Peter Mercouris

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ABOUT PETER MERCOURIS

In summary, have 29 years corporate experience & 25 years within SAP.5 roll outs for Vodafone 4 assignments in Switzerland: 1 roll out from each city: Basel, Lachen, Caslano & Baar4 roll outs with Glencore/Viterra in Rotterdam, Netherlands 4 years with KPMG 3 years at IKEA on 4 different roll outs ~ Wembley & Malmo3 years at Roche pharmaceuticals on two separate roll outs in Basel & Athens2 years at Deutsche bank in London1 roll out in Dusseldorf, Germany1 roll out in Budapest, Hungary 1 roll out in Oslo, Norway 1 roll out in Prague, Czech 1 roll out in Johannesburg, South Africa 1 roll out in Helsingborg, Sweden 1 roll out in Hyllie, Malmo, Sweden 1 roll out in Baar, Switzerland 1 roll out in Guadalajara, Mexico 2 separate project roll outs in Athens, Greece and Various projects across London & Europe for Estee Lauder, United Biscuits, Universal Music, Bally, GSK, Novartis, Celesio/McKesson, Kingfisher/Tata CS, IKEA & Glencore Agriculture/Viterra. Previous role was leading 39 countries with a team of 200+ across EMA, APAC & AM.Each of the specific project roles requires that one has the following necessary skill sets:• Rollout experience following a global template in various countries (displayed in previous clients of United Biscuits, Roche, Vodafone, Deutsche bank & Estee Lauder).• That one has the relevant experience to manage the service providers of SAP, IBM & Accenture & strike a balance between client needs & the project requirements of the project implementer.• One has the relevant project methodology on a global scale but also possesses the understanding of the cultural differences of the client in this region of Europe.• Project lead must possess the necessary ability to negotiate, empathize & then win the client over to the project’s timeline, & to motivate the teams into exceeding their potential to deliver on the various project phase milestones as the demand on the local team will be high throughout the duration of the project.• Highly motivated individual with an unbridled work ethic & able to manage different foreign teams is a must have. • Able to communicate at a Steering committee level the progress of the project, issues & risks & the mitigating actions to reduce that risk.• Provide strong sponsorship to help minimize the resistance to change from the client.• Build One team with a common objective of strict adherence to the One Page Plan.• Daily reporting of progress through commitment curves of Plan vs. Actual.• Keep aligned to the global & central teams.