SAP Functional Lead

Ford Motor • Allen Park, MI

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Understand the current business process across all regions / plants. Independently guide and mentor junior team members, fostering their development and ensuring high-quality deliverables. Understand the functionality of current Legacy Material requirements Planning (MRP) and associated upstream and downstream systems. Work with various stakeholders to study the transformation of current process / legacy systems to Industry best standards / technology/ systems focusing on the SAP MM modules. Perform Requirements Gathering, Business Analysis, and Fit-Gap / Fit-to-Standard Analysis to understand the as-is/to-be states and identify key functionality / process gaps. Recommend possible technology / process solution to address gaps. Develop roadmap / transformation map without impacting the operations. Deploy SAP S/4 MM across various sites globally and integrate with both legacy & other best-in-breed applications. Provide recommendations for continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Requires a bachelor’s or foreign equivalent degree in computer science, information technology or a technology related field.
• Industry process knowledge, solution expertise, consultation skills in SAP MM module for at least 10+ years.
• Excellent understanding of the overall SAP MM solution and how it is implemented in conjunction with other components of the S/4 HANA modules like SAP Production Planning and SAP PPDS.
• Good knowledge on automotive assembly and manufacturing domain with good communication skills.
• Experience in SAP MM module configuration.
• Experience working in SAP S4 Hana environment.
• Handled / worked with global teams.
• Excellent at problem solving and prevention.
• Knowledge and practical experience of agile delivery.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver product roadmap milestones.
• Should possess complete knowledge of every phase of SAP implementation including creation of business blueprint, implementation, data migration, cutover and go-live.
• Ability to discover what is valuable, usable, and feasible acting in the intersection of business, technology and user experience.
• Have a strong pulse on the business / IT landscape to determine how to rigorously prioritize features to best suit the market conditions.
• Experience in Agile methodology effectively when performing all tasks.

Nice To Haves

• Automotive experience is preferred.
• Support in an onshore/offshore model is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with product owners and product anchors to establish an inclusive product roadmap for Production planning and Inventory management business transformation.
• Lead the blueprinting sessions to understand the Production Planning business requirements, work closely with functional and technical consultants and product owners to derive an overall solution.
• Handle the release and cutover of SAP MMP program.
• Analyze the need for customization and prioritize the RICEFW objects and size them.
• Ensure the product roadmap and prioritization is aligned across other product teams.
• Create functional specification, Key design document, prototypes or Proof-of-Concepts wherever required.
• Collaborate with integration team to Integrate SAP MMP system with other supply chain downstream and up-stream system.
• Have good functional knowledge on IDOC’s, BADI, Fiori applications etc.
• Troubleshooting and resolving functional issues related to the SAP MM system.
• Collaborating with the technical team to understand and implement business requirements.
• Ensuring the system is performing optimally and securely.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care 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: Senior