KimberlyClark Looking for Solution Architect: Procurement at Bengaluru, Karnataka Full Time

A Solution Architect leads and delivers the analysis, design, configuration, customization, testing, deployment and support for applications within a specified business process area. Performs leading-edge work and develops new approaches/solutions. This role is viewed as an expert in complex application environments, encompassing both business process understanding and technical expertise. Recognized subject matter expert. Delivers functional leadership and is able to mentor others in the organization. The role also needs to provide work direction / general guidance to other team members as a functional leader.

Key Responsibilities:
Functional leader of medium to large projects for a specific business capability. Accountabilities across multiple functional and technical areas with wide range of complexity.

Proactive analysis of business processes and identification of innovative ways to address near term business needs which includes identifying these opportunities, reviewing and obtaining a disposition decision from the appropriate business client, assessing the fit of these opportunities into current initiatives, or including the opportunity in future demand

Works directly with Business resources to establish requirements for the implementation of changes in the business process.

Drives the evaluation of the factors which must be addressed in the change program.

Maintains in-depth understanding of both KCP and Consumer business processes for their capability area

Influences policy formation; contributes to User Groups; significant contribution to strategic direction

Leads Continuous Improvement (CI) initiatives; consults and shares knowledge across org; full awareness of industry trends

Serve in a critical role within the broader IT team and as an influential player in the IT Team

Continuously scans the internal and external environment for best practices, pre-built templates, processes and technologies to meet the regional and global needs

Determines and documents the impact of change, challenges assumptions and comes out with revised roadmaps and execution plans

Work with project management and business stakeholders to negotiate project plans, time frames and trade-offs while ensuring all stakeholder expectations are in sync

Specific Knowledge and Skills:
Successful track record working with business and IT peers in a highly proactive manner. Experience in a matrix organization and influencing stakeholders. Work in a true partnership co-creating and in consultative mode

Must come from a background with heavy exposure in deploying/driving digital capabilities such as SAP ECC, S4 HANA, Ariba, Coupa and other Procurement related tools

Must have extensive background in procurement processes such as Source-to-Contract, Procure-to-Order, Invoice-to-Pay, Supplier Risk Management, Vendor Management

Strength, in relationship building and partnering – embodies true partnership of co-creating and defining the future along with business and IT teams

Must be comfortable with fast pace, making the abstract tangible and results oriented

Bachelor’s degree in computer science; MBA preferred.

Key Qualifications and Experiences

Bachelor’s degree; 10+ years of Professional experience with a minimum of 10 years of Information Technology experience including working directly with business clients

Experience managing ITS Projects and/or Programs

Experience with deploying and driving execution via performance measurement, benchmarking, and related visual management

Held prior accountabilities that required influencing leaders outside of administrative authority

Strong leadership skills with experience managing people in offsite and remote locations

Strong leadership and service delivery skills

Cultivates networking opportunities with peer organizations

Broad range of business and IT experiences; has achieved technical and/or business certification(s).

(Standard) Verbal and written fluency in English is mandatory

(Standard) Ability to work in a virtual team which may work across distance (remote), cultures and time zones, in a matrix with multiple reporting lines, and may extend outside the K-C organization including suppliers, partners and customers.

Experience working and implementing projects with global teams

Experience with remote work

Specific technical requirements

Integrations between SAP and other apps

Understanding on how to define a PI mapping

Experience with IDOCs

Experience with EDI mappings

Experience working with BAPIs (defining, testing)

ECC 6.0

Configuration and customization SAP MM- FI AP

Workflows & Batch Jobs

SAP Archiving MM objects

Be able to Debug to troubleshoot Interfaces error between SAP and other systems.

Be able to provide Technical Specs to Developers.

S4/HANA

End to End Implementation experience is necessary

Experience with Fiori is necessary

Coupa

End to End Implementation experience is preferred

Experience and knowledge in configuration, customization & Coupa Architecture

Global VISA and Relocation Specifications:
K-C requires that an employee have authorization to work in the country in which the role is based. In the event an applicant does not have current work authorization, K-C will determine, in its sole discretion, whether to sponsor an individual for work authorization. However, based on immigration requirements, not all roles are suitable for sponsorship.

This role is available for local candidates already authorized to work in the role’s country only. K-C will not provide relocation support for this role.

Primary Location

IT Centre Bengaluru GDTC

Additional Locations

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time