Nicholas William Mcfetrich Solution Architect

Nicholas William McFetrich – Solution Architect

Resume of Nicholas William McFetrich

SUMMARY

Nick is a procurement solution architect with a wealth of functional knowledge and technical skills. Nick has worked as a consultant on SAP projects since 1998. He has broadened his skillset to include technical development, team leading, project management, data migration design and execution, cutover planning and execution, and more recently in depth solution integration with modules such as HR, SD, PS, FI/CO, T&E, OpenText VIM and Concur.Nick has in depth knowledge of procurement cloud solutions such as Ariba and Coupa. He has experience managing large teams or projects and engaging with executive stakeholders.

His core functional area is procurement and more specifically Ariba and SAP SRM (Supplier Relationship Management), which he has been involved with for 15 years. He is also the internal HCL leader of the SAP procurement capability. For the past 5 years, Nick has led the design and delivery of workstreams consisting of core procurement processes but which have complex integration points with accounts payable, Ariba, human capital management, sales, finance and / or assessment product processes.

Nick has presented at 4 public conferences or events, 2 SAP SRM events in 2010, SAPInsider in May 2014 and SAPPHIRE in May 2015. He has excellent written and oral communication skills.

In addition to the project experience outlined below, Nick is HCL’s global P2P SaaS (Ariba and Coupa) lead and solution expert who also manages the commercial relationship with third partyorganisations from the UK. He has been undertaking this role for over 3 years.

Skills

• Procurement Transformation (using a benefits-led approach)
• Procurement organisation change with IT implementations
• Catalogue management strategies for indirect procurement
• Strategic sourcing strategy
• Shared Service Centre Support Strategy for Procurement Processes
• SaaS vs. On-premise solution trends, features and benefits
• SAP Procurement and Sourcing Roadmap generation

• Indirect procurement (Req to Pay)
• Service Procurement
• Plan-Driven Procurement
• Strategic Sourcing (RFx and eAuctions)
• Supplier Enablement
• Supplier Qualification
• Supplier Collaboration
• Supplier Evaluation
• Catalogue and contract management
• Invoice entry, exception handling, approval and payment
• Planning of complex resource allocation
• Travel and Expenses
• Recruitment
• Ariba Procure-to-Pay and Procure-to-Order (P2P and P2O)
• Ariba Sourcing
• Ariba Contract Management
• Ariba Procurement Content (APC)
• Ariba Network Invoice Entry and Validation
• Ariba Supplier Information & Performance Management
• Coupa Procure-to-Pay
• Coupa Contract and Catalogue Management
• Coupa Inventory Management

• Microsoft Outlook
• Microsoft Excel
• Lotus Notes
• Microsoft Word
• Quattro Pro
• Microsoft Powerpoint
• Remedy
• Microsoft Project
• HCL APSE (Lotus Notes-based Project Methodology Tool)
• HP Quality Centre (Testing tool)
• SAP
• Ariba
• Coupa
• OpenText Vendor Invoice Management (VIM)
• Concur

• SAP ABAP Development Certification (v 4.0)
• SAP Programming in HR Course (v 4.0)
• SAP Business to Business Procurement Course (now EBP)
• SAP ITS Administration Course
• SAP Business Connector Course (v 4.6)
• Requisite Catalogue Training Course
• CCM Catalogue Training Course
• SAP SRM-MDM Training Course
• Experience using SAP EBP v20c, EBP v35, SRM 2.0, SRM 4.0, SRM 5.0 and SRM 7.0
• Experience using SRM-MDM 2.0 and SRM-MDM 3.0
• Knowledge of ALE, BASIS, workflow and Portal
• Knowledge of SAP logistics (MM) for purchase requisition, purchase order and contract processing
• SAP Business Object and BRF Workflow configuration and development experience
• Knowledge of SAP HCM PA / PD
• Knowledge of SAP Travel and Expenses (T&E)
• Knowledge of SAP Learning Solutions (LSO)
• Knowledge of e-Recruitment
• Knowledge of SD sales order processing
• Knowledge of SAP Multi-Resource Scheduling (MRS)
• Knowledge of OpenText VIM 7.0 Process and Configuration
• Knowledge of Ariba P2O 12s2 +
• Knowledge of Ariba SIM 12s2
• Knowledge of Ariba Network 13s +
• OpenText Vendor Invoice Management (VIM)

• Management of small and large teams
• Procurement practise management
• Motivation / team work skills
• Executive engagement and stakeholder management at all levels
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)

• Fluent English
• Basic French

Selected Project Experience

• Functional design of SRM enhancements for a global rollout of SRM
• Unit testing and defect resolution of SRM testing
• Configuration and setup of various SRM environments for global rollout test phases
• Formal review of the OpenText VIM solution, issues and defects
• Proposal for new approaches to achieve a successful delivery of VIM
• Review of the Concur plan, approach and scope, advising of possible amendments, risks and issues

• Recommending solution scope for a new VIM project, and advising of Ariba P2P updates or changes which would benefit accounts payable
• Writing a detailed proposal of the project including details of the solution scope, resource and plan
• Provide recommendations on project team structure and hierarchy for all stakeholders (the business, HCL and Ariba)
• Advising on what processes or features are best practise for SAP P2P customers
• Assisting on the business case and identification of value levers

• Review and QA of the existing carve-out functional design and logic for SRM and SRM-MDM catalogue
• Recommending changes to the SRM carve-out logic
• Drafting and getting agreement for the new c arve-out approach
• Leading a 3rd party on the carve-out technical changes required for SRM
• Testing the carve-out and resolving carve-out defects
• Creating hand over documents to others to manage SRM and SRM-MDM carve out

• SRM-MDM carve-out strategy and step-by-step ‘how to’ document
• SRM carve-out strategy and step-by-step ‘how to’ document
• Successful delivery of SRM and SRM-MDM carve-out into new SAP environments

• Solution Architect for the Global Sourcing Business, reporting to the Global Sourcing IT Business Partner
• Producing a roadmap for Global Sourcing IT systems in a 1-3 year period
• Providing high level plans, resource profiles, resource costs and benefits for each IT initiative
• Engaging with senior executives on the roadmap and solution possibilities
• Solution Architect and HCL team lead on the eProcurement project
• Responsible for the high level design of the Ariba APC, P2O, Ariba Network solutions with SAP ECC integration
• Leading a team of 10+ HCL and Vestas on solution, managing and resolving solution and project issues
• Reporting of issues, risks and assumptions to steering group / project management
• Creation and alignment of presentations on next steps, issues and options for presentation at steering group
• Designing and QA of the integration for Ariba P2O with SAP ECC using SAP CI6 integration technology
• Planning for all phases of the project

• Global Sourcing IT roadmap (over a 3 year period)
• Budget preparation for each IT initiative in roadmap
• Solution benefits, inputs to business case for each IT initiative in the roadmap
• Solution Design (High Level Design document) for Ariba APC, P2O, Ariba Network and integration to SAP ECC
• Functional specifications and resource planning for the integration
• Testing of the solutions
• Test management of the solutions
• Cutover planning QA

• Business engagement with the TfL business units, identifying opportunities that are aligned with the business unit and wider organisation’s value based objectives and ambitions, focusing on operating in better, simpler and cost efficient ways
• Identify and evaluate the costs and benefits associated with those opportunities
• Establish and build relationships with senior business leaders to enable identification of strategic objectives, benefits and the business transformation roadmap
• Use knowledge of latest technologies to suggest opportunities for business transformation projects
• Provide technical SME input to programmes that integrate to or plan to integrate to systems and ensure that data and process standards are maintained
• Prepare Transformation Propositions, Transformation Roadmaps, High-Level Process Models and High-level Impact Assessments to articulate the opportunities to stakeholders within the impacted Business Units
• Identify appropriate solutions and technologies that will underpin and enable realisation of the identified target benefits

