Solution Architect (SAP IBP/PPDS)

Role Description

Solution Architect (SAP IBP/PPDS) at Lindt & Sprüngli (North America) Inc., Kansas City, Missouri.

• Responsible for the overall delivery of SAP services across the business domains of supply planning, demand planning, sales and operations planning, and detailed production scheduling for the Lindt companies in North America.
• Define, plan, and execute the delivery management functions including:
  • Systems enhancements and projects
  • Process and change management
  • Service, incident, and problem management in the IBP (Integrated Business Planning) and PPDS (Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling) domains
• Lead the delivery of SAP IBP and PPDS module for projects and system enhancements, end user support services, and system upgrades, migrations, and implementation of new functions and features.
• Coordinate with internal teams, business users, and third-party vendors to ensure alignment on tasks, objectives, and deliverables.
• Monitor work progress, identify risks and issues, and implement mitigation strategies as needed for IBP and PPDS areas.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with users and other stakeholders, understanding their business needs and providing solutions that add value.
• Act as the primary contact for end users and other stakeholders on IBP and PPDS delivery.
• Communicate regularly with various stakeholders and with the internal team to provide updates, address concerns, and gather feedback for continuous improvement in IBP and PPDS area.
• Define technical and functional standards and ensure delivered work meets technical, functional, performance, and business requirements as well as best practices.
• Lead the requirements definition and convert requirements into program specifications and necessary system documentation.
• Configure and implement the following based on business requirements:
  • Sales forecasting
  • Demand planning
  • Supply planning
  • Sales and operations planning
  • IBP cross-system integration using CI-DS
  • Detailed production scheduling
• Execute and lead testing process (unit and integration test).
• Provide application support, facilitate changes, respond to tickets, and train end users.
• Aid in the management of third-party vendors.
• Provide support to management regarding strategy and roadmap planning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related degree.
• Eight years of experience in any IT role working with S/4 HANA PPDS and SAP IBP.
• Demonstrated understanding of the full implementation cycle of S/4 modules.
• Demonstrated ability to configure and customize IBP and S/4 HANA PPDS functions.
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the following business processes and the SAP system capabilities to support them:
  • Sales forecasting
  • Demand planning
  • Supply planning
  • Sales and operations planning
  • Detailed production scheduling
• Demonstrated understanding of the interaction of PPDS and IBP processes with other business processes and SAP modules (FICO, SD, MMP, and PP).
• Demonstrated experience in leveraging full capabilities of SAP core functionalities to keep customizations to a minimum.
• Demonstrated experience in complex SAP environments.
• Demonstrated experience using CI-DS (SAP Cloud Integration for Data Services).
• Demonstrated experience managing large-scale SAP implementations, upgrades, and migrations.

Requirements

• Travel to other Lindt & Sprüngli locations within the United States (Kansas City, MO, San Leandro, CA, and Stratham, NH) up to 30% of the time.
• The person in this position may work from home from any location in the United States.

Benefits

• A highly passionate team driven for success.
• A fast-changing business environment and entrepreneurial mindset.
• Central and prime office location in Kansas City next to the Plaza.
• US or international career opportunities within the Lindt Group.
• Opportunities to be involved in employee committees.
• A flexible work environment offering a hybrid model.
• Market competitive compensation, annual bonus, and benefits.
• And of course – delicious premium chocolate!