SAP Lead

As the Lead – SAP Applications

1. Team Leadership:

• Provide leadership, guidance, and mentorship to a team of SAP professionals.
• Establish clear objectives and performance expectations for team members.
• Foster a collaborative and high-performance work environment.

2. SAP Supply Chain Management:

• Oversee the project implementation, configuration, and maintenance of SAP sales and logistics and other supply chain modules.
• Coordinate with vendor support teams and business users for project governance and on any incidents and requests, support existing processes in the system, troubleshoot issues, and recommend enhancements.
• Stay updated with SAP advancements, new features, and industry best practices.

3. Program Management:

• Lead vendor teams and internal stakeholder teams in the successful delivery of digital projects, including SAP and other IT applications.
• Effectively manage project timelines, budget, and resources.

4. SAP Administration, Security, and Compliance:

• Ensure compliance across IT applications and governance around SAP (GRC) and other applications.
• Drive continuous improvements for system performance and coordinate with the Basis team for smooth operations of SAP systems.

5. Business Process Improvement:

• Identify process inefficiencies and propose solutions for streamlining financial operations.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to integrate SAP with other systems.
• Lead or participate in projects related to system upgrades, enhancements, or implementations.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance financial processes and reporting capabilities.

Role Requirements:

• SAP Implementations:

  Proven experience in at least three end-to-end SAP implementations or leading large enhancement projects.

• Hands-on SAP Expertise:

  Ability to provide end-to-end design solutions, estimate delivery efforts for business processes, and collaborate with and guide external partner consultants for seamless delivery.

• Program Management:

  Strong skills in managing large programs involving multiple applications and vendors, with the ability to measure success based on defined criteria.

• Cross-functional Collaboration:

  Effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams, business stakeholders, and IT teams to gather requirements, analyze business processes, and design solutions across SAP and integrated applications.

• SAP Modules:

  Deep understanding of SAP processes across SD, MM, PP modules and high-level understanding of FICO as well as cross-module integrations.

• Systems Integration:

  Experience integrating SAP with non-SAP systems for sales and supply chain processes.

• SAP Module Integration:

  Strong understanding and experience with integration areas involving other SAP modules such as SD, MM, FI, COPA, and PP.

• Technical Knowledge:

  Strong knowledge of working of ABAP and SAP integrations (PI/PO/CPI). Knowledge of Basis and GRC modules is desirable.

• Functional Specifications:

  Ability to write detailed functional specifications for RICEFW objects as per business requirements.

Qualifications:

• Education:

  Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Business Administration, or a related field. A Master’s degree is a plus.

• Experience:

  Extensive experience (12+ years) in SAP implementation, configuration, and management.

• Industry Knowledge:

  Strong understanding of sales, supply chain, finance and HR processes and systems, with experience in manufacturing industry processes being a plus.

• Technical Skills:

  Preferably worked on S4 HANA.

• Leadership:

  Excellent leadership and team management skills, with a demonstrated ability to drive process improvement initiatives.

• Analytical Skills:

  Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Cross-functional skills are a plus.

• Communication:

  Effective communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with stakeholders at all levels.