Service Readiness, Specialist

The Functional Consultant is accountable to the quality and timeliness of the functional implementation of the project he or she is assigned with.  

Functional implementation 
•    Lead overall architecture definition, and deliverables planning  for project assigned
•    Contribute and lead efforts to the solution design, review and alignment of deliverables, and ensure his/her project team adhere to all standards
•    Ensure proficiency and quality in the configuration, use and deployment of OM/PA/PY/TM modules in the project currently assigned with
•    Provide subject matter expertise to all technical and functional resources assigned in the project

People Management and Development
•    Provide deliverables and project objectives to functional and technical resources assigned to the project
•    Mentoring project resources
•    Act as the primary escalation point within the project for all project issues related to functional implementation

Implementation Standards and Thought Leadership
•    Business process guidance and solution definition for the configuration and development on euHReka 
•    Ensure that lessons learned activities from a functional and technical point of view are completed
•    Ensure that he or she has up-to-date knowledge of the euHReka product, methodologies, and tools

In parallel, the role can act also as support for the sales activities:
•    Pre-sales and workshop support

Key role competencies

Technical skills:
•    Bachelor or Master degree with a Business or Technical emphasis, or equivalent
•    Expertise with statutory and country specific knowledge
•    3-4 years of leadership and implementation experience on ERP implementations, preferably SAP
•    Demonstrated management and leadership skills of technical resources in complex and challenging development and implementation environments
•    Proven proficiency with SAP configuration and implementation
•    Possess consulting skills, including conducting business needs analysis and mastery of enterprise solutions design
•    Familiar with the Project Management standard methodologies ((PMBOK, Prince 2)

Personal skills: 
•    Exceptional analytical capabilities and attention to detail while maintaining overall understanding of the big picture 
•    Ability to effectively respond to changing and conflicting priorities 
•    Ability to thrive in an environment in which resources may be limited and timelines are short 
•    Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and to build relationships with consultants, customer staff and sub-contractors 
•    Have superior written and verbal communication skills and presentation abilities on all levels
•    Be a team player with excellent organizational capabilities 
•    Be comfortable working independently in a deadline-driven work environment 
•    Be reliable, organised and have well developed problem solving skills
•    Be committed to the customer, the team and the project
•    Willingness to travel with the ability to work at odd hours
•    English and Japanese fluency is mandatory

Desirable skills:
•    SAP HR Functional/Technical implementation and configuration experience 
•    Mastery of HR business Processes and country specific nuances
•    Understanding of project management standard methodologies (PMBOK, Prince 2) is an advantage
•    Mentoring and coaching skills