SAP BPC Consultant

SAP BPC Consultant/Sr Consultant – Ideally candidate will have balanced experience to be responsible for successful delivery of functional and technical components of BPC implementations, migrations and upgrades. This role will apply functional and technical knowledge of SAP BPC tools and business planning processes, and use formal system implementation methodologies during requirements gathering, design, build/test, deployment and production phases. Experience in integrated S&OP planning scenarios is also a plus. Preferred candidates will understand and have experience with: Planning/forecasting tools including SAP BPC (OutlookSoft), Cognos, HFM, Clarity and Everest). Business Process & Functional experience will include: Strategic Planning Annual budgeting Project lead experience preferred Experience working with business team to interpret requirements Current on best practices in planning & performance management SOX compliance in BPC Security design User mapping Control design and statements creation Understanding of BPC system design principles, including: Application design (structure and dimensionality) BPC hierarchies and properties Integrate Planning and Consolidation process design Report design and development concepts SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation) 5.1/7.0 – formerly OutlookSoft), and/or other formal business planning solution such as Cognos, Hyperion, SAP I/P.  Experience with Cognos, Hyperion or other business planning software packages is preferred. MBA is strongly desired along with previous financial planning and analysis experience. This position requires excellent communication skills, ability to interact with senior managers and executives of client companies and a proven track record designing and implementing change in complex businesses. The candidate must be a team player as well as be able to work independently. Will work from client sites; travel up to 100% required for this position(s).
Requirements
Bachelor’s Degree required; MBA preferred. Prior Accounting or Financial Planning & Analysis required At least 3 years experience in Consolidations and Financial Reporting Process knowledge. Readiness to travel 50-100%; travelling 3-4 days a week, home on weekends

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XACT RESOURCES, LLC is a professional and executive recruiting firm, specializing in the placement of ‘best of breed’ finance, technical and engineering expertise for contract, project-based and permanent positions with client companies. We are continuously building our network of individuals and projects with strong SAP BPC, BPM, BI/BW, NetWeaver and other SAP EPM Solutions experience.

SPECIALTIES

Technical EPM Consultants, SAP BPC Consultants, SAPBPCJobs, SAP BI/BW Consultants

SAP CoE Director

Dir, SAP Center of Excellence

This position requires broad-scoping expertise to lead all SAP projects across the enterprise.  Will provide oversight of SAP technical design, development and maintenance.  Maintaining center of expertise for SAP platform.  Managing internal team of SME’s and external service providers.

Also will have demonstrated abilities in the following:

Organizational Alignment

Strategy Development

Portfolio Development

Demand Management

Requirements Gathering/Development

Architecture and Design

Testing

Support

Maintenance

Incident Management

SLA’s

Project/Program Management

REQUIREMENTS

BS in Information Systems, Finance, Business; MBA a plus.

10+ years IT experience required.

5+ years of ‘hands-on’ technical management with knowledge of ECC 6.0, Solution Manager, NetWeaver, etc.

Excellent analytical and problem solving skills

Excellent written and verbal skills

For immediate consideration of this position, please CLICK HERE to submit CV/resume in strict confidence.

Director of Enterprise Architecture

DIRECTOR OF ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE

Job overview: This position will have overall responsibility for driving the enterprise architecture function, enabling risk and security management, and driving the overall technology strategy, innovation and technology performance benchmarking, measurement and reporting for the enterprise. The Director of Enterprise Architecture reports directly to the CIO and will be expected to sit on the IT Leadership Team, and provide leadership to ensure the realization of IT strategy – enabling a culture of continuous improvement.

Enterprise Architecture Scope

·         Responsible for managing enterprise architecture frameworks, methods, processes, toolsets and governance which span all four architecture domains (Business, Operations, Systems and Data Technology)

·         Maintains a general understanding and recognizes excellence or lack thereof all the underlying technical domains in the enterprise:

§          Business analysis

§          Business process design

§          Application and interface architectures

§          Data architectures

§          Middleware architectures

§          Infrastructure architectures (operating systems, servers, networks, desktop)

§          Operations management architectures

·         Maintains comprehensive knowledge of enterprise architecture methodologies and toolsets.

·         Maintains industry best practices knowledge of a broad variety of technologies, architecture frameworks, and architecture methodologies.

Technology Knowledge & Leadership

·         Ensures all technical domains are represented in architectures and designs and makes architectural artifacts easy to understand and use by all stakeholders

·         Will work in outsourced, BPO environment with non US offshore providers to define and sure appropriate technology strategy and guidance for M&A, international market expansion or other opportunities requiring technology expertise and leadership.

·         Works closely with and advise business leaders to help define application of a broad spectrum of technologies to shape future business directions.

·         Is viewed as a valued partner in assisting the business with developing strategies which involve implementation of technology.

·         Provides input to business leaders on how technology can be leveraged to business advantage.

·         Creates and maintains roadmaps and technology transformation plans, which describe the changes required to go from current to future architectures. Scope spans all architecture and technical domains. This is done while ensuring that our enterprise technology risks are mitigated and managed.

·         Provides leadership input into portfolio governance with respect to Project interdependencies and Project sequencing

·         Has led projects and knows how to do so, when needed of projects that are complex projects spanning multiple business, architecture, or technical domains.

Risk Management

·         Uses broad knowledge of business processes and technologies to identify potential business and technical risks.

·         Documents risks and recommends alternate designs and architectures which minimize risks

Skills/Experience Education/Certification Skills/Experience/Education

·         Bachelor’s degree in IT or Business Administration, MBA preferred

·         15+ years of experience in managing one or more major IT functions

·         Strong knowledge of system and software quality assurance leading practices and methodologies

·         Experience in a FDA regulated manufacturing environment required/Experience in the pharmaceutical / medical device industry preferred

Extensive SAP Experience required

·         Experience in managing Sarbanes-Oxley and FDA 21 CFR Part 11

·         Knowledge of IT leading practices such as ITIL

·         Practiced expertise as architect, with TOGAF, BOST, or other architectural frameworks and disciplines

·         Demonstrated program and project management planning / execution skills with a record of leading an IT group to obtain tangible business results

·         High degree of technical knowledge to work with staff members and also explain the work in non-technical terms to management, internal and external customers

·         Demonstrated excellence in building relationships with internal Business/IT customers

·         Experience in quickly and effectively adjusting priorities and goals in changing circumstances

·         Task and resource management experience

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Sr. Director, Business Strategy

Senior Director, Business Strategy

REQUIREMENTS

• Builds and maintains strong business relationships, with deep expertise and insight into the business, the business strategy, the competition and the industry. Spends 60% of time within the business.
• In partnership with the business unit leadership team, identifies and articulates business opportunities and unmet needs. Works closely with IS department and partners to identify and propose solutions that optimize business processes, enhance business performance and enable the business strategy.
• Communicates business unit strategy, plans, budgets, and portfolio status to business unit and IS. Educates for the business unit in the capabilities and limitations of IT and the IT strategy. Ensures that the IT strategy and capabilities support the business strategy.
• Intensive involvement in emergency situations involving business partners
• Has primary responsibility for business project initiation and program planning. Leads business case preparation for IT programs and investments and works with the project sponsors to validate benefit realization.
• Leverages expertise in Lean thinking and principles to lead ongoing business process and departmental improvement efforts.
• Plays pivotal role in the IT innovation process and business system strategic planning.
• Actively develops and mentors team members in a variety of skills important to the position.
• Creates annual departmental operating plan and adheres to budget
• Responsible to conduct yourself and ensure your subordinates (if applicable) conduct themselves in a manner consistent with company mission, values, code of ethics, policies, and other standards of conduct.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent; Master’s in Business Administration preferred
Years of related experience: 10 yrs related experience and various business functions in consumer products and/or retail industries
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: Advanced understanding, experience and expertise within the specific business industry being supported, such as consumer packaged goods, retail, manufacturing, logistics or finance. Advanced knowledge of IT portfolio management; strong innovation process orientation; able to manage multiple initiatives concurrently; excellent customer relationship management and customer service skills; strong teamwork and communication skills; ability to build and mentor teams for future growth; strong organizational skills; demonstrated experience in driving positive results. Expertise in Lean / six sigma / continuous improvement. Broad IT understanding.

Food & Beverage / CPG experience in SAP environment is strongly preferred.

Please CLICK HERE to submit CV/resume for immediate consideration for this position.

Thank you for your interest in this position.

