William Newman Email & Phone Number

Walldorf, Bw, De

For NA Industry and Customer Advisory I provide industry perspective, strategic business advice, and thought leadership to support SAP automotive and discrete industry customers and Go to Market programs representing +$100M annually. Contribute to building and maintaining SAP's leadership position in the automotive industry and associated industry segments through active relationships with business leaders and industry associations. 2016-2019 - Manager, Annual Digital Aftermarket Survey2017 - SAP Winner's Circle2018 - SAP Catalyst2018 - Global Social Selling Champ2019 - SAP Catalyst2020 - Grow Across Teams Nominee2021 - Evangelist Program2022 - Excellence Award EDGE Pre-sales2023 - Global Industry Advisory Top Evangelist Award

Walldorf, Bw, De

• Mentored and coached new hires and sales professionals to develop leadership skills and drive innovation in the automotive industry.• Collaborated with teams to implement new sales strategies and techniques to enhance revenue growth.• Conducted training sessions on sales best practices and industry trends to empower the next generation of sales leaders.• Contributor to the SAP "Year-1 Success" curriculum.

Walldorf, Bw, De

• Provided strategic advisory and consultative approaches to leading SAP customers and prospects in the Midwest market unit.• Collaborated with business executives and internal teams to articulate SAP’s unique value in business process improvement and enterprise transformation.• Helped drive SAP pipeline and revenue growth in Automotive and Manufacturing sectors.

Walldorf, Bw, De

• Led strategic development and deployment of SAP Value Partnership offerings for manufacturing clients in the Midwest USA market.• Provided executive leadership and outside-in approach to consulting initiatives, promoting innovation and simplicity.• Served as Business Transformation Lead for major SCP-8 Global Account, leading strategy-related initiatives.

Sunnyvale, Ca, Us

Contribute to LinkedIn best practices, field feedback and advisor contributions to make LinkedIn a more meaningful and wonderful experience.

Temecula, California, Us

Owner and Proprietor of Stonewood Farms, a local producer of Valencia oranges (CDFA certified organic) orange blossom honey and organic orangecello. Visit our LinkedIn or Facebook page at @StonewoodFarmz to learn more about our homestay, Casa Madera and how to book your vacation in the Temecula Wine Country.

WSET L3 in wine, regional wine expert, private concierge, wine blogger and influencer for some of the best wine brands in California, Oregon and Washington state. Direct to Consumer (DTC) ambassador for nearly 100 wine enthusiast households throughout Michigan, California and across North America.- WSET Level 3 Expert in Wine (with theory Merit)- American Wine Expert- Oregon Wine Expert- Rioja Diploma for Trade and Industry- Argentina Wine Specialist- Master of Australian Wine- Cava Educator- Voted 2022 Best Wine Influencer (Midwest USA) by LuxLife Magazine- Additional trade education in the markets of Rhone, Burgundy, South Africa, and Italy.

Chicago, Il, Us

Provided guidance and thought leadership to the Automotive SIG as volunteer adviser and point of contact (POC). Moderator of @ASUG_Auto Twitter account and Automotive SIG LinkedIn Group.2016 - Recipient of ASUG Volunteer Award (2nd award, the first time ASUG has made this award to an SAP employee)2019 - Distinguished Service Award

Troy, Michigan, Us

Developed instructional material and advised on program content for MICPA workshops. Focus topics included sustainability management, integrated reporting (IIR) and information technology.

Midland, Mi, Us

Adjunct professor in MGT 4030 International Management curriculum. Includes various business models for taking companies global, management strategies based on these business models, innovation and global learning techniques, and corporate responsibility.Developing curricula in operations, supply chain, and sustainability management. Member, SAP University Alliance program.

Chicago, Il, Us

Provided thought leadership and advisory to SAP customers in the US and Canada. Voice and moderator for @ASUG_Michigan Twitter, LinkedIn and Google+ accounts. 2012 - Michigan Chapter Communications Chair (to 2014)2013 - Recipient of ASUG Volunteer Award

Mr. Newman served as Managing Principal of Newport Consulting Group, an independent consulting firm providing advisory for Inc 5000, F1000, public sector and institutions. Hilghlights:2006 - interim Managing Director for SAP services partner, responsible for sales, revenue, P+L during pre-merger activities 2009 - joined the Office of the CFO (oCFO) marketing program of SAP for EPM2010 - joined SAP's Sustainability Executive Advisory Council (SEAC)2011 - became representative for Social Fingerprint(TM) for sustainable business 2012 - joined Microsoft Partner Network (MPN) for strategy, Duet Enterprise, Cloud Essentials2013 - joined the SAP Business Influence program, CFO Intellectual eXchange Network (IXN)2013-14 - selected Best M&A Due Diligence Provider (US), Acquisition International

Eugene, Or, Us

Visiting lecturer with a focus on sustainable networks, social media, and supply chain concepts and methods. Developed onsite and online learning approaches. For more information visit http://sustain.uoregon.edu/ (program ended in 2015).

