Vincent Lux

SAP Solution Extension Business Development Manager Central Europe at Planon, Your Market-leading Sustainable Building Management Software Solution

Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

About

I began my career in SAP project environments, gaining experience in fast-paced and complex implementations. I later joined a mid-sized management consultancy specialising in energy, sustainability, and life sciences, where I supported organisations in navigating regulatory challenges and aligning their operations with strategic goals. These experiences have endowed me with a thoughtful, practical approach to problem-solving and a deep understanding of the challenges faced by organisations in niche verticals. At Planon, I collaborate with organisations across Central Europe to optimise real estate and asset management processes. My expertise lies in tailoring Planon’s Real Estate Management for SAP S/4HANA and IWMS solutions to meet customers’ specific objectives, with a focus on delivering sustainable, long-term value through close collaboration and an emphasis on customer needs. I hold a First Class Honours degree in Public Relations from the University of Westminster, which has provided me with strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills. My ability to connect with diverse teams and understand complex challenges consistently ensures successful outcomes for my clients.

Experience

  • SAP Business Development Manager Central Europe at Planon
    Aug 2024 - Present · 1 yr 11 mos

    At Planon, we are the world’s leading provider of Smart Sustainable Building Management Software, supporting organizations in managing, operating, and optimizing real estate and facilities within enterprise‑grade digital landscapes. Planon’s Real Estate and Facilities Management solution is available as an SAP Solution Extension, making it a fully aligned addition to the SAP S/4HANA portfolio. Embedded in the SAP Business Suite landscape, Planon extends SAP Contract and Lease Management with comprehensive capabilities for real estate, facilities, workplace, and sustainability, working seamlessly with SAP. While SAP Contract and Lease Management provides the financial backbone for lease accounting and compliance, Planon complements this with operational and portfolio‑level intelligence. Together, they enable end‑to‑end real estate lifecycle management, from contracts and accounting to space utilization, services, maintenance, and ESG performance, based on a consistent, SAP‑integrated data foundation via the BTP. As a SAP Solution Extension, Planon is closely aligned with SAP S/4HANA architecture and release cycles, integrated with SAP Finance, Controlling, Asset Management, and Procurement, governed through SAP’s commercial and support framework, and designed to protect longterm SAP investments. This positioning makes Planon a natural functional expansion of SAP’s real estate footprint, bringing deep domain expertise and industry best practices into SAP‑centric enterprise environments. By connecting buildings with financial and organizational structures, Planon eliminates operational silos and enables real‑time, data‑driven decision‑making. With Planon as part of the SAP S/4HANA landscape, organizations manage real estate and facilities not as peripheral functions, but as fully integrated enterprise assets, driving cost transparency, sustainability, and business performance.

  • Director of Business Development and Sales at bofest consult GmbH
    Mar 2022 - Aug 2024 · 2 yrs 6 mos

    bofest consult stands for exclusive, independent business consulting. For over 20 years, renowned corporations have trusted bofest consult when it comes to excellent SAP® and process consulting. In the early years, these services primarily involved support during unbundling processes. With the establishment of the Federal Network Agency, the requirements for business processes and IT systems became more stringent, and bofest consult was brought in to implement the rapidly evolving regulatory mandates. With the energy transition, many tasks related to the decentralization of energy supply and the development of energy services became the focus of our consulting activities. In the context of the megatrends of digitization and Industry 4.0, energy producers, energy traders, municipal utilities, energy providers, grid companies, as well as cities and municipalities, are under enormous cost pressure to find future-proof, innovative solutions. In this environment, clients engage the energy industry experts and IT specialists from bofest consult for tasks such as the development of specialized topics, process design and optimization, SAP®-related IT management, technical consulting, business development, and the development of customized business software

  • Director of Business Development and Sales at vantago
    Mar 2022 - Aug 2024 · 2 yrs 6 mos

    vantago is part of the energieweit group, which employs more than 200 people in IT-related specialized consulting, line work, process outsourcing, and the development of customized software.

  • SAP NRW Practice Lead - Contract at Michael Page
    Jan 2021 - Mar 2022 · 1 yr 3 mos

  • SAP DACH Practice Lead at La Fosse Associates
    2020 - 2021 · 1 yr

    La Fosse's SAP European division supports organisations across Europe with highly qualified SAP resources. We deliver across all SAP modules including developers, functional consultants, business analysts, solutions architects and project/programme managers. We provide our clients with a dedicated account manager and highly experienced search team in order to provide the very best service and access to the most relevant candidates in the market. Whether you are a candidate looking for your next SAP assignment or a business interested to see what we can offer, please feel free to get in touch.