Goodyear is one of the world’s largest tire companies, with operations in most regions of the world. Together with its U.S. and international subsidiaries and joint ventures, Goodyear develops, manufactures, markets and sells tires for most applications. It also manufactures and sells rubber-related chemicals for various applications.
Title: SAP Solution Architect - SNP, PP/DS
| Description | The Business Process Principal combines expertise of several business
process areas with vast knowledge of current IT technology tools to
provide competitive solutions to enterprise-wide challenges. The
Business Process Principal will interact with divisional management at
the Department, Director and Vice President levels; making
recommendations that can change face of our company to the external
customer. |
| Requirements | - Some travel will be required.
- This position may also interact with external customers directly. This interaction may take the form of coordinating with a customer's information technology department for EDI, master data, report data and scheduling of jobs.
- This position interacts with information technology development areas by rpoviding written statements of work that translate business requirements into technical specifications.
- This position interacts with the non-information technology business areas to help establish direction, improve customer service, reduce cost or provide for a competitive advantage through IT system deployment.
- Associate can evaluate, recognize need and establish change initiatives to meet business/technical needs.
- Associates can assess skills, anticipate development needs and promote learning of others. Associate can encourage leadership in others.
- Associate must posses the necessary leadership, team building, motivation, and delegation skills to efficiently coordinate the efforts of a team toward accomplishing a common goal.
- Associate will rely on vast experience, sound judgement and persistence to accomplish said goals. They may lead or direct the work of other team members and often report to the Project Lead, Team Lead or Manager. A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected.
- 12-13 yrs experience in IT including 4 yrs IT support work in the specific business/technical process area and 4 yrs with specific IT technology
- Bachelors Degree in related discipline or equivalent business/technical process work experience. Equivalent work experience must include 12 years specific business/technical process experience or equivalent IT support of said business/technical process.
- Specific knowledge of cross-functional business/technical process area and IT technologies indirectly affected.
- Specific knowledge of the current Office product suite.
- Good presentation skills, and meeting leadership and facilities skills.
- Specific knowledge of current IT technology toolset needed to support said business/technical process.
- Specific knowledge of the business/technical process area and the rules surrounding that process.
- Specific knowledge of project planning tools.
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| Tasks | - - Develop strategic processes and direction for projects.
- - Plan and manage integration and implementation of any new supply and production planning processes in SAP SCM/APO.
- - Coordinate all varieties of testing necessary to provide for complete cross-functional integration and business and technical acceptance.
- - Troubleshoot unique or complex business and/or technical problems. Sought as a resource for expert APO supply and production planning and Core Interface (CIF) knowledge in R/3 and SCM/APO. Totally capable, fully self-sufficient. Able to recommend appropriate corrective action or workaround.
- - Create, track and manage project work plans; including resource commitments. Deliver on time and under budget.
- - Coach other Supply and Production Planning team members in techniques to collect, interpret and present data in ways that facilitate decision-making. Provides excellent knowledge transfer of SAP SCM/APO supply planning processes and configuration as well as Core Interface (CIF) knowledge to other team members.
- - Assume leadership role in a medium-to-large size initiative by playing the part of a project manager, facilitator or sub-team lead. Project Manager may perform managerial activities such as hiring decisions, project staffing and contract management. Sub-Team lead may perform managerial activities such as hiring decisions, department staffing, execution of performance management processes and merit budget allocations for direct reports.
- - Prepare and present reporting results on current initiatives to upper management.
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The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is a Equal Opportunity Employer
