Duration: 12 Months
Location: Remote
Job Description:
The SAC Planning Manager/Functional Stream Lead – Planning (Stream Lead)
is responsible for all aspects of a SAC Plannnig system implementation
within their assigned functional stream. Functional streams could
consist of standard financial planning, OpEx planning, CapEx planning,
Headcount planning, Fixed Asset planning, Project planning, Cashflow
planning, etc. The Stream Lead will work under the guidance of the SAC
Planning Architect and perform duties such a requirements gathering,
leading client workshops, assigning and delegating tasks to subordinates
and offshore teams, design document preparation, system documentation,
configuration of models and dimensions, assist with data integration
design, data validation, and data quality, perform testing and training,
and ensure the on time and on budget completion of their assigned
stream. Must be hands on and able to perform the work as well as oversee
the work performed by other team members and offshore. Must be able to
lead a team of offshore support staff as well as developers and perform QA on their work. Must understand driver based planning and how it is implemented within SAC Planning, data integration, and have a general understanding of accounting and finance.
Qualifications:
• 3-5 years of SAC Planning or BPC Planning Stream Lead Experience
• 8-10 years of overall SAP Planning tool experience
• Prior implementations with other Planning vendor tools a plus
• Understanding of differences between SAC Planning, BPC, BW, and ECC
and/or S/4.
• Knowledge of Data Integration with SAC Planning and ECC and/or S/4.
• Candidates should be fluent in English (both verbal and written), be
able to lead requirements gathering sessions, and build presentations
and design documentation. Communication skills and ability to interact
with all levels of an organization.
• Should be proficient in Business Analysis, Business Knowledge,
Solution Architecture knowledge and Technical Solution Design
understanding to convert to technical build object.
• Lead Offshore teams and be responsible for the quality of work they
deliver.
• Perform quality checks on all items being delivered from offshore.
• Perform regular meetings with offshore team to stay updated on
progress and discuss issues.
• A commitment to excellence and the drive to deliver the highest
quality product are expected. Keep the client informed about progress,
issues, and risks through regular written and verbal communications in
order to follow the project timeline.
• Act as the main developer of the changes throughout the development
lifecycle.
• Experience with end to end implementations.
• Knowledge of integration with third part systems a plus.
• Demonstrate strong analytical skills, problem solving/debugging skills
• Able to create models, calculations, schedules, process flows (workflow management), project documentation and reports. • Able to work with technical team and Project Managers to define right solution for the problem at hand • Effective and persuasive written communications at project team level, meeting facilitation and presentations • Create test scripts and monitor user acceptance testing. • Able to transfer knowledge by coaching, training and mentoring • Lead the user training sessions and general training documentation
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Sooraj Giri
Technical Recruiter | Empower Professionals
Sooraj@empowerprofessionals.com
