Description

Experienced IT Leader with 10+ years' experience delivering complex digital transformation programs. Proven expertise aligning business objectives with digital solutions that enhance efficiencies and drive measurable outcomes. Known for strategic thinking, technical expertise, and leading cross-functional teams to deliver results in fast-paced environments.

Key Skills:

PROGRAM & PROJECT MANAGEMENT: Delivery & Governance | Planning | Cost Management | Risk & Issue Management

BUSINESS ANALYSIS: Business Case | Requirements Management | Process Design | Solution Evaluation & Mapping

CHANGE & TRANSFORMATION: Digital Strategy & Transformation | Organisational Change | Stakeholder Management

ENTERPRISE APPLICATIONS: SAP S/4 HANA | Dynamics 365 | Oracle Cloud | Successfactors | Siemens Team Center

CLOUD, ARCHITECTURE & DATA: Enterprise & Solution Architecture | Integrations | Data Governance | Security

Industry field of expertise

Languages

English
Native or bilingual

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Düsseldorf (up to 50km), Munich (up to 50km), Düsseldorf (up to 50km), Stuttgart (up to 50km), Hamburg (up to 50km)

Rheinmetall
ERP ADVISORY & ASSURANCE LEAD CONSULTANT
DEFENSE AND MILITARY
July 2025 - November 2025 (4 months)
Client: Rheinmetall Defence
Industry: Manufacturing | Industrial & Automotive
Delivery model: Waterfall
Allocation: 1 Day per Week
Technologies: SAP Ariba| Zycus | SAP S/4 HANA | SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP)

Project summary: Sourcing and contract management business case evaluating SAP Ariba vs Zycus for Rheinmetall's procurement digitisation roadmap.

Key Achievements/Deliverables:
Business case creation including ROI/TCO model with process, risk and compliance impacts to support executive decision making.
Defined target integration architecture aligned to S/4HANA procurement and supplier master data.
Established governance and selection criteria, as well as a phased rollout & draft change plan.
SAP S/4HANA SAP Ariba Business analysis IT Architecture Business case
Resources Safety & Health Queensland
ERP/CRM SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER
RAW MATERIALS INDUSTRY
February 2025 - November 2025 (9 months)
Client: Resources Safety & Health Queensland
Industry: Mining & Resources
Delivery model: Waterfall/Agile Hybrid
Allocation: 3-5 Days per Week
Technologies: Dynamics 365 CE | Power Apps Portal | Power BI | Power Automate | Dataverse | Azure

Project summary: Led delivery of an integrated Licensing, Permit, and Incident Management solution, consolidating multiple legacy systems and delivering enhanced data visibility and operational efficiencies.

Key Achievements/Deliverables:
Transformed and harmonised key operational processes across RSHQ, such as licensing where I delivered a 20-business day reduction in time taken to process mining license applications, and 50% FTE reduction.
Established new enterprise-wide teams and enabling capabilities across delivery & business-as-usual including, application management, enterprise architecture, agile delivery, and data governance.
Spearheaded a comprehensive organisational change strategy, ensuring c-level buy in and driving system & process adoption across an internal/external stakeholder group of over 10,000 people.
Dynamics 365 Agile Project Management Business analysis IT Architecture Digital Transformation
Resources Safety & Health Queensland
ERP/CRM SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER
RAW MATERIALS INDUSTRY
March 2024 - February 2025 (11 months)
Client: Resources Safety & Health Queensland
Industry: Mining & Resources
Delivery model: Waterfall
Allocation: 5 Days per Week
Technologies: Dynamics 365 Fin & Ops | Power Apps | Azure

Project summary: Phase 1 implementation of Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations covering Finance, Procurement, and Sales modules, establishing a consolidated ERP applications landscape.

Key Achievements/Deliverables:
Reduced month-end close processing times by 25% through automated approvals, reconciliations, and journal workflows.
Streamlined sales quotation-to-invoice processes, significantly improving revenue recognition & visibility, alongside a revised fee/revenue model.
Led data migration and consolidation from 10+ legacy systems including cutover and audit/compliance processes.
Dynamics 365 Project Governance Project Planning and Scheduling Digital Transformation Program Management

Check out Les's experience

Be the first to recommend Les

Help this freelancer shine by sharing your experience working together.

Agatha Frydrych

Backend Java Software Engineer

4.7

(3)

Baptiste Duhen

Fullstack developer

4.6

(4)

Amed Hamou

Senior Lead Developer

(2)

Audrey Champion

Web developer

4.3

(3)

Signup to reveal

BACHELOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND
BACHELOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
MANAGING SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS
AXELOS
MANAGING SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS

Check out Les's education

Management Consultant

Les A.

ERP Project/Program Manager | SAP & Microsoft |

About Les

Experience

Recommendations

These freelancer profiles also match your criteria

Education

Skill set

Categories