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Robert Bailey

Carpinteria,CA

Summary

Robert has over 30 years of Hands-on Supply Chain Management experience and has served as a Program Director and Global Logistics Supply Chain VP for 40 full life cycle SAP projects.

Robert is an accomplished industry professional who has been responsible for multimillion-dollar budgets for projects across multiple countries and multiple industries.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work History

Global PMO Manager

Krayden
06.2024 - 09.2024
  • Led The global program office
  • Defined program governance and tools (controls)
  • Defined rules of project selection and led the weekly project approval committee
  • Mentored and educated clients PMO team
  • Built global program management tools (JIRA)
  • Designed and documented global governance processes
  • Introduced global program governance concepts (Global Business Process Owners)
  • Trained clients global PMO lead

Program Architect - C Level Advisor

Hain Celestial
10.2023 - 06.2024
  • Designed and delivered global S/4 2023 Blue Field Project
  • Leveraged existing live S/4 1809 Program I delivered in 2020 for Hain Celestial Global India as a Baseline for North America Implementation
  • Led S/4 technical architecture upgrading from S/4 1809 to 2023
  • Migrated existing S/4 Instance from on Prem to Blue Field S/4 Instance on Private Cloud on Microsoft Azure
  • Crafted Global Business case for Hain Celestial Investment Group for Global Rollout of Blue Field Project
  • Led team of fifteen PwC Consultants, and directly reported into the Hain Executive team
  • Delivered Project on time and within budget with minimal business disruption

Global Program Architect - C Level Advisor

Lactalis International
06.2021 - 10.2023
  • Led complex S/4 HANA 2020 On-Prem Program
  • Designed and built global program methodology and processes, defining all project templates, methodology and tools for global program
  • Led diverse Team of more than 350 project members: consisting of client, consultant, vendor, business, and development teams across multiple time zones and countries delivering: process definition documents, process flows, gap analysis, system modification and customization documents; including reports, interfaces, conversions, enhancements, and forms
  • Led 35 non-SAP projects within overall Program
  • Overall responsible for the program management by personal oversight; insured highest quality deliverables against changing scope
  • Identified opportunities and solved critical business issues
  • Program managing the technical infrastructure buildout out of 2 large Distribution centres
  • Managed risk issue and change management processes, built central reporting and a document repository in Lactalis Teams site
  • Managed overall program in JIRA to insure ownership and visibility
  • Managed program status from 9 different process streams and led the Bi -weekly Steering Group meeting to Lactalis CIO / CEO / Global Transformation VP

S/4 Solution Architect

Certified Collectables Group
07.2020 - 05.2021
  • Led S/4 HANA 2020 On-Prem Greenfield Program
  • Defined and managed program scope, quality, schedule, and budget
  • Leveraged SAP Agile (Scrum Master)
  • Collaborated with executive steering committee to identify, track and present metrics supporting business case for program
  • Evaluated technological implications and identify standard system capabilities to translate business needs to deliverable solutions
  • Broke down work into manageable work packages, factoring in process, solution architecture, data dependencies, as well as interdependencies with other ongoing strategic initiatives
  • Delivered key insights at all levels from a strategic perspective to executive leadership, to tactical requirements at the business SME and delivery team levels
  • Anticipated, mitigated, and effectively managed risks, recognizing areas for improvements
  • Provided rigorous control around change and cost management through analysis and approval of change requests
  • Developed and maintained Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) for the entirety of the ERP portfolio
  • Tracked progress and completion of work assignments & maintained project files and file structure
  • Oversaw program's inter- and inner dependencies, assessing and managing critical paths
  • Bridged cross-functional teams and maintain strong communications across impacted and affected groups.

IT Executive – Program Manager - C Level Advisor

Hain Celestial CO
11.2017 - 06.2020
  • Strategic C Level advisor, program managed top growth initiatives sponsoring technology development, implementation, project portfolios, and programs
  • Special expertise in planning and delivering complete project life cycles, leading top-performing teams, and ensuring all client business and technology requirements are exceeded
  • Multiple S/4 HANA1809 S/4 HANA Projects India / Dubai
  • S/4 Architect
  • Vendor and contract management
  • Daily program management throughout the program life cycle
  • Defined program governance (controls)
  • Planned overall program and monitored progress
  • Managed the program's budget
  • Managed risks and issues and took corrective measurements
  • Coordinated the projects and their inter-dependencies
  • Managed and utilizing resources across projects
  • Managed stakeholders' communication
  • Aligned the deliverable's (outputs) to the program's “outcome”

EWM Solution Engineering Director

SAP North America
02.2017 - 11.2017
  • Drove $300M in license revenue sales in a six-month period
  • Composed and delivered superior executive presentations and software demonstrations covering SAP EWM solutions to prospective customers
  • Conducted onsite discovery sessions with customers to build relationships and understand their unique needs and pain points
  • Demonstrated deep knowledge of SAP supply chain solutions and leveraged his customer reference stories and gained credibility with prospective customers

EWM Solution Architect

Whitewave Foods
12.2016 - 02.2017
  • S/4 HANA EWM, Led S/4 HANA EWM 9.4 (Decentralized) Implementation for WhiteWave Foods largest Distribution Centre in Mount Crawford, West Virginia, while developing an SAP EWM Rollout Strategy, Methodology Template for their additional 7 Distribution Centres
  • Coordinated Program across 50 team members consisting of client, consultant, vendor, and offshore development teams
  • Led business design and managed the program scope, strategy, and staffing
  • Responsible for building all project templates, methodology and tools for program's financial tracking
  • Overall responsible for Program Management, insured highest quality deliverables by personal oversight
  • Identified opportunities and solved critical business issues
  • Led the team in the Blueprint and Build Phases delivering process definition documents, process flows, gap analysis, system modification and customization documents: reports, interfaces, conversions, enhancements, and forms
  • Managed the risk issue and change management processes, built central reporting and a document repository in WhiteWave's SharePoint site
  • Managed the Program status from 9 different process streams and led the report out to WhiteWave Foods steering committee Biweekly

SAP Solution Architect

Earthbound Farm
06.2015 - 11.2016
  • Responsible for Stabilizing Earthbound Farms IT and Process operations after an extremely difficult SAP Go Live and Hypercare period
  • I was brought in 5 weeks into the Hypercare period when there was a pending decision to back out SAP and re implement Earthbound Farms legacy WMS system High Jump
  • Built a very robust detailed recovery plan and gained the approval of the C suit executive to move forward with my recovery plan and not to back out SAP WM
  • The focus of the program was to increase throughput and maximize efficiency in the Distribution Centre and my recover plan was linked directly to the IT development and process change I identified across all Value Streams in Earthbound Farms
  • The through put target was vastly exceeded by the process changes and IT developments I drove during this program, and it has been a very high-profile program that has received acknowledgment by Senior Executives in WhiteWave Foods
  • As part, my overall program reasonability I was the Program Executive for a $5m Warehouse expansion at Earthbound Farms which was a fully functional SAP WM implementation that needed a fully redesigned Warehouse layout and process design which I lead
  • The Project was delivered on time and in budget
  • The Process and IT development I envisaged and delivered at Earthbound Farms has gained savings of over $5m in waste reduction and increased customer satisfaction.

Client C Level Executive Adviser IBM

Whitewave Foods
05.2015 - 07.2015
  • Delivered 5 Year Global SAP focused Rollout Strategy
  • Executive advisory role in WhiteWave Foods worked alongside the CIO and Supply Chain Directors to sequence and resource load an SAP focused Global Roadmap
  • Built data base for statistical information used to hire and identify the resources for the roadmap execution
  • Built business case documentation partnering with WhiteWave Foods with my leadership advice let to outcome of fully funded EWM Rollout

EWM Solution Architect IBM

Jack Links Beef Jerky
02.2015 - 05.2015
    • Led an SAP EWM Manhattan Scale Operational Comparison Assessment of a large-scale distribution center
    • Led a WMS comparison of SAP EWM against the existing Manhattan Scale identifying the delta and evaluating the process and technical fit
    • Created a unique visual tool to validate process maturity and ROA
    • The tool I built for this compression has been adopted by IBM globally as the preferred tool for any WMS comparisons.

SAP Project Manager IBM

VSP Global
02.2013 - 09.2014
  • Led the SAP ECC integration of a newly required business unit into VSP Global SAP Instance (Dragon)
  • Successfully led the discovery project and following implementation
  • Managed client and stakeholder relationships at all levels
  • Documented and communicated change Impacts and provided leadership to project teams and advised and managed project governance risk and issues
  • Set up and led the appropriate global project organization
  • Developed work plans and coordinated the activities of the project teams managing the project planning and overall scheduling
  • Responsible for resource allocation and managed weekly status meetings
  • Overall responsible for the project delivery

EWM Solution Architect IBM

Honeywell
08.2014 - 09.2014
  • After a troubled E&Y SAP EWM project I was brought in to lead an EWM operational assessment and configuration change of a large-scale distribution center
  • Delivered an EWM and operational assessment and drove configuration change with a direct focus on identifying picking productivity improvements
  • Assessed key operational components, equipment, layout, system, people, and organizational methods & procedures
  • Produced an estimate of the high-level impact of actions and opportunities on picking productivity
  • Categorized actions and opportunities into short- and long-term gains with priorities
  • Created a high-level action plan and roadmap for future continuous improvements
  • Presented and worked alongside Honeywell's Global CEO and Vice president of this business unit during the project assessment.

