Responsibilities:
- Providing technical leadership in SAP modules and related change/ enhancement requests, in managing and review the applications design, development & testing
- Functional (Technical) and business knowledge sharing and leading the internal team by example. Ensure the team works according to agreed ASM procedures and process
- Investigate, scrutinize and recommend solutions to improve business processes, procedures and structures
- Manage Service Request and Incidents for assigned area, Problem Management if applicable
- Manage the Change/enhancement requests, provide accurate resourcing estimates, working closely with IT Business Partners to improve our existing system designs, and implement robust maintainable IT application solutions
- Participant and project manager / IT Lead for projects
- Hands-on configuration and gathering of business requirements
- Create detailed functional and technical analysis & designs, perform unit testing and SIT, conduct UAT, regression test and release to production system
- Review and authorize SAP transport requests
- Keep IT Business Partner and Process owners informed of progress on new and enhancement requests
- Ensure that standards are adhered to for documentation, development, source control, testing methodology, and internal procedures
Requirements:
- At least 10 years' experience in SAP MM solution implementation in ECC and S4, with at least 3 end-to-end project cycles
- Experience in integration with SD, PP, QM and FICO
- Knowledge of Ariba (SCC, Sourcing and SLP) would be a bonus
- Process oriented thinking
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Strong leadership, ownership and personal drive to solve problems. Team player and able to guide and influence to achieve end goals
- Demonstrable experience of managing 3rd party support contracts and relationships
- Project management experience and able to structure and scope a project and to manage a project through to completion
- Established experience in the orchestration of metrics/management reporting
- Ability to think strategically and at the same time be operationally hands-on when the circumstances desire
Key skills and personal characteristics:
- Results Driven: Ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks
- Planning and Organizing: Effective at planning and managing own workload and ability to split time between reactive tasks and planned project work
- Analytical: Must be analytical and detail oriented yet, able to conceptualize end-state solutions
- Dealing with Ambiguity: Ability to work through issue when clear instructions are not provided
- Communications: Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group, executives, managers, and subject matter experts
- Customer Focus (internal): Able to anticipate and understand customer expectations, and ensure that customer requirements are met and expectations appropriately managed. Able to build solid relationships with team members and internal customers
- Building Coalitions: Ability to build coalitions internally and with service and technology partners to achieve common goals
- Building Relationships: Able to develop effective relationships with IT staff and external vendors
- Multi-task: Must be able to manage and support multiple projects simultaneously
- Learning Orientation: Good attitude and fast learner
