The SAP Basis Architect is a hands-on role with global responsibilities for the availability, performance and maintenance of mission critical applications. Lead and develop existing team of 14 SAP technical delivery specialists supporting plants/regions and several applications
Reports to Senior Senor Delivery Manager
Business Group IT leadership
IT Business Operations on all levels
Business group functions such as Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement, Finance, Commercial Excellence, Human Resources
Site general managers
Business unit General Manager and executives
HR, Commercial)
Corporate Group IT leadership
Program manager, Local project managers and site managers
Technology leaders in other companies
Software vendors
Support the implementation of the any SAP related projects
Resource Capacity planning including communication of constraints, alternative resource options, priorities and expected delivery dates of developments to business and Demand Managers / Business Relationship Managers
Participate in developing standard SAP practices across the business. Ensure a high level of simplification and convergence across the different SAP systems
Build stakeholder networks to ensure that the delivery team organisation is recognized as strategic business partner. Software release management including developments and patches
Participate in strategic applications long and short-term strategy development
Lead, mentor, and manage staff to optimize performance through clear and effective communication to create a positive team environment.
Assess technical skills, identify training needs and opportunities, and ensure that required materials and tools are available for direct reports to perform their job responsibilities.
Responsible for ensuring the delivery of projects and change within the relevant application area modules. Actively communicating project status/ issues and ensure that business needs are understood and met.
Collaborate with the IT demand managers.
Create estimates for future projects and define capacity needs
Enforce policies and procedures to continuously improve the delivery of the SAP and connected solutions and to be compliant with agreed policies such as SOX
Managing and drive the SAP systems release process.
Management of metrics related to projects, application development and incident resolution
Complex business environment, i.e. with regular changes to the scope (Mergers & Acquisitions), different stakeholder goals, global and local approaches
Global / Regional Distributed team with very different skill sets and customer culture / approach
Multi-tasking and setting priorities, i.e. ensuring the priorities are aligned and respected across the Global/Regional/BU/plants
7+ years’ experience in IT or equivalent with supervisory, project management, consulting, and business process reengineering, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
~ Accountable for delivering projects on time
~ Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related discipline.
Fluent English. German language would be an advantage
Experienced in large SAP installations on premise and in cloud
The competencies which will apply to the IT Function:
Painting a compelling picture of the vision and strategy that motivates others to action.
This is a contract position with candidates expected to work 40 hours/ week.
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