SAP TM / EWM Solution Architect IBM

Boeing
04.2014 - 07.2014
  • Led an IBM Business Value Assessment for a large-scale SAP Transportation Management program for Aviall, Boeing's service parts company
  • The assessment included a highly complex customize XPS freight management tool that carried out rate shopping, carrier, and route selection
  • The assessment had integration points with a complex ECC environment spanning across all value streams
  • The delivered SAP TM Program is being assessed for integration into the world's largest instance of EWM and will cover 73 sites in 60 Countries.

EWM Solution Architect IBM

Kubota Tractor Corporation
02.2014 - 04.2014
  • Led an IBM Business Value Assessment for an EWM Program covering a large-scale distribution network across North American
  • The EWM assessment covered a very complex tractor assembly line
  • The EWM assessment required a common solution that covered 2 very different business units, Service Parts and Whole Goods which is Kubota's full-size tractor business unit.

Manufacturing Solution Architect IBM

Safeway, Distribution
10.2013 - 01.2014
  • Led discovery workshops with Safeway's business executives to evaluate a large-scale SAP ERP program with a focus on SAP EWM and SAP TM
  • Built and presented a 5-year SAP implementation roadmap including all phases, SAP modules and the resources needed to deliver this large-scale program to Safeway's steering group
  • The output was evaluated by SAP's senior executives and solution architects and was fully supported by the SAP team.

EWM / Business Analytics Program Manager Capgemini

Availl - Boeing, Aviation
01.2013 - 09.2013
  • Responsible for blueprinting and delivering both functional and technical solutions for Availl's business analytics model within the TITAN SAP project
  • The project covered an extensive range of value streams - EWM, EHS, GTS, RTS, PTP, OTC, DTS, CRM, FTM, HTM, PLM, GS, QM
  • The delivered solution covered many business analytics tools - ABAP, SAP BI - BW, Crystal, Hyperion, Click, Symphony, E-stock, ODS, Webi
  • Drove EWM business analytics development which led to many functional and technical changes to overall EWM solution that supported business analytics
  • Responsible for ensuring that EWM enabled processes met the business analytics requirements
  • Became a trusted adviser to Availl's CEO and CFO
  • Leveraged my extensive experience as an Integration Director to contribute the overall SAP Program.

Project Manager Capgemini

Aids Healthcare Foundation, AHF
02.2012 - 12.2012
  • Project Manager for a new Green-field SAP FICO, BW, BPC project that included Funds and Grants Management.
  • Developed and managed SOWs, RACI, phase gate end processes, budget and financials. Managed issues, risks, and the change control process. Defined measurement metrics for the project performance and managed project work plans. Developed work estimates, staffing models and detailed implementation.
  • Led the change and transformation process.

Project Manager Capgemini

Tarkett
09.2010 - 02.2012
  • Green-field SAP FICO, BW, BPC project that included Funds and Grants Management
  • Developed and managed SOWs, RACI, phase gate end processes, budget and financials
  • Managed issues, risks, and the change control process
  • Defined measurement metrics for the project performance and managed project work plans
  • Developed work estimates, staffing models and detailed implementation
  • Led the change and transformation process.

Hyper-Care Preparation Manager Capgemini

Ingram Micro
06.2010 - 09.2010
  • Led the final stages of planning and preparation for an SAP Finance and SRM project
  • Increased collaboration between the Capgemini project team and the client's senior management team
  • On-boarded the client's new application management team
  • Developed and blueprinted a new global application management ticketing process, documenting and defining the methodology for the client's future global SAP implementations
  • On-time and on-budget Go-Live with excellent success criteria metrics.

Senior Manager Logica

Ericsson AB
09.2009 - 05.2010
  • Proof of concept project for a new implementation of SAP EWM 7.0 SCM, and an SAP global rollout of SAP WM logistics and distribution covering 2000 sites worldwide.
  • Trusted Adviser responsible for business process modelling and change management.

Senior Manager Logica

Vattenfall, Hydro Energy, Logica
06.2009 - 08.2009
  • Customer preferred Bid Manager
  • Led the Pre-Sales Team to win global contract to implement SAP Mobile Asset Network
  • Project Manager, Business Process Blue Printing and Change Manager, Trusted Adviser
  • Blueprinted a comparison of SAP CRM 7.0 against client's current business process
  • Responsible for Life Cycle Methodologies (SDLC) using SAP ASAP and SAP Solution Manager.