• Develop plans and business cases to support transformational changes and process improvement opportunities
• Develop detailed user requirements for opportunities and ongoing initiatives where required
• Develop and report on deliverable and milestone plans and associated risks and issues
• Complete progress reports and attend progress and team meetings as requested

• Blueprint workshop planning and running for integrated solution requiring MM, IM, AP, OpenText VIM, Ariba and HCM and portal components
• Own the integrated solution between SAP and Ariba and jointly own the OpenText VIM integration
• Manage HCL team members working on all areas of the solution
• Planning for all project phases across SAP modules and provide assistance to OpenText
• Purchase Requisition workflow design and test with the HR organisation structure
• Data migration design and test for migrated PO’s and vendors
• Ariba data synchronisation program design and test
• Ariba purchase order, goods receipt and Ariba network invoice interface design input, review and setup knowledge

• Informal procurement solution evaluation assessment between SRM and Ariba
• Blueprint deliverables:

• Blueprint process design documentation (PDDs) for vendor master and master data integration
• Review, contribute and sign-off all other P2P design documents (PDDs)

• Realisation deliverables:

• Business Functional Specifications (BFSs)
• Configuration documentation per process area
• Unit test documentation
• System Test scripts and execution plan
• Integration Test scripts and execution plan

• Commercial deliverables:

• Work order content and estimates, plan
• Change request documents with change details, estimates and plan

• Blueprint workshop planning and running for integrated solution requiring MM, SRM, SUS, HCM and portal components
• Own the integrated solution (involving procurement, finance, human capital management, sales and assessment product processes)
• Manage team members working on all areas of the solution
• Planning for all project phases across SAP modules
• Functional configuration of SRM, SUS and MM modules
• Troubleshooting of SRM, SUS, MDM catalogue and SRM BRF workflow
• Data migration design and test
• ASP creation, amendment and deletion process design
• Designed approximately 25 SRM and ECC enhancements

• Blueprint deliverables:

• Blueprint process design documentation (PDDs)
• Product blueprint design confirmation documentation (DCDs)

• Realisation deliverables:

• Business Functional Specifications (BFSs)
• Configuration documentation per process area
• Unit test documentation
• Test scripts
• Integration test scripts
• Cutover plan

• Proof of concept deliverables:

• Configuration documentation
• How-to-guides

• Commercial deliverables:

• Work order content and estimates, plan
• Change request documents with change details, estimates and plan

• Functional and technical SRM support for 2 live SRM systems
• Create and formalise SRM RFI / RFP responses
• SRM 7.0 demos and consulting to prospective customers
• Design, build, unit test and document SRM 7.0 packaged offering (containing config switches to switch on or off functionality)
• Created and distributed SRM pdf collateral to prospects or customers considering an SRM deployment
• Prepared and executed 3 webinars on SRM functionality and business benefits

• Prepare for SRM and MDM catalogue blueprint workshops for procure to pay process for goods not for resale
• Run blueprint workshops
• Document and distribute minutes from workshops
• Design SRM and R/3 enhancements

• Design and plan a 2-step upgrade from SRM 5.0 to SRM 7.0
• Carry out all SRM 7.0 configuration updates
• Carry out and test all SRM 7.0 technical enhancements including POWL changes and BRF workflow
• Plan all tasks for SRM 7.0 cutover
• Troubleshoot live SRM 5.0 and SRM 7.0 issues

• Advise as to best practise SRM processes
• Setup and unit test BRF workflow
• Troubleshoot technical issues as and when needed
• Setup new SRM environments and document steps involved

• Advise as to best practise SRM processes
• Prepare for, run and document outcomes and actions from blueprint workshops
• Configure initial SRM development system
• Provide functional specifications for data load programs
• Provide document templates for data load programs
• Configure, unit test and train users for the MDM catalogue load and update processes
• Unit test data load programs
• Build, document and unit test many SRM enhancements
• Build, document and unit test SRM item-based shopping cart BADI approval workflow
• Build, document and unit test SRM purchase order BADI approval workflow
• Cutover planning for SRM 5.0
• Troubleshoot technical issues as and when needed

