Job Description Purpose of this position: Successful SAP S4 Hana Alliance (with Ariba experience) and BYD template Rollout projects with high level of business satisfaction and acceptability by achieving business benefits.
To implement and Support Ariba (SAP) implementations within APAC region in addition to S4 Hana and BYD.
Standardized processes across all business domains within Region APAC in alignment with the company's processes and legal requirements.
Parallel project activities are in alignment with the overall strategy & objectives with regard to processes standardization, data harmonization, business processes documentation.
Increasing the regional organization's overall efficiency and effectiveness whilst continuously improving business processes.
Liaison with all relevant stakeholders like Regional SAP Team, Regional Organizations (Regional Procurement), Corporate Process Governance and the local Business team (Local Process Owners).
Job Duties: Collaborate with local project teams, regional Process- and SAP team in SAP template projects (Rollouts, Integrations) in Region APAC (Alliance, Ariba and ByD).
Approve TO BE business processes and implement global template solutions with specific localizations for legal requirements and local processes.
Lead and support regional business process changes and improvement projects.
Collaborate and support the Region (APAC) in global SAP initiatives, such as upgrades or other technology changes.
Execute business fit-gap analysis, identify gaps, scope changes and review alternatives (in collaboration with corp./regional SAP Consulting Organization).
Identifying, documenting, and testing new regional template scenarios.
Educating local Business team members on best practices.
Support local teams for training initiatives (Train the Trainer) and Change Management.
Identify gaps in existing procedures, review process performance, effectiveness and efficiency of specific core processes and intervene and remediate accordingly.
Single-point ownership and first contact for local Process Owners.
Support Operations of SAP (Ticketing).
Support Data Migration and Global Master Data Governance.
Key Responsibilities: Design business processes considering the best interests of the Organization and the viability of execution (i.e.
SoW of a new SAP implementation / Process design in case of required changes).
Ensure application/implementation of Alliance Template incl.
the defined standard processes.
Take decision in the area of the processes (in alignment with global template processes), such as PO handling Management of Direct- and Indirect Goods purchasing Release strategies.
Intercompany Business Ariba EDI Processes Cross functional topics with other supporting functions (including but not limited) such as MRP results, goods receiving, finance and controlling, and reporting Own the business processes defined as Regional Blueprint.
Management of external consulting partners.
Working Relationships Internal : Regional Organization like Regional Procurement, Area Managers, Regional Finance etc Regional SAP Consulting Team Corporate SAP Business Teams Regional IT team Local Project- and IT teams External : Consulting partners Qualifications Competence, Skills Several years Business experience related to the Business Processes in the Area of responsibility Knowhow of the SAP Alliance setup and processes Exposure to new technologies and innovation topics Hands-on personality: display energetic and self-motivated.
Influential personality to get his/her ideas across, pragmatic and strong willingness to get the job done with high level of motivation, networking, problem solving, and a 'can do' attitude Capable of interacting with stakeholders at all levels, able to gain respect, trust and confidence of management, partners and team members.
Capable of articulation the precise nature of any given situation appropriately to the target audience whether technical or non-technical Ability to work independently with minimal supervision Excellent communication skills Fluent in English and other languages is added advantage Motivated and capable of working in an international corporation and with globally distributed teams Structured and effective approach to own work and time Proactive attitude to set and achieve objective