SAP Advanced Planning Solutions Architect (RTH)

SAP Advanced Planning Solutions Architect (RTH)

100% Remote with occasional travel to Connecticut (Travel paid by client)

Responsibilities

• Design and develop Aftermarket Planning solutions, including configurations, customizations, reports, interfaces, and enhancements
• Collaborate with business units to identify opportunities for process improvement and automation using capabilities within the aftermarket domain
• Lead the analysis of complex business and technical needs, translating them into practice through existing and new IT tools and identifying optimal aftermarket solutions
• Translate business requirements into technical specifications and develop functional specifications for implementation
• Participate in architecture and design reviews of complex solutions, particularly in the aftermarket planning domain, ensuring performance and scalability
• Provide techno-functional guidance and support throughout the project lifecycle, including testing, deployment and post go-live support
• Lead design and architecture solutions for aftermarket processes, ensuring alignment with business needs and technical standards
• Provide application design guidance and consultation, based on a thorough understanding of applicable technology, tools and existing designs
• Advise business partners on intended and optimal use of the systems and assist with process development

Experience / Required Qualifications

• Functional experience in configuring and supporting process design in advanced planning software, such as SAP APO-Demand Planning, PPDS, IBP-Demand Planning, Kinaxis Maestro, Blue Yonder, or equivalent with strong understanding of the modules
• Functional experience building planning applications utilizing advanced software tools such as REACT, an iterative development process
• Experience working with modern web application frameworks including React, FastAPI, Angular, UI Frameworks
• Experience with cloud services and integration, specifically Azure cloud
• Business domain knowledge about aftermarket demand and supply planning, and MRP
• Experience operating in an agile execution framework
• Demonstrated experience of effective leadership and collaboration with global business, and technical stakeholders and teams in delivering innovative planning systems solutions
• Understanding of Master Data related to planning – material master, bills of materials, production versions, routing etc
• Experience in integrating with other ERP and non-ERP systems
• Experience in designing and supporting batch jobs in planning domain
• Have implemented multiple end-to-end life cycle projects
• Experience with standard ERP system implementations (Agile and waterfall methodologies)
• Willingness to learn new technologies and take on new projects to grow experience
• Ability to quickly adapt to changing business environments
• Ability to lead technical teams or lead projects

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Management Information System, Information Technology, or related technical field with 10 years’ experience. OR a Masters degree with 7+ years of related experience.
• Strong project management, analytical and technical skills.
• Highly self-directed and able to learn quickly with a solid ability to drive and deliver results.
• Excellent judgment, interpersonal skills, cultural awareness and professional maturity with executive presentation experience, comfortable interacting with senior executive leadership.

Preferred Qualifications

• SAP production planning/MRP, demand planning and PP/DS
• Experience in Kinaxis Rapid Response

Seniority level

• Not Applicable

Employment type

• Contract

Job function

• Information Technology

Industries

• Staffing and Recruiting
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing