ERP/SAP App Lead - Hybrid

Job Description

Job Description

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We at Cerebra Consulting, Inc. have an exciting job opening with one of our clients. Please go through the job description below and if you are interested, share your update resume with contact details.

Role : ERP / SAP App Lead

Location : Deer Park, TX (3 days onsite)

Required Skills

Environment SAP ECC - FICO SAP SCM Integrated with Coupa Duties / Requirements Strong business knowledge and strong technical knowledge are both required Technical enough to understand what impact it will have. This person isn't doing any hands-on technical work. Strong communication skills; this person will work directly with the business Translate business problems to SAP solutions Instruct the functional and technical teams on the solution General SAP knowledge, as broad as possible Help guide the functional and technical teams

Job Description

ERP / SAP Application Lead will support the IT Enterprise Digital Solutions Manager to drive alignment between IT and the business. The scope of the role includes leading our Contracts & Procurement (Supply Chain Management), Finance, Maintenance, and HR teams through daily IT continuous improvement activities. This includes understanding their business processes, requirements, and use of each application. The ERP / SAP Application Lead will assist in project planning and execution, coordination with vendors, pre & post project support, and define support models. From a site perspective, this person will be the link between the business and our different IT teams, translating business needs into technical solutions. This role will assist in establishing IT Applications best practices at the site. The successful candidate must seek to understand the Refinery business, Oil and Gas practices, and feel comfortable working in a Plant type environment. Creativity and customer centric attitudes are fundamental in this role.

Stakeholder Management

Interacts with business stakeholders, their engagements / projects, understanding needs and / or requirements

Represent Contracts & Procurement, Finance, Maintenance, and HR needs to be incorporated into the overall Enterprise Architecture

Handle and manage portfolio Applications within SCM, Finance, Maintenance, and HR

Actively participate in Business and IT team discussions, bringing in best practices to and from site (potentially sitting on Supply Chain & Procurement, Finance, Maintenance, and HR staff meetings)

Value Generation & Protection

Maintain & support portfolio of Applications used by Contracts & Procurement, Finance, and HR teams

Work with business to define and document business processes

Lead any new application projects, deployments and enhancement

Contribute to the creation of knowledge-based articles used for Support

Lead the offsite Applications Support teams

Understand, plan, and deploy application upgrades / patches

Contribute to budget management for Applications control spend

Definition / control of Application Support Desk KPIs

Define / Modify end user service model escalations, levels of service, feedback from end users

Contribute to IT communications prepare and communicate for specific applications working with IT Operations lead

IT Policies and procedures define, deploy and enforce correct use of applications.

Interact with all IT Teams coordinating daily activities and projects

Dimensions :

Will support the IT Enterprise Digital Solutions Manager and Site Leadership Team in delivering a reliable and safe Applications environment for End Users to work in

Skills & Experience Required :

Understanding of common applications used at a Refinery

Strong technical abilities within application design, configuration, implementation, and support, of SAP system.

Strong Functional knowledge in various modules of SAP and ABAP knowledge

Should have deep working knowledge of Supply Chain processes (i.e. Product Life, Operations Planning, Sourcing & Procurement, Production Planning and Execution, Inventory Management, Quality Management and Control, etc.), and integration to financial processes (Cost Accounting, Accounts Payable / Receivable)

Understanding of Enterprise Project Performance tools (i.e. Hexagon Ecosys, Coupa)

Understanding of key 'pain points' in typical IT Applications environment

Ease / Proficiency in understanding complex business process and being able to translate them into technical solutions.

Experience developing "how to use" type documents

Experience creating an applications inventory and portfolio

Ability to lead, communicate and interact with offsite Support teams

Experience having worked in similar roles or environments

Strong communication skills (written and verbal), among IT, digital and business stakeholders

Comfortable in a multi-tasking type environment

Required Experience in the following software :

o SAP / SAP S4 / Hana

o Coupa or SAP Ariba

Preferred Experience in the following software :

o MCi TRACK

o EcoSys

o HRIS and / or payroll systems

o Contractor management systems

Thanks,

Sudhanshu Srivastava

US IT Recruiter

Cerebra Consulting Inc , 270 Lancaster Ave, Suite-D2, Malvern, PA 19355

Email - sudhanshu.srivastava@cerebra -consulting.com

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