Jan Schneider

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Senior Project Manager at Novartis NBSC Prague

  • Education

    • Brno University of Technology

      1989 - 1994
      Master of Engineering - MEng Business/Managerial Economics
    • The University of Manchester

      2004 - 2008
      Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA Business Administration and Management, General
    • IMD Business School

      2014 - 2014
      Executive Leadership Program
  • Experience

    • Coca-Cola HBC Россия

      Oct 2004 - Jun 2010

      Lead the process of assessment, analysis, and redefinition of the call concept and frequency (CCaF) and Route to Market (RtM) in Fragmented Trade and KA for the Central Russia Region. Responsible for financial reporting and budgeting for the Central Russia Region Implementation of SAP modules for Coca-Cola Russia and Coca-Cola Belarus.Scope: Warehousing, Production, Finance, HR, Planning, Forecasting;Project Team: 90 full-time team members;Key Accomplishment: Seamless Go-Live with no major incident

      • Regional Commercial Business Development & Project Manager

        Apr 2009 - Jun 2010
      • Regional Finance Manager

        Aug 2007 - Mar 2009
      • Russia & Belorus SAP Project Manager

        Feb 2006 - Jul 2007
      • Internal Audit Manager

        Oct 2004 - Jan 2006
    • Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company

      Jul 2011 - Sept 2018

      Responsibilities:- End-to-end responsibility in deployment of technical solutions relating to business processes standardization, automation (e.g. iFSA) and digitalization (e.g. IoT)- Uninterrupted business continuity and service through solutions & systems deployment and operational excellence, supporting wealth creation through technology initiatives within Russia.- Act as a Business Partner to the Country Leadership Teams (Coca-Cola and Multon) and represent BSS function to deliver faster, simpler, integrated, and added value solutions- Lead the overall Demand Management process for the Country, on the stage of assessment, prioritization and ensure alignment between Top-down Functional priorities and Bottom-up Country needs- Focus on team development, nurturing talents and growing team engagement (91%)- Manage and monitor the BSS budget and identify opportunities for improving cost efficiency- Act as Risk Management Sponsor for both BUs, responsible for up-to-date and reporting of a Risk Register Show less

      • BSS (Business Solutions and Systems) Manager

        Jul 2013 - Sept 2018
      • SAP Project Manager

        Jul 2011 - Jun 2013
      • Synergy Project Leader for Commercial

        Jul 2011 - Jun 2012
    • Novartis

      Nov 2018 - Jul 2022
      Regional Project Manager at Novartis NBSC Prague - Payroll Transformation

      Leading 10 transition and vendor changing projects, in parallel, in payroll domain in Europe (Portugal, Poland, UK, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Belgium, Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Greece).Key responsibilities:- Project planning & project management;- Risk assessment & management;- Payroll vendor management, including communication of objectives, alignment and monitoring of milestones, risk management and issue escalation, change requests alignment and submission;- Coordination of activities relating to master data collection, transfer and validation;- New payroll solution testing activities coordination, including: + System Integration Testing (SIT), + User Acceptance Testing (UAT), + Parallel Testing (E2E), + Scenario Based Testing (SBT), + Payroll General Ledger (GL) Testing, + Penny Test execution.- Knowledge transfer planning & coordination. Show less

    • Novartis

      Sept 2022 - now
      Senior Project Manager – Sandoz Spin-Off in P&O

      - Leading 14 countries spin-off projects in P&O Services domain, simultaneously, in the western Europe, including creation of new legal entities in SAP for 4 countries (Greece, Sweden, Finland and Switzerland). - Key responsibilities: o Project planning & project management; o Alignment with Global value-streams leaders, IT Development and local stakeholders; o Planning, alignment and execution of creation of new legal entities in HRCore (SAP) and related processes, including data collection and solution testing; o Risk assessment & management; o Payroll vendor management, including communication of objectives, alignment and monitoring of milestones, risk management and issue escalation, change requests alignment and submission; o New legal entities related testing activities coordination, including: + System Integration Testing (SIT), + User Acceptance Testing (UAT), + Parallel Testing (E2E) and Scenario Based Testing (SBT), + Payroll General Ledger (GL) Testing, + Penny Test execution (Bank File Testing). o Applying ‘Agile-style’ project management, e.g. weekly sprints & stand-ups, milestones reporting in JIRA (project tracking software).- Key Accomplishments:All countries spin-ff objectives and deliverables completed on time without any delay or issue. Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Project Management Professional (PMP)

      Project Management Institute
      Aug 2023
    • CISA

      Certified Information Systems
    • FCCA

      ASSOCIATION OF CHARTERED CERTIFIED ACCOUNTANTS