Senior ABAP Developer

Senior ABAP Developer

Title

Senior Software Engineer-ABAP

Job Description

Scope: Operating in a team oriented environment, individual will work under the direction of a Manager with various levels of company personnel throughout the business units, as well as outside consultants in the areas of: analytical assistance, system support, SAP configuration, ABAP and JAVA programming. Individual is responsible to continually maintain proficiency in the SAP applications, the NETWEAVER architecture and associated components. Basic Function: The function of the Software Engineer is to participate in the detailed analysis, design, construction, testing, quality assurance, implementation and administration of software solutions to business requests. This position will also be responsible for conforming to development, testing and quality assurance standards and ensuring that all software deliverables meet or exceed these standards in addition to the Technology Framework. Responsibilities: Project Management: Participate in the analysis, design, construction, testing and QA of software applications, applying project management methodology as prescribed by management. Lead and manage offshore and on-site development resources to complete tasks on time and within budget. Responsible for the testing, configuration design and documentation associated with implementation projects, system upgrades, OSS notes, LCP’s, Support and Enhancement Package installations. Ensure the compliance to programming, testing and quality assurance standards. Relationship Development: Responsible for developing and maintaining SAP functional knowledge, primarily for ABAP applications to support business functions. Ongoing knowledge will be enhanced through a combination of formal SAP training courses, on the job training, involvement with Americas SAP User Groups (ASUG) and/or knowledge transfer from consultant experts. Assist in the development of end user training and documentation ensuring training meets end user requirements and is appropriate for the audience. Obtain assistance from end user community in review of materials. Support Serve as contact for functional application help issues from the user community. Investigate and solve problems by documenting solutions and transferring key learnings to appropriate users. This includes researching solutions within the SAP Online Support System(OSS) and Solution Manager. Participate as a member of various and ongoing project teams to implement new, or enhance existing, processes using SAP functionality. Must Experience: Bachelors Degree preferably in Computer Science with three years applicable business experience or associates degree and five or more years of applicable experience. Proven ability to create and modify custom SAP ABAP programs. Proven experience with SAP ECC,SCM, BW, CRM and HR experience Good interpersonal skills, with demonstrable verbal and written communications to maintain effective working relationships with all levels of personnel. Willingness to work in a dynamic environment including development of new skills to meet changing technology requirements. Preferred Experience: Experience with SalesForce and Force.com integration, Business Objects SDK’s, Relational databases, In-Memory technology

Manager of Application Architecture

MANAGER OF APPLICATION ARCHITECTURE

The SAP Center of Excellence Manager of Application Architecture  provides and implements overall solution design throughout all phases of the process and application lifecycle. Successfully deliver business solutions in complex domestic and international environments, from business processes and data requirements definition, system design, go-lives’, and project management.
This SAP Center of Excellence Manager of Application Architecture will have overseen a matrix organization of subject matter experts, not solely performed production support. The ideal candidate will provide overall application and SAP subject matter expertise and be accountable for the business requirements gathering, best application configuration of a global SAP template, and be responsible for ensuring that the solution design meets those business requirements.

The SAP Center of Excellence Manager of Application Architecture will support a rigorous methodology that will enable multiple SAP program to retain compliance with the Global SAP Template for all processes while also supporting business initiatives and continuous improvement initiatives. The SAP Center of Excellence Manager of Application Architecture works closely with the business community and Project Business and IT Process Leads to understand current processes, develop innovative solutions, prioritizes activities and troubleshoots application functionality.

Responsible for the governance and maintenance of the global template.

Leads direct reports, 3^rd party organizations in configuration, development and testing of changes, and regional team members in requirements definition and implementation.

Works closely with business subject matter experts and leaders to define and improve business processes.

Works closely with Business Process Leads to ensure tight integration between business functions.

Maintains awareness of SAP process strengths, supported best practices and development release schedule to assist in defining future direction.

Work closely with the technical development team to ensure accurate and timely code that matches the designs.

Support the governance model for enhancements to the SAP platform that supports the customer – focused approach but ensures compliance to the business process management goals and objectives.

Responsible for the design, development, and implementation of the end-to-end project solution. This includes creation of the detailed project design, functional specifications, and test plans. Participation in projects from define through deployment is expected.

Responsible for establishing detailed and realistic business requirements in the blueprint phase of projects and identify gaps in the AP, AR, FA, GL, PS, Costing, INV, and Billing areas.. Responsible for coordinating business review and obtaining sign off on business requirements prior to beginning the next project phase. Responsible for ensuring that functional specifications are developed in the design phase of projects meet the business requirements outlined.

Monitor projects throughout all phases to ensure compliance to design standards, global template and to ensure that the designed solution matches the business requirements, alerting project and IT leadership when there are potential disconnects.

Responsible for ensuring that detailed project design maintains architectural design principles related to reusable services, common technology underpinnings, and strategic technical capabilities such as Services Oriented Architecture, Web Services, etc. Design must also maintain alignment to the architectural plan and roadmaps.

Provide subject matter expertise to projects with regards to financial business processes. This expertise should be from a process perspective, and will cross multiple technologies.

Working experience with project management planning and analysis toolsets.

Experience in managing and leading others.

Excellent complex problem solving skills.

Able to organize and juggle numerous priorities.

Excellent people skills with the ability to develop and maintain professional relationships.

