SAP Delivery Senior Manager (Supply Chain)
PepsiCo is seeking a seasoned professional to lead our SAP DevSecOps IT function and contribute to our digital transformation journey. This role is based in Carrigaline, Cork on a hybrid basis.
PepsiCo Global Concentrate Solutions (PGCS) brings the flavours of PepsiCo to life, supplying beverage and snack flavours for many of PepsiCo's mega brands including Gatorade, 7Up and Pepsi. We are at the heart of PepsiCo products, sourcing flavour and functional ingredients to manufacture more than 1,200 concentrate recipes for our brands. We want team members who can collaborate in our fast-paced global organisation and are passionate about creating and delivering much-loved household brands to markets across the world.
Our Information Technology (IT) team is undergoing an exciting transformation. PepsiCo is leveraging technology to drive business outcomes across all areas of the company. Many of our IT roles have an international focus, supporting internal clients across multiple countries. If you have a passion for solving business challenges by leveraging technology, this role may be an ideal fit.
Responsibilities
As the Sr Manager of PGCS's growing SAP Solutions and capabilities landscape, this role requires leadership of the SAP DevSecOps IT function for PGCS. The position is responsible for leading all application delivery, continuous improvement, and service stability across functional areas of SAP Supply Chain, Finance, and Procurement, excluding manufacturing operations.
Key Activities:
* Act as Functional Lead in evaluating, estimating, planning, and delivering initiatives based on scope established with the sector and global teams.
* Ensure solutions with high levels of quality and security, focused on minimal to no-impact on production.
* Manage resources for proposal feasibility, project planning, and execution, using internal and external resources based on the flow of requirements.
* Manage partners and vendors to ensure strategic relationships are in place to deliver solutions that meet business requirements.
* Collaborate with Portfolio and project management to establish appropriate governance and tracking structures to ensure projects deliver on plan, time, and budget.
* Elevate high-impact issues related to project delivery to Director of Delivery and relevant IT Leads.
* Ensure delivered applications and projects are successfully transferred to sustain, with appropriate support structures and resources in place.
* Establish and operate continuous delivery, deployment, monitoring, and improvement capabilities within the functional space.
* Guarantee solutions stability based on agreed SLAs within IT and the business.
* Lead functional agenda, including sustain L3+ and projects for all SAP and tightly integrated applications within the functional domain.
* Owning solution enhancement, optimization, expansion, and TCO reduction.
* Participate in defining the strategic vision for PGCS IT and translate that vision into strategic and annual operating plans for the domain.
* Establish and enforce sector governance process and tools standards for the assigned SAP function.
* Review solution designs with Enterprise Architecture team to ensure compliance with global standards.
* Coordinate contract and vendor management related activities within the sector, complying with global guidelines.
* Mentor and grow the skillset of Business/IT Analysts while acting as a functional escalation point.
* Ensure effective resource utilization across the workgroup.
* Stay up-to-date with technology and industry trends by proactively participating in training and other relevant means.
Qualifications:
* Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent required.
* 10+ years of hands-on SAP configuration skills in one or more of the functional areas – Forecast to Schedule, Order to Cash, Procure to Pay, Record to Report, etc.
* 10+ years of related IT business work experience, managing a team with the ability to develop teams and cultivate talent.
* Agile, DevOps, or DevSecOps experience.
* Knowledge of integration points on SAP SD, PP, MM, APO/IBP, FI-CO, BPC applications/modules, and related business processes.
* Knowledge and experience in following tools and processes are nice to have: SAP Solution Manager, SAP ChaRM, ITIL tools/processes, and production support.
* Strategic and analytical thinker.
* Excellent communicator, comfortable managing expectations of customers as well as senior management and internal technical staff.
* Strong teamwork and leadership skills.
* Third-party Vendor Management expertise.
* Solid understanding of Finance and Accounting processes and its relations with other key business processes.
* Experience in CPG Industry Preferred.
* Solution architecture experience.
* SAP Master Data understanding and its integration with main business processes.
* Keen interest in the business environment and how application solutions can add value to the business.
* Strong understanding of cloud-based infrastructure and applications.
* Program and Project Management experience.
* Commitment to personal and professional development.
About Us:
At the heart of PepsiCo is Performance with Purpose – our fundamental belief that the success of our company is inextricably linked to the sustainability of the world around us. For more information, visit www.pepsico.com.
Note that for the purposes of external advertising, we have referred to this role as a SAP DevSecOps Senior Manager. However, please note that the internal job title for the successful candidate will be an Enterprise Solutions Senior Manager.