Location
Warwickshire | United Kingdom
Job description
Solution Architect
Warwickshire - Hybrid Working
My client in Warwickshire has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Solution Architect to join them on a transformation journey.
This role will sit in the Technology and Digital team with Operational Applications, which include:
- Commercial Applications
- Operational Applications
- Supporting Applications
The primary responsibility of the Solution Architect - Operational Applications will be to manage the estate of SaaS and on-prem products, ensuring the applications support the business as expected and incidents are managed according to agreed vendor SLAs.
The applications in this portfolio can be categorised as follows:
- ERP application - SAP S/4HANA 1909.
- Ortec - VMI forecasting & Supply planning
- OBTC - Onboard truck computer
- Paragon - Route planning & Scheduling
- Other critical application supporting daily operations
In addition to application management, the Solution Architect - Operational Applications is responsible for
- Driving the continuous delivery of changes to enhance business performance, including working with SaaS providers to influence product improvements;
- Identifying opportunities to simplify the application estate to optimise opex and streamline support models.
- Managing the application estate and drive SaaS vendors and internal teams to achieve the above goals
So, what will you need as a person:
- Solid and proven experience (8+ years) in a global SAP environment and ability to demonstrate a working, cross-modular knowledge of S/4 HANA 1909 and higher business suite
- Proven work experience with working on one or more application such as Planning & routing systems like Paragon, VMI forecasting applications like ORTEC etc.
- Must have strong configuration expertise in one or more modules of SD, MM, PM, FICA, IS-Oil in S/4 HANA 1909 and higher business suite
- Extensive vendor management experience, including contract negotiation, SLA measurement/tracking, relationship, and escalation management
- Software Lifecycle & Release Management
- Budget and resource management
- Demonstrable experience managing/coordinating cross-functional teams
- Delivering on time to cost/quality
- Collaboration and negotiation skills
- Preparing and providing SAP solution demonstrations to the team, business partners and leadership, including end user support
- Ability to operate in Off-shore/on-shore resource model
- Ability to manage a complex vendor landscape
- Demonstrable experience managing small-medium, multi-functional teams
- Workshop Facilitation experience
- Experience managing agile delivery teams
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Salary
£70k - £85k per annum
