Job Description
SAP Architect P&SC
Length: 12 months
Rate: £700 to £750 per day via umbrella
Location: Portsmouth (Hybrid working)
***CANDIDATES MUST BE ELIGIBLE FOR SECURITY CLEARANCE TO BE CONSIDERED***
JOB DESCRIPTION:
The SAP Procurement & Supply Chain Architect Contractor is a crucial role in the SAP (Neptune) organization, and is accountable for the solution/service design, configuration and support services of the SAP Procurement & Supply Chain modules, systems, solutions, and integration.
The SAP P&SC Architect also responsible for the line management of the SAP Procurement & Supply Chain team (including MM, SCP, PP, WM, Inventory and MRP).
Working closely with the Head of SAP, SAP Project Managers, and the Business Process Leads /Owners to ensure delivery of the Neptune (SAP) Programme, Projects/Changes and Service to our customers.
KEY RESPONSIBILITES:
* Proven Architect experience of design, configuration, of SAP P&SC area, including Materials Mgt, Supply Chain Planning, Production Planning, Warehouse Mgt, Inventory, MRP and related modules / areas.
* Expert understanding of configuration dependencies and integration points between separate functional modules of SAP P&SC and the related SAP modules SAP systems.
* Delivers line management / leadership to ensure the SAP Procurement & Supply Chain team cohesion, sufficiently resourced based on Projects/Changes within the pipeline, individual performance/development, and incident resolution aligned to agreed SLA's
* Leads regular team and business meetings to review service, project reviews and change management within the area of SAP P&SC area.
* Ensures the SAP P&SC team adheres to all IT / SAP governance and processes.
* Member of the Neptune (SAP) Solution Architect/Design Team and Change Control Board to ensure all changes are reviewed against solution design and the current Programme and Change plan for SAP P&SC
* Expert solution architect in design, configuration, support and business process knowledge of SAP Procurement & Supply Chain area
* Manages the delivery of solution design, configuration, and support of the business processes in SAP.
* Leads relevant Changes/Transport approval as part of the SAP Transport Management process.
* Leads in the review and impact assessment of all project/change requests to ensure business requirements are assessed against current Neptune (SAP) template and SAP Standard
* Ensures all Business Processes, Functional specification, technical specifications, Test scripts and Training documentation are created, review and version controlled.
* Ensure compliance to existing standards, and development of required data and reporting standards.
* Ensure the integrity of the SAP P&SC configuration in the SAP systems across multiple landscapes.
* Ensures the SAP P&SC Team; Solution Leads, Functional and Support Analysts (where applicable) deliver changes to the solution to the best practice configuration skills.
* Assist Solution Leads and Functional Analysts with responding to user requirements, problem resolution, develop designs, and process modeling.
* Conduct configuration changes to accommodate projects, change requests and proactively lead continuous improvements.
* Lead and demonstrate proof of concept activities.
* Perform initial testing of problem fixes, change request, enhancements, and new functionality.
* Work with and assist, SAP Functional and Support analysts to facilitate incident & problem resolution.
* Work with SAP and relevant third parties to resolve software issues.
* Lead the SAP P&SC team on all SAP releases, upgrades, enhancements/new functionality and perform application research, assessments and make recommendations.
* When required work with the Solution Leads, Functional or Support Analysts team to perform break/fix analysis and recommend solutions for incidents in SAP P&SC related processes.
* Expert experience of the business processes and how the application supports the processes.
* Understands and applies methodologies and procedures.
* Ensure all Technical, Configuration and process documentation is up to date and valid. Where required complete regular reviews with the SAP P&SC team and Business Process owners.
KEY SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:
* A university degree or relevant experience in Procurement & Supply Chain.
* Minimum of 7 years' experience of SAP P&SC (including Materials Mgt, Production Planning, Supply Chain Planning, Warehouse Mgt, Inventory and MRP) design, configuration, and programme/project delivery.
* Proven experience of large SAP Programmes and successful delivery
* Experience in Line / Team Management and Leadership
* Excellent understanding of business processes and integrations within SAP Procurement and Supply Chain related solutions required to deliver the service.
* Integration experience with SAP P&SC and related SAP modules/third party solutions
COMPETENCIES:
* Ability to lead and manage teams including permanent, contract and third-party employees.
* Experience of working with large SAP Programmes, Changes or SAP System Integrator
* Proven experience of IT Governance and Leadership
* Ability to be flexible and work analytically in a problem-solving environment.
* Management of reporting and change programmes/projects.
* Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills.
* Previous experience as a consultant or customer facing experiences (Internal or External).
* Excellent organizational, multi-tasking, and time-management skills.
* Experience working in an environment where negotiation, influence, mediation and conflict management skills are required.
* To lead on continuous improvement of the current solution.
* Focus on delivering customer service and quality solutions.
DESIRED:
* SAP Certified MM
* Excellent experience in Production Planning and Warehouse Management
* Exposure to ITIL Framework.
SECURITY CRITERIA TO BE ACHIEVED:
* MOD SC Security clearance
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