Principal, Application Development & Maintenance; SAP - Supply Chain

Principal, Application Development & Maintenance (SAP
- Supply Chain)### Principal, Application Development & Maintenance (SAP
- Supply Chain)
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*** What Application Development & Maintenance contributes to Cardinal Health
*** Application Development & Maintenance performs configuration or coding to develop, enhance and sustain the organization's software systems in a cross-functional team environment through adherence to established design control processes and good engineering practices.  As the
* Principal of Application Development and Maintenance (SAP - Supply Chain*), you will drive the end-to-end architecture, strategic roadmap, and solution designs for the Supply Chain and Procure-to-Pay (P2P) functions across our Pharmaceutical Segment. Leveraging the core capabilities of SAP ECC and S/4

HANA, you will ensure a highly scalable, integrated, and efficient system landscape. In this role, you will collaborate closely with business and technology leaders to design a digital supply chain that accelerates enterprise growth, operational maturity, and continuous innovation.  
** Location** - Fully remote, open to candidates based nationwide (with willingness to travel to our HQ in Dublin, Ohio for quarterly meetings)
** Responsibilities
* ** End-to-End solution design & architecture  + Own and govern end-to-end business processes architectures spanning procurement, inventory management, supply chain logistics and finance touchpoints.  + Own supply chain architecture vision, roadmaps across procurement, planning, logistics and supplier collaboration.  + Enforce SAP “fit-to-standard” principles to minimize customizations and technical debt.  + Translate business requirements into a scalable and standardized SAP design.  + Completing effort estimates, preparing proposals, and collaborating with functional partners to deliver solutions for value-add business functions.
* Cross-functional integration & Ecosystem* + Design resilient interfaces and data flows connecting SAP ECC, SAP S/4 HANA with non-SAP and specialized platforms such as Manhattan WMS, Kinaxis, TMS etc.  + Lead design reviews and alignment sessions with supply chain, procurement, sales operations and finance leaders to resolve trade-offs and handle process exceptions.  + Partner with enterprise architecture to connect supply chain and procure-to-pay roadmaps.  

+ Ensure designs comply with SOX and audit controls in supply chain processes.
* Migration, modernization & Delivery leadership* + Solution delivery and design leadership.  + Keeping up with emerging technologies and changes in business processes.  + Assess legacy landscapes and define S/4 HANA migration, greenfield or hybrid transformation paths.  + Oversee testing strategies (E2E, Performance, Integration, regression, functional variation etc.), cutover plans, and post go-live stabilization and Hypercare activities.  + Guide functional analysts, advise executive leadership on multi-year technology roadmaps and platform investments.  

+ Provide leadership and direction to the teams during problem solving and crisis management.  + Influence internal and external clients to leverage out of the box solutions and reduce customizations.  + Closely follows the strategic direction set by the segment and executes on priority goals.  
** Qualifications
* ** Ideally targeting individuals with 12+ years of experience and deep functional expertise in SAP ECC
* Superior knowledge of processes and technology with deep hands-on knowledge in all the areas of Procure-To-Pay and Supply Chain Execution domains, required
* Experience SAP S/4 HANA modules – MM, EWM, TM, preferred not required
* Strong experience in translating business requirements into technical capabilities and solutions.
* Prior work experience in Planning, Purchasing and supply chain functions within S/4 HANA Enterprise is a plus
* Strong understanding of data architecture, analytics integration, and control frameworks
* Proficiency with ASAP (Accelerated SAP) Waterfall and Agile methodologies, a plus
* Strong experience in completing effort estimates, preparing proposals, and collaborating with our functional partners to deliver quality business solutions. preferred
* Prior experience closely collaborating with highly skilled onsite and offshore teams, preferred
* Ability to develop individuals and teams, preferred
* Excellent oral and written communication skills
* Excellent organizational skills …