Brian Lord

About Brian Lord

Dedicated leader with extensive experience in SAP ECC, APO, and SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP) Well rounded experience with implementations and support spanning manufacturing, planning, and scheduling. 17 years SAP experience (configuration, design, blueprint) Specialties: •Strong configuration skills in APO (PP/DS, CIF, and SNP) as well as integration with other modules. •SAP IBP (DP/Inventory/S & OP) experience in configuration, design, and data mapping. •Strong configuration skills in ECC (MM/PP) •8 full cycle implementations, North America, Brazil, Latin America, Europe, and Asia Pacific including blueprint, design, integration testing, technical training, documentation and continued support.

Experience

1. Ibp Apo Senior Business Technical Manager

   Newell Brands

   Feb 2007 — Present · Atlanta, GA, US

   January 2017 - Now- Manage the PP/MM Team supporting all production planning and manufacturing processes across Newell Brands- Configure, Blueprint, Test, Train, and Implement ECC/APO across newly acquired businesses.June 2014 - December 2016Asia Pacific Implementation- Blueprinting, configuring, testing, and implementing SAP APO and SAP ECC in China, India, Thailand, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and Malaysia. June 2012 - June 2013Brazil Implementation- Blueprinting, configuring, testing, and implementing SAP APO and SAP ECC in Brazil- Dual Entity Tax Brazilian Tax Model- Nota FiscalAugust 2010 to May 2012European Transformation- Blueprinted, configured, tested, and implemented SAP APO and SAP ECC in multiple countries throughout Europe- Assisted in creating supply chain processes for the consolidation and creation of a European Principle Company- Implemented PP/DS and SNP 10 Manufacturing sites and 5 Distribution Centers- Created Training Material, Exercises, Quality Center Test Scripts, and other supporting Quick Reference Guides and supporting documentation- Created Function Specifications for WRICEF and other modification to the SAP system- Upgraded from SCM 5.1 to SCM 7.0September 2007 to August 2010North American Conversion- Blueprinted, configured, tested, and implemented SAP APO and SAP ECC across 5 different GBU\'s across the United States, Canada, and Mexico- Implemented PP/DS and SNP at over 50 manufacturing plants and 15 distribution centers- Created Training Material, Exercises, Quality Center Test Scripts, and other supporting Quick Reference Guides and supporting documentation- Created Function Specifications for WRICEF and other modification to the SAP system- Upgraded from SCM APO 4.1 to SCM APO 5.1

Education

• Georgia Institute of Technology - Georgia Tech College of Management

  Bachelor's degree

  2003 — 2006

• University of Georgia

  Master of Business and Technology

  2012 — 2014