Business Solution Architect

Location: Winona

The Company Imerys is the world’s leading supplier of mineral-based specialty solutions for the industry with 3.4 billion in revenue and 12,300 employees in 40 countries in 2025. The Group offers high value-added and functional solutions to a wide range of industries and fast-growing markets such as solutions for the energy transition and sustainable construction, as well as natural solutions for consumer goods.

Imerys draws on its understanding of applications, technological knowledge, and expertise in material science to deliver solutions which contribute essential properties to customers’ products and their performance. As part of its commitment to responsible development, Imerys promotes environmentally friendly products and processes in addition to supporting its customers in their decarbonization efforts.

Imerys is listed on Euronext Paris (France) with the ticker symbol NK.PA.The Position Business Solution Architect

Job Summary The Business Solution Architect - Material flows responsibility is to ensure the success of the SAP Core Model project by providing a functional and technical drive to solution components during and after the SAP Core Model rollouts across Imerys Business Areas.

The Business Solution Architect’s prime responsibility is to direct solution design and build, maintain a high level of IT expertise and manage the resulting maintenance and evolution cycles for SAP Core Model.

The Business Solution Architect is in charge of managing the solution definition and maintenance on his/her domain.

Responsibilities The main missions of the Business Solution Architect are to:

SAP Core Model Design and Build:

Follow the SAP Core Model methodology from legal entity assessment to user acceptance testing

This includes the responsibility of application activities related to business requirements, analysis, solution design leading configuration (for CR and liaising with Opera Dev Factory), testing, documentation, training and acceptance

Work closely with his/her counterpart in the IT consulting companiesSAP Core Model Rollout and Improvement:

Ensure close relationship with SAP Core Model & Wave teams for deployments across Imerys Business Areas to ensure knowledge transfer and standard compliance with OPERA rollout methodology

Ensure that Change Requests are properly understood and approved by Business Process Owners before any configuration and/or development

Ensure that the Business Requirements are effectively addressed through maximal and optimal standard configuration

Promote the SAP Core Model Methodology across IT organizationSAP Core Model Continuous Improvement:

Ensure that Change Requests are properly implemented, documented and delivered according to Imerys Core Model Light barcode inventory management solution:

Handle the application for barcode inventory management (inventory counting, picking, etc.) in the plants where EWM would not be needed.

Design the improvements of the solution and rollout the application into the different sites. Work closely with the provider on new developments and support topics

Qualifications & Experience Bachelor's degree in Information System, Master's degree in Management (desirable)
Minimum 6 years of experience in SAP for EWM, SRM and MM.Experience in a team geographically dispersed (multicultural management experience)
Fluent in English Functional and technical skills:

Strong business and functional knowledge on SAP EWM/SRM activities with an understanding of integration with other processes such as Sales, Purchasing, Production, etc.

Have a strong expertise in SAP implementation

Have a good knowledge and understanding of application architecture

Ability to lead specific studies / assignments with internal and/or external resources and functions

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