Nokia SAP Solution Architect – Order Cash & GTS 

India 

979900865

The Next Generation ERP (NG ERP) program will deliver a harmonized ERP solution for the Nokia business based on an SAP S/4HANA platform. The SAP S/4HANA SD / GTS Solution Architect will be responsible for capturing requirements, architecting/designing solutions based on SAP best practices, configuration, and implementation of those solutions in the procurement/materials management area.

This position's primary focus will be the NG ERP program. Responsibilities will include:

• Participate in Order-To-Cash, GTS & Supply chain implementation activities and act as a liaison with business process owners to validate requirements for changes to processes and recommend ERP related best practices
• Participate in user sessions for requirements gathering, analysis, documentation, configuration, unit testing, and UAT
• Manage business process mapping, process re-engineering and gap analysis. Recommend opportunities for streamlining, consolidating and optimizing processes
• Assist with solution strategies for business requirements, enhancement requests and defect fixes. Identify, develop and deliver business and technical solutions
• Act as a functional subject matter expert of SAP end-end order-to-cash processes, such as SAP Order Management, Outbound Delivery, Billing & Revenue Management, Supply chain & Logistics, Customer Invoicing and Accounts Receivable, and more
• Experience in Project systems and WBS elements.
• Act as the lead solution architect for sales and distribution management
• Build and manage world-class internal capabilities
• Manage quality of deliverables of internals and externals
• Develop functional specifications for the development of reports, forms, configurations, interfaces, and enhancements in OTC areas
• Configure solutions
• Manage and coordinate changes and unit and regression testing with integration partners
• Collaborate with other functional and technical teams on business needs, information, applications, and long-term plans while helping to ensure integration with strategic plans
• Work independently while managing multiple priorities in a global environment; interacting with and influencing business partners at all levels
• Support the development of standardized/centralized analytical reporting
• Support the identification, prioritization, and implementation of new platform and process capabilities
• Support change management and training relative to new processes or platforms; coordinate user testing and acceptance
• Promote the use of standard solutions avoiding customization
• Protect the integrity of SAP templates by avoiding deviations and reducing customizations.
• Participate in design governance forums as needed
• Work with business leads to develop end user capabilities

Individual Contributor: Operates autonomously in own subject area. Can analyse, develop and implement concepts and solutions as a subject matter expert. Increased awareness of and involvement outside of own subject area. Distils big picture. Makes decisions about and prioritizes own work. Managerial/Supervisory: Clear managerial responsibilities for people. Typically first level of solid line management. Interprets policies. Ensures existing plans are put into operation. Executes and/or oversees processes to meet customer needs. Responsible for analysis, design & development of policies, plans, programs.Carries out specialised activities/projects according to general direction. Influences others to support decisions. Works mostly independently. Analyze situations or data that requires review of relevant factors. Solutions can often be checked and proved. Demonstrates success in multiple roles and is adaptable to manage complex changing business environments.Communicates with parties within and outside of own job function and teams, and typically has responsibilities for communicating with parties external to the organisation, which may include customers or vendors. Works to influence others to accept job function’s view/practices and agree/accept new concepts, practices, and approaches. Has cross-cultural knowledge and global mindset Requires ability to communicate with executive leadership regarding matters of significant importance to the organisation. May conduct briefings with senior leaders within the job function. May at times be required to negotiate regarding operational issues.Management Experience / Achieved well-advanced skills of a specific professional discipline combining deep knowledge of theory and organisational practice or expertise. Recognised expert in their field (depth & breadth). Typically requires 5-8 years extensive relevant experience and/or a graduate / postgraduate equivalent degree.
Qualifications

• A minimum of 14+ years of SAP SD (O2C) and GTS-related implementation experience working in large and complex transformations with at least four full life-cycle implementations (minimum one being S/4HANA & GTS)
• Bachelors’ degree from an accredited college/university; MBA or MIS from an accredited college/university is preferred
• Experience in designing and configuring SAP Order To Cash and Supply Chain solutions.
• Proficient in customizing different Sales Orders such as Standard sales order.
• Expert in the customization of customer master data, material master data, and data sharing among sales organizations.
• Experience in Pricing Configuration of Condition Types, Condition Tables and Access Sequences, Determining and Maintaining Pricing Procedure, Creation of Condition Records, Special Pricing Functions such as Condition Exclusion and Analysis of Pricing.
• Functional expertise In major business activities such as Credit Management, Partner Determination, Output Determination, Bill of Materials and Variant Configuration
• Experience of SAP GTS integration with SAP S/4HANA landscape deep understanding of SAP GTS solution for customs, compliance, and preference functionality. Hands-on configuration experience within Compliance and Customs modules in GTS.
• Expertise and detailed understanding of SAP GTS sub processes such as compliance management, customs management, preference processing and other special customs procedures.
• Strong skills in integrating the S4 system with other Eco-Systems.
• Comprehensive knowledge of SAP Sales and Distribution Management capabilities in both legacy ECC 6.0 systems and SAP S/4HANA OP systems, including strong knowledge of SD’s integration with other modules; especially, FI
• Good understanding on Fiori apps, role design for Fiori apps
• SAP Certification (Functional and/or technical) preferred
• Technical knowledge of SD-related Webservices, BAPIs, BAdIs, User Exits, and data dictionary objects
• Integration experience with cross modules like MM, IM, EWM, WM and FI Module.
• Hands on Experience of EDI Implications and all SAP EDI configurations
• Base customization of IDOC, LSMW etc.

Nokia has received the following recognitions for its commitment to inclusion & equality:

• One of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere
• Gender-Equality Index by Bloomberg
• Workplace Pride Global Benchmark