Business Process Leader 2 - Procurement (MM)

Carpenter Technology Corporation is a leading producer and distributor of premium specialty alloys, including titanium alloys, nickel and cobalt based superalloys, stainless steels, alloy steels and tool steels.  Carpenter Technology’s high-performance materials and advanced process solutions are an integral part of critical applications used within the aerospace, transportation, medical and energy markets, among other markets.  Building on its history of innovation, Carpenter Technology’s wrought and powder technology capabilities support a range of next-generation products and manufacturing techniques, including novel magnetic materials and additive manufacturing.    

Business Process Leader 2 – Procurement (MM)
 

Position Summary – Supports global business outcome improvement efforts for SAP modules supporting Procure to Pay, Materials Management (MM), Inventory Management along with integration with SAP applications such as OpenText Vendor Invoice management (VIM) and any other non-SAP legacy application(s) as required. This role will lead improvement efforts in the design, related business processes, and master and transactional data governance requirements.  Qualified candidate demonstrates through actions and influence a culture of continuous improvement within overall SAP support team and business users.

Primary Responsibilities for the Business Process Leader 2 – Procurement (MM):

• Identify and lead business outcome improvement initiatives and use of configuration design in S4 HANA to meet requirements in the following areas: data flow and governance, business process execution and automation (productivity, time management, quality, cost, standardization).
• Executes S4 HANA configuration design, testing and approvals in order to implement business performance optimization initiatives.
• Identify and / or lead business performance optimization efforts through the evaluation and review of current process(es), data flow and requirements, and performance metrics (key performance indicators).
• Drives data analysis with predictable outcomes in decision making to lead improvements in business outcomes and prioritization of overall team efforts.
• Co-lead with business owner stakeholder(s) improvement strategies and the identification of change management implications.
• Identify and co-lead with business owner stakeholder(s) any data migration or update requirements and activities.
• Identify detailed requirements for overall implementation stages and stakeholder requirements (including business owner(s) requirements for training, testing and adoption planning and execution).
• Provides input into required end user training documentation materials, business process procedures, and may support training delivery of new or changed system or business process design.
• Analyze and monitor implemented changes to business processes and make adjustments as needed.
• Guide business stakeholders to perform assigned tasks in accordance with established standards and templates in order to identify and meet agreed upon milestones and overall timeframe to implement improvement initiatives.
• Present progress reports, offer alternatives and/or solutions to address feedback or schedule (timeframe) risks.
• Perform other duties and projects as assigned.

Required for the Business Process Leader 2 – Procurement (MM):

• Applicant must be ITAR/EAR compliant; United States Citizen or Green Card Holder with English as primary language.
• Ability to travel within and outside United States for business related requirements.
• Bachelor's Degree or foreign equivalent required from an accredited institution, preferably in Computer Science or other related discipline; Master’s degree preferable but not required.
• 10+ years of related experience with Production Application Support of Procurement and Material Management (MM) modules in SAP and related business processes as well as master and transactional data governance requirements.
  • Material master, vendor master, purchase info record, source list
  • Purchase requisition to purchase order processing
  • Release strategies for both purchase requisitions and purchase orders
  • Inventory management
  • Warehouse management
  • Material requirements planning
  • Integration with finance and accounts payable
  • Integration between Plant Maintenance module and procurement and inventory
  • EDI / IDOCS
  • PI / PO for interfaces
  • OpenText Vendor Invoice Management (VIM), Ariba procurement platform (implementation and / or support).
• Leads system configuration in the Procurement / MM module.
• Experience with FIORI.
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