SAP supply chain MM/IM/WM consultant

- France,


Didier Forton

SAP supply chain MM/IM/WM consultant

Belgium

Didier

Résumé

How to run a sucessful SAP S4 HANA project: 1) SAP Activate methodology 2) SAP cloud ALM tools 3) A certified project manager Prince2Agile with the knowledge of your business My area of expertise : manufacturing industries - chemical - pharmaceutical - engineering Focus on supply chain, purchasing, warehousing and production processes

Éducation

  • Master, Master in management — EM Strasbourg Business School (1/1/2006 - 1/1/2007)
  • Chemistry - Catalysis — Université de Poitiers (1/1/1998 - 1/1/1998)
  • Master, Institut Meurice - Chemistry — Haute Ecole Lucia de Brouckere (1/1/1993 - 1/1/1998)
  • — Collège saint-pierre jette ( - )

Expériences professionnelles

  • Sales intermediary for public procurement quotation chez Forton consulting (6/1/2015 - )

    Managed quotations and proposed sub-contractors' associations on public procurement RFQ to destination of Belgian contracting authorities.
    Main areas of proposals:
    - supply : printing supply
    - services : intellectual services (communication & web communication)
  • Senior consultant - Owner chez Forton consulting (7/1/2005 - 12/1/2024)

    1) ERP consultant : SAP & Infor M3
    SAP and Infor M3 implementation leader and project manager
    Design, build and test solution
    Managed training on business activities and ERP activities
    Managed projects' activities on ERP implementations (Infor M3, SAGE, SAP, ...) or e-procurement projects

    2) Interim manager /consultant procurement & purchasing
    Managed purchasing and procurement activities as buyer, category manager, sourcing manager or contract manager
    Industries : pharmaceutical, chemical, engineering, ... and public procurement

    3) Business process outsourcing for procurement department
    Purchasing consulting services and operational support for purchasing activities
    e-business support
    Purchasing training solutions
    Purchasing process improvement and SAP MM support including SAP training
  • Supply Chain Consultant chez Stellantis (12/1/2023 - 9/1/2024)
    Metz, Grand Est, France · Hybrid
  • SAP WM consultant chez Brady Corporation (8/1/2023 - 12/1/2023)
    Zele, Flemish Region, Belgium · Hybrid
  • SAP & Ariba key user chez Alstom (1/1/2022 - 9/1/2023)
    Valenciennes, Hauts-de-France, France · Hybrid
    Manage SAP Ariba buying, S2C & SCC go-live for more than 100 users
    Migration brownfield and greenfield for multiple entities to SAP core system
  • SAP business process owner & key user chez UNIVERCELLS (10/1/2021 - 1/1/2022)
    Charleroi, Walloon Region, Belgium
    S4 Project
    Manage MM and Master data scope
    - Pharmaceutical company (GMP)
    - Support Design phase
    - Multiple sites
    - Migration from non SAP solution
  • SAP S4 HANA Key user MM / Implementation support chez SABCA (4/1/2021 - 9/1/2021)
    Brussels Metropolitan Area
    Managed UAT and training to users
    Managed data migration from previous SAP environment
    Tools : Solman EnableNow
    SAP HANA 1909
  • Consultant SAP MM chez Roquette (9/1/2020 - 3/1/2021)
    Lille, Hauts-de-France, France
    Business process owner on the scope P2P
    Managed UAT test on inbound flow on remote for a plant in North America
    - support key users
    - track defect and resolution
    - scope : purchase of raw material, stock transfer order and purchase of services included third party manufacturing services
  • Implementation leader / project manager SAP PTP (MM / IM / WM) chez UPL (2/1/2019 - 6/1/2020)
    Liège, Région wallonne, Belgique · On-site
    SAP PTP consultant: Global process owner and implementation leader SAP MM/IM/WM
    - perimeter Europ & Africa (> 20 plants)
    - SAP ECC 6.0
    - SAP MM & WM
    - design, implement & build, test and go-live
    - project manager for 2 production plants in Europe
    - training and support to users

    Feb 19 - July 19 : Category manager UN packaging and labels: pail, canister, drums, IBC,, carton boxes & labels
  • Expert buyer a.i. chez ORES (2/1/2018 - 12/1/2018)

    Buyer for public procurement organization - energy sector
  • Local process owner ERP implementation chez Sibelco Group (3/1/2017 - 1/1/2018)
    Paris Area, France
    Implementation manager on Infor M3 purchasing activities
    Managed a team of 4 key users
    Managed purchasing master data (suppliers & items)
    Managed training activites
  • Purchasing analyst chez Total (5/1/2016 - 11/1/2016)

