IT SAP Lead, MM​/PP

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The IT Lead SAP – MM/PP is responsible for overall support of SAP SCM/Production application systems. Responsibilities include identifying improvements in business processes, implementation, training, and documentation. This role requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail, a deep understanding of SAP system knowledge, and the ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.

• Support the Supply Chain/Production Modules for day-to-day business activities and help to implement the new projects.
• Support Supply Chain/Production area while integrating new plants into the PLZ SAP template.
• Work with other resources in standardizing the business process for better SAP utilization.
• Identify improvements in business processes, and work with business users and technical resources to implement the same.
• Translates requirements and functional specifications into technical solutions(specifications, tested code, technical documentation).
• Participate in project blueprint workshops to support requirement gathering, fit gap analysis and preparation of solution alternatives.
• Assist business users with specific data analytics, identify anomalies in business operation based on data and report the findings in a timely manner.
• Ability to support business in post-go-live stages of projects.
• Document business process, train users on proper usage of the system.
• Advise IT and Sr. Management of any issues along with proposal to address the same.
• Willing to travel up to 20 % as required to the PLZ locations.

• Bachelor’s degree in business, information technology, or related field preferred.
• 10+ years of overall business analyst experience in SAP MM/PP in SAP ECC environment.
• Experience and understanding of the following end to end processes:
  • MM/PP Master Data.
  • Material Master, Sourcing, Procurement, Scheduling, Stock transfer orders, Inventory management, Physical inventory, valuation and account assignment and Invoice Verification
  • Make to Stock and Make to Order in PP.
  • Production Planning, Shop Floor control in PP
• Well-versed with all integration points between SAP MM/PP and other SAP modules like SD, QM, WM and FICO
• Experience working in a team as well as independent environment.
• Must be able to communicate with all levels of the organization including the ability to explain technical processes and concepts to non-technical user groups.
• Takes initiatives and self-motivator. Ability to identify and understand business problems and offer viable solutions to address the same.
• Ability to establish, build and maintain relationships with individuals at all levels of the organization.
• Good documentation skills and ability to create documents for blueprinting, configuration, test cases, defect resolution and training materials.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $140,000/year in our lowest geographic market up to $155,000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is…