Senior Manager Logica

IKEA
05.2009 - 06.2009
  • Ikea Internal – Warehouse Optimization
  • Responsible for delivery of project milestones in all project life cycle phases including process redesign, change management, system design, requirements, prototyping, configuration, interfaces, reports, conversions, testing.


Global SVP Supply Chain

Tetra Pak
09.2008 - 02.2009
  • Responsible for the identification and analysis of requirements to develop and implement system functionality to support Logistics and Sales processes in a continuous improvement cycle to one hundred twenty countries
  • Responsible for the overall implementation of logistics process and the technical design for the SAP R/3 global roll out in five full life cycles
  • Logistics 3PL / 4PL Global Freight Management Outsourcing
  • Technical, Functional and Business Process Lead
  • Created and delivered a large-scale pilot global outsourcing freight management project (staff of 80 at multiple global locations.) Resulted in annual savings of €400M, increased scheduling, delivery and payload efficiency by 30% and reduced carbon footprint by 15%
  • Responsible for the process and selection of CH Robinson-Third Party Logistics Provider
  • Led the design of a Global Web Portal to integrate Tetra Pak, Maersk Shipping, Geodis Wilson, and CH Robinson for a global freight management overview
  • Responsible for the business transformation of the SAP Supply Chain Processes
  • Delivered outstanding supply chain metrics and increased customer satisfaction
  • Outsourcing Project recognized by MIT in press as ground-breaking
  • Global KPI Reports, Project
  • Technical and Business Process Lead for SAP BW reports globally:
  • Perfect Confirmation, Inventory Turns, Perfect Delivery, Perfect Order, Global KPI Inventory Reporting.)
  • Barcode Standardization Project
  • Project Manager
  • Drove upstream harmonization of the specifications and technical interface across seventy manufacturing plants and fifty customers' facilities
  • Partnered with GS1, the global standard for EDI, XML, EDIFACT and Barcodes, to insure adoption to the new SAP CRM and APO applications.

Global SVP Supply Chain

Tetra Pak
11.2007 - 09.2008
  • Led the SCM team in confirming project scope, strategy, and staffing for a complex SAP implementation for a large distribution centre and market company
  • Provided the overall project management and project systems skills necessary to support the SAP project activities
  • Identified and solved critical business issues and opportunities
  • Led the team in the all-project phase phases ensuring quality deliverables including process definition documents, process flows, gap analysis, system modification and customization documents: reports, interfaces, conversions, enhancements, and forms
  • Coordinated the work across 50 team members consisting of client, consultant, vendor and offshore development team
  • Coordinated end user, unit and integration testing activities and drove issue resolution using HPALM
  • Responsible for aligning the warehouse infrastructure to the global standards
  • Led the cut-over and Hyper-care process with on-time and on budgets metrics.

Global SVP Supply Chain

Tetra Pak
01.2007 - 11.2007
  • Led the logistics SAP R/3 system design and processes implementation
  • Responsible for overall logistics, technical, and business process solution
  • Managed extensive SAP R/3 development to meet SAP legal requirements for invoice before delivery with extensive WM and OTC development
  • Validated OTC forms, rebates, and down payments
  • Built custom lease agreements.

Global SVP Supply Chain

Tetra Pak
06.2006 - 12.2006
  • Led the logistics SAP R/3 system design and process implementation with extensive SAP R/3 development to deliver a bonded warehouse solution to optimize financial savings from import and export duty
  • Validated OTC Forms, Rebates, and Down payments
  • Responsible for the warehouse infrastructure implementation and security standards.

Supply Chain Director

Tetra Pak
10.2005 - 06.2006
  • Led the logistics SAP R/3 system and process design implementation
  • Responsible for the technical infrastructure of the sites and alignment of global logistics equipment: scanners, printers, and servers for a highly complex SAP R/3 integration into existing high rack warehousing solution and order management OTC process
  • Led SAP OTC team to develop new pricing procedures and condition types for complex invoicing solution
  • Cut-over and Hyper Care Manager.

Supply Chain Integration Director

Tetra Pak
02.2005 - 10.2005
  • China and Mongolia SAP Roll-out
  • Led the logistics SAP R/3 system design and process implementation
  • Overall responsible for the logistics process and technical solution for five manufacturing sites and nine warehouse implementations
  • Led the OTC and WM teams with extensive development to meet legal requirements for a very complex supply chain that traded through Hong Kong
  • Led the OTC and WM forms teams to align to Golden Tax legal requirements.

