• Part of the core team to build a new greeen field engine factory and car manufacturing factory in Hungary . Responsibilities involved:
• Logistic and manufacturing process development
• ERP system implementation
• Technical Change Management process and department creation 
• Kaizen/SixSigma process implementation
• Manufacturing process improvements
• Communication with the factories /developments and logostics worldwide 

• Responsible for the logistic department managing a team of 50 people including warehouse management raw material ordering , internal and external logistics, supplier management, customer management, shipping, custom processes in bounded warehouse delivering products to various automotive customers across Europe .
• Cusumers included: Audi, Mercedes, Peugeot, Ferrari, and Keiper Recaro brand
• Building a Just in Time car seat set manufacturing and delivery plant for Audi TT cars in a green field investment managing the 2 sites for car seat covers and the seat manufacturing together logistically.
• Implementing ERP systems (AS400, COPICS and custom) and JIT systems for the exact delivery of the seat sets to AUDI Hungaria 

• Based in Europe with responsibility for providing Subject Matter Expert (SME) advice and consultancy to projects throughout EMEA, specialising in Process and Discrete Manufacturing Logistics, Supply Chain and Advanced Supply Chain Planning.
• Project Management for Finance and Manufacturing projects
• Provided expert technical input to the bid/tender process for high value contacts.
• Successfully developed and managed training for Client personnel at various sites.
• A representative selection of project initiatives included:

1. GE Power Systems – MRP-BOM Project Based in Italy (Firenze) as Supply Chain Management Consultant, responsible for the successful delivery of ASCP, PO, INV, and Manufacturing Scheduling solutions, liaising closely with the Order Management and EAM team, and mentoring Operational personnel. The solution included Oracle Project Manufacturing and Projects modules as integrated part of the implementation
2. GE Medical – Functional architect and manufacturing consultant for Supply Chain ASCP and Manufacturing project based in Hungary as part of a global GE Medical 11i implementation.
3. SONY Hungaria Kft. – Project Management of Manufacturing and Logistics modules i.e. ENG/BOM, WIP, INV, PO, PLN & OE.
4. Hamburger AG. – Implementing Oracle Process Manufacturing PO, INV, OM for an international Paper manufacturing company across multiple countries in Europe.
5. GE-Lighting (Hungary) – Functional/technical Consultant for a proposed I-Procurement solution, Functional Architect on post-bid win phase and Project Manager for pilot in the USA and initial roll-out in Europe.
6. C-Cor Manufacturing – Based in Austria with responsibility for training on manufacturing and logistics modules at client site (in German). Implemented modules were OM, PO, INV, WIP, BOM & Planning (MRP).
7. Hungarian National Gambling Corp. – Project Manager and Technical Advisor for Inventory 11i implementation.
8. Business development manager – Implementing a new business model for consulting practice as rollout from EMEA (E-Consulting)

As a lead principal consultant within the Management Consulting business line Zoltan is involved in various high level strategic project development activities across different industry verticals like High-Tech, New Energy, Power generation, Oil and Gas, Retail, Process / Pharmaceutical, Telecommunication dealing with top management level executives on an everyday basis. Main focus is on strategic management decisions regarding new system landscapes/solutions supporting the businesses process redesign and cost saving goals. As an additional task he is involved in strategic R12 upgrade and new implementation business transformation projects. He is continuously adding new skills through various certification programs in domain and technical areas. He has established platinum membership for the company in the Netherlands and Nordic countries with Oracle and acting as partnership administrator for the same region. Zoltan recently moved in to the management consulting practice in the manufacturing verticals within the company.

Major project involvements at Infosys:

• R12 upgrade assessment project for one of the biggest Japanese automotive global player in car manufacturing as a business consultant functional lead proposing the biggest business benefits for an upgrade in the given highly customized existing solution environment resulting later in a huge international success after the actual upgrade.

Implemented modules: Oracle E-Business Suite, Oracle Configurator, Oracle PLM/PIM ,BOM,

• Value Chain planning and Demand Management S&OP system implementation and business transformation project as a functional lead business consultant in the retail industry with Process manufacturing background.

