Patrick Sips is a senior logistics consultant with over 30 years of experience implementing SAP modules including WM, LE, MM, SD, QM, and PP. He has extensive experience designing templates and implementing solutions for companies in automotive, manufacturing, chemicals, and food industries. Some of his project experiences include implementations at Douwe Egberts, Mylan, Giesecke and Devrient, AkzoNobel, and Beam Global.

1. CV Patrick Sips
Senior Logistics consultant
Name : Patrick Sips
Date of birth : 5-oct-1961
Nationality : Dutch
Phone : Holland 0031 622453881
Email : Patrick@sips-consulting.com
Education : Bachelor degree in Automotive Engineering, 1984,
APICS Certification 1996
Languages : Dutch, English, German : fluent
Spanish, French, Italian : conversational
Sap modules : All logistics modules (WM, LE, MM, SD, QM, PP)
Specific experience: WM- RF, WM integration with PP, QM, and
MM, Batch management, Handling Unit management, Serial
number management, MRP-planning
Other modules/applications: FI/CO, SRM, IS retail
Tech skills : Abap debugging, Database analysis
Mobile data entry WM (ITS mobile, RF)
LSMW
Ecatt
Interfacing (IDOCS)
Sap query
Sap script
Experience:
1998 – 2016
SAP Logistics Consultant, Template design, Implementation, business process optimizing
(WM/LE, MM, SD, PP, all related logistic modules, QM, FI/CO, SRM)
Projects :
Douwe Egberts Masterblenders oct 2015 – dec 2016
IM/WM sr.consultant for implementation former Mondelez coffee-factory
St.Petersburg, Russia
Manage Compliance to Russian legal requirements (Customer Declaration Number
management, material movement documents, inventory results documents).
Implement HU-managed intercompany flow.
Curriculum vitae Patrick Sips

2. Implement system-solution to optimize outbound transfer-flow using tunnel-racks.
Onsite golive-support St.Petersburg manufacturing warehouse.
Douwe Egberts Masterblenders jan 2015 - sept 2015
Local IM/WM consultant for carve-out and template-rollout for Berlin Coffee-factory
(largest in Europe), support Data-migration, template-mapping, implementation of RF-
tool RFGEN, implementation of inter-and intracompany business processes with
interfaces, user training and documentation, onsite support pre- during and post-golive.
Wipro Technologies, Eindhoven, Netherlands, Nov-Dec 2014
Pre-sales support for Philips Lighting Account, analysis and technical documentation
MM/WM area.
Major Sugar Manufacturing company in Cologne, Germany , Mar – Oct 2014
(non-disclosure clause for company-name in contract)
Senior consultant Warehouse operations and Handling Unit management.
As-is analysis, requirement capturing, solution design for European harmonised template
solution, handling integration aspects with Quality management, Production, Finance and
controlling, Defining Logistic execution operations for producing plants and external
partners, writing Business Blueprint Document, functional specifications, cuastomizing,
testing.
Habasit Belting, Basel Switserland, Aug 2013 – Mar 2014
Interim Logistics consultant, LE, QM, PPPI
Template design 2-stage valueadding production model, globalisation localized solutions,
Special topics template design:
EDI Customs application, RF external application (windows mobile, logistics area). Test
equipment management.
Redesign Authorisation concept, prepare datamigration with ECatt, prepare language
concept and execute object translation.
United Nations World Food Program, Rome, Italy Apr – July 2013
WM-consultant for Barcode-labelling project for six UN Human Response Depots
worldwide.
Analysing current situation, designing new RF-supported business processes, writing
functional and technical specs for modified RF-transactions, setup WM customising to
support Storage unit-management, design new solution batch management, analyse
options for Serial number-management.
Define SU-labels and setup output-determination.
Validate current HU management solution, evaluate implementation into WM in
combination with RF-scanning, feasibility serial number-functionality with HU
management in WM. Proof of Concept-sessions in Malaysia and Dubai.
Curriculum vitae Patrick Sips

