S/4HANA • ECC Life Sciences • GxP SAP QM Consulting • Training • Support SAP Data Migration SAP Testing

Roy Harris

Senior SAP QM Functional and Data Migration Consultant with extensive experience in SAP QM consulting, training, testing, documentation, and production support.

Problem-solving

I provide practical, logical and structured solutions for complex SAP QM problems, combining attention to detail with thorough analysis and preparation, whilst maintaining a pragmatic approach to delivery.

Ownership and Delivery

I can operate independently and take ownership of issues from analysis to resolution, focusing on creating well-documented quality solutions, and outcomes that exceed expectations of business and project stakeholders.

24
Years of SAP QM Hands-On Consulting
10
Years of GxP-regulated Life Sciences
4+
Years of S/4HANA
5
Full Lifecycle SAP QM Implementations
7+
Years of SAP QM Data Migration
12
SAP QM Data Migration Roll-outs
Selected Clients and End-Clients
Rimini Street
Rimini Street
3rd-party Support • S/4HANA & ECC
BioNTech
BioNTech
Life Sciences • S/4HANA 2023
Hitachi Energy
Hitachi Energy
User Enablement • S/4HANA
Santen Pharmaceuticals
Santen Pharmaceuticals
Life Sciences • S/4HANA
Heraeus
Heraeus
Data Migration • ECC
GlaxoSmithKline
GlaxoSmithKline
Life Sciences • ECC
Syngenta
Syngenta
Seed Manufacturing
UCB Pharma
UCB Pharma
Life Sciences
Siemens Wind Power
Siemens
Wind Power
Velux
Velux
Discrete Manufacturing
SAP
SAP Belgium
Education & Training
KLM Airlines
KLM Airlines
Aerospace & Defence
Track Record

Recent Major Programmes

Proven delivery capability across S/4HANA transformations and ECC, GxP-regulated Life Sciences programmes, multiple SAP QM template roll-outs, and 12 SAP QM Data migration roll-outs for BioNTech, Santen Pharmaceuticals and Heraeus.

Upgrade • S/4HANA 26 Months • 2023–2025

BioNTech - Germany

Senior SAP QM Consultant | 100% Remote
  • Delivered SAP QM from Explore to Run for 3 releases and upgrade to S/4HANA 2023, in a GxP-regulated Life Sciences environment, integrating with MM, PP, and embedded EWM.
  • Designed LIMS interface changes for validated batch release.
  • Authored up to 100-page Unit, SIT, OQ, PQ and UAT test scripts; executed SAP QM testing; supported UAT; performed defect investigation and resolution.
  • Led and executed SAP QM data migration, using pre-validating user-input templates.
“Thanks for your great support! I'm
very glad to have you on board.
Matthias Baumann
Quality Product Owner
BioNTech, Germany
ECC Migration • S/4HANA 18 Months • 2021–2022

Santen Pharmaceuticals - EMEA

SAP QM Advisor | 100% Remote
  • Full Lifecycle 4: Delivered SAP QM for Santen EMEA brownfield migration from ECC, and USA greenfield S/4HANA, within a GxP-regulated programme.
  • Authored a complex 350-page functional design for a custom source inspection using workflow.
  • Authored Unit, SIT, OQ, PQ and UAT test scripts; executed SAP QM testing; supported UAT; performed defect investigation and resolution.
  • Led, and executed SAP QM data migration using LTMC.
“I personally want to thank you for all your support, guidance and patience during our long calls and for everything you taught me.
Mariam Rosendo
Director of Quality
Santen InnFocus Plant, USA
User Enablement • S/4HANA 6 Months • 2023

Hitachi Energy - Germany

SAP QM Documentation Expert | 100% Remote
  • Authored and reviewed all SAP QM training documentation in collaboration with the Global QM Process Owner.
  • Authored 350 PowerPoint storyboard slides, and reviewed e-learning courses created from the storyboard slides by external supplier TTMS.
  • Using SAP Enable Now, created recordings of QM transactions for the e-learning courses.
“You leave a very good Impression
behind. Many thanks for the great job.
Manuel Bertran de Lis
Mas, Solution Architect
Hitachi Energy, Switzerland
Data Migration • ECC 50 Months • 2017–2021

Heraeus - Germany

SAP QM Functional Data Owner | Hybrid • Germany
  • Managed and executed end-to-end QM data migration for 9 global template roll-outs - Romania 1, USA 3, UK 1, Germany 4.
  • Recovered a failing migration stream and established stakeholder-aligned data collection and validation processes that enabled all 9 rollouts to go live on-time with high data quality.
  • Designed Excel-based user-input templates with embedded validation replicating SAP and business rules to eliminate input error and ensure referential integrity before upload.
“This is the most error-free QM implementation I have seen.
Richard Ward
VP IT
Heraeus Americas, USA
Enablement & Mentoring

SAP QM Training & Knowledge Transfer

Practical SAP QM training, training documentation, mentoring and knowledge transfer experience across global programmes.

