Technology Lead - SAP S4 - Procure To Pay Process

SAP S4 Technology Lead - Procure To Pay

Digital Core : SAP S4 : Technology Lead Procure-to-Pay

Background :

SAP S4 is the next generation ERP that would form the Digital Core of the Enterprise. This will be a very large Transformation program over 4-5 years with an investment of circa 200 Mln. This will replace core ERP systems that have been in use over the last 15+ years leveraging new technologies in particular SAPs S4 HANA platform and a number of surround systems.

- This program on Digital Core is aimed to deliver to the strategic theme of Simpler Faster Leaner across all our core processes, driving standardization & simplification without compromising speed & agility.

- An advance team on SAP S4 is being setup under a Senior Director to lead this program.

- Procure-to-Pay processes which this role will be working on - form a very core of the ERP suite.

Key Account abilities of this Role :

- The specific accountability of this role is described below across preparation phase (2020) as part of the Advance Team; and thereafter as a core team member of a larger Enterprise wide Project Team responsible for Design/Build and eventually implementation & change management.

- In the initial stage of the program (2020), this role will be responsible for :

- Interrogating current operational Procure-to-Pay processes and current ERP systems (configurations & custom development)

- Bring in strong product perspective on the art of the possible on Procure-to-Pay processes with S4 with a deep expertise / experience on both

- Interface with teams in IT , GBS and Supply Chain Functions to look at pain points / bottlenecks as well as explicit & latent needs

- Link up externally to identify Best & Next practices in Procure-to-Pay

- Design the processes of the future and spell out quantified and strategic benefits

- Estimate Efforts, Resources & Costs of this program

- Call out potential risks and change management challenges and identify mitigation steps

- Help identify Technology and Process partners to support the journey

- Help flesh out the structure of the larger teams to follow in the detailed design & build stage of the program

- As the program moves to the blueprinting, design & build stage (2021+), this role along with other peer team members will be responsible

- Lead detailed blueprint workshops to validate and flesh out work done in preparation phase

- Driving to standard design to make the future system & process more resilient and efficient

- Manage the build / configuration with technology partners (System Integrator)

- Test the system

- In the implementation phase (2020+), this role along with other peer members will be responsible for:

- Efficient landing of the system across Business Units

- Training of users

- Manage cut over

- Change management

- Along with business operating management, secure the benefits

This role, along with other core team members, is an important thought leadership to design the enterprise systems of the future.

- Provide digital thought leadership, bringing knowledge and solutions to drive business outcomes. Think digital and embrace next generation ways of doing work. Ensure insight and understanding of best practices to keep pace with competition/peer companies.

- Provide technology leadership for implementation of new technology platform / capabilities, by performing design reviews, code walk throughs / review