Stephen A. Wallace

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Glendora, CA 91741

626-***-****

ac2b1f@r.postjobfree.com

Summary

Stephen is a results-oriented, resourceful, and problem-solving management consultant with 15 years of experience specializing in implementing ERP software systems. Having comprehensive experience throughout the system development lifecycle for Procurement, Inventory, and Accounts Payable business functions, Stephen helps to ensure the success of customer-driven business and technical strategies.

Experience

CGI Technologies

Senior Consultant – Procurement Functional Lead FMS 2.0 February 2015- August 2017

•Lead Procurement activities providing hands- on procurement experience and technical acumen for the City of Los Angeles project to implement CGI Advantage ERP Procurement and Inventory.

•Conducted requirements gathering sessions and provided solutions to clients’ needs with leading practice solutions.

•Configured the Procurement application to support the City’s business processes and internal controls.

•Wrote comprehensive functional design documents for Procurement and Inventory enhancements.

•Managed and executed quality assurance for enhancements and baseline business processes including drafting test cases, system testing, integrated system test, and supporting user acceptance testing

•Provided expert problem-solving skills proactively identifying issues and managing them to resolution.

•Coordinate, provide direction, and subject matter expertise to other process teams; conversion, inventory, accounts payable, Vendor Self Service (VSS), reports and forms.

•Assisted with creation of training documents and then taught hundreds of City Employees in the Department Ordering Class.

•Understanding of lean and/or six-sigma operational improvements

•Basic understanding of Agile.

The Walt Disney Company, Corporate Enterprise Finance Processes

Sr. Business Process Analyst October 2011 to January 2015

Senior Business Process Analyst, PTP January 2010 to October 2011

Senior Analyst PTP September 2008 to January 2010

Financial Analyst Sr. OTC March 2007 to September 2008

•Manage Procure to Pay (PTP) process by providing expertise and direction for Enterprise IT initiatives and process improvement efforts by coordinating with Disney stakeholders and IT.

•Manage SAP ERP Financial System enhancements:

oDetermine and communicate functional requirements to Disney IT and Sites

oConfirm compliance to company policies and standards and Enterprise impacts

oManage development progress of enhancement by Disney IT and outsourced service providers

oCoordinate testing including creating test plan, test scripts, test sets and defect reports

oCreate or update training documentation and Business Process Procedures (BPP)

oWrite Enterprise communications

•Manage testing process during major release support packs, technical upgrades and breakfix items including coordinating with Disney IT to evaluate SAP OSS notes.

•Analyze quarterly metrics to monitor trends for PTP work items.

•Approve governance requests and confirm conformance to Segregation of Duties (SOD), Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), and other corporate policies and controls.

•Proficient with reporting using SAP, Procure 2 Pay (PTP), Business Warehouse (BW), Sales & Distribution (SD), Order to Cash (OTC), and Business Objects/Rapid Mart.

•Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite; Word, Excel, PowerPoint, VISIO, SQL and Outlook.

IBM, Disney Enterprise Systems

Senior Systems Analyst IBM: July 2005 to March 2007

Disney: January 2005 to July 2005

• Resolved SAP issues from Enterprise wide cast members in Procure to Pay.

• Coordinated with other process teams, Site Sustainment, and Super Users.

• Shared monitoring responsibility of Business Connector and E-Scout to ensure EDI transmission of Purchase Orders to suppliers.

• Tested and provided documentation of system changes in preparation for releases.

The Walt Disney Company, Corporate SAP Project Tomorrowland

PTP Site Team Member October 2002 to December 2004

• Contributed to conversion of the Disney Media Network Group to the global implementation of SAP through:

• Documentation, including scope, process mapping, conversion instructions, issue and support logs.

• Created infrastructure elements such as plant locations, commodity approvers, approved source of supply.

• Lead the conversion of three purchasing legacy systems and established contracts into SAP

• Coordinated with other Project Tomorrowland process teams, business unit subject matter experts, and purchasing departments.

• Provided hyper-care support for Super Users and Casual Buyers after go-live date.

The Walt Disney Company, Corporate Sourcing and Procurement

Buyer (Title changed to Procurement Rep January. 2003) August 1994 – October 2002

Assistant Buyer August 1991 – August 1994

•Fulfilled procurement requirements of requestors from Studio and Corporate business units, including evaluating product offerings, sourcing, negotiating discounts, ensuring compliance with company purchasing policies and providing follow-up support.

•Established Enterprise contracts with negotiated cost savings and order efficiencies.

•Managed supplier relationships.

•Established and maintained online catalogs

•Prepared and evaluated requests for proposal/quotation from suppliers.

•Participated in Wave 1 conversion to SAP including processing Purchase Orders in SAP.

•Resolved Accounts Payable problems.

•Certified Purchasing Manager (CPM) from National Association of Purchasing Managers.

Education

Arizona State University

Bachelors of Science, Purchasing and Material Management December 1990

• GPA 3.58

• Primary emphasis in Operations, Purchasing and Logistics

Current Academia:

•Currently working on PMP and CBAP Certifications

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