Gareth Thomas
Director, SAP P2p Products @Universal Music Group
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WORK HISTORY
Director, SAP P2p Products @Universal Music Group
London, GB
EDUCATION
Pforzheim University
1st, Post Graduate Masters - European Business Certificate (EBC)
London South Bank University
2:1, BA (Hons) Business Studies with International Business
SKILLS
ABOUT GARETH THOMAS
An all-round SAP professional.• Working on SAP implementations since 1996• Original background in functional consulting and implementation in the MM-Procurement space• Experienced with all integration touchpoints to surrounding SAP ERP functions and EWM• Team leadership• Multiple full project lifecycles completed• Classic waterfall, Agile/Scrum and hybrid methodologies applied• Has often taken on roles outside of core competenciesIndustries• Music Media• Food and Drink• Aerospace and Defence• Pharmaceuticals• Retail• FMCG• Oil and Gas• Process Manufacturing• Education• Banking and FinanceSolutions• SAP ECC• S/4HANA/Fiori• SAP Solution ManagerIndustry Solutions• Standard• Apparel and Footwear• Retail• A&D iMRO (Gen2iMRO)Experience (employer/client)• Seen as a trusted advisor to C-level executives due to thought leadership• Lead the creation of a deployment strategy within EMEA and NA• Successfully implemented using a benefits’ lead approach• Contributed to employers’ methodologies and promoted the use of knowledge management within regional BU• Ensured process compliance• Ensured employers’ guiding principles are fully applied at a vertical or regional level• Managed multiple small bids and made major contributions to large ones• Actively drove IP creation and improved employers’ methodologies• Seen as a thought leader by clients• Recognised within employers’ biosphere as a global expert for procurement solutions at a strategic and operational level• Rapidly picks up new technologies or value propositions and effectively maps them to the requirements of existing and prospective clients• Managed and overseen the recruitment, remuneration, development and retention of team members in alignment with commercial strategy and objectives• Built and maintained commercially productive relationships with multiple complimentary 3rd-party organizations• Able to estimate the effort required to deliver the entire scope of a project and propose an optimized resource plan• Able to deliver presentations to prospective client key project team members and stakeholders, including directors• Have built credibility and gained \'trusted advisor\' status with key client project team members and stakeholders, including directors, across the entire scope of the engagement
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