SAP QM Trainer
SAP QM Trainer
Accepted into SAP's Authorised Trainer Programme for S/4HANA Quality Management.
🎓
SAP Education Instructor
Presented the 5-day PLM400 QM overview course.
“Rated 6.1 out of 7 as instructor.
7 Participants
SAP Education Centre, Brussels, Belgium
🖥️
Digital E-Learning & SAP Enable Now
Authored 350 PowerPoint storyboard slides and created interactive SAP Enable Now transaction recordings for Hitachi Energy's global portfolio of SAP QM e-learning.
“I was very impressed with your results.
Kirstin Siefen
Global QM Process Owner
Hitachi Energy, Germany
👥
Mentoring & Key-User Training
Mentored internal client consultants, and trained key-users to ensure independent post-go-live operational ownership, at GlaxoSmithKline, Velux, Heraeus, and Santen Pharmaceuticals.
“Thank you very much for your excellent work, help with the project, and being a mentor for me in SAP training. It is very much appreciated.
Mike Dorn
QC Supervisor & Super-user
Velux America Inc., USA
SUPPORT

SAP QM Support Engagements

Long-term global 3rd-party and third-line production support, defect investigation, and incident resolution across multi-client landscapes and GxP-regulated Life Sciences environments.

3rd-Party Support • S/4HANA & ECC 2017–Present
11 Contract extensions

Rimini Street

Primary SAP Support Engineer | 100% Remote
  • Working closely with business users and technical teams to investigate and resolve issues.
  • Analysing production issues, identifying functional root causes, and advising on appropriate SAP QM solutions and corrective actions.
“We discussed internally with the team,
and since you helped us a lot convincing
the client to requalify the case to severity
P3 today, you won highest score in our
surveys today.
Filipo Mendoza
Senior Support Engineer & Case Owner
Rimini Street, Spain
Life Sciences • ECC 2010–2016
11 Contract extensions

GlaxoSmithKline

SAP QM Consultant • Global SAP QM Support Lead • London, UK
  • Provided third-line SAP QM support for ad-hoc production issues and strategic projects across 6 production systems as a member of the third-line QM Support team.
  • Global Lead for the third-line SAP QM Support team of 7 QM consultants for 6 months until 09/2016.
“Thanks for managing this issue to a
successful conclusion. It resolved a big
issue for another part of the business.
Thanks again for the extended hours
and professional approach.
Stephen Golding
Service Manager, GSS Application Support
GlaxoSmithKline, London, UK
Quality Deliverables

SAP Documentation & Deliverables

Numerous RICEF specifications, structured test scripts, and extensive SAP documentation delivered across global enterprise programmes.

RICEF Design

Delivered numerous critical development designs, and corresponding functional design documents up to 350 pages, including business rationale, as-is/to-be, and impact assessments.

  • Custom Source inspection using workflow
  • Inspector workbench
  • LIMS interfacing
  • Custom solution for non-conformity recording

Testing

Authored detailed test scripts up to 100 pages for GxP-regulated Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences programmes, covering Unit, SIT, OQ, PQ and UAT testing.

  • Unit, SIT, OQ, PQ & UAT test scripts
  • Unit, SIT, OQ, & PQ test execution and UAT support
  • Defect logging, investigation and resolution

Data Migration

Documented data mapping and validation for end-to-end SAP QM data migration, including user-input templates with validation against SAP and business rules before loading.

  • SAP QM Master Data and Migration Objects
  • LTMC Migration Cockpit execution
  • Creation of user-input tools with automatic referential integrity, and business and SAP rule validation
ENDORSEMENTS

Endorsements from Clients, Colleagues and Delivery Partners

Additional feedback from colleagues, clients and delivery partners.

