Waldemar Falinski

Waldemar Falinski

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SAP S/4HANA Cutover Manager

Kraków, Poland

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About

Transformations and Cutover 5 S/4 HANA solutions and managed 20+ SAP implementations in total. I specialize in leading complex Cutover Management initiatives to ensure seamless system transitions. I excel in aligning technical and business activities, coordinating diverse stakeholders, and managing integrated environments to deliver on-time, high-impact go-lives. My strategic focus on organizational change and clear communication ensures smooth business adoption and long-term success for SAP deployments. Passionate about the topic, since December 2020, writing books about SAP Activate Methodology for SAP Cutover.

Experience
15+ years
Location
Kraków, Poland
Contract preference
Contract
Contract location
Hybrid, Remote
Languages
German, English, Polish

Applications

ERP

Systems

SAP S/4HANA

Industries

Energy Automotive Manufacturing

Skills

Critical Thinking Data Migration Leadership Planning and Scheduling Stakeholder Management

Cutover Experience

SAP Cutover Advisor & SAP Trainer

SAP

May 2024 – Jan 2025
Remote

⌖ ​ SAP Cutover Advisor for S/4 Hana Transformation Initiative
  • Assisting organizations in evaluating migration strategies, optimizing business processes, and aligning SAP solutions with operational goals
⌖ ​ Directed SAP Activate Methodology training on behalf of SAP.
SAP S/4HANA ERP

SAP Cutover Lead

Hitachi Energy / ABB Grid Branch, At LinkSAP Europe Ltd

Jan 2023 – Apr 2024
Remote

⌖ ​ SAP S/4HANA Roll-Out for a cluster of countries at the huge spin-off (separation) from ABB to Hitachi Energy program
⌖ ​ Developed and maintained Cutover Plan integrated by MS Project Global Cutover Planning organization
⌖ ​ Cluster containing 6 countries and more than 10 business units, in this, five factories.
⌖ ​ Managed multiple teams across countries and business units within a vast transformation program under tight timelines.
⌖ ​ Ensured a seamless FICO transition with precise reconciliation processes during a restrictive blackout period.
⌖ ​ Developed and implemented a comprehensive business continuity plan to maintain full supply chain operations during the cutover and two weeks after the go-live, focusing on five factories and warehouse/QM activities.
ERP

SAP Roll-Out Manager

NTT Data Business Solutions

Sep 2022 – Dec 2022
Remote

⌖ SAP Roll-Out in the German plant of Pelican Company
⌖ Worked at the local factory in DE & The core project team based in the USA
⌖ End to end Supply Chain in scope
⌖ Successfully completed the entire rollout in 4 months
SAP S/4HANA ERP

SAP Cutover Manager

Accenture, EON

Feb 2022 – Apr 2022
Remote

⌖ SAP S/4HANA Deployment (Release 1)
⌖ Cutover planning and developing the Rollback plan
⌖ Complex delivery in the format of Release Management on a Live environment, with many entities already live on the S4 HANA.
⌖ Settlement with two entities going live from different legacy systems with 3 projects in parallel covering resp. core ERP, IS-U, including grid extension and maintenance and additional satellite systems.
ERP

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