Position Details: Engagement Manager - Supply to Procure

Role: Engagement Manager - SAP Supply to Procure - STP

Location: Any US Location

Please note: Candidate must be willing to travel up to 100% to client site

Job Description and Responsibilities:   

GCP NextGen is looking to hire an SAP STP Engagement Manager for the Global Consulting Practice. The candidate will be responsible for:

•Assisting on defining, designing, governing, and delivering SAP S/4HANA and Ariba centric solutions that enable and enhance STP business processes.

•Leading business workshops with key stakeholders and derive outcomes

•Communicating with the client and team members with good interpersonal skills, including strong verbal and written communication.

•Providing technology consulting expertise, and driving workshops and training sessions

•Demonstrating the dependencies and integration with other SAP modules (e.g. FICO, SD, PP, QM, PM)

•Gathering of requirements, designing, implementing and supporting SAP S/4HANA Materials Management, and Ariba Direct and Indirect (including SCC, SLP, CIG) to enhance the clients’ business functionality and performance.

•Providing contribution in project planning and execution according to objectives, specifications, schedules, and quality standards

•Gathering and organize business/user requirements and feasibility analysis

•Performing application design for systems architecture and integration

•Adopt best practices and architect innovative solutions to keep up in pace with the ever-growing needs of the business

•Demonstrating strong problem-solving skills and provide production support to business with primary focus oriented towards ensuring business continuity, enabling efficient solutions, providing utmost customer satisfaction, and meeting SLAs

•Developing implementation schedules, system implementation planning, and execution.

•Ensuring project success criteria are met

•Participating in on-call rotation supporting production systems and user trouble reports; direct others in production support activities

•Building strong relationships with IT/business peers and management to best meet company goals and objectives

Qualifications: 

•Demonstrates end-to-end business process knowledge in Source to Pay (STP) processes.

•Demonstrates knowledge leading large global, consulting led STP business transformation program delivery with proven track record and an understanding of business values of transformation programs and objectives

•Ability to speak business language, guide business counterparts towards the right SAP solution, and translate business requirements into technical requirements

•Excellent interpersonal and teamwork abilities, capable of building and maintaining strong client relationships

•Comprehensive knowledge of end-to-end Source to Pay business processes including expert level knowledge in SAP Material Management – Purchase Order Management and related data, Receiving, Payment Processing and Vendor Management

•Ability to lead and manage SAP STP functionality as it is related to business processes.

•Understanding of industry specific KPI’s and benefits of S/4HANA functionality to enable the business

•Working knowledge of configuration and features of key S/4HANA based STP structures. 

•Demonstrates knowledge in Ariba Direct and Indirect (including SCC, SLP, CIG) and SAP S/4 MM modules and understanding of integration with other S/4HANA modules.

•Experience with Ariba product suite, Ariba integration with core S/4HANA ERP system

•Understanding of integration with other business processes

•Demonstrated experience in managing transformational initiatives.

•At least three (3) full life cycle implementations as an ERP Project Manager with multi-module implementations (Finance, Sales, Production, Purchasing, Warehouse)

•A minimum of eight (8) years prior transformational SAP consulting or equivalent industry experience

•At least three (3) years’ experience in proposal and business case development

•Have demonstrated experience as a key contributor in multiple end-to-end SAP implementation projects and in developing solutions from conception through realization

•Strong experience in building business relationships, and partnering with business counterparts to maximize productivity

•The ability to be hands-on and mentor junior team members.

•Able to provide accurate estimates, timeline, and can manage a team of 5 to 10 resources

•Should be proficient in conversation on wide ranging procurement topics with users, and senior management

•Should have working experience in project estimation, project planning, and staffing 

•Must be capable of functioning with only limited oversight. Strong verbal and written communications skills and the ability to work effectively internally and externally

•Willingness to travel up to 100%

•Bachelors degree or equivalent required

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