“Roy and I worked together on several projects that were behind and had to be turned around. He worked very hard to promote collaboration while driving the client teams to meet challenging deadlines. As the projects spanned nine time zones, Roy consistently made himself available to align and collaborate with team members. He also challenged the project team to improve where our approach was not sufficient to deliver the required results. In the end, all phases of the project went live on time and with very high data quality. I very much enjoyed working with Roy and would request him again.

Samira Przybilla
Data Services Lead for the
Heraeus Magellan project
Practice Manager, IBM, Germany

“I personally want to thank you for all your support, guidance and patience during our long calls and for everything you taught me.

Mariam Rosendo
Director of Quality
Santen InnFocus manufacturing plant, USA

“It was nice working with you in building QM roles from scratch. You have very good patience in listening to others. Keep it up.

Hayathullah Mohammed
Tenthpin Authorisations Consultant
Santen Pharmaceuticals Project

“The business SCM Process Owner is a challenge to deal with, and you did it very well … you created just the right impression.

Simon Flowers
Partner, Tenthpin Consulting, and
Integration Manager, Santen Project
Geneva, Switzerland

“Thank you for all your work and for making the process as painless as possible. I hope to work with you again in the future.

Emma Dredge
HR Manager
Edenhouse Solutions (client for end-client GKN Aerospace), UK

“I would like to take a moment to recognize Roy Harris for assisting in the delivery of a backlog Remedy ticket. Due to resource constraints, this ticket was in the backlog for an extended period. While I took it over in the 11th–hour, it became apparent that a layer of QM expertise with Biopharm’s bespoke use of Samples/MICS, ECO’s, etc. was missing from the overall Testing picture. Roy took on a comprehensive and detailed technical approach to Verification and Validation Testing that allowed us to move the change forward with confidence in the overall quality of the fix. Roy also demonstrated his knowledge of ABAP coding (working with 2 offshore developers), specifically identifying areas where their code needed to be amended to produce the desired result.

Barry Delves
Third-line SAP PM Support
GlaxoSmithKline, London, UK

“You did a brilliant job bringing our team together, giving direction and getting us back on track, and you helped build great team morale. Your immense knowledge will be missed.

Sinead O’Neill
QM Support Consultant,
L3 Global QM Support Team
GlaxoSmithKline, London, UK

“GSK is losing a team player and good work ability … thanks for mentoring me and guiding me.

Sanjeev Gaddi
TCS Offshore Team,
Second-line Global QM Support Team
GlaxoSmithKline, London, UK

“Thanks for all your hard work in response to the Parma audit request. Your focus and quick response to this was outstanding and allowed us to further build confidence in our overall capability.

Jamie White
Director, America’s ERP Support
GlaxoSmithKline, London, UK

“I learned so much from you because you are always willing to help. You kept on surprising all of us how big a knowledge you have of SAP.

Henning Bossen
Internal QM Consultant
Velux A/S, Denmark

“Due to Roy's dedication and willingness to solve all issues as good and as fast as possible, the go-live was a full success. He not only worked on the task assigned to him but also gave valuable input to the existing template by pointing out areas of improvement. Roy worked in close cooperation with other SAP teams, for instance the material master or warehouse management team. I have been consistently impressed by both Roy's attitude towards his work and his performance on the job. His interpersonal and communication skills have allowed him to develop productive working relationships with our internal clients at UCB and within our SAP core team. On top of that he was always reachable for me, although I was in Germany and Roy was based in Poland. I recommend him without reservation.

Ralph Koenen
Global IT Manager,
SAP Logistics Execution
UCB Pharma, Poland

“You did very well. I want to thank you for this and your professionalism. You were an excellent resource. You made it happen as smoothly as possible. I really appreciated working and collaborating with you.

Thibaut Saintmartin
QM Design Authority,
Foundation Project
Syngenta, Basel, Switzerland

“Thanks for all your help! You have done an excellent job of supporting us on site and remotely. Our module is much farther ahead and more prepared than any of the other modules and that is thanks to you.

Connie Dyall
QM Key User
Siemens Wind Power, USA

“The QM module is the one area where we do not have problems.

Jaap Dieleman
Business Process Owner & Key-user
Sara Lee – Decotrade, Switzerland

“You have good 'mensen-kennis' (people-knowledge).

Patrick Gerrits
SAP Application Manager
KLM Airlines, Amsterdam,
The Netherlands
Core Milestones

5 Full Lifecycle SAP QM Implementations
& Heraeus SAP QM Data Migration

End-to-end delivery track record across 5 full lifecycles and 9 global Heraeus data migration roll-outs - spanning S/4HANA, ECC 6.0 and SAP R/3 - from initial blueprint and configuration to validation, cutover, and hypercare support.

