Architect, SAP S4 OTC IPC Specialist

Overview

This role is part of Order to Cash team which supports the sustainment and delivery of the Order & Contract Management, Pricing, Rebates & Free goods and DSD, Transportation/Logistics and Accounts Recievables capabilities of the PepsiCo Global template (built through SAP S4 concepts).

This role will be primarily responsible for Pricing/Rebates, Corrections and Contract Management functionality of SAP S4 which includes Master Data, Rebate agreements/processing, Pricing conditions, Invoicing and Price corrections, Presales, Product config, Credit/Delivery management process.

This role will adopt and adhere to Agile principles for the PBNA sustainment and delivery efforts.

Order to Cash Process relates to:

• Order capture, management and provisioning of goods or services; providing a platform for sales to our end customers, accessing all information necessary to process, manage, ship and track orders in a timely manner
• Setting up the correct pricing agreements and master records, https://i.e. all on-invoice and off-invoice discounts/agreements, free goods, list price, discounts, surcharges, freights, rebate agreements, customer bill backs, tax, etc.
• Data governance and pricing controls including mass pricing maintenance; Van Sales, Pre Sales & Pre Order DSD GTM models including enabling integration of back end SAP system with the front line mobility solutions.
• Picking, packing, shipping and delivering customer and stock transport orders
• Returns or inbound product receipts
• Integration with warehouse systems and advance transportation systems for palletization, route planning, load building, etc.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Order to Cash Global Process Owner, Order and Contract Management, Pricing & Rebates Accounts Receivable, DSD and Transportation/Logistics Global Process Leads to sustain and deliver the end-to-end solution for PBNA
• Partner with the Order to Cash Solution Design Owner, Order and Contract Management, Pricing & Rebates Accounts Receivable, DSD and Transportation/Logistics Solution Design Leads to implement and deploy the end-to-end solution for PBNA
• Support decision-making for Order & Contract Management, Pricing & Rebates, DSD and Transportation/Logistics Global Template localization of functionality for PBNA_PBC business unit
• Collaborate with RTR, PTP, MTD, FP&A, FTS, HTR project value stream teams as needed to ensure alignment with OTC A/R processes and related cross functional RICEFs
• Actively engage and educate business process owners on A/R solution optimization, simplification and standardization capabilities
• Collaborate with all value stream teams to sustain and deliver the end-to-end Global ERP solution leveraging PepsiCo Agile Methodology (PAM)
• Particiapte in sprint planning, retrospectives and other key ceremonies
• Work closely and collaborate with onshore and offshore scrum team memebers to ensure a prioritized and sufficient product backlog for the teams to work against
• Along with scrum team identify, monitor and implement key agreed-upon improvements
• Adopt and and adhere to PAM principles and values:
o Adopt development practices which focus on quality and value, while increasing efficiency, and minimizing waste
o Foster an environment where communication, teamwork, and innovation are encouraged
o Help to implement Agile engineering best practices such as continuous integration, automation of testing and delivery, and continuous peer review within teams.

Qualifications

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE

• 7-10+ years of experience configuring, deploying and managing SAP ERP with a focus on Pricing and Rebates, Contract and Order Management

MANDATORY TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree preferred.
• 7-10+ years of experience configuring, deploying and managing SAP ERP with a focus on Pricing and Rebates, Contract and Order Management
• 2+ years of SAP S4 experience preferred
• Strong experience in end to end OTC design and development including integration with other functional areas
• In depth knowledge of Master Data, Rebate agreements/processing, Pricing conditions, Invoicing and Price corrections, Presales, Product config, Credit/Delivery management process
• Knowledge of Accounts Receivable and DSD solutions including route accounting and settlement for all GTM models - van sales, pre sales, pre order and vending is desirable
• Knowledge of master data objects required to support the Order to Cash processes (business partner, customer hierarchy, etc)

MANDATORY NON-TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Demonstrated Leadership skills, including planning, organization, prioritization, collaboration
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization
• Ability to work flexible hours based on varying business requirements
• Knowledge and experience in the following tools, disciplines and processes are nice to have: SAP SolMan 7+ , Azure DevOps, Quality Center, Service Now, Xmatters and MS Project
• Solves highly complex problems within their work team
• Strong influencing, facilitating, and consulting skills in working with stakeholders at all levels in the organization and across departments

DIFFERENTIATING COMPETENCIES

• Negotiation Skills
• Coaching/Facilitation skills (as promoted by the Agile Coaching Institute), including but not limited to
o Levels of Listening
o Conflict Resolution
o Root Cause facilitation
o Training techniques
• Motivational and insiring, leading by example and taking others with her/him
• Adherent to the Responsive Working techniques (or alike agile work habbits)
• Rigurous on the management of the delivery of quality services by 3rd parties