SAP Supply Chain Applications, SME

The key responsibility of this position is to lead and manage new IT initiatives in the Planning, Manufacturing, and Logistics areas of Supply Chain Management in a global environment. This position reports to the Manager of SCM applications within the Corporate IT department. Responsibilities of this position will include:

• Supporting the existing supply chain environment. Working with the onsite and offshore teams to ensure production issues are closed as per critical support SLAs
• Acting as a liaison between the business users and the support teams to communicate problems and resolutions
• Collecting business requirements and developing system proposals and specifications for new capabilities
• Leading transformational SCM project teams to ensure the successful implementation of new IT initiatives on schedule and within budget
• Working with business and internal information technology management and staff to scope, allocate resources, and prioritize department projects and efforts.
• Evaluating new technology products and partners; participate in assessment and selection of purchased software applications
• Building relationships and interacting with external vendors as and when required
• Participating in strategic planning for internal information technology as appropriate, providing insight to technical solutions that may be leveraged to provide first quartile business performance

• 3 to 5 years of experience implementing/supporting SAP Production Planning (PP).  Must have hands on Materials Management (MM) experience. 
• Must be willing to learn and flexibly support different modules as required.
• Experience supporting SD and WM environments integrated with PP and MM a plus.
• Experience with emerging technology and SAP new dimensional SCM products (APO, SNC, etc.) is a plus.
• Excellent understanding of SAP PP module and its integration with MM, Finance and Product Costing
• IT project life cycle experience; experience with formal project and testing methodologies; familiarity with system implementation standards
• Ability to communicate and work well in a cross-functional team environment and in an offshore/onsite model
• Proven track record in requirements gathering, blueprint, and implementing optimal solutions based on business requirements
•  ability to interact effectively with allProven levels within the organization, including executive management
• Must be a team player that motivates and educates other team members
• Inspires behavioral change of team members and business counterparts
• Must be a self-starter with drive to move to management levels over time
•  written and verbal communication skillsExcellent
• Demonstrated agility and ability to quickly adapt to change.
• “Big 5" consulting experience a plus
• Must have a BS related to Engineering, Information Systems, or like area.

Candidate must either be a citizen, have a valid green card, or current H1B visa.  We are not in the position to legally sponsor any candidate at this time.