Johannes Auer

VIM
Vendor Invoice Management
Technical project lead

Mar 24 – today

Healthcare

• Technical project lead
• Blueprint approach with a rollout to over 60 company codes in Europe, North and South America, Asia and Oceania in 5 waves
• Training for end users, approvers, key users and internal IT
• Coordination of the project team (internal and external) on topics such as implementation planning, workshop planning, role concept, Fiori strategy, rollout plan
• Coordination of service providers regarding installation and archive connection
• Customizing and development for the processing of electronic invoices (X-Rechnung & ZUGFeRD) with VIM
• Integration of SAP VIM with SAP Document and Reporting Compliance (DRC) for the processing of Peppol e-invoices

VIM & VIM Beyond
Invocies & Order Confirmation
Lead Consultant

Apr 24 – today

Packaging

• Close collaboration with business departments, internal IT, and external service providers to ensure stable operations and continuous process improvement
• Delivery of a two-day SAP VIM customizing training, covering Archive Link, business rules, roles, data enrichments and best-practice extensibility for internal IT and key users
• Process design, customizing, and user enablement for VIM Beyond order confirmation solution
• Third-level support for SAP VIM, including root cause analysis, performance optimization and complex incident resolution in productive systems
• SAP VIM Transportation Management (TM) integration
• Implementation and optimization of electronic invoice processing in Germany using XRechnung and ZUGFeRD within SAP VIM

VIM
Vendor Invoice Management
Lead Consultant

Sep 24 – today

Bicycle manufacturer

• Continuous optimization of SAP VIM processes through targeted customizing and development
• Planning and execution of process and solution workshops with the Accounts Payable (AP) team, translating business requirements into scalable VIM designs
• Coordination and steering of an external development team, including task prioritization, quality assurance, and alignment with business requirements
• Active support of the upgrade to VIM 25.4 including post installation activities
• Extended third-level support, including complex error analysis, performance tuning, and stabilization of productive systems

VIM Beyond
Sales Orders & Order Confirmation
Lead Consultant

Mar 24 – today

Packaging

• Upgrade and UAT support for VIM Beyond, including the transition from Business Center Capture (BCC) to Intelligent Capture for SAP Solutions (IC4S)
• Support of the OpenText Vendor Invoice Management upgrade to version 23.4 in the context of an SAP S/4HANA transformation
• Continuous optimization of SAP VIM processes through targeted customizing and development
• Extended third-level and UAT support, including complex issue analysis, defect resolution, and productive system stabilization

VIM
Vendor Invoice Management
Lead Consultant

Jun 24 – today

Metal industry

• Customizing and development for the processing of electronic invoices (X-Rechnung & ZUGFeRD) with VIM
• Process optimization (development and customizing)
• Extended third level support and UAT Support
• Upgrade support and post upgrade setup

VIM
Vendor Invoice Management
Lead Consultant

Aug 24 – today

Healthcare

• Optimization of Intelligent Capture for SAP Solutions (IC4S)
• Analysis and optimization of existing project implementations
• Continuous process optimization (development and customizing)

VIM
Vendor Invoice Management
Lead Consultant

Mar 24 – Feb 25

Printing and publishing

• Upgrade support and post upgrade setup
• Continuous process optimization (development and customizing)
• Extended third level support and UAT Support

VIM
Vendor Invoice Management
Project Manager & Lead Consultant

Mar 22 – Feb 24

Automotive

• Implemented a custom approval process in the VIM Beyond Framework
• Created a template for world wide rollout
• Implemented advanced extraction and conversion logic for delivery dates and calendar weeks
• Installation, upgrade and extended third level support

VIM Beyond
Sales Orders
Assessment

Jun 23

Printing and publishing

• Meetings with customer to discuss pain points in the existing solution
• Analysis of the existing VIM Beyond setup for sales orders
• Creation of an assessment report for the client

VIM
Vendor Invoice Management
Lead Consultant

Mar 22 – Feb 24

Commerce

• Customer-specific process for processing and posting price and quantity variances
• Customer specific claims process in the VIM framework
• Advanced conversion and valuation of material numbers on incoming invoices
• Integration of a third party OCR software via IDoc
• Advanced Role determination using SAP material attributes

VIM Beyond
Customer-specific process for laboratory analyses (SAP QM)
Proof of Concept (PoC) Implementation