• Prepare and update slide deck for presentation of key features of SRM 7.0
• Present the slides to the 70 attendees and run online demos of new SRM 7.0 functionality (including MDM catalogue changes)
• Advise as to best practise SRM processes
• Follow-up on pre-sales possibilities

• Coach junior team members and stand-in team lead
• Testing manager for procurement project
• Design and implement many SRM enhancements, gaining business buy-in
• Configuration, test and document SRM strategic sourcing, MDM catalogue and live auction cockpit
• Technical problem resolver
• Design of contract and catalogue data migration
• Design of a catalogue adoption strategy

• Team leading of 7 team members
• Project, change, cutover and testing manager for procurement project
• Design and implement all SRM enhancements
• Configuration of entire SRM system
• Design of and execution of all data migration

• Team leading 4 team members
• Stand-in project manager
• Lead design for blueprint
• Design and implement all SRM enhancements (including workflow)
• Manage catalogue design and build
• Manage and lead testing, change and cutover activities in workstream
• Configuration of entire SRM system
• Design of and execution of all data migration

• Team leading one other team member
• Upgrade of SRM to SRM 3.0
• Design and re-implement SRM enhancements
• Manage and lead testing activities in procurement workstream
• Plan, design and carry out PO migration during cutover
• Configuration of entire SRM system

• Setup of SRM systems after install
• Design and implementation of all SRM enhancements for an upgrade from EBP 20C to SRM 5.0
• Planning, managing and execution of the cutover to the live system
• Analysing all potential change requests for possibility to include during upgrade
• Configuration of most of the SRM system
• Support of the live system

• Support of multiple EBP and Requisite Catalogue systems (including MM where knowledge permitted)
• Carrying out problem prioritisation and problem solving and providing multiple options to solve system problems where necessary
• Analysing, estimating and implementing changes to EBP systems when required

• Supporting the EBP 35 system and requisite catalogue systems for TfL for 3 months
• Analysis and design of shopper front-end, confirmation (goods receipt), shopping cart approval areas of the upgrade to EBP v50
• Development of two functional specifications for the EBP upgrade from v35 to v50
• Baseline configuration of the new EBP v50 system for TfL (classic scenario) including configuration guide
• Workflow approval process and testing lead
• Assisting in the development and testing of the new ‘Sourcing Cockpit’ tool for TfL
• Management of team members, reporting to project managers during absence of technical team lead.
• One month of post go-live support (main contact on site)

• Developing material for the Blueprint of the initial phase of the project to use EBP in the classic scenario. This involved meeting business representatives and discussing EBP system functionality and business requirements to formulate an agreed approach

• Developing material for the Blueprint of the initial phase of the project to use EBP in the classic scenario. This involved meeting business representatives and discussing EBP system functionality and business requirements to formulate an agreed approach
• Holding meetings to presenting system functionality to the business representatives and developing action points for resolution
• Holding meetings to discuss master data needed and issues foreseen to the site representatives gathering the master data
• Carrying out the customising needed to implement the classic scenario for a single backend
• Development of all the specifications for amendments required
• Development of most of the ABAP programs required for amendments mentioned above
• System demonstration with handouts to the key stakeholders of the client
• Assisting in the process definition, by providing examples of how EBP can handle certain tasks, and when custom work would be needed
• Training the client representatives in all aspects of the EBP system

• September 2003 (2 week period for holiday cover)
• Identifying resolutions to EBP issues raised in multiple EBP systems deployed in different scenarios
• Implementing the resolutions to issues
• Liaising with clients concerning issues and their resolutions

• SAP EBP Consultant for Philips (Netherlands) (November 2002 – August 2003)
• SAP EBP Consultant for T-Mobile (October 2001 – September 2002)
• SAP EBP Consultant for United Utilities (June 2001 – September 2001)
• Installation & Basis team leader for the SAP eProcurement (EBP) initiative for MOL (Hungarian National Oil Company) (January 2001 – June 2001)
• SAP ABAP and SAP ALE developer and team lead (December 1998 – January 2001)

Employment History