Job Description

:Job TitleRole SummaryThis role will act as a Centre-of-Excellence (CoE) for SAP S/4 HANA (PP/QM Module) and will be responsible for supporting SAP S/4 HANA Implementations and BAU support for PP/QM module across our businesses globally through the respective vendors. The responsibility also includes evaluation and recommendation of business process improvements using industry best practices to address existing and changing business needs.About Godrej Consumer Productsis a part of the over 123-year-young . We are fortunate to have a proud legacy built on the strong values of trust, integrity, and respect for others. As an emerging market company, we have witnessed rapid growth and are pursuing our exciting and innovative aspirations.Watch this video on our purpose of bringing the goodness of health and beauty to consumers in emerging markets.[Add the video here: ]Today, our Group enjoys the patronage of 1.15 billion consumers globally, across different businesses. In line with our 3 by 3 approach to international expansion, we are building our presence in three emerging markets, namely Asia, Africa, and Latin America, across three categories (home care, personal care, and hair care).We rank among the largest household insecticide and hair care players in the emerging markets. In household insecticides, we are the leader in India and Indonesia and are expanding our footprint in Africa. We are the leader in serving the hair care needs of women of African descent and are the number one player in hair colour products in India and sub-Saharan Africa, and among the leading players in Latin America. We rank second in soap products in India, first in air freshener products in India and Indonesia, and lead in wet tissue products in Indonesia.Read Nisaba Godrej\xe2\x80\x99s in our 2019 Annual and Integrated ReportFor us, it is very important that besides our strong financial performance and innovative, much-loved products, we remain a good company. Approximately 23 per cent of the promoter holding in the Godrej Group is held in trusts that invest in the environment, health, and education. We are also bringing together our passion and purpose to make a difference through our approach to build a more inclusive and greener India.At the heart of it all is our talented team. We take much pride in fostering an inspiring workplace with an agile and high-performing . We are also deeply committed to recognising and valuing diversity across our teams.Our People PhilosophyCore to our employer brand, is the philosophy of tough love. We expect a lot from our team members, differentiate on the basis of performance and potential through career opportunities and rewards and lay particular emphasis on developing, mentoring and training. We believe that passionate, rounded individuals with diverse interests make for better Godrejites. And we understand that our team members play multi-faceted roles. This is why we encourage them, not just to explore their whole selves, but also create an enabling space for them to do so.Watch \xe2\x80\x98Why Godrej\xe2\x80\x99 by Nadir Godrej, a video on our people philosophy.Read more about our people philosophy here.Your Roles & Responsibilities(A) SAP S/4 HANA Expertise

• Strong SAP PP/QM Module expertise and its integration with other SAP Modules.

• Strong understanding of Manufacturing processes of CPG or related industry.

• Understand and document business requirements and assess fitment with SAP PP/QM standard functionalities

• Validate functional and technical specification documents

• Identify process improvement opportunities and drive process re-engineering /transformation

• Drive business application enhancements in the event of organizational changes or changes to business processes

• Analyse business processes to determine and recommend IT solutions taking into consideration the business objectives, issues and the functional capabilities of the SAP S/4 HANA.

(B) Project Management

• Ensure business IT initiatives are followed through from conceptualisation to project implementation.

• Develop, coordinate, and execute project plans for implementation of SAP PP/QM module and/or functional process improvements

• Engage and manage senior functional stakeholders through effective communication and ensuring business needs are met in a timely manner.

• Liaise with external vendors with regards to configuration, implementation and maintenance of SAP Application.

(C) SAP S/4 HANA Support (PP/QM Module)

• Coordinate with business users, peers in IT Centre of Excellence and third party AMS support team for ensuring timely and quality support to incidents and change requests to SAP S/4 HANA PP/QM Module.

• Effectively communicate application changes and issues to business stakeholders and external vendors.

• Support SAP application upgrade plans and disaster recovery and business continuity plans.

• Ensure adequate process controls, process documentation and process governance in SAP and also provide support to internal and external application audits.

Position RequirementsQualification and Experience:The ideal candidate should have:

• MCA or B.E. (Computers/ Electronics/ IT)

• SAP S/4 HANA PP certification is preferred

• The ideal candidate should have a minimum of 5 years of experience in SAP ERP PP/QM module as a functional consultant with at least 1 year experience in S/4 HANA and at least one full cycle SAP ERP implementation experience.

• Candidates from CPG industry or consulting experience will be preferred.

Critical Skills:- Strong functional knowledge of SAP S/4 HANA PP/QM module.- Project management and hands on experience in end-to-end implementation of SAP ERP PP/QM Module as a functional consultant.- CPG industry experience is preferred- Ability to handle cultural differences and geographical complexities- Strong communication & interpersonal skills to manage and influence stakeholders- Willingness to travel for global project implementations (Subject to restrictions due to Covid Pandemic)Reporting StructureThis role will report to VP \xe2\x80\x93 IT. The incumbent will have to work closely with multiple stakeholders across geographies as well as liaise with external vendors.Job LocationMumbai

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