Title:  Associate Solution Architect D&T SAP MM

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Job Summary:

The Associate Solution Architect, D&T, SAP MM requires basic knowledge and experience and will collaborate with the D&T team in various locations to support IT enabled business solutions for the Procurement/Material Management. The role involves assistance in handling the delivery of Procurement/Material Management, Materials Management and Sourcing including project delivery, system configuration and enhancement plus production support in alignment with West D&T and company policies and procedures.

 
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

•    Possess Basic understanding of the overall vision and business needs and utilizes this knowledge to collaborate with Operations, Supply Chain, and Sourcing to define detailed business requirements for D&T enablement of business needs. 
•    Essential core member of agile sprint team(s) to configure and develop optimal technical solutions / features.
•    Under guidance of Sr. Architect, provide technical delivery of functionality to meet defined business requirements as described in User Stories.
•    Help in providing system support and maintenance in alignment with standards and process set within the ERP Services Delivery model, West policies and procedures as well as Regulatory requirements including but not limited to Sarbanes-Oxley and FDA GMP.
•    Create and maintain system lifecycle documents in accordance with West policies and procedures, including creation and maintenance of SOPs, SOIs and Job Aids.
•    Provide support in system and data monitoring activities.
•    Assist senior team members and supervisors in terms of Incident management activities, data analysis, Idoc and interface monitoring. 
•    Work within and participates in the Change Control process.
•    Other duties as assigned

Education and Experience:

•    Bachelor’s degree Computer Science, Information Systems, or other related field 
•    Minimum 1 to 3 years of related work experience 
•    Preferred but not required: Agile & Scrum Certification, ITIL

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

•    Basic knowledge of SAP MM – system functionality and technical understanding of SAP MM related areas (QM, PM, WM, PP, LE)
•    HANA knowledge preferred, ideally actively involved in implementation of Procurement/MM on HANA
•    Ability to work in a virtual environment in a global organization and to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
•    Ability to work autonomously in a fast-paced & complex environment with a self-motivated work ethic; utilize sound judgment with an ability to manage multiple priorities with a sense of urgency.
•    Able to be aware of all relevant SOPs as per Company policy as they are related to the position covered by this Job Description 

Physical and Travel Requirements

•    15% travel, including global travel
•    Occasional off site work is required

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