Architect - Enterprise Application - SAP N 4D

Architect - Enterprise Application - SAP N

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Job Description

Job Purpose :

· Lead SAP Procurement portfolio life-cycle activities and drive through tower structure sustainable solutions to maximize the value contribution of company’s investment

· Advocate and enforce applicable standards, policies, procedures, and best practices in the implementation and/or maintenance of Procurement in SAP ECC solutions.

· This role provides global depth technical and functional knowledge for SAP Procurement for design, development, deployment and operations for products and services in this area, including ITIL Service Delivery process, Deliver Continuous Improvement, Deployment project roles and Service Introduction project roles.

· Also accountable for Design Authority and within SAP Procurement for all products and services. This position reports to a Product Manager, working in strong collaboration with all BCF tower’s structure, but specially with the Product Senior Solution Architect. As such, the role provides broad exposure to business stakeholders around the globe and required strong business process knowledge on SAP ECC

Key Responsibilities

Main accountabilities and Key activities

Play Design Authority role for the SAP Procurement area in the Product team level, assessing impacts and approving all the initiatives that are going to be related to products and services on this product team.

Manage the demand with the business (CIPs, projects, major incidents, special requests), including address Escalation of incidents/requests/problems/demands from business

Involvement on transformational programs/projects to provide functional and technical expertise, collaborating with since the design until go live of products, including Service Introduction role when needed

Seek highly automated solutions and new approaches to work for SAP Procurement

Partnership with Product Owner and/or Functional Experts on continuous improvement, evolution of the product and Lifecycle management

• •Service management with 3rd Party vendors based on role model operational excellence, with overall accountability on the metrics for service (SLAs. Availability, performance, etc)
• •Development management with 3rd Party vendors based on role model development excellence, with overall accountability on metrics for development
• •Strong collaboration with business to translate business functional requirements into actual practical and working IT solution specifications and assuring high level of satisfaction from the customers
• •Participate on new design for solutions, services and products together with Business stakeholders, Enterprise Architecture, Transformational programs, Strategic Functional Capabilities, Business Partnership, etc.
• •Liaise with the other BCF areas to ensure consistent cross-functional business process design
• •Providing supervision and guidance to development teams around the current product and services design, assuring the design is protected and the global/mandate processes are secured
• •Support Operations in complex and high impact issues and problems as they arise.
• •Continually researching current and emerging technologies and proposing changes where needed
• •Continuously assess the current portfolio and applications lifecycle, assuring the systems have vendor-supported versions and patching, suggesting applications retirement, upgrades or new solutions when necessary. Assessing the systems architecture currently in place (including satellite systems) and working with Enterprise Architecture and Infrastructure to recommend solutions to improve it
• •Building and integrating other products and services to meet the company’s needs
• •Accountable for process and technical knowledge gathering, update and validation of products and services under SAP Procurement, including documentation/knowledge from external teams that will touch those services and products

· Support product manager on lifecycle management for products and services across the markets and locations, considering business priorities, budget, current versions and risks

· Assist with change management activities, including releases and production slots

Context and Scope

Hands on and “can do” attitude

Work as part of a high-performance team to delivery end to end all demands from the customers and business

Identify opportunities to leverage external best practices and trends to improve processes in line with strategic business needs

Maintain up to date SAP Procurement related Process, Technical and Functional Documentation

Agile and DevOps mindset

Great teamwork

Job Specifications/Qualifications

Good communication, especially in English and interpersonal skills

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Ability to work effectively in a flexible and changing environment, manages multiple activities and priorities, and work well under pressure .

Bachelor or higher degree in Computer Science or Information Systems preferred.

Knowledge/Experience

• •IT Background
• •Strong SAP Procurement knowledge, preferred on FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods) industry. Experience on Business areas will be a plus.
• •Experience in the functional area preferably in an IT role, operational role, key user or functional expert role
• •Good knowledge of current business processes in the SAP ECC space. Will have in-depth knowledge of some processes and a strong aptitude to learn new process areas
• •ITIL, PMI, Agile, DevOps, Scrum, Lean IT certifications will be a plus
• •Proven leadership and influencing experience with key stakeholders
• •Role model agile behaviours & methods with customers and peers
• •Continuously learning and building skills independently and with external Networks
• •Language: Fluent in English.

Key Functional Competencies & Technical Skills

Business Acumen

Strategic agility

Thought leadership

Zero distance to customer

Dealing with ambiguity

Directing others

Conflict Management

Stakeholder Relationship Management

Change Agile

Supplier Relationship Management

Role model agile behaviours & methods with customers and peers

Qualifications

Bachelors - Computer Engineering, Bachelors - Computer Science, Bachelors - Information Technology, Masters - Software Engineering

Certifications

Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) - Workforce Academy OnlineWorkforce Academy Online

Required Skills

Ariba, Continuous Improvement Projects, SAP ERP Central Component (SAP ECC), SAP Overview, SAP Procurement

Language

English (Required)

Language Proficiency -

Proficient - C2

Additional Job Location -

Job Type

Regular

Master Skill List -

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