Alexander Gorobchenko

Experience

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  EGGER

  Oct 2008 - Mar 2012

  Production Planning Supervisor

  Duties:● managed creation of production plan for production lines based on business demand, raw resources and capacities.● built create forecast plan● Acted as Key User for SAP PP and MM modules● Planned strategy of raw materials purchasing and executed it● ran recipe adjustment and inventory management

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  Mars

  Mar 2012 - Oct 2022

  Offered applications support to commercial functions globally, driving a team of offshore specialists. Functioned as the Product Manager for Commercial Solutions, overseeing their development and deployment. Fostered robust collaboration with the business functional expert community, establishing effective ways of working with regular feedback loops and joint efforts on process automation. Facilitated meetings with project, service teams, and functional experts to drive change implementations based on DevOps principles. Established strong relationships between business users and the support team, enhancing understanding of user needs and improving service delivery. Coordinated activities between vendors and clients to facilitate the delivery of functional and technical solutions.● Acted as Global App Functional Custodian for procurement for smooth functioning of procurement-related applications worldwide.● Ensured seamless application support for commercial functions worldwide, achieving SLA for incident and request closure at 95% and higher.● Led and managed a team of 10 offshore specialists to ensure effective delivery of global business applications support services.● Spearheaded the introduction of new global applications, orchestrating cross-functional coordination as the Service Introduction Manager, with zero critical incidents during stabilization periods. ● Cultivated productive partnerships with new service providers such as Cognizant, achieving SLA compliance at 95% and higher within a 3-month stabilization period.● Drove continuous improvement initiatives for business systems, coordinating processes to meet agreed-upon delivery dates.● Provided support to functional experts in compiling Business Requirements Documents (BRD) in line with business needs. Show less Led end-to-end process of functional requirements documentation, application configurations, test protocol development, deployment, and handover to support. Managed release deployments within the region, conducted thorough reviews/testing, coordinated cutover activities, and facilitated deployment for Service Teams.● Resolved issues across various FICO modules including FI-GL (general ledger), FI-AP (accounts payable), FI-AR (accounts receivable), fixed assets, ICB (intercompany billing), CO-PC (Product Cost), CO-PCA (profit center accounting), and CO-PA (profitability analysis).● Steered ongoing enhancements in FI, addressed evolving business needs, and streamlined processes for increased efficiency/effectiveness.● Drove operational excellence and provided outstanding support in alignment with agreed service level agreements (SLAs) for FICO. Show less

  • Commercial Applications Service Lead (SAP Procurement/Ariba/eBuy)

    Jan 2016 - Oct 2022

  • SAP Service Analyst - Finance

    Mar 2012 - Jan 2016
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  Ashon

  Nov 2022 - now

  Business Applications manager

  Lead the coordination and delivery of business improvement initiatives while translating requirements into precise IT specifications. Oversee a diverse portfolio encompassing both SAP and Non-SAP applications, as well as cloud and on-premises systems. Orchestrate the seamless implementation of proprietary applications such as the Vessel Optimization Model and Time Charter Freight Rate Calculator. Direct stakeholder engagement and facilitate change management activities to ensure smooth transitions.● Managed simultaneous delivery of over 10 business applications within a tight timeframe of 3 months. ● Played pivotal role of Freight Applications Product Manager to drive strategic direction and oversee product lifecycles.● Engaged with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to grasp business needs, facilitating the translation into scalable solutions for SAP CTRM, SAP FI, IMOS, and other critical business applications and modules.● Revamped the end-to-end architecture of freight applications and business processes, integrating cloud technologies, on-premises solutions, and industry best practices. ● Devised numerous interfaces with cloud and third-party applications and provided multi-cloud system integration involving IMOS, Sedna, AXS Marine, Windward, Diabos, alongside proprietary solutions like the Vessel Optimization Model and Time Charter Freight Rate Calculator. Show less