3. Test modified RF-transactions, perform UAT, prepare implementation-model and
cutover, deliver Blueprint, cutover- and implementation-plan
Walter Hillebrand Galvano, Wickede , Germany Jan – Apr 2013
Review of recently implemented WM-solution, with PP-PI and user interface ‘Mobidel’ .
Analysis of WM-customizing, add-on developments and process-design.
Complex combination of dangerous goods management, automated highbay forklift.
Physical material characteristics restrictions, storage unit-management with own-
developed SU-number retrieving and special operational requirements.
Error-analysis and detailed redesign recommendations, restructuring of WM-
customising (design and testing, followed by implementation in operational production-
system with minimum disturbance)
Design of ‘actual consumption’ concept to validate production-output against PP-PI
recipe.
Advice on new concept for production process-solutions using WM with integrated HU-
management.
Mylan , Dublin Ireland April 2012 – December 2012
Final design WM-PPPI-integration, QM-MM, QM-WM and QM-PPPI integration, QM
quality inspection setup with task list, QM inspection sample setup, detailed feasibility
analysis on designed solutions (incl. RF-solutions),setup inter-production logistic flows
with Handling Unit management, implementation preparation, test scenario development,
test script execution, data migration preparation, training preparation and
documentation.
Setup and implement Caselabel solution, migrate Bartender-data to SAP functionality.
Golive lead consultant WM/QM , hyper care support.
Mylan , lyon France October 2011 – April 2012
Template design for EMEA roll-out, Gap analysis France roll-out project, Business
process mapping, QM-prototype, (QM in purchasing, distribution, manufacturing),
customize Quality inspection types, Quality inspection with material specification setup
implementation and process-integration, MM Purchase to pay integration, MRP-setup,
customising, proof of concept, unit test, UAT ,go-life preparation. Restructuring and
customising-redesign of existing warehouse.
Giesecke und Devriendt munich germany, jul 2011 – october 2011
WM redesign of new physical plant in Barcelona, integration with PP (material staging) ,
QM, IM. Customizing, unit- and User acceptance testing, implementation, data-takeover,
user-training, go-life support.
AkzoNobel Castelletto ticono Italy, dec 2010 – jun 2011
Implementation consultant MM purchase to pay and SRM for Italian project, all phases
of the implementation project from gap-analysis onwards, MM process flows, business
Curriculum vitae Patrick Sips

4. organisation design for SRM, SRM-implementation including training and ramp up
support. Go-life support of Italian organisational restructuring to comply to SAP/SRM.
BBraun Melsungen Germany, aug 2010-dec 2010
Senior consultant MM/LE for Russian implementation project, MM Purchase to paym
intercompany process flows, additional business process analysis, clarification of Russian
legal requirements, solution design, barcode scanning usage, functional specs,
documentation, test plans
Sandoz BV Netherlands jan 2010 – july 2010
Lead-consultant WM/MM.
WM implementation, Roll-out in the Netherlands for global project, WM-process-
optimizing, interfacing with MM,QM,SD,PP .
Redefinition internal warehouse procedures, customizing of MM/WM movements,
search-strategies, setup storage types and sections. Setup barcode reading (RF)
,Setup replenishment and batch determination for picking process. Setup light QM-
process in WM. Implementing third-party warehouse logistics services.
Vodafone Netherlands jun 2009-aug 2009
Feasibility study , global blueprint design IS Retail implementation, interface design
external SAP warehouse management system, focus on Shop operations integration.
Preparation Gap analysis local blueprint Netherlands, detailed blueprint design, serial
number management with RF-scanning.
Beam Global Centre of Excellence, Madrid (ESP) September 2007 – march 2009
Senior logistics consultant, project manager Exception planning (SD – PP/PI-integration,
intra- and intercompany-flows, global purchasing process design, based in Chicago /
Kentucky), analysis, design, build, test and Implementation, BPR ,Training, evaluation and
improvement-implementation, 3-line support, project version-upgrade from 4.7 to ECC
6.0.
MRP redesign , implementing demand planning with forecast, integration with make to
stock production planning, optimizing of purchasing demand switching from reorder point
to time phased planning.
Purchase-to-pay consultant implementation project Sauza Tequila (Guadalajara, Mexico),
Gap-analysis , Implementation paper design. (MM, QM, PM)
Sales tax declaration alcohol, complete calculation for united states 2008.
Project lead Material Master Data Government project (Madrid/Chicago), analysis and
cleanup of current material master data, analysis and proposal material master data
creation process, analysis and proposal product structuring and product reporting
process. BPR intercompany-flows, global purchasing, redesign LE In-and out-bound flows.
Holcim EMEA, Madrid (ESP) , November 2005 – august 2007
Curriculum vitae Patrick Sips

