Bas De Baat

by Anita-Dora Andreadis | 26. February 2026

Senior Program Lead

Led 10+ major global ERP programs (greenfield, brownfield, rollouts), primarily SAP S/4HANA, in senior client-side leadership roles across North America and Europe.
Successfully turned around troubled ERP programs and stabilized complex business transformation initiatives with high investment volumes (up to CAD $400M).
Directed large-scale S/4HANA programs (RISE, Activate, Clean Core) with teams of 150+ FTE, working closely with C-level executives and system integrators (PwC, EY, IBM).
Extensive experience in finance, supply chain, manufacturing, utilities, and public sector transformations including target operating model design and business process standardization.
Deep SAP background (20+ implementations across R/3, ECC, S/4HANA, On-Prem & Cloud) combined with strong vendor management and PMO setup expertise.

Last 3 projects

2023 – 2025	Software / Energy Trading	Interim Chief Operating Officer – Reorganized operating model, launched PMO, implemented portfolio governance, redesigned delivery methodology, reversed business decline (+40% YoY service revenue growth)
2021 – 2023	Manufacturing	Program Director – Led greenfield SAP S/4HANA RISE program (CAD $80M), managed 150+ FTE, standardized end-to-end processes (O2C, P2P, MTD, R2R), worked with PwC & EY as SIs
2020 – 2021	Utilities	Project Director – Led SAP S/4-based distribution network transformation (CAD $10M), improved workforce productivity and customer service, worked with PwC as SI.

by Anita-Dora Andreadis | 13. January 2026

Senior SAP S/4HANA Project Manager / Cutover & Migration Lead

Senior SAP Project Manager and Business Analyst with extensive experience in SAP R/3 and SAP S/4HANA implementations, carve-outs, separations, mergers, and group template rollouts across telecom, manufacturing, utilities, pharma, and financial services.
Strong expertise in cutover and data migration management, including strategy definition, data cleansing, migration planning, governance setup, and execution in large-scale SAP programs.
Proven track record managing end-to-end project lifecycles, covering scope definition, planning, delivery, UAT, cutover, hypercare, change control, and post-go-live support.
Deep knowledge of SAP core modules (FI, CO, SD, MM, MDG) combined with solid process management experience (BPMN, ARIS, process mining with Celonis).
Certified PMP and PRINCE2 Practitioner, experienced in Agile and Waterfall environments, known for structured delivery, stakeholder communication, cost tracking, and quality-focused execution.

Since 2025	Manufacturing / FMCG	Business Project Lead – Led local fit-gap analysis for group SAP template; set up project organization and governance; managed business case completion and planned business-side data migration activities.
2024 – 2025	Telco	Cutover & Migration Stream Lead – Planned and managed cutover and migration for merging 8 legal entities into one SAP S/4HANA system; defined migration strategy, governance, and coordinated delivery team of 10 consultants.
2024 – 2025	Telco	Project Manager & Cutover/Migration Lead – Managed SAP S/4HANA separation of infrastructure and trading companies; led data migration, cleansing, cutover planning, governance, cost tracking, and delivery with 80+ consultants.