[Hiring] Solution Architect @Lindt & Sprüngli (Canada), Inc

Role Description

Solution Architect (SAP TPM) at Lindt & Sprüngli (North America) Inc., Kansas City, Missouri.

• Responsible for the overall delivery of the SAP services across the Trade Promotion Management (TPM) domain for the Lindt Companies in North America.
• Lead the delivery of the SAP TPM module for projects and system enhancements, end user support services, system upgrades, migrations, and implementation of new functions and features.
• Coordinate with internal teams, business users, and third-party vendors to ensure alignment on tasks, objectives, and deliverables.
• Monitor work progress, identify risks and issues, and implement mitigation strategies as needed for TPM area.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with users and other stakeholders, understanding their business needs and providing solutions that add value.
• Act as the primary contact for end users and other stakeholders on delivery in TPM domain.
• Communicate regularly with various stakeholders and with internal team to provide updates, address concerns, and gather feedback for continuous improvement in TPM area.
• Define technical and functional standards and ensure delivered work meets technical, functional, performance, and business requirements as well as best practices.
• Lead requirements definition and convert requirements into program specifications and necessary system documentation.
• Configure and implement SAP modules based on business requirements including CRM (Customer Relationship Management), CBP (Customer Business Planning), TPM, and BW (Business Warehouse).
• Execute and lead testing process (unit and integration test).
• Aid in the management of third-party vendors.
• Provide support to management regarding strategy and roadmap planning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a closely-related field.
• Eight years of experience in any IT role working with SAP TPM.
• Demonstrated understanding of the full implementation cycle of SAP TPM in the consumer packaged goods industry.
• Demonstrated ability to configure and customize CRM, master data, pricing, promotion types, planning layout, P&L (Profit and Loss), and enhancement points and customizations.
• Demonstrated understanding of the underlying technical underpinnings of SAP.
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the trade promotion management end to end business process and the best use of SAP TPM to support the process.
• Demonstrated understanding of S/4HANA Settlement Management using CCM (Condition Contract Management).
• Demonstrated understanding of the interaction of TPM processes with IBP and S/4HANA SD and FICO functions.
• Demonstrated experience in leveraging full capabilities of SAP core functionalities to keep customizations to minimum.
• Demonstrated experience in complex SAP environments.
• Demonstrated experience with integration setup and support of data flows between CRM and S/4.

Requirements

• The person in this position may work from home from any location in the United States.

Benefits

• A highly passionate team driven for success.
• A fast-changing business environment and entrepreneurial mindset.
• Central and prime office location in Kansas City next to the Plaza.
• US or international career opportunities within the Lindt Group.
• Opportunities to be involved in employee committees.
• A flexible work environment offering a hybrid model.
• Market competitive compensation, annual bonus and benefits.
• And of course – delicious premium chocolate!