Functional Engineer, SAP COE

Position Title: Functional Engineer, SAP COE
Position Type: Regular - Full-Time
Requisition ID: 41747
JOB PURPOSE:
McCain is seeking an experienced and dynamic professional to join our team as a Functional Engineer - Supply Chain Planning, reporting to the Director - Global Supply Chain Technology. In this role, you will be responsible for delivery of the supply chain planning technology features on the product roadmap. You will play a pivotal role in delivering best-in-class solutions through the configuration, testing, training and post-go live support of all of the features, including coordinating with the global and regional business and IT teams, implementation partners, support partners and software vendors.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
Feature Delivery:

• Develop clear user stories with acceptance criteria for all features in the backlog and ensure the squad/pod understands the "why" of everything being worked on.
• Lead cross-functional teams in the development and delivery of solutions, ensuring timely and high-quality releases.
• Responsible for directly configuring and collaborating with stakeholders on planning functionality within the Blue Yonder SaaS Luminate Platform
• Identify the necessary data and test cases required and execute said cases to validate the product is working during Unit Testing and System Integration Testing.
• Own feature planning, sprint planning and Demo Day for your respective Pod and clear the team of impediments and blockers to achieve their sprint goals and velocity target.
• Employ Scrum/Agile/SAFe methodologies ensuring efficient delivery and quick response to changing business needs.
• Develop detailed training materials to support feature roll-out and perform the train-the-trainer of the regional super users and business analysts.

Supply Chain Process Standardization:

• Work alongside our supply chain process optimization teams to deliver a global template and solution for supply chain planning.
• Partner with the data governance and business teams to standardized supply chain master data management processes to maintain data integrity.
• Be data driven and lead the development of insights and intelligence capabilities for supply chain to enrich the decision-making process.

Stakeholder Collaboration:

• Foster strong relationships with the Global and regional supply chain and IT teams
• Communicate product updates and project milestones effectively to stakeholders at all levels.
• Hold our external technology partners accountable to their delivery commitments (deliverables, timelines, quality)
• Interlock with neighbouring process and technology teams (e.g. Procurement, Transportation) to deliver fully integrated E2E solutions

Risk Management:

• Proactively identify and address potential risks to project timelines and deliverables.
• Develop and implement risk mitigation strategies to ensure successful project outcomes.

KEY QUALIFICATION & EXPERIENCES:

• Bachelor's degree or Advanced Diploma in Technology, Business, Supply Chain Management, or a related field.
• Proven experience 7+ years in product ownership, Consulting, Delivery management, or Supply Chain operations/continuous improvement
• Deep technology expertise in the Blue Yonder (formerly JDA) supply chain planning solutions including Demand, Enterprise Supply Planning (ESP), Inventory Optimization (IO) and S&OP.
• Breadth and depth of understanding of supply chain planning processes and reporting.
• Familiarity with agile methodologies and experience managing projects and teams in an agile environment. Formal training is considered a strong asset.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills including ability to obtain buy-in, leading thoughtful and meaningful discussions and eliciting timely decisions.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment leveraging SAP ECC and/or S/4
• Experience in the CPG (Food and Beverage) industry is considered an asset.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to leverage data for informed decision-making.
• Demonstrated ability to manage cross-functional teams and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to write and understand PL/SQL queries for data extraction and analysis.

McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. As a global family-owned company, we strive to be the employer of choice in the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that inclusion drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.
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Job Family: Information Technology
Division: Global Digital Technology
Department: Technology Supply Chain Portfolio
Location(s): IN - India : Haryana : Gurgaon
Company: McCain Foods(India) P Ltd