Bill Beranek
Principal Consultant
Houston, Texas
Profile
• Comprehensive background delivering SAP solutions, with substantial SAP experience in
Sales and Distribution, Global Trade Services, and Integration with ECC.
• 17 years of SAP experience with in-depth knowledge of foreign trade, order management and
Global Trade Services and Pre-Sales estimates and demos.
• Trained in SAP Cloud Architecture, Internet Sales and Mobile Sales.
• Broad industry experience in transportation, discrete manufacturing, CPG, retail, chemicals,
high tech and government procurement.
• Configuration and implementation of GTS Compliance, Customs and Risk Management.
• Sales and distribution processing, including 3rd party order processing, intercompany order
processing, customer consignment and vendor consignment.
• Extensive knowledge of SD integration with financial accounting, materials management,
production planning, human resources, and project systems.
Technical
• Expert in SAP 4.6C, 4.7, ERP and Enterprise
• Extensive experience or working knowledge of:
o SAP 4.6C, 4.7, ERP and Enterprise.
o GTS 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 8.0, 10.0 and 10.1
o Completed GTS 10.1 RKT Training, ASAP 7
o SAP Cloud Architecture, CRM 3.0, 5.0 and 7.0, Internet Sales and Mobile Sales
o Project scheduling, task tracking, team building, delegation and ASAP methodology.
o End user training and producing training documentation using MS-Word, PowerPoint,
Visio and MS Project.
o Business processes of consumer products, high tech, retail and chemical industries.
Experience/Project Work
Industry: Precision Components Manufacturer for Automotive Industry, Fort Mill, SC
Project Description/Scope: GTS 10.1 Upgrade, NAFTA and KORUS Trade Preference
Role(s): GTS Architect Duration: 6 months
Responsibilities/Deliverables:
GTS Architect for GTS 10.1 Trade Preference rollout for NAFTA and KORUS Preference
Processing, including Traced Value and AALA Tracking.
Achievements:
• Responsible for Project Preparation, Blueprint and Realization for GTS 10.1 Trade
Preference implementation.
• Configured Trade Preference for NAFTA and KORUS.
• Responsible for coordination between customer and SAP Custom Development and for
testing standard functions, Traced Value and AALA specific requirements.
Industry: Service Part Manufacturer, Morton, IL
Project Description/Scope: GTS 8.0, 10.0 Upgrade, Compliance, Import and Export Customs
and Integration with CRM/EWM and ECC
Role(s): GTS Architect and Lead Duration: 15 months
Responsibilities/Deliverables:
GTS Team Lead and Architect for GTS 8.0 to 10.0 Upgrade and GTS 10.0 Compliance, Legal
Control, Classification, Import and Export Customs project within SPM landscape.
Achievements:
• Responsible for Project Preparation for GTS 10.0 rollout to Australia and Mexico.
• Configured Compliance, Customs Import, Customs Export and Trade Preference for
Australia and Mexico specific requirements.
• Supported production issues for prior go-live in Dubai.
• Assisted with upgrade from 8.0 to 10.0 GTS.
• GTS Architect for Blueprint phase, including design, configuration, prototyping, and
functional specs.
• Lead Architect for Realization phase.
Industry: Manufacturer of Heavy Machinery, Peoria, IL
Project Description/Scope: GTS 7.2, 8.0, 10.0 Compliance and Integration with CRM/EWM
Role(s): GTS Team Member Duration: 9 months
Responsibilities/Deliverables:
GTS Team Member for GTS 7.2, 8.0, 10.0 Compliance, Legal Control, Classification project and
and GTS Integration project with CRM and EWM.
Achievements:
• Working with customer to solve current production issues and redesign processes to
streamline processes that interface to GTS.
• Assisting with upgrade from 7.2 to 10.0 GTS.
• Designing plan to merge two GTS systems into one, corporate system.
• Creating training documentation for internal training.
• Troubleshooting z-programs to resolve issues.
EDUCATION & Certification sections:
University of Alabama
M.A. Latin American Studies
W estern Kentucky University
B.A. Spanish
Certified in SAP Solution Manager 4.0 Implementation Tools, SAP Sales and Distribution (SD), GTS 10.1
Citizenship: U.S. Citizen
Mobility: No travel restriction
Languages: Fluent in English, Spanish
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