SAP Solution Architect

Job Description:

• Lead and manage customer engagements related to GTS and integration to ECC and SAP S/4HANA.
• Design and develop SAP GTS IT solutions for Apple Trade Compliance.
• Envisage business improvements using SAP S/4HANA and new SAP GTS application, & execute required proof of concepts to showcase the benefit.
• Lead GTS Track in SAP projects and ensure timely completion of projects with key focus on quality.
• Provide leadership in planning/sequencing of customer workshops, conduct workshops and support facilitation of same
• Support and provide inputs for cutover, migration, testing, training related strategies.
• Prepare product backlog, ensure deviations from "out of the box” functionality have sufficient business justification and positive value proposition
• Provide advisory and assessment services to customers for --- in SLM journey of Apple and support RFP/ RFI or during pro-active engagements
• Support larger project team during configuration, testing and validate the solution built, with at least one experience with a big four consulting major
• Engage with business users during requirement analysis, fit-gap analysis, and solution design
• Co-ordinate with business users and product owners during solution acceptance with focus on sales processes and integration of same with manufacturing, finance, procurement, supply chain
• Prepare product backlog, ensure deviations from "out of the box” functionality have sufficient business justification and positive value proposition
• Work closely with SAP ECC, Data Warehouse, ABAP, Basis and other teams during design and implementation
• Work with key business users in developing detailed requirements and providing conceptual design of proposed solution
• Perform system configuration, modification and set-up for new projects as well as enhancements to existing projects and perform system testing and integration validations
• Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) with business clients and provide project status updates and documentation of designs, processes and configurations
• The role will require strong influence and persuasion skills along with excellent configuration and development skills in order to seamlessly integrate SAP GTS and other systems
• Performing functional and technical analysis of the requirements and propose appropriate design/technical solution and support level of effort, scoping and manage change requests.
• Interact with business users and other IS&T teams to ensure that business requirements are met through proper system configuration

Qualifications:
Graduate; post grad (Rationalizes basic requirements for candidates to apply. Helps w/rationalization when detailed.
• In-depth technical knowledge of SAP GTS as well as supporting business processes SAP project leadership including selection, implementation, and support of application-packaged solutions
• Experience with Design and development of processes of Compliance and Customs Management etc.
• Six plus years of experience with SAP GTS and SAP ECC
• Two plus complete full life-cycle implementations of SAP GTS projects in a functional lead capacity
• Prior experience in driving process improvement projects
• Experience in SDLC project management and analysis including scoping / timeline management, documenting use cases, process flows/swim lane diagrams, requirements (BRD) etc, UAT, change management etc.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, flexible, open working style and an ability to establish trust and credibility quickly.
• Experience with working on Agile and waterfall project methodology
• Has lead efforts in Solutions design that is scalable, stable, and efficient with a focus on customer / business voice.
• Experience with project management tools like JIRA.