Regional SAP S4 Plan to Make IT Lead - Europe - SAP PP

Xylem |ˈzīləm| 1) The tissue in plants that brings water upward from the roots; 2) a leading global water technology company. Xylem, a leading global water technology company dedicated to solving the world’s most challenging water issues, is the leading global provider of efficient, innovative and sustainable water technologies improving the way water is used, managed, conserved and re-used. Our international team is unified in a common purpose: creating advanced technology and other trusted solutions to solve the world’s water challenges. We are committed to creating an organization of inclusion and diversity, where everyone feels involved, respected, valued and connected, and where everyone is free to bring their authentic selves and ideas. <span> If you are excited and passionate about helping us #letssolvewater, we want to hear from you! For more information, please visit us at </span><a href="http://www.xylem.com/"><span>www.xylem.com</span></a><span>​. </span> XYLEM is looking for a new colleague for the following position: Regional SAP S4 Plan to Make IT Lead - SAP PP The Regional SAP S4 Plan to Make IT Lead will identify and define a regional strategy that innovates, simplifies, delivers, and supports Xylem’s ERP ecosystem. The Lead will serve as an expert resource to Lead the Reginal Xylem ERP Program “Plan to Make.”<span>  </span>This includes co-creating &amp; rolling out the Global Template Definition, Build, Localization, and Deployment across the Globe. This role also requires the Lead to harmonize the Plan to Make solutions with other enterprise technologies, including but not limited to the data management, business intelligence, sales and operations, manufacturing, and engineering solution sets throughout their respective lifecycles. The Lead will interact with all levels within the company, including technical and business leads across various functional organizations who will help define the strategic approach within a complex and diverse ERP landscape. He or she will oversee PTM projects to execute the roadmap in the most efficient and effective manner, including implementation, configuration, development, and operational support of all ERP systems. The Lead will provide technical and people leadership and broad and deep hands-on ERP experience. <span>Strategic Planning:<span>  </span></span>Collaborate with IT leadership, business leadership, and internal and external subject matter experts to define and align the ERP strategy with Xylem’s, and IT’s overarching strategies.<span>  </span>Continuously seek to improve the ERP PTM ecosystem and streamline operations to improve performance, reduce costs, and increase agility to respond to changing business needs.<span>  </span> Follow established development methodologies and best practice enterprise architecture standards to harmonize the ERP Plan and make a strategy with the overarching Xylem information systems architecture, standards, and strategies. Participate as a key contributor to the ever-evolving Xylem enterprise architecture and information framework, working collaboratively across the various IT service delivery teams. <span>Development and Operations: </span>Oversee the ERP Plan to Make a team that provides regional development, configuration, and operational support. Collaborate with Enterprise Applications Peer process leaders to manage demand, set priorities, and estimate and deliver projects within scope, schedule, budget, and quality metrics. Ensure the security, availability, and performance of the ERP PTM landscape. Build innovative solutions to reduce complexity and simplify the application landscape. Source internal and external technical resources. <span>Balance business needs with effective and agile software development practices.<span>  </span></span>Establish standards and tools across the PTM team based on industry best practices, leveraging both agile, iterative, and waterfall development methodologies and DevOps processes as appropriate. Partner with enterprise applications process leads, integration, master data management, database administration, infrastructure and security teams, business subject matter experts, and external vendors to provide end-to-end support of Regional ERP applications and supporting systems and services. Help establish Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and ensure they are met or exceeded. Monitor and report on SLA performance. Ensure response to escalated Plan to Make issues/incidents. Oversee project management activities for ERP Plan to Make projects where needed. Collaborate to standardize key processes and systems. Ensure adherence to all defined policies, procedures, and standards. Collaborate with the Training and Communications team to provide a plan to make eLearning available to end users. Stay current on new technologies impacting the ERP ecosystem. Research and continuously improve ERP functionality, availability, and performance. Participate in architecture committees. Ensur