sap product configuration lead

Digital and Technology Platform Services (DTPS) is the IT function within Coca-Cola HBC, responsible for enabling the CCH Group through best-in-class digital and technology solutions. The SAP Competence Center (Factory) is a dedicated team within DTPS focused on implementing and running SAP solutions to ensure they deliver maximum value and support business objectives. The primary purpose of the SAP factory is to provide expertise for the optimization and ongoing support of SAP S/4HANA. 

We are seeking for the following SAP Product Configuration Leads:

• SAP Product Configuration Lead Route Settlement, Billing and Invoicing [SAP S4 Last Mile Distribution (LMD), SAP Logistics Execution – Direct Store Delivery (LE-DSD), SAP Sales Billing (SD-BIL)]

• SAP Product Configuration Lead Integrated Order Management [SAP S4 Sales Order Management, S4 Available-to-promise, SAP Condition Contract Management (CCM), SAP Sales and Distribution Pricing (SD-PR)]

• SAP Product Configuration Lead Finance & Controlling [SAP S4 Finance, SAP Financial accounting (FI), SAP Management Accounting (CO), SAP Project system (PS), SAP Investment management (IM)]

• SAP Product Configuration Lead Procurement & Material Management [SAP S4 Procurement, SAP Materials Management (MM), SAP Purchasing (MM-PUR), SAP Inventory Management and Valuation (MM-IM, MM-VAL)]

• SAP Product Configuration Lead Plant Maintenance & Fleet Management [SAP S4 Asset Management, SAP Plant and Fleet Maintenance (PM/FM), SAP Customer Service (CS), Mobile scenarios with CS/PM/FM]

• SAP Product Configuration Lead Production & Manufacturing Management & Quality Management [SAP S4 Manufacturing, SAP Production planning (PP), SAP Materials management (MM), SAP Quality Management (QM)]

• SAP Product Configuration Lead Warehouse Management [SAP S4 Extended Warehouse Management (EWM), SAP Logistics Execution (LE), SAP Warehouse Management (LE-WM), Mobile scenarios with EHM/LE-WM]

• SAP Product Configuration Lead Transportation Management [SAP S4 Transportation Management (TM), SAP Logistics Execution (LE), SAP Transportation LE transportation (LE-TRA), Dynamic Route Planning with 3rd party tools]

THE PURPOSE OF THE JOB:

A Product Configuration Leader in the Product Team acts as the key player in: analyzing the business requirements, contributing to solution design and configuring the system accordingly, preparing technical & functional specifications, collaborating with developers, so that resulting E2E products meet business expectations. He/She ensures long-term solution design stability, maintainability, compliance and data integrity according to the CCH landscape & standards. SAP Product Configuration Leaders have deep expertise in several SAP modules within an area and lead module-specific as well as cross-module activities in this area.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Analyze business requirements and convert into functional/technical specifications, including effort estimation, resulting in simplification and standardization, in collaboration with architects

• Collaborate with Solution Architects in the preparation of Product architecture for prioritized business capabilities and Non-Functional Requirements (NFRs), aligned with Platform Architecture, Enterprise technology and integration roadmaps.

• Carry out configuration and customization, in line with agreed architecture and, where needed, in collaboration with developers

• Resolve Level 3 (L3) incidents within SLA; ensure system availability and business continuity as per target

• Prepare technical and functional documentation of the Product with quality and in time

• Test scenarios/cases based on user stories and NFRs defined and documented; Candidates for test automation established and automated. Targeted results achieved for all types of testing consistently and with no delay

• Support Product manager throughout E2E Product lifecycle - from conception to retirement - regarding business, information, data, systems, financials, delivery & maintenance aspects; support backlog prioritization and effort estimation

• Features/user stories well documented and following SAFE principles & EA guidelines/ best practices

• Consistency of master data, transactional data ensured across systems in line with reporting needs

• Integration across Products and between technology components conforms to best architecture practices and serves the business process needs

• UI/UX solution aspects aligned with an expert/vendor, with product owner and Business stakeholders as well as Countries; A/B testing when appropriate

• All quality gates passed with demonstrated end-to-end quality engineering mindset; timely corrective actions carried out where applicable; no compliance findings

• Regular and reliable releases to production achieved along best practices of DevSecOps, and with no business disruption

• Business goals met thanks to functional/technical requirements aligned cross-stream and cross-functionally. Participate in complex (Cross-Stream, Cross Functional) discussions with stakeholders when determining the functional/technical requirements/capabilities needs to meet business goals

ARE THESE YOUR SECRET INGREDIENTS?

• Expert functional knowledge in the respective SAP S/4 HANA Enterprise Solutions, including business process understanding in the particular areas

• Proficiency in analysing business requirements and ability to design business solutions accordingly

• Extensive experience with configuration and customizing of respective Solutions, testing and go-live preparation and support; very good understanding of ABAP coding and change impact analysis

• Excellent knowledge of FMCG or Consumer Products business processes and best practices in the respective business process area

• Skilled in mapping and analysing business processes

• Aware of best practices around data exchange, data consistency and reporting

• Technical background on how various components are working together (e.g. API connectivity, middleware, mobile etc.), incl. public cloud implications

• Hands-on design, configuration, testing, and go-live experience with SAP implementation projects in complex multinational environments, with various market specifics throughout EMEA

• Knowledgeable and hands-on experience in development and interface specifications

• Aware of project management practices, esp. Scaled Agile, Waterfall

• Proficiency in creating detailed documentation

• University degree in a relevant area or equivalent work experience

• 5+ years’ experience in SAP / S4 in the respective areas

• For Finance related roles, also experience in handling requirements, which are applicable for IFRS (EU) and for non-EU statutory accounting purposes

• Experience in complex multinational environments (preferably FMCG or Consumer Products), with various market specifics throughout EMEA

• English language proficiency