SAP S4 SOLUTION ARCHITECT
Malvern, PA
12 months contract
Experience : 10 - 14 Years

Technical/Functional Skills:

• Strong understanding on SAP S4 system, functional processes and the improvements over ECC system.
  
• Understanding of technical architecture of S4, HANA DB and similar cases
  
• Innovations in S4
  
• Conversion process to S4 HANA and greenfield 
  
• Strong understanding of SAP’s sales and distribution module, customer service module, materials management, project systems, finance and controlling.
  
• At least six full life cycle implementation
  
• At least 10 years of proven experience as a team lead in implementation, support and design projects with hands-on experience on at least 3 modules amongst SD, MM, CS, PS, FI,CO
  
• Needs to have experience in Application support of production systems based on ITIL methodology.
  
• Working experience in the following areas

1. Service contracts and contract models
   
2. Pricing and various methodologies
   
3. Variant configuration and variant pricing
   
4. Billing, Credit Memo, Debit Memo
   
5. Parts ordering for Service contract, availability check, transfer or requirements
   
6. Basic setting of SD module – partner determination, text determination etc.
   
7. Knowledge of foreign trade
   
8. Understanding of Delivery/Shipment processes /Interfaces , Consignment Processes.
   
9. Maintenance of technical objects
   
10. Understanding of hierarchy of technical objects and assignment of tech object to service contracts
    
11. Service notifications for service contracts and subsequent phase of notification’s lifecycle.
    
12. Assignment of field service personnel with service notifications.
    
13. Preventive maintenance processes 
    
14. Repair with return processes. 
    
15. Resource related billing (RRB)
    
16. Service Processing related interfaces- like Notification, service order confirmation etc.
    
17. Integration with Service Contract Management.
    
18. Spare Part Ordering processes.
    
19. Complete idea on integration of SD and CS with FICO, MM and PS modules.
    
20. Detailed idea on how SD and CS integrates with FICO for planned and actual revenues and costs
    
21. Understanding of revenue recognition methodologies and how it can be achieved through FICO integration of SD/CS
    
22. Understanding of project systems and WBS. Understanding how revenue and cost can be tracked at the WBS level.
    
23. Understand project structure concept - WBS , network and activity
    
24. Project revenue and cost planning - WBS planning , SD order milestone planning , Cost planning at WBS level or network activity level.
    
25. Project Material planning - planning of materials at WBS or activity level - Procured item or project stock or in-house production. 
    
26. Project resource planning - Project resource planning project team and assignment at network activity level. 
    
27. Project scheduling - Project date planning 
    
28. Project Actual bookings - cost , revenue booking - time sheet entry-
    
29. Project related month end closing - result analysis , settlement ,
    
30. Understanding of enterprise structure
    
31. Critical master data like material master, BOMs etc.
    
32. Awareness on SAP authorization concept
    
33. Understanding of ABAP concepts and interface concepts like RFC, IDOCs etc.
    
34. ABAP concept understanding Forms and different Output designs.
    
35. Should have experience in leading design and implementation of large scale SAP with experience in functional modules.
    
36. Should be able to articulate solutions to RFPs and customer requirements in written and oral formats effectively.
    

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Lead Solution architect andconsultant for production support including Incident management, change managementand problem management..
  
• Design and document the completefunctional solution and provide inputs to all modules for building anintegrated system design
  
• Responsible for design of largesolutions and articulation of solution
  
• Resolution of production supportissues related to functional issues
  
• Handling of customer requirementsworkshop, documenting the discussion, drafting the action plan and execution ofthe plan to closure.
  
• Creating estimations of tasks anddrafting of integrated project plan.
  
• Manager the functional team inonsite/offshore model.
  

 Generic Managerial Skills           

• Managing day to day operations ofthe project
  
• Efficient communication skill
  
• Team leader and able to motivate
  
• Handle customer escalationspromptly
  
• Ability to work inonsite/offshore environment
  
• Self-driven and result oriented.
  

 Education

Bachelor of Engineering orequivalent OR higher

Thanks& regards

Niranjana Rao,

Delivery Manager - Focus America Inc.

Desk: +1 (630) 397 0567 ext 102

E-mail: niranjan.j@focusite.com

LinkedIN : https://www.linkedin.com/in/niranjana-rao-65a6246/