Senior Manager – Information Technology – SAP Logistics Execution and Production Engineering

Senior Manager – Information Technology – SAP Logistics Execution and Production Engineering

Requirements

• Experience in the Logistics and Production modules in SAP ECC and S4.
• Was part of at least one successful migration from SAP ECC to SAP S4.
• A Bachelor Degree in Information Science, Finance, Math, Engineering or other technical / business field is required.
• Minimum of 10-12 years of Information Technology experience
• Minimum of 5 years experience managing an SAP Logistics or Production team.

Responsibilities

• Attract, develop, and lead a world-class Information Technology Enterprise applications organization; develop a team culture of innovation, collaboration, and ongoing improvement.
• Monitor resource capacity and demand to ensure optimal resource utilization and project staffing.
• Foster a collaborative and inclusive environment where experimentation, learning, and adaptation are encouraged.
• Set clear goals and objectives for the team and provide guidance for their professional development.
• Collaborate with PMO and COE to deliver project objectives, timelines, prioritization, and implementation plans, ensuring cost effective, quality, and timely delivery of high-quality solutions.
• Provide expert functional knowledge in the Logistics and Production of SAP.
• Excellent understanding of Logistics and Production business requirements.
• Ensure the project management system is timely and consistently updated to reflect project statuses.
• Responsible for the assignment of projects, project tasks, support desk tickets within functional area.
• Ensure integration with other functional areas and work well with other teams.
• Ensuring a functional baseline is established for the Logistics and Production areas.
• Technical standards for system changes are established and adhered to.
• Is self-driven to have current knowledge of SAP innovations with new functionality in S4.
• Have an understanding of the capabilities of SAP’s tools and knowledge what the software can and cannot do.
• Drive implementation of standard processes while meeting customer needs.
• Have a mindset of continuous improvement and simplification when designing, reviewing, and approving solution approaches.
• Assist Information Systems leadership in development and execution of an SAP roadmap.
• Have a good understanding of the End-to-End processes flows involving Logistics and Production, with great cross-functional understanding.
• Prepare and present regular status reports and dashboards to executive leadership, providing insights into project status, risks & issues, trends, and identified opportunities for improvement.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders to understand business needs, priorities, and expectations. Support development of business cases and project charters.
• Ensure strategic alignment through prioritization, resource capacity management, key result tracking and program management to achieve strategic vision.

Preferred Qualifications

• Project management skills are preferred. Strong understanding of international Supply Chain requirements and Intercompany processing.