Work Accomplishments, Experience, and References
LinkedIn® References
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“ I have worked with Fulvio for a number of year in projects where we jointly delivered a SAP solution to Absa and Barclays Africa. I have found him very knowledgeable and skilled in managing complex situations. His attention to detail is commendable and his experience in understanding organisational hierarchies and assessing stakeholders have come in very handy over the few years while we were working together. His strength in bringing teams together and leading the team to success has been demonstrated over our 3 joint projects. Fulvio I have enjoyed working with you and wish you the best for your future endeavors. “
— Hanlie Kennaugh, Program Manager at Absa
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“ Fulvio worked on a long term project whereby we re-engineered the business through developing processes that were translated into an activity based costing system and funding model that was ultimately approved by the Minister. He is effective and reliable with a good sense of humor. I can highly recommend him. “
— Marina Wilbraham AGA (SA), Business Owner, Freelance Accountant and Strategist
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“ It was a pleasure working with Fulvio on the SAP Finance implementation for MNet. His management skills and finance knowledge ensured that project milestones were achieved without compromising solution or data quality. He acted with integrity and was always professional. ”
— Robin Brown, SAP Finance Solution Architect at Anglo American
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“ I worked with Fulvio at BMW. He is a very detailed and precise person who takes his deliverables seriously. Where we were involved with SAP and other finance projects Fulvio once again exhibited his reliability and trustworthiness. “
— Werner van der Westhuizen, SAP Consultant & COO at Twiga Consulting & Girafrica Solutions
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“ Fulvio is a very good leader who demonstrated assertiveness, integrity, honesty and determination. In his role as Barclays Projects Integration Manager, he had in-depth insights into the integration of all the SAP components as well as the Third Party System Applications that we needed to interface with on the Project. These qualities when added to his overall business need and solution understanding made delivering a world class SAP Procurement and ERP platform exciting and a real pleasure to work with him. I can definitely recommend Fulvio. ”
— Pawan Nukala, Certified SAP PI PO CPI and SnapLogic iPaas Consultant
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“I had the pleasure of having Fulvio as a client in his role a SAP Project Manager for M-Net. His indepth insights in the overall business needs and solution requirements made delivering a world class SAP Procurement platform a real pleasure. He is a realy goal getter and keeps vendors on the toes.”
Gavin van Wyk, MBA, Data Management Professional | Tech Lead | Architect | Data Product Owner | Mad Hatter”
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“Fulvio is a very goal oriented person. He sticks to the timeline and manages his resources to achieve this. Although he is a non nonsense person he is easy to get along with and has always got time to assist if there are pressing personal issues that need to be resolved. I will definitely recommend him as a Project Manager. He is also very competent in SAP as well as in finances.
Jacques Mouton, Specialist in Procure to Pay with emphasis on AP and GRIR cleanups
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“I have found Fulvio to be a diligent, professional and hardworking project management student. He achieved excellent marks for his PRINCE2 and also successfully passed his Project Management Professional PMP® Certification. He demonstrated an in-depth understanding of both Information Technology and Project Management practices and theory. Fulvio will be an asset to his employers”
Jurie Smith, CEO PM Academy Southern Africa
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“Fulvio is an extremely capable and dynamic Project Manager who is able to get to grips very quickly with a new environment or a new challenge. He is goal oriented, strategic and analytical which is invaluable on any large project team. He consistently offers solutions and assistance to aid delivery. Fulvio is a team player and I would be extremely happy to work with him again in the future.”
Beverly Osborne, IT Project Manager, SAP Project Manager, Solution and Process Design, SAP Manager, Certified Scrim Master
Experience
Implementation of a Digital Sales Platform Solution and Retail Agency Sales Model for a leading International Automotive Group
Implementation resulted in a year-on-year increase of 13% in used car volumes sold in South Africa and an increase in 37% net profit before tax contribution due to direct access to retail end-customer and elimination of structural costs.
Increase of 13% in used car volumes sold and 37% increase in net profit
Africa Group-wide Implementation of Procurement, Cost & General Ledger solution for a leading International Banking Group
SAP Integration & Project Delivery (Phase 2)
In-Country Delivery Accountability (Phase 1)
Approximately $150 million of spend across Africa in the Bank’s footprint was non-compliant and existing systems and processes were inadequate. The objective was to enable 1) consistent processes across all countries; 2) Seamless integration into each system; and 3) consolidated reporting across the portfolio.
The implementation resulted in a year-on-year decrease of 147% in operational cost reduction whereby the systems and processes upgraded allowed for the identification and capturing of this spend to ensure that cost savings through the adoption of purchasing agreements and discounts materialized.
Reduction of 147% in operational cost
Overall accountability of the SAP ERP and SRM system implementation at a leading Media & Entertainment Group
The goal of this project was to standardize, centralize and consolidate systems and processes were applicable to improve, streamline and implement more efficient processes within the company and the larger Media Group. Principal to this implementation was the centralization of the Accounts Payable operations. The improvement of automated processing capabilities resulted in reduction of the payment cycle time from 2 days to 0.5 days (centralized) based on actual measurements performed.
Another outcome was the reduction of the average processing cost per invoice of $5.00 compared to an average of $7.02 among other benchmarked organizations. This was a median estimate measurement used according to the American Productivity and Quality Center (APQC) Research.
Reduction of the payment cycle time from 2 days (decentralized) to 0.5 days (centralized) & reduction of the average processing cost per invoice by $2.02
Fleet Operations Outsourcing Project for a leading International Automotive Group
The objective was set to select a Fleet Operations Service Provider that could demonstrate an excellent understanding of the overall International Automotive Group and which could deliver an effective and workable Fleet Operation and Internal Sales service.
The realised project benefits of the outsourced Fleet Operations resulted in a streamlined operation totalling $1.4 million with the following attributes:
A flexible solution that supported volume and event requirement fluctuations.
Process-related pricing management.
Scalability.
Service Level Agreement measurement.
Key performance indicators (KPI) management.
Operational efficiency dashboard measurements.
Outsourced Fleet Operations resulted in a streamlined operation totalling $1.4 million
Human Resources Services (HRS) Insourcing Project for a leading International Automotive Group
The objective was set to develop an optimized HR Services Delivery Model where the targeted picture was to bring the outsourced HR Services “in-house” and to establish all necessary structures and process to deliver a high-quality customer services to all employees of an International Automotive Group.
The realised project benefits of the insourced HR Services resulted in an employee-centric operation with the following attributes:
Elimination of the high-cost effort of the external international Service Provider
Improved local service quality offering
One global service catalogue with services assigned to service clusters as common basis for process steps and descriptions
Localized and simplified processes and roles allowed for a consistent HR service delivery model for all entities in the country
Improved governance model with external providers, functional descriptions, meeting structures & escalation procedures
Insourced HR Services resulted in an employee-centric operation
Two Concurrent Projects managed at a leading International Motorcycle Group including:
SAP ERP implementation & Continuous Process Improvements
Implementation of Rider Gear strategy, warehouse, distribution & sales.
The implementation of suitable SAP systems and business processes to keep track with the growth of the motorcycle business and the establishment of motorcycle rider gear warehousing resulted in an improvement of 83% increase in Net Profit before tax.
Increase of 83% Net Profit before tax
Appointment as SAP Senior Project Manager responsible for General Management of SAP Finance and SAP Finance and Export systems of leading International Automotive Group
Total SAP project staff compliment of approximately 25 consultants with a total departmental budget control of $4.5 million per annum for identified SAP projects and ad hoc enhancement / maintenance issues.
Extraordinary achievement where Project Leadership role was recognized in professional career.
