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Kenan AvciKA

Kenan Avci

Senior PMO | SAP | Carve-Out

$989/day
Eindhoven, NL
8-15 years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Kenan

Senior PMO | S/4HANA Greenfield & Brownfield | Carve-Out

14+ years experience · €50M+ program budgets · Multi-country delivery · Board-level stakeholder management

I deliver large-scale SAP S/4HANA transformations — Greenfield, Brownfield, and carve-out programs — where execution discipline, governance clarity, and cross-functional alignment directly protect business value. My background spans full program lifecycle ownership across complex enterprise environments, including IT carve-outs and digital transformation initiatives across DACH and international markets.

Core Competencies

SAP & ERP Transformation: SAP S/4HANA Rollouts (Greenfield & Brownfield) · RISE with SAP · SAP Activate · IT Carve-Out & TSA Management · Digital Transformation Programs · FinOps

PMO & Program Leadership: PMO Setup & Governance · Program & Portfolio Management (PPM) · Project & Financial Controlling · KPI & Performance Dashboards · Agile, Hybrid & Waterfall Delivery

Stakeholder & Organizational: Executive Steering & Board-Level Reporting · Cross-Functional Alignment

Certifications

PRINCE2 | Scrum | SAFe | Google Agile PM
Industry certifications in Banking & Finance, Private Equity, Energy, Pharma & SAP

Industry Experience

Automotive
Banking & Financial Services
Energy & Utilities
Chemicals
Pharma
Medical Technology
Telecommunications
Transportation & Traffic Technology
Enterprise Software & IT Services

Tools & Platforms

Tools & Platforms: SAP S/4HANA · SAP PPM · MS Project · Jira · Confluence · SharePoint · MS Teams · MS Office Suite

Remote-first, hybrid when it matters. Available onsite for kick-offs, steering committees, and critical milestones across Europe and beyond.
  • German

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

  • Turkish

    Native or bilingual

Remote only
Primarily works remotely

Experience

  • Port of Rotterdam Authority
    Programme Coordination & Transition Governance
    LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN
    September 2025 - April 2026 (7 months)
    Rotterdam, Netherlands
    SAP S/4HANA Transformation (RISE with SAP)

    Programme Coordination
    • Owned integrated master plan across all workstreams
    • Tracked cross-workstream dependencies
    • Ran steering committee cadence & reporting
    • Maintained holistic RAID log
    • Independently monitored and enforced adherence to deadlines and budget targets
    • Planned, organised and facilitated project meetings, events and appointments including preparation and follow-up
    • Conducted quality checks on project deliverables and workstream outputs

    Organisational Change & Transition
    • Owned organisational readiness assessments
    • Coordinated training strategy across departments
    • Managed stakeholder communications
    • Served as central interface between project participants, business departments and external service providers
    • Maintained structured communication with all project stakeholders
    Cutover Governance
    • Owned cutover plan & go/no-go framework
    • Managed hypercare period post go-live
    • Developed structured concepts and solution approaches, driving issues through to resolution

    Vendor & Contract Coordination
    • Coordination of external service providers
    • Tracked third-party deliverables & SLAs
    • Escalated blockers to programme governance
    • Managed scope change control process
    • Independently handled project-related administrative and organisational tasks

    Reporting & Documentation
    • Produced project documents, presentations, evaluations and status reports
    • Authored meeting minutes and maintained comprehensive project documentation
    • Proactively developed and refined solution concepts in response to emerging project challenges
    Change and Transformation Management SAP S/4HANA IT Project & Program Management Agile Project Management PMO
  • Chemicals / Arlanxeo Deutschland GmbH
    Senior PMO for an IT program as part of a group-wide digital transformation
    CHEMICAL
    September 2024 - August 2025 (11 months)
    IT projects within the program included:
    • Implementation of XDR (Cyber Security Software)
    • Windows 11 Upgrade
    • Implementation of Data Governance for Microsoft Services
    • Introduction of M365 Copilot
    • Development and Implementation of an AI-based Digital Landing Page RingCentral Rollout

    Tasks:
    • Led an enterprise-wide IT program from initiation to stabilization, ensuring strategic alignment, scope control, and on-time delivery
    • Held full financial accountability (CAPEX/OPEX), including forecasting, variance control, and governance across the program lifecycle
    • Governed month-end and year-end closing activities, ensuring budget adherence, accurate accruals, and financial transparency
    • Designed executive dashboards and consolidated reporting (Power BI) to enable data-driven steering decisions
    • Developed and managed the integrated master plan, overseeing dependencies, critical path, and resource allocation across all workstreams
    • Directed international, cross-functional teams in a global rollout environment
    • Established governance structures, steering frameworks, and escalation mechanisms to ensure disciplined execution
    • Oversaw IT release governance and deployment readiness
    • Optimized PMO operating models, reporting standards, and performance KPIs
    • Acted as primary interface for executive stakeholders, sponsors, and delivery leads
    • Led enterprise change and adoption strategy for Microsoft 365 Copilot implementation
    • Conducted structured change impact assessments and defined mitigation measures
    • Provided senior-level advisory on governance, delivery excellence, and program execution
    Projektmanagement Office (PMO) Financial Controlling IT-Projektmanagement Governance, Risk and Compliance Program Management
  • Transport Technology / Siemens Mobility
    Sub-Project Manager – Quality Processes in Logistics
    TRANSPORTATION
    October 2024 - January 2025 (3 months)
    • Advised on the introduction of project management standards and processes
    • Harmonized and documented quality management processes in S/4HANA
    • Tracked progress in terms of budget, timeline, and quality
    • Optimized, coordinated, and analyzed the progress of individual processes in collaboration with logistics experts
    • Organized and moderated meetings with various stakeholders
    • Prepared management reports on progress, budget, and schedule
    • Coordinated external service providers
    • Ensured adherence to project management standards
    Projektmanagement Office (PMO) SAP S/4HANA Quality Management Budgetplanung

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Education

  • Masters of Business Administration
    Bochum University of Applied Sciences
    2010
    Specialization: Planning & Organization, Controlling, Foreign Economics, Taxation

Certifications

  • Prince2 Foundation
    Axelos
    2024
    Prince2
  • SCRUM Master PSM I
    scrum.org
    2020
    Agile Project Management Scrum Master

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