SAP CONSULTANT

YOUR CONTRIBUTION:

• Serve as a subject matter expert working with business processes peers solving problems, and advising on various complex business-related issues
• Advise on how to use technology to streamline business processes
• Collaborate with leadership to develop ideas and solutions to present to business processes peers
• Analyze, gather requirements, design business processes, define functional specifications, and configure solutions to improve efficiency and reduce costs
• Configure, develop, and implement SAP systems, and smoothly integrate SAP applications with existing IT business solutions
• Provide SAP system support, end-user training, and document SAP processes
• Participate in projects as an SAP expert
• Lead functional areas and/or support project leadership in implementation projects
• Keep abreast of the latest SAP offerings, updates, and developments
• Work with Digital IT service providers to provide support to users, to deliver applications enhancements and on project activities

YOUR EXPERTISE:

• Customer-Centric - Focus efforts to ensure internal and external customers thrive
• Communication and Persuasion - Possess solid communication and persuasion skills essential to success in this position. You will represent the Digital IT group effectively and employ negotiation skills that build organizational consensus around a specific course of action while identifying communication barriers and taking action to facilitate mutual understanding.
• Business Acumen - Acknowledge the impact of your actions in local and global contexts while working to generate sustainable value (economic, social, and environmental) for the organization. In addition, you should understand basic business processes and possess the ability to identify and develop workflows and process maps for continual improvement and waste elimination within the business.
• Technical Expertise - Understand all IT functions, cloud technologies, and services in use, and become familiar with the current direction in the infrastructure market
• Simplistic Agility - Foster simplicity and agility to focus on what adds value while resolving issues
• Accountability - Take initiative and assume personal accountability and ownership for goals, outcomes, and deadlines holding others accountable for achieving individual and organizational objectives.
• Analysis - Possess critical thinking ability and deal systematically with input from a variety of sources to suggest alternative approaches to unfamiliar situations or concepts, as well as strong analytical skills, including an understanding of business economics and financial resources.
• Supplier Management - Possess the ability to engage and manage suppliers as needed for discovery, modeling, implementation, and support.

YOUR CREDENTIALS:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience
• 5 years of SAP experience
• SAP certifications preferred
• Extensive SAP (module-specific) knowledge
• Extensive knowledge of IT system integration
• Ability to document SAP processes
• Ability to work with teams in Application Managed Services (AMS) environment driving engagement with an ownership mindset
• Experience with full-cycle SAP implementationspreferred[CB1][br2][CB3]
• Knowledge of IT processes, IT functions (development, infrastructure, security, governance), and technology (cloud, big data, architecture, APIs)
• Knowledge of Agile, Project Management, and Innovation processes
• Understanding of business processes and best practices to provide effective solutions

YOUR SPECIFIC CREDENTIALS:

Finance and Procurement Value Stream Leader:

• Strong knowledge of SAP ERP (ECC or S4/Hana) and solid functional experience with the SAP Modules FI and CO (Finance, Accounting, and Tax)
• Desirable knowledge of Procurement processes, SAP MM, and SAP Ariba

People Value Stream Leader:

• Strong knowledge of SAP ERP (ECC or S4/Hana) and solid functional experience with the SAP and HR Modules (OM, PA, PY, etc.)
• Strong knowledge of SAP Success Factors
• Knowledge of Time and Attendance solutions (Kronos / UKG Workforce Central)

Customer Success and S&OP Leader:

• Strong knowledge of SAP ERP (ECC or S4/Hana) and solid functional experience with the SAP SD (Sales and Distribution), Logistics, and SAP WMS (Warehouse Management)
• Strong Knowledge of Advanced Planner and Scheduling (APS) solutions, preferably SAP APO or SAP IBP
• Desirable knowledge of full Order to Cash process

• Desirable knowledge of Sales and Operational Planning (S&OP), Forecast Plan processes

Industrial:

• Strong knowledge of SAP ERP (ECC or S4/Hana) and solid functional experience with SAP Production Planning (PP) - Discrete Manufacturing and Repetitive Manufacturing, SAP Plant Maintenance (PM) and SAP Quality Management (QM)
• Strong knowledge of MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems) and Industrial Environments
• Desirable knowledge of SAP Materials Management (MM) impacting production processes and SAP Product Costing (CO-PC))
• Desirable knowledge of production planning and execution