SAP Solution Architect - Gorinchem, Nederland - Damen Shipyards Group

Damen Shipyards Group

Geverifieerd bedrijf

Gorinchem, Nederland

3 weken geleden

Geplaatst door:

Daan Van den Berg

werver van beBee

Beschrijving

ABOUT US:

Family owned business
Damen Shipyards Group has been in operation for over ninety years and offers maritime solutions worldwide, through design, shipbuilding, ship repair and related services.

Damen operates 36 shipyards in 18 countries.

We offer direct employment to more than 12,000 colleagues, bringing together a total production value of 2,5 billion euros and delivering 143 ships in 2023.

Within
Damen, the IT&IM department is a professional provider of high-quality IT solutions and services and the enabler for digital transformation.

The mission of IT&IM is to create business value by means of technology for Damen Shipyards Group by innovating the (digital) collaboration between colleagues, yards, ships, customers, and suppliers.

The
Damen Group IT&IM department consists of approximately 160 FTE and provides 24-7 service to 38 business units and 6.000 users.

Damen embarked on the journey to implement SAP S/4 HANA as the global ERP system. Several Damen divisions are already fully operational with SAP.

Others are being serviced in current and future roll-out projects in the years to come, as part of the global Digital Program.

THE ROLE:

Your role will be in the global
SAP Competence Center that guides the SAP implementation rollout projects and focuses on support and continuous improvement of the SAP S/4 HANA platform to meet growing and changing business needs.

In this way, contributing to the strategic goals Damen has defined towards Operational Excellence and Digitalization.

The global SAP Competence Center consists of several multidisciplinary teams that operate DevOps.

In this agile way of working, every sprint, new value is delivered to the business users of the SAP platform and requires a "you built it, you own it" mentality.

Within this context, the
SAP Solution Architect for Project-to-Profit partners with business process owners across various maritime divisions, defines and delivers global solutions that are aligned with business and technology roadmaps in a way that is reusable across the enterprise.

The SAP Solution Architect guides the (external) support and project consultants and ensures full compliance with the global Damen template solution in SAP.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Translate business requirements into SAP requirements and technical roadmaps which will deliver value to the business;
Provide expert functional & technical consultancy on SAP standard PS components, best practices and influence business process mapping;
Ensure adherence to architecture guidelines, the global SAP template and alignment with adjacent SAP domains and processes;
Proactively identify, evaluate, promote and explain new SAP technologies and developments to safeguard the longterm sustainability;
Support Business Process Owner(s) in building a community and in knowledge sharing;
Provide guidance to the ongoing SAP implementation at the Damen divisions;
Coach the SAP developers in the teams in which SAP solutions are being (re)build, to ensure that development of these solutions is in line with the roadmap and architecture;

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:

Must have:

Relevant bachelor's or academic degree
Minimum of 8 years of relevant SAP Project System (PS) experience, preferably with S/4 HANA.
Strong integration knowledge to adjacent domains for work preparation and production (PP
Production Planning module), procurement (MM / EWM
Materials Management / Warehouse Management), HR time registration and finance and controlling.
Strong knowledge on Projects business processes in a manufacturing global environment.
Experience in business transformation programs, across business areas, countries, and cultures.
Excellent communications skills in Dutch and English, both verbally as well as in writing.
Self

- motivated, taking initiative and sharing innovative ideas with the ability to push back when required;

Experience in working in a multicultural international environment at a global company.

Nice to have:

Experience with working Agile /Scrum, SAFe and or Lean
Six Sigma work methods.
SAP S/4 CPM (Commercial Project Management) and SAP PPM (Project and Portfolio Management) experience.
Experience in realizing complex interfaces to and from SAP, specifically Primavera
Experience as integration/liaison consultant or manager within complex SAP implementation projects.

WHAT WE OFFER:

At Damen we realize that supporting and managing many talented individuals is of great essence. We understand that the key to success is to find the right person for the right job. That is why we continuously invest in your development.

Damen offers you (in case of full time employment):

- a dynamic international working environment focusing on technology and innovation;
- a competitive salary;
- at least 40 days of annual leave;
- profit sharing & pension allowance;
- continuous focus on professional and personal development throug