PiovanGroup is a world leader in the development and production of systems for the automation of production processes for the storage, transport and treatment of polymers, plastic, and food powders. The PiovanGroup shared services organization provides best in class manufacturing and business support services to its brands in order to create a competitive advantage for each of the brands to drive better solutions for customers. Our businesses include Conair, the leading producer of auxiliary equipment for plastics processing, Thermal Care, a leading provider of industrial heat transfer solutions, and Pelletron, a leading supplier of pneumatic conveying equipment and dust removal systems.

QUALIFICATIONS AND WORK EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology or Management Information Systems (or related field) and/or five (5)+ years of direct work experience without formal education;
• Position typically expects Five (5) to ten (10) years of direct/relevant experience based on scope of position;
• Proficient in the following SAP functional Modules: SD, MM, PP
• Proficient in the following SAP technical skills: ABAP, PI, IDOCS, BAPI, EDI, Variant Configurator
• Well-developed facilitation skills to work among individuals from various departments and locations;
• Ability to demonstrate proficiency in interpersonal skills including effective collaboration and communication skills; ability to work in a team-oriented environment, showing a positive attitude;
• Ability to effectively evaluate and respond appropriately to situations to the benefit of the customer; strong sense of urgency, ability to multi-task and strong organizational skills.

ROLE

The Manager, ERP applications provides administration, development and support of IPEG’s SAP landscape, answers questions and resolves SAP related problems for clients in person or via telephone, supervises SAP support personnel, engages external support partners as required, and creates ABAP reports or applications. This position will report to the Chief Operating Officer and is located in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Take ownership of SAP optimization efforts to increase user adoption, to increase the amount of meaningful data reported from the system and to minimize errors or issues within PGNA’s SAP landscape;
• Work with members of various teams across the organization to gather requirements and create specifications for configuration or development;
• Provide leadership and direction for the SAP support personnel;
• Work through SAP issues and enhancement requests internally first and then provide detailed support requests when seeking assistance from SAP support vendors to minimize the number of support hours consumed;
• Work with IT team to support and optimize the integration between external corporate applications and SAP using PI;
• Enhance the IPEG PI interfaces with additional fields when needed and add new interfaces when required;
• Create SAP ABAP applications and reports or SAP program enhancements as required to fulfill support (break fix errors) or optimization requests;
• Research new technology;
• Other duties as assigned.