Microsoft Dynamics 365
Mario Fernandez
Senior Project Manager
Durbanville
Summary
High-achieving management professional possessing excellent communication, organizational and analytical capabilities. Devises innovative solutions to resolve business and technology challenges.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
14
14
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Languages
Work History
Senior Project Manager
Coca-Cola Beverages Africa
Port Elizabeth
06.2019 - 08.2024
- Defined project scope, milestones and task allocation to establish and maintain clear progress plans.
- Develop and implement the business readiness strategy for Microsoft D365 digitizing IoT in new acquired territories and existing operations. Project cost R125M
- Sign-off BlueSky organizational design with country management teams
- Coordinate function design, integration, regression and user acceptance testing.
- Submitted performance feedback to stakeholders, keeping project teams on track.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to draft strategic, realistic project schedules and plans.
- Chaired project governance reviews and resolved challenges.
- Implemented change management processes to keep project up-to-date and smooth resistance to new concepts.
- Developed statement of work for product classification contract and devised sourcing strategy to maintain costs and clarify service expectations.
- Conducted technical and customer meetings, increasing communication and strengthening stakeholder relationships.
- Analysed industry trends to identify process improvements and business opportunities.
- Drafted procedural statements and guidelines for company-wide use.
- Controlled resources by department or project and tracked use in Azure Dev Ops.
System integration Manager - Finance and Operation
Recaro Aircraft Seating
Somerset West
06.2018 - 06.2019
- Identified project blockers and acted as driver to overcome obstacles and achieve deadlines.
- Designed long-term business strategy to guide leadership decision-making.
- Conducted audits and risk assessments to achieve regulatory compliance.
- Created and implemented best practice policies and processes to aid operational performance.
- Acted as point of contact for high-level queries and represented team at senior leadership meetings.
- Resolved conflicts by acting as mediator and rule enforcer as appropriate.
- Developed strong teams by skilfully recruiting, orienting and training loyal, hard-working employees.
- Bill of materials re-done leading to improved and accurate costing
- Cloud analytics for sales, procurement, and inventory. First for South Africa
- • Project manager for RFID implementation - tracking source to customer
Retail Management Trainer SAP Fiori
Shoprite Group
Cape Town
12.2017 - 06.2018
- Leveraged strong working knowledge of products and systems within FMCG industry.
- Oversaw business staffing and training, building successful, customer-focused team.
- Project management and leading a team of 61 trainers for roll out of SAP to 1 837 retail stores within 7 months across South Africa and the rest of Africa.
- Co-ordinating the logistics of moving training hardware across Africa
- Content development for e-learning.
- Assessing trainers before their deployment. Change management training.
- Sign off assessors and management trainees as compotent.
Manufacturing Manager
Twinsaver Group
Durban
07.2016 - 11.2017
- Managed end-to-end continuous paper and pulp manufacturing process for 1 year.
- Expanded capabilities of existing packaging lines through Operational Excellence and improved employee engagement to achieve Overall Equipment Efficiency improvements from 79% to 86% within one year.
- Led business activities in the Packaging Operation to reduce cost per ton by 24% through operational excellence, restructuring and improved employee engagement.
- Project sponsor for $6 million investment in new packaging equipment.
- Recruiting and appointing a high caliber external Packaging Operations Manager.
- Change Management Custodian to improve employee engagement from 41% to 72%.
- EBITDA positive contribution of $0.6 million versus a loss the prior year.
Manufacturing Manager
Coca-Cola Beverages Africa
Port Elizabeth
04.2014 - 06.2016
- Managed end-to-end beverage bottling manufacturing process for 2 years.
- Project Change Manager for Greenfield $130 million manufacturing and distribution site.
- Designed Change Management Vision, Strategy and Model for World Class Manufacturing implementation.
- RGB line to improve OEE from 65% in 2014 to 72% in 2015 through TPM, OEM partnering and performance incentive scheme. Engineering downtime at 4.2%.
- PET line to improve OEE from 42% in 2014 to 65% in 2015 through TPM, OEM partnering, restructuring and performance incentive scheme.
