IT- Global Transportation SME

Job description

JOB TITLE: IT- Global Transportation SME

JOB LOCATION: Brazil

INTRODUCTION:

As part of iOps, we are designing and deploying Capabilities and Process, Technology and Organizational Enablers to deliver FTE Efficiencies as well as Working Capital Improvements, Service and a better User and Customer Experience

JOB PURPOSE

• Transportation is a key Supply Chain process and comprises critical steps of O2C, M2D and P2P processes such as shipments planning & execution and freight settlement, primarily over SAP and OTM systems.

• In that space , the Transportation SME & Dev-ops manager is responsible for ensuring the delivery of Innovation into our landscapes is of high design quality, deliver projects on time and in full with in the agreed project timeline & budget, adherent to business needs, aligned to all global guidelines, introduced in a timely, affordable and sustainable manner, at acceptable risk to ongoing operations and consistent with long-term plans for the evolution of our key landscapes.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work in and help develop a team of SMEs with appropriate levels of business analysis skills, IT technical expertise and project delivery experience • Develop strong relationships with key stakeholders in Key Business stakeholders, Process excellence team, Geo IT, SME’s from other application like SAP, PI & Mulesoft, Landscape, Change & RM team and with strategic suppliers and 3rd party IT service providers

• Work with key stakeholders to build and maintain a strong governance process for Innovation to ensure high quality project and programme delivery

• Support Business stakeholders and process excellence team in clarifying business requirements, developing appropriate high-level designs, costs and time estimates for the production of high-quality project Charters by the Business Engagement organisation.

• Help co-ordinate and manage business IT projects in the ERP including minor enhancements for area of responsibility in an effective and efficient manner, delivering the best possible business value.

• Help agree priority and own sequence of changes and linkage to specific releases; identify synergies between projects and change requests in similar process areas for more effective delivery.

• Help drive simplification to support the lowest possible TCO for each component in the systems landscape.

• Provide change impact assessment to drive scope of testing programme and improve quality and reduce risk/impact of change; ensure cross-functional design risks are identified and mitigated

• Understand and interpret IT strategic architecture, ensure all projects follow the principles, guidelines and standards set out by the CTO Organization

• Assist develop and maintain the roadmap for IT systems architecture change/refresh in line with destination architecture and aligned with business priorities for change projects and programmes

• Help develop, maintain and enforce detailed design guidelines describing how each component of the IT landscape will be used • Help develop and review Quality-control business requirement documents (BRD’s) generated by business process owner, to ensure appropriate completeness and clarity to drive strong functional specifications • Specify packages of work to be called-off from the individual service towers and other providers • Create and maintain project work packages based on business requirements documents

• Agree project work packages with IT suppliers (external and internal) within agreed budgetary guidelines • Develop functional specification and conceptual design (developed by IT Service provider for each project or change/group of changes )

• Participate in functional and technical design reviews (QA process) with strategic IT suppliers and/or other 3rd parties when/where appropriate

• Perform post go-live reviews to ensure IT design and process issues are captured for learning and future improvement.

• Deliver above responsibilities within an agreed financial charging structure and budget

ALL ABOUT YOU

• Bachelor’s degree

• Advanced English (Spanish is desirable)

• Strong stakeholder management

• Supply chain or warehouse knowledge is preferable

• Proven experience in managing big bet projects and programmes

• Proven experience in managing and maintaining teams in a diverse and extended environment

• Appreciation of IT systems landscapes and impact of architecture decisions on quality and delivery

• Good financial awareness and understanding of TCO models

• Good knowledge of process area and IT solutions in area of responsibility (ideally with experience of having managed the relevant business process)

• Experience in the Application Development Life Cycle

• Transportation Management sistem (TMS) experience