Principal Architect, Business Solutions

Lennox International•Richardson, TX

15h

About The Position

Driven by 130 years of legacy, HVAC and refrigeration success, Lennox provides our residential and commercial customers with industry-leading climate-control solutions. At Lennox, we win as a team, aiming for excellence and delivering innovative, sustainable products and services. Our culture guides us and creates a workplace where all employees feel heard and welcomed. Lennox is a global community that values each team member’s contributions and offers a supportive environment for career development. Come, stay, and grow with us. EMPLOYER: Lennox International Inc. JOB TITLE: Principal Architect, Business Solutions LOCATION: Richardson, TX DUTIES: Responsible for the overall architecture, design, related to SAP Production Planning configuration. Responsible for full life cycle implementation of SAP Production Planning, from business requirements gathering through conducting business workshops, including gap analysis, blueprinting, design, configuration, testing, cutover, data migration, go-live, training, and post go-live support. Responsible for software delivery including continuous improvement, practices, and principles. Document major processes and development milestones. Formulate and define systems scope and objectives based on both user needs and a thorough understanding of application systems and industry requirements. Analyze business and user needs and follow through the full development life cycle. Develop functional specifications for the development of reports, forms, configurations, interfaces, and enhancements in Production Planning, Plant Maintenance, Quality Management, and Materials Management areas. Modify, maintain, and update complex Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) configuration and program routines. Educate others in the workflow, business processes and reporting metrics enabled by ERP modules or other application systems. Define, test, train, implement, and support one or more functional areas within the ERP System or other application systems. Monitor developers in software development methods, processes, and implementation of those methods. Ensure solutions align with the IT long-term strategy. Develop test scenarios and scripts, perform unit testing, coordinate user acceptance testing to resolve and close defects. Develop work instructions and job aids for end user training. Manage business process mapping, process re-engineering and gap analysis. Recommend opportunities for streamlining, consolidating, and optimizing processes. Assist with solution strategies for business requirements, enhancement requests and defect fixes. Identify, develop, and deliver business and technical solutions. What We Are Looking For

Requirements

Bachelor’s or foreign equivalent degree in Engineering, or a related field, and 10 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or as an Enterprise Architect, Functional Consultant, or in a related/similar position.
Experience therein to include: 10 years in the following: performing end to end implementations; ERP applications including Production Planning, Materials Management, Sales and Distribution, Quality Management and Plant Maintenance; implementation and management of Variant Configuration; performing software development/architecture; development tools, design standards, best practices, and architecture frameworks; agile methodology; ABAP debugging; integrating with other platforms including SAP BW and Manufacturing Execution System.

Responsibilities

Responsible for the overall architecture, design, related to SAP Production Planning configuration.
Responsible for full life cycle implementation of SAP Production Planning, from business requirements gathering through conducting business workshops, including gap analysis, blueprinting, design, configuration, testing, cutover, data migration, go-live, training, and post go-live support.
Responsible for software delivery including continuous improvement, practices, and principles.
Document major processes and development milestones.
Formulate and define systems scope and objectives based on both user needs and a thorough understanding of application systems and industry requirements.
Analyze business and user needs and follow through the full development life cycle.
Develop functional specifications for the development of reports, forms, configurations, interfaces, and enhancements in Production Planning, Plant Maintenance, Quality Management, and Materials Management areas.
Modify, maintain, and update complex Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) configuration and program routines.
Educate others in the workflow, business processes and reporting metrics enabled by ERP modules or other application systems.
Define, test, train, implement, and support one or more functional areas within the ERP System or other application systems.
Monitor developers in software development methods, processes, and implementation of those methods.
Ensure solutions align with the IT long-term strategy.
Develop test scenarios and scripts, perform unit testing, coordinate user acceptance testing to resolve and close defects.
Develop work instructions and job aids for end user training.
Manage business process mapping, process re-engineering and gap analysis.
Recommend opportunities for streamlining, consolidating, and optimizing processes.
Assist with solution strategies for business requirements, enhancement requests and defect fixes.
Identify, develop, and deliver business and technical solutions.