SAP S/4 HANA SOLUTION ARCHITECT - CHARLOTTE (REMOTE)

Job Summary:

Compass Group, the world’s leading contract foodservice company is searching for an S/4 HANA Solution Architect; this position is located at its North America headquarters in Charlotte, NC (preferably on site). This position can be remote for the right candidate.  This opportunity is for specialists with experience in S/4 HANA 

Previous implementation experience in S/4 HANA is required for this role.
                         

Responsibilities: 

• Work with Solution Management Layer consisting of Business representatives, System Architects, Program leaders, Product Managers
• Assess companies on future roadmap against existing solution template to define Fit/Gap and solutions
• Prepare position paper presentations with solution options for business requirements 
• Prepare and present Key Design Decision documents across business process areas
• Produce high quality documentation, including procedural, operational, and solution design and process flow documents
• Proactively locate and correct potential problems and/or implement improvements
• Liaison with SAP for addressing whitespace requirements

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree
• 10+ years’ experience with S/4 HANA, SAP ECC –Multiple implementation experience is required. Experience with S/4 HANA will have higher weightage
• Ability to research solutions for complex requirements in S/4 HANA by being able to configure and setup Proof of Concepts
• Proven ability to lead multiple tasks and deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Effective organization, planning, analytical skills and follow through
• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication/documentation skills
• Service oriented, collaborative approach to internal customer and peer relationships
• Ability to work under pressure of tight deadlines
• Teammate and self-starter 
• Knowledge of Agile methodologies (SAP Activate or Others)
• First and Fast mover and ability to work independently
• Excellent understanding of SAP architecture across business process areas

Core SAP skills required:

• Team Leadership/Management
  • Experience in leading one or many solution teams in one or more End to End SAP implementation programs

• Strong Verbal and written communication skills, with ability to present to diverse audiences

• S/4HANA Technology exposure
  • At least one S/4HANA Greenfield implementation experience (Brownfield can be considered)

• S/4HANA Sales - Solution Design and Architecture
  • Sales with specific design and implementation experience in 
    • Condition contracts
    • Pricing
    • Catalog (Listing/Exclusion)
    • AATP
    • 3rd Party Sales
    • Sales Contracts
    • Custom Developments
    • IS-Retail modules (POSDM/DTA etc.)
    • Item Master
    • Business Partner

• S/4HANA Technology exposure
  • S/4HANA Procurement with specific design and implementation experience in: 
    • Condition contracts
    • Pricing
    • 3rd Party Sales
    • Item Master
    • Business Partner
    • Procurement and Goods Receipt

• S/4HANA Finance - Solution Design and Architecture
  • S/4HANA Finance with solution design and implementation experience in: 
    • MM-FI Integration
    • SD-FI Integration
    • Predictive Accounting
    • COPA
    • Accounting related to C2C and P2P
    • Revenue Recognition

• S/4HANA Project Systems - Solution Design and Architecture
  •     S/4HANA PS with solution design and implementation experience in: 
    • Cost Element usage
    • Billing
    • Revenue Recognition

• SAP Technical and Integration exposure
  • Experience in integrating systems to SAP (both inbound and outbound) with a general understanding of commonly used technical methods related to business scenarios
  • Understanding of various integration patters
  • Ability to have an informed conversation with technical architects
  • Implementation experience which involves integration of SAP S/4HANA with other non SAP systems
  • Understanding of Solution Design principles in this area

• Solution Demonstration        
  • Experience with running Conference Room Pilots

• SAP Master Data   
  • Detailed knowledge of structure of Master Data and Enterprise Setup

• Design experience in various Business Processes with ability to think ground up on customization    
  • Experience in the following business areas is desired:
    • Complex Billing Scenarios
    • Business Partner
    • Item Master
    • Point of Sales (IS-Retail)
    • Listing and Exclusion
    • Substitution
    • Contracts

• Cross Platform Reporting    
  • Strong SAP table structures in conjunction with business processes