POSITION SUMMARY

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Facilitates discussions with decision makers, systems owners, and end users to define business, financial, and operations requirements and systems goals, and identify and resolve systems issues.
• Leads design sessions in prototyping new system solutions for the purpose of enhancing business processes, operations, and information process flow.
• Coordinates the review and analysis the effectiveness and efficiency of existing systems and develop strategies for improving or further leveraging these systems.
• Oversees research on software and hardware products to justify recommendations and support purchasing efforts.
• Leads analysis of business partner’s multi-faceted complex operations to understand their strengths and weaknesses to determine opportunities to automate processes and functions.
• Performs in-depth complex business process redesign and documentation as needed for new technology.
• Oversees agreements and commitments by facilitating communication between business functional area(s) and IT from initial requirements to final implementation.
• Uses understanding of technological trends to bring solutions to business units to enhance the company’s competitive edge.
• Translates multi-faceted, complex, high level business requirements into functional specifications for the IT organization, implements and manages changes to such specifications. Educates the IT organization on the direction of the business.
• Configures and implements solutions that are integrated with business processes/data; Oversees system design proposals and determine buy versus build decisions.
• Reviews reports, recommendations, or alternatives that address existing and potential trouble areas in operating systems across the organization.
• Responsible for adhering to IT Applications change management processes, including tracking and confirming changes throughout the landscape; reviews and confirms changes as required by the SAP Enterprise Architect.
• Creates multi-faceted complex systems models, specifications, diagrams, and charts to provide direction to system developers.
• Plans, directs, and coordinates activities of employee(s) to ensure goals or objectives are accomplished. Mentors, coaches, trains, and develops team.
• Additional duties as assigned.

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

QUALIFICATIONS / REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology or related field or equivalent experience.
• Advanced degree (MBA, Master’s) preferred.
• 8+ years progressive business systems experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Periodic travel either locally, nationally, and/or internationally may be required.
• High degree of proficiency MS Office Suite, Outlook & Internet applications.
• Ability to develop and maintain collaborative relationships with peers and colleagues across the organization, as well as, internal and external clients.
• Ability to work well autonomously and within a team in a fast-paced and deadline-oriented environment.
• Ability to work with and influence peers and senior management.
• Self-motivated with critical attention to detail, deadlines and reporting.
• Prior experience in manufacturing or professional services industries preferred.
• Demonstrated experience working in a matrixed environment with personnel located internationally and of diverse cultural backgrounds.
• SAP Basis knowledge of Enterprise Architecture.
• General knowledge of SAP ECC, BW/BObj, BPC, Process Orchestration, Success Factors, Concur and SAP overall technology landscape.

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

PHYSICAL ASPECTS / WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk, hear and see.
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• The noise level in the work environment may be high.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.