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JOB DESCRIPTION BASIC INFORMATION Role Title: SAP Functional Consultant PP Business : Corporate Department: IT Age: Around 32 Years Qualifications Educational : Graduate Professional : SAP PP Certified Reporting Matrix: Administrative Reporting: CIO Functional Reporting: CIO Reporting to this position: Administrative Reporting: To be Decided Functional Reporting: To be Decided ROLE The SAP Functional Consultant is the key and strategic interface between IT and the Business functions. The primary responsibility is to understand the key business drivers & needs, provide proactive support and add IT value in the alignment and delivery of the business strategy, objectives through integrated SAP solutions and features. This pivotal role aims to accelerate the understanding of business processes and IT resources that support these services and processes. This understanding will deliver business benefits, improve business agility & service, reduce risk and ensure regulatory compliance so that costs are reduced. ACCOUNTABILITIES Own the SAP Module PP for the functions and ensure governance on the same. Provide integrated SAP solution delivery to function head and senior management team. Translating business plans into specific IT requirements and programmes/projects. Initiate programmes to deliver Digital projects. Monitor projects to ensure they deliver business improvement and are aligned with organizational objectives. Be the driving force, along with the Team Lead for implementation and increased usage of SAP for various business activities for better efficiency and information based decision making Should own the changes and work with Abap resources for the deliveries. Guide them, and get the changes tested along with business users, before following the CR process to move to production. Interaction with Business heads, of various units, to identify the SAP/Other Application implementation needs Interaction with the IT team for strategizing the SAP implementation roadmap Interaction with key project stakeholders (both from Business as well the SAP implementation partner) for decisions / issues along with other SAP team members Interaction with the SAP implementation/Maintenance partner(s) for successful implementation of SAP. Interaction with team members for progress of issues, improvements etc Interaction with the SAP Support Team, for monitoring issue resolution and adherence to SLAs Continuous system performance measurement and monitoring Conduct periodic SAP usage surveys and identifying process / usage improvement areas Take responsibility for implementation programmes or system upgrade initiatives and ensure they are delivered within schedule, cost and quality to business units Work in partnership with business to drive key change programmes to improve system process to make them simpler, cheaper and better. Collaborate with IT and the business, utilizing business intelligence and analysis to integrate technology differentiators into the business and Programme planning cycle. Acquiring a full understanding of the business areas and processes being supported by IT Fully participate in wider business projects with Digital focus. Provide the IT contribution to projects, identifying interdependencies and synergies which have a technology impact, and influencing the decisions made. Strive for continuous improvement Bring business understanding to IT policy development and provide a conduit for testing draft policies within the business. MEASURES SKILLS Functional Skills: SAP certification in PP preferred. Any experience in PM or WMS will be an added advantage. Should have implemented MRP in the SAP implementation At least two end-to-end SAP implementation experience in capacity of Team Member or lead Total experience of above 5 years in SAP projects (implementation, rollouts, upgrades, or production support) Earlier Domain experience of in the areas of Finance, Commercial & taxation is preferred. Good communication skills and business knowledge. Monitoring application utilization MIS reporting Ability to build personal credibility by demonstrating the organizations values, building trust with partners in the organization and proactively contributing to organizational success Experience of acting as a change agent, working proactively to make organizational change happen. Proven, project/Programme management skills and experience in governance Knowledge of the spectrum of possible IT interventions and experience of delivering improved business results. Experience of getting to know and understand the business and to identify how IT can best contribute to its success. Strong customer focus and proven ability to build productive relationships at all levels of the organization. Awareness of industry relevant key topics including Big Data & Analytics, Cloud, Industrial Internet, AR, Simulation Experience Required : Overall 10-12 years of experience, with minimum 3 Years SAP Implementation, and 2-4 years of minimum experience in SAP systems. The primary experience should be in PP functional area with some / good experience to the PM or WMS functions also. Exposure or working knowledge on Digital systems and integration will be an additional advantage. Previous exposure to MDM (Master Data Management) will be an advantage. Must have Skills: SAP PP 8 years experience At least one or two implementation experience Supporting of business issues, tickets, manage major incidents
