SAP Sr. Manager, Enterprise Applications

ROLE:                                SAP Sr. Manager, Enterprise Applications

DURATION:                     12mo (Start date November)

Location:                           Hybrid – occasional travel to Los Angeles, CA

                                                                (LOCAL CANDIDATES PREFERRED)   

Status:                              c2c

Reports To:                      CIO

Domain:                           Automotive/manufacturing

Rate:                                  YOUR BEST RATE (DO NOT ASK FOR RATE)      

MOI:                                     TEAMS + F2F

SKILLS MATRIX:

 JOB DESCRIPTION

Key Responsibilities

The Sr. Manager, Enterprise Applications is a key professional that leads the company's SAP applications portfolio (programs and projects).

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

·              Utilize Project Management’s best practices and principle and software development methodologies to complete a variety of applications development, deployment and integration activities with our SAP ERP platform as well as other off-the-shelf packaged and cloud-based partner solutions.

·              Manage and oversee assigned staff and vendor resources to develop and execute a variety of applications development, deployment and integration activities with our SAP ERP platform as well as other off-the-shelf packaged and cloud-based partner solutions.

·              Obtain approval from project sponsor(s) and/or primary stakeholder(s) and develop project cost estimations, monitor progress and control the project scope, priorities, budget and schedule.

·              Advise management on the most appropriate applications to support the business goals.

·              Create an efficient work environment, conducive to teamwork and collaboration, and encourage good communication between employees and management.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Demonstrated knowledge of:
• Project Management Proficiency – (PMP or PMI-ACP certification a plus)
• Project planning software (Microsoft Project)
• Software development methodologies (Agile)
• Business Process Analysis Methodology
• Strong understanding of project management, application development and quality assurance testing lifecycles application development and 3rd party application implementations.
• SAP S4/Hana, and/or minimum ECC 6 with an emphasis on Sales & Distribution, and Warehouse Management.
• Hybris/eCommerce Hana Enterprise Cloud (HEC) or on-premises edition
• First-level management experience with an applications development project and production support team.
• 24x7 on-call support management
• Demonstrated decision making and presentation skills
• Business process Re-engineering or Lean six-sigma experience
• Supervise: Responsibilities include interviewing and training employees; planning, assigning and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding, disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• Critical thinker with Strong problem Solving/Analysis expertise

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

Bachelor’s degree from a four-year institution in computer science, mathematics, physics or equivalent.  A minimum of seven (7) years of increasingly responsible information technology experience.