SAP/Senior Principal - Plan To Make - Business Consulting

at  Infosys

PRINCIPAL – BUSINESS CONSULTING (PLAN TO MAKE)

Infosys Consulting is seeking PP/DS/QM (Manufacturing) Transformation consultants looking for long-term growth and career enhancing opportunities leveraging SAP to solve our customer’s most challenging issues. The ideal candidate will have at least 7 years of SAP project experience from project prepare phase through deploy and run phases. The candidate should have strong business and SAP background and be experienced in interfacing with client executives, business, and IT client members in consultative project engagements.

We are seeking consultants experienced in one or more of the following process areas:

• Master Recipe/Routing Management
• Production BOM Management
• Material Requirements Planning / MRP Live
• Production Scheduling
• Demand-Driven Replenishment
• Predictive Material and Resource Planning (pMRP)
• Discrete and Repetitive Manufacturing
• Outsourced Manufacturing
• Quality Planning
• Quality Inspection
• Quality Improvement

About the practice
Our SAP Digital Transformation Practice is SAP Digital to the core, where our entrepreneurial and innovative spirit helps our clients derive sustained value from their SAP Digital Transformation journey. We use an integrated, holistic approach that considers both business views and technology views, enabling our clients to lead the way into a new digital frontier, gain a competitive edge and become a market disruptor. Our collaborative work approach and flat organizational structure results in a business culture that allows new consultants to dive right in, have access to all levels of practice leadership, become an integral part of the team immediately and add value to our innovative client solutions.
We serve industries such as: Biotech, Communications, Consumer Products, Distribution, Financial Services, High Tech, Insurance, Manufacturing, Medical Devices, Oil & Gas, Pharmaceuticals, Retail, Services and Utilities.
About the Role
As a Senior Principal, you will anchor proposal preparation and engagement delivery efforts. You will lead the functional and technical solution for SAP S/4HANA Transformation programs. You will be pivotal to problem definition and discovery of the overall solution and guide teams on project processes and deliverables. You will continue to lead teams of consultants to define, design and execute transformation programs. You will collaborate and interface with senior clients on a daily basis to build confidence and lead/guide the team in conducting due diligence and issue resolution. You will
contribute to branding, thought leadership, knowledge management and capability-building within Infosys Consulting, with the objective of providing high-quality and value-adding consulting solutions that enable our clients to meet the changing needs of the global landscape.
Responsibilities include:

Project Execution

• Collaborate with clients to define long-term vision, goals and strategies
• Contribute to the design and development of client future processes and organizations with corresponding transformation roadmaps
• Conduct requirements workshops with a team of global IT professional & subject matter experts, translating those requirements into actionable project initiatives w/associated metrics
• Solution targeted processes, leveraging best practices
• Advise, QA, and provide insights on configured SAP Manufacturing (PP/DS/QM) functionality, functional specifications, and test results
• Perform knowledge transfer to client and supporting organizations throughout all phases of the project
• Support management of project execution from start-to-finish in order to deliver according to plan (scope, quality, and time)
• Coach and develop team members to deliver quality results and promote professional development

Practice Development

• Create/contribute S4HANA practice artifacts
• Contribute to practice growth through recruitment, training, and retention
• Provide insight and thought leadership to develop innovative assets, including differentiated points of view and methodologies

Basic Qualifications:

• 10+ years of SAP Manufacturing/Plan To Deliver (PP/DS/QM) Experience
• Excellent knowledge of Discrete manufacturing (and Repetitive), MRP, MPS, Demand Planning Production order, Order Scheduling, Capacity Evaluation/leveling, Rework Order, BOM, Routing, Confirmation, MES and PLM integration,
• Strong knowledge of Quality Inspection, Quality Planning, Complaint Management, Quality Certificates, etc.
• Facilitate workshops with business and demonstrate best practice SAP PP/QM processes and gather delta requirements
• At least 4 full lifecycle implementations (all phases) of a package implementation lifecycle
• A proven track record of leading and managing both large and small, global, and local teams
• A leader and key contributor in project management of large ERP implementation projects and teams; significant team leadership experience over Process Streams / Functional Areas
• In-depth knowledge of Package Implementation Methodology and key deliverables
• Experience interacting with client executives; ability to influence at the leadership level
• Undergraduate degree or foreign equivalent; or three years of relevant work experience in lieu of every year of education

Preferred Qualifications:

• At least two (2) S/4 HANA customer engagement with hands on configuration experience.
• A proven track record of leading and managing both large and small teams
• A foundation in consulting, versus industry; at least 5 years’ consulting experience
• Strong personal and professional values; entrepreneurial spirit
• Willingness to travel up to 100%
• Experience working as part of a cross-cultural team including flexibility to support multiple time zones when necessary.
• MBA or other relevant post-graduate degree

About Infosys Consulting
Infosys Consulting is a global management consulting firm helping some of the world’s most recognizable brands transform and innovate. Our consultants are industry experts that lead complex change agendas driven by disruptive technology. With offices in 20 countries and backed by the power of the global Infosys brand, our teams help the C-suite navigate today’s digital landscape to win market share and create shareholder value for lasting competitive advantage. To see our ideas in action, or to join a new type of consulting firm, visit us at www.InfosysConsultingInsights.com.
We deliver transformative solutions across Business Transformation, Enterprise Technology Strategy and Strategy & Design domains.

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