Jacques De LAGABBE

Current :

Since October 2009 as member of the new organisation Project Management Office, I lead major projects for DS Information Management departement.

Past :
- In sourcing of SAP applications support. Team : 2 external consultants, 2 internals.
- Coordination with the german, english and finish centers of competences from the Shared Service.

- Heading IS projects :
* European REACh regulations compliance, IT Solution support implementation ;
* Production and Warehousing SAP solution implementation for French production site ;
* Joint Venture of 2 legal entities in SAP with the SLO tools of SAP ;
* Implementation of MS Project Server 2007 connected to SAP systems ;
* SAP roll-out in Finland

Studies Manager – Finance, Logistic and Purchasing Domain in the SAP Competence Center
In charge to write project proposal including feasibility study, costing and project workload & planning with the keys users representatives and the functional manager of the SFR group’s divisions

*To coordinate a bidding to put in place an eProcurement system for SFR. Budget: 3,4 M€, 4.200 Days/man during 11 months.
* Implementation of Transport Management SAP functionalities leading to 50% reduction of number of deliveries and a saving of 250-350k€/year.
* To lead the study on the upgrade opportunities to SOA concept for SFR with the new mySAP Business Suite and NetWeaver.
* To present SFR testimony about SAP APO implementation during SAP Telco 2005 USA
* To be the contractual and commercial coordinator with SAP company.

2000 – 2003: ERP – European domain Manager
Modules in use: FI, CO, MM, SD, BW, CS, PM, PP, HR.
Team: 2 I/T analysts

- Project managed:
* Implementation of the SAP Core Model in the Eastern countries
* The Euro Changeover for 12 subsidiaries
* Opening of a new subsidiary in Ireland
* Redesign of the European Manufacturing and Repair Center Information System
* To participate to all the upgrade on SAP (Latest one: 4.6C)

1997 – 2000: Logistics Project Leader

- Project managed:
* Redesign of the information systems of the European Distribution Center. Benefits of the project : +376 % de productivity (from 12 deliveries/Man in 1997 to 57 del./M. in 2000)
* To organize a permanent Steering committee
* Active contribution to projects as Logistics expert for Europe:
* 2 Waters Subsidiary mergers
* Opening of a on-line shopping site
* Opening of the Center of Production in Ireland

- To recruit and to manage a team of 2 Business Analysts.

1996 – 1997 : FI/CO Project Leader

* To facilitate the implementation in 14 subsidiaries of Waters ( 50 users) of SAP, by identifying the specific expectations ( local fiscal and customs laws) of the Finance manager of subsidiaries. To lead actions of change management to insure a good acceptance of the new system. Elaboration of the training supports for the users and formalization of the procedures.

* Participation as financial expert in the detailed adequacy and in the prototype realization for 10 other subsidiaries in Asia. (Australia, Hong-Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan) and North America (USA, Canada, Mexico) in association with the local computer teams.

Consultant fonctionnel sur les modules FI/CO de SAP R/3

* Projet Kaysesberg : Expert sur le domaine fonctionnel comptabilité auxiliaire.

* Installer SAP R/2 (RF, RK) comme outil de gestion en parallèle de la réorganisation du service suite au déménagement du siège social.
* Assurer le suivi des tâches quotidiennes de comptabilité