• Experienced SAP Corporate Leader with teams of 65+ people supporting global sales of $2 billion for a batch process chemical manufacturer • Deep SAP functional and technical skills coupled with manufacturing operations leadership using a hands-on approach and style • Project management and process leadership responsibilities in SAP implementations, information technology, consulting, and chemical polymer manufacturing operations• 20+ years SAP experience with 15+ implementations, spanning all phases of development life cycle, in 14 countries (Austria, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Great Britain, India, Italy, Mexico, Norway, Spain, Sweden, United Arab Emirates, and United States) with responsibility for sustain support in 19 countries (14 above plus Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Finland, and Netherlands) with 900-1400 global users • Led SAP Center of Excellence (COE), managed the contracted AMS organizations and governance process for the following all business processes including C2C, P2P, D2S, F2M, and H2R (Customer to Cash, Purchase to Pay, Demand to Supply, Finance to Manage, and Hire to Retire)• Developed, implemented/leveraged, and governed global template adapting with local legal/fiscal changes to maintain standardization while controlling costs and simplifying the landscape for future rollouts, ongoing support, and upgrades. • Plant management experience (operations, logistics), including materials management, production planning, sales and distribution, and security administration• Recognized globally for strong leadership and communication skills, especially translating SAP and IT technical language for business purposes, simplifying terms for management and end-users• Business Benefits delivered include synergies as footprint expanded, kept to a standard template, with legal and fiscal changes a) Improved reporting, b) Optimized manufacturing operations, c) Reduced inventories, d) Improved sourcing, e) Global view of the customer, f) Improved intercompany processes