FILLED: SAP Global Functional Architect, Permanent, London
A client is searching for a senior functional architect to manage their global SAP business template. This is a permanent position, based in London with international travel expected.
Role summary:
- Manages resolution of complex business functional issues on SAP.
- Assures that all delivery processes are adhered to.
- Engages and supports the Regional Business Analysts in defining and producing functional specifications of enhancements which drive business value through process simplification and process optimization.
- Engages the business users and business managers to understand business plans and help define business processes on SAP and to assist in understanding the change management impact and business value creation.
- Ensures through close co-ordination with the Global Technical Architect that system changes are subject to technical change control with impacts (in/ out) assessed against other components in the EMI system landscape.
- Jointly, with the Global Technical Architect & Release and Delivery Manager owns the long term planning horizon thus defining release windows into which functional upgrades and changes may be planned and delivered to the business.
- Owner of the Functional Design Authority for the Global SAP Business Template and the process through which the planned release window and content of the functional release are presented to the Global Operating Board.
- Owns the process by which regional conflicts in the Global SAP business template are arbitrated and agreed.
- Jointly, with the GCC (SAP) Manager manages key 3rd parties.
- Maintain business / functional strategies, policies, procedures and standards.
- Manage functional change approval, control and planning processes.
- Manage functional services delivered by 3rd Party Global Applications Management Vendor.
- First line of approval for all Functional Change Requests which originate from the regional business analysts.
- Demonstrate Service Delivery Quality in terms of change management and control.
- Relevant degree preferred
- 8 to 10 years of strong and broad IT experience
- 5 to 7 years SAP technical experience
- Demonstrated understanding of best practice service delivery processes
- Experience in managing a global SAP installation and ensuring that commonality and integrity are maintained
- Experienced in managing concurrent production support and global implementation projects
- Experienced in managing SAP installations where close interfaced coupling to multiple legacy business applications is the norm
- Experience in applying control processes to all system deliverables that ensure the overall integrity and quality of the SAP solution
- Experience in providing maintenance window plans
- Deep SAP functional skills, project and people management skills are a pre-requisite