Full Lifecycle 5
Upgrade • S/4HANA

BioNTech

Mainz, Germany • Life Sciences 2023–2025 • 100% Remote
  • Inspect to Release stream delivery across 3 major releases and upgrade to S/4HANA 2023.
  • Configured QM integrated with MM, PP, Embedded EWM, and delivered LIMS and MES interface changes.
GxP•CSV RICEF • LIMS integration OQ•PQ•UAT Testing QM Data migration Hypercare support
Full Lifecycle 4
S/4HANA

Santen Pharmaceuticals

EMEA & USA • Life Sciences 2021–2022 • 100% Remote
  • Delivered SAP QM for Santen EMEA (brownfield ECC to S/4HANA) and USA (greenfield S/4HANA).
  • Authored 350-page functional design for custom source inspection.
GxP•CSV RICEF • Source inspection & Workflow OQ•PQ•UAT Testing QM Data migration
Magellan Project
ECC

Heraeus

Hanau, Germany • Precious Metals 2017–2021 • Hybrid
  • Functional Data Owner and SAP QM Data Migration Lead for 9 global template roll-outs in Germany, USA, UK, Romania.
  • Created Excel-based user-input and validation tools that supported on-time, zero-defect cutovers across 9 global template roll-outs.
Zero-Defect Cutovers Excel input tools MM•EWM•PP•SD Integration QM Data migration Hypercare support
Full Lifecycle 3
SAP R/3

Velux Denmark A/S

Kolding, Denmark • Manufacturing 2005–2008 • On-site
  • Configured global SAP QM template supporting discrete manufacturing, WM integration, and shop-floor quality.
  • Designed and delivered a custom solution for recording internal production non-conformities.
Shop-floor QM RICEF • Non-conformity recording WM Integration
Full Lifecycle 2
SAP R/3

Sara Lee – Decotrade

Zug, Switzerland • Coffee Trading 2004–2005 • On-site
  • Extension of global template for coffee trading.
  • Designed a custom inspection process for source inspection of coffee samples.
  • Configured vendor/customer complaint notifications, and setup SAP queries.
QM Notifications RICEF • Custom inspection QM User Exits SAP Queries
Full Lifecycle 1
Upgrade • SAP R/3

KLM Airlines

Amsterdam, The Netherlands • A&D 2002–2003 • On-site
  • Configured SAP QM for KLM Engine Maintenance, integrating with MM, CS, and PM during upgrade from V3.1h to 4.6C.
  • Designed and managed the delivery of a custom-developed Inspector workbench.
Engine Maintenance RICEF • Inspector workbench
Competencies

Specialist Skill Set

Over two decades of specialised functional excellence spanning SAP QM functional design, integration, compliance, and enablement.

SAP QM Competencies

  • Configuration & Solution Design
  • QM Master Data & Data Migration
  • Warehouse Quality (WM & Embedded EWM)
  • Inspection in Procurement & Goods Receipt
  • In-Process & Production Inspection
  • Results Recording & Usage Decision
  • Quality Notifications (Internal, Supplier, Customer)
  • Incoming & Outgoing Certificate Processing
  • Training & Knowledge Transfer

S/4HANA • ECC

  • S/4HANA 2023 and SAP ECC 6.0
  • Integration with MM, PP, SD, PM, CS & SCM
  • EWM Quality Workflows
  • LIMS Integration & Interfacing
  • RICEF Design, Documentation and Testing
  • Test script authoring and execution
  • Defect logging, investigation and resolution
  • Cutover, Hypercare and Production Support

GxP • CSV • Compliance

  • 10 Years of GxP-regulated Life Sciences
  • Computerised System Validation (CSV)
  • Blueprint & Fit-to-Standard Workshops
  • SAP QM Support for validated batch release
  • Quality Notifications and CAPA Processes
Get In Touch
S/4HANA • ECC Life Sciences • GxP SAP QM Consulting • Training • Support SAP Data Migration SAP Testing

Looking for an experienced problem-solver, with extensive hands-on SAP QM capability?

Get in touch now to discuss your organisation or SAP programme requirements, and how I can add value to your delivery capability.

I am available for new opportunities, part- or full-time.

Speculative enquiries are welcome.


Current Status Immediately Available
Location | Mode UK • Europe • International | Remote
Contracting Vehicle Business-to-Business
Right to Work British and South African citizen

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