Implemented modules: OPM, Oracle Value Chain Planning (Supplier Network Optimisation, Inventory Optimisation) , ASCP, APCC, Demantra, Production Scheduling

• Oracle Project Manufacturing, implementation, and business transformation project for a big global player in the Power generation and power plant builder industry as global design functional lead business consultant. Replacing JDE manufacturing and planning for their Czech turbine manufacturing site
• Involved in the following tasks during the project as well:
• General Document Management
• Project Lifecycle including integration with Oracle R12 Projects and Primavera
• CAD integration and products x y z
• Quality Assurance as well as Quality, Test and Inspection and integration with R12 Manufacturing

Implemented modules: Oracle Project manufacturing, EAM, E-business suite, Oracle PLM, Oracle PPM/Primavera, ASCP (VCP), APCC, Oracle Quality, BOM,WIP,CST,INV,PO,OM

• Global Solution design for a large Telecommunication company in their global Demand management solution based on Oracle Demantra initially.
• Major business WEB- site development project for a global Telco company in the Netherlands as a technical project manager responsible mainly for on time delivery and alignment of all interfaces between several systems and managing vendors, clients and off shore delivery teams.

Roles and Projects:

Origin Energy:
 

• A lead consultant/Solution architect for R12 CASCaDE project to re-engineer and enhance existing supply chain and asset management business processes utilizing the Oracle Solution Architecture. Supporting UAT and Unit testing and assisting to define future supply chain , maintenance and ASCP planning processes.

Santos Ltd:

1. Acting as an independent external project plan reviewer to identify and assess potential business process issues and gaps, make recommendations for improvement potentials based on previous project execution experience in the actual running Oracle R12 EAM implementation project.
2. As a technical team lead/solution architect for Oracle R12 EAM implementation project responsible for managing the technical development team, the data conversion team and the testing team. Identifying major issues and provides organizational solutions for their resolution. Coordinating and reporting to the senior project management, helping to clarify and redefine testing needs and coordinating the new testing team test development efforts with other project teams, helping to implement the Supply Chain ,ASCP, MSCA and EAM solution.  The solution included Project manufacturing and projects as well as integrated part of the maintenance solution. The client was migrating from IBM Maximo solution to Oracle EAM R12

 City West Water:

A Functional EAM consultant for R12 ARROW project to re-engineer and enhance existing field service and asset management business processes utilizing the Oracle Solution Architecture for Asset Lifecycle Management processes. Supporting CRP –DEMO activities (set up and execution). Analysing requirements and GAP’s and creating initial MD50 and CV40 documents for development and data conversion team. Streamlining the data conversion documentation process. As every EAM implementation the solution included Oracle Project manufacturing and Project modules as well.

Santos Ltd:

Acting as a solution architect helping the stabilization project after go live. Streamlining the EAM and supply chain solution. During this project I provided supply chain and EAM solutions which resulted in higher user and customer satisfaction and logistic and material cost savings in millions of Dollars. The solutions were resolving supply chain and maintenance work management issues with easy solution adding high value to the business. The client was migrating from IBM Maximo solution to Oracle EAM R12

SCM Team lead for Masternaut Ltd in UK

• Working for a large consulting company HCL in a system stabilization project in Supply Chain area including Field Service and Install Base as Team lead.
• Modules involved: OM, INV, Field Service (CRM) , WIP,BOM,CST
• Main Achievements:
• Stabilizing Inventory planning processes
• Stabilizing Field Service Debrief processes
• Introducing system maintenance and business improvement processes
• Training logistic and in house Oracle helpdesk for the new processes
• Saving millions for the company by resolving major inventory and debrief issues.

EAM Solution Architect for Northern Powergrid Ltd. in UK

 Working with a System Integrator Consulting Company Rolta Ltd. UK implementing Enterprise Asset Management Solution as Solution architect.

Modules involved: EAM, BOM,WIP,INV,CST

Future System includes Geographical Information System integration and mobile Field Service solutions as well.

