Description
SAP APO,ABAP,SNPWe are currently seeking a SAP APO consultant for a 6 month contract in Belgium
Job description:
o Provide solutions and guidance for support tickets, mainly for the APO SNP/PPDS functionality.
o Provide solution and direction for more complex issues. Focus on simple and robust solutions.
o Agree solution with the offshore support team. Guide and follow up the solution implementation end-to-end.
o Provide clear and structured feedback to the J&J functional lead and issues and solution progress.
o Understand and evaluate business requirements, identify the changes to the template and translate them into functional specification and technical design.
o Analyse, provide solution proposal and an agreed effort estimate for requested changes.
o Perform hands-on configuration and instruct ABAP programmers.
o Define unit test scenarios and execute unit testing. Document test scripts and test evidence in testing tool (HP Quality center).
o Define integration test scenarios and execute integration testing. Document the scripts and evidence in the testing tool.
o Assist business users during UAT.
o Perform Regression test scenarios for testing the existing functionalities against changes.
o Provide post go-live support and drive the smooth transition of the support to the respective teams
o With the other team members, be accountable for on time delivery of the project deliverables.
Required skills:
Senior level APO - SNP/PPDS: Excellent knowledge of the APO SNP/PPDS modules in addition to good knowledge of ABAP.
Good knowledge of the integration points with logistics modules like Sales and distribution (SD).
Knowledge of APO DP and SAP BW.is a plus.
Experience: Have at least 5 to 8 year of experience working with hands on SAP APO consulting.
Communication Skills: Very good knowledge of English, both written and spoken. Require excellent communication skills towards key users on functional level and towards the support team on functional/technical level.
Functional skills:
o Have a good functional understanding about SCM processes.
o Should be able to translate business requirements into simple and robust SAP/APO solutions.
o Should possess excellent documenting skills: specifying the solution clearly in functional and technical design documents.
o Identify test plan and test cases to test the solution.
o Translate functional and technical design to appropriate test scripts.
o Required strong adherence to the SDLC.
Desired skills:
o Strong problem solving and analytical skills.
o Quick learner, motivated self starter.
o Able to work independently, meanwhile providing clear overview of status and progress to the J&J functional lead.
o Strong administrative skills. 100 % documentation and logging adherence is a must.
o Experience in working with a virtual team & collaboration with off-shore ABAP team
o Experience in working with an international environment, with key users located across different geographical regions.
o Experience working with GxP environment.