SAP Center of Excellence Manager

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190120 IT OPS Regular Full-Time Full-time MI, Wixom, MI, US

Salary: $ Annually

Founded in 1966, Niterra North America, Inc. (formerly NGK Spark Plugs) is a global leader in spark plug and oxygen sensor design, driven by technology, innovation, and world-class quality. Today, that tradition continues as we transform our organization’s portfolio, expand our core ceramic technologies, explore capabilities beyond traditional areas, and challenge ourselves to develop solutions and services that leverage technology to address social issues while contributing to a sustainable society.

The SAP Center of Excellence Manager supervises and leads teams supporting various business units in their utilization of the SAP system, leads projects related to the SAP applications, and operates as an internal consultant and thought leader with IT professionals and business users.

46929 Magellan Dr, Wixom, MI 48393

$ per year

• Under general supervision of GM and Director, responsible for supervising and leading teams supporting various business units in their utilization of the SAP system.
• Lead projects related to the SAP applications and operate as an internal consultant and thought leader with IT professionals and business users; working with both groups to ensure project objectives are well defined, tracked and completed on schedule.
• Lead role in ensuring smooth integration and rollout of systems by coordinating closely with the affected functional areas.
• Provide and transfer functional and process knowledge by keeping current on various published materials and training outlets.
• Assist IT professionals and key business users in creating the functional requirements needed to alter SAP in line with changes in business practices.
• Responsible for translating the user’s functional specifications into a technical specification on which the new configuration will be based.
• Provide support to teams in the areas of localizing detailed designs, process documentation, data cleansing and migration, user acceptance training, end user training and “go-live” support.
• Develop and create process documentation as required.
• Review and dispatch support requests/tickets to appropriate team members.
• Analyze process change requests/new process development requests for form, fit and function within SAP systems.
• Collaborate with IT and Business Leaders to build IT Roadmap and Strategies.
• Engage with and support GHQ initiatives related to the Enterprise Applications space.
• Coordinate with peers in other RHQs on issues related to the Enterprise Applications space.
• Promote a continuous improvement philosophy in the team.
• Adhere to all company policies and procedures which include IATF, ISO, ISMS, TISAX, QMS, J-Sox and Safety related policies.
• Travel requirements: 10% of travel (domestic and international).

• Minimum education and experience required:
  Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Science, Computer Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Finance, Accounting or related field plus 5 years of experience in SAP field or related occupation.
• Ability to capture business requirements and translate into functional design specifications for SAP development.
• SME Level SAP FI and CO Module Configuration Experience.
• Firm AR/AP/GL Accounting Experience.
• SAP Credit Management Configuration Experience.
• SAP Profit Center, Cost Center Accounting Skills.
• SAP Taxation Configuration Skills for multiple currencies and countries.
• SAP Report Painter Experience.
• End to End Process Fluency across order to cash, procure to…