Michael Manning, MBA

Michael Manning, MBA has over 12 years of work experience in various roles and industries. Michael is currently working as a Sr. Business Implementation Consultant at Arkestro since April 2022. Prior to this, they worked at SAP as a Senior Consultant and Business Processes Consultant in the SAP Procurement Delivery team, where they successfully deployed six Procure-to-Pay (P2P) deployments for top revenue-generating customers. Michael also had full-phase project implementation experience in the Ariba P2P functional role and was responsible for identifying and defining customer needs and proposing P2P solutions.

Before joining SAP, Michael worked at Talen Energy Corporation as a Compliance & Card Programs Analyst from June 2015 to January 2017. Michael also worked at PPL Corporation, where they held multiple roles including Sourcing Analyst and Cooperative Associate: Supply Chain Field Services. In these roles, they implemented an in-house Lean Six Sigma project tracking tool, analyzed inventory data, monitored warehouse performance, and provided senior leadership with inventory metrics. Michael also led financial assessments and recovery projects, organized Material Receiving Activities with third-party logistics providers, and assisted with various inventory management system reports.

Michael's career began at Penn State University, where they worked as an Information Technology Associate. In this position, they provided IT assistance to students and faculty, trained new hires, and troubleshooted various IT issues.

Overall, Michael Manning, MBA has a diverse background in business implementation, procurement delivery, compliance analysis, supply chain management, and IT support.

Michael Manning, MBA, completed their Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree from Penn State University in the years 2010 to 2014. Michael then pursued further education and obtained a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from DeSales University with a specialization in Supply Chain Management, spanning from 2015 to 2017.

In addition to their academic achievements, Michael has acquired several additional certifications related to SAP systems. These certifications include SAP Certified Application Associate - SAP Ariba Integration with Cloud Integration Gateway 2021, SAP Certified Application Associate - Ariba Integration 2021, SAP Certified Application Associate - SAP Ariba Sourcing 2021, and SAP Certified Application Associate - SAP Ariba Procurement (P2P) 2021. These certifications were obtained from SAP in various years, as mentioned in the provided information.