Global Senior SAP Solution Architect for Sales and

Youre a smart and driven team player, a strong stakeholder manager with a strategic vision and the ability to influence others in a positive way. Your stellar communication skills, in-depth SAP SD expertise and continuous improvement mindset are key in your success in this role. Leading by example, that is exactly what your current team and previous peers value about you. Problem solving is part of your nature, and you get energy from making things better solutioning, brainstorming, and turning that into action and valuable output. And on top of that, you are an experienced senior SAP Architect for Sales and Distribution with knowledge of multiple SAP modules. If this is you, then we need to talk. And thats why wed like to tell you more.
For this position, we can offer visa sponsorship if you are willing to relocate to The Netherlands. We do not provide a relocation package.
In this global role as Senior SAP Solution Architect for Sales and Distribution, you have a pivotal role in our IT Applications organization around the globe. You are responsible for leading the IT SAP Solution Architecture for several of our strategic initiatives. Examples of these are a global Salesforce implementation, e-commerce, field service management and digital order entry. In this highly strategic role, you are the one responsible for high level design across systems, influencing stakeholders and bringing our SAP SD solutions to the next level. Continue reading in the what you will be doing section to learn more about your new responsibilities.
Working at Diversey means working for one of the most innovative companies in our sector in the world. We are the pioneer, the facilitator of our clients in a wide range of industries around the globe. We do this with our revolutionary cleaning and hygiene technologies such as floor care machines, cleaning tools & utensils, chemicals, and Food & Beverage but also with smart tools such as, and. In this role, you will have a massive impact on our global organization, which is something that our clients indirectly will also benefit from.
What you will be doing
Your role as Global Senior SAP Architect for Sales & Distribution is an important one. A role with impact on our organization. And with that, you will also be helping our clients. You will be the one bringing Diversey SAP SD systems to a higher level by driving new and improved technology capabilities for our business functions, business partners and customers. You are realizing the high-level design across systems and will be managing stakeholders on all levels in the organization, including C-level colleagues.
You will be responsible for anything from troubleshooting, problem solving, issue resolution and user interaction to gathering requirements, defining systems scope, and documenting design. Also defining functional specifications, doing research, and coordination the innovation process belongs to your set of responsibilities. No day will be the same, and we guarantee you will not get bored easily.
We challenge you to learn new business processes, assess gaps between those processes and business initiatives, and of course design a way on how to improve the processes here and make sure it is smoothly implemented. That could also mean that not always but as part of your role that you will be working on configuration, testing, reporting, cut over plans and other project-related deliverables. Eventually, that great customer experience is what we are doing it for.In the end it is a highly strategic role, but you will also be involved in the hands-on delivery of innovations and of course you are working with a global team of talented people that are also involved in getting towards to envisioned outcome.
After designing a new process in our SAP system, you are also the one that will coordinate the adoption of new ways of working. In other words:
change management You will be working on developing documentation and training material, executing training (or train-the-trainer sessions), and building communication plansto ensure a smooth implementation. This is where your stellar communication and project management skills come in handy.
The ideal new colleague
We know unicorns dont exist but they do in our imagination In addition to being the smart individual with strong communication and influencing skills, you are also a very skilled stakeholder manager. In your previous work experience, for example as a senior SAP Managing Consultant or leading SAP Solution Architect, this was a major part of your responsibilities. In the past 10+ years you have been involved in SAP consulting (internally or externally) and worked with several SAP modules, with emphasis on SAP SD (Sales & Distribution).
You have been managing and leading a global team from a project perspective. This means the ability to motivate, inspire and engage people is a crucial one. You know how to get noses in the same direction, how to bring a message across and also easily find your way in adapting your approach depending on the person that you are dealing with. Leading global innovation SAP implementation projects is what you love to do most. Your years of business and technical experience using SAP SD and SAP PM/CS come in handy for this new role of yours. That understanding of designing a system that works, of understanding the interdependencies between systems and modules and being able to define a working strategy, that is exactly what you do.
Some practicalities:
A bachelors degree (or equivalent) in information systems, computer science, engineering or a related field is preferred.
You have prior experience in managing and leading a global team.
You have at least 10-12 years experience in an SAP consulting environment and 8 years of business/technical experience utilizing SAP SD and SAP CS (or PM).
You are eligible to live and work anywhere in Europe, the UK, or the USA. In case you are willing to relocate to The Netherlands (European Headquarter), we can offer visa sponsorship but we do not offer a relocation package.
You are fluent in English, as this is the main language used in this position.
You are flexible to travel domestic and international approximately 25% of your time.
For SAP SD (hello unicorn) you have experience implementing SAP SD functions like contracts, sales order processing, pricing, logistics execution, billing, account determination and output. For SAP PM (plant maintenance) and CS (customer service) you have prior experience in PM/CS master data, service notification, service orders, warranties, service contracts and repair orders.
Why Diversey & Why this team
Well, this is where youd expect a sales-talk. We dont really have one bummer. We are Diversey:
only one of the two organizations in our industry that operate on a global scale. We are growing, and continuously focusing on innovation. We have a very good reputation in the market, and obviously not easy to forget interesting benefits and a great culture. People love to work for the company, we are open and honest with each other and are always willing to help. Innovation is a key part of the Diversey DNA, which is something you can clearly tell when you are part of our organization. We are always open for new ideas and finding ways on how to improve our organization. And we do this, with one key focus:
we want our clients to benefit from it in the end.
The company culture, but also the people in this team are a key reason to wanting to join us. You will work with the best and brightest on a global level. The teams sits in different locations all over the world so you must be feeling okay with working mainly remotely with colleagues in the USA and other parts of Europe.
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