Functional Solution Architect - SAP SCM/APO - IT

MindGen Solutions is a recruitment firm and specializes in hiring managerial and leadership talents across technologies and domains.

We have an opportunity for a SAP SCM APO Functional Solution Architect in Mumbai for one of our MNC client, which provides IT Services and is one of the world's largest consulting, outsourcing and professional services company.

Job description:

Functional Experience:

- Total SAP industry experience: of 10+ years across ECC (R/3) and APO with more than 8 years in core modules of SAP APO.

- In addition to 10-12 years of SAP experience, we will need 4-5 years of domain experience.

Hence overall experience needs to be 14 years plus

SAP Experience:

- Experience should be in End-to-end Implementation, Support, upgrade, optimization and various areas with implementation of Sub-modules like DP, SNP, CIF, PPDS and good understanding of SAP APO-ECC integration.

- The candidate should have sound understanding of SAP APO technical concepts

- The candidate should have performed the role of APO Lead on at least 1 of the implementation project.

- Candidate should have worked on RFPs, estimation, Pre-sales activities and knowledge of Project Management skills.

- Candidate should independently be able to conduct Blueprint design sessions and drive the client business towards design consensus.

- He/ She should be able to guide the development, data and test teams.

- Candidate should have good exposure of managing offshore centric projects facing clients directly.

Role Description:

- Performs a consulting advisory role on different projects

- Adds and improves the specific subject and domain knowledge of the offshore team

- Understands trends and new developments in respective field

- Provides Thought leadership in the respective field

- Enables capability ramp up of other consultants

- Independently handles projects with a team of developers - sets goals & plans schedule for completion of projects.

- Monitors and control progress

- Develops specification and does requirement analysis Prioritizes/sets QA standards.

- Participates in systems requirements & design reviews.

- Provides leadership to the group, does appraisals of team members.

- Responsibility for budgets, cost schedule and delivery.

- Actively manages the client relationship including the commercials, risks and opportunities of the development

- Acts as the point of escalation for the client

- Escalation & resolution management

- Status reporting

- Delivery inspection and review

Soft Skills:

- Excellent communication and customer interfacing skills

- Incisive analytical and problem solving kills

- Good team player with presentation skills

- Consulting skills - articulation, ability to push back/ persuade business to get consensus on design principles, playback design principles to obtain sign-offs, etc.

- Flair for learning new technologies

- Good academic record

Others :

- Resource should have managed APO process on large projects/ multiple projects

- Good overview of project methodologies (viz ASAP)

- Excellent communication, Open to long term travel /deputation onshore