Job Description

Nokia IT is building a modern, product-oriented technology organization that executes with urgency, precision, and with an extreme focus on customer service. As part of this journey, Nokia is undergoing a large-scale, global SAP S/4HANA implementation across all business and functional groups. The goal of this implementation is to migrate to a standard SAP S/4HANA ecosystem that is agile, scalable, and able to meet Nokia's current and future needs. In addition, Nokia IT is also improving its internal capabilities to support a Next Generation set of tools and processes.


The Next Generation ERP (NG ERP) program will deliver a harmonized ERP solution for the Nokia business based on an SAP S/4HANA platform. The SAP S/4HANA SD Solution Architect will be responsible for capturing requirements, architecting/designing solutions based on SAP best practices, configuration, and implementation of those solutions in the procurement/materials management area.



This position's primary focus will be the NG ERP program. Responsibilities will include:


• Participate in Order-To-Cash & Supply chain implementation activities and act as a liaison with business process owners to validate requirements for changes to processes and recommend ERP related best practices
• Participate in user sessions for requirements gathering, analysis, documentation, configuration, unit testing, and UAT
• Manage business process mapping, process re-engineering and gap analysis. Recommend opportunities for streamlining, consolidating and optimizing processes
• Assist with solution strategies for business requirements, enhancement requests and defect fixes. Identify, develop and deliver business and technical solutions
• Act as a functional subject matter expert of SAP end-end order-to-cash processes, such as SAP Order Management, Outbound Delivery, Billing & Revenue Management, Supply chain & Logistics, Customer Invoicing and Accounts Receivable, and more
• Experience in Project systems and WBS elements.
• Act as the lead solution architect for sales and distribution management
• Build and manage world-class internal capabilities
• Manage quality of deliverables of internals and externals
• Develop functional specifications for the development of reports, forms, configurations, interfaces, and enhancements in OTC areas
• Configure solutions
• Manage and coordinate changes and unit and regression testing with integration partners
• Collaborate with other functional and technical teams on business needs, information, applications, and long-term plans while helping to ensure integration with strategic plans
• Work independently while managing multiple priorities in a global environment; interacting with and influencing business partners at all levels
• Support the development of standardized/centralized analytical reporting
• Support the identification, prioritization, and implementation of new platform and process capabilities
• Support change management and training relative to new processes or platforms; coordinate user testing and acceptance
• Promote the use of standard solutions avoiding customization
• Protect the integrity of SAP templates by avoiding deviations and reducing customizations.
• Participate in design governance forums as needed
• Work with business leads to develop end user capabilities


Impact



Impact is short-term and usually departmental/project in scope. Accountable for quality, accuracy and efficiency of own and/or team achievements. Actions and errors can have program, project, functional impact.




Scope & Contribution



Individual Contributor: Performs and/or coordinates day-to-day activities to meet departmental/project objectives. Carries out root/cause analysis in more complex problems. Can develop and implement recommendations. Managerial/Supervisory: Direct supervisory responsibilities for people. Typically first level (and lowest level) of solid line management. Carries out variety of complex activities according to plan within broader area of responsibility, analyses problems. Decision-making typically according to established solutions.




Innovation



Accepts responsibility for and demonstrates support for delegated decisions. Requires minimum supervision. Uses non standard approaches to resolving issues. Suggests improvements and seeks opportunities for innovation. Demonstrates initiative & adaptability to changing business environments. Is willing to take on new roles or jobs appropriate to skill set in different environments and/or locations.




Communication



Works to influence others to accept job function's view/practices and agree/accept new concepts, practices, and approaches. Requires ability to communicate with functional leadership regarding team & technical matters. May conduct briefings with senior leaders within the job function. May at times be required to negotiate regarding operational issues.Has cross-cultural knowledge and global mindset




Knowledge & Experience



Management experience / Achieved advanced skills and knowledge within a specific professional discipline involving the integration of theory and principles with organisational practices and precedents. Typically requires 4-6 years relevant experience and/or a graduate equivalent (or higher) degree.




Qualifications


• A minimum of 10+ years of SAP SD (O2C) related implementation experience working in large and complex transformations with at least three (3) full life-cycle implementations (one being S/4HANA )
• Bachelors' degree from an accredited college/university; MBA or MIS from an accredited college/university is preferred
• Experience in designing and configuring SAP Order To Cash and Supply Chain solutions.
• Proficient in customizing different Sales Orders such as Standard sales order.
• Expert in the customization of customer master data, material master data, and data sharing among sales organizations.
• Experience in Pricing Configuration of Condition Types, Condition Tables and Access Sequences, Determining and Maintaining Pricing Procedure, Creation of Condition Records, Special Pricing Functions such as Condition Exclusion and Analysis of Pricing.
• Functional expertise In major business activities such as Credit Management, Partner Determination, Output Determination, Bill of Materials and Variant Configuration
• Strong skills in integrating the S4 system with other Eco-Systems.
• Comprehensive knowledge of SAP Sales and Distribution Management capabilities in both legacy ECC 6.0 systems and SAP S/4HANA OP systems, including strong knowledge of SD's integration with other modules; especially, FI
• Good understanding on Fiori apps, role design for Fiori apps
• SAP Certification (Functional and/or technical) preferred
• Technical knowledge of SD-related Webservices, BAPIs, BAdIs, User Exits, and data dictionary objects
• Integration experience with cross modules like MM, IM, EWM, WM and FI Module.
• Hands on Experience of EDI Implications and all SAP EDI configurations
• Base customization of IDOC, LSMW etc.


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