Product Designer - SAP MM

Ford Motor • Dearborn, MI

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world -- together. At Ford, we’re all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves? Enterprise Technology plays a critical part in shaping the future of mobility. If you’re looking for the chance to leverage advanced technology to redefine the transportation landscape, enhance the customer experience and improve people’s lives, this is the opportunity for you. Join us and challenge your IT expertise and analytical skills to help create vehicles that are as smart as you are. As a Product Designer in Enterprise Technology's integrated Enterprise Resource Planning portfolio, you will play a crucial role in providing the technical designs and direction for software product teams building distinctive products and solutions for direct material sourcing within Request to Order Product Line for Ford Motor Company. You will bring deep expertise in SAP S/4 HANA (primarily MM) to collaborate closely with product managers, product owners, and enterprise architecture to drive continuous improvement within the SAP technical landscape and development process.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or Supply Chain
• 3+ years of experience implementing SAP S/4 HANA Materials Management in a large enterprise organization, including deep understanding of Supply Chain (Sourcing, Procurement and Logistics), Finance and Corporate Accounting relationships with other enterprise value streams
• Proven professional experience working in Direct Material sourcing and procurement within a large Supply Chain organization or complex SAP implementation
• 5+ years of progressive IT experience leveraging Agile methodologies working with multiple stakeholders, software product teams and cross-functional skill teams
• Experience integrating complex Software as a Service (SaaS) products with internally developed legacy systems
• Experience collaborating with engineers, designers, and product owners to deliver product roadmap milestones, manage dependencies across multiple internal/external teams
• Strong communication skills with ability to operationalize and assist teams with abstract technology concepts
• Ability to work both independently and with a team
• Respect and show empathy for team members, business partners and customers; Ask why, invite differing views, and foster consensus building mindset

Nice To Haves

• Automotive or complex manufacturer experience
• Technical expert who has experience building and scaling platforms and underlying services for re-use
• Experience working with distributed, global teams
• Experience working with outside service providers
• Experience operating in a Sarbanes-Oxley (S-OX) compliant environment

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical design of SAP S/4 HANA solutions for the Request To Order Portfolio, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture standards, business requirements, and SAP best practices.
• Collaborate closely with product managers, product owners, and enterprise architecture to oversee the end-to-end technical delivery of SAP S/4 HANA based solutions, including new capabilities, system upgrades, and ongoing enhancements and simplification.
• Guide the technical implementation for integrating SAP S/4 HANA with other enterprise systems (e.g., non-SAP systems, cloud platforms) using various technologies and API frameworks.
• Proactively identify opportunities to leverage new SAP technologies to enhance and simplify business processes and system capabilities.
• Ensure the quality of the product/services offered in the portfolio
• Ensure SOX compliance and adhere to and enhance controls thereof
• Identify and mitigate technical risks, ensuring timely and successful delivery of product roadmaps.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare and more
• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
• Tuition assistance
• Established and active employee resource groups
• Paid time off for individual and team community service
• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees