Lead, ERP Workstream

Kymera International • Durham, NC

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The SAP S/4HANA Workstream Lead - Procure to Pay (P2P) role is part of Kymera’s IT Business Applications team supporting the initiative, focusing on the successful implementation of the procure-to pay and related financial processes in our SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud system. This role will work directly with our SAP implementation partner and users within the sourcing/procurement and finance lines of business to help plan and execute our SAP implementation and provide ongoing post-implementation support to ensure users are proficient, efficient and compliant in executing standard processes and best practices in SAP. This impactful role directly contributes to Kymera’s scalability, growth and success by collaborating directly with our IT, Procurement and Finance teams globally across all of Kymera’s locations to understand the current business and ensure the transition from legacy ERP systems and processes to SAP S/4HANA and globally standardized processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in IT, Business Administration or Finance
• Five years or more experience in procurement and procure-to-pay finance processes in a multi-national business
• Three years or more experience implementing procure-to-pay processes in SAP S/4HANA, including the Public Cloud edition
• Advanced level core skills with the following SAP modules: Finance (FI), Accounts Payable (AP), General Ledger (GL), Materials Management (MM)
• Cross module knowledge of the following SAP modules: Controlling (CO), Warehouse Management (WM), Ariba, Plant Maintenance (PM), Fiori apps
• Demonstrated hands-on experience and proficiency in configuring and implementing SAP S/4HANA
• Supporting users ongoing to use, improve use and manage processes and operations with SAP
• Strong familiarity with procurement, supply chain, and manufacturing processes

Nice To Haves

• Fluency in German, Portuguese, Norwegian or other languages a major plus
• Metal or chemical manufacturing industry experience
• Experience with EDI, IDOCS, APIs and CPI integration
• Works well with distributed, multicultural, multi-lingual teams
• Highly self-motivated and able to thrive in a fast-paced and changing environment
• Able to coach and mentor others
• Excellent relationship management, facilitation, project management, and problem-solving skills
• Change Management - Understands and recognizes the need for change; responds positively to new situations, obstacles, and opportunities. Takes responsibility for inspiring, leading, and executing change effectively
• Communication - Speaks, writes, listens, and presents information logically and articulately, appropriate for the audience; ensures that information is shared and understood.
• Customer Focus - Strives to understand and fulfill the needs and expectations of internal and/or external customers.
• Team Player - Works well with others and helps establish a collaborative environment.
• Results Orientation - Holds self and others accountable for accomplishing work commitments and deliverables; understands the targeted results he/she is accountable for and actively strives to achieve them; sets high-performance standards for self and others.

Responsibilities

• Develop a thorough understanding of Kymera's procurement line of business
• Work with our partner and users during the discovery, prepare and explore phases to review plans & deliverables, attend workshops, confirm processes, identify & solve gaps/issues, and finalize scope.
• Assist with construction and configuration, data migration, deployment to dev/test/prod environments, testing, user training, and go-live activities.
• Support users in the operation of SAP post-implementation, perform business process health reviews, conduct process and system troubleshooting, and ensure realization of system benefits and standardization of processes.
• Understand Kymera business processes and identify opportunities for improvement and optimization using SAP S/4HANA system and AI capabilities.
• Collaborate with internal teams and vendors to keep procurement-related processes aligned with the SAP system and ensure best practices are followed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior