Retail Solution Architect/SME - SAP IS

SAP IS Retail Solution Architect / SME

Location : Mumbai OR Bangalore

Experience : Strong experience of 10+ years in supply chain function of Consumer Product or Retail industry. SAP experience of 4+years with at least 2 end to end project implementation experience in CP & R Industry.

Candidate should possess ability to bring in thought leadership in supply chain system landscape for CP or R industry.

SAP Experience :

- Should have experience of at least 2 End-to-end Implementation in CP & R Industry.

- The candidate should have a good understanding of integration aspects with other ECC and planning systems. Good understanding SAP HANA and its applications on consumer product industry.

- Actual implementation experience in IS Retail would be advantageous.

- 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.

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 PP process on large projects/ multiple projects

- Good overview of project methodologies (viz ASAP)

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

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