Sep 22 – Dec 22

Chemical

• Creation of a new solution package in the VIM Beyond Framework
• Implementation of a new posting logic for the SAP QM module
• Creation of a new OCR application in OpenText Intelligent Capture for SAP Solutions (IC4S)
• Implementation of a customer specific logic for matching rows to attributes from SAP QM

VIM
Vendor Invoice Management
Assessment

Mar 23

Real Estate

• Onsite meetings with customer to discuss pain points in the existing solution
• Analysis and optimization of the Invoice Capture Center (ICC) setup
• Creation of an assessment report for the client

VIM Beyond
Order Confirmation
Project Manager, Lead Consultant, Developer

Dec 22 – Feb 24

Healthcare

• Optimization of the existing Business Center Capture (BCC) solution
• Support for the upgrade of VIM Beyond and Business Center Capture (BCC)
• Implementation and enhancement of data enrichments, agent determination logic and business rules
• Extended third level support

VIM Beyond
Order Confirmation
Lead Consultant

Oct 22 – Feb 24

Food

• Enhanced extraction material numbers with IC4S and verifying them with a custom business rule
• Implemented an advanced algorithm for date and calendar week conversion
• Upgrade support and extended third level support

VIM
Vendor Invoice Management
Assessment

Feb 20

Fashion

• Onsite meetings with customer to discuss pain points in the existing solution
• Analysis and optimization of the Invoice Capture Center (ICC) setup
• Creation of an assessment report for the client

VIM
Vendor Invoice Management
Lead Consultant

Jun 19 – Feb 20

Mechanical Engineering

• Optimization of the invoice processing process with very high document volume
• Setup of the VIM “Key Performance Indicator” Dashboard (KPI Dashboard)
• Extended 3rd level support
• Invoice Capture Center (ICC) optimization
• Optimization of the customer specific class for tax determination

VIM Beyond
Order Confirmation
Project Management, Solution Design, Development

Nov 18 – Feb 20

Chemical

• Agile Project Approach using Atlassian Jira and Confluence
• Creation of a template for the global launch of the solution package for order confirmations<
• Conducted several requirements specification workshops with the client’s project team
• Creation of a custom parallel Approval Workflow embedded in the VIM Beyond (formerly Business Center) process
• Custom fiori application for approval of price, date and quantity discrepancies

VIM FasTrak / Express / X
Vendor Invoice Management
Project Management, Solution Design, Development, Roll-Out Support

Oct 18 – Jan 19

Chemical

• Introduction of VIM FasTrak (previously VIM Express or VIM X) and Business Center Capture (BCC) from kick-off workshop to go-live in less than 4 months
• Prepare and conduct workshops to customize the solution to the customer’s requirements
• Addition of a four-eyes principle to the approval process for invoices without purchase order reference
• Prepare and conduct workshops for end users and IT

VIM
Vendor Invoice Management
Senior Consultant

Nov 18 – Feb 20

Mechanical Engineering

• Upgrade support and extended 3rd level support
• Optimizing the OpenText Approval Portal (VIM web interface for approving invoices)
• Introduction of VIM Fiori applications for cost assignment, approval and processing of invoices
• Optimization of OpenText Imaging Enterprise Scan

VIM
Vendor Invoice Management
Lead Consultant & Developer

Apr 18 – Feb 20

Plant Engineering

• Support for roll-out to India, North America, China and Russia
• Optimization of Invoice Capture Center (ICC) and Vendor Invoice Management (VIM)
• Extended 3rd level support

VIM
Vendor Invoice Management
Lead Consultant & Developer

Jan 18 – Feb 20

Packaging

• Installation of VIM Beyond (formerly Business Center) and Business Center Capture (BCC)
• Setup of the solution package for automatic capture and processing of sales orders
• Prepare and conduct workshops to customize the solution to the customer’s requirements
• Adjusting and enhancing the Business Center Solution Accelerator for sales
  orders to fit the customer need
• Prepare and conduct workshops for end users and IT
• Rollout support and adaptation for various countries in Europe and North America

VIM Beyond
Custom Process & Delivery Notes
Solution Design, Development, Roll-Out Support

Oct 17 – Feb 19

Semiconductor

• Installation of VIM Beyond (formerly Business Center) and Business Center Capture (BCC)
• Design and implementation of a custom document scenario in the VIM Beyond framework
• Support the setup and rollout of the solution package for automatic capture and processing of delivery notes
• Prepare and conduct workshops for end users and IT