Mclean, Va, Us

Mr. Newman served as a Senior Associate with focus and concentration on strategy, operations, manufacturing and information technology for the Automotive, Transportation, and Industrials (ATI) commercial group. He served as the market point of contact for ERP program reviews and restructuring.- 2008 Senior Advisor Leadership Boot Camp

Dearborn, Mi, Us

Adjunct professor instructing EMGT 535 - Marketing Management and Policy. Member of the American Marketing Association, UM-Dearborn Student Chapter and Mentor Program Adviser. Developed several curriculum offerings in operations management and program management.

Amsterdam, Nl

Mr. Newman served as Senior Manager at BearingPoint focused on product solutions for discrete manufacturers. His activities covered business and technology strategies, effectiveness and efficiency studies, innovation management, and marketing of firm services. He led practice methodology development for the discrete manufacturing area of the PLM practice.

Wolfsburg, Niedersachsen, De

Mr. Newman served on the company executive team for the IT services group company called gedas. Overall responsible for the PLM business unit. Clients included global automotive and discrete manufacturers. Mr. Newman developed business and industry relationships throughout many manufacturing segments with agencies in the local and state government. Prior to this assignment, Mr. Newman led the development of new geographic markets in the United States and Canada. With his assistance, the company extended its footprint through organic growth and acquisition. Mr. Newman concurrently managed a portfolio of ISV and consulting partner alliances. Partners included SAP, Microsoft, IBM, Dassault, and Sun. Prior to this assignment, Mr. Newman was overall responsible for corporate marketing and sales with group sales goals of $10MM directly and $100MM in total. Mr. Newman led strategic marketing development, directed business development and account management activities, and managed national P&L, and sales channel alliances.2005 - President's Club, further honored as one of the Top 10 employees worldwide.

Troy, Michigan, Us

Provided guidance on management consulting topics, areas of interest and liaison to the local chapter of the Institute of Management Consultants. Frequent guest speaker in areas of information technology and electronic commerce.

Washington, Dc, Us

Member National Board of Directors and Communications Chair, overseeing branding, institute-wide marketing, and corporate communications.

Chicago, Il, Us

As Senior Manager for regional information technology services, Mr. Newman was responsible for the development of $2M in delivered services annually in the area of information technology, business strategy, and operations improvement with the Entrepreneurial Consulting Services group.

Jp

As Associate Director for Automotive, Mr. Newman provided pre-sales, sales, and delivery support for automotive and manufacturing, state government, and health services clients for this $10M business unit. Clients included General Motors, DaimlerChrysler, Visteon, Textron Automotive, Oxford Automotive, Volvo Truck North America, Volkswagen of America, Amway Corporation, HermanMiller, and Tower Automotive.

As Managing Director for this start-up initiative, Mr. Newman managed corporate professional services in the areas of lean business solutions, proof of concept simulation, Year 2000 advisory, and management consulting. Established and maintained budgets, profit plans, and delivery schedules, reporting directly to company president of parent organization. Annual sales and revenues for the practice over $US2M as a result of this startup initiative.

Jp

Mr. Newman served a a variety of clients including Boeing, SCE, Pacific Healthcare, Metropolitan Transit Authority, NIKE, Intel, ADP, Pacific Telecom, Portland General Electric and the State of Oregon government.

Torrance, Ca, Us

Program manager for onsite consulting and training events in the US, EMEA, Australia, Mexico. Evaluated market entry opportunities in Republic of Korea and Republic of South Africa.

Falls Church, Va, Us

Staff engineer assigned to aerodynamics group, B-2 Spirit Program. Apple Resource Coordinator of significant end user computing initiatives. Systems Engineering work group team member.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Aerospace Engineering

Mba, Management & International Business

Graduate Certificate, Sustainability Leadership Program

Professional Certification, Aftermarket Management

Pre-Engineering