- Product Quality Index improved to 96.2% from 91.6% by implementing statistical process control software, quality inspections in trade and improvements in production.
- Package Quality Index improved to 91.4% from 87.8% by implementing statistical process control software, packaging supplier partnerships and quality inspections in trade.
- Water usage ratio reduction from 2.6L/L beverage to 1.9L/L by implementing monthly leak detection day, operational excellence and visual awareness.
- Energy consumption reduction by 34.4% through improved OEE and engineering.
- Led Continuous Improvement Team to improve CO2 yield from 51.2% in 2014 to 61.5% in 2015.
- Led Continuous Improvement Teams to improve yields on sugar, crowns, closures, performs, syrup to an average of 99.8%.
- Overall Manufacturing Quality Index improved by 10%.
- Full overhead conversion cost per unit case reduction of 27.4% year on year.
- Cases per man-hour improvement by 27% year on year.
- Centre of Excellence and Strategic Supply Point established.
Logistics Executive
Coca-Cola Beverages Africa
Port Elizabeth
09.2007 - 03.2014
- Reported on logistics progress and analysed insights to identify improvement gaps.
- Led supplier performance appraisals to recognise value-add and improvement opportunities.
- Delivered specialized procurement and logistics project according to specifications.
- Educated teams on best practices to improve logistics operations and performance.
- Oversaw contract negotiations with external providers, securing transport for goods and equipment.
- Spearheaded contract negotiation to obtain favourable terms for quality, cost and delivery requirements.
- Review and sign off Capacity and CAPEX Plans.
- Cold chain strategy rolled out in East Africa.
- Network and Territory Analysis in 2013 resulting in 25% reduction in haulage cost in 2014.
- Leveraged supply management experience and industry contacts to streamline distribution activities.
- Reverse logistics optimization by utilizing raw material transporter to transport finished product on return empty legs with a reduction in haulage cost of 10%, 15% and 25% across 3 years 2010 to 2012.
- On-time-in-full improvement from 51% to 90% 2012- 2014.
- Logistics cost per unit reduction of 5% sustained year on year 2011 to 2014.
- Project Sponsor for Vietnam turnaround plan leading to small profit in 2008 versus a loss of $5 million in 2007.
- Project Manager for implementation of vehicle tracking system interface with route optimization software in South Africa and Namibia in 2009.
- South Africa and Namibia showed a 6.3% reduction in cost per unit case in 2009 versus 2008.
- SAP BW developed
Lead Consultant
Bevserv
Johannesburg
01.2006 - 09.2007
- Negotiated with and influenced senior decision-makers at board and upper management levels using subject expertise.
- Identified areas for improvement, devising and implementing cost-effective solutions to improve results.
- Crafted, produced and negotiated attractive proposals for work within budget of potential clients and funders.
- Led various consultancy projects involving tools such as surveys, interviews and focus groups.
- Project management, merger and acquisition transition and business improvement.
- Project manager business transition Angola – SAB Miller acquisition.
- Route to market and cost to serve project lead Pakistan and China.
- New business generated with telecoms company in East Africa.
Fleet Manager
South African Breweries
Cape Town
09.2001 - 01.2006
- Assessed new vehicle requirements and company need to determine correct vehicles to buy or lease.
- Utilized RoadNet software to centralize data collection and monitor vehicle performance.
- Arranged sale of used vehicles and negotiated highest possible price to recoup company costs.
- Tracked and managed fleet accruals, daily spending and expenditure.
- Registered and licensed vehicles, complying with all relevant regulations.
- Purchased and maintained adequate vehicle levels to meet company needs.
- Risk analysis and zero flee fatalities 2005 - 2006.
- Overhauled existing systems to increase accuracy, reducing costs and waste.
- Project Manager for the implementation of SAP Fleet Preventative Maintenance Module.
Planning Manager
British American Tobacco
Paarl
09.2000 - 09.2001
- Liaised with in-house and external disciplines to guarantee on-time completion of projects.
- Oversaw operational capacity and resource deployment to achieve business requirements and sales targets.