Practical experience with SAP change management processes and tools such as RevTrac, TMS or CTS+.

Experience in implementing at least 5 large-scale or complex IT projects, preferably in a lead role.

At least 10+ years of ERP ECC applications experience including SAP Releases ECC6.0.

Functioned as lead application architect/consultant for multiple applications for Fortune 500 companies.

Ability to develop clear and detailed business requirements and design specifications that can be understood by the business, IT and other consultants, including global partners.

Ability to translate business requirements into design options that are cost effective, efficient, re-usable that comply with defined architectural principles and standards and that enhance the business process.

Strong experience in process improvement, with an emphasis towards analytics and process management through Lean, and Six Sigma tools.

BS/BA from an accredited university with strong experience in multiple application areas.

Must possess a high degree of professional confidence and credibility, with the presence and communication skills to represent IT related concepts effectively with all levels of the business. Experience in an established technology consulting firm is recommended.

Candidate must poses experience in Core SAP Areas of:

Record to Report

Order to Cash

Schedule to Produce

Purchase to Pay

Forecast to Plan

Art to Part (PLM)

Other SAP experience a plus

OSS Research

ABAP Query

LSMW/ECATT

Quality Center

Working knowledge of Solution Manager

Working knowledge of ARIS modeling tool

Working knowledge of HPQC Quality tool

Working knowledge of Revtrac change management tool

Experience with the SAP in a manufacturing and consumer goods industry

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SAP CRM ANALYST – Retail Solutions

SAP CRM ANALYST – Retail Solutions

SAP CRM Analyst – Customer Service

SAP CRM ANALYST – CUSTOMER SERVICE

This position identifies, recommends and implements innovative solutions to further enhance the Customer Service Solution business use of SAP Customer Relationship Management (CRM) application for the utilities business.

These activities typically include:

- Identifying standard CRM 7.0 functionality that can be leveraged for business needs

- Documenting technical specifications, ABAP and IC Web development, testing and debugging

- CRM configuration

- Javascript, HTML and ABAP object-oriented programming

- SAP ERP IS-U integration and replication processing

- Supporting unit, integration and stress testing for application enhancements, upgrades and patches

- Providing production support of implemented functionality

- Designing solutions and providing estimates for implementation and support of those solutions

Responsibilities include:

- Increasing value to the business unit by being solutions focused and reducing and optimizing non-productive activities.

- Maintaining compliance and continuous improvement to IT processes and methodologies.

- Providing leadership on initiatives and small-scale projects.

- Documenting processes/procedures and specifications for peers.

- Working independently or with business analysts to support requirement definition and test scenario identification.

- Consistently anticipating and delivering results.

- Providing advice, education, and encouragement to others.

- Supporting development of process improvement efficiencies focused on continuous improvement.

Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer/Management Information Systems, or related degree, or commensurate experience in lieu of degree.

- Minimum of 2 years of recent, full-time, paid experience working as an SAP CRM functional and technical professional enchancing SAP CRM through configuration and ABAP development.

- Utility industry knowledge.

- Analytical skills to resolve problems and think creatively.

- Good interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a team.

- Good communication skills, including the ability to make formal presentations to various audiences, the ability to express difficult and complex concepts clearly and concisely both orally and in writing.

- Ability to meet established priorities and schedules, and willing to undertake assignments involving multiple tasks.

- Willingness to undertake assignments involving unfamiliar subjects, with the aptitude to learn quickly.

- Highly motivated to work independently and productively but also able to work in a virtual environment (working with remote co-workers using virtual technologies).

- Expertise with Microsoft Office applications, including Visio, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Word.

- Able to learn new concepts in information technology and the characteristics of new systems and to update skills to adapt to changing technology.

- Required proficient experience with the following:

- SAP CRM 7.0

- Experience with SAP CIC

- ABAP language and ABAP Workbench

- ABAP Object Oriented

- WorkFlow

- DDIC

- Customization of CRM WebUI

- Standard CRM configuration

- IC Web development (BSP)

- Business Object Layer (BOL)

- HTML, Javascript

- CRM Middleware (BDocs)

- Enhancement Framework

- CRM specific BADIs, RFCs, function modules, classes

- Use of common code and re-usability concepts

- Preferred experience with the following:

- ABAP Webdynpro

- IDOC Interfaces

- SAP ITS knowledge

- Working in a SOX compliant environment

- SAP CRM Interactive scripting

- SAP CRM Contract Management

- SAP AMI working knowledge

Please contact us for more details about this excellent full-time opportunity.

SAP Workflow/NetWeaver Admin

SAP FICO Analyst

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