SAP SCM Specialist

Title: SAP SCM Specialist

Location: Waukegan, IL

Duration: 11 months

A detailed description of the position will be shared once we get your application

There are possibilities for working hybrid but this will be on discussion with the candidate

Description:
This is a non-exempt role.
The IT Sr. Technical Specialist is responsible for aligning technology solutions with business strategies, working principally with senior management.
Acts as the principal designer for major systems and their subsystems utilizing a thorough understanding of available technology, tools, and existing designs.

Duties:
Partner with the functional groups within the IT organization to communicate and clarify business needs, contribute to the development of long-range system plans and ensure products and services are aligned with business needs.
Provides strategic consultancy support to customers in defining or designing business processes and researching and identifying enabling technologies based on customer requirements.
Actively seek ways to apply technology to business processes, researching and providing information on technical trends and competitors' practices relevant to the assigned client business.
Assess near-term needs utilizing structured interview processes to establish business priorities, consult with technical subject matter experts and develop alternative technical solutions; advise on options, risks, costs versus benefits, and impact on other business processes and system priorities.
Ally with other IT functional areas to remain apprised of project status, and inform customer management of progress; conversely, keep the IT group's technology and service managers aware of user issues and potential potholes or resolve conflicts. Develop, motivate, and provide direction to the technical team in a way that facilitates the creation of a team environment and enables the team to fulfill the department's operation objectives.
In specialized systems (i.e . SAP) effectively set options to change the way the program works (configuration responsibilities).
Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and procedures.

Required:
Bachelor's Degree/10-13 years of experience
Degree in IT and/or complimentary business degree
The manager can consider an Associate if the candidate has experience

Experience:
The Sr. IT Specialist will have a client area across multiple countries, multiple divisions, and multiple domains.
This position will lead the offshore and onsite teams from service partners.
The BSS Run Sr. IT Specialist manages the team and related delivery activities for Global, Divisional, and local systems.
Leads the partnership of the Run function with BRMs and Regional IT contacts.
Provide oversight of business requirements. Leverages key strengths from all teams, client and Provider alike.
Strong experience in SAP ERP environment, in the areas of SAP-SCM (Production Planning, Production
Execution and Quality Management), SAP-PTP (Direct & Indirect Procurement and Accounts Payables), SAP-APO, and SAP-Ariba.
Experience in SAP SRM is a plus.
Ability to effectively communicate with Business users and work with offshore teams.
This role leads all support-related activities.
This includes the following: Accountable for end-to-end support.
Reports regularly on performance.
Monitors service-level infractions.
Develop new Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and metrics, as needed.
Works across stakeholders to gain agreement on new SLAs and/or metrics.
These actions ensure that service levels are maintained and continually improved and that any problems with the day-to-day delivery of services are minimized.
Harmonizes and motivates team members.

Duties:
Provides oversight and management of the following core job responsibilities as follows:
Escalates if the provider is unable to meet demand.
Plans, executes, and evaluates work to time, cost, and quality targets.
Assesses and evaluates risk.
Communicates effectively, both formally and informally.
Demonstrates leadership.
Facilitates collaboration between stakeholders who have diverse objectives.
Understand the relevance of your area of responsibility/specialism to the employing organization.
Takes client requirements into account when evaluating proposals.
Manages communication and negotiation with suppliers to obtain required solution design and sizing (hours effort).
Takes account of relevant legislation, compliance requirements, and industry regulations.
Stays current with industry advancements and the direction of domains supported.
Thinks strategically, leveraging knowledge of domain needs across clients.
Is accountable for effective systems operations.
Conduct regular service reviews.
Manages and audits service provider performance and productivity relative to SLAs.
Ensures compliance with client policies, procedures, and quality requirements.
Interfaces directly with the
business including understanding concerns, defining requirements, engaging the business for testing as needed, and communicating incident status in business terms from information provided by the support teams.
Acts as a point of contact where input is needed to support audits or CAPAs.
Works with global team to identify continuity/disaster recovery requirements that are in place and assists in executing disaster recovery tests as needed.
Reports results of business continuity testing to the business.
Manages business and support team, using good communication and teamwork to ensure collaboration among all IT teams for the good of the business.
Manages IT process compliance with corporate, divisional, and local policies and procedures.
Enforces audit compliance policies and standards.
Required: Degree in IT and/or complimentary business degree.
Work Experience - At least 10-13 years of experience in IT, preferably in the healthcare industry.
Prior management experience.
Problem determination (experience in root cause analysis) and problem resolution skills.
Strong collaboration and partnering skills.
Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to articulate complex ideas in easy-to-understand business terms to senior leaders.
Knowledge of business environment, service requirements, and culture.
Process skills; an understanding of process costs, ability to work with the Service Provider to ensure effective operations and agreed-upon service levels.
Ability to accomplish results through others, particularly by establishing relationships.
Ability to be firm but fair about operational deliverables

Skills
Good communication to a higher level, working independently, leadership, problem determination, problem resolutions, strong collaboration and partnering, the ability to articulate complex ideas in easy-to-understand business terms to senior leaders and understanding of process costs, ability to work with the service provider to ensure effective operations

Teams interview
Depending on the initial interview can request additional

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $79.00 - $84.50 per hour

Benefits:
Dental insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
Referral program
Schedule:
Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):
How many years of experience do you have working as an IT professional?
Do you have experience in SAP ERP and SAP SCM?
Can you commute to Waukegan, IL?

Work Location: In person