Main Achievements:

• Providing an integrated solution with satellite systems like Spatial Database/iSmart including extensive and smart inspection questionnaires in Geofield application based on Oracle Quality
• Designing Work management and Linear/Non-linear Asset management APEX tools for more user-friendly solutions
• Designing Asset Regime management, Inspection and Remedial work management solutions including risk assessment tools

Supply Chain Manufacturing SME for Oracle Advanced Support in the UK

Working in an 11i to R12 upgrade assessment project in supply chain ASCP (Value Chain Planning) and manufacturing area for a consumer electronic manufacturing and distribution multinational company.

Modules involved: BOM, WIP, WMS, ASCP, INV, PO, OM, CST, EAM

Main tasks and achievements:

• Providing Subject Matter expertise for the planned R12 upgrade project in Supply Chain and Manufacturing area including Value Chain Planning and EAM options
• Delivering a proposed solution and GAP analysis and providing insight to the main benefits for R12 upgrade compared to the current implemented solution
• Demonstrating new features in R12 to the client
• Delivering upgrade proposal based on the assessments which was later accepted, and project will kick off based on that.

Data analyst expert in Supply Chain project for a major Education and Publishing company in the UK

Working for one of the biggest educations and publishing company as Data Migration expert for Supply Chain and Account receivables data objects:

Modules implemented: ASCP, OM, PO, AR, AP, WIP, BOM, INV, CST, GOP

Main tasks and achievements:
 

• Responsible for Order Management, Account receivables and Advanced Pricing Data migration objects from the data extract definition to the business reconciliation phases from 4 different legacy systems in to 1 consolidated R12 new implementation
• Working with offshore and on shore team in data mapping, transformation, loading
• Working closely with the business for data reconciliation where the migrated open revenue is over 100 Mio GBP
• Delivering 100% accurate transformation and data load with very minimal to zero reconciling items
• Adopting continuous changes during the various data migration cycles in a very aggressive project plan
• After go live support ad solution adjustment in the ASCP area making sure the correct planning dates and seasonal shipping exceptions are calculated correctly. Helping to understand the impact of GOP and actual plan run schedules for the key users in scheduling and planning

Solution Architect in an Value Chain Planning (VCP) and Logistic project for a global supply chain client in the UK

Working for one of the biggest global logistic service providers through an international consultancy group designing and implementing cutting edge new concept supply chain and logistic solution where forecasting and planning is the key factor to the client and to the solution.

High profile actual clients in government and private sector for the solution and potential extension for the global market is in scope.

Modules involved: ASCP (VCP), INV, PO, OM, BOM, WIP, AP, AR, CST

2019 February – 2020 January

 Supply Chain (O2C, P2P, INV) /PLM and Manufacturing EBS and Fusion (Cloud) consultant and project manager for an Aluminium company in Sweden

 Acting as Supply Chain P2P, INV, O2C, PLM and Data Management project manager. Finance modules are in Fusion and 3rd party software (PSI) is part of the manufacturing fine planning and programming solution in a complex integration environment extensively using PLM modules and Quality Specifications.

Modules involved: 12.2.6 EBS: INV, PO, OM, BOM, WIP, Quality, CST,MRP,PLM  Fusion (Cloud): AP,AR,HR

 2018 September – 2018 December

 Manufacturing and Value Chain Planning (VCP) consultant on a recovery project in Germany for a global Custom Industrial Machine manufacturer

The project included full supply chain modules in a project manufacturing environment and MRP planning. The recovery project was focusing mainly on the manufacturing capacity planning and work order management however has the task to sort out major implementation issues as well.

Modules involved: INV, PO, OM, BOM, WIP, Projects, MRP, AP,AR,CST,MES

 2018 February – 2018 September

 Manufacturing and Value Chain Planning (VCP) consultant, solution architect on a EMEA Manufacturing and Distribution Project rollout for an US based Automotive client

The project includes the full supply chain modules, financials, Value chain planning and discrete manufacturing. Multiple sites across multiple countries including Belgium, UK, Hungary, Germany, Spain, Italy and Tunisia. Helping the Mexico implementation to implement the Value Chain Planning on their projects as well.

 Modules involved: ASCP(VCP), INV, PO, OM, BOM, WIP, AP, AR, CST