IT Specialist, Enterprise Applications - Supply Chain Process & Solutions
$102,075–$133,975 year
On-siteMississauga, Ontario, Canada or Georgetown, Ontario, Canada
Job Summary
Translate business needs to functional requirements while ensuring SAP leading practices are applied within the procurement domain. Lead medium to large sized projects inclusive of development of Work Breakdown Structure, project budgets and resource management. Assess, review and document detailed solution options with an eye toward cross functional application and/or business process impacts. Presenting work for review in structured walkthrough presentations of application systems to/with IT team members and business users during various stages of the system lifecycle process. Provide third level support by assisting in investigating, analyzing, and resolving production system issues/problems during standard working hours and off-hours. Mentoring and coaching other team members across multiple functional domains. Collaborating with IT specialists/solution architects/software vendors on business solutions, architecture strategy, roadmaps, standards and governance.
Required Qualifications
- 10+ years of IT project delivery experience
- 5+ years as a subject matter expert in one or more SAP Supply Chain domains (e.g., Ariba, ECC Procurement, Transportation, EWM, and related solutions) supporting large-scale SAP ERP implementations
- 5+ years of SAP ERP implementation experience within the Food & Beverage and Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industries
- Detailed knowledge of SAP Supply Chain business processes and system modules
- Experience with SAP integration technologies and the design of integrated enterprise solutions
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to present updates and recommendations to Director- and Vice President-level audiences
- Ability to collaborate within a global organization, working across cultures, functions, and levels
- Strong leadership and people management capabilities, including delegation, coaching, motivation, conflict resolution, and team development
- Excellent written and spoken English communication skills
- Bilingualism in English and French (for candidates based in Montreal)
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with SAP S/4HANA and Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway (CIG)
- Project management experience
- Ability to lead cross-functional initiatives
- Ability to work effectively with business and IT stakeholders
- Ability to design scalable, compliant, and sustainable solutions
- Ability to translate business requirements into functional specifications
- Ability to evaluate solution options
- Ability to collaborate with senior technical teams
- Ability to safeguard the integrity of ERP ecosystems
- Ability to lead or support the implementation of new solutions and business processes
- Ability to develop high-level effort estimates
- Ability to ensure the continuity and performance of existing applications
- Ability to work independently
- Ability to coordinate initiatives across multiple workstreams, cross-functional teams, business units, geographies, and time zones
- Ability to manage competing priorities and dependencies
- Ability to build relationships, influence decisions, and collaborate effectively across all levels of the organization
- Ability to interpret internal or external business requirements/issues
- Ability to recommend innovative solutions
- Ability to assess, review and document detailed solution options
- Ability to present work for review in structured walkthrough presentations
- Ability to provide functional/technical leadership
- Ability to mentor and coach other team members
- Ability to collaborate with IT specialists/solution architects/software vendors
- Ability to assist in investigating, analyzing, and resolving production system issues/problems
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