SAP Project Systems Business SME

Location: Harrisburg, PA - local candidates only
Position Type:  Hybrid
Contract Length: 7 months

Position Overview:
The Specialist will have at least three years of experience in SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, and complex systems project management. This role involves acting as a subject matter expert for the SMART Project, overseeing Capital Expenditure Lifecycle and PPM processes, supporting data management and reporting, and leading workshops, testing, and training to ensure successful ERP implementation and continuous process improvement.

Duties:

• Serves as business point of contact and subject matter expert to the SMART Project.
• Serve as SME on Capital Expenditure Lifecycle & PPM business processes for the implementation of new or revised ERP enterprise software system, application, processes and related systems and procedures.  
• Provides project leadership, coordination, data, testing, and support for assigned PPM subsystems. Assists project team with implementation project, and communication plans.  Drafts or revises related policies and procedures as impacted by the project.  
• Assists in providing strategic oversight for existing and new business requirements for reporting; partnering with IT and Master Data to find efficient solutions.
• Partner with the System integrator, internal IT, and the Finance teams to develop the department’s reporting capabilities to provide flexible reporting and analysis tools for strategic analyses, operational reporting, and decision-making support.
• Support Data Profiling and Cleansing Capital Expenditure Lifecycle & PPM master and transactional data
• Support Data reconciliations and validations in support of project activities
• Support all Project testing activities.
• Identify and document all GAPs, risks, and mitigation strategies.
• Support Cutover and Hypercare support post-go live.
• Develops and documents workflow processes in the operation of our ERP Systems.  Works with the system integrator and Information Technology staff to implement complex workflow processes.
• Assists project team in identifying training needs which Includes initial training for new users, training on new processes or training to groups on specific functionality, etc.  Assists in developing user procedures, guidelines, and documentation where required.
• Assures modifications and upgrades are successfully tested before implementation to the live environment.
• Supports best practices for system and process change management, documentation of system processes and business practices, and the development of standards for processes.

Required Skills:
Minimum of 3 years of expertise in as many of the following products/platforms/activities as possible:

• Experience with SAP and Microsoft Dynamics
• Experience with complex systems project management including planning, scheduling, monitoring, and problem solving
• Ability and experience leading process discovery workshops and design workshops for a successful SAP portfolio and project management solution
• Experience with SAP Fiori with SAP PS and PPM
• Experience in the transportation industry
• Proficient technical writer