Head of Applications (SAP and Applications)

Role Head of Applications (SAP and Applications)

• Business process analysis: Lead business process analysis, review plants, and align with SAP standards and factory processes
• Implementation: Manage the implementation of SAP S/4 HANA, ensuring alignment with business processes
• Best practices: Develop and implement best practices to guide critical issues and requirements
• Business modifications: Lead business modifications in various environments, ensuring they meet system requirements
• Support: Support the internal users, implementation, and support of SAP modules
• System solutions: Provide system solutions for complex business process requirements
• Business blueprint discussions: Prepare the business blueprint discussions and design new architecture
• Data analysis: Collate and analyse data from reporting systems to make management decisions
• Lead comprehensive business process analysis and conduct thorough reviews across various plants.
• Develop and implement best practices, guiding critical issues and requirements towards strategic resolutions.
• Drive project scope, quality, time-lines, and budget, effectively leading both internal and external project teams.
• Reporting line - directly to the Executive Management.
• Track-record with end-to-end processes analysis in manufacturing sectors. Preferably in FMCG
• Change management expertise and a strong grasp of organisations dynamics
• Able to collaborate with vendors and have a strong desire to excel.
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Must be able to work independently as well as a team player and can manage own workload.
• Able to multi-task and work under tight deadlines.
• Must be an effective problem solver.
• Reading and understanding of ABAP code; preferred.
• Working knowledge of other non-SAP areas

Qualifications:

• B.E. / B. Tech / MCA/MBA from recognized institution will be preferred
• SAP Certification will be an added advantage
• Minimum 15+ years of experience in SAP and leading the team
• Should have knowledge on SD, MM, Fi-CO, PP, QM and PS
• Must have at least one full lifecycle S/4 HANA implementation experience (Project Preparation through Go-Live and Hyper care)