Role:-SAP o9 Technical Delivery Lead, SAP Planning

Location: Hybrid in Hanover, NJ -- there will be some travelling since this will be implementing a product at client locations.

Visa:- USC , GC, H4EAD , GCEAD

The o9 Technical Delivery Lead will be responsible for the technical delivery of the O9 to North America region with your expertise in the planning & stakeholder management.

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the technical delivery of the o9 Global core model at a regional/BU level.

• Provide the necessary functional / technical delivery expertise to help address any specific regional requirements identified through FitGap.

• Work with Global MDS teams to ensure core model design is delivered in a consistent way to avoid any regional customization.

• Support Fit gap and identify key market technical/process nuances to be considered for implementation.

• Minimize deviations to Core Model and drive sign off on core customization requirements for the region ensuring rationale and business value.

• Provide program updates on status and progress across the applicable program governance forums.

• Accountable for delivering the regional plan and working with both Global, Regional and PMO teams to ensure project milestones are being achieved on time and within core model principles.

• Own technical aspects of testing & cutover process for the region.

• Provide regional functional input into Risk Impact Analysis, enable risk mitigation from all technical aspects and project dependencies from various other initiatives.

• Partner/work with the extended regional MDS team (vendor/partners) to ensure technical readiness for related deliverables.

• Responsible to work with the regional business need to ensure all requirements are thoroughly worked through and successfully closed out from an MDS stand-point.

• Support regional change management strategy as required for implementation.

• Leads the regional delivery team across MDLZ and Partners ensuring that resources are assigned appropriately and clear on milestones and deliverables.

• Provide input as required to ensure adequate business contingency plans are in place for the region.

• Work with the regional Business counterparts to ensure track reporting is clear and accurate.

• Support project management deliverables with TG/Sprints sign off and risk mitigation plans.

• Work with PMO and Regional MDS lead to ensure value delivery (cost & benefits) and adoption goals are met.

• work with cross functional teams on testing and validation of solution.

• Enable delivery through close collaboration with respective internal MDS teams e.g. Dev Op's

What you need to know about this position:

• This is a hybrid role based out of our East Hanover, NJ. office.

• Travel will be required based on project requirements.

• This is a fixed term opportunity based on project timelines.

What You Will Bring to the Role:

Required Experience:

• 8 years in Supply Chain Planning with implementation experience with business platforms solutions like o9, JDA/Blue Yonder, Kinaxis, SAP IBP/APO

• Expertise in delivering Digital Supply Chain transformation initiatives for Planning.

• Strong process knowledge of supply chain planning, sales and operations planning and reporting.

• Experience in designing solution by working with different demand planning scenarios for Advanced Statistical forecasting and generating consensus forecast.

• Expertise in modeling and reporting

• Expertise in data integration

• Good understanding of demand sensing solution with modeling external downstream demand signals such as POS/Retail Store level data for deployment decisions

• Ability to configure and customize the system to support business requirements.

• Experience of integrating Planning technical systems with host ERP systems such as SAP S4 HANA.

• Excellent communication skills, analytical and problem-solving skills.

Education and Professional Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent years of experience.

• A Master of Business Administration (MBA) is highly preferred.

• Certifications in O9/planning are advantageous.