Education

HND - Engineering

Chester University College
England
01.1982

Skills

  • S/4HANA Program / Project Management
  • SAP Activate Mythology
  • SAP RISE Deployment
  • CIO Advisory
  • Strategic Leadership
  • ECC to S/4 Migration
  • Cloud Infrastructure
  • Digital Transformation Strategy
  • Business Development
  • Consumer Products & Manufacturing
  • AI Transformation & Adoption
  • Data Migration & Transformation

Timeline

Global PMO Manager

Krayden
06.2024 - 09.2024

Program Architect - C Level Advisor

Hain Celestial
10.2023 - 06.2024

Global Program Architect - C Level Advisor

Lactalis International
06.2021 - 10.2023

S/4 Solution Architect

Certified Collectables Group
07.2020 - 05.2021

IT Executive – Program Manager - C Level Advisor

Hain Celestial CO
11.2017 - 06.2020

EWM Solution Engineering Director

SAP North America
02.2017 - 11.2017

EWM Solution Architect

Whitewave Foods
12.2016 - 02.2017

SAP Solution Architect

Earthbound Farm
06.2015 - 11.2016

Client C Level Executive Adviser IBM

Whitewave Foods
05.2015 - 07.2015

EWM Solution Architect IBM

Jack Links Beef Jerky
02.2015 - 05.2015

EWM Solution Architect IBM

Honeywell
08.2014 - 09.2014

SAP TM / EWM Solution Architect IBM

Boeing
04.2014 - 07.2014

EWM Solution Architect IBM

Kubota Tractor Corporation
02.2014 - 04.2014

Manufacturing Solution Architect IBM

Safeway, Distribution
10.2013 - 01.2014

SAP Project Manager IBM

VSP Global
02.2013 - 09.2014

EWM / Business Analytics Program Manager Capgemini

Availl - Boeing, Aviation
01.2013 - 09.2013

Project Manager Capgemini

Aids Healthcare Foundation, AHF
02.2012 - 12.2012

Project Manager Capgemini

Tarkett
09.2010 - 02.2012

Hyper-Care Preparation Manager Capgemini

Ingram Micro
06.2010 - 09.2010

Senior Manager Logica

Ericsson AB
09.2009 - 05.2010

Senior Manager Logica

Vattenfall, Hydro Energy, Logica
06.2009 - 08.2009

Senior Manager Logica

IKEA
05.2009 - 06.2009

Global SVP Supply Chain

Tetra Pak
09.2008 - 02.2009

Global SVP Supply Chain

Tetra Pak
11.2007 - 09.2008

Global SVP Supply Chain

Tetra Pak
01.2007 - 11.2007

Global SVP Supply Chain

Tetra Pak
06.2006 - 12.2006

Supply Chain Director

Tetra Pak
10.2005 - 06.2006

Supply Chain Integration Director

Tetra Pak
02.2005 - 10.2005

HND - Engineering

Chester University College

Key Courses and Training

  • S/4 Activate Project Management
  • S/4 Activate for Cloud Solutions
  • Project Management Institute (PMI)
  • JIRA
  • Six Sigma
  • Michael Hammer Supply Chain Optimization
  • GS1 RFID Global Adoption Program
  • SAP EWM 110 Extended Warehouse Management Customizing, SAP USA
  • SAP EWM 100 Extended Warehouse, SAP USA
  • Advanced knowledge in, Fiori, EWM, TM, MM, OTC, GRC, PLM, GTS, SD, FICO, Ariba, MS Office, MS Project, MS Visio, Salsify, Bartender, UiPath, MAC OSX, SAP Solution Manager, SAP Release Management, Informatica, Winshuttle

Membership in Professional Organizations

  • SAP ASUG
  • GS1 RFID Global Counsel

Key Courses and Training

  • S/4 Activate Project Management
  • S/4 Activate for Cloud Solutions
  • Project Management Institute (PMI)
  • JIRA
  • Six Sigma
  • Michael Hammer Supply Chain Optimization
  • GS1 RFID Global Adoption Program
  • SAP EWM 110 Extended Warehouse Management Customizing, SAP USA
  • SAP EWM 100 Extended Warehouse, SAP USA
  • Advanced knowledge in, Fiori, EWM, TM, MM, OTC, GRC, PLM, GTS, SD, FICO, Ariba, MS Office, MS Project, MS Visio, Salsify, Bartender, UiPath, MAC OSX, SAP Solution Manager, SAP Release Management, Informatica, Winshuttle

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