SAP OTC Solution Architect

Job Description

Key Objectives:

• To be part of the project delivery team to provide subject matter expertise and architecture.
• Analysis of business requirements.
• Design and implementation of full solutions.
• Identify integration issues and develop solutions to these issues.
• Collaborate as a key member of the sales team to represent the solution offering to the client buyer
• Coach and develop skills within a project team.
• Work effectively in mixed client and consultancy teams.

Competencies:

Core Skills:

• Can conceptualize and communicate proposal – making complex ideas look simple.
• Bright, ability to rapidly pick-up new technologies, propositions, and business areas.
• Outcome oriented – maximizing balance of effort vs benefit to achieve objectives.
• Demonstrates excellent communication skills both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to work under own initiative and under tight time pressures - planning, prioritising, and controlling own workload.
• Demonstrates excellent communication skills both verbally and in writing.
• Precise approach to project management and procedures.
• Ability to assert own ideas to business and within business senior management.
• Is able to give strong coaching and feedback where needed to team members.
• Continuous improvement - Inquisitive – "self teaching” of relevant new business thinking and technology solutions.
• Proactively contributes to the body of knowledge.
• Uses a set of basic consulting tools Is able to conduct one-to-one interviews with middle managers.
• Can contribute to a mixed workshop process.

Role Competencies:

• Detailed knowledge of business requirements and solutions in their focus area (Technology, Industry or LOB).
• Mobilise and motivate a project team.
• Ability to organise and co-ordinate diverse groups in complex situations.
• Broad content experience across multiple lines of business.
• Broad technical appreciation – including ALL key SAP functionality and technology. With ability to rapidly assess new technology solutions.
• Lead functional / technical architecture in complex SAP and non-SAP environments.
• Support the Programme Director to develop phasing strategy, plans, benefits case, org structures, risks and issues
• Manages design workshops on multiple area of expertise.
• Command the respect and confidence of other Solution Architects management.
• Ability to develop methods and tools and contribute to Solution Team strategy.

Delivery Excellence:

• Able to effectively manage a team of business team members.
• Understands delivery within a fixed price model and able to operate effectively within those constraints.
• Can take ownership of sub-plans for specific processes and can plan own time to ensure project milestones are met.
• Able to take an issue, then plan and deliver a solution using own initiative, with little guidance.
• Identifies and escalates issues and risks within project structure.
• Can build strong relationships with consultants within the project.
• Able to receive feedback / coaching on performance from other members of the team positively.
• Have a strong understanding of Agile and Scrum methodologies

Client Development:

• Can contribute technical or procedural sections to a proposal.
• Can identify and escalate business development opportunities.

Skills/Knowledge/Experience Needed:

• Extensive SAP implementation experience within SD module
• Strong knowledge on configuration /Variant
• Strong Manufacturing industry background
• Extensive experience of SAP OTC - with 6 project lifecycles.
• Track history of leadership.
• Strong client facing Consultancy experience
• Fluent Language skills required