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Enterprise Transformation & Business Process Management Lead

Straubenhardt, Deutschland
Weltweit
Master IT Management
Straubenhardt, Deutschland
Weltweit
Master IT Management

Profilanlagen

cv-thomas-schoelzhorn-2027.pdf
Case_Study_Global_S4HANA_Transformation_Brownfield_Bluefield.pdf
Case_Study_Global_S4HANA_Greenfield_Transformation_Anonymized.pdf

Über mich

Senior S/4HANA Transformation Program Director with 15+ years of experience leading massive, high-risk global ERP and business transformations in manufacturing environments. Trusted C-level advisor bridging complex enterprise IT architectures with global business process organizations.

Skills

SAFeSAP S/4HANABusiness Process ManagementBusiness Process MappingStrategisches ManagementChange ManagementData TransformationData MigrationEnterprise Architecture FrameworkInterim ManagementManufacturing Execution SystemsOperational Risk ManagementOrganisationsentwicklungProzessdesignProgramm-ManagementTransformationsmanagementRunbookSAP HANASAP ImplementierungSAP ProjektmanagementStakeholder ManagementBetriebsmodellenEnterprise Application IntegrationProzess ManagementExecutive ManagementTarget Operating ModelSAP BTPSAP TMOrganisationstransformation
Senior SAP S/4HANA Transformation & Program Lead | Global ERP & Business Transformation

Senior transformation leader with 15+ years of experience leading complex SAP S/4HANA, ERP and business transformation programs in international manufacturing environments.
Proven track record in leading large-scale global S/4HANA transformations, global template programs, process harmonization and business transformation initiatives across complex organizations.

Selected Transformation Experience:
  • TRUMPF: End-to-End Program Lead for a €80M global SAP S/4HANA Bluefield Transformation. Led the successful Global Big Bang across 46 legal entities, covering 95% of total corporate revenue. Established and implemented a global business process organization with 1,000+ GPOs, Process Owners, Consultants and KeyUsers, including governance, process ownership and organizational enablement.
  • BOSCH Automotive: Design & Build Lead for a global SAP S/4HANA On-Premise template covering 120 plants and ~140,000 users worldwide. Led the transformation from a monolithic SAP landscape towards a decoupled ERP, MES and Logistics architecture, including SAP BTP components. Coordinated 400+ experts across 10 agile teams using the SAFe framework.
Core Competencies:
  • SAP S/4HANA Transformation: Greenfield, Clean Core, Brownfield, Bluefield, Selective Data Transition (SDT), Empty Shell / SNP CrystalBridge
  • SAP Program & Transformation Management: Global Programs, Program Governance, Delivery Management, Transformation Office
  • Global Template & Rollout Strategy: Template Design, Deployment Strategy, Rollout Governance, Cutover & Go-Live
  • Business Process Management: End-to-End (E2E) Process Harmonization, Process Ownership, GPO Organization, Target Operating Model (TOM)
  • Enterprise Transformation: ERP Transformation, Business/IT Alignment, Operating Model & Organizational Design
  • SAP Architecture & Integration: S/4HANA, SAP BTP, ERP/MES Decoupling, Global System Landscape Transformation
  • Data & Migration: Migration Strategy, Data Governance, Master Data Management, Cutover Planning
  • Program Governance: Executive Steering, Vendor & System Integrator Management, Risk Management, Scaled Agile / SAFe and Waterfall
  • Manufacturing & Supply Chain: Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Logistics and cross-functional E2E processes
  • Change & Organizational Enablement: Change Management, Key User Organization, Stakeholder Alignment, ADKAR
Typical Scope: Global transformation programs, complex S/4HANA programs, program leadership, global template initiatives, business transformation, process organization, governance and transformation setup.

Positioning: Senior leadership roles within large-scale, international SAP S/4HANA and business transformation programs – particularly where business transformation, process management and IT delivery need to be integrated at program level.

