SAP S/4 HANA Basis and Integration Lead

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SAP S/4 HANA Basis and Integration Lead 12Y-18 Years SAP Certification

Role Overview We are looking for a dynamic and experienced professional to serve as the SAP S4/HANA Basis and Integration Lead. The ideal candidate should possess in-depth expertise in SAP and integration architecture, demonstrated through multiple SAP implementations, rollouts, and upgrades in roles such as SME, Architect, or Senior Consultant. Your primary responsibility will be to lead the design, development, and implementation of SAP-based enterprise solutions. The role demands substantial experience with SAP systems and a profound understanding of business processes, enabling the translation of business requirements into effective SAP solutions. Additionally, you will be responsible for designing and overseeing the implementation of integration solutions that enable seamless interoperability among disparate systems, applications, platforms, and software within TCPL. This position requires a combination of strong technical skills, strategic thinking, and leadership capabilities. Key Responsibilities · Manage a large SAP Global Landscape, comprising over 90 SAP clients and their associated services. Ensure integration of all Non-SAP tools with SAP through a structured and controlled middleware software (MuleSoft) for the customer globally. · Oversee and manage SAP on-premises and cloud licenses, infrastructure, and integration costs on the cloud or through partners. Take technical ownership of both SAP and Non-SAP landscapes, ensuring optimal performance and cost efficiency on the cloud with zero production downtime. · Demonstrate expertise in managing multiple legal entities operating on a single global SAP S4/HANA instance, including experience with mergers and acquisitions involving SAP and Non-SAP applications. · Plan and supervise the integration of various IT systems, applications, and services to guarantee seamless operation and consistent data across the organisation. · Collaborate with key stakeholders, including technical and business teams, project teams from multiple vendors, support teams, and other segments of the digital teams. Key Deliverables · Work closely with Project Managers to define roles, responsibilities, deliverables, and timelines for SAP and integration-related areas, ensuring timely and effective execution. · Achieve reductions in operational costs by enhancing efficiency, eliminating redundancies, and leveraging economies of scale. · Lower the lifetime costs of the SAP system through resource optimisation and minimising the need for customisations. · Validate and sign off on solution designs, effort estimates, and timelines provided by service providers. · Establish acceptance criteria and ensure thorough documentation of processes, as well as knowledge transfer from the project team to SAP support teams for both SAP and integration solutions. · Minimise system downtime and business disruption by maintaining a stable and reliable SAP environment. · Manage upfront costs related to integration, including technology investments, infrastructure, and other assets. · Oversee ongoing costs required to support integrated systems and processes. · Optimise lead-to-cash processes to increase revenues, accelerate cash flows, reduce the cost of sales, enhance profit margins, decrease days outstanding, improve forecast accuracy, reduce risk, and ensure statutory compliance and financial reporting of customer statements. · Coordinate with SAP support and business teams to resolve critical support issues and incidents related to Basis across SAP and Non-SAP landscapes. · Drive improvements in efficiency and effectiveness of SAP and integration landscapes, thereby enhancing customer service quality. This includes faster response times, accurate order fulfilment, proactive customer communication, real-time visibility of order status, credit status, delivery and payment notifications, and effective issue resolution. · Maintain end-to-end ownership of SAP and Non-SAP landscapes, including database and operating systems, ensuring up-to-date process documentation, test management tool scripts, and training documents are in place. · Clearly articulate integration goals and objectives, aligning them with the overall business strategy. · Conduct thorough analyses of entities or systems to be integrated, considering technical, financial, and cultural factors. · Drive improved business processes, leading to faster cycle times, reduced errors, and increased throughput. · Continuously enhance integration processes to reach best-in-class maturity standards. · Collaborate with the Operations Lead to recommend upgrades and patches for SAP. · Work with the Applications Lead to support audits concerning SAP and integration queries. · Communicate integration plans, timelines, and expected outcomes to all stakeholders to ensure transparency. · Align with Enterprise Architects to protect the integrity of the overall application architecture. · Conduct reviews to evaluate integration processes, document lessons learned and identify areas for improvement. · Ensure adherence to Project Management Office processes. · Commit to continuous learning, add value to the business, and maintain SAP and Non-SAP landscapes at an industry-leading standard. · Work closely with business and transformation leaders to gain deep, on-ground insights and keep business knowledge current within the relevant function. Role Capabilities · Engineering graduate or MBA with a minimum of 12 to 15 years of overall experience. · At least three full life cycle project implementations in SAP S4/HANA and Non-SAP landscape integrations. · Expertise in SAP solutioning, implementation, migration, upgrade, and administration of SAP products across various operating systems and databases. Strong knowledge of API-led connectivity, microservices architecture, and enterprise integration patterns. · Significant experience in integrating SAP interfaces with third-party applications via EDI/IDocs, FTP, and SAP standard or custom API tools. · Familiarity with SAP modules such as FI/CO, SD, MM, PP, among others. · Ability to enforce robust project management practices, ensuring integrations are delivered on time, within budget, and within scope, while safeguarding data integrity and security throughout the process. · Strong understanding of business processes and requirements to ensure SAP solutions align with organisational goals and provide tangible value. · Proven ability to lead and collaborate with cross-functional teams, fostering a productive and inclusive work environment. · Self-motivated and committed to working in an innovation-driven atmosphere. · Ability to define the purpose, scope, and approach for integrations, providing clear guidance for all related activities and decisions. · Experience managing end-to-end SAP and Non-SAP application and third-party external integrations on a global scale.