- Supported stockholders by generating and interpreting business information to encourage informed decision-making.
- Demonstrated strong working knowledge of multiple planning systems by staying up-to-date on new technologies.
- Analysed trends in activities to recommend most effective use of resources.
- Communicated and influenced others at various levels to drive action and continuous improvement.
- Calculated and maintained alternate performance option plans to avoid delays in production completion.
- Coordinated strategic planning activities based on current data.
- Demand, supply and capacity planning and master production scheduling to run MRP.
- Liaise with central marketing and sales on promotions and events.
- Run capacity planning scenarios for CAPEX budgeting.
Production Manager
Rhomberg
Cape Town
06.1994 - 08.2000
- Evaluated current production processes and made forward-thinking adjustments to improve output.
- Planned production operations while establishing priorities and sequences for manufacturing products.
- Implemented staff training and development to improve team expertise and performance.
- Directed and motivated 152 production staff.
- Improved efficiency and productivity by eliminating waste and production constraints.
- Coordinated and controlled all production processes, ensuring products were delivered on time and within budget.
- Coached employees in developing and achieving individual performance goals.
- Supervised production schedules and production quality for timely delivery
- Coordinated maintenance processes to keep equipment operating correctly and maximise uptime.
- Developed production plans covering schedules, quality goals and labour requirements.
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration - Finance and Operations
University of Western Cape
South Africa 01.1998 - 12.2002
NVQ Level 5 - Mechanical Engineering
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Cape Town 06.1990 - 12.1993
NVQ Level 5 - Executive Leadership
University of Stellenbosch
South Africa 06.2009 - 06.2010
NVQ Level 5 - Project Management
Tenstep Academy
South Africa 06.2015 - 03.2016
NVQ Level 5 - Supply Chain Leadership
Supply Chain Academy
United States of America 02.2008 - 12.2011
Skills
Project goals and milestones
Project budgeting
Multi-unit operations management
Process improvement
Sprint planning
Agile project management
Operational support
Microsoft Teams
Programme development
Leadership
Demand forecasting
Import and export
Supply chain management
Excel proficiency
3PL relationship management
Corrective and Preventative Action (CAPA)
FMCG manufacturing
Quality Assurance
Safety management
Continuous improvement processes
Strategic thinker
Software
SAP HANA
Project Management Professional
Azure Dev Ops
Power BI
Microsoft Dynamics 365
Extensive experience of more than five years in the requirements for functional design documentation development, build, testing and deployment as well as integration design documentation development, build, testing and deployment. In addition, I have extensive experience in project management of end-to-end implementation projects across multiple countries with recruiting and managing project resources from around the world. Combined with operational experience, I transition on many of the projects to a deployment lead role as well.
Timeline
Senior Project Manager
Coca-Cola Beverages Africa
06.2019 - 08.2024
System integration Manager - Finance and Operation
Recaro Aircraft Seating
06.2018 - 06.2019
Retail Management Trainer SAP Fiori
Shoprite Group
12.2017 - 06.2018
Manufacturing Manager
Twinsaver Group
07.2016 - 11.2017
NVQ Level 5 - Project Management
Tenstep Academy
06.2015 - 03.2016
Manufacturing Manager
Coca-Cola Beverages Africa
04.2014 - 06.2016
NVQ Level 5 - Executive Leadership
University of Stellenbosch
06.2009 - 06.2010
NVQ Level 5 - Supply Chain Leadership
Supply Chain Academy
02.2008 - 12.2011
Logistics Executive
Coca-Cola Beverages Africa
09.2007 - 03.2014
Lead Consultant
Bevserv
01.2006 - 09.2007
Fleet Manager
South African Breweries
09.2001 - 01.2006
Planning Manager
British American Tobacco
09.2000 - 09.2001
Bachelor of Business Administration - Finance and Operations
University of Western Cape
01.1998 - 12.2002
Production Manager
Rhomberg
06.1994 - 08.2000
NVQ Level 5 - Mechanical Engineering
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
06.1990 - 12.1993