5. Logistics-lead-consultant integration-project (4 countries, 150 plants), MM, IM, PM,
QM, WM, PP
application workshops, gap-analysis, integration in global template, procurement
strategic solutions-redesign (BPR), configuring distribution centre, WM external
warehouse setup interfacing, implementation of Barcode labels and Radio Frequency
interface, HU-management. Support for live-countries, support-process-harmonisation,
release-management.
Project lead rollouts, process-harmonisation, Master data-migration, data-upload, unit-
and integration-testing with key-users. (version 4.7)
Antalis, Brussels (bel) , march 2005 – November 2005
RP (request to purchase) team, Evaluation of existing template, BPR of global template,
MRP optimizing, ABC-definition and according MRP-parameterisation. gap-analysis,
interface-design, implementation of integration with external Warehouse management-
system (decentralized WM with Handling Unit Management),logistic execution inbound,
EDI-idocs-design, testing and implementation, Master data-conversion, data-upload,
unit- and integration-testing with key-users, go-life preparation, go-life support , after
go-life support. (version 4.6 c)
Masterfoods ISI (MARS) , Haguenau Fr. may 2003 – march 2005
Senior logistics lead-consultant, responsible for purchasing area of global template,
SAP 4.7, development, prototyping and implementation of Inventory Collaboration Hub
(SCM),integration in global MRP-template.
Design and prototyping of Transportation management for inter-company process flows,
shipment cost + financial modifications (direct cost allocation to material ledger),
implementation of Intrastat reporting, BPR QM-module, blueprint for global template,
specification , development and testing of business aid tools, (eg. auto-generation of
Inforec/Sourcelists from contracts, LSMW) , designing, testing BW-reports (version
4.6 c)
Svenska Cellulose Aktienbolaget, Munich De. (SCA –Hygiene) mar 2001 – may 2003)
. Description
Senior Logistics lead-consultant, (MM, WM, SD, PP-APO) responsible for BPR, template
design, Design and implement purchasing process, MRP-integration with APO using
schedule-agreements. Development of interfaces with legacy-systems (Warehouse
management, shop floor) , implementations in Sweden, Germany and France), VAT-
registration, SAP 4.6C
Solutia chemicals, Brussels Be.(nov 2000 – feb 2001)
Description :
Curriculum vitae Patrick Sips

