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Yelena Kim

I am SAP/ERP Projects Implementation and Development Project Manager oriented on Team creation and facilitation of alignment with Customer expectations and obtain mutual benefits. SAP PM, PMP with 20+ years of Expertise in SAP ERP System and I do:

  • Organize multiple locations and time zones specialists into one strong Team
  • Set a clear vision of what the Customer wants, and what the bottlenecks are and help find less painful solutions
  • Be proactive and micromanaging, supportive and facilitating, and provide leadership and human touch
  • Ask Customers the right questions, properly plan and provide effective management and control
  • Do many interesting and boring things that are related to the subject of SAP ERP management

Experience

TerraLink

Head of SAP Center of Expertise

Jul 2016 – Present (5 yrs +)

  • Managing a Partner Center of Excellence (PCOE) to support ongoing SAP business operations.
  • Lead PCOE team and maintain related responsibilities and collaboration with the vendor and clients.
  • Participate in Pre-sale Team in opportunities assessment (Ability to analyze and summarize requirements of the business to propose applicable Solutions, create a road map, estimate resources, and budget, prepare needed documentation for tender process, etc.).
  • Define appropriate delivery for project on-site or remote delivery.
  • Determine required resources for the project.
  • Conduct project planning activities and manage the execution of projects by the plan (Experience in delivering FPP and T&M engagements).
  • Work freely in an international environment.

Richfit International

Director of ERP – SAP

Nov 2013 – Jul 2016 (2 yrs 9 mos)

  • Establishing a Partner Center of Excellence (PCOE) to support ongoing SAP business operations in the company
  • Enterprise division management office (PMO) and governance process to identify, select, prioritize, and manage ERP projects.
  • Negotiation of vendor contracts and implementation of an overall framework for monitoring performance and compliance.
  • Managing ERP resources, including creating of all related business processes and monitoring implementation.
  • Team lead on the logistics team and responsible for various key cross-functional areas such as org structure, and material master.
  • Technical support for pre-sales activities: preparation of a preliminary budget, provision of technical information, mobilization of the necessary consultants by regions, and setting goals.
  • Direct interaction with clients from the UAE, China, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Russia, and Kazakhstan.
  • Participation in ISO certification obtaining project.
  • Administration of the expert team, including conducting interviews, preparing for the search for candidates, hiring, and outsourcing.
  • Project management of ERP implementation at PetroChina company:
    Functional modules: FI, CO, MM, SD, PS (more than 30 users).
  • Managing the implementation of the SAP project at an oil and gas company together with SAP Kazakhstan:
    Functional modules: FI, CO, MM, SD, PS, PI, IS Oil & Gaz Retail (at the same time 11 branches across Kazakhstan, more than 300 users, integration with 110 gas stations at the time of implementation).
  • SAP BW project management at Sinooil company (more than 50 users, 2 productive systems).
  • Project management for SAP system roll-out at Sinopec in Kazakhstan.
  • Managing the conceptual design phase to create a single corporate ERP template and build consolidated reporting, at CNPC, China.

PetroKazakhstan

Manager of ERP – SAP

Sep 2002 – Nov 2013 (11 yrs 3 mos)

  • Managing Support Team covering business at several locations.
  • Responsibility for the smooth operation of the existing ERP system.
  • Budget control.
  • Control over the implementation of procedures defined in the company, according to the requirements of SOX.
  • Administration of the internal expert team of the company and interaction with other departments.
  • Reporting to management upon request.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Economics

Baltic Institute of Foreign Languages and International Intercultural Cooperation, Russia, Saint Petersburg.

Licenses & Certifications

  • Project Management Professional (PMP)
  • RISE with SAP S/4HANA Cloud, private edition for Solution Consultants
  • SAP Business Technology Platform in a Nutshell
  • SAP Digital Supplier Network for Consultants
  • SAP Certified Associate - Support Consultant for Incident Management with SAP Business All-in-One