI/MDM/Global Data Sync) for Europe & Africa/Eurasia

New York, New York, Us

New York, New York, Us

2002-2004 SAP Senior Business Analyst (Hill's Pet Nutrition & Colgate-Palmolive projects)2004-2009 Supply Chain Team Leader positions, firstly in Logistics followed by Manufacturing & ProcurementOverall responsibility for project implementations, and system support, in Europe & Africa/Eurasia region.• Responsible for individual objective setting, individual development plans, performance appraisals and recruitment• Managing team of business analysts, including remote resources, and external consultants.• Resource planning for cross-functional projects.• Project management for key supply chain initiatives.• Liasing with senior business contacts determining project priorities and status tracking• SAP R/3 (MM/SD) & SAP APO (Demand Planning) expert• Basic ABAP programming skills

At Fusion Business Solutions, I predominantly operated within the ASP division, responsible for the implementation of Logistics solutions (Materials Management / Sales & Distribution) across a varied customer base. My responsibilities, activities and successes are summarised as follows:• Project Management: Project planning, monitoring and resource scheduling. Principal point of contact for customer. Management of customer relations post-implementation.• Scoping client requirements and their fit for standard solution• Configuration of client requirements, predominantly, but not exclusively for Material Management (MM/WM). • Preparation and execution of Data Conversion activities.• Preparation and delivery of training courses to clients.• On-site post-implementation support• Pre-Sales Support: Assisting the Sales Team with completion of tenders and proposal preparation. Demonstration of SAP Logistics functionality to potential clients.

London, England, Gb

Implementation of SAP R/3 (4.0) and Change Management program, in partnership with Accenture. My responsibilities were as follows:• Analysis and system configuration for procurement, stock management, and manufacturing • Liased with senior management and external consultants to ensure process design was in line with business requirements• Engaging vendors in the process by providing input into the supplier communication plan, ensuring a smooth cutover with external parties.• Development of functional designs to enable the delivery of customised ABAP objects • Experience of 2 manufacturing site implementations, providing specialised support in training (development and delivery), business simulation and early life support.• Achieved successful go-live, on-time and on-budget. Other Project Experience:Time and Attendance system implementation (Q>TAR), with interface to payroll, access control, and activity tracking Customer Development Experience:6 month secondment to KP-McVitie’s Salesforce, with focus on developing presence in the Foodservice sector.