    Spend analyst, area petrochemical and refining
  • Project buyer Mobility via Progressio chez Siemens (2/1/2016 - 5/1/2016)
    Brussels Area, Belgium
    HVAC components for M7 trains
  • Senior consultant RFP SAP via Enza conseil chez Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (9/1/2015 - 11/1/2015)
    Paris Area, France
    Support to project management for SAP implementation partner/integrator selection including :
    - RFP creation
    - contract negotiation.
    Solution: SAP S/4 HANA, simple finance, pre-configured solution, SAPUI Fiori
  • Senior purchasing manager ad interim chez Allnex (7/1/2014 - 3/1/2015)
    Brussels Area, Belgium
    Indirect purchasing manager for
    - Lease cars category
    - MRO categories (electrical, mechanical, PPE, ...), supply and serives
    SAP implementation:
    - trainer SAP MM
    - first line support for the roll-out on the Belgian aera
    - implementation of e-catalog in SAP MM
  • Investment purchasing consultant and contract manager chez UCB (2/1/2014 - 6/1/2014)
    bulle, switzerland
    Manage the contracts executions:
    - delay issues
    - warranty issues
    - extra works issues
    - provisional acceptance reports
  • Purchasing officer ad interim chez SPX Cooling Technologies (10/1/2013 - 1/1/2014)
    Brussels Area, Belgium
    Purchasing of technical equipment and services for worldwide projects:
    - structural steel and ducting
    - pumps
    - fans, gear boxes and motors
    - various equipment
  • Technical & Investments Purchasing consultant chez UCB Pharma (3/1/2012 - 5/1/2013)
    Brussels Area, Belgium
    Define the strategy for technical purchase categories, mainly MRO
    Source and negotiate investment projects : clean rooms, packaging equipments, medical devices assembly machine, electrical works, ...
  • Member of board team chez Santé et participation (12/1/2004 - 8/1/2012)

    Daily management of the company +- 3 mio. € of sales mainly in dental services.
  • Purchasing consultant / expert buyer chez Sibelga (4/1/2011 - 3/1/2012)
    Brussels Area, Belgium
    Purchasing under public procurement law of
    - IT services
    - consultant
    - technical services (electrical)
  • Lead buyer facility management chez bpost (10/1/2010 - 3/1/2011)
    Brussels Area, Belgium
    Support to lead buyer Facility management:
    - implementation of contract for facility management activities in accordance with the rules of public procurement
  • Purchase-to-pay project manager chez besins healthcare (7/1/2010 - 9/1/2010)

    Business consultant for an ERP upgrade project as project manager for the scope of purchase to pay activities. Main activities of the scope:
    - purchasing
    - procurement
    - reception of raw material, packaging, ...
    - accounting

    Ojectives of the mission:
    - define business rules
    - define working process
    - manage process flowchart
    - support for redaction of detailled process
    - SWOT analysis
    - identify ERP improvements
  • Sourcing specialist a. i. chez bpost (3/1/2010 - 4/1/2010)

    Support to lead buyer:
    - analysis markets & negotiate supplier agreements for textile bags, banknotes couting material, safe, ...
  • Senior Purchasing Consultant chez Altran Engineering Solutions (7/1/2008 - 12/1/2009)

  • Purchasing consultant chez SNC Lavalin (Acquired Spectrol Energy Services) (7/1/2008 - 12/1/2009)

    Purchasing team leader on the project Zincox Jabali zinc project, Yemen:
    - purchasing of all equipements and facilities for a new plant in Yemen (crushing, belt, boilers, heater, water production and electricity plant, roads, buildings, ...)
    - purchasing of > 100 millions $
    - supplier worldwide (India, China, USA, Turkyie, South Africa, various locations from Europe, ...)
  • Purchasing manager a.i. and SAP MM support chez IBA (5/1/2006 - 6/1/2008)

    Purchasing consultant of
    - category manager turnkey projects
    - temporary buyer for some markets
    - SAP-MM support, improvement and training (two training sessions in China)

    Application areas :
    - mechanical parts (EU & China)
    - rigging services (in EU & USA)
    - medical devices
    - radio chemical equipment including quality control equipment
    - 12 000 k€ spend in 2007
  • Purchasing manager and SAP support consultant chez ENGIE Fabricom Belgium (7/1/2004 - 4/1/2006)
    Brussels Area, Belgium
    Purchasing & SAP training and support (on MM and TOOLS)
  • Purchasing manager chez GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals (10/1/2003 - 3/1/2004)

    Purchasing of lab equipment and furniture in a GMP environment
  • Candidate chez Purcon (1/1/2004 - 1/1/2004)

  • Purchasing and warehouse plant manager chez Lhoist (9/1/2002 - 10/1/2003)

  • Purchasing manager Benelux chez Holcim (9/1/2000 - 8/1/2002)

  • Lab technician chez Holcim (9/1/1999 - 9/1/2000)

  • Lab technician - chromatography chez Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc (5/1/1999 - 9/1/1999)

Compétences

  • SAP Warehouse Management
  • SAP Ariba
  • Project Management
  • Purchasing
  • Procurement
  • SAP
  • Contract Negotiation
  • SAP R/3
  • Strategic Sourcing
  • Sourcing & Procurement
  • Supplier Management
  • Negotiation
  • Global Sourcing
  • Sourcing
  • Spend Analysis
  • E-procurement
  • Cost Reduction
  • Contract Management
  • ERP
  • Warehousing
  • Category Management
  • Contract Negotiations
  • Business Process Improvement
  • Supply Management
  • Supply Chain
  • Management
  • Logistics
  • Strategy
  • Process Improvement
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Materials Management
  • Outsourcing
  • Change Management
  • Training
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Approvisionnement
  • SAP ERP
  • SAP MM
  • INFOR M3

Langues

  • Dutch - Full professional proficiency
  • English - Full professional proficiency
  • French - Native or bilingual proficiency