SAP Solutions Architect

This role will partner closely with business stakeholders (primarily Ops, Finance, and Sales) to define and deliver IT solutions within the North American Business Unit. Primarily working within SAP O2C/SD and EDI integrations, this position collaborates with global solution architects, Offshore IT teams, and 3PL partners, to ensure high-quality, timely solution delivery. This person will also assist in managing the completion of omnichannel solutions beyond SAP, but that are still integral to business operations.

Areas of Responsibilities

• Works with business stakeholders to define requirements and capture business needs for Sales and Commerce functions within the company

• Works with the Global Solution Architects and external partners to implement solutions within the O2C / SD module of SAP and EDI integrations

• Steer and coordinate offshore IT team (functional consultants and software developer), follow up on time, quality & efficiency of solution execution.

• Responsible for Application Maintenance and Services in O2C area and handholding business users to ensure uninterrupted business operations

• Assesses the risks of various solutions and prioritizes competing business demands in close cooperation with peers

• Present solutions and estimates to IT Leadership, Business Process Owner and Service Owners in order to gain approval for realization

• Supports UAT to validate the solution towards the acceptance criteria

• Ensures adherence to IT processes as well as policies, principles and guidelines

Required Education / Qualification

• Master or Bachelor Degree in Business, Technology or Science

• Minimum 4-6 years of relevant experience in SAP consulting or Competence Centers within SD Module of SAP

• Strong analytical and logical skills. Able to independently construct or modify business processes or working methodologies

• SAP consulting experience within SAP SD and integration touch points with other related modules like finance, procurement and logistics

• Solid business process knowledge and understanding of the business drivers. Ability to map and re-engineer business processes, and push solution from design to go-live.

• Experience in the planning and execution of logistics integrations with 3PL

• Profound understanding of EDI integration of various external business partners, procure to pay processes, and general master data concepts.

• Fluent in English, both verbally, written and in willigness to interact in international environment.

• Strong Business and Improvement focus. The ability to analyse and drive change / improvement

• Strong Interpersonal and Communication skills coupled with self confidence.