Erfahrung

Berufserfahrungmehr als 10 Jahre
Freelancer seit2026

Sprachen

DeutschMutterspracheEnglischverhandlungssicher

Projekthistorie

Program Manager ERPNext (S/4Hana Transformation) and Head of Corporate Business Process Management

TRUMPF SE & Co KG
Program Complexity & Migration Scope:
  • Scope & Risk Management: Global Big Bang rollout for 46 legal entities. Successfully migrated core system representing 95% of total corporate revenue.
  • User Base: 14,000 users.
  • Migration Path: Selective Data Transition using the Empty Shell approach, powered by SNP Crystal Bridge. >90 custom add-ons.
  • Volume & Go-Live: Highly complex cutover management with a script exceeding 3,000 cutover lines. Flawless go-live absolutely in time with an exceptionally short stabilization phase of only 2 months.
  • Team Size: Overall leadership of approx. 300 project members, up to 15 parallel workstreams.
  • Project Lifecycle: Full end-to-end responsibility from initial transformation design and steering 36 strategic pre-projects through to the final go-live.
  • Governance: Classic waterfall methodology with a direct reporting line to the CDO.
Business Transformation & Organizational Design:
  • Global Process Organization: Conceived, built, and anchored a worldwide business process organization consisting of over 1,000 Global Process Owners (GPOs), Process Managers, and Key Users.
  • Change Management: Directed the cultural and organizational change across the global network using the ADKAR methodology.
Key Achievements:
  • Executed a risk-free global Big Bang go-live without any major business disruption.
  • Drove a sustainable cultural transformation by successfully guiding the newly formed global process organization through the critical S/4 Transformation.

Project Director Design Build – S/4Hana Transformation

Robert Bosch GmbH
Global S/4HANA Template | Design & Build Lead
  • Directed the design and global implementation of the SAP S/4HANA process and IT template for Bosch Mobility Solutions, impacting ~140,000 users across 120 manufacturing sites worldwide, with an annual budget of ~€30M.
  • Defined the end-to-end business process architecture and operating model across core value streams, including Order-to-Cash (O2C), Source-to-Pay (S2P), Plan-to-Fulfill (P2F) and Record-to-Report (R2R).
  • Owned the Bosch Business Model Template, including product vision, transformation roadmap, release strategy and global scalability.
  • Led the Design & Build phase of the global S/4HANA template, ensuring delivery governance, quality, integration and alignment across business and IT.
  • Built and led cross-functional process and IT development organizations with 400+ experts across 10 agile teams, using the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).
  • Governed the transformation towards a decoupled enterprise architecture, integrating SAP S/4HANA, SAP EWM, MES, PLM and SAP BTP components.
  • Led strategic stakeholder and system integrator / SAP consulting partner management across the global template program.

Senior Manager Process and IT Quality Management

Robert Bosch GmbH
Held global responsibility for process and IT quality within Bosch Mobility Solutions, covering >100 IT systems and 120 international sites.
Introduced risk prevention and quality excellence frameworks (FMEA, EPQ, Henkaten Kanri) to safeguard critical IT and SAP operations.
Implemented Secure Deployment Standards for SAP ERP and established a global IT Supplier Evaluation System.

IT Program Manager Manufacturing

Robert Bosch GmbH
Led global process and IT standardization for 22 manufacturing plants within the Automotive Aftermarket division (10,000+ users).
Directed the IT portfolio, demand management, and roadmap execution, managing an annual budget of ~€4M.
Ensured operational stability and productivity improvement.
Oversaw multinational teams in Germany and China while driving SAP ERP landscape consolidation and governance standardization.

Project Manager SAP

Robert Bosch GmbH
Managed worldwide SAP Rollouts, Carve Outs, Spinoffs and Development Projects for Bosch Automotive Aftermarket division.
In total around 10 successful SAP Projects in 10 countries worldwide.

SAP Consultant Purchasing

Ciber AG
Consultant for SAP Retail Rollout, focusing on material master creation process and supplier communication.

IT / SAP Consultant Product Data Management

Hugo Boss AG
Inhouse consultant for product data management using SAP Retail and SAP AFS, managing SAP developments and C# solutions.

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