*Job Description* SAP SCM Solution Architect (SNP & PP/DS)
Akron, OH *Title: *Senior SAP APO Supply Network Planning (SNP)/PPDS Consultant/ Solution Architect – *Description:* Reporting to the IT Team Leader, NAT SAP Supply and Production Planning, the Senior APO Consultant/Architect for combines expertise in Supply Chain Planning processes with vast knowledge of SAP APO modules including Supply Network Planning (SNP), Production Planning & Detail Scheduling (PP/DS, Core Interface (CIF), SAP Materials Management and SAP Production Planning functionality to provide competitive solutions to North American Tire supply planning and capacity management challenges. The Senior APO Consultant/Architect will interact with divisional management at the Department, Director and Vice President levels; making recommendations that can change the face of our company to the external customer. *Requirements:* • Bachelors Degree in related discipline. Masters degree a plus. • 4+ yrs experience in SAP APO configuration experience, including DP, PP/DS, SNP and CIF. • 2+ yrs experience in SAP PP configuration (Min 4.7C - ECC 6.0 preferred) • A minimum of 2 Full Project Lifecycle implementations • Proficient in creating functional specs related to user exits, enhancement points, reports transactions, custom objects, interfaces and conversions. • Associate must possess the necessary leadership, team building, motivation, and delegation skills to efficiently coordinate the efforts of a team toward accomplishing a common goal. • Associate may lead or direct the work of other team members and often report to the Project Lead, Team Lead or Manager. A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected. • Have a strong and thorough understanding of SAP's APO Production Planning / Detailed Scheduling (PP/DS), Demand Planning (DP), and Supply Network Planning (SNP), the associated business processes, and how APO is integrated with MM and PP in order to support configuration of modules.. • Specific knowledge of the current Office product suite. • Knowledge of MS Project a plus. • Good presentation, meeting leadership and facilitation skills. • Fluent in English • Some travel may be required Tasks: • Analyze business/technical opportunities and translate process into practice using SAP. Project involvement is multi-disciplinary and complex in scope. Proactively identify enhancements that will meet changing business/technical needs. • Develop strategic processes and direction for projects. Plan/manage integration and implementation of new technology or business process. • Coordinate all varieties of testing necessary to provide for complete cross-functional integration and business acceptance. • Troubleshoot unique or complex business problems. Sought as a resource for expert SAP knowledge. Totally capable, fully self-sufficient. Able to recommend appropriate corrective action of workaround. • Create, track and manage project work plans, including resource commitments. Deliver on time and under budget. • Coach other team members in techniques to collect, interpret and present data in ways that facilitate decision-making. Provides excellent knowledge transfer of SAP skills to other junior level Business Processor team members. • Assume leadership role in a medium-to-large size initiative by playing the part of a project manager, facilitator or sub-team lead. Project Manager may perform managerial activities such as hiring decisions, project staffing and contract management. Sub-Team lead may perform managerial activities such as hiring decisions, department staffing, execution of performance management processes and merit budget allocations for direct reports. • Prepare and present reporting results on current initiatives to upper management ** *Thanks & Regards* *A T T Y* Manager - Recruitment IDC Technologies, Inc., 1851 McCarthy Boulevard, Suite 116, Milpitas, CA, USA, 95035, Contact #: 408-457-9399 Ext: 2026 || Email: a...@idctechnologies.com || Web: www.idctechnologies.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "US_IT.Groups" group. To post to this group, send email to us_itgroups@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to us_itgroups+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/us_itgroups?hl=en.