6. Preparation for integration-project Vianova Germany, integration of Vianova company-
wide 4.0-system into worldwide 4.6c Solutia standard-system, set up data-conversion,
data-migration analysis.
release-support 4.0->4.6c
Set up match codes, Sapscript form maintenance.
Analysing business processes, system-comparison, testing of new 4.6-functionalities,
general functional system-support
Montell Polyolefins ,Brussels (sep 2000 - oct 2000)
Consultancy company : Computer Sience Corporation Belgium
Description :
Advanced usertraining (pan-european), release-support 3.0G->4.5B
Analysing business processes, proposals for application of new 4.5-functionalities,data-
conversion-analysis, scan of invoice-verification process and –configuration.
.Degussa Electronic Materials Uden, the Netherlands (sep 1999 - Aug 2000)
consultancy company : Yacht IT, Netherland
Description :
full scope SAP-implementation ( Purchasing, Materials Management, Invoice verification,
Sales and Distribution, Finance and Controlling).
Implementation in version 3.1I, upgraded in version 4.5 (Jan-2000)
Role :
SAP R3 Consultant, team lead for local IT-department , Implementation of pre-
configured Sap-system , enduser-training, after-go-life-support , MM-PUR, -IM, -IV,
SD, FI/CO, business proces optimizing, after-go-life customizing, lay-out pur.- and
sales-order, Intrastat reporting MM and SD,Internal orders CO, Payment proces FI,
dunning proces FI.
Testing of all modules for upgrade from 3.1H to 4.5, implementation of upgrade
(Jan 2000)
. General Electric Power control, production of electrical produkts for power
control, Gent , Belgium (aug 1998 - july 1999)
consltancy company : PriceWaterhouseCoopers Belgium
. Description :
European Implementation of SAP R3 MM, PP, SD, FI project by Price Waterhouse
Coopers
. Role :
SAP R3 MM- Consultant,teamlead for Belgium sourcing team , data-conversion, gap-
analysis, configuration (process, conditions, output in Pur-,IM- and IV)
prototyping,interface design,testing, enduser-training,implementation, after-go-life-
support , MM-PUR, -IM, -IV, integration with SAP-FI
Master-data analysis and mapping, definition of material types, classification
Defining and implementing pan-european material-master-data, cleanup
Curriculum vitae Patrick Sips

7. 1996 – 1998
Independent Consultant in Design and Implementation of Manufacturing and Logistic
Applications
Automotive and Discrete Manufacturing
Materials Management, Warehousing
SAP R3 MM-WM
Projects :
. NedCar, Car Assembly Plant (Volvo & Mitsubishi), Born, The Netherlands (july
1997 – april 1998)
Consultancy company : Montulet&Vochten BvBa
. Description :
Implementation of SAP R3 (MM-IM and –WM, Fi/CO)
. Role :
SAP R3 MM-WM Consultant,Team lead
Basic design, gap analysis for conversion of legacy-wharehouse to SAP-WM (high-volume,
high turnover, large product-range, fully integrated JIT linefeeding.
Detail design, configuration and Prototyping MM-WM and -IM including batch-
management, storage unit management, storage- and retreval-strategies.
Master-data-configuration, conversion, testing, user-training, go-life support.
Defining storage unit identification, labeling (barcode)
Defining cycle-counting, setting up masterdata, converting stock-figures into IM.
. NedCar, Car Assembly Plant (Volvo & Mitsubishi), Born, The Netherlands (january
1996 – june 1997)
. Description :
Design, development and implementation of a shop floor control system for a press shop
manufacturing unit, integration in logistic and financial systems, extension to external
co-producers
. Role :
Business analyst
1990 – 1996
Business Analyst, Manufacturing and Logistics Applications Department, NedCar (Joint
venture Mitsubishi and Volvo, car assembly plant).
Supply chain specialist, responsible for designing and implementing state-of-the-art
supply-chain system solutions
Projects :
. Design, development and implementation of an EDI-application for purchasing (delivery
schedule message, purchase order message) and material management (advanced
shipping notification)
. Design, development and implementation of high bay warehouse control application
Curriculum vitae Patrick Sips

8. including automated high rise warehouse
. Design, development and implementation of Material Planning and Ordering application,
daily run, regenerative, real time synchronization, batchless 24h/6d production
environment, automated vendor communication
. Design, development and implementation of an Inventory Management application,
including push button receiving, incoming quality inspection, variable storage location
warehouse, automated line feeding, real time stock control, automated cycle counting
. Design, development and implementation of a Car assembly manufacturing control
application, integration with logistic systems , including real-time backflushing, car
configuration control, sequential delivery management (Edi), retrieval parts control,
automated manufacturing control application.
1988 – 1989
Systems Analyst, Verlag fur die automobilwirtschaft Gmbh , Grefrath ,Germany
Technical publisher, automotive
Projects :
. Customization and implementation of an electronic publishing application for
Automotive publisher.
Curriculum vitae Patrick Sips